"You should hurry home and bring Uchiha Hikaru back. Otherwise, the Village Chief will get anxious. The old man might even feel a little unwell," the Second Prince said beside him, hoping Uchiha Hikaru would clearly understand the situation.
If Uchiha Hikaru was still as slow as before, the Village Chief would surely be anxious as well. Especially now that there were many more candidates, this situation had arisen.
"I'm here, Second Prince. Do you really not trust me? I'm perfectly fine now," Uchiha Hikaru reminded him. It seemed that everything was gradually getting back on track.
When he took out the book, the Village Chief noticed that it looked completely different from its previous recorded state. It no longer seemed dusty and sealed away, but rather as though it had been restored.
"What happened, Uchiha Hikaru? Did you tamper with this book somehow?" The Village Chief was very curious, because he could indeed sense that something was slightly different.
If Uchiha Hikaru had done anything to it, he had to explain it. If he did not know how to handle it, he absolutely could not act on his own.
"Yes, Village Chief, you were completely right. I took a few protective measures for it, so I don't think there's any problem," Uchiha Hikaru explained, making the matter clear.
Perhaps the Village Chief did not know how such protective measures were done, so he asked Uchiha Hikaru. Then the Time Hunter explained the situation in full.
"Hyuga Hinata gave this book a light plastic seal. I believe she won't cause any damage to it." Uchiha Hikaru nodded at him; after all, she was also a member of the family.
When it came to handling books, he believed Hyuga Hinata was certainly among the best. If Uchiha Hikaru had not protected