[Death · Bailu] Flower Story

How deep is the person behind the scenes hiding?

The moonlight leaks from the eaves of the corridor, and the warm light from the paper sliding door melts into a cool summer night dream.Inside the sliding door, the thin figure sitting upright was dragged longer by the lamp placed at the foot of the table.

Bai Zai behind the desk put down the last urgent document, raised his knuckle fingers to press the center of his brows, his long and narrow phoenix eyes slightly closed, his perennially indifferent and firm face now showed a trace of unconscious fatigue .

His figure didn't move, but his gaze was habitually turned to the side curtain.

The small room, which was half-lit by screens and bamboo curtains, was cold and cold. Except for a silver smoked ball rolling down on the tatami, the only thing left was the clear light shining through the round window.

There was no longer that thin figure that fell asleep peacefully amidst the incense.

"Ouch...cough cough...cough..."

"Ah~ Rukia-chan, how does this hot spring feel?"

... The guy on the bank who bent over to peek, whose facial features were deformed by the ripples of the water, was a guy in green clothes and a green hat?On his shoulders is...

a cat? !

"Your Excellency Yeyi, why are you back?" Rukia, who had recalled her memory, closed the towel on her chest in surprise, wiped the water from her face and stood up.

"Shop Manager Sang, when did I fall asleep?" This feeling... the feeling of chest tightness and depression since entering this weird hot spring has disappeared?

"Ah~ Rukia-chan, you actually... fainted for a quarter of an hour? Not bad, little girl!" Lukia, dizzy and dizzy, only felt a black shadow flash in front of her eyes, and then she felt that a furry animal was covering her shoulder. His paw "snapped".

When the eyes were refocused, a certain black cat Sang, who had succeeded in the sneak attack, had squatted back on top of the uncle in the green hat, squinting his golden pupils and licking his paws as if nothing had happened.

"Urahara-san, what the hell is going on here!" Rukia was tortured by the one person and one cat singing in front of her, and she was on the verge of blowing her hair, but the profiteer in the green yukata, who was still exuding a lazy atmosphere just now, was depressed. The brim of the hat leaned over with a meaningful smile.

"Lukia-chan, don't you think that the spirit seeds in your body are abundant now?" Those pearl-gray eyes that were always hidden under the shadow of the brim of the hat were burning brightly, which reminded Rukia for a moment of Nirvana cocoon. When Li saw the situation in Sal Apollo's laboratory, "This hot spring is made after the guy in Wang Ting. The healing effect of replenishing spirit seeds to purify spirit pressure is much stronger than Captain Unohana's spell, and it is better than The several ponds in Wang Ting need the convenience of jumping around..."

"Hmph, I think the effect is much worse, well~ Anyway, Rukia-chan passed out for a quarter of an hour in this pool, there is a future! Come on, little girl, tell me that Bai Zai has taught you What?" The black cat with golden pupils narrowed its eyes in disdain, then turned its head and hooked its paws viciously at Lucia, who seemed to understand half-understanding.

"Ye Yisang...don't hit people so bluntly..."

Ignoring someone who was pretending to be crying together, the black cat twisted its waist and walked over Shi Shiran, jumping on Rukia's shoulder.

"That's right, Lucia-chan, it's getting late, I'll tell you a joke I just heard this morning, ha."

The elders in Room 46 of the Central Committee felt that their authority had been seriously challenged.

"What do you say that the owner of the Kuchiki family is preparing for the ten-year congratulations of His Royal Highness King Ling, and specially sent Kuchiki Rukia back to the Kuchiki residence to preside over the affairs of the royal court, so he made such a big noise that the one who was born in Ruhun Street is now involved with the rebellious party endlessly The commoner girl sent back? And that Mako Hirako, a little captain who doesn’t take the secret order I’m waiting for seriously!” The old man with gray hair on his temples, dressed in jet-black pattern, couldn’t hide the resentment in his tone, The people beside him also echoed and began to nod.

"Well, Elder Sakaki, don't talk nonsense. After all, that lady's name has already been recorded in Kuchiki's family tree, and there is nothing wrong with preparing to go to the royal court. Besides, she still has..." Another person with The tone of the previous "Elder Sakaki" who was dressed similarly sounded much calmer.

