Chapter 9: Winery and Miyano's Sister 4
Trying her best to ignore the burning gaze from "Teacher Gao Ming's junior", Kurosaki Utsuki took the lead in leaving the hospital.
She originally wanted to say hello to the Miyano couple, but considering the people around her, she chose to visit them directly in a few days.
The car had a large enough space for five people - of course, the injured Kurosaki Utsuki sat in the passenger seat.
Although there was someone she didn't want to interact with sitting in the back seat, she still started sharing the information she knew with Zhu Fu Gao Ming, who was concerned about this incident, after setting off.
"I heard that almost all the kidnappers who showed up have been caught, except for a silver-haired man. A new nurse was also found to be connected to them, the one you met in Furuya."
"According to the police investigation, the mastermind behind this is a pharmaceutical company—at least ostensibly. Based on the inmates' confessions, they were seeking revenge against Dean Ishida because he had rejected their business partnership and had caused them so much trouble due to his illegal activities."
"They had originally randomly chosen to kidnap the doctors' family members, but after discovering I was also hospitalized, they immediately decided to kidnap me."
...Although she didn't believe what was said, it was obvious that the Miyano family was their primary target, and they were not after money but people.
But now that things have gotten so bad, those guys should have given up, right? After all, many of their men have been captured, and the one who rescued the hostages was an unidentified "superhero."
"But why you?" Furuya Rei, squeezed in the middle of the back seat, looked at her through the rearview mirror. "Although you've been Dean Ishida's patient since he started, you're still just a patient, right?"
Zhu Fushiguri's eyes widened in surprise. "Huh? Zero, haven't you heard? In Karakura General Hospital, whenever the director's successor is mentioned, everyone's first reaction will be Utsuki."
"Huh? Why?"
"Maybe it's because Dean Ishida has always taken care of Utsuki as his daughter?"
"The director isn't single, his son is the same age as us," the girl at the center of the conversation interrupted, understanding the underlying meaning behind Morufushi Kagemitsu's words. "But the child has absolutely no interest in becoming a doctor, and he's in good health, so he barely comes to the hospital. Director Ishida never talks about his family, so that's probably why everyone thinks that."
Furiya Rei suddenly realized: "So that's why you, Kurosaki, want to apply to the Tokyo University School of Medicine?"
Kurosaki Utsuki nodded as a matter of course: "Yes, the opportunity is right in front of me anyway, wouldn't it be a waste to give it to someone else?"
“Tsk.”
At this moment, Akai Shuichi, who was squeezed in the back seat, spoke for the first time after introducing himself: "So Miss Kurosaki wants to be our junior?"
The corners of Kurosaki Utsuki's mouth twitched almost inaudibly.
"……Um."
The sound was nice, but she didn't like the content very much.
Calculating the time, she had just enrolled when the other person was in his senior year... No matter how she thought about it, there would be troubles that she didn't like.
This was evident from his previous question, "I'm on my way, could you give me a ride?" He had nothing in his hands, no hospital reports or prescriptions, and most likely hadn't even entered the hospital, yet he turned around and left. Who knows, the other person might have come to the hospital just to look for her based on the memory of her hospital gown.
Although it is possible that he came to visit someone else...but she just felt that this person was coming for her!
Noticing the girl's reluctance and even deducing the reason for her frustration, Moruobushi Takaaki added, "Although he's a senior, Akai-kun will be going to study in the United States in September. Utsuki will probably have a hard time seeing him again after you enroll."
Eh——does that mean I’ll drop out of school?
She had heard of such an operation. Because the school start time in Japan is different from that in many countries, if one is admitted to two schools at the same time, one can study in China for a few months, then go through the withdrawal procedures and study abroad.
However, this was the first time she had seen it with her own eyes, not to mention that he had dropped out of the University of Tokyo, which was already difficult to get into.
"Hey - that's amazing, Mr. Akai." The orange-haired girl exclaimed from the bottom of her heart.
Although getting into the University of Tokyo was still just a dream for her, it was great that the dream didn't contain any elements that would make her feel repulsive.
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Home!
"I'm back!"
Holding each of the twin sisters in her arms, the slight unhappiness in Kurosaki Utsuki's heart quickly dissipated - who wouldn't like cute, soft, well-behaved and adorable sisters who love their older sister the most?
"What are you having for lunch? Do you need my help?" she asked.
In fact, her two younger sisters had just visited her in the hospital after school yesterday and played poker for two hours on her hospital bed. Knowing that she was in good health, they did not show any concern.
But even so, the caring sisters did not give her the opportunity to help.
"Okay, then I'll go say hello to Dad."
After saying hello, she headed out the door and headed straight for Urahara's store. If nothing else, her memory-erasing spray definitely needed a restock.
Considering the daily workload, she thought it would be better to just move a box. Furthermore, since these were essential items for her job, she would have a tantrum if Manager Urahara had asked her for them.
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When Kurosaki Utsuki entered Urahara's shop, it was very rare that there were not only staff and the owner in the store, but also customers.
It was a man with a blond bob haircut. She couldn't tell if he was someone she had seen before just by looking at his back, but she could smell something unusual from the scent of his spiritual pressure.
"The taste of emptiness..." She subconsciously said what she was thinking. When the other person turned around, she suddenly realized that he was indeed the person she had met before.
That was six years ago, not long after she received her mother's memories. When her subconscious was struggling to find herself and her spirit was close to collapse, the power of the hollow in her body ran wild, and the other party appeared as her opponent.
