[Comprehensive] Piper

On the way to Kinomoto's house, Hedgehog always felt that she was a little strange. Her heart was not pounding due to nervousness as expected, but the closer she got to Kinomoto's house, the calmer she became, just like the calm before the storm.

Hedgehog felt vaguely uneasy, and made an appointment with You to watch him leave after he came back to pick up the groceries.

The hedgehog who was left behind stood alone outside the courtyard of Kinomoto's house. Although the door was only a few steps away from her, her feet were as heavy as if they had been filled with cement, and she couldn't move half a step at all.

Because of her long period of stagnation, cats have gathered on the street, but instead of meowing and approaching her as usual, they gradually gathered in a pile and squatted on the far wall, sending a warning to her Hiss.

Hedgehog glanced back subconsciously, the whole street was quiet, and she was the only one there. Are these cats screaming at her?

Encountering this kind of situation for the first time made Hedgehog feel more and more uneasy, but she didn't intend to give up.She stretched out her hand and grabbed the courtyard door, using the door as a point of strength, she grabbed it and took herself a step forward.

With a sound of "click", stepping into the yard of Kinomoto's house seemed to have crossed some boundary. Hedgehog heard the sound of iron chains rubbing against each other, and then, a huge wind blew on her face, and she couldn't open her eyes.After the gust of wind that lasted for five seconds passed, the hedgehog felt much lighter all over, and the group of cats that warned her had long since disappeared.

And the hedgehog, who didn't notice the disappearance of the wild cat, raised his hand to ring the doorbell.

—…Crow?

"Ding dong."

The young man's weak whisper was covered by the sound of the doorbell. Now the hedgehog looked like a child who had done something wrong and wanted to apologize. He lowered his head and stood at the door anxiously rubbing his hands.

Subtle footsteps could be heard inside the door, and the Kinomoto's door handle was turned and opened with a click.

The opened door seemed to bring out a gust of wind, which knocked the hedgehog at the door to the ground.Sitting on the ground, she stupidly looked up at the startled person.

"Are you okay?" The man wearing an apron who seemed to be cooking just now hurried out to help the hedgehog up. He checked the child who was still stupid and didn't seem to react, and he was relieved to make sure she was not injured. , affirmed: "It's a little hedgehog, right?"

"Ah!" Hearing someone calling his name, Hedgehog nodded sharply and replied, "Yes! That, that... May I ask who you are?"

The man narrowed his eyes and introduced himself: "My name is Kinomoto Fujitaka, and I am Taoya's father."

"Father?"

The first time I came to visit, I met Mr. Toya's father. Although it was rude, Hedgehog couldn't help but look at the uncle in front of him curiously.He was clearly at home, but he was wearing a short-sleeved white shirt and brown suit pants, and his hair was combed meticulously. Because of myopia, he wore a pair of large square glasses, which better brought out his mature adult charm.

It is completely different from Hedgehog's memory, who sometimes wears boxers at home, and his hair is messed up as if he has experienced an explosion when he wakes up in the morning!Not the same as Nick who occasionally walks around the house in a pair of trousers!

Hedgehog felt that her perception of men had been subverted again.What about the uncle who promised to be sloppy at home if left unattended?

"Come in quickly, Taoya just called and said she will be back in a while."

Hearing the voice of Kinomoto's invitation, Hedgehog noticed that the other party had already entered the house. She quickly followed up and closed the door, put on the indoor slippers, followed the other party into the living room and waited for Taoya to go home.

Holding the iced orange juice in his hand, the hedgehog looked up at the smiling person, and asked, "Well... what can I do for you?"

"Hehe." Kinomoto Fujitaka chuckled a few times, and explained: "I'm sorry, I couldn't help but think of your father when I saw you. You look very similar to Kai-kun."

"That, that, I heard from my mother... Are you my father's teacher?" Hedgehog was very curious. She knew something about her mother's school days, but her father kept her secret and never mentioned her school days. things.Hedgehog asked, "That dad...what was he like when he was a student?"