"Oh, it's just a guard, does she think it's the sword of Amacongyun [1] that commands the world? It's in collusion with the rebellious party, so what if there is Kuchiki's protection?" Elder Sakaki interrupted the old man involuntarily. If he wanted to find resonance, he found that the people around him who were nodding their heads like chickens pecking at rice before were evasively avoiding his gaze.

"With the chrysanthemum pattern of the royal family, the token sent by the envoy of the royal family, isn't it like the sky from the cloud in this Lingling Court? Don't forget that the last time the Lingwang Palace came, but the screen left and right and the lady late at night Let’s talk freely. Hehe, Elder Sakaki, I think you are envious of the power of the Kuchiki family..." The calm tone did not change, but it was clearly teased by others, and Elder Sakaki who was standing aside was so angry Clenching his fists, the black patterned clothes began to tremble.

"Hmph, Elder Tachibana, your daughter hasn't married into the Kuchiki House yet, why is she already favoring his Kuchiki House..."

"This... ahem!"

"Let me tell you, if Kuchiki's family is really so favored by King Ling, that Kuchiki Byakuya should have sent his unworthy commoner sister to the royal court long ago..."

Hidden in the shadow of the tall white tower, the few people who were wearing heavy masks and strict attire were arguing endlessly, but they did not see the black shadow passing quickly from the top of the tower, or the golden pupil flashing slight sarcasm.

Wherever there is a soul, there will be greed.Kisuke, this world is still like this.

Whether it is the soul world or the world, whether it is a "sage" or a commoner.

"Puff hahaha...Lukia, do you think that group of stubborn old people are joking? Even the enemy didn't know who they were and wanted to fight among themselves. The whole group was killed by Aizen back then and they didn't make any progress, haha Hahahahahaha..." At this time, the former commander-in-chief of secret maneuvers who had already moved to Kuchiki's dining hall, and the current Patriarch of Shifengin family, put down the fifth sumo wrestler that was swept away under Rukia's dull gaze. The stone pot, wiped his mouth and picked up another big bowl with a smile that saw his teeth but couldn't see his eyes.

Urahara Kisuke on the side just smiled habitually, put the silver-clad bamboo chopsticks in his hand on the small vermilion lacquer plate in front of him, and "clacked" the plain bat fan to cover half of his face, "Look!" Chia-chan, Byakuya boy is really good this time, he even found such a good reason to gag Room 46, I wonder if Ichigo will sneeze all day in the royal court."

"..." Rukia kept her listening posture and lowered her eyes slightly, but her slender hands had already crumpled the hem of her apricot-colored uniform under the desk table into three rolls.

"But you don't have to worry, that boy Ichigo will definitely help you. After all, just because you are a little girl, why did you get offended by those stubborn old people and hold you tight? If it weren't for the emergency, Bai Zai would not Will send a letter... um..."

The carefree voice in her ear suddenly disappeared, and Rukia raised her eyes suspiciously, but what she saw was Ye Yi holding a fish in her mouth and glaring at the profiteer in a green bathrobe beside her.

"Send a letter, big brother... what letter to send, and to whom?"

"...Haha, haha...Of course it's for Ichigo to lie~~~ You know that the Kuchiki family is close relatives of the royal family, and the only privilege in Seireitei is not at 01:30, right? Ye Yisang, I don’t have anything to look at, eat fish quickly and be careful~~”

"..." Rukia felt that something was wrong, but her thoughts were disturbed by the two people in various situations for a while, but her mind returned to the day when she left this world.

Still wearing a white cloak, still one step away, she just followed behind the man who blocked the sunlight in front of her.The summer sun was so blazing, but she felt that she was still hovering on the approach to the Kasuga Festival at that time.

The fleeting hug this morning was really not a dream of mine, wasn't it?

If it was a dream, it would be nice not to wake up.

——But he let me go, I clearly remember that even though it was a dream, after he called my name, he finally let me go.

Then he got up and left without looking back, only the words "Now that you have decided, let's make preparations." drifted in the sound of summer wind chimes.

Lucia stared blankly at his raven-black hair hanging loose, at his flying skirts, and then her eyes shifted to her tightly clenched hands, but there was still not even a trace of his warmth left there.

"Lukia." The familiar deep voice woke her up from a daze.

"Yes, my lord brother." She clutched her cuffs and looked up at him, saying that her elder brother was finally chewed to pieces and kept it in her heart.

"After you get back...don't run around anymore." Bai Zai stopped, but didn't turn his head.

