[ he thought karl would play along, but alas... he's a bit more realistic than tsurumaru expected. ]

Sort of! Older swords generally see younger swords as children — moreso if they raised them. [ like how he doubts he'll be anything other than a child in the eyes of the sanjou swords... but — ] Then again, there are swords that look as if they're in their mid-40's, when they're still younger than me.

How we manifest is a complete mystery, you know? It's practically luck.