As they walked along the road, Uchiha Hikaru felt that things had become very different. The Second Prince's current change in mindset made him feel a little unable to accept it.
"Why don't you look scared at all today? If you want to break free from your old self, this really isn't how you should be acting." Uchiha Hikaru teased him slightly, though deep down, he also felt that this kind of life was quite strange.
Later, the Second Prince told him that being afraid was useless. Rather than that, it was better to face difficulties head-on, because only when one fell in love with something could one discover just how beautiful the world outside truly was.
"I never expected you to have such awareness. I really couldn't tell." Uchiha Hikaru teased him as he continued walking forward, making the Second Prince feel rather uncomfortable.
"Hehe, Uchiha Hikaru, what do you mean by that? Don't look at people through a crack in the door and underestimate them." At that moment, the Second Prince felt very uncomfortable. He had never expected Uchiha Hikaru to speak to him in that tone.
However, Uchiha Hikaru later told the Second Prince that he had merely been teasing him. As long as the two of them worked together to see this through, there would not be any problems.
"That's more like it, Uchiha Hikaru. We're practically brothers, so don't say things like that." He shook his head toward the road ahead. In any case, this sort of thing seemed very strange in their eyes.
No matter what, the two of them now had to complete this matter together. If the enraged Forest Divine Beast could not be suppressed, every side might suffer losses.
From Uchiha Hikaru's own perspective, his shadow would surely dissipate, while the