"Oh." Kinomoto Fujitaka was a little embarrassed, and frowned: "It seems that he is not very good behind your father's back? - Well, forget it, it's okay if my daughter knows."

The head of Kinomoto, who was hesitant one second, immediately betrayed my wife and father the next second.

Hedgehog felt that the person in front of him must be a black-bellied person!Dad must have been teased by him before!

Kinomoto Fujitaka thought for a while, and said: "I am your father and his university tutor, Kai-kun, the first impression I give is very serious, with black hair and square glasses, always wearing a white shirt and looking uninspired Every time I see him, he is always learning extra knowledge, such as languages ​​of various countries or boxing. Although he is always alone in school, he is miraculously popular. No one does not know your father, Mr. Jie, he is very good at managing interpersonal relationships."

"Yeah." Hedgehog nodded in agreement. Even her father is very popular so far. He would know one or two people in every field.

However, Hedgehog also has a question to ask, "Uncle, why does Dad have black hair and glasses?"

The appearance of the hedgehog is very similar to that of his father, and the color of hair and pupils are also the same as his. Most importantly, my wife and father have very good eyesight, so good that they can see ships 6-25 kilometers away at sea. Wearing glasses to college is super unreasonable!

Kinomoto Fujitaka seemed to remember something, and explained with a helpless smile: "That's a disguise made by your father."

"Pretend?" Hedgehog was confused, and asked in confusion, "Why does Dad have to pretend at school?"

"I don't know about this matter." Kinomoto Tenglong smiled helplessly.He actually knew something, but the parties didn't mention these things to his daughter, so it would be bad for him to mention them. "I think he probably doesn't want people to know his mixed-race identity. After all, the orange hair and green eyes are quite conspicuous."

Hedgehog accepted Fujitaka's statement that although her grandparents lived in the countryside of Japan, her grandfather was an authentic Italian.The mixed-race dad has weird orange hair.Hedgehog is very happy that her mother's hair color is dark. After the two are neutralized, her hair color is a bit brown, not as conspicuous as her father's.

After the two chatted for a while, the door of Kinomoto's house was opened, and the hairs of the hedgehogs stood up when they heard the sound. She thought it was Taoya who came back, and she sat down properly.

In the end, a little girl's clear voice came from the door: "I'm back."

"Welcome home."

"It's my daughter Sakura who is back. Little Hedgehog is in fifth grade this year. She is two years younger than you and is in third grade." Kinomoto Fujitaka said, got up and went to the restaurant.

Not long after Fujitaka left, there was the sound of running in the corridor, and a very lively little girl with sweat on her face got into the living room, her eyes met, the little girl who came in was stunned, she had never seen Having passed the hedgehog, she tilted her head and asked suspiciously, "May I ask who you are?"

Seeing a girl who was about the same height as him but two years younger than him, Hedgehog, who became a senior for the first time, stood up nervously and said hello: "Hi, hello!"

Hedgehog's nervousness was too obvious, and the little girl introduced herself first, "I'm Sakura Kinomoto, hello."

"I, I am my wife Hedgehog."

"My wife hedgehog?" Kinomoto Sakura always felt that she had heard this name somewhere. After thinking about it carefully, she remembered that Toya seemed to have mentioned this name not long ago. Sakura understood, and said with fists and palms: "You Is it my wife's senior taught by O'Neill sauce?"

"Senior?" Hedgehog was taken aback by this unexpected honorific, and hurriedly waved his hands and said, "No, senior or something, just call me Hedgehog."

"You can also call me Sakura. Hedgehog is here to find Oni-chan, right?"

By the time Kinomoto Fujitaka came out of the restaurant with water, Sakura and Hedgehog had switched from talking about Toya to discussing the upcoming sports meeting.

"Thank you, Dad!" Xiao Ying took the water glass, gurgled and drank it generously, and finally let out a breath of comfort, and asked, "Dad, what are you having for dinner? Where did Oni-chan go? Have you come back yet?" ? Talk to the hedgehog, haven't you come back yet?!"

