「Father...Why are you talking about that now?」
Kudou-chan asks her father.
「Well you see...Michi-kun, you reached the 『Age to know the colors』」
The father answers while driving.
「Your age is about to reach the time where you separate from me...」
A serious face.
「...Father」
Kudou-chan mutters.
「I...during lunch time, 『Kuromori's』Margo-sama has told me that my idea of fighting is no good...」
Oh...after lunch...
The fake right wing's fight?...
「That's when I realized that my fighting style is supported by father...」
That time, Margo-san pointed out that Kudou-chan wasn't watching at the whole battle space.
I see...Kudou-chan usually fights alongside with her father...
It's Kudou papa's responsibility to see the entire battlefield...Kudou-chan can just freely fight as she want while supporting her father.
「...I know. I was watching over」
...As expected
He's already with us at that time.
「I didn't understand how much father helps me in my fights until it was pointed out...!」
「Yeah...but you already get it don't you?」
「...Yes」
「In the fight at the bathroom a while ago...Michi-kun's position was good. In preparation for the assault of the separate unit, you were able to support me all the time but still stick to a perfect position to protect Kuromori-san. That's a passing grade...!」
「...Thank you very much」
The father and daughter continue their talk.
「Therefore...Michi-kun, it's about time you graduate from me」
「...That's, father!」
Kudou-chan's surprised.
「My 『Kudou style ancient martial arts』...is something I arranged according to my way of living to the end. Michi-kun, shouldn't Michi-kun think about her own 『Kudou style』?」
The father tells his daughter.
「...My own?」
「Yeah...Michi-kun and I are different people. Our birth time is different, and the environment we grew up is different. And above all of it...Michi-kun is a woman. We're different humans so we think differently. Our way of living should be different」
Kudou-chan listens to her father seriously.
「Then...Michi-kun need to have a different 『Kudou style martial arts』from me. The actions humans do represent all of their inside. Try looking...I'm wearing a silly dress and Michi-kun's wearing a uniform of a prestigious girl's scool. My clothes are sloppy and Michi-kun's are firm. Even your hair is combed beautifully and smooth. Michi-kun and I are different in essential sense...!」
...The father and daughter are different.
...They have to separate beyond the difference.
「I thought of you as a kid until now so I'm okay with you imitating me. But...Michi-kun's already an adult. You have to search your way and live it」
「...My road?」
「That's right...Just like how I chose Kouzuki old man as my master...Michi-kun chose her own lord, right?」
Kudou-chan...looks down and answers.
「Yes...I think Misuzu-sama will be my lifetime master...!」
Kudou papa laughs.
「Then...we might become enemies someday you know...?」
Kudou-chan...