He didn't know how to face this child, or rather he didn't know how to face it, it was always himself.As long as he saw her pair of crystal clear purple pupils, he would remember that when he learned that she was trapped in the barrier, he had already decided to protect her firmly by his side in the future.And this time, it is precisely because she understands the girl's recklessness and stubbornness, and understands that even in such a passive environment, she will still insist on completing the task to prove her innocence, so she applied to stay in Luo の before the matter is clarified. Town.

You are determined to stay here, how can I leave you alone.

That's why when he realized that the child was determined to leave, he couldn't help holding her in his arms, as if if so, she would continue to stay quietly within his sight.

However.Yes, however.

At that time, he looked at her puzzled expression, heard her uneasy tone, and felt her response that she didn't even dare to use any strength, which only made him more aware of the distance between the two of them, and realized the distance between them. At this time, I have become the one who has to stay in the station, and the little girl who was in the vast pine wind at that time, with a face full of fear but still insisted on returning to the station, can only be sent back by myself. Ling Lingting, once again faced the unknown wind and frost alone.

Because this is what she wants, and he doesn't want to restrain her too much.

But Rukia didn't know what was going on in the heart of the man who was a step away in front of her at this time, she just felt the wave of spiritual pressure coming from her body, which was as vast as the sea, and then let herself sink into the thoughts. deep.

——Brother, the person he loves has always been his sister. The portrait obtained from the enchantment is still hanging in front of his case, and after getting the portrait, he even proposed to the captain of the Jingle to stay in Seireitei Until the incident is found out.

——And I'm just a little girl who always causes trouble for him. Now that I have decided to leave, I must be decisive.Ah, sure enough, it was just a dream of mine.And now the dream has woken up.

——Rukia, what are you expecting?The only time I insisted, the only time I wanted to fight, the only time I wanted to appear in his sight with a stand alone, but it only made him more troubled.

—But anyway, I got a hug, didn't I?

"...Yes, please rest assured, brother."

The dazzling sun in the summer afternoon, and the lush greenery on the roadside that was blown up and down by the smoky wind all became the background at this time, and the sound of cicadas suddenly faded away. , all he can perceive now is the weak and gloomy tone of the child behind him.

So when Bai Zai obviously felt the weak spiritual pressure that was becoming more and more swaying behind him, he turned around at a speed that he didn't expect, grabbed the pair of slightly trembling shoulders, and then looked at the little girl with her head down. The girl frowned.

"What? Don't you want to go back, or is something uncomfortable?"

"... Rukia doesn't dare to worry my elder brother."

The clear purple pupils were raised straight up, it was the first time that Bai Zai couldn't find himself in these shiny pupils.

What he couldn't find was not only himself, but also those things he had seen and got used to, such as anxiety, shyness, reverence, and dependence...

It seems that something is missing.

"Duk, duk." In the quiet night when the summer insects sang, there was a faint but clear knocking sound outside the sliding door.

"Wow—" Waiting for the pearl-gray uniform that was originally draped over the man's shoulders to fall to the ground, only the candles flickered quietly in the room.

"What's the matter?" There was only that indifferent figure standing with his hands behind his back on the tidy corridor, but just as the words were said, a deep voice slowly came out from the corner of the eaves.

"My lord, today Ye-sama and Urahara Kisuke have lived in Kuchiki Motoya, and took the young lady to soak in the hot spring under the bipolar. According to Ye-sama, the young lady fainted for a while in the hot spring, and her body is no longer serious. "

"..."

"In addition, about the enchantment that day..."

The moon rose a little higher, and the chirping of autumn insects made the team building even more quiet. Bai Zai listened to the report of the voice calmly, his purple-gray eyes flickering under the moonlight.

The white light passed through the round window and shone on the scroll hanging next to the table. In the painting, the woman holding a calamus and smiling softly, under the light of the dancing candle, her eyes seemed to be There is a glimmer of light passing by.

Hanasa Monogatari

Fourteenth, Hidden in the Fog

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[1] Legend has it that Suzhan Mingzun obtained it from the tail of "Yachigi no Orochi" after beheading it, and named it "Amazono Cloud Sword".Later, it became the sword of Wa Jianming and was renamed Kusanagi Sword.It is one of the "three artifacts" handed down by the Japanese royal family since the Age of Gods.It is currently enshrined in Atsuta Shrine in Nagoya.

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