[Death Doujin] Ink dyed white smoke

"Xiao Xianyi is so stupid, it's a pity that she has the same beautiful hair as Suzuran-senpai." Beautician Akari Ohara said with emotion while carefully arranging Moran Xianyi's hair.

Akari Ohara is the elder sister of Akiko Ohara, the person in charge of Yunyin House. She is quite famous in the world of souls as a beautician for nobles.She is the descendant of Moran Xianyi's mother when she was at the Zhenyang Spiritual Art Academy, but her ambition is not here, and she left Seireitei before graduation to study beauty-related skills in Rukon Street.

Not long after finishing his studies, he didn't have enough money to open his own shop, so he failed to recommend himself to other shops and rich people's mansions.Coincidentally, at that time, the young head of the aristocratic family, Mo Ranchun, was getting married. He wanted to try his luck, but he didn't expect Ling Lan to recognize her at a glance, so the matter was settled.

In the beginning, she just worked with the imperial master of Mo Ran's family. After a few years of experience, the master let her do it by herself.Since then, Moran Lily of the Valley's attire has been handed over to her, and her reputation among noble ladies has been getting better and better. Now she has opened her own beauty shop in the elite area of ​​Liuhun Street, and she even has to queue up to make an appointment if she needs her services.Only the ink dyed family is an exception.

Akari Ohara is a woman who knows how to repay her kindness. Today's glory should not be forgotten.

Moran and his wife are no longer there, but they left behind a daughter who is neither delicate nor indulgent, and has a temperament very much like Lily of the Valley back then.

"I'm not stupid, and I know that I have to think about what to say to the elders in advance." Ji Chuanjing teased while eating the snacks that Mo Ranxianyi brought back from the present world.

Ohara Akari squinted at the young man leaning against the wall by the door: "I've been thinking since just now, since you are so free, why don't you go outside to help Butler Suzuki, and just say some sarcastic remarks here."

"It's not kind of you to say that, Miss Mingli. I came here after the handover of the patrol, so it's not too much to rest here after a long day, right?" Oi Chuan bent down and picked up another piece from the plate pastry.

"There are also four seats, how come Xiao Xianyi was too busy to go home before, but you can live so leisurely?" Dayuan Mingli was puzzled.

Hearing this, Moran Xianyi, who had just quietly asked Ohara Akari to help him groom himself, said, "I'm not good at fighting. It's up to other people on the team to help the team deal with more documents instead of fighting and training." Compassionate. Oikawa is now just getting the work distribution on the team back on track."

After Moran Xianyi transferred to the team, He Chuanyi was promoted based on his ability, and he is currently the fourth officer of the sixth team.

"That's right, after Xian Yi left, I shouldered her work and worked hard to distribute the work so that the other officers could also improve their word processing skills. I don't want anyone to know about my hard work!"

In the beginning, I joined the Sixth Division just to supervise and protect Moran Xianyi, but seeing her gradually grow with her own will, of course I can't be left behind.

Rejecting the request of those elders to go to the present world with Moran Xianyi, he and Chuan Jing have their own ways to go.

"Hey! I don't understand these things about you, but you don't need to touch your beautiful hair if you are stationed in this world?" Ohara Akari still couldn't hold back his thoughts as he skillfully braided the short hair.

"What's wrong? Even if Miss Akari is shortened, there is still a way to dress Xian Yi up like a princess." After swallowing the pastry and taking a sip of tea, Oikawa said slowly.

Ohara Akari gave the other party a blank look when he heard the words: "There is no need to dress up, we Xianyi are princesses in the first place."

"It's just a hereditary title, it doesn't mean anything." Mo Ran Xianyi smiled, "Sister Mingli, I just want to try a different look."

"I'm not against it, it's just that those grown-ups will make a big fuss about it." Akira Ohara sighed, "Senior Suzuran was pregnant with you in the past, but they just cut their long hair short and wore lighter clothes, so they said yes You don't look like a housewife. Now you have destroyed the female model in their hearts in one go, I'm afraid..."

