[ it's everything souji wanted to hear, word for word, as if souji could read Okita's mind. really, he wouldn't have cared so much if the shinsengumi had ended up being tossed aside as a cautionary tale, if only kondou was acknowledged in the end. the shinsengumi was his, even if hijikata had inherited it ]
[ he doesn't feel happy (hasn't felt happy in a long time), but the tension that's been stored away in him loosens. ]
A memorial. [ there's an unspoken 'i'm glad' in his tone. kondou hadn't been allowed to die as a samurai, but a shrine in his honor -- it was more than Okita thought possible for him ]
[ he's relieved. and calm enough to consider Souji's next words as he tilts his head at him ]
A little bit, huh? That makes me expect things from you, you know.