In any case, there were quite a few questions.
But he also knew that there were more important things to do next. This was not the time to dwell on them.
Then he spoke. "Uzumaki Naruto, right? I think I roughly understand what happened."
"I also have some guesses about where your companions went."
"Next, as long as you act together with me, we'll naturally gain something."
"The situation is urgent right now, if you trust me."
As he said this, Minato Namikaze had already turned around. Looking back, the half of his face visible beneath his golden hair was filled with confidence and a smile.
Naruto seemed to believe him completely. He looked somewhat dazed, as though something had stirred within him, but he quietly said, "Okay."
At that moment, unable to find the thief after so long and assuming the thief had simply fled, most people remained unusually furious.
But the ceremony still had to continue.
The Queen did not pursue the matter any further.
The people believed it was merely a simple ceremony, but only she herself knew—
what the purpose of this ceremony truly was.
The Dragon Vein possessed a vague consciousness, so it could no longer be considered an inanimate object.
Strictly speaking, it was a living creature. And since it was alive, it had its own temperament.
As for the Dragon Vein, at this time every month, for some unknown reason, it was bound to make some sort of disturbance.
Its immense power, however, made people unable to help but fear it.
The Dragon Vein itself was, in fact, the foundation upon which Rōran had been built.
But with an occurrence like this every month, if nothing was done, people would inevitably panic.
And naturally, Rōran could never have been established.
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