User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 627 - The Creation/@comment-26140781-20150523043802/@comment-5398287-20150524034026

Having watched all of Tatsuki's flashbacks in Episode 8 only a few hours ago to confirm this, I can say with confidence that I did not witness His Majesty's glorious facial hair at any point during the episode. However, if you can provide a screenshot as evidence, I'm willing to re-evaluate my stance.