"It should work. One of his best disciples is my sworn brother. With his help, and with a pretty little beauty like you to please the eye, he might just agree to our request."
Hearing Uchiha Hikaru call her a pretty little beauty, Miss Kobayashi felt a trace of shyness despite already knowing that the Uchiha Hikaru she had always admired had feelings for her as well.
Uchiha Hikaru continued:
"If I go with you, would you be less afraid? If so, would you agree?"
Hearing this, Miss Kobayashi, who had still been blushing shyly, nodded and said:
"Yes. No matter what you ask me to do, I'll do my best to help you."
Hearing her words, Uchiha Hikaru smiled.
He then took the beautiful amethyst necklace from the box on the table, slipped it around Miss Kobayashi's swanlike neck, and fastened it there.
Seeing such a beautiful necklace hanging around her neck,
especially one that Uchiha Hikaru had given her, filled Miss Kobayashi's heart with delight.
After completing that series of actions, Uchiha Hikaru said to Miss Kobayashi:
"Now that everything is proceeding according to plan, it's time for us to prepare to set off."
Hearing Uchiha Hikaru's words, Miss Kobayashi was startled and asked:
"Do we have to hurry so much?"
Uchiha Hikaru nodded and said:
"I already spoke with his disciple on the phone and told him that a beautiful girl would come pick him up. That was the only reason he agreed to come.
Opportunities like this are rare. We can't let it slip away, so we need to get ready and leave as soon as possible."
Although she had not yet had enough time alone with Uchiha Hikaru, she knew that all his thoughts were focused on matters of national importance.
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