Well hello! Here is a new chapter from the Azure Redi fanfiction. I will start planning the next chapter. I found inspiration for this chapter, and the next chapter for Sailor Moon's first anime, and Sailor Moon Crystal. See you in the next chapter.
Shizuka sat in a chair in front of Kafe Powaro's customer's table, and drank tea.
He put the load cup on the table, and looked out the window.
Saa was sunny, and the wind light.
Shizuka was wearing a purple top, and black pants on his feet, and black sandals, and white socks.
"Sorry, but is this place reserved?" Someone asked in front of Shizuka, and Shizuka saw Kuroba Kaito.
Kaito was wearing a red blouse. He had black pants on his feet, and black sneakers.
"Now it is, Kuroba-kun", Shizuka said.
"Thank you, Miyamizu-chan", Kaito said, sitting in the seat opposite Shizuka.
"Well, we haven't seen it in a while", Shizuka said, blushing a little.
"Yeah. It's time for the last time", Kaito said.
"Hey, Kuroba-kun, are there any friends?" Shizuka asked.
"Fit", Kaito smiled.
"It is is polite to the girls. In that case, Ran will definitely take Kaito-kun if Ran meets Kaito-kun someday", Shizuka thought. "I can't get my friend around".
"Where's Irene-chan?" Ran mute.
"He said he was going to Kafe Powarot for a while", Kogoro said, drinking beer from a beer can. He threw the can on the floor.
"Do not mess!" Ran shouted at his father.
"Kuroba-kun, Did your father Toichi teach you some tricks?" Shizuka asked, walking with Kaito on the sidewalk.
"Let's teach well", Kaito said. "And just call me Kaito".
"Only if you call me Irene", Shizuka said.
"Agreed", Kaito said.
Surprisingly, Shizuka stopped as he saw on the right side of the shop, on the podium behind the shop window, there were mannequins wearing various bridesmaid costumes.
"Really beautiful", Shizuka said when she saw the white wedding dress with light blue rose patterns on the hem. It had long, white sleeves with blue cuffs. She had blue rose earrings in her ears, and she wore a white veil with a silver Tiara on her head. It held a bridal bouquet made of white roses.
"Hmm, true", Kaito said. He looked at the trade a little worried.
"Is something wrong?" Shizuka asked.
"I've heard rumors about this shop. The rumors are that this shop is cursed, and that a ghost bride exists, and that one of the mannequins in this shop comes to life at work and walks around town seducing lonely men. Maybe it's just an urban legend", Kaito said.
"Maybe", Shizuka said, then looked at the nameplate above the store's front doors:
Buraidaru shop.
"According to legend, since visiting this place, the grooms I just mentioned have disappeared without any trace", Kaito said. "That ghost is said to be Yūrei Hanayome".
"Yurie Hanayome?" Shizuka thought.
"That's you, Kaito", said the tall, skinny woman who walked to the scene. The woman had fair skin. He was about Yukiko's age. The woman's hair was short, and brown. He had blue eyes. She had pink lipstick on her lips. He was wearing a white jacket with a blue shirt underneath. He had groomed trousers on his feet, and black shoes.
"Mom, what are you doing here?" Kaito asked the woman.
"I'm going shopping. Wouldn't you introduce me to a friend?" The woman said.
"Sure. Here's my mother, Kuroba Chikage, and here's Miyamizu Irene", Kaito introduced.
"Nice to meet you", Shizuka said, bowing slightly.
"Likewise. If you start dating, I'll say one warning. My son is afraid of fish", Chikage said.
"Really?" Shizuka asked without believing his ears.
"Yes", Chikage said.
"Thanks for the warning", Shizuka said.
"Mom, you wouldn't bother now", Kaito said, and walked with his mother toward the shopping area. "See you, Irene".
"See you, Kaito-kun", Shizuka said. She then went on to watch the wedding dress shop.
"Pretty girl, Kaito", Chikage said.
"Mom", Kaito said bothered.
Chikage took the phone from his pocket and pressed the keys:
"Hey. You were right, Yukiko".
