Then she smiled and said:
"You've thought this through quite carefully. Set out early tomorrow morning. After all, it's dark now, and danger could easily arise."
Hearing her words, Uchiha Hikaru nodded gently, then smiled and said:
"Mm, you've really put a lot of thought into this, Bulma."
Hearing him, Bulma gently shook her head, then stepped forward and lightly hugged Uchiha Hikaru as she said with a smile:
"Hikaru, it's not trouble. As long as it's for you, no matter how much effort it takes, I'm willing."
Hearing her words, Uchiha Hikaru gently stroked her back as well, then said with a smile:
"I know how you feel about me, and I'm grateful to you too."
Miss Kobayashi, who had been standing behind Uchiha Hikaru the entire time, had seen all of their interaction. Yet strangely, she did not feel jealous as she had before.
Instead, as she watched the two of them embrace, she felt that someone as outstanding as Uchiha Hikaru could never possibly have only one person who liked him.
And the people who liked him were surely all remarkable as well. At that moment, she instead felt that she had far too many shortcomings, because under such circumstances, there was simply too little she could do to help him.
But Uchiha Hikaru had personally said that he liked her, and that gave her enough comfort and confidence.
Uchiha Hikaru released Bulma, then turned to look at Miss Kobayashi. He held out a hand to her and said:
"Come on, let's go inside and talk."
Hearing Uchiha Hikaru's words, both women nodded and followed him into the room.
Afterward, Bulma smiled and said to Uchiha Hikaru:
"(ajaj) All right, you've both been busy for a long time. You should go get some rest. I'll prepare some