I appreciate the hopes, but for me, it's inevitable! No matter how much time we spend apart, we always seem to find each other again. I have no doubts that the end of my journey is going to put me right at their side. This is just another step in that direction, even if they're not here with me now.

[ Musashi smiled, almost too casually for what she was saying, but every word was firmly slotted into a deep sincerity that could only come from an unshakeable faith in this person... her Master, Ritsuka Fujimaru. ]