[There's a little noise - maybe of vague discontent - at that, but it seems that unlike the year names, Kaoru had been expecting this. Archer is literally the first person to even mention the possibility of disturbing timelines when talking about the future, even if he doesn't care.]

Things have been in turmoil for quite some time, no matter how hard people attempt to sweep it under the rug... Civil war is something that many consider unavoidable - or at least something that can't be avoided indefinitely. [A grim expression. Kaoru's hands fold together, and the gesture looks anxious.]

I've heard that those who support the shogunate are still heralded as heroes in the future, even so, and those from years much farther ahead than my own seem to be faring well enough.