At noon, Ichiro and Urahara bid farewell to the enthusiastic Captain Hikifune and decisively hurried back to the academy. Terrifying—researchers who got carried away were simply terrifying!
The two had arrived at Squad 12 at around eight in the morning, finished their rice balls around nine, and yet the discussion that followed had continued all the way until noon.
If they had not been so firm in their refusal, they might still have been stuck inside now.
It was not that they did not want to exchange ideas with Captain Hikifune. As one of Soul Society's foremost researchers, Captain Hikifune's talent was unparalleled—but that was assuming it was an exchange, rather than one-sided giving.
What Captain Hikifune was working on was in a different field from theirs. So even though she had not concealed anything or held back, they still could not understand it. Meanwhile, they had been the ones constantly contributing, gaining nothing in return. That felt pretty awful.
So around noon, after discussing it between themselves, the two firmly walked out.
After returning to the academy, they went to their teacher together to report back from leave, then headed toward the classroom.
When they arrived, though, they discovered that afternoon was Hakuda class. With no other choice, the two exchanged helpless looks and turned toward the Hakuda training room.
The moment they entered the Hakuda room, they saw Issho bouncing around in front of Yoruichi. The ponytail behind her head bobbed up and down with her, while her face shone with a brilliant smile.
"What are you talking about? You look so happy."
"Hehe~" Issho said with a smile as she turned around to show them her new hairstyle. "Look, twin ponytails!"
"..." Ichiro looked at the two ponytails on the back of her head, one higher and