"Ichigo, you're back. Come eat."
Uchiha Hikaru waved Ichigo over, signaling for him to come closer.
But when Ichigo reached the dining room, he discovered there was an extra person.
"Dad, who's this?"
Kurosaki Ichigo looked at Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, who was sitting cross-legged in the seat of honor, puzzled.
"Hey, you haven't introduced this guest to me yet."
The moment Kurosaki Isshin saw Kuchiki Rukia arrive, his head began to ache. Of all times, why did she have to come now?
Though he was somewhat relieved that his son had finally gotten a clue and even found himself a girlfriend, this was clearly not the right time!
"Oh, this is my classmate, Kuchiki Rukia. She just transferred here from somewhere else, so I invited her over for dinner."
Kurosaki Ichigo casually pulled Kuchiki Rukia out from behind him, completely unaware that something was off about the atmosphere.
"Greetings, elders! I'm Kuchiki Rukia!"
Rukia's heart pounded like a frightened deer's. She immediately bowed deeply to Uchiha Hikaru and Kurosaki Isshin. Too nervous and shy to look up after entering, she naturally failed to notice Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni nearby.
"Your surname is Kuchiki, right? Hello, Miss Kuchiki. I'm the father of that brat Ichigo. My name is Kurosaki Isshin."
Kurosaki Isshin spoke to Rukia with a smile, pulling out a chair for her to sit down.
As one of the former captains of the Thirteenth Division, he knew better than anyone what crime it was to use one's own Shinigami powers to create another Shinigami.
Not to mention that Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni had witnessed it. If it had been someone else, there might have been a sliver of hope, but she had been discovered by a man who was practically a living history book of the Soul Society...
He had originally