On the back of the White Shinigami Uniform, lifted by the breeze, a huge black "Extra" was printed.
"Teacher Uchiha Hiko, you're from the Soul Society now?" Ichigo Kurosaki asked in delighted surprise.
Uchiha Hiko smiled knowingly. "I wasn't before, but now I am."
"Great!" Ichigo Kurosaki suddenly stood up, grabbed Uchiha Hiko in a hug, and burst into laughter.
"I suggest you put me down, or else..." Uchiha Hiko's sinister voice reached Ichigo Kurosaki's ears, making him shudder. He quickly put Uchiha Hiko down.
"What is it? Hurry up and tell me." Uchiha Hiko sounded somewhat impatient.
"Teacher! Rukia is going to be taken back to the Soul Society by them." Ichigo Kurosaki said nervously. "She'll die!!"
Uchiha Hiko frowned. He knew about this...
A few days ago, Shunsui Kyoraku had nearly drawn his blade against Uchiha Hiko in order to capture Ichigo Kurosaki. At that time, Uchiha Hiko had known that Rukia would not escape the fate of being taken back to the Soul Society.
She would most likely be imprisoned in Senkaimon Prison, just as in the original story, and then sentenced to death.
In the original story, Rukia had been saved by Ichigo Kurosaki. But what about now? How would Rukia's fate change in the Bleach World that had been influenced by Uchiha Hiko?
Aizen!
Would that man, who had most likely already obtained the Hogyoku created by Kisuke Urahara, still defect because of this incident?
Uchiha Hiko shook his head, throwing all those chaotic thoughts out of his mind.
"Ichigo, you have to rely on yourself when it comes to Rukia," Uchiha Hiko slowly began.
His idea was simple. The Soul Society needed someone to control it, but none of the people within it could be used by him. Therefore, he needed Ichigo Kurosaki to