"My original wish was to leave Rabbit God Town and see the outside world, but Father fell ill at such a critical time..." 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 agreed readily. "If we head in this direction, we'll pass the wishing tree. We can write some wish ribbons while we're there."
"Then thank you, Reiko."
With a smile on his lips, Qi Si walked southeast along the street beside Reiko.
Stalls lined both sides of the street, and pedestrians streamed past. Unlike the quiet desolation they had encountered heading northwest earlier, this place was brimming with the bustle of everyday life.
When the adults saw the two of them, they all greeted them. They behaved no differently from living people and showed no displeasure whatsoever.
If they kept going, it truly seemed as though they could leave Rabbit God Town by following this road.
"Shichiro! Shichiro!"
They had not gone far when a young man in a long-sleeved black kimono jogged over to Qi Si, reproach in his voice. "I've been looking everywhere for you. Why are you wandering around here? Father wants to see you. He has something to say."
Qi Si stopped and quietly studied the newcomer. Through the system prompt, he learned the young man's name—[Kannagi Rokuro].
Based on 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 someone named Ichiro as well—the sort who lay in bed waiting to drink medicine.
"You're always like this, absent-minded, never knowing what you're thinking about all day." Kannagi Rokuro scolded Qi Si with a dark