Because I am ancient history for most people here.
[He let his fingers trace Hijikata's jawline before he pulled his hands away completely.]
And every person from every world that has some version of us in it has told me that we lose. [He points to Ayumu.] She dies before the war even starts. [Then to Shinpachi.] He survives to be one of only a handful of us that live to see us turned into the demons of history. [He doesn't point to Hijikata. He doesn't want to talk about what happens to him or what happens to himself either.]
It's simply what must happen in order for the world to progress. Not that I won't still fight to win, but I know there is only a slim chance that my future will be any different from what people have told me.
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[He let his fingers trace Hijikata's jawline before he pulled his hands away completely.]
And every person from every world that has some version of us in it has told me that we lose. [He points to Ayumu.] She dies before the war even starts. [Then to Shinpachi.] He survives to be one of only a handful of us that live to see us turned into the demons of history. [He doesn't point to Hijikata. He doesn't want to talk about what happens to him or what happens to himself either.]
It's simply what must happen in order for the world to progress. Not that I won't still fight to win, but I know there is only a slim chance that my future will be any different from what people have told me.