shadow of nothingness

After carefully examining Ichigo, Shimizu Uichiro nodded slightly, turned around and walked outside, "Let's go." The voice was low, without the gentleness in Qianqian's image.

Pulling the corner of Yihu's clothes, staring blankly at the back in front of him, he opened his lips and made a pitiful voice, "Brother..."

Qing Shui led them to the opposite house, and the hostess opened the door.When he saw Shimizu and Ichigo who was following him, he froze for a moment, and frowned tightly, "Uichiro, who is this?"

Shimizu Uichiro waved his hand, "It's okay, Mom."

"Mom, Mom?" Hearing the address in his mouth, Ichigo and Qianqian were both stunned.

His mother...that is, Qianqian...

He lowered his head and looked at the photo he had been holding, and then at the hostess in front of him, "...it looks a bit like it."

"Come in." Half leaning on the door frame, Shimizu Uichiro looked at Ichigo coldly, and then slowly closed the door after he walked in.

"Please use." Although she didn't know what her son was planning, Shimizu's mother still prepared tea for Ichigo with a smile on her face.

Taking the cup carefully, Ichigo nodded slightly, "Thank you."

Sitting suddenly on the soft sofa, touching his chin with one hand, Shimizu Uichiro looked at Ichigo and said again, "It can be said, why do you know Qianqian."

"..." Putting down the cup in his hand, he sneaked a glance at Qianqian who was sitting next to him, and coughed lightly, "I just met her by chance a while ago, and then I knew she lived nearby, so I wanted to come Look at her. But..."

"...Is that really the case?" Leaning his hands on his knees, he looked at Ichigo coldly, and Shimizu's eyes were full of suspicion.Even Shimizu's mother, who was sitting on the side without saying a word, had the same look in her eyes.

Seeing that the other party didn't believe his words at all, Ichigo became a little nervous, glanced at the two people over there who were completely unresponsive, and couldn't help sighing in his heart.Looking at the other person's eyes again, Ichigo secretly made up his mind and closed his eyes, as if he was going all out.

"I like Qianqian! But I didn't expect that she had... that's why she randomly entered that house. I'm really sorry!"

"Hey——Kuro, Kurosaki-kun!"

Hearing this, Qianqian jumped up suddenly, staring at Ichigo with wide eyes in disbelief.

"That's it..."

I don't know why Shimizu Uichiro and Shimizu's mother's expressions softened, as if they were relieved.

"It's us who should apologize, and doubt you casually." Shimizu's mother looked at Ichigo with a smile, and then let out a long breath.

After calming down a little, Shimizu Uichiro continued to ask, "Kurosaki, Ichigo, right? Just to be safe, can you tell me where you live?"

"Eh?" Ichigo was a little puzzled by his request, but he answered honestly, "The Kurosaki Hospital in Karakura Town is run by my father himself."

"That Kurosaki Hospital..." Qing Shui nodded slightly, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, "I'm really sorry, we were too vigilant because of Qian Qian's death."

"Hmm..." Ichigo asked doubtfully while scratching his head, "Well, why did you move to the opposite side? And you pretended not to be Qianqian's family..."

Thinking of the fact that Shimizu's mother acted like a bystander when she came to ask twice, Ichigo felt a little strange.

"Yes, yes!" Qianqian, who recovered from her stupefaction, put her hands on her hips and kept nodding her head.

"That..." Qing Shui's mother sighed slightly, "Qianqian died a few months ago, do you know?"

"Well, I know." Ichigo nodded and replied with a faint premonition in his heart.

The hand holding the cup trembled slightly, and Shimizu's mother said sadly, "I don't know who offended that child. After his accidental death, the family suddenly received a threatening letter, all of which were curse words. That's why Uichiro Suggest we move here next door and pretend to be neighbors."

"That's how it is..." Ichigo frowned, raised his head and looked at Shimizu Uichiro who was silently drinking tea. "Auntie, why do you think that Qianqian's death was an accident? Now that you have received threatening letters, why do you still think so?"

"That, because Yuichiro was there when Qianqian passed away..." The smile on Shimizu's mother's face became very forced, she looked like she was about to cry, and even her voice was a little choked up, "That child really She is a good child, I really appreciate you liking her, I believe the child will be very happy to hear that."

"Eh?"

"Eh?"

Suddenly being mentioned the words just now, both Ichigo and Qianqian were stunned.

Qian Qian squatted down slowly, covering her face with her hands.

And Ichigo forced a smile, complaining in his heart about the lies he told casually, "Um... yeah..."

After bidding farewell to Shimizu's house, Qianqian followed Ichigo on the way back again.

As if remembering what Ichigo said just now, Qianqian suddenly grabbed the corner of Ichigo's clothes, "That... Kurosaki-kun... you just said... hi, like..."

"Ah, that." The responder, who covered his head without looking back, held his head behind his hands, "Otherwise, they wouldn't believe it at all..."

"Eh?" Qianqian's eyes widened again, her fingers trembling slightly.

Is that... a lie...

Ah... that's right.

How could Kurosaki-kun like me, how stupid!

"Speaking of which, I always feel that there is something wrong... Why is there a threatening letter, and your brother always feels a little strange..."

While walking forward, Ichigo murmured softly.

"No? Is there something wrong?" After catching up with Ichigo, she slightly tilted her head and looked at Ichigo from the front.She didn't feel anything wrong at all.

"Well..." Ichigo let go of his crossed hands, groping for his chin with his right hand, and frowned slightly, "I can't say it, but I always feel that something is wrong... Speaking of which, you still haven't remembered anything Is it?" When he was talking, he looked towards Qianqian, just in time to meet her red eyes.My body suddenly froze for some reason, and then returned to normal at random.

Still with his hands behind his back, he walked forward on tiptoe, his cheeks were slightly puffed up, and if you looked closely, you could find the reddish roots of the ears. "I can't remember...but I don't know why I am sure that they are indeed my relatives."

"Is that so..."

"Oh!" Seeing the magazines in the passing bookstore, Qianqian suddenly became interested, reached out and grabbed Ichigo's clothes, "Kurosaki-kun! Kurosaki-kun!" The voice was sweet, as if deliberately It's like trying to please Ichigo.

"Huh? What's the matter?"

"That," pointing at the unusually conspicuous JUMP, Qianqian's eyes straightened, "Buy it for me!"

"Huh? What a joke!"

"Please, Kurosaki-kun! Kurosaki-kun, you are such a good person!"

"Don't look at me with that look! And don't send me a good card!"

"Kurosaki-kun QAQ"

"Tsk... I'll just buy it..."

"Kurosaki-kun is the best!"