[Death · Bailu] Flower Story

This year's Yayoi month in Seireitei came as plainly as in previous years and could not be ignored.

The abundant Guichuan water still flows calmly and meanderingly, reflecting the soft spring sun, making the entire river surface bright and dreamy.The newly born pampas grass and the weeping willows smudged with green on the riverside dyed the passing wind with a little bit of green.

Following the spring breeze of flowers and willows and looking towards the riverside, the thin figure hidden by the branches and leaves seems a bit out of place in this corner full of spring.

"My lord, it's almost time." The old housekeeper, who had been watching for a long time at the corner of the backyard wall of Kuchimu's house, finally endured the rising sun and the indifferent man not far in front of him who still had no intention of moving. Can't help but make a sound to remind.

It has been more than half a year since that day, and the top and bottom of the rotten wood house have finally gradually adapted to the new habit of the head of the house standing by the river of Guichuan for a moment every morning.

"Ah."

He gave a soft snort as an answer, and the young patriarch, who had become more taciturn since returning from the chaos half a year ago, looked at the small open space not far away between the Guichuan River and the Meijiang River, and when he turned around, there was a gleam between his brows. Strange look.

Although the old butler didn't know what was so attractive about this small open space behind the house, he finally understood something when he saw his Master Bai Zai's softened facial lines.

My lord, I'm afraid he's missing Miss again.

After introducing the distinguished envoy from the royal court into a reception room next to the South Garden, the old butler took another look at the two who were looking at each other silently before leaving, and finally sighed silently.

The unexpected change in last autumn finally calmed down under the suppression and appeasement of the Goutei Thirteenth Team.Now that half a year has passed, walking on the bustling market in spring can no longer see half of the bleak scene at that time.The Kuchiki family, who played the most important role in the suppression of the chaos, not only completely got rid of the suspicion of collaborating with the rebellious party, but also won unlimited glory and rewards for it.

It seemed that everything was perfect, except for the young lady who hadn't heard from her since she left home, and the explosive news that she would be married to the princess of the royal family before the new year when her Lord Bai Zai had an audience with King Ling and returned to the house.

In the eyes of the elders of the Kuchiki family, this young patriarch who has always been stubborn and even a little deviant has finally fulfilled the "responsibility of the patriarch" this time.Afterwards, the continuous stream of rewards and the frequent arrival of royal court envoys made this group of "old people who are loyal to the Kuchiki family" feel compelled to live in the Kuchiki family's shrine and pay homage day and night to thank their ancestors. bless.

The Kuchiki clan and the Spirit King were originally close relatives, and marriages to strengthen this blood bond during these long thousands of years were even more uncommon.If calculated according to seniority, His Excellency Liuli, who often needs to go back and forth between the royal court and the Seiring Court, and the head of the Kuchiki family can even be regarded as distant cousins.However, as soon as he thinks that one of the protagonists of the marriage event is his indifferent and principled Master Bai Zai, the old butler will always silently choose to stop thinking about the next thing, and instead focus on wiping off the inexplicable sweat on his head .

So he would always forget that his Patriarch's facial expression and calm aura did not change in the slightest when he talked about this matter.

"Boom-"

It seems that every opening speech of my own arrival is the stone garden shining under the spring sun, and the regular "dongdong" sound from the bamboo tube that turns this brilliant spring into a room of meditation.

"Your Excellency Liuli came from a long way," the Patriarch, who looked away from the opened sliding door, finally picked up his teacup and opened his mouth, "After the business here is over, please move to the tea room, as a courtesy of hospitality."

Through the rising mist, Liuli felt that the patriarch in front of him, who had exuded an aura of being as calm as a mountain since the first meeting and greeting, finally seemed a little softer.

"Bai Zai's words are serious," the emissary in blue, who has always been moody and angry, bowed, and also picked up the tea bowl in his hand. The clear and mellow taste of his mouth made the breath around him more gentle, " It's steamed sapphire dew, even outside the tea room, Bai Zaidian is still so meticulous about tea affairs."

"Your Excellency." Bai Zai put down the warm teacup in his hand that had been baked so that it had the color of a spring blue sky, and when he raised his gaze, his face was also warm, "I don't know how Lukia will be this month."

For some reason, Liuli didn't speak up immediately this time.And at this subtle and brief moment of silence, the bamboo tube in the stone courtyard outside the corridor made a "boom" again.

Looking at the young patriarch with a calm face but unable to hide his burning eyes, the royal emissary in blue clothes and blue hair managed to resist the desire to tease him, but he said in an official tone, "This Of course, please rest assured Bai Zaidian."

"..."

