I know. But I still wanted to protect her.

[ It's true. Hana is not his to protect. But he'd felt a deep need to protect someone in Yoshiteru's absence and had felt drawn to her. Because she was weak and strong at the same time. Because he could sense just how much she loves her swords. ]

I did. [ He doesn't see a point in lying about it. ] I used them to get here. There was no other way.

[ Unlike Mikazuki and other citadel swords, Hototogisu has no saniwa to open pathways for him. He had to use the methods at his disposal, which meant hitching a ride with the revisionists. Not exactly the most "pure" method of entry, especially if he wanted a saniwa to trust him, but hey, it worked out in the end, didn't it? Sort of.

Oh well. Just like every other time, it looks like he's going to be broken. ]

Come, Mikazuki Munechika.

[ Not without a fight, though. Hototogisu pushes forward -- he won't break Mikazuki, won't actually try to, because he has no real interest in breaking a non-Revisionist sword, particularly not with Hana watching. But that doesn't mean he'll just roll over and let himself die, either. ]

If I shouldn't be here, then break me.