56, The Vanishing Grim Reaper (Preface)
It was night, the stars were infinite, and under the clear moonlight, the entire city of Kuza fell into a deathly silence, and the occasional barking of dogs made the night even more peaceful......
The streets that extend in all directions divide the large Kuzamachi into more than a dozen areas, just like the Tian character grid in the Chinese character book, which is large and small, and neat.
On both sides of the street, rows of street lamps are erected, like silent guardians, silently sprinkling the dim lights on the quiet streets and alleys.
"Huh~"
Just as the full moon in the night sky moved to the atrium, a black-haired girl in a black death suit appeared out of thin air on a lone telephone pole, and two dark eyes stared closely at the Kurosaki Hospital at her feet-
"Internal Medicine, Pediatrics...... It doesn't seem to be here! The black-haired girl stood up slightly, looked around the empty surroundings, and whispered softly, "But that strong spiritual pressure...... It should be nearby!! ”
The black-haired girl spoke softly, and her body looked very thin, but her dazzling eyes shone in the moonlight, like flames in the darkness—
After a while, a dark cloud floated in the sky, slowly obscuring the moon, and when the dark cloud cleared, the figure on the telephone pole was long gone......
"Da Da Da"
"Da Da Da"
"Da Da Da"
On the streets of the peninsula, not far from Kurosaki Hospital, there was a sudden sound of broken footsteps, and not long after, an orange-haired boy hurried through the dark alleyway to the street lamp:
It was a thin boy about 15 years old, wearing a white T-shirt and a dark gray high school uniform, with an off-white shoulder bag slung over his shoulder, walking step by step in the direction of Kurosaki Hospital-
He has broken orange hair and a stubborn face: two thin and long eyebrows, thin lips, and two brown pupils that shimmer wonderfully in the dim streetlight~
"Nani? Was there anything there just now......", the orange-haired boy suddenly stopped, and suddenly looked back at the night sky-
Just now, a feeling of unease welled up in his heart, as if someone was watching him in the endless darkness!!
"Cut, it should be some kind of ghost troublemaker!" , the orange-haired young man snorted, and secretly thought to himself: Maybe it's because the family runs a hospital, and I've seen too many dead people since I was a child......
So when I was sensible, I saw those ghosts as if it were commonplace, and I was neither frightened nor surprised-
Since her mother Masaki Kurosaki "passed away due to illness" 6 years ago, life has been like copying and pasting, and every day has been boring and boring like a rancid paste:
Go out on time at 7:00 a.m. and spend a long, boring day at Kuza No. 1 High School before ...... Get home on time at 7:00 p.m.!
Thinking of this, the orange-haired boy raised his steps again and walked slowly towards home, but for some reason, every step he took seemed so heavy-
It didn't take long for the orange-haired boy to see a neon sign lit up in front of his house, on which the words "Kurosaki Hospital" were very eye-catching in the dark night.
"Alas~"
The orange-haired boy stopped in front of his house, and he didn't know what kind of expression he was going to put on today, to face his hip-hop unreliable father Kurosaki Isshin and his two young sisters, Kurosaki Natsuri and Yuzi-
Anyway, since the death of his mother Kurosaki Masaaki, his heart seems to have been hollowed out, except for his father and sister...... There is nothing in the world that deserves special attention!
"Hmm...... I'm Ichigo Kurosaki, 15 years old, and I'm in my first year of high school! Today is the 2190th day of my mother's departure – I ...... Still thinking about her! ”
The orange-haired boy named "Kurosaki Ichigo" hesitated for a long time, and finally put on a more appropriate expression on his face.
Then he stretched out his hand to open the door and shouted in a tone that did not contain any mood fluctuations: "I'm back~"
"It's too slow!" , With a quick shout, the orange-haired young man saw a whip leg flying in his face and slammed it on his face-
"You unfilial son! Isn't it already set at 7 o'clock for dinner every day?! Kurosaki Kazushin (Shiba Isshin), who was wearing a floral shirt and black trousers and a medical white coat over it, shouted at him.
"Bastard! Is this the attitude towards the son who came home after desperately eliminating the spirit?! Kurosaki Ichigo retorted to Kurosaki without showing weakness.
"You don't talk too much! No matter what the reason is, it can't ruin the reunion of this family!! ”
Kurosaki Ichigo put his hands up and down with his hands and feet, and shouted angrily, "Also, being able to see ghosts and talk to ghosts is the reason why you stinky in front of your father?!" Unforgivable—"
"It's noisy! I said I was saving them!! Ichigo Kurosaki was also angry because of his father Kurosaki's unwarranted accusations, so he scuffled with the latter!
"Hah...... Not again! Kurosaki Wanderer looked helplessly at Kurosaki Ichishin and Ichigo, who were fighting, and persuaded: "Stop it, otherwise the rice will be cold!" ”
"Leave them alone, wanderer! Give me another bowl! Kurosaki Natsuri seems to have long been accustomed to the daily communication methods of her father and brother, so she indifferently handed the bowl to Kurosaki Yuzidao.
"But, Xia Li ......"
"It's all said, leave them alone!" , Kurosaki Natsuri glanced at the door with slanted eyes, sighed and said, "Brother Ichigo, there is another 'newcomer' coming!" ”
"Nani?! How did you come here, you bastard! ”
After Ichigo Kurosaki kicked Kurosaki Ichishin, he pointed at the ghost uncle floating in the door and shouted, "You are the guy who spied on me just now on Peninsula Street!" You bastard, you're even coming here now—"
"Huh?" , Uncle Ghost looked at Ichigo Kurosaki blankly, completely unaware of what the latter was talking about "voyeurism".
"Give me back the garlic - you quickly disappear for me!" , Kurosaki Ichigo picked up a broom and danced wildly into the air, and finally "drove" the ghost uncle out of the house!
"Enough for today! I went to sleep! Ichigo Kurosaki was choked by his father and Uncle Ghost, where did he still have the heart to eat dinner?
So he went back to the room angrily, and slammed the door shut, leaving Kurosaki to look at each other with Kurosaki Natsuri and Youzi.
"Alas, it's all my father's ......," Natsuri Kurosaki shook her head, then put down the dishes and chopsticks and left the table.
"Why me?!" , Kurosaki jumped up exaggeratedly, and shouted at Kurosaki Natsuri: "I have always followed my mother's last wish and cared for Ichigo with love!" ”
"Huh!" , Kurosaki Natsuri didn't look at Kurosaki Yixin, and said to Kurosaki Wanderer: "Wanderer, hurry up and come back to sleep after eating!"
Don't stay in the same place with this person for too long - idiots are contagious! Well, good night! ”
"Huh? Wanderer - Won't you blame your father too? Kurosaki threw himself down in front of Kurosaki Wanderer with a "plop", grabbing the corners of the latter's clothes, and a pleading look appeared in his eyes-
"Hah...... Ha...... Daddy, I'm going to clean up the table! Kurosaki sneered a few times, and then hurried away with a plate.
"Wow, wanderer-don't leave Dad~", Kurosaki stretched out his right hand and shouted loudly, but the latter pretended not to hear and hurried back to the room......
"......", Kurosaki Yishin also put away the exaggerated expression on his face when he saw this, and turned to look at Kurosaki Ichigo's room and secretly mused:
Forgive me, Ichigo! Dad is the only way to ease the haze in your heart because of your mother's death!!