shadow of nothingness

Putting his hands in his pockets, Ichigo raised his head slightly, carefully looking at some old houses.

"Looks like it hasn't been lived in for a long time."

"Is it……"

He half-closed his red eyes and frowned slightly uneasily.

The buildings in front of her always gave her a familiar feeling, as if...

I used to be here...

lived in general...

Thinking of this, Qianqian suddenly widened her eyes.Regardless of Ichigo who was still standing beside him, he jumped up from the ground, then floated lightly through the locked iron gate, and landed firmly on the ground inside.

"Hey!" Ichigo disapproved of Qianqian's behavior of directly breaking into the door, even though Qianqian was just a ghost.

Stepping forward, he walked through the gap and grabbed the light white dress. "What are you doing, come out quickly, there is no one living here at all."

The courtyard is full of weeds, the stone-paved road is full of fallen leaves, and even a layer of dust has accumulated. It is obvious that it is a house that has not been lived in for a long time.

Turning his back to Ichigo, Qianqian turned his head, his face not showing any joy, "Hey, Kurosaki-kun."

"What?" Ichigo didn't let go of the hand that was holding the corner of her clothes, and his brown eyes looked suspiciously at Qian Qian, who seemed a little strange from just now.

Slowly raised his hand and pointed to the closed door ahead, "I want to go in and have a look."

"Huh? What are you talking about! Even if no one lives here, you can't break into someone's house!" While talking, Ichigo increased the strength of his hand, trying to pull Qianqian out of it.

"sound……"

He frowned again, "What?"

The girl's voice sounded creepy from the heart, and her bright red eyes were dull.

The scene that flashed in my mind was exactly the same as before, but...

It seems that there is something different...

The figure of a young man, with some messy hair, a vague face, and a gentle voice.besides……

what else?

Can not remember……

Seems like something important...

Familiar buildings, sounds...

sound!The voice of youth!

What did he say?Why do you think it is a gentle voice?

My head is full of doubts, I have to go in.

There seems to be something calling me in that house, maybe... the answer I want is in there!

Thinking like this, Qianqian naturally raised her legs, wanting to get closer to the old-looking house.However, the clothes were grabbed by someone.

Seeing Qianqian turning his head to look at him in doubt, Ichigo couldn't help sighing, and raised his eyebrows, "Ah, I see, it's okay to go in, but you have to ask the head office first."

The voice sounded very helpless. To be honest, he didn't know what to do with the girl in front of him.

In the end, she still followed her will.

Although I really want to go in and have a look now, Qianqian still listens to Ichigo's suggestion and comes out for the time being to ask the people around for their plans.

The family they both looked at was still the one from last time.

Speaking of this, Qianqian couldn't help frowning.

Obviously, I didn't have the feeling here before, even when I came last week, I didn't feel it at all, but why do I feel it now?

While thinking this way, Ichigo had already knocked on the door of that family.

The middle-aged woman who opened the door showed a surprised expression when she saw Ichigo.

Also, anyone who came here to ask questions last week and knocked on the door again this week would find it strange.

"Well...do you have any business?" Since Ichigo's visit was strange, the hostess showed a gentle smile, and kindly asked about Ichigo's visit.

Scratching his hair, Ichigo felt a little embarrassed, "Well... May I ask that family named Shimizu on the opposite side..."

Before Ichigo finished speaking, the expression on the hostess' face changed a little.A trace of sympathy can be seen from her expression, "Shimizu... I have moved, about three months ago."

There was regret in his voice.

three months...

The time is just right.

In an instant, the eyes of Ichigo and Qianqian changed.

"So, do you know why you moved? And... where did you move?" Ignoring Qianqian who was holding his arm tightly, Ichigo continued to ask with his usual tone and expression as much as possible.

"That..." The hostess showed a regretful expression, "The youngest daughter of that family passed away three months ago, a very well-behaved little girl... What a pity..."

"This is it!"

"This is it!"

The two became excited at the same time, but the other party only heard Ichigo's voice.

"What... what's wrong?"

"Ah, I may ask, is the girl who passed away like the one I described last week, with silver hair, red eyes, and about this height." Ichigo said while gesturing at a shallow height, the two of them There were faint smiles on their faces.Although the hostess has not given the answer yet, both of them seem to believe that the girl in the woman's population is Qianqian.

"Yeah, Qianqian is really a very well-behaved girl, but... hey." The hostess sighed while talking, and then looked at Ichigo as if remembering something, "You, do you know Qianqian?"

With the information in the hostess' words, both Qianqian and Ichigo confirmed it.

"Ah, let's just say it." Ichigo said hesitantly.

He has only known Qianqian for about two weeks, although he just agreed to help her because he couldn't stand her pestering.

Is this considered a friend?

With her hands behind her back, Qianqian poked her head forward slightly, looking into Ichigo's brown eyes.Then, with a gentle smile, "Of course Kurosaki-kun is a friend~ I like Kurosaki-kun very much~"

"...Nah, long-winded." Ichigo turned his head and whispered without looking at the shallow expression, the roots of his ears were stained pink.

"What did you say?" Sensing Ichigo's strange movements, Qianqian didn't ask, but stood up straight with a smile.Instead, it was the middle-aged woman who had been standing straight in front of Ichigo who spoke.

"No, nothing." Ichigo hurriedly shook his head, "By the way, do you know where their family moved?"

The hostess stood up straight and narrowed her eyes slightly, "I don't know about this, but I can ask other people for you."

"That's it..." Ichigo nodded lightly, "Well, thank you very much!"

"Nothing." The hostess smiled and shook her head, then took a step back, "If there's nothing else, I'll go back?"

"Ah, sorry to bother you!"

"It's nothing."

"Huh—" Seeing the hostess close the door, Ichigo heaved a sigh of relief.Turning his head to look at Qianqian, "It seems very clear."

However, Qianqian frowned, "But... whose figure still remains in my memory?"

Crossing his hands and holding his head behind his back, Ichigo seemed indifferent, "Boyfriend?"

"...It shouldn't be possible, right?" Even though she said so, her tone of voice was very uncertain.

"It seems that there is no need to go into that house." Ichigo turned around and wanted to go back, but then he suddenly froze in place.

"What's wrong, Kurosaki-kun?"

"This family..." Ichigo frowned slowly, looked up at the building in front of him, "The surname is also Shimizu."

"Eh?"