"My original wish was to leave Rabbit God Town and see the outside world. I never expected Father to fall ill at such a critical moment..." Qi Si looked 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 readily agreed. "If we go this way, we'll pass the wishing tree. We can write some wish ribbons while we're at it."
"Then thank you, Reiko."
Smiling, Qi Si walked down the street alongside Reiko toward the southeast.
Stalls lined both sides of the street, and pedestrians flowed past in an endless stream. Unlike the quiet desolation they had encountered while heading northwest earlier, this place was brimming with the bustle of everyday life.
When the adults saw them, they greeted them one after another. Their manner was no different from that of living people, and none showed the slightest displeasure.
If they kept walking, it almost seemed as though they really could leave Rabbit God Town by following this road.
"Shichiro! Shichiro!"
Before they had gone much farther, a young man in a long black kimono with wide sleeves jogged over to Qi Si, his tone reproachful. "I've been looking everywhere for you. Why are you wandering around here? Father wants to see you. He has something to tell you."
Qi Si stopped and quietly studied the newcomer. Through the system prompt, he learned the young man's name—[Kannagi Rokuro].
Combined with what the young man had said, he guessed that the full name of the "Little Seven" he was playing was probably [Kannagi Shichiro]. He wondered whether this family had an eldest son named Taro as well, the sort who lay in bed waiting to drink medicine.
"You're always like this, absent-minded, never