Since the two of them were safe for the time being, they continued on their journey. They still wanted to search for the next Dragon Ball.
The boy was not actually that curious about the Dragon Balls. He was only accompanying Uchiha Hikaru. Uchiha Hikaru was deeply grateful for the boy's enthusiasm.
"Spinach, do you feel much better today? I'm really worried about your health. You've been rather weak these past few days, and I'm afraid you might not be able to endure such a long journey. If you get tired, just tell me, and we'll stop to rest."
His old wounds, coupled with his new ones, had indeed weakened Spinach's body considerably. The energy within him had also diminished greatly.
Spinach understood all of this perfectly well. He simply did not want to tell Uchiha Hikaru about the pressure he was under, for fear that it would burden him.
What Spinach feared even more was that Uchiha Hikaru would feel guilty. The spiderweb incident had happened because Uchiha Hikaru had not listened to him, resulting in Spinach being poisoned. That was why Spinach did not want to say such things and make Uchiha Hikaru feel guilty.
After all, every decision he had made had been entirely voluntary. He knew no one else could be blamed for it, and he had willingly endured this poison and suffering for Uchiha Hikaru's sake.
In another sense, these things were Spinach's mission, and he had to carry it out without hesitation. Thus, it was also a heavy burden in his heart.
At first, however, Spinach had resisted it somewhat. He had always felt that traveling alongside Uchiha Hikaru was something that made him sad, because he had never experienced anything like it before.
But gradually, Uchiha Hikaru told him stories along the way