Then, taking a deep breath, she asked, "Why are you doing this?"
She did not ask what exactly he wanted to do. Things had already reached this point—he was clearly up to no good.
Seeing this, the Hyuga clansman seemed to have had some string deep within his heart plucked by Hanabi's question.
He said, his tone carrying a faint trace of madness, "What am I doing?"
"Heh heh, what am I doing? Yeah... what exactly am I doing?"
It seemed like he was answering Hanabi, but also questioning himself.
Then he continued, "Yes, I should have done this a long time ago."
Like a little adult, Hanabi saw that his emotions were clearly unstable and said, "You and I are both members of the Hyuga Clan."
"What misunderstanding can't be explained?"
Hearing this, the Hyuga clansman seemed heartbroken. He said, "You people still know that we're members of the same clan as you?"
"But as members of the same clan, you call yourselves the Main Family, standing high above us, living in comfort and luxury."
"While we, from the moment we truly begin training, must be branded with the so-called Caged Bird."
"Nearly everything about us is in your hands. Is this what clan members are? Is this the clan you so smugly claim to be?"
"You use the Caged Bird to control us, treat us like laborers, and then preach that Branch Family members must protect the Main Family."
"This is what we're supposed to protect?"
Hanabi clearly understood that nothing she said at this point would be of any use.
This man was obviously not in his right state of mind.
Since saying too much would be useless and might instead provoke him further, she might as well start adjusting her own condition now.
Continuing this meaningless