Uchiha Hikaru watched the ruler's worries. Slowly, he wanted to turn those worries into something reassuring, but he felt that some things still needed to be said. The more he said, the more uneasy the ruler would become.
At first, Uchiha Hikaru had been fairly certain that the ruler would let him take the position of general. But later, he gradually felt that the ruler might change his mind over it.
This had now become another source of concern for Uchiha Hikaru. He wondered what he should do next if he could not become the general, because then his goals would not be achieved.
Given the current situation, all the plans Uchiha Hikaru had thought of were built on his becoming general. If the first step failed, there would be no way to proceed with the rest.
He had not come up with any other methods yet. If it came to adapting to changes, Uchiha Hikaru would have no problem handling it.
But this was what he had discussed with the old man from the beginning. If he suddenly changed his plan without the old man knowing, it would seem very abrupt, and he would not know how to explain it to the old man when he returned.
In truth, what Uchiha Hikaru was worried about was not this at all, but rather his maternal grandfather worrying about him. Perhaps because he had not explained things clearly to the old man before, the old man had shown great concern.
What troubled Uchiha Hikaru was that he did not want the old man to worry about him so much. The old man was already quite advanced in years, and he did not want him to fret over so many things anymore.
Moreover, Uchiha Hikaru felt that the old man had already