Hearing those words, Itachi seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.
"I wanted to ask, Mr. Gekkō Raito, just what place does Sasuke hold in your heart?"
"Or, to put it another way, how do you regard Sasuke as a person?"
This sudden, soul-searching question made Gekkō Raito frown. "Does that matter?"
"Of course! I'm his older brother. There's nothing wrong with an older brother taking an interest in his little brother's friends, is there?"
From that perspective, it was indeed perfectly reasonable.
Fine, then. I'll satisfy this doting brother's curiosity.
It's not as though there's any shameful secret involved.
"Sasuke and I are both ninja from Team 7. Come to think of it, he's one of the few true friends I have in this cold world!"
Gekkō Raito meant those words from the bottom of his heart.
After all, since transmigrating to this world, Sasuke and Naruto were the only people Gekkō Raito had spent the most time with and formed the deepest bonds with.
Though those two were this world's children of destiny, they were also the people Gekkō Raito understood best. Of course, they understood Gekkō Raito quite well, too.
Before he knew it, those bonds had become genuine friendship!
If I ran into a problem I couldn't solve, I could ask those two for help!
Gekkō Raito pictured that scene. It seemed highly likely that those two would rush over to help him without hesitation.
At that thought, Gekkō Raito could not help smiling.
Seeing the sincere smile on Gekkō Raito's face, Itachi smiled too, his gaze softening. "It seems you really are close friends. That puts my mind at ease."
Hearing the relief in Itachi's voice, Gekkō Raito suddenly frowned and decided to bring the unspoken truth into the open. "I actually already know the