Chapter 169
"Lord Black Warrior, I must remind you once again!" Mifune couldn't help but speak. "If your condition is not treated in time, it will only get worse. Don't refuse treatment..."
Haruto Saito tilted his head and looked at Mifune. Damn, why did that sound like an insult?
"Haruto, don't gamble with your life!" Hiruzen Sarutobi said very seriously. "Don't worry. Even if you can't afford the cost, Konoha will pay for your treatment, and you won't have to repay anything!"
"Lord Hokage, the fact that you're willing to spend money to treat me... Honestly, I am a little touched. But I must insist!" Haruto was equally serious. "I refuse any treatment! Otherwise, this hundred million ryo will be completely wasted. It's better to wait a little longer. After all, everything Mifune said is based on the secret records of his family, not firsthand experience. It may not be completely accurate!"
Haruto was firm. He knew he could heal himself easily—he just had to take off the armor and use a basic healing card. But he couldn't reveal the existence of the healing card, so he could only question Mifune's claims.
Either way, there was no way he was paying that hundred million ryo!
After some back and forth, Hiruzen Sarutobi was eventually convinced. It was reasonable to wait a bit longer. Haruto's personality was already... far from normal. But it wasn't as if he had only become strange after obtaining the Black Armor—he had always been this way. His mind just worked differently from others. To put it bluntly, he had always been a bit mentally unstable.
So, for now, it was too early to determine whether Haruto had truly developed bloodlust because of the armor.
Mifune, however, was getting anxious. The hundred-million-ryo difference was a huge deal for the Land of Iron. If they had to hand over two hundred million ryo, their national treasury could cover it. But three hundred million ryo would require pulling funds from various regions.
"Lord Black Warrior, please reconsider. I, Mifune, swear on my honor as a samurai—I am not lying!" Mifune made a solemn vow.
"I refuse any treatment!" Haruto's voice turned cold, showing that his decision was final. "Lord Mifune, you may leave now! As for our previous agreement, three hundred million ryo— not a single ryo less. Please ensure the full amount is delivered to Konoha!"