Excited as can be on the day of the hike, body aching all over the next day

Too lazy to type.

"The site of the accident is a corner of the main avenue in front of Karakura Town Station. According to nearby residents, a loud bang suddenly occurred around 7:30 this morning, and the outer walls of several buildings exploded simultaneously. Fortunately, there were no casualties."

In the Kurosaki household, Wu Biao tilted his head while watching the news report on TV: "How do those marks look so much like claw scratches?"

"What's wrong?" Kurosaki Ichigo walked out of his room, still bleary-eyed from sleep. After scanning the living room, he asked, "Where's Dad?"

Shyarly, who was watching the TV, didn't even look up as she replied, "He went out for a house call. He won't be back until tonight."

Nodding in understanding, Kurosaki Ichigo turned his gaze to the report on the screen. The familiar scene made him freeze: "That's really close. It looks like it's right near our house!"

At that moment, the camera shifted back to the blast zone. Wu Biao immediately pointed at the TV in excitement: "Look, look! Don't those blast marks look exactly like giant claw marks? Do you think a prehistoric dinosaur invaded? Or maybe a dinosaur egg finally hatched into a giant monster?"

"..."

"Shyarly, Yuzu, I'm off to school!"

"Okay, goodbye, brother Ichigo!"

Wu Biao blinked, watching the Kurosaki siblings completely ignore him: "Hey, hey, I'm talking to you guys! If it were a dinosaur, it would definitely be strong, right? I really want to have a fight with it!"

Resolutely ignoring Brother Biao, a real man who dared to fight anything, Kurosaki Ichigo headed off to school. As for why he was called a man who dared to fight anything, that went back to a trip to the zoo a while ago.

Because it was Yuzu's birthday, the whole family went to the zoo, and Wu Biao naturally tagged along.

He was fine when they first entered and saw the small animals, but the moment he saw the black bear, Wu Biao suddenly jumped into the enclosure with a face full of excitement, scaring the staff on the side half to death.

They were busy calling for backup and phoning the hospital.

But less than two minutes later... the black bear was crying, while Wu Biao climbed out of the pit completely unscathed, looking disgusted: "This thing is supposed to be a bear? Isn't it common knowledge that black bears are strong?"

In the end, the whole family was 'kindly' escorted out by the zoo staff, and Ichigo heard from his classmates that... the black bear was still hiding in its cave, too afraid to come out!

Since then, no one dared to take Wu Biao to places with large animals, and in their eyes, he had become a madman who would fight anything as long as the opponent was strong enough...

"ROAR--"

Just then, a strange, massive roar reached Kurosaki Ichigo's ears.

What was that sound?

Kurosaki Ichigo was startled and instinctively ran toward the direction of the roar. After running for a few minutes, he arrived at the commercial district, only to witness a truly terrifying scene.

"What is that?"

Kurosaki Ichigo's pupils constricted. Looking at the behemoth with a strange, milky-white mask on its face, endless horror welled up in his heart. The monster's sharp claws raked across the building's exterior, leaving behind marks that looked exactly like the explosions from earlier.

"What's going on?"

"Did another explosion happen?"

"..."

They can't see it?

Listening to the chatter of the fleeing crowd, Kurosaki Ichigo felt a surge of panic and turned to run in the opposite direction of the monster.

However, a thought from Brother Biao's comment that morning crossed his mind—those really were claw marks. It was just that the monster wasn't a dinosaur, but some kind of ghost.

If Brother Biao saw this, he would definitely be excited!

As Kurosaki Ichigo fled, he couldn't help but think of this bizarre thought.

But the monster seemed to sense something; its gaze instantly locked onto Kurosaki Ichigo's back. Its crimson pupils flared, and it gave chase directly toward Kurosaki Ichigo.

Kurosaki Ichigo glanced back and his face turned pale with terror. The massive monster was closing in on him at a terrifying speed.

Just then, a black butterfly appeared in his line of sight, causing Kurosaki Ichigo to freeze in his tracks.

Following the black butterfly was a girl with an onion-head hairstyle, dressed in a pitch-black training uniform. Kurosaki Ichigo hadn't even seen how the girl appeared; he only saw her descend from the sky, wielding a long sword.