"Speaking of which, the flowering period of the cherry blossoms will only be in the next few days," Liuli hid half of her face behind the azure tea bowl again, and Liuli, whose eyes were almost narrowed into lines, obviously enjoyed the usually moody and angry picture in front of her. Xing's paralyzed face showed an expression as if being scratched by a white claw at the moment, "It was almost this time last year, and the expression on Miss Lucia's face when she received the gift from His Royal Highness is still fresh in my memory. .”

Amidst the quiet fragrance of tea in the room, Bai Zai's eyes dimmed, and he obviously didn't want to continue the conversation and gently moved the topic, "I don't know what orders His Royal Highness Lingwang has this time."

"The wedding is coming soon, so it's natural for His Highness King Dai Ling to ask about the preparations for the grand ceremony, and—" Liuli paused, then Shi Shiran dragged out a painted lacquer box from nowhere, and pushed it squarely to the white box. In front of Zai, "The princess entrusts me to bring it to you."

"how do you feel today?"

Rukia, who had just walked out of the last hot spring pool and was about to change into a wet suit, came back to her senses, her gaze swept across the lush green background, and fixed on the orange-haired man in black with a warm smile.

"Ah, full of energy."

The slender girl looked good, and her purple pupils looked even more moist and crystal clear under the steam.She smiled and let the man wrap herself in a dry and large bath towel like a rice dumpling, with a series of intimate and natural movements.

"Hmm...it looks pretty good," the young King Ling kept rubbing the girl under the towel like a puppy, "just go try on the dress, and let those chatterers Guys calm down for a while, don't they?"

"Yeah, then give me an excuse to live in the royal court." She struggled to get out of the bath towel, and winked mischievously at Ichigo with her messy black hair, just like those years when they ran amok together generally.

It was already afternoon to send Liuli away, and the noble young master, who had changed back into ordinary clothes, walked into the cherry blossom forest that had not yet bloomed. The lacquer box, covering the eyes with one hand as if trying to block those sparkling waves.

At such a moment of light and shadow transformation, those memories of the past poured out like a flood out of the gate.

It was also a splendid afternoon, and it was also under this cherry tree, surrounded by delicate petals swirling down, and beside my ears was the peaceful breathing of a sleeping girl.And I, also in this shattered daylight, saw myself for the first time from those purple pupils.

See the concern, joy, and nostalgia in your eyes.

It took 60 years to leave your breath everywhere in the dead wood house.

And it only takes a moment for you to enter my heart.

Bai Zai raised his hand to open the lid of the lacquer box, and as expected, he saw the blood-colored awn flower.

——"Bai Zai, the dagger in Rukia's belly has mana and curses, if you want her to live, let me take her away."

——"And... this 'Mrs. Feizhen', what do you not want to explain to Lucia?"

After the barrier collapsed at that time, His Highness the Spirit King, whose complexion was as dark as a kimono, watched him frown, but the words he uttered were still as sharp as before.

"...When she wakes up, please allow me, Kuchiki Byakuya, to visit the royal court."

"Oh? The head of the Kuchiki family is busy, maybe he has forgotten that Rukia is no longer a member of the Kuchiki family." Ichigo looked at the Kuchiki family head with a confused expression in front of him, and handed over Rukia who had been sealed by Unohana. To Liuli and Yingluo, "Both of you return to the royal court with Captain Uzhihua, and hand this girl over to Tianshilang [1]."

"I will bring her back to Kuchiki's house."

"In what capacity? Righteous sister?" Ichigo grinned as if he had heard something funny, but his eyes were cold, "Ten years ago I couldn't stop you from taking her away, and ten years later, I won't stop you from taking her away." will make the same mistake."

"When she wakes up, I will propose to her."

He should have admitted that he couldn't let her go.

In front of himself, in front of Sifengin Yaichi and Urahara Kisuke, and in front of the gods of death in the two teams, the always indifferent Kuchiki Patriarch said these words without hesitation.

But now, the marriage between the head of the Kuchiki family and the princess of the royal family is a well-known event.

Ichigo looked at the slender figure gradually disappearing into the dense water vapor and smiled, "Lukia, tell me, at this time, do people in Seireitei know that the marriage proposal of the number one golden bachelor in Seireitei failed? "

This year, the cherry blossoms in Seireitei bloomed very early, perhaps because this March was too sunny.

What makes this too bright sunshine even eclipsed is the grand marriage ceremony between the princess of the royal family and the head of Kuchiki Patriarch.

Ordinary people who once saw the rustling Wang Banners outside the courtyard wall of Kuchimu's house a year ago said that this year, there seem to be more and more beautiful banners with golden royal chrysanthemum patterns.

The annual cherry blossoms at Kuchiki's house make this luxurious and beautiful spring scene a grand story that will be circulated in Seireitei for decades to come.

