The Beginning (A 5,000-Character Chapter)
Night!
"Xiao Biao didn't make it back?" Kurosaki Masaki asked, holding the rice cooker she kept just for Wu Biao.
Kurosaki Isshin nodded. "No. Just leave his food on the side for now."
"What's Brother Biao off doing this time?" Yuzu asked.
Shyarly curled her lip. "What else would that violence-loving maniac do besides fight? He's probably somewhere having the time of his life battling something and forgot all about dinner!"
It had to be said, Shyarly wasn't wrong—at least in some ways!
"Then let's eat first," Kurosaki Masaki said with a smile. "After dinner, I'll go buy a few things at the night market."
"Masaki, I'll go with you!" Kurosaki Isshin quickly offered.
"No need." Kurosaki Masaki smiled gently, then shook her head. "After I buy everything, I'll stop by to see Xiao Long. I've been back for days and still haven't gone to say hello. Xiao Long doesn't even know I'm alive!"
"Huh?"
Kurosaki Isshin sprang to his feet. "No! Then I definitely have to go with you!"
Kurosaki Ichigo, Yuzu, and Shyarly were immediately intrigued by their dad's reaction.
"Mom, who's this 'Xiao Long' you're talking about?" Kurosaki Ichigo asked.
Kurosaki Masaki playfully blinked and said with a teasing grin, "He's your dad's love rival!"
"Don't listen to your mother's nonsense. He doesn't count as a love rival!" Kurosaki Isshin snapped, clearly annoyed.
"..." The three Kurosaki siblings.
Dinner was over in no time, and in the end, Kurosaki Isshin was forced to stay home.
Meanwhile, back in his room, Ichigo started reviewing his schoolwork. After all, he'd gone to Soul Society as soon as winter break began and had let his studies slide. If he didn't buckle down and review... his parents might get called to school!
A high schooler getting