Silence fell, and the atmosphere inside Urahara Shop suddenly became difficult to read.
Love Aikawa said regretfully, "It was all my fault. If it weren't for me, everyone could have returned to the Soul Society."
Kensei Muguruma walked over and patted him on the back in comfort.
In the underground laboratory, Uchiha Hiko had been sitting there for less than ten minutes.
Kisuke Urahara suddenly slapped his forehead, as though he had remembered something, and swiftly entered a string of code into the computer program beside him.
Uchiha Hiko watched Kisuke Urahara hammer away at the keyboard without any intention of disturbing him.
Kisuke Urahara spoke as he typed. "Just give me two minutes."
After the clattering of the keyboard echoed through the laboratory for a full two minutes,
Kisuke Urahara stopped typing.
He turned to look at the Menos Grande inside the cylindrical glass container.
He slung an arm around Uchiha Hiko's shoulder and led him over. "I know what you want to ask."
"To be honest, when you specifically came to the lab and told me you wanted to study how to absorb Menos Grande and turn it into your own power, you really gave me a fright."
Urahara patted Uchiha Hiko's shoulder. "I've always wondered why you wanted to research this, but fortunately, you have those Dragon Balls."
"It's almost a success now."
"These Dragon Balls really are amazing! You..."
Kisuke Urahara rattled on at length, but Uchiha Hiko barely listened.
He only reacted slightly when he heard "almost a success," cutting Kisuke Urahara off to ask, "When will it be done?"
If Urahara could develop a device to absorb Menos Grande this time, Uchiha Hiko would definitely have to thank him properly.
This was a huge help! After all, the problem before him now was how