This was something they had agreed upon from the start.
Rin would not restrict Luo Hao when taking her to other worlds.
In return, Luo Hao had to abide by the rules set by Rin and not act recklessly.
Coincidentally, the process of delivering instructions would allow Luo Hao to travel around the Cardinal World, which could be considered a hidden benefit for her.
"Violet?"
Rin asked, "How is the conversion of the Five Great Ultimates progressing?"
"It still requires some time."
Violet said, "To nurture a God's Ultimate, it will take at least several days."
And this was only the time required to convert one God's Ultimate.
Five God's Ultimates.
Fortunately, Rin brought back the power in batches. Otherwise Violet's workload would have been even greater.
"You've worked hard, Violet."
Indeed, she truly was Rin's main wife.
Just think about how much Violet had helped Rin along the way.
He could not even imagine how he would live without Violet in the future.
"No need to rush. We are not short on time."
After speaking, Rin began asking about the changes in the Monster Nation over the past two days. He was quite satisfied to learn that no accidents had occurred.
"Oh, there is one thing I need to inform Rin about."
"Just this morning, Hinata left the Great Jura Forest."
"She should be going to subjugate Yuki."
Hinata was a powerful individual who possessed Parallel Consciousness. The Hinata in the Campione World had only been a portion of her separated consciousness.
It was similar to multitasking, and Hinata was clearly very skilled at it.
No sooner had she completely mastered her newly acquired power than she was eager to find someone to test it on.
As for whether Hinata would encounter danger while pursuing Yuki, Rin had considered that possibility.
An Awakened Hero with millions of magicules and an Ultimate Skill going to fight a True Hero who only had magicules but no Ultimate Skill. If she could lose, Hinata would not deserve to be called humanity's strongest.
At the same time, Yuki, who had already fled the Kingdom of Englassia, was secretly heading toward the Eastern Empire with the members of the Moderate Harlequin Alliance.
"Is it really necessary to go this far?"
Kagali could not understand Yuki's thinking. He was simply too cautious.
Laplace, Footman, and Tear shared Kagali's opinion. They all felt that Yuki was making too much of a fuss.
"No, it is absolutely necessary."
Yuki's usually gentle demeanor had disappeared, replaced by a terrifyingly cold expression.
"To instantly crush the army of Holy Empire of Lubelius and even cause Hinata to lose contact directly."
"Something terrible must have happened in the Great Jura Forest."
This unexpected development made Yuki extremely uneasy.
After analyzing the situation, Yuki thought of a possibility.
That a supreme powerhouse had been born in the Great Jura Forest, someone who had occupied the entire forest and used a barrier to repel all prying eyes.
Hinata was merely a pawn in Yuki's plan.
In his opinion, even if Hinata were defeated, she should not have disappeared without a trace.
No matter what, she should have left the Great Jura Forest and reappeared before everyone.
But Hinata had vanished.
Without any warning, she simply disappeared without a sound.
A person with such power would never remain quiet.
Yuki had to prepare for the worst possibility. That the other party had seen through his plan, then followed the clues to find him and eliminate him directly.
To prevent that from happening, Yuki immediately packed up everything.
He even abandoned the Free Guild that he had managed for many years.
Taking only his subordinates, he fled to a distant land.
This decision was quite similar to Yuki's choice in the original story after his failed raid on Holy Empire of Lubelius. He had also fled to the Eastern Empire for refuge.
Of course, Yuki's ambition would never be extinguished by such a small setback.
Going to the Eastern Empire was like opening a new main quest.
He would achieve a better future there.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, the members of the Harlequin Alliance felt a surge of magicules fluctuations from the distant horizon.
"What is that?"
Tear curiously jumped onto a tree and looked into the distance.
"It seems something is coming."
"A flying monster?"
"No, it looks more like..."
Before Tear could finish speaking, a figure descended like a meteor and crashed heavily into the forest where they were located.
In an instant, the forest collapsed and the earth trembled. Only a thunderous roar and clouds of dust remained, covering the vision of everyone including Yuki.
"What is going on?"
"An enemy attack?"
"Who could it be? With this level of power, could it be a Demon Lord attacking?"
Laplace and Footman quickly moved to the front of the group, shielding Tear and Kagali behind them.
As for Yuki, he stared straight ahead. The uneasiness in his eyes was stronger than ever.
"Hinata..."
"What?"
Laplace looked at Yuki in disbelief.
"Are you serious?"
"It was Hinata who came?"
That overwhelming surge of magicules. You are saying it was that Hinata?
Was she really such a terrifying individual?
"Long time no see, Yuki."
Walking out of the crater, Hinata waved away the dust that blocked her path.
"As expected, you would not stay quietly in the Kingdom of Englassia."
If it had not been for Violet's navigation, Hinata would have spent a long time just searching for Yuki and his group.
How could she have descended directly like this and caught them red handed?
"I need an explanation."
Hinata looked at Yuki, a hint of killing intent in her voice.
"Shizue-sensei and those children. Why did you hide the truth?"
"Ah, what are you talking about, Hinata?"
Yuki returned to his approachable demeanor and chuckled.
"When have I ever lied to you?"
"Still refusing to admit it?"
Hinata did not even bother exposing him directly.
"If you had not said that Shizue-sensei and the others were kidnapped and controlled by powerful monsters, why would I have sent troops to subjugate them?"
Rin's mission for Hinata was to pursue Yuki.
However, only Rin had the authority to truly judge this person.
Coincidentally, Rin intended to give Shizue, Hinata, and the children a chance to see Yuki's true nature.
Knowing someone's face does not mean knowing their heart.
For an ambitious person like Yuki, normal human emotions simply did not exist.
So called bonds were merely bargaining chips that could be used at will.
(To be continued.)
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