Caught in a sudden upheaval, Danzō's vigilance had been raised to its absolute limit!
Naturally suspicious by nature, he would not lower his guard against the boy just because Bright Mirror had helped him moments ago—after all, the mysterious attacker who had ambushed him had clearly used Yamada Soji's methods as well!
Though Danzō did not dare fully believe the information revealed by his enemy, those emphatic accusations still stirred the unease buried deep within the Pot King's heart.
"Whose man... are you!?"
If it had been Director Yamada himself, he would surely have mocked the Pot King for repaying kindness with resentment, accusing the very benefactor who had just saved his life.
But a Horcrux's personality and position were, after all, different from Soji's own...
Obsessed with carrying out his orders, Bright Mirror had none of the perverse pleasure of a cat toying with a mouse. Faced with the interrogation, the boy merely "told the truth," performing the lines prepared in advance as best he could.
"Everything has its roots... I was born from Yamada Soji's malice, a pawn planted in Root from the very beginning."
"Heh... Hahaha... Cough... What a fine move. What a fine move!"
Faced with Bright Mirror's honest answer, Shimura Danzō gave a miserable laugh. His originally pale, weakened face flushed with a sickly red from his surging blood.
Seeing the Pot King sway after having just discarded the Hashirama Cells and most of the flesh and blood from his body, nearly passing out, Bright Mirror expressionlessly reached out a soft little hand and pressed it against Danzō's shoulder, using "Nyunaicho" to regulate his injuries.
Yet this only enraged the Pot King further!
He used all his strength to shove Bright Mirror's hand away, and the recoil sent his entire body tumbling backward out of