Retsu Unohana's Arrival

Ten Unohana had been in high spirits lately. Ever since he came out of Hueco Mundo, everything he did had gone smoothly, as if he had divine help. He had just finished teasing Lisa Yadōmaru and Mashiro Kuna, and now he was going to meet Retsu Unohana, who would soon arrive in the World of the Living.

Above Karakura Town,

A Senkaimon slowly opened. Ten watched the opening gate with delight as a figure gradually emerged, her long braid draped over her chest. Gentle and compassionate, she was none other than Retsu Unohana...

"Mom!" Ten cried happily, throwing himself at Retsu. She smiled and held him in her arms.

"Big Brother, Big Brother, Rangiku wants a hug too! Rangiku wants a hug too!" Rangiku shouted, squeezing into Ten's arms. He smiled and picked her up, then asked Retsu, "Mom, how come Rangiku came too?"

Rangiku looked at Ten. "Big Brother, didn't you want Rangiku to come?"

Looking into Rangiku's bright, wide eyes, Ten felt terribly guilty, as if he had committed a grave crime. He hurriedly said, "No, no, I'm very happy you came, Rangiku." Seeing her smiling face, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he turned back to Retsu. "Mom, let's go to the place we're staying first. There's no point standing around here!"

"Mm..." Retsu nodded.

Ten hurried toward the residence with Rangiku in his arms, Retsu close behind.

As soon as they reached the residence—

"Ten, you're back." It was Lisa...

"Ah, no! Ten went out without taking me! I'm so sad! No! No!"

Ten was a little speechless as he watched Mashiro rolling around on the floor. There was nothing he could do...

Suddenly, Ten said lecherously, "Mashiro, you're flashing us."

Ten had thought Mashiro's clothes didn't look good, so he had changed them into a dress. With all that rolling around, her panties had been exposed...

"Ah?! I get it! It was you, Ten, wasn't it? You deliberately made me dress like this, and then, and then... Waaah! Ten, you have to make it up to me! You have to!" Mashiro didn't dare roll around on the floor anymore and stood up as she spoke.

Ten smiled and welcomed Rangiku and Retsu inside. "I don't mind! All right, I'll make it up to you. Tell me, do you want me to show you mine, or marry you? Just say the word, and I'll do it right away."

Mashiro had nothing to say to that, but she still refused to back down. "I want you to go shopping with me."

"Sure!" Ten said. "But I won't have time until after Mom leaves."

Mashiro didn't argue on that point. Everyone there knew Ten and Retsu hadn't seen each other in over a hundred years, so they all found excuses to leave, even Rangiku, who had just arrived.

"Little Ten, are you planning to get your Soul Reaper powers back?" Rather than make small talk, Retsu worriedly asked Ten what he had in mind.

Ten nodded. "Aizen's plan has already begun, and before long it'll officially begin. At that point, Aizen's strength will leap forward. After that, the surviving Quincy will also come to attack, and they'll be even stronger. At the very least, Old Man Yamamoto won't be a match for them. That's why I'm planning to get my Soul Reaper powers back now. As for how I'll keep myself alive, it's simple, but very hard to counter. At least, I don't know how Old Man Yamamoto could deal with it."

After saying all that, Ten paused for a drink of water, then continued, "My Zanpakuto can teleport me out. You know that, Mom. Now I'm planning to cut off part of the silver chain in my Zanpakuto and leave it in the World of the Living. No matter what happens, as long as the chain is intact, I won't die. The best outcome would be for Soul Society to completely seal me again. Although that would make fusing my Hollow and Soul Reaper powers very slow, there'd be no danger. To that end, I'll make Soul Society think killing me is very difficult. At the very least, I have to make them think sealing me is a good solution."

Ten sighed and continued, "If there's really no other way, I'll have to flee Soul Society. In that case, I'll completely fuse my Hollow and Soul Reaper powers in just a few months, but my strength will be very weak during those months."

Retsu nodded. "I see. All right, then. Little Ten, how did you get along in Hueco Mundo?"

Ten forced a smile and said nonchalantly, "I got along all right in Hueco Mundo. I trained in Resurrección. Mine is called Satan's Curse, and its attack power doubles with each successive attack."

Retsu nodded. She wasn't particularly surprised by Ten's Resurrección. It wasn't that she didn't know how powerful Satan's Curse was, but as a veteran captain, she had fought many battles and encountered countless powerful abilities. Naturally, she knew every ability had its weaknesses, so she wasn't too surprised.

