Shinji's words stirred Karin.
She took a deep breath, then slowly opened her eyes.
In an instant,
a glimmer of light entered her field of vision.
She blinked, a little uncomfortable.
For a month and a half, her eyes had been protected by bandages during the fusion process, so she wasn't used to having them uncovered yet.
Gradually, she noticed that the light entering her eyes had softened.
No.
Rather, her eyes were beginning to adjust to different levels of light. The blurry shapes around her gradually came into focus.
Then her gaze settled on Shinji, standing before her.
Because of his mask, she couldn't see Shinji's face, but from her analysis of the mask, she could discern the joy in his eyes.
"Are you happy too, my lord?"
At that moment, she felt utterly fulfilled.
Not because she had regained her sight, but because she felt needed, felt useful!
She stared at Shinji and called out, "My lord!"
Shinji, who was carefully examining Karin's eyes, smiled. "How is it? Can you see me clearly?"
Karin nodded firmly. "I can see you perfectly. I've never seen this clearly before!"
Shinji didn't relax. He kept his gaze fixed on the pair of ink-dark eyes in Karin's sockets and asked gravely, "Then... can you activate this Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan on your own?"
Karin didn't answer. Instead, she closed her eyes.
When she opened them again, her formerly dark irises had turned scarlet, and a complex pattern he'd never seen before appeared in her pupils.
"Phew."
At the sight, Shinji finally let out a breath of relief.
He had no doubts that the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan had fused successfully. He could confirm it through both the spiritual and Chakra dimensions with Naobi and Magatsu.
His only concern was whether the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan