Deep in her heart, Koushou Hayate had always believed that Zenno Rob Roy and Kyoushou were far more outstanding than she was.
In front of those two, who radiated such dazzling presence, she felt far too ordinary and inconspicuous.
Because of that, she rarely mentioned her sisters in front of others. At most, she would talk about things at home when she called the laughing Teio Sho in Australia.
But after getting to know Kitasan Black, she simply could not resist the other girl's enthusiasm, nor did she know how to deal with such a cheerful personality. Before she knew it, she had come to regard her as a friend, and only then did she occasionally talk about her family.
She certainly had not said anything bad. Everything she said had been praise about how exceptional her elder and younger sisters were.
She had originally thought she had not mentioned it that many times, and since Kitasan Black had little contact with her sisters, those things she said should not have become known to anyone else.
Yet she had never expected that after this race, her sisters would run into Kitasan Black and the others—and that Kitasan Black would blurt out everything she had said without any restraint.
So as she covered Kitasan Black's mouth and stumbled over her words, Koushou Hayate wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into. At the same time, her mind raced desperately, trying to find a way to change the subject.
As everyone's looks toward her grew increasingly strange, Kitasan Black seemed to start struggling as well. Then, Koushou Hayate suddenly had an idea and thought of a decent topic.
"R-Right! Um... Elder sister," she said hurriedly, releasing Kitasan Black's mouth and gesturing frantically at Zenno Rob Roy.
"How... how