With a thud right before his eyes, the healer dropped to his knees before him. Uchiha Hikaru was utterly stunned by the gesture. He had never expected the healer to thank him in such a way.
Who wouldn't understand? If someone knelt before you, it meant he had cast aside his dignity and wanted to stand with you. Faced with this, Uchiha Hikaru thought that, for the rest of his life, he had to do everything he could to protect the healer and not betray his trust.
"Get up, get up! What are you doing? I can't possibly accept such a grand gesture. Get up—I really can't bear to see you like this."
Seeing the healer act this way, Uchiha Hikaru truly did not know what to say. His heart was filled with emotion—the feeling of being trusted.
Yet Uchiha Hikaru was also deeply saddened. He wondered what circumstances and state of mind could drive someone to such an act.
"Since you've already said that and made such a good decision, let's not waste any more time here. Let's act quickly."
Uchiha Hikaru saw that the woman was still standing off to the side without moving. So he said they should get moving at once, otherwise they would only be wasting everyone's time.
"Fine. Since you're willing to bring that burden along, I have nothing else to say. Just don't put him in the same group as me. Let's begin."
The woman now seemed utterly heartless. Uchiha Hikaru thought that even if they made it safely through this trial, he could no longer continue onward with her.
How terrifying would it be to travel the road ahead with someone so cold and faithless? Even if they reached a good ending, there would be no happiness in it.
Thus, the two