I had lived with him since he took me in as a child. [ And that particular point was too easy to fall back on to justify his treatment. Even now he felt complicated some days, even if he could never forgive Madarame for the things he had done or caused. ] But it was a very poor deal…

Adults coveting the skills and talents of those younger than them and using them to their advantage are truly deplorable. I’m sorry that you have had such a similar experience.

[ And then the rest of it registered. Yeah, okay, that was a lot to unpack Illyana.

Yusuke needed a minute… It was almost enough to negate the annoyance he felt at her amusement earlier. ]

I... Presume that your master is someone who does not stay dead in that case…?