When they met again next time, the friend proudly showed his sword to Ryoma. Ryoma took a handgun out of his inside pocket, showing it to his friend and said "The sword is useless at all in the presence of the gun."
次に再会したとき、旧友が勇んで刀を見せたところ龍馬は懐から拳銃を出し「銃の前には刀なんて役にたたない」と言われた。