Hearing that Sakura had misunderstood, Hedgehog hurriedly explained: "No, no, I came here on my own."

Sakura smiled at the hedgehog and said, "Then forgive him this time." After finishing speaking, she went to ask Kinomoto's father again, "When will Oni-chan come back?"

Kinomoto Fujitaka replied: "Oni-chan is already on his way home, and he should be home soon. Let's make fried shrimp for dinner."

"Is the little hedgehog's dinner here? Is there anything that can't be eaten?"

Kinomoto Fujitaka asked suddenly, and the hedgehog was taken aback for a moment. She quickly waved her hands and said, "Oh?——No, that's too troublesome. My brother will come to pick me up." Women are completely useless.

"Then let's do Hedgehog Oni-chan's part too. Does Daddy want me to help?" Sakura and Fujitaka's father agreed with each other like they were singing a double reed.

Kinomoto Fujitaka said before leaving: "Sakura will accompany the guests today, there is pudding in the refrigerator."

"Pudding! Long live!" Sakura shouted happily, and ran into the kitchen to take out the pudding.

When the pudding was half eaten, the door of Kinomoto's house was opened again, and Taoya, who had returned home, yawned and walked in, shouting: "I'm back."

Sakura's greeting immediately came from the living room, "Oni-chan, welcome home."

"Welcome home."

Hearing two greetings, followed by the footsteps of another person, Taoya, who was changing shoes, was taken aback. He looked up at the door of the living room, where one was standing and the other was hiding.

Hedgehog said again with some embarrassment: "Welcome home, Toya-san."

"Little Hedgehog?" Because I haven't seen Hedgehog for a long time, and I didn't receive a call about her coming to visit before, Taoya was a little surprised to see someone suddenly, "Is there a problem?"

Hedgehog subconsciously pressed the pocket where the paper was placed, and hesitated.

"I'll go and help daddy, and Ernie-chan will take care of the hedgehog." Sakura, who had heard the hedgehog talk about the paper before, found an excuse to escape.

After seeing off Sakura, Toya looked at the hedgehog who seemed to be hiding something with his head down and asked, "What's wrong?"

Hedgehog hesitated for a moment, took out the paper from his pocket, and explained: "Well, that... I took this test today, and I always feel that I should show it to Toya-san, so, so..." Looking at Taoya After taking his own paper, Hedgehog nervously lowered his head again, worried that such a result would make Taoya think that he was not serious enough.

The reward touched the hedgehog's head lightly, and Taoya said: "You have worked very hard."

Hedgehog, who wanted to do what he wanted, pulled his two stupid hairs a little embarrassedly, and said with a smirk: "Hey, hey, the instructor also said that the hedgehog has made great progress. Then, I want to ask these wrong questions by the way. , I don’t quite understand some places.”

"Then, I'll teach you these later." Taoya said, and entered the living room with Hedgehog.

When Yu came to pick him up after buying vegetables, Hedgehog was studying with Toya. The two of them were left by the enthusiastic Kinomoto family to have a meal.

After returning home, Hedgehog climbed into bed immediately after finishing her homework, and she fell asleep soon after being exhausted.

The hedgehog in his sleep heard a boy's call, and he kept repeating a name—Kuro...Kuro? — Clow Rido!From weakness to doubt and then to anger.

Seems to be drawn by something, the hedgehog came to a strange place.

The European-style courtyard, neatly trimmed plants, the scent of sweet-scented osmanthus wafting in the air, the sun's rays shining warmly on the person's body, the man in a long robe sat on a white wooden chair and looked at her with a smile.He raised his hand to beckon, as if to call her over.

Hedgehog moved his mouth subconsciously, and called out, "...Kuro?"

Even though it was the first time she met a stranger, it made her feel extremely familiar.

