...I see. [ Kousetsu frowns at that. It's a visible frown and perhaps he shouldn't have asked. It wasn't his place to ask about such personal things being a sword that he was... ]

But you and Tenka-san are quite close. Is that not a...similar situation? [ Hm. ] There is a different...feeling when it comes to family. I feel something different when I am with Souza and Sayo.

[ Well being forged by the same swordsmith wasn't a typical family connection. But he figured the emotions he felt towards Souza and Sayo were different than the emotions he felt towards others. Which meant that they were family in his eyes. ]