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What exactly is the situation?
Ichigo Kurosaki sat in the living room, lost in thought as he looked around at Masaki Kurosaki, Isshin Kurosaki, Yuzu Kurosaki, Karin Kurosaki, and the blonde little girl who called him "darling."
"Cough cough..."
"Let me introduce you. This is Rurichiyo Kasumioji, your fiancée."
Isshin Kurosaki looked at the bewildered Ichigo Kurosaki, coughed lightly twice, and introduced him to the seating Ichigo Kurosaki.
"No, your introduction is practically the same as not introducing anything at all."
"What I'm asking is, how did I end up with this fiancée?"
"Are you twelve years old, young lady?"
Ichigo Kurosaki listened to his father's words with a blank expression. What did he mean by "his fiancée"? That was outrageous!
"Some are still twelve years old."
Rurichiyo Kasumioji smiled gently; in reality, she was slightly older than Ichigo Kurosaki...
How should I put it? To sum it up in one sentence, she's a legal loli.
"No, I mean... kid, do you really know what a fiancée means?"
Are you sure you've made some mistake?
Ichigo Kurosaki scratched his head, looking somewhat troubled, and asked.
"Of course, I've made all the preparations. I've even thought of names for our future children..."
A hint of shyness flashed across Rurichiyo Kasumioji's face. She lowered her head and spoke timidly.
"Ah..."
After hearing what Rurichiyo Kasumioji Rurichiyo Kasumioji said, Ichigo Kurosaki slightly opened his mouth, completely speechless.
"Hey! Come with me for a second."
Ichigo Kurosaki around, then grabbed his father Isshin Kurosaki Isshin Kurosaki the collar and dragged him out of the living room.
"You'd better explain yourself clearly. What exactly is going on? Who is this person named Rurichiyo Kasumioji? And... what are all these random things about her and her fiancé?"
Ichigo Kurosaki dragged his father to the entrance of the Kurosaki residence and bombarded him with questions.
"Anyway, let me explain it step by step, okay?!"
"You're asking me so many questions at once, I can't possibly explain them all, can I?"
Isshin Kurosaki stated that he could only answer Ichigo Kurosaki.
"Okay, then answer my first question first."
Who exactly is that blonde girl?
Ichigo Kurosaki rubbed his temples and asked his first question.
" Rurichiyo Kasumioji, the current heir of the Kasumioji Clan, has a net worth of so many figures that it's impossible to count them all. Do you understand what I mean?"
Isshin Kurosaki stretched his neck, feeling a bit uncomfortable after being dragged out of the house by the collar by Ichigo Kurosaki. As he twisted his neck, he answered Ichigo Kurosaki's questions about Rurichiyo Kasumioji.
"So... that girl is super rich?"
Ichigo Kurosaki understood, and he nodded slightly.
"So, what does this have to do with the other party wanting my body?"
Ichigo Kurosaki continued to ask. Although he already knew the girl's identity, he still didn't understand why this girl named Rurichiyo Kasumioji wanted him to be her fiancé. With that girl's status, finding a fiancé would be easy for her!
Actually, our ancestors were wealthy.
Isshin Kurosaki lit a cigarette, looked up slightly at the horizon, and said with a sigh as he puffed on it.
"So what?"
Ichigo Kurosaki was still puzzled. What good was it that their ancestors were wealthy? Having wealthy ancestors and being wealthy in modern times are two completely different things. Everyone who is still alive today has ancestors who weren't wealthy!
"In short... there are various reasons for this; the girl needs you, and we need her help too..."
Isshin Kurosaki spoke, his expression suddenly hardened.
"Um?!"
Seeing that Ichigo Kurosaki had become serious, Isshin Kurosaki also became serious.
"Just give in to that girl and marry her!"
Isshin Kurosaki patted Ichigo Kurosaki on the shoulder and offered some words of comfort.
"Roll..."
Ichigo Kurosaki's expression was so sullen that he even looked like he wanted to hit someone.
"Listen to me, Ichigo Kurosaki, it's not what you think. I have my reasons."
Seeing Ichigo Kurosaki's expression as if he were looking at scum, Isshin Kurosaki spoke with righteous indignation.
"Oh?!"
"Then tell me..."
