Kanonji

For the next few days, Wu Biao continued his routine as usual: eating, sleeping, and beating up monsters!

It should be said that this was Brother Biao's daily life.

However, the Kurosaki father and son were a different story. One couldn't be bothered to manage his clinic, and the other couldn't be bothered to go to school. Every day, the two of them would meet up at Urahara Shop.

Kurosaki Ichigo was slightly better; he would just wake up early, spend some time at Urahara Shop, then go to school, and head back there again after classes ended...

But his old man, Kurosaki Isshin, was quite the eccentric. He ignored his clinic every day and ran to Urahara Shop as if he were punching a clock. You could almost see him dragging his special Gigai all over the place every single day.

Although it had been said many times, it still had to be mentioned that the durability of this special Gigai was off the charts.

In the end, it was Shyarly and Yuzu Kurosaki who flew into a rage and gave him a thorough dressing-down, which finally forced Isshin to change his working... or rather, visiting hours, from all day to just mornings, returning to the clinic in the afternoon to see patients.

Yet, behind their backs, this guy had no idea how many times he had suggested to Urahara Kisuke that the whole family move into Urahara Shop, only to be kicked out every single time, naturally.

Not to mention anything else, just Wu Biao alone was enough; their little run-down grocery store, which didn't even make as much money as Kurosaki Clinic, absolutely, positively could not afford to support him...

However, today was different from the past; the entire Kurosaki family was mobilized for the first time in a long while.

This was because today featured the super-popular spirit investigator Kanonji's [Live Broadcast, Emergency Special Program: The Mystery of the Screaming Wraith at the Abandoned Hospital]. Moreover, the location of the live broadcast was right in front of an abandoned hospital in Karakura Town.

Therefore, as fans of Kanonji, Isshin and Yuzu forcibly dragged Shyarly and Kurosaki Ichigo along with them.

"Ugh!" Kurosaki Ichigo looked at the crowd gathering as Kanonji appeared on stage and couldn't help but sigh. Perhaps because he had been in contact with ghosts since he was a child, he had always kept his distance from these kinds of programs.

"Kurosaki Ichigo, what's wrong with you!"

Kuchiki Rukia's voice came from behind. When Kurosaki Ichigo turned his head, the corner of his mouth twitched. He saw Kuchiki Rukia with her arms crossed over her shoulders, looking utterly flamboyant: "Wahahaha!"

It was the classic Kanonji signature pose.

Is it really appropriate for a Soul Reaper like you to be doing that move?

Kurosaki Ichigo complained in his heart, then shook his head: "Instead of wasting time on a boring show like this, you should go keep Mom company at the wooden-clogged hat's place!"

"Alright, alright, why do you have to be so serious?"

"I've always been like this!" Kurosaki Ichigo retorted irritably.

Kuchiki Rukia pointed into the distance: "Look, isn't your family having a great time?"

Kurosaki Ichigo's mouth twitched slightly. Actually, even if Kuchiki Rukia hadn't pointed it out, he knew they were having a blast over there. Not to mention his dad and Yuzu, just the presence of that battle-junkie, whom he thought would never be interested in such a show, was enough to prove it.

Because Brother Biao's laughter was the loudest in the entire venue. He was standing there with his arms crossed over his shoulders, shouting "Wahahaha" with such delight that even Isshin, who was laughing along with him, looked tame. Yuzu and Shyarly, meanwhile, were standing to the side with looks of utter disgust.

They were clearly expressing: We don't know these two idiots!

This once again reminded Kurosaki Ichigo that Brother Biao wasn't just a battle-junkie; he was also a severe case of chuunibyou. Kanonji, a veteran chuunibyou, clearly hit it off much better with Brother Biao.

"Besides, you have to balance your Soul Reaper duties with school; you must be exhausted lately. Take this opportunity to relax!" Kuchiki Rukia said gently.

"Kuchiki Rukia..." Kurosaki Ichigo couldn't help but feel a bit moved.

"Come to think of it..." Kuchiki Rukia's face was full of confusion: "What kind of show is this, anyway?"

"You followed us here without even knowing what it was!"

"Kurosaki Ichigo, and Onion-head, you guys are here!" Wu Biao walked over at this moment and looked at the two of them.

