After thinking it over, Tsukasa finally asked, "Chen Yu, there's something I want to ask you. You can choose not to answer."
Tsukasa's words brought everyone to silence. They had no idea what he wanted to ask, but since he had a question, keeping quiet was the best choice.
"Go ahead," Chen Yu said after a moment's thought.
"You said this thing was a precaution. Was Hyoga the one you were taking precautions against?" Tsukasa asked.
Chen Yu thought for a moment after hearing that, then said, "Yes."
"You knew something was off about Hyoga? You also told me afterward to watch out for him."
Tsukasa looked at Chen Yu, hoping for an answer.
After all, Chen Yu gave him the impression that he knew everything that would happen next.
"You know, back when I asked you to help me find an assistant, Hyoga came to see me," Chen Yu replied with a smile.
"Hyoga?" everyone asked in confusion. What would Hyoga want with him?
"He asked me to abandon you and follow him," Chen Yu told them.
What?
Everyone paled at those words. After all, if Chen Yu was telling the truth, then considering the changes he had brought them over the past few months, even Tsukasa and Senku together might not have been able to beat him if he joined Hyoga.
"Did he really say that?" Tsukasa asked.
"Yes, that's exactly what he said. He said I should follow him instead of you. I turned him down. After all, I've never followed anyone. I've just let things take their course," Chen Yu said, waving a hand.
Thinking it over, everyone realized that did seem to be the case.
After going to the Tsukasa Empire, he had come to Ishigami Village because of certain events, and in the end,