Recently, Ryu’s younger sister, Hanna, began accompanying Ryu and Leanne wherever they went.
Although only eight years old, Hanna had developed enough physical strength from martial arts training that she wasn’t a burden and eagerly observed everything the two did, except for journeys into the Demon Forest.
Ryu was cautious about Hanna learning strange things, but Leanne actively taught her whatever she wanted to know.
In the beginning, Ryu tried to stop Hanna from developing strange habits, fearing them. However, Hanna’s quick grasp of things allowed her to make them her own without adopting oddities, and she didn’t even require much time.
The ‘Sage’ skill included mastery of martial arts like swords, staffs, and unarmed combat, but there shouldn’t have been archery. Still, Ryu was surprised to see Hanna learning it in her unique way under Leanne’s guidance.
Though their learning processes differed, they both reached Leanne’s set goals accurately.
Leanne seemed to enjoy teaching, reveling in Hanna’s literal genius and imparting her expertise eagerly.
This might be attributed to Hanna’s other skill, ‘Flawless’.
However, much like Ryu’s ‘Gokudo’, it appeared to be a mysterious skill, unknown even to Professor Saiten, who was knowledgeable about skills.
Ryu worried if Hanna was also a reincarnated individual, but considering Hanna’s intelligence, which showed no signs of her past life’s influence on her ideas, it felt unlikely.
As an elder brother, Ryu found solace in this.
He realized that not all reincarnated individuals were necessarily happy; some might even long for their past families.
Ryu himself had none as he was an orphan, and his past life involved illicit activities, so he considered himself fortunate to have this family. He imagined not everyone would be as straightforwardly happy about being reincarnated.
Clearly, his past life was privileged, and losing it would pose more challenges in this world.
While he had adapted to it, Ryu thought it would be difficult for those accustomed to the conveniences of civilization to adjust to a world where civilization had suddenly declined.
Ryu taught Hanna herb gathering, potion brewing, and potion making, even presenting her with a complete set of tools.
Learning potion making wouldn’t be in vain, especially for someone with the ‘Sage’ skill who would find mana replenishment potions essential.
Hanna’s quick comprehension, despite Ryu only being able to brew unpalatable mana replenishment potions, led her to produce ones with a refreshing taste effortlessly.
“Hanna, you’re amazing!”
Impressed, Ryu eagerly learned her methods.
“…So, if you replace this herb with that one, the taste improves without altering the effect.”
While being taught, Ryu was once again struck by Hanna’s brilliance.
Hanna had a talent for utilizing her knowledge to optimize processes to achieve the best results.
However, she couldn’t do things she hadn’t learned, struggling with concepts unfamiliar to her, such as Ryu’s knowledge and ideas about coffee making, hand carts, wagons, carriages, Kendama toys, and chocolate making.
“Ryu-nii-san is amazing!”
Hanna boasted about it to her friends in town.
“Indeed, Ryu has ideas that we don’t.”
Proudly nodding at Hanna’s words, Leanne’s attitude seemed odd to Ryu, but he felt thankful for her praise and refrained from commenting on it.
The appearance of Ryu, Leanne, and Hanna together became a new sight around town.
Workers saw them enjoying udon together at the town’s cafeteria during lunch breaks, and children witnessed them conversing with the school principal, Shikyo, at school.
In the coffee fields, villagers observed them discussing new cultivation plans with farmers.
Neighboring housewives encountered them worrying about udon sales at the noodle factory.
At the workshop, artisans took breaks to watch Hanna’s fascination with carriage construction.
Their presence became a common sight everywhere, gradually blending into the daily lives of the locals.
“Hanna, we’ll be going to the Demon Forest after this. Let’s head home for now.”
“…Okay!”
Hanna nodded obediently, holding hands with Ryu and Leanne as they skipped home. This sight was considered the most precious by the locals.
