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C417: Explanation and the Future
“Big brother!”
Mayu said and tried to hug me again, but Linnecarlo grabbed her by the neck and stopped her.
“What is it about Yuta that makes him a big brother to you? You look older than him!”
I agree, but Mayu doesn’t seem to understand what is being said. In response to Linnecarlo’s angry words, she replies.
“I hate you! Yuta is my big brother! I’m absolutely sure of it!”
Even the strong-minded Linnecarlo was momentarily perplexed when she fired back like that. In that moment, Mayu jumped into my chest.
“Hey!”
Linnecarlo came back to herself and was about to say something again, but Feri stopped her.
“It seems that during the mental modification and reconstruction, her memories were tampered with when she connected with Yuta’s spirit. To her, Yuta is her favorite brother and her emotional support, so it is not a good idea to deny it too strongly.”
Although she was proudly explaining in front of her, Mayu either didn’t hear or didn’t care, or she didn’t respond to Feri’s words at all.
Seeing this, Linnecarlo and Nagisa are making exquisitely disgusted faces, but after hearing Feri’s explanation, they can’t do anything about it and just stare at me. I don’t care if they look at me like that

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Regardless, dad and Mayu woke up safely and all of our goals had been accomplished safely, so we could take a breather from the bottom of our hearts.
I thought so, but it seems that there were still a lot of things I needed to think about. What to do with the people who had been made into epsilon cores, what to do with the Sword Clan that had been disbanded and other difficult problems kept coming up.
“Hahahahaha──So I was dead, that’s interesting.”
I explained to the old man what had happened so far, but he seemed to take the fact that I had died as a funny story and listened with a hearty laugh from beginning to end.
“It’s no laughing matter. Do you have any idea how hard I and Kiyone have worked?”
“That’s right, Father. The Sword Clan has been disbanded, so this is no time to be amused.”
“I’m sorry, it looks like I put you guys through a lot of trouble.”
“What are you going to do about the Sword Clan, father? They’re already all scattered all over the place.”
“I won’t reject those who come back, but I have no intention of forcibly bringing them back and reviving the Sword Clan. I don’t have any attachment to the organization, although my apprentices and grand apprentices are important to me.”
“Then what are you going to do now?”
“I’ll stay with you for a while. I’m going to work hard to make ends meet, so don’t worry.”
I had expected this development to be possible given dad’s personality but Jean, who had never met him, was frankly surprised.
“The “Sword Saint” is now a member of the Iron Knights? That’s something I would never have hoped for, but I wonder if I can prepare a reward worthy of the Sword Saint

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“Hahahaha, don’t worry about that.”
I think he means it, as he is not a money-obsessed person to begin with. Jean, however, does not seem to be convinced by that

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“Oh, dad, if you’re coming over to my place, I need you to do something for me, okay?”
I had been thinking a bit about it in anticipation of my dad joining the Iron Knights so I decided to ask him since it was a good opportunity.
“Anything I can do for you, just ask.”
“I want you to be the swordsmanship instructor for the Iron Knights.”
Some people might be reluctant to be taught swordsmanship by a Kiyone of the same age, but I thought that if it was the Sword Saint, they would honestly follow his teachings. Dad thought for a moment before replying.
“Will it be okay if I’m a strict instructor?”
“Of course. If you don’t teach strictly, it will be meaningless.”
Jean, Kiyone, and Nagisa were happy to hear this answer, but Linnecarlo’s complexion turned sour.