Dead Men's Pesticide Is Unsatisfactory Eight or Nine Times Out of Ten, I'm Currently...

It felt like he wanted to slaughter every elementary school student in the world.

Urahara Shop.

"This is the place!" Rukia pointed at the Urahara Shop, just about to introduce the shopkeeper's background.

The shop's tightly shut shutters were pulled open, and a middle-aged man wearing wooden clogs and a green-and-white striped hat walked out. It was none other than the shop's owner, Urahara Kisuke.

Following behind him were Tsukabishi Tessai and two children.

"What a rare guest!" Urahara Kisuke partially covered his face with a folding fan and glanced at Kurosaki Isshin, but his gaze immediately froze as it landed on Ichigo, who was standing beside him.

More accurately, it landed on Kurosaki Masaki, whom Ichigo was holding in his arms.

"Come inside first!"

Rukia and Ichigo raised their eyebrows in unison. Seeing Urahara Kisuke act this way, it was clear he also knew Ichigo's mother, and the person he had initially greeted was indeed Isshin.

This was the first time Kurosaki Ichigo felt that his shameless old man was actually this mysterious.

However, now was not the time to ask questions. Ichigo and the others stepped into the Urahara Shop, though someone had already rushed in ahead of them.

"Food, is there any food!!!"

As soon as Wu Biao entered the shop, he didn't even glance at Urahara and the others, immediately beginning to search the premises.

"..."

The corner of Ichigo's mouth twitched slightly. It seemed Brother Biao was truly starving!

"This must be Mr. Wu Biao!" A strange glint flashed in Urahara Kisuke's eyes as he looked at Wu Biao. Ever since he heard about Wu Biao's existence from Rukia, he had been keeping an eye on this human.

Yet even he couldn't figure out what was going on with Wu Biao. He was clearly just an ordinary human, yet he possessed combat power comparable to a seated officer of the Soul Reapers, which gave Urahara Kisuke the urge to capture him for research...

"What 'must be' or not, just call me Brother Biao!" Wu Biao replied without turning his head, his eyes constantly scanning the shop: "Hey, White-Green Hat, where's the food in your shop?"

"Hehehe!" Urahara Kisuke laughed, unbothered: "This is a general store; I don't sell food!"

Thud—

Wu Biao collapsed to the ground on cue. His previously excited face turned into a bitter mask in the blink of an eye: "There's no food... I'm going to starve to death..."

"However, we just finished preparing a meal. If you don't mind..."

"I don't mind!"

Before he could even finish his sentence, Wu Biao sprang up and patted Urahara Kisuke on the shoulder: "Not bad, you're a decent guy. If anyone bullies you in the future, just mention Brother Biao's name. It's guaranteed to work!"

"..." Hearing this, Urahara Kisuke couldn't help but twitch. What exactly was wrong with this guy's thought process?

But Wu Biao simply sniffed the air and ran straight into the house. From afar, one could hear him shout: "It's rice, it's really rice, this is absolutely amazing!"

"Don't mind him!" Kurosaki Isshin chuckled to himself, thinking that he would regret it later, then said with a hint of nervousness: "Do me a favor and help me separate my soul!"

"Understood!"

Urahara Kisuke smiled slightly and tapped his cane directly onto the top of Kurosaki Isshin's head. His spiritual body instantly detached from the special Gigai.

It had to be said that this special spiritual body was ingenious, because after Kurosaki Isshin left it, a chain remained connected to his physical body at the chest, just like a real human body.

No, it should be said that this was a real body... after all, he had three children!

Kurosaki Isshin, now a spiritual entity, turned around impatiently. Ichigo in his Soul Reaper form and Kurosaki Masaki in his arms came into view. Even though he had thought about it a lot on the way here, Kurosaki Isshin's hands still trembled with excitement when he truly saw Masaki.

"Dad, how... how do you know this Clog-Hat guy?" Ichigo, who had been puzzled the entire way, finally couldn't help but ask the question in his heart.

"I..."

"Mr. Isshin is a friend of mine from the Human World. We've known each other for many years!" Before Isshin could speak, he was interrupted by Urahara Kisuke.

Isshin frowned almost imperceptibly, then nodded in agreement.

"Yes, so I know a thing or two about Soul Reapers and Hollows!"

Rukia and Kurosaki Ichigo nodded in realization. Although they still had some doubts, they didn't ask again.

"Let's go check on Mrs. Kurosaki first, and tell me what happened along the way!"

"Ururu, do you think this person will eat himself to death..."

"Uh." Ururu blinked in confusion at the question. She watched Wu Biao's method of sweeping through the food, and after a long while, she said hesitantly: "Probably, I guess, logically speaking, he shouldn't!"

The two children stared blankly at Wu Biao eating... strictly speaking, it should be called dumping food. For instance, right now, Wu Biao was tilting his head back, holding the large bucket they used to cook rice, and pouring it into his mouth without pause...

