Kashiwagi's comments toward Yoken were always so sharp and cruel that he felt like his heart was being cut out, and he always scorned and ridiculed Yoken's vacillation and cowardice.
柏木の養賢への批評はいつも心臓を抉り出す様に残酷で鋭く、養賢の心の揺れや卑怯を常に蔑み、突き飛ばすものであった。