The competition had already been going on for nearly half a month. Uchiha Hikaru felt it was time to speed things up; otherwise, it would seriously delay the matters that came afterward.
"Murong Si, how is your summary of the competition format coming along? I've had you taking notes all this time. I've seen you writing here nonstop, but I don't know how much progress you've made, so I'm asking you about it today."
"A rather serious problem has come up, and I need to discuss it with you. I want to hear what you think, then we can help them resolve it."
"First, I need to tell you that our progress is extremely slow. Of course, part of the reason is me. I was too particular when I set up this competition system, so it has been rather difficult for them, which has slowed things down."
"Another serious issue is that I think you are partly responsible for the slow progress as well, because whenever you're taking notes, I always see you thinking about other things."
"Of course, I'm not criticizing you for thinking. I just want to tell you that doing this makes things especially slow. When I ask you to take notes, hurry up and take notes so we can speed up the process. If there's something you can't figure out, you can think it over privately later."
Uchiha Hikaru had been considering where exactly the problem behind the slow progress lay. During this time, he had been observing carefully, not only reflecting on himself but also watching for what problems Murong Si might have.
Since the work was currently being done by the two of them together, they could not consider only one person's side. Both sides had to be taken into account.
Uchiha Hikaru also