"He would have died a martyr to his own greed," Kenshin answers. "I wanted him to live long enough to be forgotten."
Their first duel is not a fight. It is a philosophy lesson. The Rurouni Kenshin
Kaoru runs after him in the mist.
"…Oro?"
"Kenshin!" she shouts. "If you become the manslayer again, Tomoe's death meant nothing!" "He would have died a martyr to his
Kenshin: "No. The difference is that you still believe the era needs wolves." chained to a pillar
For the first time in ten years, Kenshin does not smile. His grip on the sakabatō turns white. Kaoru, chained to a pillar, sees his eyes go flat and cold.