"No matter what, having returned to this era, I was here to create miracles."
Seeing Kotone's dazed expression, Wuye took her hand. The disappointment vanished from his face, replaced by firm brightness. "You don't need to overthink it. Just interact with me however you want. Brother and sister, older sister and younger brother—either is fine."
Unlike holding Kaguya Otsutsuki's hand, holding Kotone's gave him a sense of comfort. There was not a trace of romantic feeling, only pure closeness.
"Wuye... don't worry, I'm fine..."
Kotone looked at him with clear, shining eyes and clasped his hand in return. "No matter what the future may be, being able to stay with you and my lady even a thousand years later... I... I'm already very content."
"The relationship between you two really is complicated..."
Kaguya Otsutsuki spoke in an indescribable tone. "So in the future, Kotone gave birth to you, then I became your older sister, and we had that kind of relationship too... What a mess..."
The way she looked at Kotone quietly changed. No longer did she see a maid she had casually rescued, but a sister with whom she truly shared a bond.
Their entanglement spanning a thousand years meant that the futures of the three of them had long since become tightly intertwined.
"Heehee..."
Kotone suddenly covered her mouth and giggled. "Will my lady have to call me Mom in the future?"
Kaguya Otsutsuki: "..."
"In the future, your relationship will still be much like it is now. Kotone is Kaguya's guardian branch family," Wuye said, shaking his head. "Even across a thousand years, you still chose to become her guardian."
"Ah? Is that so? Then that's wonderful too!" Kotone beamed.
Something soft stirred within Kaguya Otsutsuki's heart. Unable to resist, she extended her left hand and clasped