[ It's fine, it's fine, Aruji can rearrange the lists and someone will take Mutsu's place on the team. Fortunately, there are plenty of capable swords, and everyone is willing to chip in to help out.

Anyway, Chougi finally nods reluctantly. He'll go, because Aruji has told him to, he's just very uncertain about it.

Mutsu, on the other hand... ]

You should have been in repairs a while ago!

[ Ah, there he is. There's snippy Chougi. Where'd you go, buddy?

Also let's just ignore the part where if Moots had been in repairs, Chougi probably would have gotten to Aruji, because that just doesn't bear thinking about. ]

What if Aruji hadn't noticed and you'd gone on your mission anyway? You could have been a liability. It's a good thing she saw you!