Behind the white Shinigami uniform lifted by the breeze, a huge black "Extra" was emblazoned across the back.
"Teacher Uchiha Hikaru, are you from the Soul Society?" Kurosaki Ichigo asked in delight.
Uchiha Hikaru smiled knowingly. "I wasn't before, but now, I am."
"That's great." Kurosaki Ichigo sprang up, hugged Uchiha Hikaru, and burst into laughter.
"I suggest you put me down, or else..." Uchiha Hikaru's sinister voice entered Kurosaki Ichigo's ears, making him shudder. He hurriedly set Uchiha Hikaru down.
"What is it? Hurry up and say it." Uchiha Hikaru sounded somewhat impatient.
"Teacher! Rukia is going to be taken back to the Soul Society by them." Kurosaki Ichigo said nervously. "She'll die!!"
Uchiha Hikaru frowned. He knew about this matter...
A few days ago, Kyoraku Shunsui had even been prepared to draw his sword against Uchiha Hikaru in order to capture Kurosaki Ichigo. That was when Uchiha Hikaru knew Rukia would not escape the fate of being taken back to the Soul Society.
She would most likely be imprisoned in the Senzaikyū, just as in the original story, and then sentenced to death.
In the original story, Rukia had been saved by Kurosaki Ichigo. But what about now? How would Rukia's fate turn out in this world of Shinigami altered by Uchiha Hikaru's influence?
Aizen!
Would the man who had most likely already obtained the Hogyoku created by Kisuke Urahara still defect because of this incident?
Uchiha Hikaru shook his head, tossing all those messy thoughts out of his mind.
"Ichigo, you'll have to rely on yourself in Rukia's case," Uchiha Hikaru slowly began.
His thoughts were simple. The Soul Society needed someone to control it, and none of the people inside could be used by him. Therefore, he needed Kurosaki Ichigo to become the one who controlled