—Sounds like the same goes for Ran, but...

The way I saw him, Master was always so...

...How to put it... ...I mean...

Because he didn't talk much and was always so stern, he was sort of a... scary old man. Even while serving Yuyuko-sama, he always lived by the sword...

I was frantically trying to follow in his footsteps.

......Yes, Youki always treated you as the heir to the Konpaku Style...

...But I don't remember much else.

Smiling at me, playing with me. The one thing connecting us was kenjutsu, and... nothing else.

Because he didn't talk much and was always so stern, he was sort of a... scary old man.