"Huh, what's going on?"
The moment Hawking arrived in the Bleach World, he saw Ichigo Kurosaki fighting a group of people. Yasutora Sado and Uryū Ishida were seriously injured and unconscious, while Orihime Inoue was covered in blood but still doing her best to treat them.
Ichigo Kurosaki's younger sisters, Karin and Yuzu, were also lying nearby unconscious, though neither of them appeared to be injured.
"Fullbringers."
With a single glance, he recognized that all of Ichigo Kurosaki's opponents were Fullbringers.
Their leader was a masked woman of considerable strength. Her ability allowed her body to turn into mist, rendering normal physical attacks ineffective.
She was also highly skilled in Kidō. Using Kidō alone, she had forced Ichigo Kurosaki onto the defensive, though Ichigo Kurosaki was clearly injured as well.
"Orihime, what happened?"
Seeing that Ichigo Kurosaki could still hold on, Hawking flashed to Orihime Inoue's side and raised a hand, healing Orihime Inoue as well as the severely injured and unconscious Yasutora Sado and Uryū Ishida.
"Mr. Hawking, you came! That's wonderful!"
The moment she saw Hawking, Orihime Inoue's face lit up with surprise and delight. She quickly explained everything that had happened.
Early that morning, Ichigo Kurosaki's younger sisters, Yuzu and Karin, had suddenly been attacked and kidnapped by unknown assailants.
In order to rescue Yuzu and Karin, they had fallen into a trap set in advance by these people. Chad Sado and Uryū Ishida had been seriously injured, and Ichigo Kurosaki had suffered considerable injuries as well, leaving him barely able to fight.
Moreover, the enemy's target seemed to be Ichigo Kurosaki. They had not prioritized attacking those who were being treated, instead concentrating all their strength on trying to kill Ichigo Kurosaki.
"Oh, right. They called themselves Xcution."
"Xcution?"
Hawking paused at that. Xcution was a