Please, Come Quickly

The busy tone still rang through the silent room after the call ended, leaving everyone somewhat speechless.

"Heh, haha..." Kisuke Urahara suddenly laughed sheepishly. "Do you think there's any chance Yuko was joking with me?"

"Joking?" Ichigo grabbed Kisuke Urahara by the collar, veins faintly bulging at his temples. "Did Aunt sound like she was joking? If you people didn't take Inoue, then she really was kidnapped."

Kisuke Urahara waved his hands. "But look, judging from Yuko's reaction, shouldn't she have immediately found a chance to come over after hearing about it?"

Everyone fell silent again.

Indeed, with the teacher's ability to appear and disappear unpredictably, she should have been able to find an excuse to leave even during class and arrive here in no time.

Could they have been played again?

Just as everyone was thinking this, the door was suddenly shoved open.

Everyone turned toward the entrance in unison. Who else could it be but Yuko?

She wore a simple set of casual clothes, exactly as Ichigo and the others had seen her at school that day.

So fast!

At this speed, it really is Yuko.

Yuko's gaze turned dangerous. "Kisuke, explain something to me. What did you mean by saying you thought I had done it?"

"From beginning to end, I only promised you that I wouldn't interfere in this matter, right?"

"There's no point bringing that up now." Yoruichi walked out from around the corner on her black-furred legs, speaking in a deep male voice. "We should first figure out who kidnapped Inoue."

Kisuke Urahara brought up another possibility. "Recently, some strange spiritual pressures have appeared in Karakura Town. Could they be those people?"

"Strange spiritual pressures?" Uryu Ishida frowned slightly. "That's true. I've often sensed them lately."

Ichigo looked confused. "Huh? Have you?"

Renji rolled