Yahiko went back to see Konan and told her that he had already visited Naruto Konan.
"She looked pretty well. She even seemed to have regained some enthusiasm for the future," Yahiko said softly.
He then briefly recounted his conversation with Naruto Konan.
Konan fell silent after hearing this and asked, "Is she... the same with you?"
Yahiko found it strange. "Why? Is something wrong?"
"...Nothing."
Konan did not want to say more. There were some things she truly did not know how to bring up to Yahiko. After thinking it over, she still felt it would be better if he did not know.
"Yahiko..."
"Yeah."
"If... one day, His Majesty suddenly wanted to do something you didn't want to see happen, what would you do?"
Yahiko froze at the question. Looking at Konan before him, he did not think she would ask something like this without reason.
"Konan, did something happen with His Majesty?"
"...Answer my question first."
Yahiko frowned. Wasn't the answer to that question obvious?
In this world, was there anyone who could defy His Majesty's will?
"Have you forgotten what happened when they opposed His Majesty before? It was only thanks to His Majesty's mercy that their fate wasn't more miserable."
"..."
Yahiko stared at Konan, then suddenly asked in earnest, "Konan, you've been acting strange lately. Tell me what exactly happened."
"..."
"Konan!"
Seeing Yahiko's attitude, Konan could no longer brush him off. Yet she did not want to tell him the truth. Her thoughts raced, and she hastily made up an excuse. "It's about... whether the other me stays or leaves. His Majesty wants her to leave this place and return to her original world."
Yahiko immediately believed her and could not help saying, "What's so good about that old world? Didn't the other