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Ichijou, Shiki, and Rima are friends I would guess...[he's never thought about it too much, but he did grow up with them and they all served Kaname-sama together].
But no, they aren't related to me...except in the distant way all nobles are somewhat related. Shiki is actually Kaname-sama's cousin.
[...He realizes belatedly he probably shouldn't have brought that up at all.]