After looking Ichigo Kurosaki up and down, Ailin nodded slightly.
"Not bad."
"Urahara's inventions are practical, but they aren't without flaws."
"Taking shortcuts may get you to your next destination faster, but if you cannot understand your own essence, that may well be your endpoint."
"I thought you would need at least three more months of training before you could regain control of your Bankai. It seems you have even more potential than I expected."
"What?"
Ichigo Kurosaki's heart skipped a beat when he heard Ailin's words.
During the battle against the Bount, Ichigo Kurosaki had been at a disadvantage for a time.
Twice, Ichigo Kurosaki had wanted to use Bankai to end the fight, but Zangetsu had ultimately failed to respond to him, causing his Bankai to fail.
It was only later, during his battle with the Bount leader Kariya Jin, when Ichigo Kurosaki flew into a rage and demanded to know why Zangetsu would not answer him, allowing the Bount to stab Zangetsu into his chest, that he received Zangetsu's response again and regained his Bankai.
He was certain that this former Captain of the Eleventh Division could not possibly know about his two failed attempts at Bankai.
But why was this man so certain that he had needed to regain control of his Bankai?
"Captain Ailin, do you know Shopkeeper Urahara?"
Yet what intrigued Ichigo Kurosaki even more was whether Ailin knew Shopkeeper Urahara.
With Shopkeeper Urahara's help, he had regained his powers as a Soul Reaper.
But at the same time, an uncontrollable "monster" had appeared inside him.
Though it had all been his own choice, if possible, Ichigo Kurosaki still wanted to learn more about Urahara.
After all, along the way, he had also come to feel that his previous trip to the Seireitei to