The Four Great Conglomerates Gathered Here to Support Akasaka Ryunosuke's Bid for Prime Minister

Akasaka's inner world.

Blue skies and white clouds stretched overhead.

Countless skyscrapers towered into the air, making the older Akasaka feel oddly familiar with the place. Why did it look so much like Karakura Town from the Bleach anime?

Little Akasaka was crouching atop a building, dressed in a white Soul Reaper uniform. A familiar oversized cleaver was strapped to his back—it was Zangetsu.

He looked at the older Akasaka with a wicked grin and said, "Yo! Long time no see, king."

Little Akasaka slowly rose from his crouch, pulled Zangetsu from where it hung over his left shoulder, and continuously swung it around by the bandages wrapped around its hilt, making the blade whirl with fierce momentum.

The moment he opened his mouth, he spoke in the tone of Hollow Ichigo.

"I know why you came here. You want to get the answers you need from me, so..."

Little Akasaka stopped spinning the blade and gripped Zangetsu's hilt. "Try defeating me!"

Little Akasaka leaped forward, raising Zangetsu high with one hand as he prepared to bring it down in a vertical slash.

The older Akasaka stood where he was, expressionless.

Then two loud smacks rang out.

Little Akasaka fell to the ground, two enormous bumps rising from the top of his head—the older Akasaka had punched him...

Without hesitation, the older Akasaka grabbed Little Akasaka by the collar and lifted him up.

"Don't mess around so much in someone else's inner world. Change it back."

Little Akasaka rubbed the bumps on his head. "Ow! That hurts! Why can't you take a joke?"

With a casual wave of his hand, Little Akasaka changed the inner world back into its original empty void.

This was Akasaka's inner world, and Little Akasaka was also a part of Akasaka. Naturally, he could do