[ It's totally weird, okay. He's a little more used to it thanks to everything he's seen in that other place, but it's still.. weird, the idea of women fighting in an army. Shinpachi's smart enough to realise that times are slowly changing, that there's different weapons, so.. maybe it's just another thing that's going to change once the era of samurai is fully over.

It's a little bit of a depressing thought though, so he tries to not linger on it too much. Might as well just take this for what it is. Besides, if she did willingly join the army for a good cause - then that's just admirable, as far as he's concerned. Even if she's a woman.

Shinpachi reaches up to rub the back of his neck briefly. ]

Nah, if it's a title you earned, then stick to it. You gotta be proud of that kinda stuff, y'know? There's plenty of people out there [ and by people, he means "cowardly men", really ] who don't dare to fight even if it's needed, so at least be proud.