339 The Image of Her Brother

"Should I call you grandson, then, descendant of mine?"

Eh? Eeeh? EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEH?

Both the Suzuki siblings and Chiaki were shocked. Their shrieks of surprise caught the other people's attention so they smiled sheepishly at them to indicate that everything's fine before clarifying the matter.

"Father, what did you say?"Alinea asked in a hushed tone.

Technically, aside from the Mayor and the officials, the rest of the guests were from the Homura and Kazehaya Houses so it was alright to speak normally about deities and such. However, she felt that this information was something that many were not privy to, and she'd like to keep it that way.

Also…

Alinea looked at Ryuu and Ivan. The two looked as if nothing major happened or had been heard. Strange…

It was as if they knew something they didn't.