The Village Chief ahead pointed at what the Second Prince held in his hand, then glanced at it as well. He looked as though he were sizing up the Second Prince beside him, his eyes taking on an expression they had not held before.
After all, hunters were capable of manipulating other things. That was why the lifeless suit of armor just now had been able to make a move even Uchiha Hikaru had not anticipated. It was truly astonishing.
"So you meant this book. I'd always been very curious about where it came from, but I never found anyone to ask." The Second Prince said this lightly, then quickly put the book away.
He had thought that if the hunter before him took the book away, he would never get to see its contents again. There was still so much unknown knowledge in this book waiting for the Second Prince to explore.
"Haha, Second Prince, there's no need to worry. We have even more treasures here waiting for you to discover. We won't take this book back." Under those circumstances, the hunter before him finally put the Second Prince at ease.
Originally, this book had been given to Father Emperor by the hunters' ancestors, so what had been given away could not simply be handed back.
By this point, the Second Prince had already developed a strong interest in the hunters. He even thought that it would be wonderful if he could take part in what they did.
"Really? Thank you so much. We feel an incomparable sense of honor rising in our hearts as well." Uchiha Hikaru said the same, because he felt that what had happened before had little to do with him.
"It isn't you who should thank us—it is we who should thank you. Only