"Don't worry about this." Mo Ran Xianyi pursed her lips and said happily, "I have tried my best to express my views on the model in yesterday's meeting."

"Yes, Elder Sister Mingli. After Xianyi's affection and reasoning, I think the elder will not trouble her again in a short period of time." He Chuanjing put down his teacup and recalled the meeting last night haha laugh.

"Miss Xianyi, how decent is your appearance? As the future master, are you not aware of this?"

"As the future head of the family, Xianyi is always vigilant about his appearance and keeping tidy."

"In that case, how can you..."

"Forgive Xianyi for being rude. In the past, because of my cowardice, I didn't have the bearing that I should have as a head of the family. I have deeply reflected on it. Just ask the elder, do I look dirty now?"

"Do not……"

"So, is it ugly to look like your parents?"

"Uh...not so..."

After a series of rhetorical questions, Mo Ranxian looked at the elders firmly, and said calmly: "I know what the heads of the Mo Ran family should look like in the past. As the backbone of the soul world, he is powerful, majestic, upright and responsible; A member of the Moran family, he is kind, friendly, and caring for his family. Although he is not as strong as the sages in the past, I am proud to be a member of the Moran family, and I will work hard to live up to the mission of being the head of the family in the future."

"During the past few months of being stationed in the present world, I have found that I am not as useless as I thought in the past, and I also understand that the result of being too forward-looking and backward-looking is just a cocoon. So today, taking advantage of the years ago, I will say everything I want to say."

"If you are accusing me of not being able to reach the height of the captain, I can only continue to do my best; but if you are accusing me of cutting my hair and humiliating my appearance, I cannot accept it. "

"Hair will grow again, but my ability will not grow or decline because of it. Now this is what I think is my best look, and your subjective opinions don't pose any trouble to me."

"Finally, if you think there is something wrong with me, please feel free to give me your advice. If you have no other opinions, the discussion on this matter will stop here."

Facing the staring eyes of all the elders, Mo Ran Xianyi seemed to be prepared to respond to their concerns one by one.The tone is still soft, but he will not give in to his belief.

After leaving the conference room, Moran Xianyi turned around and said to Oi Chuanjing who was following behind, "It turns out that telling the truth is so simple."

These words were spoken lightly, but Oikawa Kage did not fail to notice that even after she walked out of the conference room, her hands were still clenched unconsciously, and her legs did not stop shaking.

Although she doesn't know the change of her state of mind after that person's marriage, nor what kind of realization she gained after she came to this world, Oi Chuanjing knows that she still has a long way to go in order to grow up.

They are all the same.

"Miss Mingli, your hands are really skillful." Before attending the year-end party jointly organized by the Death God Association, Moran Kanyi looked at the hairstyle after Ohara Mingli combed in the mirror, and couldn't help but praise.

"Of course, I'm a professional. I'll teach you how to make some hairstyles yourself if you have time before you return to the present world." Akari Ohara smiled proudly, "I'm running out of time today, so I can simply curl your hair for you. , braided loosely on the side."

Finish it off with a tiny flower barrette with a light pink pearl in the center, perfect.

"I'm very relieved that you Mingli sister will come out, and the New Year's party will be troublesome in three days." After speaking, he and Oi Chuanjing went to the meeting place together.

Because it was a temporary return to the world of corpses and souls, Moran Xianyi didn't hear until that morning that the captains of the Thirteenth Team of the Court Guard this year, in order to sympathize with Death's hard work over the past year, and jointly with the Death Association, specially held a year-end reception at Seiling There is a large open space in the central area of ​​the court, which is convenient for participation after the handover of the god of death after the patrol.

In the past few years, everyone went to the izakaya to celebrate simply as friends. This year, the captains have such a heart, which is really rare.

