Time ticked by, and evening soon arrived.
Looking at the moon hanging high above, Luo Mang felt it was time to head back and patted Hinata Hyuga, who was nestled against his clothes in his arms.
"Hinata, it's getting late. We should head back."
"Mm, no~"
"I don't want to go back."
Hinata Hyuga rubbed her cheek against Luo Mang's chest and pleaded softly, "I want to stay with you."
Hinata Hyuga had only just recovered, at best. What she had seen had still been far too overwhelming.
For now, she did not want to return.
She wanted to stay with Luo Mang instead.
At least with Luo Mang, she felt free rather than so constrained.
But that put Luo Mang in a difficult position, and his expression grew awkward.
Was it really all right for Hinata Hyuga not to go home?
Luo Mang could give a clear answer to that question: absolutely not.
"I really don't want to leave."
Hinata Hyuga did not let go. Seeing his hesitation, she did not back down and tell him he needn't force himself. Today, she really wanted them to be together.
"You're really..."
"I have a tent. I'm taking tomorrow off anyway, so going back a day earlier or later shouldn't make any difference."
As though she had prepared everything beforehand, Hinata Hyuga took what they needed out of her storage scroll: a camping backpack filled with camping essentials.
"..."
Even after hearing that, Luo Mang still looked bewildered, as though he still had no idea what to choose.
As if...
Hinata Hyuga had made herself so clear. What reason did he have to say no?
Of course he would accept.
What was there to refuse? At worst, they could enter the pocket world. Could ordinary people from the Shinobi World discover