想定してなかったわけではない。かつて刃と信念を交えた、分家の男との再会。

「…まったく、のんきな顔で食べる」

目の前には初めての甘味に頬を緩ませる男。何度打ちのめされようと“活人剣”を捨てない男だ。後生大事に抱え続ける甘い理想と互角にやり合うだけの腕。違えた道の先で認めたその刃は、納刀されたままくらいでちょうどいいのだろう。
（レイメイの苦笑まじりの感想）

I didn't expect it to happen, but I reunited with him... the one who puts his heart and soul in his blade. "Really. You eat with such a carefree attitude..." If anything sweet is placed in front of him, his guard comes down completely. Yet he never throws down his trust with the blade. His naivety is only matched by his willpower. The blade's path is determined, but is that really the right way? (Reimei's frustrated thoughts)