Feels nice that they're still thinking about me even when I'm not with them... Huh. I always wonder how Horikawa's been doing ever since he left.

[ Since... You know. Yeah! Who knows, maybe he's floating around in code, or is actually back at their citadel. A mystery, but still.

It's nice to be thought about when you're not around, you know? ]

Thanks though. They're not really something... I can just give up on... The path of the Samurai is the only one that worked out for me, despite all the bumps in the road.

[ Well, look at history and how awful of a merchant Hijikata was! He just couldn't stick to that. Hijikata might be a big dreamer, but at least he's getting somewhere.

So he takes another sip of tea. ]

Though, you speak like you never had a master that never treated you as they should.