If her brother came back, then she would definitely talk to him a lot. She would get rid of all her confusion and anxiety, and frankly tell him her thoughts. Then, two months ago, after Suguha made her decision, a miracle occurred. Her brother had broken the curse through his own power and returned. ——But by that point, her relationship with her brother had already changed drastically. Suguha heard from her mother Midori personally that Kazuto was not her real brother, but actually a cousin. Her father Minetaka was an only child, but her mother Midori had an older sister who passed away early; however, Suguha didn’t know about this. Therefore, when Suguha learned that Kazuto was her mother’s sister’s child, she found herself at a loss and wasn’t sure what type of relationship they should maintain. Should they be a little more distant? Should they remain the same? She had no idea how she should express herself over this relationship. ...Yeah. There is one thing, that would not change... As Suguha pondered over all this, she swung her shinai down sharply as if to cut her own train of thought. It was too scary to keep going down that path of thinking, so she began her practice with the shinai in order to redirect her attention elsewhere. When she finished her required number of sets, the angle of the morning sun had changed significantly. She wiped the sweat off her forehead, put down the shinai, and turned back toward her house... “Ah...” The moment she looked toward the house, Suguha suddenly froze in her footsteps.