[Gai is actually silent for a moment, eyes distant.]

If I died, someone else would just rise to take my place. Maybe Shibungi, or maybe someone I haven't even considered. That's the way things are. It's a cycle, just like everything else.

I'm only where I am because things came together in a way for me to end up as the leader. That doesn't mean there aren't others who would be just as fitting for the job as I.

[His lips quirk up in a slight smirk.] I was just lucky. That's all there is to it.