Seeing how extremely tense Fugaku Uchiha was, Mikoto Uchiha walked over to his side and patted his shoulder.
"As the clan head, you can't be brought down so easily."
"We're waiting for our hero to return, waiting for a better life. We should be smiling."
"This waiting is for the sake of a better life afterward, so pull yourself together."
As Mikoto Uchiha spoke, she did her best to wipe away the sweat on Fugaku Uchiha's body.
At the same time, she tried to soothe the unrest in Fugaku Uchiha's heart and distract him, lest his excessive nervousness be noticed by the other clansmen.
After all, Fugaku Uchiha's status was what it was. Before another pillar of support emerged, Fugaku Uchiha absolutely could not fall.
Fugaku Uchiha felt a little better now, and he looked at Mikoto Uchiha with some gratitude.
Just as the two were about to exchange a few more private words, a voice came from nearby.
"My, my, am I interrupting you two?"
"Am I wrong, Clan Head's Wife and Lord Clan Head~?"
The two were far too familiar with that voice and immediately reacted.
However, when Sparkle used that voice, she had deliberately changed her form, leaving Mikoto Uchiha both angry and somewhat embarrassed.
Yet hearing any voice from Sparkle filled Fugaku Uchiha's heart with joy.
"Sparkle, you're finally here!" His voice revealed uncontrollable excitement, as though Sparkle's arrival was something he had awaited for a long time.
Then Fugaku Uchiha impatiently pressed, "Quick, quick, quick! Tell me, has the battle ended? Have they already returned in triumph?!"
He spoke extremely fast, clearly desperate for the answer.
As he said this, he appeared incomparably excited, like a child who had suddenly received the gift of his dreams, utterly unable to control his emotions.
He even forgot