[Comprehensive] Manna's Summer

2# Silver Umbrella in the Rain

When Nura Rikusheng saw Kuroko Mana the next day, she was sitting in the shade of a tree listening to a song.The white headphone cable stretched into the pocket, and the fingers tapped up and down on the lap.Seeing him, she took off her earphones and waved to him.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Lu Sheng. Do you want to come and sit?"

"Okay." Lu Sheng sat next to Mana with a paper bag, and took out a piece of bread, "Speaking of which, don't you want to have lunch?"

"...I've been losing weight recently. But Mr. Lu Sheng, if a boy is a boy, can he be full with only bread?"

As soon as this question was mentioned, Lu Sheng immediately supported his forehead with a headache, and his whole body was weak.

"No, I brought a bento. But I forgot that Bingli prepared the bento today."

So, when he opened the lunch box, he saw only a lump of ice as frozen as a stone.

I don't know what Mana thought, but she showed a subtle "I understand you" expression, and patted Lu Sheng's shoulder pityingly.

"... Lu Shengjun has also worked hard."

Lu Sheng could only smile helplessly.

"It's not too hard."

"Ah, by the way, Lu Sheng-kun." Mana turned her head as if suddenly remembering something, "Do you know a monster like 'Rain Girl'?"

"Rain girl..." Lu Sheng thought about it, "It is said that the goddess of Wushan is like a cloud in the morning and rain in the evening, and the rain girl is also of the same kind. Although urban legends always describe her as a female ghost of resentment, in fact, It’s a spirit very close to God.”

"...That's right." Mana sighed helplessly, her voice lowered, "Then it's a bit troublesome."

"Why, you suddenly asked about Yunu?"

"Just a little curious. Mr. Lu Sheng knows a lot about monsters."

"This is..."

After all, it can be regarded as a family background, the leader of the monster who grew up in a mansion full of monsters smiled vaguely, trying to change the topic.A blue-haired boy suddenly appeared out of the corner of the eye, and Lu Sheng took the opportunity to point at him with a surprised expression.

"Look at that boy, he looks very similar to you... ah..."

Wait, it does look alike.

Lu Sheng narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking deeply.

And Mana just smiled, he heard her voice, singing like a tone, with a hint of a sigh.

"Well, that's my proudest brother."

Lu Sheng wanted to say something else, but the raindrops suddenly falling from the sky interrupted him. The two quickly packed up their things and ran towards the teaching building. When they jumped into the corridor, heavy rain poured down.Their eyes met, and the two smiled at each other in order to avoid the rain in time.Mana looked at the clock and waved to him.

"I'll go to Azhe's first, see you tomorrow, Mr. Lu Sheng."

"See you tomorrow."

Seeing the back of the girl leaving, Lu Sheng fell into deep thought.

"...Siblings?"

He looked sideways at the hazy sky, frowning slightly amidst the sound of rain.

"The recent rain seems to be a bit too much."

***

When Hei Zizhe walked out of the school gate, it was already very late.Because he loves basketball, he always practices until late every day before going home.Heizi looked up at the rainy sky, held up the black umbrella, and walked into the street with only a few people.

Heizi didn't notice that a woman was looking at him.It was a pale woman in a kimono, with a pair of melancholy eyes staring at him non-stop from under wet eyelashes, with uneasy concentration.Just as she was taking steps towards Heizi, a hand was placed on her shoulder from behind.

A silver umbrella mixed with sea blue was opened in the rain, and the girl under the umbrella had an elegant face like a white camellia, and she greeted the girl with a smile.

"Hello."

Mana put an umbrella on the woman's head, and together with her looked at Tetsuya Kuroko who was waiting for the bus at the opposite stop.

"He's a nice boy."

Mana asked with a smile, the woman in kimono was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly.

"Well. He's a very nice guy. Has a very gentle, very gentle look in his eyes. I really like...that look."

"A Zhe has been a very good child since he was a child. He is more considerate and gentle than anyone else. I remember that once my mother was sick when I was young, he boiled water, fed her medicine, made iced towels for her, and cleaned the kitchen dishes. The house is well organized, so that my mother can recover from her illness...he is really good, isn't he?"

"……Um."

"So..." Mana withdrew her gaze and stared at the woman beside her, "Can you not take him away, Miss Yu Nu."

Yu Nu lowered her eyes and reached out to caress the large hydrangeas on the sleeves of the kimono. From top to bottom, the purple background color changed from thick to light, dyed with layers of colorful blooms, and her pale fingertips counted the brocade flowers. Clusters of flowers, after a long time, she opened her mouth again.

"Do you know? Although I am a rain girl, I don't like rain." She stretched out her pale hand and grabbed a handful of rainwater. "It was also a rainy day that day. I forgot to bring my umbrella, so I had to hide here to avoid the rain." , he came over holding an umbrella and asked me if I needed help, if you don’t mind, he can take me home... I will never forget the look in his eyes at that time.”

Mana listened quietly, the rain was getting heavier, and they were still standing in the rain, the rain hit the asphalt road, making a muffled sound, the black clouds weighed down heavily, and even the street lamps looked extraordinarily dim in the rainy night .

"Are you his older sister? I've heard him say that she's a twin but she's different from him who doesn't exist. She's an excellent, beautiful and dazzling older sister. What happened to you... makes him very sad."

There was a trace of sadness in Mana's eyes, she turned her head sideways, staring at the torrential rain.

"I understand. So, please, at least Ah Zhe... at least don't let Ah Zhe..."

"..."

Yu Nu was silent, and after a while, she asked in confusion.

"Is it so bad to be immortal...to become a monster?"

Mana smiled wryly and pointed at Tetsuya Kuroko who was getting on the bus.He answered the phone while getting in the car, the boy's voice reached their ears through the rain curtain.

"...I'm on my way now, I'll be home soon...well, don't worry, okay, I'll go back early next time..."

The unfinished words were blocked by the car door, Mana put down her hands, and watched the bus go away with Yu Nu.

"Look, Ah Zhe still has a place to go back to, where someone will be waiting for him." The bitterness in Mana's smile became more and more serious, "Besides, if you become a fairy, you can no longer be seen by humans, right? If you see it...it's lonely, right?"

——Lonely, right?

Yu Nu raised her head quietly, her eyes were blue with melancholy.

"……Right."

The sound of the rain gradually died down, and the lights became more and more dim in the night filled with moist water vapor.Yunu walked towards the drizzle, but Mana grabbed her sleeves.

"I won't take your brother away, what else do you—"

Yunu's slightly impatient voice stopped abruptly when she turned around, and Mana smiled helplessly, and handed the silver umbrella mixed with sea blue to her hand.

"Take this umbrella, you don't like rain, don't you?" Mana stretched out her hand to smooth out the wet forehead hair of Yu Nu, "It's not good for such a cute girl to get wet in the rain."

She took a step back, standing in the rain and waving goodbye to Yu Nu, Ye Yu washed her smile more and more beautiful, as gentle as a white camellia floating in still water.

Yu Nu was startled, and slowly smiled.

"You and him... are indeed brothers and sisters, there is nothing we can do about you two." She held up the silver umbrella, the lower edge of which covered her expression, "Goodbye, and... Thanks."

"Eh?"

In Mana's confused eyes, Yu Nu turned around, and the hydrangea-colored back under the silver umbrella gradually drifted away in the rain.

until it disappears into the mist.

***

After returning home, Mana couldn't help but pat Kuroko Tetsuya on the head.

"Really, don't worry me, stupid brother."

Looking at the cloudless sky outside the window, a faint smile appeared on Mana's face.

"However... tomorrow must be a good weather."