"Yes." It is that hard to accept. Because he's not wrong, and undoing his whole foundation that took decades to build is too much work.

"A phoenix." A beat. "Ho-o is a symbol of rebirth from flames, justice, the southern constellation, and the blissful lover or mortal enemy of the dragon. It's fictional. Presumably. Though, like dragons, there's stories of it outside of Japan, so I'm less certain of that."