[The second part of her response honestly throws him for a loop. He never considered himself someone who needs to be protected and kept safe - the invaluable one is his commander; he himself is just a sword like everyone else in the Shinsengumi (so this exchange totally isn't a case of the pot calling the kettle black). But being the vice-commander, used to calling the shots, he did place himself in the commanding officer's position in his response, so he can't fault her for treating him as such.]
Pawns are needed, too. The difference is that they can be discarded once they outlive their usefulness. Comrades you want to keep. The bottom line is that a commander who doesn't hesitate to sacrifice a subordinate (again, assuming no lives hinge on the mission, etc.) doesn't give a shit about them as a person.
[His phrasing is harsher than usual because he's high-strung over everything he learned, but also because he's aggravated at Mukuro apparently still defending Junko's decisions. How hard is it to see that she basically killed her for no reason?! Sure, maybe she wanted her to feel ultimate despair or whatever, but Hijikata has never been able to understand the super sadists and -masochists around him, so he can't really wrap his head around that part.]
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so this exchange totally isn't a case of the pot calling the kettle black). But being the vice-commander, used to calling the shots, he did place himself in the commanding officer's position in his response, so he can't fault her for treating him as such.]Pawns are needed, too. The difference is that they can be discarded once they outlive their usefulness. Comrades you want to keep. The bottom line is that a commander who doesn't hesitate to sacrifice a subordinate (again, assuming no lives hinge on the mission, etc.) doesn't give a shit about them as a person.
[His phrasing is harsher than usual because he's high-strung over everything he learned, but also because he's aggravated at Mukuro apparently still defending Junko's decisions. How hard is it to see that she basically killed her for no reason?! Sure, maybe she wanted her to feel ultimate despair or whatever, but Hijikata has never been able to understand the super sadists and -masochists around him, so he can't really wrap his head around that part.]