[ . . . it's enough to give him whiplash. Two sentences and he has incredibly different responses to them both. He pauses for a moment before laughing quietly.]
Isn't my little brother great?
[He has to boast. He has to. He's always been proud of both of them and to hear that Soramaru has managed to inspire another person, that's... really reassuring. Soramaru will be just fine.
But on the other hand-]
... Kiiko's gonna be really mad at me, isn't she?
[To pull this stupid dying act and... it's weird. Yeah, Sousei was bound to know first, considering the fact that they're partners but... Kiiko's always been important to Tenka too. She was the only one to look back before the Yamainu left. The break with her had never been as clean as it was between him and Sousei.
It was probably even harder on her when he died. (Or so he's choosing to think.)]
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Isn't my little brother great?
[He has to boast. He has to. He's always been proud of both of them and to hear that Soramaru has managed to inspire another person, that's... really reassuring. Soramaru will be just fine.
But on the other hand-]
... Kiiko's gonna be really mad at me, isn't she?
[To pull this stupid dying act and... it's weird. Yeah, Sousei was bound to know first, considering the fact that they're partners but... Kiiko's always been important to Tenka too. She was the only one to look back before the Yamainu left. The break with her had never been as clean as it was between him and Sousei.
It was probably even harder on her when he died. (Or so he's choosing to think.)]