In addition, the Shinigami Association, which hosted this year-end party, thought of many ideas to enliven the atmosphere.

One thing I have to mention is that the person in charge is the deputy captain of the [-]th squad, Yachiryu Kusakaka.

"Haha, because the person in charge is Yachiryu..."

Looking at the captains and deputy captains who were lined up at the entrance to distribute things, Moran Xianyi and the gods of death who had just arrived at the venue were full of panic.

To make the chief and deputy captains do these chores, only the fearless Yaqianliu could do it.

"Since you're here, don't just stand there, I haven't seen you for a long time, Xiaoxian Yiye──"

With a familiar mocking tone and a familiar fox face, Gin Ichimaru yawned and greeted the gods of death with a bored face.

"Why are you standing here, vice-captain Ichimaru?" Moran Kanyi, who was automatically at the end of the line, took the opportunity to ask in a low voice after receiving the round card handed over by Ichimaru Gin.

Staying at the entrance with Ichimaru Gin is Saraki Kenpachi, the captain of the [-]th squad, Moran Kanyi felt creepy at the fierce gaze he cast.

While handing the medals to other team members, Ichimaru Gin shrugged and said, "I don't know, our Captain Aizen was supposed to be standing here, but he was called away temporarily, so I was caught to take his place .”

"So that's it." Mo Ran Xianyi patted him on the shoulder when he heard this, with a gloating expression on his face.

"Hmm, fortunately, I'm not the only one suffering." Ichimaru Yin saw that Moran Kanyi was a little puzzled, his right eye was half-opened, and he chinned back and said, "There, because your former vice-captain attended instead of the captain. , stood there earlier than me."

Even though the year-end party was held, Seireitei affairs still had to go on as usual, so some captains didn't plan to attend in the first place.But because the Death Association believes that since it is proposed by the captains to co-host, they must show sincerity, so the captains who did not attend, such as the first team, the second team, the sixth team, the [-]th team, etc., sent vice-captains Or the three seats as representatives to cooperate with the activities.

Moran Xianyi looked at Kuchiki Byakuya from afar, still as handsome and serious as before.Looking at the wrinkles between his brows, he seemed to be very annoyed at being forced to stand at the door to "greet guests"—what's more, the target was just an ordinary team member with a lower status than himself.

After his wedding, he has officially become the No. 20 eighth-generation head of the Kuchiki clan.

"Aren't you going to say hello?" Ichimaru Gin raised the corners of his mouth and looked at Moran Kanyi maliciously.

Moran Kanyi slowly turned his gaze back, suppressed the unavoidable turmoil in his heart, and responded calmly: "Vice Captain Ichimaru, it's not that Kanyi doesn't want to come forward to greet him, but just understands a truth."

"Oh?"

"When a person is obviously unhappy, don't smile and come forward to look at you coldly." Leaving a word lightly, Moran Kanyi walked into the venue without looking back, leaving Ichimaru Gin to continue to talk to more Mu Jianba's big eyes squinted.

***

It is a very happy thing to get together with friends who haven't seen for a long time──Moran Xianyi thought──if you don't have to drink.

Not long after entering the arena, several gods of death who had been friends with Moran Xianyi gathered together.

Matsumoto Rangiku, Ise Nanao, Shiba Haiyan and his wife came forward to chat with her about life in this world.

Mo Ran Xianyi wrote letters whenever she had time in this world, so these friends had some understanding of her situation in this world.Moreover, seeing that she is still elegant and demure standing in front of them, and even more energetic, there should be no need to worry too much about her.

When the banquet officially started, the host of the year-end party, Kusaka Yachiru, and his assistant, the vice-chairman of the [-]th squad, Nie Yinmu, both walked onto the specially built stage in front of them.

"Welcome everyone to attend the first year-end banquet of the Death God Association. The Death God Association has prepared some small activities for you. I hope you can actively participate." Picking up the microphone, Nie Yinmeng announced the formality of the banquet in her usual tone of no emotion. start.

