[Tenka trusts that Sousei is at least getting an idea of what happened now. Regardless, Tenka nods his head once and takes some more of his tea, as if the warmth of the liquid will manage to soothe his nerves as he becomes anxious just retelling his train of thought.]

I couldn't see their face since they were wearing a fox mask but... it wasn't a man - they were hardly bigger than I was. I didn't think about it at the time. Eventually when I heard that the Fuuma clan was wiped out by a single child from Shirasu, I realized that the same person had some issue with my family. But they were caught and put in the Condemned Prison Gate.

[ . . . . ] Revenge is pointless and hateful. I wasn't going to waste time and energy that I could spend with my brothers chasing an old vendetta when the culprit was caught and thinking about their sins everyday.

[That was his punishment. A life without laughter and without comfort - a proper punishment for someone who had taken the exact same things from Tenka. Any more would've been cruel.]

But when you told me that there were Fuuma twins and Shirasu's running around calling himself Fuuma Kotarou, the head of the clan-- [He cuts himself off, wincing faintly as he feels the ache in his chest again.

Still, he imagines Sousei would understand. That's why Tenka couldn't sit around anymore. That's why his thoughts grew so complicated. That's why he left right after dinner to get answers.]