"My original wish was to leave Rabbit God Town and see the outside world. I never expected Father to fall ill at such a crucial time..." Qi Si's expression was earnest, his tone sincere. "I really want to go out and take a look, Reiko. Would you be willing to come with me?"
"Sure." Reiko blinked and agreed readily. "If we go this way, we'll pass by the wishing tree. We can write some wish ribbons while we're at it."
"Then thank you, Reiko."
Smiling, Qi Si walked alongside Reiko down the street toward the southeast.
Stalls and shops lined both sides of the street, and pedestrians streamed past. Unlike the quiet desolation they had encountered when heading northwest earlier, this place brimmed with the bustle of ordinary life.
When the adults saw the two of them, they greeted them one after another. They were no different from living people in demeanor, nor did they display any displeasure.
If they kept going, it really seemed as though they could leave Rabbit God Town by following this road.
"Shichiro, Shichiro!"
After walking for only a short while, a young man in a long black kimono with wide sleeves came jogging toward Qi Si, reproach in his voice. "I've been looking everywhere for you. Why are you wandering around here? Father wants you to come over. He wants to talk to you."
Qi Si stopped and silently watched the newcomer. Through the system prompt, he learned the young man's name—[Kannagi Rokuro].
Based on what the young man had said, he inferred that the full name of the "Little Shichiro" he was playing should be [Kannagi Shichiro]. He wondered whether this family also had someone called Ichiro, the kind lying in bed waiting for medicine.
"You're always like this, so absent-minded. Who knows