Misaki kneeled before him in kind. Despite her age and gender, they were about eye-to-eye.

"Kageyama-sama...maybe I don't understand the burdens of an older brother, but I can speak from the heart as a younger sister." Her fists balled in the beautiful fabric of her kimono. "Seeing my big sister so withdrawn...it's painful. Even when I try to get through and I can't...it's such a helpless feeling I want to cry."