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Chapter 97: Samui Comes to Understand
Inside the prison.
Samui hung in mid-air, staring blankly at the ceiling. Her face was ashen, as if she had been completely broken.
Creak—the door opened.
She subconsciously looked over. The person entering was Konan, the one who had ravaged her hundreds of times.
Samui's turquoise pupils instantly constricted. Her limbs reflexively pulled at the chains, trying to retreat.
Fear faintly surfaced on her face.
This person was a great demon king!
To actually think of such an inconceivable way to humiliate me.
Damn it!!!
Konan controlled the chains to lower Samui and walked in front of her.
She said coldly, "How about it? Are you going to cooperate or not?"
"You begged for mercy before, said you were willing to cooperate. Don't go back on your word now."
"You— Shameless!!!" Samui was instantly ashamed and indignant. "You're a woman too!"
"Under that immense torture, being pushed to the brink hundreds of times, I could only follow my body's instincts and beg for mercy. The words I said then don't count at all!"
"I will never betray the village or Lord Raikage! You should just kill me already!!"
She only wanted death right now. That kind of unspeakable torture wasn't something a strong will could control.
More critically, she discovered that the moment she saw Konan arrive, her body had actually shown a trace of heat.
It was as if... she was somewhat looking forward to it.
This strange feeling made Samui terrified.
She was afraid that if this continued, she would drown in that feeling, unable to extricate herself, fall into the abyss, and do something irreversible.
It was better to take advantage of this feeling while it wasn't yet strong, to anger the other party and have them kill her sooner.
The village and Lord Raikage could not be betrayed, no matter what.
Konan stared intently at Samui's expression, almost seeing right through her.
Amidst the anger, there was clearly some guilt and anxiety.
Both afraid, and yet holding a trace of anticipation.
As expected, Akatsuki's interrogation method was not wrong.
That kind of sensation... even an elite ninja with a tough will would slowly sink into it.
After all, she had just experienced it herself...
The corner of Konan's mouth hooked into a smile. "Since you're not sensible, then we'll just have to do it a few more times. You will cooperate eventually."
"Last time, you endured the torture 205 times. How long can you last this time... I'm really looking forward to your performance."
Her red tongue suddenly licked the corner of her mouth.
Alex floated to the side, taking in Konan's expression and actions.
This... seems a bit like a yandere attribute...
No way, did I see wrong?
Looking again, Konan had already returned to her normal, cold appearance.
It seems I really did see wrong.
Alex sighed in relief.
Then, his mind stirred, and he began another... interrogation of Samui.
Halfway through, Samui's whole body was tense, the whites of her eyes showing.
She looked to be in great pain, suppressing something.
Konan suddenly walked next to the busy Alex and said in a low voice:
"Alex, I want to help you with the interrogation too!"
Her tone was firm, allowing no debate.
Her hot breath hit his paper body, ticklish and warm.
That smile he couldn't quite understand appeared on her face again.
Alex nodded: **[O...Okay]**
He immediately handed over control of half the white threads to Konan.
Konan's eyes narrowed, a smile on her lips, as she walked towards Samui step by step...
The cruel-o-meter of the interrogation instantly doubled.
———
At dawn, the interrogation ended.
Leaving a floor wet with 'Water Release', Konan walked out of the prison, her eyes shining. Her excitement and energy were visible to the naked eye.
Alex floated silently behind her.
As expected, only a woman understands a woman. I really thought mastering Dark Medical Ninjutsu meant I understood the human body.
Little did I know, I was too shallow, too ignorant.
Konan is still more amazing. With the Sharingan activated to coordinate with genjutsu, Samui couldn't even withstand fifty rounds of interrogation this time before she capitulated.
Konan, walking ahead, suddenly turned her head.
The red light in her pupils was terrifyingly bright. "Alex, I'm afraid Samui is already on the verge of collapse. It won't take many more times before she confesses honestly."
"The interrogation method you invented is really powerful. To personally witness the will of an elite ninja be crushed step by step... this feeling is fantastic..."
She held extreme hatred for the shinobi of the five great ninja villages.
In the past, just killing them was letting them off too easily.
They had to be tortured slowly.
Personally watching them lose their minds, and finally sink into depravity, betraying the villages they pledged loyalty to—that was the greatest punishment for these ninjas.
Alex was alarmed.
It seems Konan has awakened some incredible attribute during this interrogation.
Yandere? Or an S-Class Queen?
Good thing her attitude towards me hasn't changed at all, otherwise I'd cry myself to death.
Konan suddenly hugged Alex.
"Alex, it's getting late. Let's go back to the room and rest. I'll have to trouble you again in a bit."
Then, she ran back to her room, unable to wait...
Two days later, in the pavilion.
Konan leaned leisurely against the back of her chair. Behind her stood the red-haired Honoka.
Half-kneeling before her was a figure.
It was, of course, Samui.
She was not restrained in any way, yet she obediently half-knelt on the ground.
Her body trembled slightly, her head bowed, not daring to look at Konan.
Over the past two days, after several more interrogations, her tough will had finally been crushed.
Unwilling to suffer that extreme torment any longer, she was willing to cooperate.
But only limited to giving up information.
If she was ordered to return to her village to act as a spy, to take the opportunity to steal the bloodline samples of the Gold and Silver Brothers, she would refuse, even to death.
She could not use her own actions to betray her village and Lord Raikage.
Konan looked down at Samui and said coldly, "Have you thought it through?"
Samui immediately shuddered, her chest heaving violently. "L... Lady Konan, I have figured it out. I... I am willing to give you the information."
Now, whenever she heard Lady Konan's voice, or even saw her, her body would uncontrollably go weak.
And deep inside, a trace of anticipation would faintly emerge.
This version of herself felt so foreign, so shameful, so mortifying.
How could I have submitted so easily, sunk so low...
Sigh... whatever... let it be.
Samui had simply given up and resigned herself to her fate.
In the past two days, she couldn't even manage to kill herself.
No matter how severely she injured herself, she would be healed instantly.
In the end, she simply gave up.
She decided to follow the instincts deep within her body and stop resisting.
Samui raised her head.
Her turquoise eyes reflected Konan's figure.
Her heartbeat immediately quickened, her cheeks flushed, and her breathing became ragged.
This strange scene made Honoka very confused.
What's... going on here...
Why is she reacting so strongly just from seeing Lady Konan? That's a... fast emotional response.
Is it just my imagination, or did I just see little hearts flashing in Samui's pupils?
Samui took a deep breath, trying her best to calm her turbulent emotions, and said apprehensively:
"L... Lady Konan, I have a seal in my mind from the village. I can't reveal information to outsiders."
"It needs to be controlled first, otherwise the backlash will damage my brain."
Konan looked at Honoka. "Well? Are you confident you can handle it?"
Honoka crouched next to Samui and shook her head. "Lady Konan, I can feel the seal in her head, but I don't have a way to break it."
Then, she changed the subject. "But I can seal it, to keep it from destroying Samui's brain."
Although she didn't know sealing jutsu, the Adamantine Sealing Chains themselves possessed powerful sealing properties.
Using them to envelop the seal in Samui's mind would be more than enough.
Konan nodded. "In that case, let's begin."