On the afternoon of the fourth day, Yoruichi and Issho sat beside the barrier, drinking tea and resting. Issho glanced at the barrier—the Four Beast Gate—and asked curiously, "Will they be all right? It's been more than three days."
"Crunch~" Yoruichi bit into a cookie and replied, "Don't worry. It's only been three days. It wouldn't be strange for those two to stay together for any length of time. The longest they've gone was a whole week."
"Wow~ That's amazing. Don't they eat?"
"Ichiro can create food and water out of thin air, while Urahara has Kido that absorbs Reishi to replenish his stamina. They're both obsessed with shutting themselves away to train, so don't worry about them. Why are we talking about them anyway? Let's talk about something happier. Do you have someone you like?"
"Oh, someone I like... I—what?! Why are you suddenly asking that?" Nearly tricked into spilling it, Issho glared at Yoruichi with a flushed face.
Yoruichi wore a youthful smile, her eyes practically screaming gossip.
"I what? Ichiro?"
"Absolutely not! What about you, then? How are things with Urahara?"
Yoruichi's dark cheeks instantly reddened. She hurriedly rose to her feet and said anxiously, "Training, training! I still need to practice my Shunko a little more. I'm going ahead."
"Hehe~ Just like Ichiro said. Are those two really that oblivious?" As she laughed, Issho let out the sigh of a lonely single. The others might have been oblivious, but at least their feelings were mutual. She did not even dare say hers aloud.
"Sigh~" Issho sighed again, getting up to begin her Kido practice.
"Crack~" Just as she stood, Issho heard a cracking sound. The enormous barrier began to collapse, and the moment Yoruichi and Issho saw what was inside, they burst out laughing.
"Hahaha~ You