Qu Zhi's sister's "home"

"The smell of fragrance?"

Uraraka Shige.

In a gap between buildings that resembled a narrow alley not far away, the younger sister that Qu Zhi had mentioned was still clinging to the back of that tall guy, speaking in words that Uraraka Shige could hardly understand, just like the last time they met.

Do you mean 'smell'?

Unlike last time, when she was more curious about their identities and therefore didn't ask, this time Uraraka Shige asked directly out of curiosity.

However, the little girl behind the tall figure did not answer Uraraka Shige's question. The tall man simply stood quietly in place, his eyes filled with a spiritual light, looking at Uraraka Shige.

"It's not Brother Qu Zhi... it's that guy from before."

The tall, bright-eyed man's tone betrayed his disappointment, making Uraraka Shige feel as if he were being looked down upon. The little girl behind him stared at Uraraka Shige for a moment, then repeatedly patted the tall man's back and shoulders with her small hands, while pointing to Uraraka Shige's location with her other hand.

"Hurry, hurry, get over there! The smell of incense is coming from this guy! This errand boy must be here again to relay Brother Qu Zhi's instructions!"

The childish voice came from the little girl's mouth, causing Uraraka Shige upon hearing the comment.

Errand runner...

Uraraka Shige felt as if his tender heart had been struck a Heavy Strike, and he involuntarily reached out and covered his chest with his palm.

The little girl's innocent, childlike voice was so relatable that it easily brought to mind the idiom "children speak without restraint," making Uraraka Shige feel that the little girl's self-evaluation was a completely genuine and unfiltered reflection of her inner thoughts.

Qu Zhi's younger sister genuinely believed she was Qu Zhi a gofer for him...

Uraraka Shige's slight depression stemmed from his realization of this.

Swish~

A gust of wind blew by, bringing a chill to Uraraka Shige. He looked up at the tall guy who had charged up to him, and the tall guy's sister who was perched on his back.

The tall fellow was also looking down at him carefully. Fortunately, the sun was not directly in front of Uraraka Shige, so Uraraka Shige did not experience the feeling of being blocked by someone else's shadow.

Sniff sniff~~

The little girl on the tall guy's back, who was also his older sister and Qu Zhi's younger sister, was craning her neck and bringing her delicate and cute little face as close as possible to Uraraka Shige's position. Her small nose was twitching and sniffing as if she was sniffing something from Uraraka Shige's body.

For some inexplicable reason, Uraraka Shige began to associate this little girl with Inuyasha or something similar...

They're clearly very different in gender, age, and race...

After sniffing for a while, the little girl rubbed her nose with her hand, as if she had been staring at a book for a long time and her eyes were dry, so she rubbed them. Then she opened her mouth wide as if she wanted to sneeze, but in the end she didn't.

Then the little girl took two deep breaths, seemingly feeling much better. After carefully examining Uraraka Shige for a few moments, she muttered something in a voice she thought only she could hear.

"What... does this mean he doesn't even deserve an invitation in person? It's like he's not even good at running errands..."

However, since it was a 'voice that she thought only she could hear,' it meant that in reality, it wasn't just her who could hear it. In other words, Uraraka Shige also heard the little girl's self-talk, and his frustration intensified.

Not even a delivery person...

Uraraka Shige sighed softly. He suddenly realized that his personality seemed to have changed a lot compared to his previous life. At least in his previous life, he would never have made such a 'gentle' and 'weak' gesture of sighing helplessly when facing this brat.

Clearly, the twelve years he spent pretending to be a child in this life had unconsciously led him to truly accept his identity as a 'child' in this life.

However, after sighing, Uraraka Shige did not expose the little girl. This was not because the tall younger brother was clenching his fists and staring at him with his bull-like eyes. Absolutely not. It was simply because he couldn't bear to see the little girl feel frustrated after discovering that she was 'presumptuous'.

He just wanted to use this method to disguise himself, to pretend to be a kind and gentle guy. Yes, that's it.

He's selfish at heart, and that will never change!

"Alright!"

The little girl stopped muttering and explained a couple Uraraka Shige:

"Brother Qu Zhi left a 'mark' in 'The Scent of Fragrance,' hoping that they could recruit you to join Qu Zhi ranks... However, I'm not very good at this myself, so things I'm not good at should naturally be left to those who are."

Then he asked:

"Then, why don't you come over to our house? We have guys there who're good at these things."

It turns out that the little guy's previous 'talking to himself' wasn't something he was trying to hide at all...

Uraraka Shige was somewhat speechless at the little girl's perverse sense of humor... After thinking for a moment, Uraraka Shige realized that he didn't really have anything else to do, so he simply agreed and followed the tall man to the so-called 'home' that the little girl was carrying on his back.

It was a small to medium-sized old apartment building near a suburban waste treatment plant. It looked dilapidated, with exposed steel bars in some places. When Uraraka Shige, she couldn't help but be a little surprised.

When Uraraka Shige entered the abandoned building, he found that it was almost completely different from its exterior. Not only was the interior very clean and tidy, but there were also more than ten people living there, most of whom were children who were younger than Uraraka Shige in this life, with only two 'adults'.

The little girl on the tall man's back directly instructed the man carrying her younger brother to approach a thin man with a light green mushroom-shaped haircut and a pair of nerdy glasses with a cracked left lens. She then gave the order to this 'full of life' man:

"Brother Qu Zhi wants to bring this guy in, but I'm not good at this kind of thing, so I'm leaving this to you for now."

Hmm... I've also changed how I refer to myself from "others" to "me"...