"I know, I remember... he was Uncle Xu's father, right?"
Mei nodded.
"Even so, I've now realized that many things don't add up," Bronya said.
"Especially what happened today. It proves a great many things."
Bronya said this.
"And... Uncle Xu's identity is simply too mysterious."
Bronya continued, "Actually, Kiana, you must have started suspecting Uncle Xu's identity a long time ago too, right?"
"..." Kiana remained silent, but she did not deny Bronya's words.
"Uncle Xu's identity... what's going on with that?" Mei asked curiously.
"Kiana and I previously saw records within Schicksal concerning Pseudo-Herrschers."
Bronya explained to Mei, "But among the records from five hundred years ago, there was one particularly notable name."
"Senior Sister Yae Sakura's name."
"Huh?! Miss Yae's name?" Mei was somewhat surprised, while Bronya continued, "Because of this, I conducted some investigations into events from five hundred years ago, Uncle Xu's past, and Grandpa Xu as well."
"And... the result?" Hearing this, Mei became curious as well.
"The result..."
Bronya looked at Kiana before saying, "A large amount of relevant information had been concealed, but I still found some details in the corners of the available information."
Bronya's expression did not change in the slightest as she continued, "Five hundred years ago, a Pseudo-Herrscher was born in the Far East. Yet according to Schicksal's records, this Pseudo-Herrscher later vanished, and no one knew her whereabouts."
"However, after comparing the location where the Pseudo-Herrscher was born in Schicksal's records, I discovered that it overlapped with present-day Changkong City."
"And according to Schicksal's records, Grandpa Xu had already appeared in this incident five hundred years ago. In those records, Grandpa Xu was the Pseudo-Herrscher's master."
Bronya changed the subject and continued, "After that, I compared photographs of Uncle Xu and Grandpa Xu against a large amount