[yea matsui is probably visible somewhere - sword not drawn, not just yet. always on the precipice of a breakdown, that one.

buzen frowns at that....]

... if you're still serious about wanting to go with me on missions, we need rules. And you're not allowed to break them. [because they'd be in place to protect not only itsuki, but history itself] ... ever.

[just trying to really impress that upon itsuki as much as humanly possible]

They'd be just as important as the rules that we follow as swords - like the fate of humanity rests on them.