Germany wasn't even shaken. Given the level of secrecy both Hotsuins maintained, he wasn't surprised that the child reacted with some skepticism. However, he had an answer for this, and he delivered it in an even voice. "I have spoken with Miyako Hotsuin on several occasions, and when I arrived, I met Yamato Hotsuin. Your resemblance to both of them is uncanny. Are you a future son of one of them?" He couldn't help but find his last suggestion a bit humorous; before he arrived here, he would have dismissed such a notion as ridiculous. Living in a world where magic was widespread and people came from all sorts of dimensions and time periods had gotten him used to the idea, however.