Our Title Is Just As Serious As The Author

Two days passed in the blink of an eye, and life in the Kurosaki household remained as peaceful as ever. The only change was the addition of a lion plushie named Kon in Kurosaki Ichigo's room.

Because Wu Biao had not yet recovered, Isshin had not let him go out to protect world peace over the past two days.

This led Wu Biao to complain daily that his body was about to rust, but tonight was different.

The Kurosaki family, including Wu Biao—whose right arm was wrapped in layers of bandages—and the Shibata Parrot, were all gathered in the Kurosaki living room. Kurosaki Isshin stood in front of everyone, dressed in formal attire.

As for the Shibata Parrot, after Wu Biao had fainted, the little guy had refused to accept Ichigo's soul burial, insisting on staying by Wu Biao's side no matter what.

Therefore, after discussing it with Rukia, they decided not to force the soul burial and allowed Yuichi to stay behind.

The Kurosaki family naturally had no objections; the little guy didn't eat much, and his sweet talk had immediately captured the hearts of Yuzu and Shyarly.

However, because Yuichi only wanted to be with Wu Biao, the two girls had given Wu Biao plenty of side-eyes over the past two days.

Returning to the matter at hand, Kurosaki Isshin had a blackboard set up beside him with a few crooked words written on it: Kurosaki Family Meeting!

"Now, let's decide everyone's tasks for tomorrow!" Kurosaki Isshin said after a cough. Shyarly curled her lip in disdain upon hearing this; she knew her old man's character all too well. A meeting to decide things... hah.

Sure enough, Kurosaki Isshin's next sentence exposed his scumbag nature: "However, since the chairman with absolute power is Dad, the decision-making power rests entirely in Dad's hands!"

"Then why even have a meeting!" Shyarly shouted indignantly.

A flash of craftiness crossed Kurosaki Isshin's eyes as he pointed at Shyarly: "If you want to speak, please raise your hand first, Chief of Staff Shyarly!"

"I... Chief of Staff?" A string of little stars immediately appeared in Shyarly's eyes; she was clearly very satisfied with this position!

Ichigo shook his head at the sight. His old man's method of changing the subject was truly masterful.

Wu Biao, meanwhile, was lying listlessly on the table, grooming Yuichi's feathers, not listening to a word Kurosaki Isshin was saying.

"Yuzu will continue to serve as the Bento Chief of Staff!" Kurosaki Isshin pointed at Yuzu, then glanced at Wu Biao and added: "Make sure the portions for the bento are sufficient!"

"Understood!" Yuzu gave a mock military salute.

"Wu Biao will be responsible for carrying the luggage!"

Hearing his name, Wu Biao looked blankly at Isshin: "Boss, what did you just say?"

Kurosaki Isshin didn't mind and repeated: "Tomorrow is the anniversary of Ichigo's mother's death. We are going to the cemetery in the suburbs to pay our respects, and you are responsible for carrying the luggage!" Having said that, he looked at Wu Biao's right arm, paused, and asked: "How is it? No problem, right?"

An anniversary?

Wu Biao's expression turned serious upon hearing this. Although he was a bit of a brute, he understood that the deceased should be treated with the utmost respect. He didn't ask any further questions and simply nodded: "No problem, Boss!"

Beside him, Ichigo's face darkened significantly when he heard the word "anniversary," and he became visibly tense.

Kurosaki Isshin gave him a subtle look and couldn't help but sigh inwardly, but then he shouted with excitement: "The meeting is now adjourned! Ichigo, you guys, come and see how Dad's new haircut looks!"

The night passed without incident. Early the next morning, the whole family took a bus to the suburbs outside Karakura Town. However, since cars couldn't reach the cemetery at the top of the mountain, they all switched to walking once they reached the foot of the hill, heading up the steep slope.

Wu Biao and Ichigo walked at the very back of the group. Wu Biao carried a massive bundle on his left shoulder, looking completely relaxed; for him, this weight was no different from a feather.

The others were all drenched in sweat. The June weather was already sweltering, and after walking such a steep path, they were all panting before long.

Only Yuichi, on Wu Biao's shoulder, looked perfectly content, humming a little tune Wu Biao had taught him: "Two little tigers, two little tigers, running fast, one has no butt, one has no head, how strange, how strange..."

Given Brother Biao's low intelligence, this was the only song he had remembered since childhood... but sung by Yuichi, it actually had a nice rhythm, at least a hundred times better than Brother Biao's tone-deaf voice.