"Brother Biao, can't you change your clothes?" Kurosaki Ichigo sighed as he looked at the white lab coat Wu Biao was wearing. With just this outfit, even if he didn't laugh out loud on purpose, he would still attract plenty of attention.

"My name is Kuchiki Rukia, Kuchiki Rukia, not some Onion-head!" Kuchiki Rukia roared. She couldn't even remember how many times she had corrected him on this point.

"Wahahahaha..." After walking up to the two of them, Wu Biao suddenly crossed his arms over his shoulders and let out a loud, wild laugh. After he finished, he looked at Kurosaki Ichigo and the other with a smug expression: "Isn't this move super cool?"

"..." Kurosaki Ichigo.

Kuchiki Rukia couldn't help but wail: "The me from a few minutes ago, please just die."

It was originally a perfectly ordinary set of movements, but after Brother Biao's chuunibyou processing, for some reason, it just made people feel like the move was embarrassingly off the charts.

Just then, the lights on the stage suddenly dimmed.

"Is it starting?"

"Roar..." A piercing screech came from the hospital entrance, causing Kurosaki Ichigo's expression to change: "Are there really Hollows here?"

"Not a Hollow, it's an Earth-bound Spirit, also known as a semi-Hollow." Kuchiki Rukia explained the difference between an Earth-bound Spirit and a semi-Hollow to Kurosaki Ichigo. After hearing this, Kurosaki Ichigo frowned: "Is it really okay not to perform a Soul Burial now?"

"Don't worry, as long as you don't stimulate the Hollow hole on its chest, it will take about half a year for it to turn into a Hollow..."

"Teacher Kanonji, go for it! Stab the hole in its chest, yes, right there! Wahahaha, as expected of the teacher I've got my eye on, I knew you could do it. Make those screams even more intense!!!" Wu Biao's excited roar came at the perfect moment.

"..." Kuchiki Rukia.

"..." Kurosaki Ichigo.

They saw that Kanonji, who was on stage, had actually thrust the end of his staff into the semi-Hollow hole of the Earth-bound Spirit and was stirring it around incessantly.

The Hollow's screams were becoming increasingly agonizing.

"Brother Biao, this isn't a joke!"

After Kurosaki Ichigo roared, he rushed forward. However, he had only taken a few steps past the railing when he was pinned to the ground by a large group of security guards.

He was being forcibly dragged away from the scene, but fortunately, the Urahara family was standing outside the perimeter. Urahara Kisuke used his cane to poke Kurosaki Ichigo out of his physical body. There was no time to dwell on why Urahara Kisuke was here.

After transforming into his Soul Reaper form, Kurosaki Ichigo charged straight toward the stage: "Stop!"

But it was already too late. As the Hollow let out a high-pitched shriek that sounded almost like a climax, cracks appeared all over its body before it exploded and vanished without a trace!

"Who are you? Boy!" Kanonji looked at Kurosaki Ichigo with a puzzled expression.

Ignoring him, Kurosaki Ichigo stepped forward and yanked Kanonji away from the spot where the Earth-bound Spirit had vanished, muttering with a heavy expression, "Is it too late?"

Kanonji, however, struck a victory pose: "Mission accomplished!"

"Roar—"

A long, drawn-out roar echoed at that very moment. The two looked toward the sound and saw a bizarre monster taking shape on the roof of the hospital; with its milky-white mask, it was undoubtedly a Hollow.

"This is bad!"

Kurosaki Ichigo gritted his teeth and glanced at the surrounding crowd, a sense of dread rising in his heart. If he started a fight here, these ordinary spectators would definitely get caught in the crossfire!

"Run!" Seeing the Hollow lunging toward them at high speed, Kurosaki Ichigo grabbed Kanonji and dashed into the hospital, the sight of Kanonji floating through the air instantly causing an uproar among the audience.

The Hollow missed its target, then plunged headfirst into the hospital's outer wall, entering the building as well.

"Wahahaha, I'm coming too!!!"

Accompanied by an excited roar, Wu Biao charged out wearing a white lab coat. The security guards had intended to intercept him, but they severely underestimated Brother Biao's momentum and were sent sprawling in all directions.

They could only watch helplessly as Wu Biao charged all the way into the hospital!

Rukia couldn't help but cover her face. She couldn't help but wonder if this idiot would actually get arrested by the police later for causing such a scene in public.