[Katsuk feels so much dread at those words. "You were turned." It's still hard for him to swallow-- it only happened a few hours ago, after all. But he'll give a soft nod of confirmation, even though Hijikata wasn't asking for it.]

There ain't anything "welcome" about this. I've been turned into an evil monster. A Villain.

[He's the natural predator to the humankind he wants to protect so much...]

If I wasn't so weak, this wouldn't have happened.