[Of course, change required time. Perhaps an entire lifetime as he has been learning. Even Takame has wondered if he has changed at all.

He wouldn't deny the kid his smugness this time, he did well. He deserved to feel accomplished.]

Yes. One may only become as strong as the tools they utilize allow. [A little twitch of his tail, surprised at how speaking such a thing did not make him immediately recall his own role as a tool.]

Forgive me for once again making assumptions... but has restlessness begun to set in for you as well? Is that the reason you've created this?