"Hmm?" Wu Biao suddenly stopped and twitched his nose.

"What's wrong, Brother Biao?" Kurosaki Ichigo asked suspiciously.

"Nothing, that onion-head who lives in your room is here too!" As he spoke, Wu Biao pointed toward the front of the path. Yuzu and Shyarly were looking in surprise at Rukia, who was wearing a white dress and waving at them from a distance.

"Brother Biao... do you have a dog's nose?" Ichigo's mouth twitched. Why did Brother Biao even know that Rukia was living in his room?

Wu Biao gave a smug smile, then suddenly froze. He rubbed his chin and muttered to himself: "That's strange, I feel like someone with an aura similar to yours has appeared!"

Someone with an aura similar to mine?

Kurosaki Ichigo was stunned, but before he could figure out the meaning of Wu Biao's words, he was interrupted by Yuzu and Shyarly's speculation. He whispered to Wu Biao: "Brother Biao, please, do not say the words 'mating partner' in front of Yuzu and the others!"

After instructing Wu Biao, Kurosaki Ichigo dashed forward, grabbed Rukia, and pulled her into the small woods by the side of the road.

"Big Brother?" Yuzu was startled by the sight.

Shyarly, standing nearby, rubbed her chin and let out a sly laugh: "Hehehe..."

"Shyarly, what are you laughing at?"

"Well, anyway, you've reached the age where you should leave Big Brother and become independent!"

"..."

The two sisters chatted as they walked forward, while Wu Biao followed behind them with his head tilted, his nose twitching every now and then. As for Kurosaki Isshin... who knew where he had rolled off to? He had been kicked away by Shyarly earlier and had probably already rolled all the way to the foot of the mountain.

It had to be said, the durability of his special Gigai was extremely high!

Once the group arrived at the cemetery, Kurosaki Isshin caught up from behind. The group entered the graveyard and arrived at a tombstone toward the back. When he saw the color photo on it, even Wu Biao couldn't help but smile.

Perhaps this was the Kurosaki family's specialty; even in the face of something very sad, with Kurosaki Isshin acting as the resident clown, it often ended up making people burst into laughter.

Before Yuzu and Shyarly could finish paying their respects, Isshin hopped over: "Come on, come on, let's cheer up! This year, we will hold the annual [Amazing Kurosaki Family Tombstone Domino Tournament] as usual! Two and a half hours of tension and excitement, with maximum destructive satisfaction!"

Tombstone dominoes...

Shyarly's mouth twitched. You bastard, are you trying to get the whole family detained?

Cursing inwardly, Shyarly leaped up and delivered a kick. It must be said that as a member of the school soccer team, her aim was impeccable, landing squarely on Kurosaki Isshin's face: "Go and redo your life from the beginning, you jerk!"

Wu Biao, standing to the side, walked forward with great interest: "Boss, how do you play the Tombstone Dominoes tournament? Count me in!"

"..." Kurosaki Isshin's face darkened. He was just joking, yet this blockhead actually took it seriously. Besides, if a non-human like you started pushing over tombstones, the whole family really would be arrested by the Earth Defense Force!

But before he could open his mouth to change the subject, Wu Biao twitched his nose and looked toward the deep forest in the distance, a grin of excitement curling onto his face: "Boss, I'm heading out for a bit!"

Isshin was startled by these words, immediately收敛 his playful expression. He cast a subtle glance at Yuzu and Shyarly in the distance, and only after confirming that the two of them weren't paying attention to this side did he frown and ask: "What did you sense? Is it that kind of monster you mentioned to me last time?"

Wu Biao shook his head: "It feels about the same as the feeling Ichigo gives me!"

A Soul Reaper?

Isshin's brow didn't relax; instead, it furrowed even deeper. Because he had gotten information from Wu Biao beforehand, he had gone to visit Urahara Kisuke the next day to inquire, so he naturally knew of Rukia's existence.

If a strange Soul Reaper appeared at this time, didn't that mean...

"Boss, I'm heading over there first!"

Wu Biao didn't wait for him to speak; he dropped his shoulder bag and bolted toward the woods.

Wahahaha, I've changed my schedule. Two updates a day from now on. Please give me recommendation votes, add this to your favorites, and I'm looking forward to the first wave of tips!

I'm sixth on the new ACG book rankings, dropped one spot. Brothers, please give Xiao Jiao a kick in the butt and help me climb back up!

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