With a flash of silver, the sword at her waist was unsheathed in an instant and swung horizontally.

Blood sprayed from the monster's mask, and accompanied by a shrill scream, the monster paused before dissolving into starlight, just like the ghost that had been blasted into oblivion by Brother Biao's punch the night before.

The onion-head girl landed slowly in front of Kurosaki Ichigo, sheathed her sword, glanced at him indifferently, and walked away as if he weren't even there.

"You..."

Kurosaki Ichigo wanted to call out to the girl to ask her something, but the crowd had already swarmed in, buzzing with discussion. Yet, apart from him, no one else seemed to have seen the battle between the girl and the monster.

After a full day of school, Ichigo returned home, ate a quick meal, and went upstairs. The image of that monster had been playing on a loop in his mind all day!

Lying in bed, Ichigo couldn't help but recall the events of the morning!

Just then, the same black butterfly he had seen when the onion-head girl appeared earlier showed up in front of him again. Then, just like in the morning, the girl appeared in front of his window.

Kurosaki Ichigo was so startled he sat bolt upright in bed, but the girl acted as if she couldn't see him at all. She continued to sense something, her hand slowly moving to the hilt of her sword before she jumped down from his desk.

"Who are you? What exactly are you trying to do!" Seeing her holding the blade, Kurosaki Ichigo was taken aback. Should he shout and wake up Brother Biao? Although Brother Biao was a bit of a maniac, he had to admit that having him around provided an off-the-charts sense of security.

The onion-head girl didn't seem to hear him at all, murmuring as she sensed her surroundings: "It's close!"

Veins popped on Kurosaki Ichigo's forehead. He was being ignored, wasn't he? And completely ignored at that?

This sent Kurosaki Ichigo into a rage. He kicked out from behind the girl and shouted angrily: "Close what's close, you idiot!"

The girl never expected to be attacked, and she was knocked to the ground by that kick. Even after Kurosaki Ichigo turned on the light, she still looked completely bewildered.

"Scaring someone half to death and acting like they don't exist? I'm asking who you are!"

"You can see me?" The onion-headed girl was so shocked she forgot to get up. She lay on the floor, twisting her head to stare blankly at Kurosaki Ichigo. "And you just kicked me?"

"What kind of nonsense are you spouting!" Kurosaki Ichigo's face was full of confusion, and he immediately scolded her viciously, "Damn it, you'd better leave quickly. There's a lunatic in my house who's ready to fight anything. If he runs into you while you're holding a sword, you're dead meat!"

The onion-headed girl stood up upon hearing this and carefully observed Kurosaki Ichigo. "You're that person from the street earlier, aren't you?"

"You just realized that now!"

"That's strange. Ordinary people shouldn't be able to see me."

Nonsensical. Kurosaki Ichigo frowned. "If you don't leave, I'm going to call for help!"

"You should just give up," the onion-headed girl said with a calm smile. "No matter how strong an ordinary human is, they are still just human. I am a Shinigami!"

Afterward, the onion-headed girl, who was Kuchiki Rukia, explained the classifications of Shinigami, Hollows, and Pluses to Kurosaki Ichigo.

After listening, Kurosaki Ichigo naturally didn't believe a word of it. After all, he had lived for so many years and had indeed seen ghosts.

But so-called Shinigami and Hollows?

Kurosaki Ichigo could only respond with a scoff.

However, in the end, because he mocked Kuchiki Rukia's height and age, he was bound in place by this 'girl'—who claimed to be ten times his age—using Binding Spell #1: Restrain.

Then came a new round of arguing, until a massive explosion erupted outside, causing the expressions of both people in the room to change.

In particular, the scream from Yuzu that accompanied the explosion shocked Kurosaki Ichigo, who was bound on the floor. He actually broke free from the restraint and followed Rukia as she ran downstairs.

When they reached the ground floor, they saw a monster similar to the one seen during the day standing at their front door. It was clutching Shyarly in its hand, while Yuzu, who had let out the scream, was nowhere to be seen.

