[ "I'm a weapon. I'm meant to be used by another."
It has to be the current circumstance that makes Souza's reply feel so wrenching. But it hits him in the chest, and if he had been less self-controlled, he might have staggered. Tenka never understood it, still didn't. The Yamainu captain disregarded and ridiculed it. But this perfect stranger is almost parroting the training he'd ate, slept, and breathed for the majority of his life.
-- naming himself the Samonji blade, Oda Nobunaga's legendary sword, is almost a lesser detail. Had he not met the woman who called herself Vietnam, he might have had a little more trouble accepting such an idea. If this man is a spirit of that blade, then so be it.
Shirasu manages to bring his thoughts back under control and he inclines his head. ]
I'm honored to meet you, Samonji-san. I am Kotarou Fuuma, tenth generation head of the Fuuma clan. [ If Souza recognizes the infamous ninja clan's name, they'll have to cross that bridge when they come to it. ]
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It has to be the current circumstance that makes Souza's reply feel so wrenching. But it hits him in the chest, and if he had been less self-controlled, he might have staggered. Tenka never understood it, still didn't. The Yamainu captain disregarded and ridiculed it. But this perfect stranger is almost parroting the training he'd ate, slept, and breathed for the majority of his life.
-- naming himself the Samonji blade, Oda Nobunaga's legendary sword, is almost a lesser detail. Had he not met the woman who called herself Vietnam, he might have had a little more trouble accepting such an idea. If this man is a spirit of that blade, then so be it.
Shirasu manages to bring his thoughts back under control and he inclines his head. ]
I'm honored to meet you, Samonji-san. I am Kotarou Fuuma, tenth generation head of the Fuuma clan. [ If Souza recognizes the infamous ninja clan's name, they'll have to cross that bridge when they come to it. ]