[Well she's not sure if she would say that about Kuzuryuu, but.]

I don't know if I'd call it cowardice - only you know your true motivations, but simply because it was the easy way out doesn't mean it was wrong. Without that gambit, I don't know how you'd have gone a week without a murder.

I rather think Kaoru will be annoyed if you ever do something like it again, though. There aren't resurrection machines lying around normally.