"Irene-chan is late for lunch. Come on", Ran grabbed his father's hand, and went with his father to look for Shizuka.
Eventually, they saw Shizuka watching the wedding dress movement.
"Were you here?" Ran asked Shizuka.
"I'm sorry. I was in my thoughts, and I didn't notice the passage of time", Shizuka said.
"You're still too young to even think about getting married", Kogorō said after seeing what Shizuka was looking at right now.
"I know, but I was just watching. A friend told me he had recently heard rumors about this store. Those rumors were like this:
"This shop is cursed, and that the ghost bride exists, and that one of the mannequins of this shop comes to life at night and walks around the city seducing lonely men. According to Lekenda, after visiting this place, I just mentioned my grooms have disappeared without a trace. That ghost is said to be Yūrei Hanayome based on what I have heard", Shizuka said.
"Huh?" Kogorō asked.
Ran trembled a little.
"Did you already hear that the groom who went near this store disappeared last week?" One woman asked her friend.
"Yes. Her bride bought a wedding dress from this very store", The other woman said. "Their wedding should be next month".
"Could it be yokai's deeds?" Shizuka thought.
(Later in the evening)
"Ran could have sent me shopping earlier", Kogorō muttered as he walked down the sidewalk. He carried a white plastic bag in his left hand.
The sun had already set, and the street lamps lit up.
Kogorō passed the bridal gown movement Shizuka had previously seen.
Surprisingly, one of the dolls began to move, and its eyes glowed red. Then the glass of the store's display window disappeared, and the mannequin jumped onto the sidewalk as the glass of the store's display window reappeared.
"It's pretty late", Kogorō said with his right hand on his watch.
Klak! After hearing the sounds of footsteps behind him, cold colors began to move on Kogorō's back, and he turned around to see a mannequin walking behind him, his eyes gleaming red:
"Y-Yūrei Hanayome! Aaaaaa!"
(The next morning)
"Good morning, Ran-san," Shizuka said as he entered the kitchen. She was wearing a pink blouse, and wearing black pants, and white socks.
"Good morning," Ran said. He was wearing a light green blouse, and with his feet sweaty pants, and white socks.
"Where is your father?" Shizuka asked after noticing that Kogorō was not in the kitchen.
"I don't know. He didn't come home after going shopping last nigh"t, Ran said, hearing the concern.
"Maybe he stayed overnight at one of his friends' homes", Shizuka suggested, taking to eating.
"I've considered it. I'll call his friends soon. There's no school today, so what are you going to do today?" Ran asked.
"I'm going to meet my uncle because he wants to introduce me to something new about his invention", Shizuka said. "Thank you for the food".
"Please", Ran said.
Shizuka stood up, and walked toward the lobby. He put the shoes on his feet, and opened the front door, closing it behind him. He went for a walk towards Agasa's house.
The weather was sunny, and the wind light.
"I saw Yūrei Hanayome last night when I got home from work. It was wearing something of dark hair, a mustache man walking down the street, and then disappeared unexpectedly"" Shizuka heard a woman walking past tell a real woman.
"Did Kogorō have been abducted by Yūrei Hanayome last night?!" Shizuka thought worriedly.
Upon arriving at Agasa's house, Shizuka rang the doorbell.
"Good morning, Shizuka-kun", Agasa said after opening the front door.
"Good morning", Shizuka said, walking inside. He left his shoes in the lobby, and went inside, sitting on the living room couch. "We should talk".
"Do you doubt Ran-kun while your true identity?" Agasa asked.
"Fortunately, but his father is missing", Shizuka said.
"How so lost?" Agasa asked.
"He didn't come home last night, and I recently heard some women talk about how one of them had seen Yūrei Hanayome carry something dark-haired and a mustache man when he returned home from work last night and then disappear", Shizuka said.
"Right? So the rumor about Yūrei Hanayome isn't just an urban legend. What do you think happened?" Agasa asked.
