Kotaro Katsura was an idealist, but he was also a man of action... Sogo Doma had no idea what the other man wanted to do.
In the past...
"This country has decayed to the extreme. Its so-called democracy is built upon the remnants of the feudal system. The upper class controls everything in this society, while those at the bottom can only leave things to fate. Democracy? It's laughable just to think about it. I want to change all of this..." That was what Kotaro Katsura had said.
Sogo Doma: "..." He replied, "Then you must be really tired..." It was the truth. After weapons had been upgraded through who knew how many generations, the other man's ideals were even less realistic than Yukino Yukinoshita's dream of changing the world.
"It is tiring, but someone has to do it." Kotaro Katsura said, "Birth determines everything. That's something I refuse to accept..."
"Are kings, marquises, generals, and ministers born to their stations?" Sogo Doma had asked at the time.
"Uh, y-yeah, something like that..." Kotaro Katsura looked somewhat embarrassed, though it lasted only a moment. "Have you had thoughts like that too, Sogo? What you just said..."
"That's an ancient saying from the Celestial Empire, Zura. The Doma Family is a distinguished family, you know..."
"Not Zura, Katsura!" Kotaro Katsura muttered. "An ancient saying from the Celestial Empire? So the people of that country understood this truth long ago?"
"Probably..."
"I really want to see what the person who said that ended up doing." Kotaro Katsura said wistfully. Sogo Doma: "..." He became another ruling exploiter.
"Don't dwell on what ancient people did. What about you? What do you want to do? Change things and all that..."
"Huh?" Kotaro Katsura was startled at first. "Me? First, I'll become this country's prime