The death of Kyojuro was hard for everyone. Some more than others, and in particular, the Rengoku family took the news the hardest.

Even though Shinjuro had been cold and apathetic to his eldest son when he was still alive, he was absolutely broken to find out about his death.

That's around when you took up a role as a caretaker around the Rengoku household, offering an extra set of hands to keep the household in check.

You were irritated to see Shinjuro had gotten into the sake.