A hint of disdain flashed in Ichigo Kurosaki's eyes. He wanted to see what kind of explanation this old rascal could come up with.
"Here's what happened..."
"You know, right? Our family's finances are in dire straits right now. Just supporting you all has already exhausted all my strength."
Isshin Kurosaki changed his previous frivolous attitude and became serious.
"Well, hasn't this always been the case in our family?"
"However, although the finances have indeed been unstable, it's not to the point where we need to sell our own son, is it?"
Ichigo Kurosaki knew that his family's finances had always been tight due to the large number of people in the family, but he had been working part-time and had never asked his family for money since he started high school.
"But... this is only temporary, Ichigo Kurosaki!"
Isshin Kurosaki clenched his fists, as if he were going through a difficult internal struggle.
"Temporary?"
Ichigo Kurosaki didn't understand Isshin Kurosaki's meaning and asked.
"Think about it, in a few years you'll be going to university, right?"
"If you manage to get into a public university, that would be great, but with your grades, how could you possibly get in?"
"If you go to a private university... do you know how much the tuition is for a year?"
"And think about it again. When you graduate from university, Yuzu and Karin will also face the crisis of going to university. Do you really think your family can afford this huge sum of money?"
Isshin Kurosaki clenched his fists. If it were just one child, it wouldn't be so bad, but if it were two children... it would be a bit difficult for the Kurosaki Family. Besides, it wasn't just two children in their family; they had three.
"Is that so?"
Ichigo Kurosaki slightly; he finally understood what his father was worried about.
"Do you finally understand? Do you finally comprehend your father's difficulties?"
Isshin Kurosaki smiled; he knew Ichigo Kurosaki was a sensible child.
"You don't need to worry about my tuition. I'll find a way to raise the money for my university education. You just need to find a way to save up the tuition fees for Yuzu and Karin."
Ichigo Kurosaki smiled slightly. He had already come up with a plan. As long as he could pay his tuition, wouldn't that be great? It was no big deal!
"You bastard..."
"Why do you insist on choosing the most difficult path when there's clearly an easier way?"
"What on earth are you thinking, you bastard?"
Isshin Kurosaki's eyes were filled with anger. He had already said so much, yet this Ichigo Kurosaki was still so unyielding. Did he look down on him?!
"Ha?!"
"What kind of bullshit idea is that?"
"Are you trying to send your own son to the Jail, you bastard!"
After hearing Isshin Kurosaki's words, Ichigo Kurosaki angrily asked...
"Okay! Okay!"
"I get it... you little brat, you're just like that, completely stubborn."
"Then don't blame your father for being impolite."
"To tell you the truth, I've already accepted their deposit, which means what happens next is no longer up to you."
Isshin Kurosaki looked at Ichigo Kurosaki with utter arrogance. He stopped pretending and laid his cards on the table. He told the truth: he, Isshin Kurosaki, Isshin Kurosaki already accepted the deposit. He said that even the Soul King couldn't take away the money Isshin Kurosaki had accepted.
"Ha?"
"Look what you've done!"
Ichigo Kurosaki's brows furrowed deeply. He had thought that his father might betray him, but he never expected his father to actually sell him outright. This was simply too much.
"Stop talking, Ichigo Kurosaki, Batto Sword Drawing!"
"Let your father see the results of your spiritual practice these past few days."
Isshin Kurosaki spoke, he began to stretch his muscles.
" Batto Sword Drawing? Draw what sword?"
Ichigo Kurosaki was confused by Isshin Kurosaki's words; he didn't understand what Isshin Kurosaki was talking about.
"Alright, stop pretending, Ichigo Kurosaki. You should have realized it a long time ago, right?"
After stretching his muscles, Isshin Kurosaki stood up. The next second, a strong man dressed in a jet-black Shihakusho, with a tattered white haori draped over his shoulder, appeared in front of Ichigo Kurosaki.
"Dad?!"
"As expected!"
Looking at his father's Soul Reaper -like appearance, Ichigo Kurosaki suddenly understood everything. Sure enough, his father was connected to those people in Soul Society.
"Since you want to spar with me, Dad, I'll play along."
