The sun and moon rose and set without end. As another wash of moonlight spilled from the west, this was the fifty-seventh moonlit night Asano Kiyoshi had seen at Urahara Shop.
At that moment, he sat on Urahara Shop's balcony, watching the neon lights flicker in the Living World not far away, a trace of nostalgia and daze on his face.
According to Urahara Shopkeeper, tomorrow might be his last day in the Living World.
A new batch of students had arrived in the Living World for training, and he would most likely return with them once their training was over.
His life in the Living World was about to end. To be honest, Asano Kiyoshi was somewhat reluctant to leave.
During this time, he had lived the best life he had known since crossing over.
There were no schemes and intrigues, only the simple necessities of life. No slaughter or struggle for spoils, only Nel's gentle words. No desperate fight for one last breath of survival, only a satisfied burp after a meal.
This period reminded Asano Kiyoshi of the days before he had crossed over in his previous life. But he quickly adjusted his state of mind. Facing the cold, clear night, he shook his head and turned his gaze toward the Scroll to distract himself.
As the ink-wash-like Scroll appeared before Asano Kiyoshi, his current stats were laid out in detail:
``` "Host: Asano Kiyoshi
Zanjutsu: 56 (Through practical training with the former Second Division captain, at the cost of breaking seventy-six wooden swords and deducting a great deal of Kisuke Urahara's property, your Zanjutsu has improved tremendously!)
Hakuda: 58 (After suffering countless broken bones, experiencing countless muscle tears, and enduring those unbearably painful darkest hours, your Hakuda is now enough to earn you a position in