[It's so hard, and nobody understands. Life is so hard when you have to deal with spoiled brat Kazama and his whims....
Still, that question does give him pause. Was there something he could have done? He doesn't like to think about it, truthfully, because he could have done something. He had interfered in the end, but it had only been to warn Kazama about the fuss he'd been making. He hadn't been able to bring himself to do anything more, and risk crossing Kazama at that point.
But he could have. He could have crossed Kazama, and prevented that entire tragedy from unfolding.
He hadn't, though.]
...Yes. [But he won't shirk the fact that he could have.] I chose to prioritize instead the debts of our clan.
[Okay, but he couldn't have without pissing off Kazama and that would've pretty much undermined all of his efforts thus far. Still....it's a shame.]
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Still, that question does give him pause. Was there something he could have done? He doesn't like to think about it, truthfully, because he could have done something. He had interfered in the end, but it had only been to warn Kazama about the fuss he'd been making. He hadn't been able to bring himself to do anything more, and risk crossing Kazama at that point.
But he could have. He could have crossed Kazama, and prevented that entire tragedy from unfolding.
He hadn't, though.]
...Yes. [But he won't shirk the fact that he could have.] I chose to prioritize instead the debts of our clan.
[Okay, but he couldn't have without pissing off Kazama and that would've pretty much undermined all of his efforts thus far. Still....it's a shame.]