Life without the pale-faced scholar by his side certainly left many troubles that could not be resolved, but that did not mean his future days would no longer be spent wandering the jianghu.
After all, he had traveled the jianghu all this time not for the pale-faced scholar, but so he could better search for the Dragon Balls.
Every day brought new challenges and opportunities for Uchiha Hikaru to face himself. There was no helping it—no matter who was missing, the earth would keep turning.
"Now, the only ones who can move forward together are the two of us. I don't want to get to the bottom of certain matters. I'm thinking that as long as you don't harm me, I won't consider you an obstacle."
"But if one day I become the target you intend to kill, then don't blame me for being ruthless. That is simply how this world works. No one would willingly let others harm their own interests."
Although Uchiha Hikaru did not want to deal with this woman or explain the matter of the pale-faced scholar to her, he felt that this kind of relationship based on interests had to be made clear.
Otherwise, he feared that this woman might one day walk all over him while he remained silent, only to suffer a huge loss in the end.
This was not something that could be resolved with sympathy or compassion. Even the kindest heart could not dissolve such a conflict.
"I already told you about this before. I've truly been wronged! I said this matter had nothing to do with me, yet you insisted that I was involved when it came to the pale-faced scholar."
No matter how openly or subtly Uchiha Hikaru hinted at it, the young woman insisted that the pale-faced scholar's