In the end, Shōji still decided to spare Toneri's life.
Hamura's unspoken request, Tendō's plea before his death, and the sight of Toneri's face before him—it was ultimately difficult for Shōji to raise his hand against a six- or seven-year-old child who had never posed any danger to him.
Even if Toneri might one day become a Six Paths Level powerhouse capable of threatening his life, Shōji still wanted to be "willful" this once. After all, he was not some cold-blooded creature.
Besides, Toneri might not necessarily become his great enemy in the future. As long as Shōji kept him under control, denied him the chance to awaken the Tenseigan, and had Shisui use Kotoamatsukami to alter Toneri's will, safety could most likely be ensured!
If that one-in-a-hundred, one-in-a-thousand possibility really happened—
Then they could only face each other in battle.
And if that day truly came, Shōji would not regret his choice today. Humanity was called the spirit of all things precisely because humans were creatures rich in emotion!
Shōji had never cared what others thought of him, but he cared deeply about his own bottom line!
"Yes, Lord Fourth!"
As Killer B gently picked up the still-slumbering Toneri—
Shisui, standing off to the side, finally let go of the tension in his heart. At that moment, he became even more certain that Shōji was someone worthy of following with everything he had!
Even if Shōji had truly chosen to kill Toneri, Shisui would not have been unable to understand it. But emotionally, he ultimately could not accept it.
Thus, when he saw Shōji choose to spare Toneri—
Shisui felt genuinely happy from the bottom of his heart.
This was the Shōji worthy of his recognition and devotion!
"I sensed it earlier. This child was originally supposed to remain