Ichigo Kurosaki took out his Substitute Soul Reaper credentials and instantly transformed into Soul Reaper, exchanging Isshin Kurosaki.
"Oh?!"
"I didn't expect that you, a half-baked amateur, would actually have some skill."
"Is that your Zanpakuto on your back?"
Why make such a big deal out of it?
Isshin Kurosaki looked at Ichigo Kurosaki in his Shihakusho and his eyes lit up. To be honest, Ichigo Kurosaki's appearance really did resemble his younger self, and his appearance was indeed acceptable.
"Stop talking nonsense, Dad!"
You said you wanted to practice with me?!
"I won't go easy on you just because you're my dad... Even if you were once a captain in Soul Society, I can still beat you to a pulp!"
Ichigo Kurosaki looked Isshin Kurosaki up and down, his gaze finally settling on the white haori fluttering on Isshin Kurosaki's shoulder.
"If I were to boast, I would call you the strongest!"
"Unfortunately, strength isn't something you can just boast about. If we were to determine who's the strongest by bragging, your dad would have already punched Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai and trampled the Squad Zero."
After hearing what Isshin Kurosaki Isshin Kurosaki, he scoffed, "Bragging? Anyone can do that!"
Squad Zero...
Ichigo Kurosaki remembered the words Isshin Kurosaki mentioned, but said nothing; he simply kept them in his heart.
"Let's go to the heavens and fight each other."
Isshin Kurosaki spoke, a shimmering blue-green light flashed beneath his feet, and in an instant, he soared into the sky.
"Good."
Ichigo Kurosaki followed closely behind Isshin Kurosaki, flying towards the sky.
Before long, two figures stood facing each other in the sky above the World of the Living.
" Bankai!"
"Without Bankai, you wouldn't last a single round against me."
Isshin Kurosaki crossed his arms and calmly looked at Ichigo Kurosaki, speaking in a very flat tone.
" Bankai?!"
Ichigo Kurosaki an eyebrow.
"Oh? You haven't learned Bankai yet? Really? Really?"
Isshin Kurosaki wore a mocking expression, seemingly deliberately provoking Ichigo Kurosaki.
I'm afraid I might accidentally kill you.
Ichigo Kurosaki spoke coldly, his face full of disdain.
"Kill me?!"
What are you saying?
After hearing Ichigo Kurosaki's words, Isshin Kurosaki smiled disdainfully, instantly appearing in front of Ichigo Kurosaki and throwing a punch at his Ichigo Kurosaki.
"When?"
Ichigo Kurosaki's eyes narrowed; Isshin Kurosaki's speed surpassed his visual perception.
"Puff..."
In an instant, Ichigo Kurosaki felt a tightness in his chest and his vision went black. He knew that facing his father, he had no Bankai to use Bankai.
" Bankai! Tiansuo· Zangetsu!"
Ichigo Kurosaki descended from the sky, instantly completing his Bankai.
A dark Spiritual Pressure instantly enveloped Ichigo Kurosaki's entire body, and the next second, Ichigo Kurosaki, holding a black katana and wearing a stylish trench coat, appeared in the air.
"Ha!"
Ichigo Kurosaki roared, leaped into the air, and slashed at Isshin Kurosaki.
"Too slow."
Isshin Kurosaki deftly dodged Ichigo Kurosaki's attack, without even drawing his sword, and punched Ichigo Kurosaki directly in the abdomen.
"Cough cough..." Ichigo Kurosaki suddenly felt a sharp pain in his abdomen. "It's not over yet! Getsuga Tenshō!"
Despite the pain in his abdomen, Ichigo Kurosaki spun 180 degrees and unleashed a dark, crescent-shaped slash with his Zangetsu, tearing through the sky as it hurtled towards Isshin Kurosaki.
"That's truly astonishing..."
Isshin Kurosaki was taken aback by Ichigo Kurosaki's unexpectedly powerful slash, and his eyes narrowed.
The next second, a pitch-black slash instantly engulfed Isshin Kurosaki, shattering the clouds behind him.
"Oh no... Father, are you alright?!"
As Ichigo Kurosaki watched Isshin Kurosaki being swallowed by the crescent moon, his hands trembled. He knew he had gone too far.
"What's the panic? Do you really think a strike of this magnitude can hurt me?"