Looking at Retsu, Ten slowly said in a low voice, "It's just that I really missed you, Mom. I missed you all the time. Even though I had a few Hollows for company, I was really lonely in Hueco Mundo, that place where it's night all day long..."

Seeing Retsu, the grievances in Ten's heart slowly began to surface. Even his mind, tempered over more than a hundred years, couldn't withstand the shock, and a jumble of emotions welled up inside him...

Seeing Ten's expression, Retsu knew what he was thinking and drew him into her arms to comfort him.

She said nothing, simply listening quietly as Ten told her about it...

After an unknown amount of time, Ten's voice gradually grew quieter. Looking at him as he fell asleep, Retsu slowly sighed. She knew everything about Ten, even that he wasn't from this world. In the world of Soul Reapers, she could be said to know him better than anyone else, without exception. From head to toe, she knew him inside and out.

That was why Retsu understood Ten's suffering better than anyone. He had come here alone, only to discover that he didn't belong to any faction. The world of Soul Reapers seemed to have no place for his slight figure. So Ten had begun to grow domineering and pursue power, hoping to use his own strength to break those shackles: Soul Society had no room for him, Hueco Mundo had no room for him, and he couldn't even live openly in the World of the Living. After all, Soul Reapers neither aged nor died. As could be seen from the Bount in the original work, the World of the Living was no place for Ten either. Thus, Ten had decided to carve out a place for himself with his own hands, for his own sake...

"Mm..." Ten's brow furrowed slightly in his sleep, making Retsu's heart ache. She slowly smoothed his creased brow with her hand.

After an unknown amount of time,

Retsu continued holding Ten like that. The others were considerate enough not to disturb them, and she quietly watched him, smiling...

And what about Ten? A long trail of drool had soaked a large patch of Retsu's chest. "Ah, mm..." Ten murmured softly and slowly opened his eyes.

Still groggy, he said, "Huh?! Mom, what are you doing here?" Only after saying that did he gradually wake up. Seeing his drool on Retsu's chest, he blushed in embarrassment. Retsu didn't mind it much, though the stickiness was a little uncomfortable.

She said, "Little Ten, don't be embarrassed. Go get me a change of clothes!"

"Oh." Ten readily agreed, but as soon as he stepped outside, he remembered that there didn't seem to be any clothes in the house that Retsu could wear. None of the girls in the house were as tall as she was.

And Retsu had a great figure too. With no other choice, Ten brought her a pair of Yoruichi's pants and one of Lisa's tops.

Once she put them on...

Seeing how tight the clothes were on Retsu, Ten was enjoying the view, but he still suggested going shopping. So Ten set out with Retsu, Yoruichi, Lisa, Mashiro, and Hiyori Sarugaki, their whole group heading off together.

On the street, Ten's group attracted a great deal of attention. The man was handsome and the women were beautiful, and countless people bumped into one another. But none of it drew any reaction from Ten and the others, because they were no longer on the same level...

Ten and his group slowly walked into the mall, drawing countless people who flocked over, though it didn't affect them.

But just because it didn't affect Ten and his group didn't mean it didn't affect anyone else.

"Huh? Why are there so many people?" The innocent-sounding voice caught Ten's attention.

"Hmm! Target spotted! Heh heh, she's mine!" Ten suddenly declared overbearingly, looking at the source of that airheaded voice—a cute, big-breasted girl.

That made the beauties quite jealous, and they all turned their gazes on Ten at once.

Ten said sheepishly, "I'll go take a look, just take a look. I'll be back in a bit!"

Only Retsu spoke generously. "Go on. But be careful, that woman is a Quincy."

Ten nodded. As long as she wasn't from the ordinary human world, things would be easy.

"Hello, beautiful!"

"Oh!"

The cute, big-breasted girl was startled by the lean, handsome face that suddenly appeared before her.

"Hello, my name is Ten Unohana. Nice to meet you." Ten brought his face close to the cute, big-breasted girl's.

"Huh? Oh! Hello, my name is Masaki Kurosaki." The big-breasted girl's words took Ten by surprise.

"Hm?! Masaki?"

"Do you know me?"

Before the two could catch each other's eye, a figure stepped between them. "Sir, our Miss Masaki is already engaged!"

It was a woman dressed as a maid.