After school, unable to bear Rukia Kuchiki's constant teasing, Ichigo Kurosaki had no choice but to take out the small wallet he had saved for a long time and prepared to take Rukia to have a meal at Kikugostairs.
In fact, it's not just for Rukia, it's mainly because Ichigo himself is a little greedy. Heather's father's cooking is the most superb Ichigo has ever tasted in his life. Not only is it delicious, but he also gets an indescribable sense of satisfaction from it.
and moved.
Hearing Ichigo, who never liked to brag, describe it like this, Rukia became even more greedy and urged Ichigo to go out as soon as 6:30 pm.
The two of them walked along the street and came to a slightly remote area. A Japanese-style two-story building with a courtyard stood between two houses. The decoration was a mix of Chinese and Japanese, and the wooden door was closed and white cloth hung on the outside.
There are curtains, two lanterns hanging on both sides of the door, and a medium-sized signboard hanging in front of the house, with the three Chinese characters "Chrysanthemum going downstairs" written in flying colors on it.
"Huh? There's no one queuing up today?" Ichigo was a little surprised. Normally, at this time, people would already be queuing up at the door of Kiku's downstairs.
Rukia Kuchiki pointed to the door: "Ichigo, it seems there is a piece of paper taped to the door."
After opening the curtain, Ichigo discovered a notice posted on the door. The main message was that the boss was out of town, and his son Heather would temporarily take over as chef for one day. The business hours were also temporarily changed to 7 to 9 pm.
Remember Inoue Orihime said that Heather was also good at cooking? Ichigo thought about it before knocking on the wooden door.
Squeak——!
The wooden door was opened from the inside, and then Ichigo heard a click, and his forehead was pressed against cold metal.
I saw a silver-white pistol with a cold light pressed against Ichigo's forehead. The person holding the pistol was a short, beautiful girl. She had long light green hair tied into twin tails and was wearing a T-shirt and shorts, standing on tiptoe.
While tiptoeing, he put a pistol against Ichigo's forehead and looked up at him, chewing gum and said in a long voice:
"Customer~~~ people~~~! It's not the opening time~~~~ yet?"
"Rebecca-chan, are you still so energetic?" Ichigo didn't feel dissatisfied. He laughed and pulled out the pistol: "Where did you buy this simulated toy gun from? It's quite realistic."
"Tsk, it's Youzi's brother, come in." The little girl called Rebecca curled her lips, turned her head and shouted: "Brother! Your classmates are here!"
After saying that, he stuffed the pistol behind his waist and ran into the house.
Rukia, who was standing aside, noticed that the whites of the girl's eyes were a strange red color and her pupils were golden halos. She couldn't help but poke Ichigo with her elbow: "Ichigo, her eyes...
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Ichigo whispered: "I have colored contact lenses. Don't mention this in front of Rebekah. She doesn't like others to criticize her dressing style."
"She is Heather's sister? She doesn't look like Heather."
"Yes, second sister, follow mother. Didn't I tell you? Heather's mother, Mrs. Moshe, is Danish."
Ichigo motioned for Rukia to follow him into the house and closed the wooden door:
"I heard from Inoue that Rebecca originally had silver hair like Mrs. Moshi, but she dyed it light green. She wears contact lenses all day long. Her biggest hobby is collecting all kinds of simulated toy guns."
After being in this world for so long, Lucia can certainly understand terms such as 'hair dye', 'color contact lens', 'toy' and 'gun': "Wow, that sounds very personal."
"A very unique little girl. She has a good relationship with Xia Li and Yuzi. Oh, by the way, Rebecca hates others touching her collectible toy guns." Ichigo took Rukia to the bar and sat down.
The restaurant on the first floor of Kikuxia is not too big. It has a typical Japanese structure, with several tables and chairs, and a long bar. Behind the bar is where the chef works.
Heather was dressed as a chef and was chopping vegetables skillfully. She said without raising her head: "Welcome, Kurosaki and Kuchiki."
"Sorry, it seems we are early." Ichigo was a little embarrassed.
"It's okay. The regular customers have already heard from my father the news that we are going to be closed today in the past two days. The temporary opening for two hours is just my own decision to practice my skills. I apologize for the poor reception."
Saying that, Heather bowed slightly:
"There's still a while before opening time. Please sit down and wait. Rebecca, serve tea."
"Here, free oolong tea."
Rebecca handed each of them a glass of iced oolong tea, and then looked at Rukia curiously: "Brother Ichigo, is she your son?"
As she spoke, Rebecca raised her little thumb and shook it.
The oolong tea Ichigo just drank in his mouth suddenly spurted out. He coughed and tried his best to explain: "Cough! It's not... I'm sorry... cough..."
"He's not my type."
Rukia Kuchiki took a towel and helped Ichigo wipe the bar table in front of him, then looked around curiously: "Are you using the first floor as a restaurant and the second floor as a residence?"
"No, the house next door also belongs to me."
Rebecca rested her elbow on the bar and held her chin in one hand, flexibly spinning the pistol with her left hand, looking bored:
"By the way, why do I have to continue to be the tea girl when my parents go out? Isn't it good to be closed for a day, bro?"
"No, if you skip work, your pocket money will be deducted. This is the rule set by my mother. If you have any objections, you can tell her yourself."
Heather put the cut vegetables on the plate and handed it to Rebecca: "Put it in the refrigerator."
"You know how to use me! Why don't you let your other sister do it?"
Rebecca grabbed the plate and stomped menacingly to the refrigerator.
At this time, the wooden door was opened, and Orihime Inoue walked in carrying two large bags of ingredients, and said with a smile: "I'm back!"
"Welcome back Orihime-sama!"
Rebecca suddenly changed her expression, threw herself in front of Orihime, buried her head between the mountains, and shook her head from side to side, crying:
"Orihime-sister, listen to me. Brother, he is biased and bullies me. He leaves all the dirty work to me... wu wu wu..."
Orihime stroked Rebecca's green-haired head, smiled and reassured: "I'll do it for Rebecca, it's okay..."
Before she finished speaking, Rebecca was picked up by Heather by the collar of her neck: "The job given to you is already the easiest. Go to work quickly! Orihime, thank you for washing the vegetables."
"No problem, Brother Heather."
Lucia, who was sitting in front of the bar, made a (⊙⊙) expression: "Heather's house... is so lively."
"The ones in my house are more lively." Ichigo took a sip of iced oolong tea and looked calm.
Rebecca is indeed a child who can play with Xia Li. In other words, the reason why Ichigo has a good sense of Heather is because he is very similar to himself.
They both have two younger sisters who need to be taken care of.
Lucia picked up the tea cup and took an elegant sip, then asked: "By the way, Rebecca is Heather's second sister, right? So Heather, you have a younger sister who hasn't come back from playing out yet?"
At this moment, an indifferent voice suddenly sounded from behind Lucia:
"This is our first meeting. Do you have anything to do with me?"