Hm?

[ it's the tone shift that gets his attention. it makes him curious at first, but then it's clear that he's really listening. not to say that he wouldn't ordinarily, but he's listening with the sort of intent that he would if hizen were telling him some kind of important business. ]

I see. Fair enough. I can't promise to be careful, but I won't be as reckless as I was before, at least.

[ if hizen had to witness the end, then he already knows where ryouma was stubbornly, willfully irresponsible, thanks to his pride. that's certainly preventable... ]

Was it really the same day? I suppose I didn't even realise what day it was, only that it was freezing outside, and I was just gettin' over a cold...

[ weird bit of unexpected nostalgia. ]

Anyway, it's summertime and I'm a lot harder to kill these days.