"Maybe Kogorō faced his kidnapper when he returned from the store, or while going to the store. I didn't ask those women if they could properly see the face of the man abducted by Yūrei Hanayome last night, but I thought it was Kogorō because he hadn't returned home yesterday. When Ran mentioned, his father had not returned home, so I suggested that Kogorō may have stayed at his friend's home, Ran said he would call his father's friends later. rumors. When I heard about those rumors a couple of days ago, I thought the whole Yūrei Hanayome case might have been caused by some yokai, so Azure Red might get a new Yokai yacht if my doubts come true", Shizuka said.
"I had to tell you something about that wedding dress movement, Shizuka-kun. The owner of that shop will be participating in the wedding dress competition tomorrow", Agasa said.
"How exactly did you hear about such a competition?" Shizuka asked.
"It was talked about when I went shopping in the city a couple of hours ago, and it was read in the newspaper this morning. The owner of the store, Akiyama Kasumi, gave an interview about it. He plans to use the finest silk in his rudely towards he is reportedly really in that race should herself makes her wedding dress. And the competition will be held at Beika Hall near the Tokyo Cinema", Agasa said. "The prize for the competition is 400,000 yen".
"That's it. I'm taking part in that competition to investigate that case properly", Shizuka said.
"Doesn't Ran-kun recognize you, even if you're wearing that self-made wedding dress, if he's even going to watch that competition?" Agasa asked.
"Don't worry. I can make a copy of myself, and make myself invisible. The forces of this necklace are quite a lot", Shizuka said.
"I don't think the forces you just mentioned are just the forces of that jewel. Maybe the fact that you became Azure Red has given you the forces you just mentioned?" Agasa counted.
"So am I magical now?" Shizuka asked.
"I'm not quite sure about that, but maybe acting Azure Red has made your energy a little stronger, and different", Agasa suggested. "Your mother also has special powers, but you should ask her that.
"Okay, but now I'm going to buy the right material for my wedding dress", Shizuka said from Agasa's home.
(Ran)
"Dad doesn't have any acquaintances at home. With good luck, he's in some dim bar", Ran said.
Ran had just called all his father's friends asking for his father's location, but he had received a negative response from all of Kogorō's friends.
"Should I talk about this to mom?" Ran mute.
(Shizuka)
Shizuka sat in her mother's dressing room, looking at the wedding dress she had just sewn, which she had put on the mannequin.
The wedding dress was white-blue and had no sleeves. It was made of silk. It had white-blue, short gloves. The veil had white silk roses, and the veil crossed before his eyes, and was transparent. In front of the wedding dress were white-blue high heels.
"It took a couple of hours to play the apple, but it was a chicken. Not funny, though I say it myself", Shizuka said with satisfaction. "What would Kaito-kun say after seeing me in that wedding dress?"
"Now isn't a good time to think about that, because now it's the turn of the second phase of my plan", Shizuka thought, and his clone appeared in front of him. "Return to Ran's home. Don't tell him anything about my tree, but ask him about his father's location".
"Yes, Shizuka-sama", The clone headed for Ran's home.
Shizuka went to her mother's dressing room, and touched one trophy, as a result of which a big portrait moved to the side, revealing a secret passage behind her. Shizuka went into that hallway, looking at the chair in the room, which had a table in front of it with various fake suit accessories. He took the brown cloth bag, and walked out of the room, closing the sliding door of the saloon doorway.
Pring! Shizuka took his phone from his pocket, and pressed its key on the phone, mimicking his own voice:
"Good morning. Kudō Shizuka on the phone".
"Shizuka, could you figure out where my father is?" Ran asked.
"I'm not sure. Has he had a game night again with his drunken friends?" Shizuka asked.
"No, he's gone", Ran said, sounding worried.
"Well, I'll let you know if I see her. I heard there's a wedding dress contest in Tokyo tomorrow. Are you going to go see it?" Shizuka asked.
"Yes," Ran said. "Why did you ask?"
"Because it would give you something else to think about until your father is found", Shizuka said.
"I hope you're right", Ran said. Then he turned off the phone.