"First of all, please take a look at the cards you got from the captains and vice-captains before you entered the arena," Nie Yinmeng continued, while showing Kusaka Yachiryu sitting on Saraki Kenpachi's shoulders, "Tear off the front layer of paper. , the number above is the code name of everyone tonight. Those who get the number later, please come forward and participate, everyone has a high chance of being drawn, please pay attention.”

At this time, someone raised his hand and asked: What will happen if you are drawn and do not want to participate?

"Huh—how could anyone not want to participate in such an interesting event?" Caolu Yaqianliu asked naively, tilting his head and wondering, "Actually, it's not a big deal, and I don't know your number. But if you call If the numbers don’t come up, let the captains who are in charge of issuing the number plates do useless work... Uh Jian, what do you think?”

Zaraki Kenpachi was pulled by his hair, looked at the gods of death below, and said roughly: "You can try it."

All the ordinary team members trembled suddenly, looking at the number plates in their hands, they began to feel a little worried—whether it was right to participate with the mentality of purely wanting to drink.

The activity will start one hour after everyone has eaten and drank enough. Before that, everyone can do their own activities according to their preferences.

Moran Xianyi ate something to rest his stomach before setting off. He only poured a cup of hot tea for himself and then sat on the mat that the organizer had laid out for everyone on the ground.

It's called the year-end meeting, reviewing the achievements of the past year and forgetting the unhappy things of the past year, so as to meet the challenges of the new year.

But in fact, most people just want to drink and celebrate lively, but they don't have any introspection.

Soon, a large group of drunk gods of death appeared in the venue.

After listening to Matsumoto Ranju's complaint about the unlucky things that happened throughout the year, Moran Xianyi happened to run out of tea in his hand, so he got up and went to the tea area to pour tea, and brought back another pot of wine for her by the way.

Holding a water glass in one hand and a wine jug in the other, he turned around and wanted to go back, but he was hit hard from the left shoulder by a drunk soldier.

When she suddenly lost her balance and was about to fall backward in embarrassment, an arm held her waist in time.

"Well, thank you..." After Moran Xianyi barely stood still, he hurriedly thanked the person who came, and when he raised his head, he met a pair of gentle eyes.She is very familiar with these brown eyes.

"Miss Mo Ran, are you alright?"

It was Aizen Soyousuke, the man who made her run away almost in embarrassment yesterday.

"Miss Mo Ran, you are not waiting for spring, you are waiting for flowers to bloom."

Mo Ran Xianyi believes that after a period of time in this world, his emotions are no longer easily disturbed.

It's just that she didn't expect that it would be so disturbing when her heart was peeped openly and even spoken out.

When she heard these words, she looked at the other party in astonishment for a long time, not because of his abrupt actions, but because he was at a loss after being hit.

What a terrible man!

The always smiling smile, the overly natural intimacy, the overly natural deduction, and even the gentle look all made Mo Ran Xianyi's inner alarm bells ring.

An inexplicable premonition, Mo Ran Xianyi felt that this man was very dangerous to her.

It's like walking on the edge of a cliff, if you are not careful, you may step on the air.

"Well, thank you, Captain Aizan." Mo Ran Xianyi hurriedly saluted and wanted to leave.

Seeing this, Aizen Soyousuke looked at Moran Xianyi with hurt eyes: "Miss Moran, are you avoiding me?"

Oh... Moran Xianyi's heart twitched when his eyes caught up with his voice.

"No, nothing." The voice was a little guilty.

"But……"

"Captain Aizen, wait here!"

After Moran Kanyi left a word, he walked back carrying the jug for Matsumoto Rangiku.After a while, he quickly walked back to Aizen, with only one teacup left in his hand.

"It's been a long time, Captain Aizan."

"Don't be in such a hurry, Miss Mo Ran." Ai Ran saw her panting quietly, and said gently, "I will always be here waiting for you."

