They weren't on that first mission with us, so I wasn't thinking about it like that at the time. The Genji did have swords with them, tachis just like those two that I didn't recognize, but given the circumstances, I wasn't sure of anything yet. By the time we had arrived, Yoshitsune-kou had already accepted a power he shouldn't have from our enemies, and it changed both him and his sword. I noticed something else, though, while we were there - something about my own master.
[ he glances back at laudna briefly, before his gaze drops to the weapon in his hand. ]
He was wielding a naginata, one I didn't recognize. It should have been me.
I had suspicions, but I decided to ignore them until I couldn't avoid it any longer, when Higekiri-sama and Hizamaru-sama's were summoned to our citadel. Their appearance, their stories, and myself missing despite my memories of being there at my master's side through everything, made me realize that... [ he pauses to take a deep breath, steadying himself. even now, it's still difficult to face. ] ...That we may not have existed in the true line of history, Imanotsurugi and I. And Imanonotsurugi had no idea, so I wanted to protect him. He loved Yoshitsune-kou so much, and the last thing I wanted was for him to be hurt again.
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They weren't on that first mission with us, so I wasn't thinking about it like that at the time. The Genji did have swords with them, tachis just like those two that I didn't recognize, but given the circumstances, I wasn't sure of anything yet. By the time we had arrived, Yoshitsune-kou had already accepted a power he shouldn't have from our enemies, and it changed both him and his sword. I noticed something else, though, while we were there - something about my own master.
[ he glances back at laudna briefly, before his gaze drops to the weapon in his hand. ]
He was wielding a naginata, one I didn't recognize. It should have been me.
I had suspicions, but I decided to ignore them until I couldn't avoid it any longer, when Higekiri-sama and Hizamaru-sama's were summoned to our citadel. Their appearance, their stories, and myself missing despite my memories of being there at my master's side through everything, made me realize that... [ he pauses to take a deep breath, steadying himself. even now, it's still difficult to face. ] ...That we may not have existed in the true line of history, Imanotsurugi and I. And Imanonotsurugi had no idea, so I wanted to protect him. He loved Yoshitsune-kou so much, and the last thing I wanted was for him to be hurt again.