This scene made Kurosaki Ichigo's pupils shrink. "Shyarly!!!" He immediately grabbed a nearby ladder and charged forward. Although Ichigo was considered a good fighter compared to ordinary people, he had no power to resist such a behemoth. With a casual wave of the Hollow's hand, he was sent flying backward.

Rukia, who was shocked that Kurosaki Ichigo had broken through the binding spell with pure physical strength, finally snapped out of it. She let out a cry of alarm and drew her Zanpakuto to charge out.

Using Shunpo, she dashed between Kurosaki Ichigo and the Hollow, slashing the giant arm reaching toward Ichigo. After the Hollow let out a shriek, it immediately vanished into the void.

However, Rukia vaguely understood that the Hollow's target from the beginning had been Kurosaki Ichigo, a human with extremely high spiritual power.

The subsequent events followed the original trajectory. To protect the human Ichigo, Rukia was bitten heavily by the Hollow. In the end, to secure victory, she prepared to take a gamble and transfer her Shinigami powers to Kurosaki Ichigo.

But just as the Zanpakuto was thrust into Kurosaki Ichigo's heart, the door to Kurosaki Clinic was suddenly pushed open, and Yuzu walked out, dragging a sleepy-eyed Wu Biao with her.

"Brother Biao, hurry! Shyarly was snatched by a monster!"

Wu Biao looked at the disheveled Kurosaki Ichigo outside the courtyard with some confusion. "It's the middle of the night and you're not sleeping—are you out here doing somersaults?"

However, the Kurosaki Ichigo he was looking at collapsed to the ground with a thud. In a place Wu Biao couldn't see, he had already transformed into a black-clad Shinigami.

Wu Biao didn't know any of this; seeing Kurosaki Ichigo fall, he instinctively rushed over.

The Shinigami-fied Kurosaki Ichigo became anxious upon seeing this. "Brother Biao, don't come over!" But Wu Biao clearly couldn't hear him, and he stepped right between him and the Hollow.

"ROAR--"

The Hollow let out an angry roar, a flash of red light in its eyes, and threw a punch, intending to crush this tiny human into a meat patty.

"What are you looking at? Go save him!" the white-clad Rukia urged weakly.

Kurosaki Ichigo was about to rush over when, at that moment, Wu Biao's brow suddenly furrowed. His walking body suddenly turned, and he met the attack behind him with a punch.

BANG--

A dull, heavy thud echoed out, leaving everyone present stunned as they stared at the two parties recoiling.

"How is that possible?" Rukia looked at Wu Biao in disbelief. This ordinary human had actually forced back a Hollow with a single punch?

Wu Biao staggered back several steps. The moment he stopped, a look of fanaticism and excitement appeared on his face. One could say his entire being radiated a terrifying battle intent.

"Hahaha, that's the stuff! That is damn good!" As he spoke, he looked up at the empty space in front of him. "Yuzu, is that monster you mentioned still there?"

Yuzu, standing to the side, was stunned for a moment. She observed the giant, shadowy outline of the Hollow for a long time before saying hesitantly, "Brother Biao, that monster is about five meters in front of you, and it's about three meters tall!"

"OK!"

Wu Biao became excited. "Hahaha, I like this world! To think such powerful existences actually exist!" With a roar, he exploded forward at high speed.

"ROAR--"

After the Hollow roared as well, it threw another punch.

Here it comes!

Wu Biao thought to himself. He stretched his hands out in front of him and closed his eyes. Less than a second later, he opened them suddenly. "Now!" As he spoke, he brought his hands together in a bear hug.

"Gotcha!" Wu Biao looked at the empty air in his embrace, a savage grin appearing on his face. Even though he couldn't see it, Wu Biao clearly felt that he was holding onto a solid object.

The Hollow was clearly startled and instinctively tried to pull its arm away, but Wu Biao's arms were like iron hoops. Not only did they not budge, but they tightened further, his strength growing even greater.

Wu Biao looked up at the three-meter-tall void above his head, a look of excitement and fanaticism on his face. "Since there are existences like you in this world, there must be ones even stronger, right? Finally... finally, I have a chance to fight with all my might!"