Moran Xianyi shook his head when he heard the words: "How can I make you wait."

Looking around the venue, the two decided to find a quieter corner to sit down without being disturbed.

After taking a few deep breaths, Moran Xianyi finally calmed down, looking at Aizen with complicated eyes: "Captain Aizen, has anyone ever told you that you are scary?"

"So it really is!" Aizen thought for a while, then smiled, "Yesterday."

Looking at Mo Ran Xianyi's eyes were too gentle, which distracted her for a moment.

"No, I mean—" Moran Xianyi protested slightly after regaining consciousness, "People other than me. Captain Aizen, stop making fun of me."

She didn't even mention herself, which shows her panic.

Lan Ran saw her panic in his eyes, and recalled cooperatively: "In my impression, it should not be. In fact, Miss Mo Ran's feelings for me surprised me."

"Well, maybe it's not you that's scary, but your words." Mo Ran Xianyi looked at the other party and said softly, "Hearing your views on Xianyi, there is a kind of heart that I tried to hide that is easily exposed to the sun. Just It’s as if I’ve told a lie at random, but it’s immediately exposed by the people around me.”

"If Ms. Mo Ran feels unhappy about this, I can apologize." Ai Ran apologized.

"You don't have to apologize for that, Xianyi was the one who was curious at the time." Moran Xianyi smiled, "Captain Lanran, you are right, Xianyi has been waiting for the flowers to bloom."

Anyway, if this man really wants to know, she won't be able to hide it, so why not just say it straight: "I wasted time and withered years just to wait for a camellia to bloom."

"Since it was in the past, why don't you wait now?" Lan Ran was gentle and sincere on the surface, but in fact he looked down on these cheap little loves.But of course he won't let the other party know.

"It's not that you can't wait, but that you can't wait." Mo Ran Xianyi said softly, she intuitively knew that the man in front of her didn't believe in love, "Captain Lan Ran, you are very smart."

"What does Miss Mo Ran mean?"

"You are smart, so you will not believe that a flower will bloom; and because you are smart, you will not let that flower have a chance to become the scenery in your eyes." Mo Ran Xianyi turned his head to look at the noisy stage.

Building blocks nearly two stories high have been placed beside the stage at some point, and a row is based on four cuboids, stacked in an overlapping manner.Each person draws out a cuboid in turn in order and places it on the top. The person who finally collapses the entire structure is the loser, and the previous family of the loser is judged as the winner.

During the conversation between the two, the activity has already gone through a round.The winner gets a cash prize, as well as small prizes from the captains of the respective teams.The loser has to gulp down the drink poured by the winner without complaining.

It took hundreds of years to learn to forget everything just because I looked at him one more time under the cherry blossom tree that year.

"It would be great if Xianyi was half as smart as Captain Blue Ran." Turning his gaze back, Moran Xianyi lowered his head and smiled to himself.

I've heard it said that the best way to forget someone is to fall in love with someone else.

Although she can't like other people yet, at least she is trying to like herself.

The two of them were silent for a while, and the building blocks that had been stacked nearly four stories high in the second round not far away fell down again. The loser, Matsumoto Rangiku, drank the whole jug of wine happily by himself, while the winner's team members got embarrassed. I bought the annual hardcover edition of "Seireitei Correspondence Collection" provided by the captain of the [-]th Division.

Before his thoughts were called back by a gentle voice, Moran Xianyi still thought about hoping not to be drawn.

"Miss Mo Ran."

"Huh?" Mo Ran Xianyi looked up at him.

Aizen took off the thick-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose and wiped them gracefully, and was not in a hurry to put them on.

Slowly put away the lens cleaning cloth, Lan Ran pinched the glasses casually with his right finger, leaned on his chin with the back of his hand, looked at Mo Ran Xianyi, slightly raised the corners of his lips and said: "The reason why we think the flowers on the rock wall are beautiful is that Because we are standing on the rock wall."

