Suguha completely forgot her hesitation from earlier and wondered why he would suddenly say such a thing; she smiled and said: “Aren’t you confident? Trying to pick a match with a national quarter-finalist? Besides...” Her facial expressions then changed. “Is your body alright...? You shouldn’t be reckless...” “Hehe, I’ll show you the results of my daily rehabilitation training at the gym.” Kazuto chuckled and began to briskly walk toward the back of the house. Suguha hurried to follow. The Kirigaya house was a rather spacious lot, and a dojo laid to the east of her mother’s room. They followed grandfather’s will and didn’t demolish it, so Suguha used it for her daily practice, thoroughly maintained it, and kept all the equipment there. The two of them entered the dojo barefooted, bowed to each other, and then began to prepare themselves respectively. Fortunately, grandfather’s physique was almost the same as Kazuto’s; the protectors they brought out were old but just the right fit. As they finished tying the headgear’s laces at the same time, the two of them walked to the center of the dojo and bowed to each other once again. Suguha slowly stood up from her crouching position, grasped her favorite shinai tightly, and took a centered stance. Meanwhile, Kazuto— “W-what is that, Onii-chan?”