"That's a little contradictory. What do you mean, traveling together to look for the Dragon Ball? Are you also searching for the Dragon Ball? You just said you weren't!"
Uchiha Hikaru's earlier words drew the woman's objection. She felt that she alone had come to find the Dragon Ball, so why had Uchiha Hikaru said he would search for it with her? Their purposes were clearly at odds. A young woman like her certainly would not travel with someone whose intentions conflicted with her own.
"Don't panic. That's not what I meant. I meant that I would travel with you while you search for the Dragon Ball. My purpose isn't to find the Dragon Ball; I'm merely accompanying you."
"To be honest, I don't even know what a Dragon Ball is. How could I possibly be searching for one with you? I just saw that you were a frail young woman and was afraid you might encounter some danger on the road."
Uchiha Hikaru accidentally revealed his true purpose. Of course, he could not reveal what he was really thinking at this moment.
Otherwise, the matters that followed would be difficult to carry out. Uchiha Hikaru wanted to retain an air of mystery before proceeding with what came next. That way, the later developments would remain more mysterious as well.
If he exposed his true identity and purpose now, this woman would not be nearly as curious about him. She certainly would not be so willing to travel with him.
Uchiha Hikaru had inferred that, since this woman claimed her father had sent her to search for this Dragon Ball, her father must have told her a great deal before she set out.
So Uchiha Hikaru wondered whether she had come to test him. That was why he needed to