"ROAR ROAR ROAR--"

A series of screams erupted from the Hollow's mouth. It felt as if its arms were being crushed by some heavy object; those two arms were being forced into its own flesh, and blood began to spray everywhere.

An invisible warmth splashed all over Wu Biao, but the distinct scent of blood made a bloodthirsty expression involuntarily surface on his face.

Immediately, he raised both arms, and amidst the screams of the invisible Hollow, its feet left the ground.

The other three people saw this scene and their jaws nearly hit the floor, but what Wu Biao did next nearly scared them all into collapsing to the ground.

As soon as Wu Biao lifted the Hollow, he slammed it forcefully into the ground. Accompanied by a loud boom and the Hollow's shriek, cracks instantly appeared across the ground.

The Hollow rolled its eyes back from that single slam, but Wu Biao did not stop there. Instead, he became increasingly excited and increasingly... brutal, lifting the Hollow up once more and slamming it down again... starting an infinite cycle.

Watching the dramatic battle between two figures of completely mismatched sizes, not one of the three people present could laugh.

"Is this the madman you said would dare to fight anything?" Rukia asked Kurosaki Ichigo with a look of horror.

Kurosaki Ichigo swallowed hard, watching the one-sided abuse filled with violent energy, and nodded with difficulty.

"Is this... really a human?"

Kurosaki Ichigo's mouth twitched. What kind of international joke was that? Did humans have this kind of strength?

Although he had long known that Wu Biao was very strong, he never imagined it would be this absurdly powerful...

"Probably?" Kurosaki Ichigo's tone was extremely uncertain.

Why didn't he come out sooner?

Rukia looked at Wu Biao, a trace of resentment involuntarily appearing on her face. If she had known such a monster existed, why would she have needed to violate Shinigami regulations and transfer her powers to a human!!!

On the other side, after slamming it nearly ten times in a row, Wu Biao's arms suddenly felt empty, causing his body to stumble forward due to momentum. After taking a few steps, he looked left and right.

"Yuzu, did that monster run away?"

Yuzu sensed the area blankly and hesitated, "It seems... it was slammed until it exploded?"

Slammed until it exploded...

Rukia and Kurosaki Ichigo's mouths twitched slightly as they watched the Hollow dissipate.

"Tch, it got finished off just like that!" Wu Biao curled his lips. Just then, a massive surge of heat suddenly poured into Wu Biao's body.

What is this?

Before Wu Biao's confusion could settle, that heat spread throughout his entire body, merging into every inch of his skin.

When everything faded, Wu Biao clenched his fists in a daze, feeling as if his physical strength had grown much stronger, and the world in his eyes had undergone some strange changes.

"Ah, right, Ichigo!" Wu Biao suddenly remembered that the urgent matter wasn't the changes in his own body, but what had happened to that kid Ichigo. However, when he turned his head, he was stunned.

"Two Ichigos?" He looked at the Ichigo on the ground with a confused face, then looked at the Ichigo in the black robe, tilting his head as he asked, "Are you twins?"

"Brother Biao, you can see me?"

"No duh!" Brother Biao glared at Kurosaki Ichigo irritably. "You're such a big guy, if I couldn't see you, would you think I'm blind?"

"..." Kurosaki Ichigo and Rukia exchanged glances, both seeing confusion in the other's eyes.

After a long while, Rukia's mouth twitched as she said, "You should go back into your own body first!"

Ichigo hesitated for a moment, then followed the gravitational pull and entered his own body.

"Whoa, you merged?" Wu Biao stared blankly at the scene before him. But when he saw Ichigo climb up from the ground, his expression relaxed, and he walked over to ask, "How is it, are you alright?"

"I'm fine!" Ichigo shook his head, then looked Wu Biao up and down, asking hesitantly, "Brother Biao, are you... alright?" Performing such terrifying movements with a human body must have meant overdrawing some kind of potential.

In movies, there were often scenes where someone overdraws their potential to become a superman for an instant, only to drop dead afterward.

"Are you kidding? Your Brother Biao didn't even use half his strength just now, what could possibly be wrong? It's just..."

"Just what?" Kurosaki Ichigo asked with concern.

"It's just that I feel hungry again!"

"..."

(End of chapter)