Under normal circumstances, Uchiha Hikaru would never take the initiative to ask him for help unless he had matters of his own. This made the Second Prince's eyes light up, as though his springtime was about to arrive.
"That's right, that's exactly it. I never expected you to have the qualifications for it too. You're not stupid after all. Not bad, not bad." Uchiha Hikaru praised him, though the Second Prince still could not figure out what use it would be.
"So what exactly is it? How am I supposed to know if you don't tell me?" He spread his hands, feeling that Uchiha Hikaru was deliberately keeping him in suspense.
"I'll help you secure these qualifications, but at the same time, I need your help as well. Your authority must be put to my use." Uchiha Hikaru spoke as though he were negotiating an exchange.
"No way, Uchiha Hikaru. You're not planning to use them to do something bad, are you?" The more the Second Prince thought about it, the more it felt wrong. Still, he knew Uchiha Hikaru was not that kind of person.
"Second Prince, to tell you the truth, a divine beast has gone berserk in our village. It's incredibly powerful, and only the hunters can help us." Uchiha Hikaru laid out the actual situation. If they could not mobilize the hunters, they would never obey orders.
And now, they practically acknowledged only the First Prince. Since the First Prince had approved of them and had now ascended the throne, he certainly would not do such a thing.
They had already been somewhat apprehensive. If they were mobilized again now, it would definitely consume a great deal of resources and make the hunters feel even more important.
If someone else—someone with less authority—were put in command,