She was only nine years old, and after she gradually calmed down and regained her consciousness, she said self-deprecatingly, "We are all mixed, so let's get along well."
She might have thought she was very handsome at the time, but looking back now... As expected, as you get older, your sense of shame will increase exponentially.
"Mr. Pingzi, long time no see."
I hope the other party has forgotten the immature remarks she made when she was young and ignorant.
"Oh? Kurosaki's sister Utaki? She's grown into such a beautiful girl in the blink of an eye." The man with a soft Kansai accent raised an eyebrow, "She's simply my first love."
...I didn't expect this kind of reaction.
The corners of Kurosaki Utsuki's mouth twitched almost inaudibly, and her tone was very sincere: "I'm sorry, I don't know if you are a good person, but I already have someone I like."
As she spoke, she subconsciously looked in the direction of Urahara Kisuke who was rummaging through drawers not far away, and this was easily caught by Mako Hirako opposite her.
So the blonde girl said with a mixture of regret and envy, "You are really capable, Kisuke."
The person whose name was called turned around blankly and innocently: "What?"
"Nothing, just complimenting you on your charm that hasn't diminished even after being hundreds of years old."
Kurosaki Utsuki curled her lips. This Kansai accent sounded really sarcastic.
The people on the other side immediately responded with a businesslike compliment: "Mr. Hirako is the real one, even more charming than before. Miss Utahiki, please wait a moment."
Kurosaki Utsuki just said "Okay" when Hirako Makoto's eyes suddenly fell on the Quincy on her wrist. Then the man frowned and raised his voice: "Kisuke, are you——"
As if he had guessed what he was about to say, the blond man turned back and said, "It's just a well-made imitation."
What knockoffs?
Urahara Kisuke then added: "Although it is called a counterfeit, it can achieve some effects similar to the real thing, but it is very easy to break in comparison."
Only then did Kurosaki Utsuki realize that they were talking about the black stone on her bracelet. When Urahara Kisuke gave it to her, he called it a spiritual power stabilizer. He didn't expect it to be a counterfeit of something.
Both of them seemed to be a little averse to genuine items, which made her interested - but unfortunately the topic ended there, Mako Hirako took the things she wanted to buy and left, and Kisuke Urahara immediately brought the topic back to the purpose of her coming here.
"Well, the memory processing spray is out, and I want to take some more back."
A few minutes later, her boss very magnanimously packed up a large bag of spray cans and set it aside: "Ms. Kakuhi, thank you for your hard work as a Death Agent."
She guessed it meant that work necessities came free.
"It's okay. The local shinigami on duty are very responsible and have no intention of slacking off just because of the reinforcements."
She sat down on the tatami, and freshly brewed tea and snacks were quickly brought to her.
Urahara Kisuke, who was sitting across from him at the low table, fanned himself cheerfully. "Are you having any trouble at work?"
"Well, it's a bit troubling."
Kurosaki Utsuki picked up the teacup and told her about the recent encounter with a Jiehe earthbound spirit who died of murder and asked her to report the criminal and even deal with the criminal.
"I'm just a Shinigami agent, not a Hell Girl," she concluded with a long, sorrowful sigh. "Mr. Urahara, what do you think is the best approach? Should we write an anonymous letter?"
It wasn't really appropriate to ask the person on the other end this question. He wasn't human. Although he ran a shop and pretended to be a normal human, his way of thinking was definitely different from a high school student like her.
"How about Miss Kashi publicly tell the truth in person?"
ha?
"public?"
This was a development she had never imagined.
"That's right," Urahara Kisuke snapped his folding fan shut, his emotions rising. "On the surface, he's a gifted high school detective, guiding the police in bringing all the crimes of Beika City to justice. Behind the scenes, he's a brave Shinigami agent, silently guarding the city's peace—"
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"—That's the advice Urahara-san gave me."
Kurosaki Utsuki covered her face in grief, and was extremely resistant to this suggestion which would most likely cause her to lose her peaceful life.
"What do you think, Dad?"
It was in the Kurosaki family's restaurant.
After dinner, the sisters went back to their rooms and her brother went to the bathroom. She had just helped wash the dishes, poured herself some juice, and started chatting with her father, Kurosaki Isshin, who had been sitting on a chair, pretending to wait for her with a newspaper.
"Dad thinks it's great!" Kurosaki Isshin nodded excitedly. "When I think about seeing Utsuki's interview on TV in the future, and seeing Utsuki appear as a special guest on a variety show—Dad will go to the scene with Yuko and Xia Li to cheer for Utsuki!"
...She was wrong. As a beautiful fifteen-year-old girl, her thinking was indeed not on the same level as those of these eighteen-hundred-year-old old men.
Looking at her old father, whose face was filled with eagerness and whose true age was unknown, Kurosaki Utsuki sighed from the bottom of her heart, "It really is better for me to die soon."
There would be no such trouble if she went to Soul Society and became an official Shinigami - if she lost her spiritual power in the future and returned all the power to her brother, she could also go to her cousin's house to help. Her father's family was in the fireworks business, which sounded very interesting.
However, the next second, Kurosaki Ichigo's cautious voice suddenly reached his ears. His voice was filled with a mixture of worry and uneasiness, and also carried a bit of guilt as the eldest brother for not noticing his sister's abnormality: "Utahiki? Are you in trouble?"
……well.
Why did her brother always appear at such inopportune times, just in time to intercept her words that were difficult to explain?
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