Is it really the sword style that's to blame here?
[souji's gaze shifts, focusing up at the sky as he asks that question. it's not meant to imply that heisuke or sannan are inadequate on the battlefield; souji doesn't think that in the least.
it's more that he knows that tennen rishin isn't some magical fix for the problem. despite being able to wield his sword, despite having mastered the sword style to attain menkyo at such a young age, it couldn't always save or protect him. he's fallen more than one time, and one of those times was recent enough to still weigh heavily on him.]
Maybe we're getting too soft here. Too much "luxury" making us as soft as the samurai we didn't want to be. [isn't that what kondou would compare it to? samurai who held rank, and even skill, but led cushy lives where they didn't ever have to fight. that's what it feels like sometimes.]
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[souji's gaze shifts, focusing up at the sky as he asks that question. it's not meant to imply that heisuke or sannan are inadequate on the battlefield; souji doesn't think that in the least.
it's more that he knows that tennen rishin isn't some magical fix for the problem. despite being able to wield his sword, despite having mastered the sword style to attain menkyo at such a young age, it couldn't always save or protect him. he's fallen more than one time, and one of those times was recent enough to still weigh heavily on him.]
Maybe we're getting too soft here. Too much "luxury" making us as soft as the samurai we didn't want to be. [isn't that what kondou would compare it to? samurai who held rank, and even skill, but led cushy lives where they didn't ever have to fight. that's what it feels like sometimes.]