Even at the very end, he was still this cunning.
Even with death hanging over him, he still refused to give up...
Watching the spirit-body youth before him pale drastically, Uchiha Nobuhiko slowly let out a breath, and a thought could not help flashing through his mind.
No! Why... why did I feel relieved...
That sigh of relief just now...
It really was a sense of relief. Could it be that, deep in my subconscious...
Is that it... is that why? Was that why I had been so restless and irritable, sometimes even unable to stay rational? Then... should I still do this? After slowly exhaling, Uchiha Nobuhiko's calm, indifferent face darkened slightly again.
Of all times, it had to be now, when I had made my decision...
When I was only one step away...
So it really wasn't that simple? As his expression darkened, he let out a soft sigh. Yet after that sigh, his gaze fell once more on Chiba, uncertainty suddenly surfacing in his eyes.
What Taki Chiba had just done—his utter disbelief in him, his relentless doubts—had angered Uchiha Nobuhiko somewhat. He had even felt the urge to kill. But upon further thought, Taki Chiba's will was so steadfast that, in his previous lives, he might not even have possessed such resolve.
Between life and death—no, in the certainty of death—people could develop not only obsessions, but also the desire to make up for regrets. This Light Orb was something every transmigrator possessed, yet something none of them knew about. Judging by Taki Chiba's series of reactions since entering this space, he already knew of this place. Though it lay beyond the seal, he was likely quite curious about what was inside.
And when one faced certain death, such curiosity could become an obsession or a