Isshin Kurosaki crushed Ichigo Kurosaki's Getsuga Tenshou with his bare hands and appeared before Ichigo Kurosaki unharmed. When the difference in Spiritual Pressure is too great, Getsuga Tenshō is unlikely to cause any real damage to the enemy.
"Tsk~"
As Ichigo Kurosaki looked at the unharmed Isshin Kurosaki, his eyes twitched slightly. At the same time, he had a rough idea of Isshin Kurosaki's strength. Isshin Kurosaki was a ruthless person who could easily defeat him in his Shikai state with just his Bankai state!
"Come on, let me see what you've learned from spending time with those brats from the Visored."
Isshin Kurosaki extended a finger toward Ichigo Kurosaki, beckoning it gently with a provocative look in his eyes.
"As expected?"
"You know all those people from the Visored too."
After hearing what Isshin Kurosaki, Ichigo Kurosaki smiled slightly. Sure enough, his father was familiar with all those people in the Visored.
"Then you'll just have to watch!"
Don't be scared by me.
Ichigo Kurosaki held his right hand up to his cheek.
The next second, countless white bone-like substances instantly formed in his hand.
"Roar!!"
Accompanied by a violent and intense Spiritual Pressure, Ichigo Kurosaki, whose face was completely covered by a white bone mask, appeared in front of Isshin Kurosaki in an instant.
"Boom!!"
Even after he Hollowfication, Ichigo Kurosaki simply stood still, and the immense Spiritual Pressure surrounding him violently tore the surrounding air and clouds to shreds.
"Dad! Watch out!"
Instead of launching a direct attack, Ichigo Kurosaki struck a cool pose, gripping Zangetsu and pointing it at Isshin Kurosaki, warning Isshin Kurosaki to be careful of him in his current state.
"Are you reminding me to be careful?"
After hearing Ichigo Kurosaki's words, Isshin Kurosaki smiled slightly, extended his finger, and pointed it at Ichigo Kurosaki's head.
"You're already this arrogant after just learning Hollowfication?"
You're the one who should be careful!
As Isshin Kurosaki spoke, he flicked his finger lightly, and an invisible attack shot out in the direction of Isshin Kurosaki finger.
"Um?!"
Ichigo Kurosaki was unaware of what was happening, but alarm bells were blaring in his mind, and he could feel danger approaching him.
"Bang!"
Before Ichigo Kurosaki could react, the attack struck him on Ichigo head in an instant.
"What?"
After being hit by Ichigo Kurosaki Isshin Kurosaki's attack, disbelief flashed in Ichigo Kurosaki's eyes. Then, the mask on his cheek shattered instantly, and blood flowed from his forehead.
Is the gap in strength really that big?
Ichigo Kurosaki's eyes rolled back, his consciousness fading. In his final moments as he plummeted from the sky, he kept asking himself, how could he, who was already on par with Kensei Muguruma in his Hollowfication form, be so easily defeated by his own father? This was completely beyond his expectations.
"I'm sorry, Ichigo!"
"This is all for your own good."
Isshin Kurosaki smiled slightly as he watched Ichigo, whom he had instantly defeated.
They carried a family's "corpse" downstairs.
"There's no time to explain, quickly take Ichigo Kurosaki and get out of this World of the Living."
Isshin Kurosaki handed the unconscious Ichigo Kurosaki Kenryū, who was waiting outside the Kurosaki residence, and muttered to himself.
"I see!"
"Leave the rest to me!"
Kenryū nodded slightly, indicating that he would definitely fulfill Isshin Kurosaki's request.
I will transfer the remaining balance later.
Kenryū continued to add.
Thank you for your help.
Isshin Kurosaki smiled slightly. He didn't care about the money; he had never been interested in money. He just wanted his son to have a better life. He believed that Ichigo Kurosaki born with a connection to the Soul Society, and it would be better for him to be sent to the Soul Society to enjoy a better life than to suffer in the World of the Living.
In a man's life, all he wants is money, power, and beautiful women.
If Ichigo Kurosaki goes to Soul Society and marries into the Kasumioji Clan, wouldn't money, power, and beautiful women be within his grasp?!
This chapter continues with another 5,000 words~
(End of this chapter)