"This probably won't be necessary. I'd still prefer peace. If there were no divine beasts, that might be what I truly hoped for." Uchiha Hikaru said the same thing as before.
He had always felt that divine beasts would cause people far too much trouble. That was why Uchiha Hikaru had always valued peace. Any divine beast he could drive away, he would definitely drive away.
Like the Flame Divine Beast from before, there had truly been no other way. It was in the sky, and if they had not used something special to lure it down, it would have continued causing trouble.
It was unclear whether it had realized its mistakes. In any case, the idea here was that they could sense the existence of a force and see through their circumstances.
"That's right. Uchiha Hikaru is absolutely correct. As long as he can accomplish all these things, he'll definitely continue doing his best afterward as well." The Village Chief walked over to him again. He seemed to have drunk a little too much, his face flushed red.
"Al-alright, Village Chief, don't drink anymore. I think we should stop while we're ahead. There's no need to be this happy, is there?" Uchiha Hikaru reminded him. After all, a Village Chief had to maintain his image.
If someone saw him like this later and recorded it, the Village Chief would definitely regret it terribly afterward.
"It's fine, it's fine. Aren't we happy today? So I don't think there's any way to ease the emotions between us now." The Village Chief's manner always made others feel that he looked rather ridiculous.
Everyone had already seen another side of the Village Chief, so they all let loose and enjoyed themselves. His previously stern image had now completely vanished.
"By the way, Village