"To be honest, there is something I haven't told you. Mother Queen's health has been getting worse and worse, yet as her daughter, I have never done anything for her. I feel deeply guilty about it. I cannot pick the Saintess Fruit from the mountain, but now that you are here, you can help me. Let's go pick the Saintess Fruit from that mountain together."
"According to the old imperial physician here, if Mother Queen eats Saintess Fruit, she will gradually recover. But she needs more than just Saintess Fruit; she also needs a formula containing other medicinal ingredients."
"Every other medicinal ingredient has already been prepared. The only thing missing is the Saintess Fruit from the mountain. The execution punishment there is extremely sinister, so it is not easy to pick."
"This is what has been troubling me. As a young woman, I simply cannot accomplish something like this. Now that you are here, I was hoping you could help me and treat Mother Queen's condition."
Uchiha Hikaru had thought there would be nothing much to do for a while, and that he could simply observe things in the palace for some time. He had not expected the Eldest Princess to make such a request of him.
After all, he was in someone else's country now, so he had to comply with some of their requests and arrangements. Besides, Uchiha Hikaru had come to this palace to serve Queen Your Majesty.
Since his foremost task was to help them, he had no reason to refuse the Eldest Princess's request. He could only help them.
As for mountain climbing, Uchiha Hikaru was quite skilled at it. He had experienced such things before, so he was fairly knowledgeable in this regard.
"Queen Your Majesty's affairs are my affairs. No problem—leave it