Because, the humans of the later centuries didn't regard me with love.
[ his answer is something that he's spent a great deal of time thinking about, before any of this; even though they've been able to live more human lives here, at the end of the day, they're still swords, with all of the burdens that come with being swords. ]
A sword that supposedly kills its masters isn't too deserving of love, don't you think?
Those humans seemed to think so — and so, I came to think so, too.
[ it's why he looks upon swords — shinsengumi swords in particular, who seem to know no ends to their love for their masters — with some kind of disdain, but also with some jealousy, that they have the privilege of loving and being loved in return. ]
Having to justify why I can be loved now, and if it's even okay for me to be loved in the present day, in the first place...
[ he looks back at her, blinking calmly. ] As much as I don't trust them, don't humans have the same struggles?
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[ his answer is something that he's spent a great deal of time thinking about, before any of this; even though they've been able to live more human lives here, at the end of the day, they're still swords, with all of the burdens that come with being swords. ]
A sword that supposedly kills its masters isn't too deserving of love, don't you think?
Those humans seemed to think so — and so, I came to think so, too.
[ it's why he looks upon swords — shinsengumi swords in particular, who seem to know no ends to their love for their masters — with some kind of disdain, but also with some jealousy, that they have the privilege of loving and being loved in return. ]
Having to justify why I can be loved now, and if it's even okay for me to be loved in the present day, in the first place...
[ he looks back at her, blinking calmly. ] As much as I don't trust them, don't humans have the same struggles?