However, only the people in the house know that the two parties to this grand ceremony, after being tossed all day by various complicated ceremonies and the group of nobles who love to drink and make noises, are leaving for another two days in private. A small painted flying cherry white porcelain cup.

Moonlight rippling in the shallow porcelain cup is Fushimi sake with a soft and long taste.

One, two, three.

After she had already removed her hairdo and changed into the complicated and heavy twelve-single clothes, the girl who wore only black hair and a dress with long sleeves embroidered with flying cherry blossoms and flowing water patterns in Zhenghong raised her head, and saw the smile in the purple-gray pupils of the cold man opposite. It came into view without any concealment.

"The injury is just right, did you just take three sips so honestly, my little princess?"

The slightly cool porcelain cup in his hand was taken away, and then there was the touch of warm fingers wrapped around him.

"Brother..." The crystal clear purple pupils blinked, but the moisture that suddenly welled up in the corners of their eyes still couldn't be wiped away.

"Now, His Highness King Ling is your eldest brother," came a deep laugh, and Bai Zai hugged the slender girl into his arms, and said softly with his chin against her forehead, "You should call me, but [2] ".

Rukia was so surprised by the "but that" that she forgot what she wanted to say before, so she just closed her mouth and continued to listen to the Lord Byakuya who was obviously having a good time talking tonight, "I still remember you... just woke up Did I say anything to you that night?"

What did you say?

How could I forget it.

The moonlight that night was as good as today, she felt that she had slept for a long, long time, and could finally wake up refreshed in the clear moonlight.

But she didn't feel refreshed, because before she opened her eyes, the sharp pain and powerlessness all over her body had already flooded her.

Rukia frowned and opened her eyes, and what caught her eyes was what she had been watching for 60 years—no, not the back view.

The figure she was all too familiar with was sitting right next to her at this moment, her purple-gray pupils were no longer as bright as before, which made her not know what was going on for a moment.

——Is it...the time when I was besieged by a group of ghosts in Luo の Town?

—— Or... a good thing done by that human figure blocking the way in the depths of the bamboo forest? !

--still……

It seems that I really fought a lot, and every time I made my elder brother sleepless for several days, it's really a sin.

She smiled tiredly and was about to close her eyes, but a familiar deep voice came from her ear, "Are you awake? Do you want some water?"

——There seems to be something wrong...

——He didn't tell himself that he was going to the spring festival together, and he didn't touch his forehead...

——Ah, where did you think? !

Rukia was tangled in her chaotic mind, while unconsciously swallowing the water fed to her mouth, she suddenly felt like a certain kind of plant that has been dry for a long time but has rain.And this feeling was so blissful that she forgot that the one who owed her to drink water at this time was precisely the elder brother Bai Zai who made her entangled.

"I haven't answered your question yet," looking at Rukia who was drowsy and satisfied after drinking the water, the tone of the person next to him who was about to put on a straight face subconsciously softened halfway, "It's very embarrassing. good."

——? !What, very bad.

"I mean, Rukia, you don't use your empty cicada very well." The deep voice was hoarse and trembling, which made the voice that was already three points more gloomy than before sound sour.

——Empty Cicada?

Something flashed through her mind, and when she was still in a daze with her eyes open, the gradually expanding black shadow in front of her brought her back to her senses, and then there was the soft touch on her forehead.

"This time, I will never let you go." Before her warm lips blocked all her doubts and surprises, these were the last words she heard.

"...That night—but... Sang, cough, I talked a lot, you... Which one do you want to ask?"

I don't know if it was the content that came to mind or the vague "Danna-san" slipping from the tip of her tongue, which made Rukia, who was blushing, subconsciously want to hide her head in that warm and safe embrace, but because she felt This gesture was too ambiguous, so he hesitated for a moment, and then a man with a full belly and aura took advantage of this moment to hook his jaw.

"Then help you remember," Rukia shrank her neck with a slightly drunken breath in her ear, but through the round window on the side of the screen, she saw the flowing clouds passing by a full moon and the moonlight in the moonlight. Under the sea of ​​white and fine powder.

"I love you, Rukia."

She saw a petal flying away from the branch, and where she didn't see it, the petal floated down slowly in the pond where the koi fish were swimming, making faint ripples in circles.

Hanasa Monogatari

25. Flower Dynasty

Finish

The author has something to say: Note:

[1] Tenshiro: Kirinji Tenshiro, one of the captains of Team Zero, is good at healing. Urahara Kisuke's hot spring therapy is based on his treatment methods.

[2] Dana: Japanese direct transliteration, meaning "dear" (referring to husband); also means "big brother".

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