Our Band

In London, a dull melody echoed throughout the city, causing everyone who heard it to lower their heads and begin to sway rhythmically.

The city suddenly returned from its hustle and bustle to the tranquility of the night, with only bursts of music accompanying London's slumber.

"Tsuna." Tatsuki had just killed the girl in the red dress, felt a sense of panic upon hearing the music. Some ambiguous images seemed to appear before her eyes. She quickly shook her head to regain her senses.

"The Animal Band's Illusion." Tsuna approached Tatsuki and pointed in a direction. "If nothing unexpected happens, the entire city is under the Animal Band's Illusion."

Following the direction Tsuna pointed, Tatsuki saw Wolfgang, the captain of the Personnel Punishment Squad, swaying his body with his head down, as if enjoying something.

"Even the oldest captain of the West Bureau has fallen victim to this?" Tatsuki was somewhat surprised. That was the strongest Magicians in the West Bureau, yet he too had been pulled into Illusion by the Animal Band. "You need to wake him up quickly!"

To counter Illusion, one must use Illusion. Tsuna, who also possesses Illusion abilities, is now the hope of all of London. Tatsuki was surprised when Tsuna shook his head.

"I just tried." Before walking towards Tatsuki, Tsuna had already noticed that Wolfgang was trapped in Illusion and had tried to help him break Illusion. "He gives me the feeling that he knows he's in an illusion but doesn't want to wake up."

Tsuna's ability was both successful and unsuccessful; it was the victim's subjective will that prevented them from waking up from the Illusion.

"How could this be?" Although Tatsuki possessed resistance to Illusion, she knew nothing about Illusion and couldn't understand the situation Tsuna was describing.

"Go check with the others."

Tsuna and Tatsuki headed towards the shelter. Before they even landed, they saw a group of people shaking their heads, looking like they had taken too much.

It wasn't just ordinary people in London who were affected; even the Magicians weren't much better off, including Tsuna's parents and Orihime, who were also captivated by the music of London.

Gray spiritual pressure condensed at his fingertips, Tsuna pointed it at Sawada Iemitsu's forehead.

Iemitsu's dazed eyes cleared slightly, then became glazed again. "Tsuna? Come on, let's party!"

"See? This is the situation." Tsuna used a real-life example to demonstrate for Tatsuki.

"I understand. You don't need to use your uncle as an example, do you?" Tatsuki was a little embarrassed. After all, Iemitsu was family.

"It's alright, he's tough and resilient," Tsuna said. Compared to the others, Iemitsu, who possesses a numerical Fullbring, undoubtedly has a stronger physical body.

"What do we do next? Take care of the caster?"

"Tatsuki Noble" refers to the Fairy Tale Dragon Animal Band that is currently performing. This is a solution to the problem: as long as the caster of the Illusion does not have the power to maintain it, the Illusion will automatically dissipate.

"Try to sense the spiritual pressure of the Animal Band more carefully," Tsuna reminded her.

"The Animal Band?" Tatsuki searched for the Animal Band's spiritual network with doubt, but found nothing, or rather, the Animal Band's spiritual pressure was everywhere. "How could this be?"

"The singing you hear echoing through London is also an illusion. The real Animal Band has transformed into Illusion, appearing in everyone's dream world along with the song."

Tsuna's words were startling, Tatsuki's mind went blank for a moment. "How do we solve this?"

"Only Illusion can counter Illusion. Let's see what kind of dream the people of London are having."

Tsuna took Tatsuki's hand, waved his hand and scattered a mist, using the spiritual pressure of the mist attribute to connect with the song, and Tsuna led Tatsuki into this London dream.

A young man with short, bright red hair slowly emerged from Tsuna's body, his face full of melancholy. "I finally got a chance to get out and have some fresh air, but everyone in the world is asleep. Hey, Little Tsuna, even the desert has Illusion abilities, you know."

Opening his eyes, Tatsuki saw a dazzling city, with bright lights everywhere and upbeat music echoing throughout.

In the center of the city, a huge stage stands, and the surrounding buildings have all become giant screens, on which the images of the four musicians on the stage are projected.

The entire city's residents gathered here, and without exception, everyone was swaying their heads to the rhythm, looking as if they were floating on air.

"This is insane." Listening to the dull music, Tatsuki felt a headache coming on. He couldn't understand why these people could tolerate this kind of music.

"Isn't that strange?" Tsuna asked with a smile.

"Yeah, this music..." Tatsuki didn't even know how to describe it. It was pure negative energy, the kind that would make you feel nauseous just looking at it on the street. "It's awful!"

"That's right, that's the Illusion effect of the Animal Band. You become so engrossed in their music that you can't pull yourself away. Even if you're briefly conscious, the lingering sound of the music will make you fall back into it." Tsuna analyzed the Animal Band's Illusion.

"Then what do we do? Just go up there and beat those four up?" Tatsuki pointed at the four hooded figures on the big screen.

Tsuna didn't answer immediately. Instead, he used D. Spade's magic mirror to observe this Illusion world, a helpless smile appearing on his face.

