🍁Nine Ancient Obelisks

- Bashing with metal isn't that bad; I'd even take a standard katana and wouldn't fight dirty, just to keep things fair. But, well, - Genza lowered his gaze. - When our sensei brought out the special equipment, I was choosing between mine and yours. Facing any danger head-on and risking my own skin for my friends – that's what resonates with my soul. But I guess in the end, I wanted to be like the Old Man, so I ended up where I am, thinking I could conquer the whole world with it. That's why, at some moments, seeing you and getting to know you, it seemed to me that you... overshadowed my style, or something? Sorry, bro, I realize now that it was pretty immature. I've made a lot of mistakes in my life, and this was one of the critical ones. When I was pulling you out of the smoke, the only thing on my mind was that you survive, - he returns with a grimly confident look. - I can put you through the same method that Nemuyasu used on us. Considering the situation with Zumi and everything else... I think it will benefit the cause. And the tournament showed that I'm still too weak. If you shared some of your knowledge, maybe our next mission will go more smoothly.
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- Won't you tell me why you're here? You seem to have everything sorted out, but a person can't just do this for no reason.