"It's time for Kuro's afternoon tea!" An excited voice came from the grass beside her, something seemed to fluctuate in the air, and there was a distortion in mid-air, and a strangely dressed person fell out of it. When he came out, the young man with a little green hat and a red shawl on his head seemed to be able to flutter, and landed lightly on the ground. After landing, he flew past like the wind under his feet.

The very cute-looking boy with pointed ears happily jumped into the other's arms, put his arms around his neck and swung his legs and asked, "Kuro, are you basking in the sun?"

"Lin, you're hindering me from reading."

The young man named Lin puffed up his cheeks very dissatisfied, and said in disgust: "Reading books, reading books, Kuro, how do you know how to read books, how about going to find the Fairy Queen with me? If it was you, I believe the Queen will agree with you Into the kingdom of goblins."

"Do you goblins like to drag people to your country so much?" Kuro chuckled and continued to look at the book in his hand.

"That's not true." Lin shook her head, dissatisfied: "Don't say what we said is so unprincipled, if you are not someone we like, you can't enter the kingdom of fairies. And the current fairies are relatively reasonable .”

Kuro closed the book helplessly, and retorted: "I really didn't see it based on your behavior of inviting me once every two days."

Lin, who failed in abduction after being exposed, didn't care at all, changed the subject, and said with concern: "Then you can't read all day, you see, you are wearing glasses, it's all because you spend too much time reading. Already, let me give you some medicinal herbs for treatment, okay?"

"I have learned your tricks a long time ago, and I will never touch any herbs you made again." Kuro said, gently stroking Lin's smooth orange hair, and he continued: "Your herbs add The miraculous effect is far higher than saving lives."

"Tsk." Unable to succeed, Lin jumped out of Kuro's arms, and he jumped to the rose flower bed.He jumped up, floated in mid-air and bowed his head to the people who were still sitting: "Kuro is really boring here, I want to have some fun."

Seeing the person who was about to leave after visiting, Ku Luo hurriedly warned: "Lin, don't get too close to the human world."

"Yes, I understand." Lin waved her hand and disappeared into the distortion.

The hedgehog waited quietly for everything to happen before she walked towards the person in the robe. She called out softly, "Kuro?"

"Huh?" The person who thought there would be no response raised his head. He looked at the person in front of him and smiled slightly. "I'm a little surprised that you came here."

Hedgehog asked suspiciously: "Should I not come here?"

Kuro shook his head, "No, it's too early, it's too early for you. Maybe this is what Yuko said must be. The seal has been loosened, you can't escape, and I can't escape, regardless of the front I will protect you no matter what happens, Lin."

"Lin? Who is it?" Hedgehog was puzzled. She felt that this name was very familiar from just now, and every time she heard it, she always felt a sense of joy in her heart.

But Kuro denied it: "No, you heard it wrong, my name is Hedgehog."

"But I obviously..." The hedgehog didn't understand why Kuro was lying, and when she saw Kuro's serious expression, she swallowed back the question that rolled to her lips.

Immediately afterwards, she changed the question and asked, "Am I friends with Kuro? It always feels...very familiar."

"Well, I'm a best friend that Hedgehog has never met, or I should say that obsession is better." Kuro said, and took out a small silver flute with carvings and patterns that would obviously affect the sound quality from the pocket of his clothes, and he lightly Gently blowing the flute, a clear and ethereal sound came out from the flute. The exaggerated carvings did not affect the sound quality it should have at all.

Kuro put down the flute and explained, "This is a flute driven by a special ability for you." After speaking, he handed the flute to the hedgehog.

"Give it to me? But I... don't know how to play music at all." Hedgehog took the flute suspiciously, and with the encouragement of Clow, gently blew a note.

The flute made a piercing sound, and a force was tearing something apart with a loud crash.

A teenager wearing a red backless sleeveless shirt and armor on his legs stood not far away, his orange hair shadow covered half of his face, he looked at the hedgehog covering his ears due to the noise, and murmured with a smile Muttered: "The light of the sun, the shadow of the silver moon, and the protection of the Fairy Queen will open the way for our people."