Scylla: Did Master Ever Mention You? Master Doesn't Like Talking About People Weaker Than Him

"Mother, you..."

No one knew what had happened. Caught between sorrow and joy, even her words came out incoherent.

But just as Lumine and Paimon beside her held their breath, already anticipating the touching scene to come,

Kamisato Ayaka, pulled back to herself, paused for a moment, stroked Ayaka's hair, and said something deeply moving:

"..."

"Ayaka, give those two notebooks back to me. I suddenly feel that some things really aren't suitable for you to read."

"Also, don't touch the storeroom at home for now. I remembered that some old things in there are a little dangerous."

"...?"

Lumine/Paimon: ???

No way, why was she talking about that??

Shouldn't they be embracing and saying something touching after learning they could stay together for a long time? Why was she worrying about notebooks and clutter?

The sorrowful atmosphere was interrupted, and the emotions they had built up until now suddenly became disjointed.

Facing everyone's confused expressions, the white-haired woman who had seemed so gentle earlier curved her eyes slightly and said something that sounded rather subtle in an extremely soft tone.

"...It's about time. They should be back soon."

"Thoma, bring over the prepared gift of thanks."

"Regardless of the outcome, the two Travelers must be given the reward they deserve."

Tenshukaku, second-floor office.

Having handled his younger sister's work for the day by himself, Kamisato Ayato rose from his desk with a slight sense of indescribable melancholy in his voice.

Unlike his sister, he had been the successor to the next commissioner position back then, so he knew his mother's movements before her death better than anyone.

Not to mention that cases of genuinely seeing the souls of one's relatives amid this anomaly were exceedingly rare,

for a mother who had barely left the Kamisato Estate after falling ill,