[Straightforward then. Souji could appreciate that and he raised the sword again, trying to keep his breathing controlled and slow.]

Words can sometimes be the most powerful and most dangerous of all weapons.

[He dropped the sword in the same arc again, stopping it at the same point as before.]

It takes a strong person to be able to use them well, and I knew people who could use them better than I, so I left it to them. You prefer your fists then?