"From this moment on, you had to listen to everything I said. Only then could I slowly break this curse for you. I knew that old witch hadn't tampered with your body; she had done something to your mind."
"I knew you might not understand what I was saying, but I could explain it to you slowly, bit by bit, in detail. Then you might understand a little."
"In other words, as you grew older, your mind wouldn't become more mature. Instead, you would become increasingly childish—the opposite of everyone else. Do you understand?"
To others, this might have seemed like a carefree thing, but over time, the person affected would come to realize how tragic it was. Clearly grown up, yet with the intelligence of a three-year-old child.
If someone truly bore this condition, they would slowly become unable to accept that reality and eventually kill themselves. It was a terrifying thing.
The best solution was to resolve it all before its owner discovered it. But benefactors were hard to come by in life; only the benefactor destined for this lifetime could completely eradicate it.
Uchiha Hikaru still wasn't sure whether he was Hua Feihua's benefactor. But one thing was certain: Hua Feihua absolutely trusted him, and he absolutely trusted Hua Feihua. That was why he had the ability to accomplish this.
That didn't mean Uchiha Hikaru was completely confident that he could succeed. He was worried about whether the relationship between the two designated roles was reciprocal.
If there was something wrong with the relationship the old witch had designed, then no matter how capable he was, it would be useless. That was what Uchiha Hikaru feared most.
"Actually, this isn't difficult for me. I'm just not sure whether the benefactor the old witch mentioned—the benefactor in your