Chapter Twenty-Six: It's Good to Be Home
With Akiba's arrogance, no, it should be said that it is a cold and delicate character, and it is impossible to pull down the face with such a way of greeting.
Normally, Shiki comes back and rings the doorbell, Amber opens the door and takes Shiki to the living room, and then coldly says words that have no atmosphere of reunion, emphasizing the family rules, and assigning Jade to his brother as an exclusive maid for a silent dinner.
Akiba knows it's a bad way to do it, and she hates it for her, but in the end, she can't help but do it - because she really doesn't know how to face her favorite brother.
As a result, it is clear that both sides are worried about each other, but because of the wrong operation, the atmosphere is very stiff, artificially creating a barrier, which is simply a god pit.
Luckily, Akiba has two good military advisors. One is an orange who can see human nature, and the other is Shinji, who knows Tono well. With these two people here, how could it be possible to let Akiba open in the wrong way.
For family members who have been separated for many years, the first thing to do is to alleviate the alienation caused by time. One of the most effective ways to mitigate is to relive memories of the past and make him think that nothing has changed. When the sense of alienation is diluted, the next relationship will become much more harmonious.
So the two specially designed the previous scene, and for this reason, they did not hesitate to violate the etiquette of hospitality, and let the two guests go out to greet them, in order to let the three girls who were most impressive in Zhigui's memory appear at the same time, giving him the strongest sense of déjà vu.
The expression on Shiki's face is a testament to the success of this design, and seeing the gentle smile that is the same as when he was a child, Autumn Leaves, Amber and Jade are in a much better mood.
With such a foundation, this reunion after a seven-year absence is destined to be beautiful and warm.
Of course, because of the two unexpected visitors who came from Guanbuzi City, there were still some episodes.
The heir of the Liangyi family, two ceremonies.
When he heard this name, Akiba's eyes instantly became dangerous, and his momentum became sharp.
She clearly remembered what Shinji had said to her - there was a woman who also pronounced shiki and Shiki had a good relationship, and the two became sisters and brothers.
I thought it was Shinji deliberately teasing himself, but I didn't expect it to be true.
The future head of the dignified Liangyi family came from Guanbuzi City just to send Zhigui back to his home, and his sisters and brothers may not be able to do this.
And...... Seeing Shikina's beauty that erases gender, Akiba feels an unprecedented crisis.
Although Akiba himself is also a beauty, and the two are about the same size (both are flat), Shiki and Shiki are too harmonious, as if they are family members, and they are just outsiders, which makes Akiba, who has been in love with his brother since childhood, how can he endure it.
On the other hand, Shi's attitude has become a little weird. The Liangyi family is the largest extant exorcism family, and the Tono family is the leader of the "demon". Originally, she was too lazy to care about this boring camp confrontation, but since Akiba showed hostility, she wouldn't swallow her anger.
If it weren't for the fact that he had spoken in time to ease the atmosphere, these two tough women who were second to none in the mysterious world of Japan would have been able to fight on the spot. As the emotional intelligence ceiling of the Shizuki world, Ganya quickly saw the source of the conflict, and was a little funny while being happy for Shiki.
The way to lighten the mood is simple - put the wedding invitation in front of Akiba and stand next to Shiki with a mature version of Shiki's face. Looking at the invitation card in his hand, and looking at the two men who were about the same as his own brother, Akiba didn't know that he was wrong - of course, this also had something to do with the fact that Ganya had a low sense of existence, and Akiba was all attracted to attention.
The misunderstanding was solved, the atmosphere improved, and Akiba's attitude also changed one hundred and eighty degrees.
Can you not change? Zhigui really treats Ganya and Shiki as a brother and sister, as long as Akiba still likes Shiki, he will not leave a bad impression on the two, and that enthusiasm attracted Zhigui to look sideways, and also made Shinji and Orange, who were watching from the sidelines, laugh secretly.
"I'm stuck in it. ”
"Well, I'm stuck in it. ”
"What about emerald and amber?"
"There are also changes, although not as noticeable as autumn leaves. ”
"It seems that this step is not wrong, tsk. ”
At this point, Shiki's return to home finally came to a successful conclusion.
After a sumptuous celebratory dinner, Shikiwa Mitsuya left the Tono family and returned to the neighboring city of Kanbuko, and the closer the divorce grew, the more things they had to do, and they didn't even have time to stay for one night.
Shinji and Orange also left the bungalow with interest, leaving time for a pair of siblings and two childhood sweethearts.
What happened after that, only the four people in the bungalow knew.
A few days later, Amber has an old white ribbon on her head, Jade becomes Shiki's exclusive maid, and Akiba begins to secretly prepare to transfer from the girls' school she has been attending to Shiki's high school.
In the eyes of the oranges, the color of their souls is becoming warmer and warmer, and the atmosphere of the Tono family is getting better and better.
Perhaps it won't be long before the stale and haze that has accumulated over the years at home will be completely cleared.
Of course, all this has nothing to do with Shinji. The day after Shiki returned home, he left the Tono family with Elquit and boarded a train to Fuyuki City.
Witnessing last night's reunion, Shinji's attachment to home has become stronger and stronger. Although he was away from home for a short time, too many things happened in the middle, which made him feel exhausted. This feeling eased after seeing the orange, but it didn't really recover, because this was not his home.
He was going home, back to the place where he belonged to him, where he was at ease.
Perhaps sensing Shinji's abnormality, Erquit was uncharacteristically not willful, except for sleeping, just listening to Shinji talk about some trivial things.
In this way, the two got off the train and came to a small and inconspicuous city, Fuyuki City.
Stroll through the increasingly bustling Xindu Commercial Street, and buy two snacks at the mobile stalls from time to time.
Stop at the iconic Fuyugi Bridge and watch the endless flow of the Fuengawa River plunge into the sea, before finally stepping off the bridge and into Fukayama Town.
Unlike Shinto, Fukayama Town is still the same, and nothing has changed.
Familiar roads, familiar streetscapes, familiar air, familiar shops, familiar passers-by.
Surrounded by so many familiar things, even the pace became brisk.
After crossing two streets and turning a corner, the most familiar place comes into view.
"Is that Shinji's house? ”
Erquit smiled, still so bright, but Shinji smiled brighter than her at this time, and the emotion from the bottom of her heart was incomparably infectious.
"Yes, this is my home. Come and take you to my family. ”
The young man gently pushed open the unlocked door, took a deep breath, and shouted.
"Father, Mother, Uncle, Sakura, and Feathersia, I'm back!"
Suddenly, all kinds of voices filled the ancient mansion.
Upstairs, downstairs, living room, kitchen, backyard......
There are slippers and taps, chairs rubbing against the floor, and there are also cries of surprise.
"Brother is back?"
"You kid still know to come back!"
"Finally back. ”
"Why don't you call in advance?"
"Shinji, welcome home. ”
Hearing these familiar sounds, looking at this scene that could not be more familiar, the corners of Shinji's eyes were inexplicably a little wet.
It's nice to be home.
It's really good.