Miss Kobayashi thought Uchiha Hikaru had run out of options, and her eyes reddened with panic. She hurriedly moved her body, trying to use herself to block the dagger stabbing toward Uchiha Hikaru's chest.
She was already risking her life to save Uchiha Hikaru, yet he still did not move, as though he had been frozen in place.
Even Ito Ichiro found this strange. He had heard that Uchiha Hikaru was the village's only ninja, though he had never taken Uchiha Hikaru's tricks seriously, believing they were nothing more than something to fool children.
But he had not expected Uchiha Hikaru not to struggle at all, instead standing there as if stunned. From beginning to end, the whole matter carried a trace of something eerie.
So he gathered his courage and asked, "Uchiha Hikaru, didn't you brag that you were the strongest ninja around here? Why are you giving up now? Are you too scared to even face me directly?"
As he spoke, he felt his courage growing, and by the end, his tone was filled with mockery.
Yet Uchiha Hikaru remained expressionless, his crimson eyes still fixed on the dagger coming toward his heart.
Miss Kobayashi, standing in front of Uchiha Hikaru, looked as though she had given up. She closed her eyes, having no idea what had happened to him.
But under these circumstances, being able to die together with Uchiha Hikaru was enough to satisfy her.
Then something strange happened. The dagger that was about to touch Miss Kobayashi gradually slowed down. Then the bodyguard's movements slowed as well.
Afterward, the movements of the bodyguards behind him also grew slower and slower, until they gradually came to a complete stop.
Then Uchiha Hikaru laughed. Every one of the bodyguards stood before him, holding a dagger.
Miss Kobayashi,