[His eyebrows shoot up and he cocks his head to the side before letting out a soft laugh.]

Ah, I'm not the kind of person who doles out empty condolences. I'm a great fighter, Kokonose Chuuta. [Of a kind of fighting.] All it ever brought me was misery and grief.

Cooking though. [he grins.] Cooking is a skill that'll leave behind a legacy worth remembering. Who doesn't remember the foods they've loved with fondness?