"Hooray!" As soon as Sazanoko finished speaking, Nakamura Tsuki immediately raised her hands high, as if by reflex, striking a "banzai" pose—unsurprisingly, she received a glance from Sazanoko.
"Sasa, Miss Sazanoko, I, I'm not, I'm not happy because we don't have to practice anymore...!" Nakamura Tsuki hastily retracted her raised hands, stammering to explain, "I just, just... just..."
Seeing Nakamura Tsuki's eager demeanor to explain... Sazanoko, who was usually very aloof, rare as it was, showed an expression of an amused chuckle.
"Ayue, don't be nervous, I didn't plan to blame you for anything."
"When I used to practice martial arts with Father, sometimes I also eagerly awaited hearing the words 'you can rest now' from him."
"Alright, go and take a break."
Sazanoko's words seemed to have a kind of magic power, immediately turning Nakamura Tsuki, who was just anxious, into a beaming smile.