The appearance of taking off the glasses seems to be a little inconsistent with his usual kindness, but Mo Ran Xianyi has no time to think about it.

"And that beauty is actually just a reflection in the eyes of the beholder."

When Moran Xianyi was still chewing on Aizen's words in doubt, the other party had already put his glasses back on.

"Miss Mo Ran," Lan Ran distractedly took the wine from a shy female member of the fifth team, thanked her gently for her kindness, and then continued, "I don't deny that I'm not interested in romance, but In fact, we are all the same."

We are also standing on the rock wall, but you are waiting for the flowers to bloom──

I'm waiting for the one who loves flowers to come.

The last sentence was hidden in the noisy activity call and the gentle smile that seemed to make people indulge in it.

Moran Xianyi didn't hear his words clearly, but she felt relieved.

Death's life passes very slowly, and she still has a long life to forget and wait, and then meet and know each other.

Everyone is alone in the beginning, and they are not alone in waiting for this road.

"What a contradiction." Mo Ran Xianyi smiled and looked at Lan Ran, "Captain Lan Ran, do you love flowers?"

"I appreciate the gesture of flowers."

Not easy to say love, but willing to wait.

Moran Xianyi became a little interested in this captain-level figure after the conversation.

"Captain Aizen, would you like to accompany Xianyi to participate in the annual New Year's party held by the superior nobles in three days' time?" Moran Xianyi asked tentatively, "It's just an example for everyone to exchange emotions."

"How did Miss Moran think of inviting me?" Aizen looked at her affectionately while noticing the commotion in front of the venue.

"Because there are some Xianyi's works in the exhibition area of ​​Moran's house this year, I hope you can give me some advice." Moran Xianyi smiled, and finally said mischievously, "But in fact, it is because the elders may have been killed yesterday. Xianyi is very angry, if you are with me, maybe Xianyi can escape a little bit."

Hearing this, Aizen smiled softly, then nodded in agreement: "Of course it's my honor. It's just Miss Moran, before you talk about the New Year's party, you may have to solve a problem."

"what?"

Seeing the number plate pinned on Moran Xianyi Shiba's outfit, Lan Ran reminded gently: "Number [-], that's how it was broadcast just now."

Moreover, in the third round of the event, in order to allow the captains and deputy captains present to integrate into the banquet, a special partner mechanism was launched.Randomly match one of the present captains and vice-captains as a competition partner.

Before and after Aizen also heard himself being called, the two simply went over together.

After standing still, Moran Kanyi saw Ichimaru Gin smiling slyly.

"What, Vice Captain Ichimaru, are you Xianyi's partner?" Moran Kanyi returned him a bright smile not to be outdone.

"Oh, what a pity. My partner is No. [-] behind you." Ichimaru Gin looked behind Moran Kanyi, "The most interesting thing is that your partner happens to be right next to him."

Moran Xianyi followed and looked back──

"When a person is obviously unhappy, don't smile and look for a cold face."

What I just said to Ichimaru Gin was immediately fulfilled by me.

Seeing Kuchiki Byakuya walking towards her with no expression on his face, Moran Xianyi unconsciously clenched the hand by his side.

Vice Captain Kuchiki, this will be the last time I let myself think of you.

"Vice Captain Kuchiki, long time no see." Mo Ran Xianyi naturally twitched the corners of his mouth and smiled.

Seeing Moran Xianyi's new look seemed a little surprised, Kuchiki Byakuya finally just said: "Well, it's good to be back safely."

No matter how many days pass, they won't have any more conversations.

They all said to let go, but the word love disturbs people.

A group of people followed the instructions and stood forward. Mo Ran Xianyi let go of his clenched hands and let out a long breath.

The love of three people has never been too crowded, not to mention that I have never entered their world.

In the year when the cherry blossoms were flying, how many memories were weaved.

Now at this year-end party, forget about the past, and then forget about you.