Another soft chuckle. "I suppose asking for just one makes it a bit too hard!", he concedes, following it with a nod. "But so... one of the classics, then, ne? That is an inspiring one, indeed." He then seems to look up and think for a moment. "But... Mirumoto-sama meant their first meeting, or the second one?", he then adds. "Or... well, both?"Mirumoto Haruhi wrote: ↑Thu Aug 19, 2021 7:42 pmHarushi snort at that.
"You're going to make me choose but one, Suzume-san? Such cruel austerity. The story of Kakita and Mirumoto Hojatsu, then. Probably the most popular story of dueling, just ahead of Kakita and Matsu. Both very important stories for very different reasons." she offered.
"And yourself, Suzume-san?"
With another smile, he adds. "But for me... I tend to like stories of minor personages, too... but for my favourite, I think I would also go with one of Mirumoto Hojatsu's stories - but that of himself vs the clanless Ujimona. That Hojatsu-sama would recognise Ujimona as the superior duelist in skill, but still best him... because he knew of his victory - that is one story I find particularly inspiring. Both for its... mystery, I suppose, but also because it casts light on... something."
He looks down for a while, thoughtful again, then smiles at her. "I... don't quite know what the lesson is exactly, or how to put it. Very Dragon-like, I suppose!", he says with a grin. "But... I feel it's something often forgotten. Perhaps... 'success is not closed off to the least favoured, if it's their path to achieve it'?" He looks at her with a somewhat shy smile, then at the ground again. "Or something like that... I'm not entirely sure, but I feel there's an important lesson there!"