[ Kaoru had stepped around the topic before, so it's only now that all the pieces seem to fully fall into place. Why one of the other families had ever given away one of their kids to the Nagumo clan, of all clans - it's not like they made a conscious decision for it, it's just that Kaoru had nowhere else to go anymore.
And it's not like Shuu doesn't get that. He was born in the Nagumo clan, sure, but he knows what it's like when the only people who ever mattered are gone and you're left with a clan that only teaches you how to hate.
(Sure, the hate had allowed him to bear the effects of the sentan, but there's a part of him that would rather have gone crazy on the spot just to be able to forget.)
It's why, for a moment, he doesn't have time for the concern of the friend by his side. Instead laughter instinctively escapes his throat. It sounds definitely weird compared to how Kaoru words it, but it's not like Shuu can stop it. There's a shakiness to the laughter - it sounds borderline deranged, really. ]
What a terrible fate, Kaoru..!
[ Because even if there's nuances in it (the difference in how their direct family died, the difference in how that hate was fostered in them), it's his fate. It's his life.
It's the life he's always hated, so all he can do is laugh. ]
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And it's not like Shuu doesn't get that. He was born in the Nagumo clan, sure, but he knows what it's like when the only people who ever mattered are gone and you're left with a clan that only teaches you how to hate.
(Sure, the hate had allowed him to bear the effects of the sentan, but there's a part of him that would rather have gone crazy on the spot just to be able to forget.)
It's why, for a moment, he doesn't have time for the concern of the friend by his side. Instead laughter instinctively escapes his throat. It sounds definitely weird compared to how Kaoru words it, but it's not like Shuu can stop it. There's a shakiness to the laughter - it sounds borderline deranged, really. ]
What a terrible fate, Kaoru..!
[ Because even if there's nuances in it (the difference in how their direct family died, the difference in how that hate was fostered in them), it's his fate. It's his life.
It's the life he's always hated, so all he can do is laugh. ]
You really drew the worst card possible in life!