["They were family too", Tenka says. "It's been a burden", he says. Finally, Tenka understands--but because he understands, Sousei doesn't feel the need to beat a dead horse. There's no need to keep on making the point that Tenka lost them... he knows, after all. They both know why. They know why this ended the way it did--and here they are now.
So Sousei simply nods, far more comfortable now, and takes another sip of tea.]
The Yamainu still are family. [For Sousei, of course, but also still for Tenka. Sousei's not going to take that away from him...and the others wouldn't want him to anyway. They still love Tenka as well.]
And while that is true, there is no need to concern yourself with it now. [...seriously, they've been over this. Sousei's brow furrows a little bit. Why...is Tenka bringing this all up?]
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So Sousei simply nods, far more comfortable now, and takes another sip of tea.]
The Yamainu still are family. [For Sousei, of course, but also still for Tenka. Sousei's not going to take that away from him...and the others wouldn't want him to anyway. They still love Tenka as well.]
And while that is true, there is no need to concern yourself with it now. [...seriously, they've been over this. Sousei's brow furrows a little bit. Why...is Tenka bringing this all up?]