[Perhaps it was his willpower. It's something Sousei thinks but does not say. Perhaps Sasaki's ancestor had given up, and that was why he was unable to do a thing despite retaining his consciousness.
Or perhaps there was really nothing.
It's impossible to say, at this point. Soramaru, too--he blacked out, and he... killed people, and nearly killed Takamine, and Sousei's expression tightens.]
Neither option is good. [blacking out and hurting someone, being awake and hurting someone--it's only going to lead to pain further down the road either way.]
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Or perhaps there was really nothing.
It's impossible to say, at this point. Soramaru, too--he blacked out, and he... killed people, and nearly killed Takamine, and Sousei's expression tightens.]
Neither option is good. [blacking out and hurting someone, being awake and hurting someone--it's only going to lead to pain further down the road either way.]
That is why we will destroy the Orochi for good.