"The Animal Band, they really love music." With the magic mirror deactivated, Tsuna understood the situation. "Just like before, only Illusion can counter Illusion, and in this world, only music can counter music. This is a rule created by the Animal Band, who abandoned their World of the Living spirits."

"Music? Are we going to go on stage and sing?" Tatsuki pointed at herself and Tsuna, and for some reason she was a little excited. They had never gone to karaoke together since they started dating, and singing on stage together seemed pretty good.

"We can't do it alone, the other side is a band." Tsuna immediately spotted the conspicuous orange-haired guy in the crowd, still wearing his Bankai Shinigami Uniform. "Let's go find our comrades."

Tsuna kicked the wiggling butt of the orange-haired boy. Ichigo turned around, about to curse, but then grinned when he saw Tsuna had left. "Tsuna, when did you get here? I've been looking for you guys for ages."

"Are you really looking for him?" Tsuna saw through Ichigo's lie at a glance.

"Hehe, I'm just listening to music," Ichigo said with a grin, scratching the back of his head.

"No way, you actually listen to someone like Ichigo? Your taste has gone downhill," Tatsuki complained.

"What are you talking about, Tatsuki? In Bremen, isn't the only music you can listen to the Bremen Town Musicians?"

Seeing Ichigo's strange face, Tatsuki immediately understood. It was the rules again. In this illusion, there were only the Bremen Town Musicians's rules.

"Hey, Ichigo," Tsuna said, looking at the Bremen Town Musicians singing and dancing on stage, "Let's form a band!"

"Huh?" Ichigo looked at Tsuna with a look of utter disbelief. "Where do you see me as someone who looks like a band member? I can't play any instruments."

"Just tell me if you're coming or not."

Tsuna's words completely sealed Ichigo's fate. Although Ichigo still didn't believe that forming a band would be successful, the trust he had built up since childhood led Ichigo to make the choice.

"Come on! Don't cry if we get thrashed by the Bremen Town Musicians." Ichigo was still a die-hard fan of the Bremen Town Musicians at this point.

"Let's go, let's find all our companions."

Orihime Inoue, Ishida Uryū, and Yasutora Sado's friends from the World of the Living have all gathered. They are at the edge of the crowd, and everyone's eyes are focused on Tsuna.

"Tsuna, don't forget, we don't know any musical instruments," Ichigo said. Not only him, but the other companions who were under the influence of Illusion also didn't think highly of Tsuna's actions.

"Don't forget where you are, in this illusionary realm, where infinite possibilities exist."

Tsuna snapped his fingers, and the group's clothes were completely transformed, becoming more modern and stylish, with some rock-and-roll-style accessories hanging on their bodies.

One musical instrument after another appeared before the crowd: drums, keyboards, guitars, basses—everyone was given their own instrument.

At the same time, an indescribable feeling arose in their minds, as if they had gone through countless efforts and shed countless drops of sweat. As their palms touched the instruments, their fingertips unconsciously plucked the strings, and they had completely mastered how to use the instruments.

Not only that, but the songs they poured their sweat for the stage also appeared in their minds. At that moment, Ichigo others' Illusion was dispelled.

"What the hell is that Bremen Town Musicians singing?!" Ichigo complained bitterly, realizing how boring this fantasy-limited song was after listening to other music.

"You can't say that. Their last song was about the bitterness of love, and... and... they really tried their best." Orihime thought for a long time before coming up with this adjective.

"Don't make excuses for Orihime. Let them see how we treat our lovers!" Tatsuki was very excited, and his eyes shone brighter as he looked at Tsuna. He hadn't expected that Tsuna could also compose music.

"Well then, I have a very important question," Uryū asked Tsuna, his eyes still open. "To beat the Bremen Town Musicians, we at least need to have a band name, right?"

At this moment, all eyes were once again focused on Tsuna. Tsuna thought of the world he had come to, smiled slightly, and asked, "How about BLEACH?"

"Bleach? What does that mean?" Ichigo didn't understand.

"Think of it however you like, such as Backup and Light, Embracing Aid with Care and Harmony, using light as a bond, full of care and harmony, providing assistance like an embrace, and so on."

The truth is impossible to tell; it was just a small sentiment of Tsuna's.

"Forget it, whatever, let's go, everyone, the BLEACH band is officially formed!"

At Ichigo's call, everyone put their hands together, and BLEACH's team spirit burned brightly.

On the Bremen Town Musicians's stage, they were performing a song about a donkey that, as it grew old, was discarded after its usefulness was over. The song was somber and full of negative energy. The audience swayed slower and slower to the music, unable to enjoy it at all. The only thing keeping them going was the thought that this was the only band's music.

Just then, two loud female voices suddenly rang out across the Bremen night sky, and all the listeners turned their heads to look behind them.

There, a stage as huge as the Bremen Town Musicians's had appeared out of nowhere, and under the dazzling stage lights, stood a brightly dressed lead singer.

[Want to see you, love you, separated from you]

That day will never come again.