"Is that so... Since my brothers have all spoken, I won't say much more. After all, I still have something to do later, but... since we are good brothers, let me at least see you guys off home."

"No, no, that's not necessary. My home is very far away... I can't waste my brothers' time. You need to go see Lord Delance, right? Don't worry about us."

"True, my home... is also very far."

They really are friends, both of their homes are far away. Are you guys neighbors? And to come all the way here to play, it's really quite playful.

"You're right, I still need to go to Lord Delance's house. If I make my brothers late and Lord Delance blames them, I would really feel bad."

"...That's true."

"Ah... brother, you should hurry off."

Another man chimed in eagerly.

"Really, I've made my brothers worry for me. I've been a bad friend, so as a consolation prize, although I can't take you guys home, at least let me bid farewell as you leave."

"Ah... right, then we'll be on our way."

"Yeah, we shouldn't disturb our brothers."

Just as the two started walking away...

"Wait!"

They were immediately called back by Ryuto.

"Huh?"

"Brothers... do you have something else to say?"

The two turned around nervously.

"Well, not really, I just wanted to talk about this game."

"The game?"

The man with glasses asked in confusion.

"Yeah, to be honest with you, although I really like this game, it seems that Lord Delance isn't a fan of it, in fact, he might even hate it."

"Lord Delance?"

"That's right, this is my advice as a brother. Although this game may seem harmless, if, by any chance, in the future you guys do something like this again and Lord Delance catches wind of it, I can't guarantee what Lord Delance might do."

The two immediately paled upon hearing this.

"Well, I'm not trying to restrict your hobbies, at most it's just a reminder. If you guys insist on playing, there's nothing more I can say, after all... I must respect your personal choices."

Ryuto added as a final note, "Understood, thank you for the reminder, brother."

"Thank you, brother..."

The two nodded in fear.

"That's all then, take care, brothers."

"Alright..."

"Brothers... stay safe."

The two hurriedly left, exchanging last-minute words.

"I'll visit you guys sometime."

Ryuto watched their backs as they left, adding one more sentence.

But... why does it feel like they are leaving faster?

"Ryuto, is that it then?"

Anna asked from the side.

"Yeah, I suppose... I'm sorry, though."

"Ah... why would Ryuto say that?"

Anna's face was full of confusion.

"Just now I used your last name, knowing fully well that you and your father aren't on good terms, knowing that you've always disliked your own identity, even hated it, but still I..."

Ryuto lowered his head to Anna.

In response, Anna simply closed her eyes and shook her head gently.

"No, Ryuto, you don't need to worry at all, because..."

However, Ryuto's words didn't stop there. Rather, the other person's response couldn't become a reason to convince himself.

"But I will mind."

"Huh...?"