Even so, Nagato wasn't particularly worried. After all, paying once the job was done seemed like a good option.
As he thought about it, something more important occurred to him. "Saro, come in for a moment!"
Saro had been training outside. Nagato's voice startled her.
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She hurried over and looked at Nagato with fear in her eyes. "Lord Nagato, is something wrong?"
Nagato's expression was cold. "Open the curtains for me."
Saro was surprised. Nagato had always shut himself away in this room, unwilling to go outside.
Curious as she was, she asked no questions. Her job was simply to obey Nagato's orders.
Without hesitation, Saro swept the curtains open. The sunlight outside wasn't particularly strong, but the room brightened at once.
The sudden light was too much for Nagato. He squeezed his eyes shut and turned his head away.
Worried, Saro moved to close the curtains, but Nagato stopped her with a low command.
"Don't touch them. Leave them open." He still didn't turn his head. Pain showed on his face, but his voice was unexpectedly firm.
Saro hesitated, then let go of the curtains and allowed the light to spill slowly into the room.
Nagato squinted for a long while before his eyes finally adjusted.
He muttered, "Yahiko, I haven't seen the sun in so long since you died."
Saro instinctively looked around the room, but saw no one. Only then did she remember that Yahiko, who had been like sunshine, had left them forever.
Nagato's face tightened with distress. He wanted to throw everything in the room out.
The irritation of seeing sunlight nearly overwhelmed him, but he held himself back.
"Go on. I still have things to do. I'll call you if I need you. And remember, put some effort into your