The sky was gray and it started to rain again at some point.

"Mom, I'm sorry...I couldn't avenge you."

There seemed to be such a sad voice coming from the rain curtain, but it seemed extremely small and almost inaudible amidst the patter of rain.

The raindrops kept beating against the tombstone, making a ticking sound. The monotonous sound remained the same, as if it would never end.

Kurosaki Isshin was wearing a crisp black suit and walked step by step out of the rain. For some reason, at this moment, this seemingly unreliable man was clearly holding a broken umbrella, but he gave the impression that he was holding a sharp sword.

a sense of solemnity.

The umbrella in his hand was like a sharp sword that could tear through this damn rain curtain.

With the cigarette burning under the umbrella, he walked through the rain to the tombstone, as if everything was contained under that ordinary black umbrella.

"Idiot, your mother would feel bad if she saw you like this."

Kurosaki Isshin said angrily, he raised the umbrella over the head of Kurosaki Ichigo who was drenched in the rain, and blocked him from the drizzle.

And his eyes continued to fall along the rain, until they landed on the lonely tombstone, and their eyes gradually became gentle.

"Life flies by so fast. It's been ten years since your mother died."

Kurosaki looked at the tombstone in front of him and smiled with emotion. There was no sadness on his face, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him.

"It's six years, right?"

Ichigo Kurosaki hummed and glared at his unreliable father. "You bastard, you can't even tell how many years it has been since your wife died? I'm so angry just listening to you!"

"Hahaha……"

Kurosaki Isshin smiled softly and said, "You look like you haven't been caught in the rain. You are indeed my son. This little storm can't affect you at all. Your mother will definitely feel gratified if she sees you so lively and vigorous."

Right?"

"..."

Kurosaki Ichigo was silent for a while, "Asshole, don't change the subject for me..."

He saw that the smile on this man's face was different from usual.

It's not like the usual heartless smile, but full of sadness.

Although he doesn't even remember how many years it has been since his wife died, in fact... this guy should be more sad than anyone else, right?

And... dad probably still doesn’t know the real cause of mom’s death.

Thinking of this, Kurosaki Ichigo suddenly lost his anger in his heart.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t know, or you have forgotten.

The fewer people who are sad, the better... It might be good if dad can always be so carefree.

As for revenge, leave it to me.

However, seeing Kurosaki Isshin smoking, Kurosaki Ichigo's face that had just calmed down became bulging with veins.

"You stinky old man, haven't you quit smoking? It's useless and polite to smoke in front of a grave, okay?"

"Ah...are you talking about this?"

Kurosaki Isshin raised the burning cigarette in his hand and chuckled, "She once praised me when Yuzi and Xia Li were born. At the beginning of our relationship, she also once said... I look handsome when I smoke.

.”

"In other words, you bastard old man still smokes in front of young girls and pregnant women, right?" Kurosaki Ichigo complained angrily. He thought to himself, I really don't know how my mother, who is so beautiful, could fall in love with such a bastard guy.

of.

"Haha... Now that I think about it, it seems like that."

Kurosaki Isshin rubbed his head in embarrassment, "But since your mother praises me for being handsome when I smoke, I must look my most handsome to see her."

"So...are you just smoking today?"

Kurosaki Ichigo seemed to understand something, and a sad look appeared on his face.

It turns out that no one has forgotten his mother's death, they just pretend to be okay and live strong. From this point of view, he is still a bit too naive.

"Okay, don't always look so sad!"

Isshin Kurosaki smiled and patted his son on the shoulder, "I told you that your mother would feel bad if she saw you like this!"

"I understand everything..."

Kurosaki Ichigo lowered his head,

Drops of water fell on the ground covered by the black umbrella, causing splashes. I don't know whether it was the rain remaining on the face or the tears.

"But I can't smile like you...why...no one blames me? When my mother died, and just now...why did this happen! Why don't you blame me! It's obviously because of me, my mother

He will die..."

No matter what he thought, he felt that if he hadn't been meddling in his own business, his mother would not have been killed by that virtual creature. But now he couldn't even take revenge and watched his enemy escape before his eyes!

"Huh? What nonsense are you talking about?"

Kurosaki Isshin looked at Kurosaki Ichigo with an idiotic expression on his face, "If I dare to blame you for the real D's death, she must not curse me to death..."

"So isn't everything still my fault?"

"No, you seem to have made a mistake, silly boy."

Kurosaki's eyes became more serious. He looked at his stubborn son and sighed slightly, "I don't blame you for your mother's death."

No one knows better than him what the cause of Kurosaki's death was.

It's impossible for him to really forget how many years since his wife died.

It's just that there is no way to tell his stupid son truthfully.

A mere low-level Arrancar can kill the real D? What a joke! Kurosaki put out the cigarette in his hand and his eyes became gloomy.

He knew extremely well that the real reason why he caused the death of his beloved was definitely not the Hollow. On the surface, Kurosaki's death was indeed the accident six years ago.

But in fact, he knew that if it hadn't been for the incident that caused True D to lose all of his Quincy power ten years ago, it would have been impossible to kill True D with the power of the Hollow.

That's right, his wife, Kurosaki Ichigo's mother, is not an ordinary human being, but a powerful Quincy.

As a Quincy, her life has gradually begun to perish since she lost all her Quincy powers and became contaminated with Hollow's power.

All this is irreversible.

Therefore, none of this will be the fault of my stupid son.

"If I have to say it, the woman I love stood up to protect her child even if she lost her strength. I should be proud of her."

Thinking of this, Kurosaki looked at the lost Kurosaki Ichigo and said, "You brat, you have to remember that you were given life by the woman I love. Cheer up and live a good life."

"Dad..."

Kurosaki Ichigo looked at the smile on Kurosaki Isshin's face and was stunned.

Then he punched the opponent in the face.

"Sure enough, I'm still unhappy with you, you bastard old man! It's not you who saved me, why are you trying to be cool!"

"Oh, you brat."

Kurosaki rubbed his sore face and smiled, "It's really not cute at all, not like your mother at all."

"Stop being so fussy."

Kurosaki Ichigo put his hands in his pockets, lowered his head, and turned around to walk into the rain.

He just wanted to escape from here quickly before he burst into tears.

"Boy, you must remember this."

Behind me came the tireless warning of my old father, "Live well, grow up, slowly become bald, and live longer than me. After that, if you can -

And I will die with a smile on my face.”

"Who wants to die, stinky old man."

Kurosaki Ichigo complained without looking back.

"Of course it would be best not to die."

Kurosaki Isshin knelt down and stroked the tombstone in front of him, with a gentle smile on his face, "If you died earlier than me, how could I have the nerve to see your mother..."

As he spoke, his gaze became dangerous.

"Also, I can't blame you for not being able to avenge your mother..."

Although the rain was loud, he actually heard what Kurosaki Ichigo said alone in front of the tomb just now.

"That's okay, after all... no matter how I think about this kind of thing, I have to do it myself."

"Tick-tock——"

The last drop of rain fell to the ground and the sky cleared.

"@――"
To be continued...