around a bit; she never expected it to suddenly turn so serious and leave her entire body feeling overheated. “Nevertheless, I was really surprised. Onii-chan, when did you practice?” “Eh, that attack pattern of mine... seems like sword skills really can’t be managed without system assist.” Once again, Kazuto muttered something that made absolutely no sense. “But it was really fun. Maybe I should try kendo again...” “Really!? Really!?” Suguha suddenly became energetic as a broad smile stretched across her face and she began to insist on a response. “Sugu, would you teach me?” “O, of course! We’ll definitely train together!” “We’ll have to wait until after my muscles recover though.” Kazuto nodded, and Suguha smiled wholeheartedly. The thought of practicing kendo together once again made her so happy that tears were coming out from her eyes. “Hey... Onii-chan... I...” Although Suguha didn’t understand why Kazuto had a renewed interest in kendo, she was still really happy, and wanted to also tell him about her new interest. However, she quickly changed her mind and swallowed the words she was going to say. “Hm?”