It was impossible to tell if his throat was as wide as a rice bucket; one couldn't even see him swallowing, only the rice in the bucket constantly decreasing.

And that bucket of rice was the meal for their entire household!

This left the two children holding their chopsticks, unsure whether to eat or stay far away from Brother Biao, because they were afraid that if Brother Biao wasn't full, they might be swallowed by this starving ghost...

And the kind that wouldn't even spit out the bones.

Thud—

The sound of the rice bucket hitting the floor made the two children flinch, and they both looked at Brother Biao with vigilance.

"I've come back to life." Wu Biao patted his stomach as he lay on the tatami mat, looking truly content: "Barely eighty percent full!"

Eighty percent full?

How much can this guy eat!

Looking at the rice bucket that had been scraped clean, the two kids couldn't help but curse inwardly. They had just finished cooking the meal and hadn't even picked up their chopsticks yet when this group showed up.

"Hey, are you even human?" Jinta asked, emboldened.

"Don't be stupid. If I'm not human, what am I, a ghost?" Wu Biao lit a cigarette and took a satisfying drag.

"I don't know about other things, but I know for sure that ghosts can't possibly eat as much as you..."

Wu Biao finally remembered that he was in someone else's home and felt a bit embarrassed: "Ha, I was just so hungry. I've been gnawing on tree bark all the way here, but it didn't help at all."

"Gnawing on tree bark? Is that even edible?" Jinta was speechless, but he and Ururu relaxed a little. It seemed this guy didn't eat people, at least...

"You're too picky. Back when the famine hit, we all survived by eating tree bark!" Wu Biao said gloomily, not forgetting to cast a disdainful look at the two kids: "I can tell just by looking at you two that you've never known hunger!"

Setting aside the fact that no one had ever heard of a famine in Karakura Town, Wu Biao's "you are so ignorant" expression made the two kids very annoyed.

Jinta said indignantly: "If anyone had a bottomless pit like you in their house, they'd be the ones causing a famine. Besides, I've never heard of anyone surviving on tree bark anywhere."

Wu Biao grinned, but the smile looked somewhat sinister: "You two have lived in a greenhouse since you were born, so you're truly ignorant. There are plenty of things in this world you can eat. Not to mention things far away..." His gaze swept over the two kids: "Take you two, for example..."

"Us..." Jinta's face changed instantly. He grabbed Ururu and zipped far away from Wu Biao: "Hey, what... what are you doing? Do you actually eat people?"

"Are you kidding me!" Wu Biao glanced at the two kids curiously: "I was talking about that flower behind you. I remember that's edible."

The two kids breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

"However..." Wu Biao rubbed his chin: "I've heard human meat tastes about the same as beef. If I were starving to death, it would definitely be a survival option."

As soon as these words were out, the two kids, who had just calmed down, retreated even further. If anyone else had said this, they might have taken it as a joke, but after witnessing the eating habits of this starving ghost... the possibility was extremely high!

"Anyway, my recovery is strong. Even if I cut off a piece of meat, it'll grow back before long!"

"..."

A lunatic, this is absolutely a lunatic. He even wants to eat himself; what wouldn't this guy do!

When Urahara Kisuke and the others came out, they saw the two kids fully armed and standing far away from Wu Biao, looking as if they were ready to bolt for their lives the moment he made a move!

"How is it? How's Ichigo's mom?" Seeing them, Wu Biao walked up and asked directly.

That sounded so awkward.

Ichigo's mouth twitched slightly, but he still answered: "Mom is still in a coma. According to Mr. Urahara, there is a very strong energy inside her body that completely exceeds the limit of a normal soul. She is in a state of self-protection, which is why she remains unconscious. She must wait for this energy to harmonize with her soul for a while until it reaches a balance before she can wake up."

Wu Biao blinked. As for Ichigo's explanation, he could only express... he didn't understand a single word!

"In short, she can't wake up for the time being!" Isshin looked at Wu Biao's expression and knew the guy hadn't understood a thing, so he summarized Ichigo's words with a casual sentence.

"Oh, but why can't she wake up?"

"..." Kurosaki Ichigo slapped his forehead. All that explaining for nothing.

"Just don't worry about it!" Ginger is spicier when it's old; Isshin decisively ignored the questions from Wu Biao, who was acting like a curious baby but couldn't grasp the explanation, and asked instead: "How exactly did you do it?"

"I don't know!"

"..." Isshin sighed: "Let's head back first!"

"What about your wife? Why aren't you taking her with us?"

"Do you even understand what a coma is? She's in a coma! Only Urahara has the medical equipment here to treat souls!!!"

"Then why is she in a coma?"

"Get lost!"

"Ururu, Jinta, where's the food we made?"

"That Wu Biao guy ate it all!" Jinta said.

"Shopkeeper, I'm so hungry." Ururu looked at Urahara Kisuke pitifully.

"..."