We're All Civilized People! Hurry Up and Fight!

When Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki returned to Soul Society, Ichigo Kurosaki was warmly welcomed by the captains of the Gotei 13.

"Congratulations, Ichigo Kurosaki! From today onwards, we're colleagues." Tōshirō Hitsugaya looked at Ichigo Kurosaki with the same eyes he would use to look at his successor. "If you have any questions, you can come directly to the Tenth Division and ask me. I will teach you diligently, just as Captain Isshin taught me. You must work hard and strive to succeed me as the captain of the Tenth Division as soon as possible!"

"What!?" Rangiku Matsumoto's eyes widened upon hearing this. "Shouldn't I be the next squad captain? I've already served two captains, shouldn't I be the captain now?"

"What are you talking about!? Rangiku Matsumoto!" Little White looked at Rangiku Matsumoto as if she were an idiot. "Ichigo Kurosaki is the son of Captain Isshin, and he's Soul Reaper has already mastered Bankai. Ichigo Kurosaki only needs a short handover ceremony to become the captain of the division. The next captain will naturally be Ichigo Kurosaki. Besides, Rangiku, have you learned Bankai yet?"

"Uh..." Rangiku Matsumoto's lips twitched slightly upon hearing "Bankai," "Heh heh, I haven't mastered Bankai yet."

"Stop talking! I have no interest in becoming the captain of the Tenth Division of the Gotei 10." Ichigo Kurosaki's expression was calm and composed; he refused to become the captain of the Tenth Division. "I, Ichigo Kurosaki, refuse to become the captain of the Tenth Division!"

"That's right, Ichigo Kurosaki!" Kūkaku Shiba pulled Ichigo Kurosaki to her ample bosom. "Ichigo Kurosaki is going to change his name to Shiba! Right, Ichigo Kurosaki?! You hurry up and tell them that you're going to change your name to Ichigo Kurosaki and inherit the Gotei Thirteenth Division as captain from your sister!"

"Who the hell said I was going to change my name to Shiba!?" Ichigo Kurosaki's eyes twitched slightly upon hearing Kūkaku Shiba's words. "And what the hell is this about inheriting the Gotei Thirteenth Division? I have absolutely no interest in becoming the captain of the Gotei Thirteenth Division! No matter what you say, I will not inherit the captain's position from you. Give up!"

"Damn you, Ichigo Kurosaki!" Kūkaku Shiba gripped Ichigo Kurosaki 'Ichigo Kurosaki head tightly, repeatedly pounding his cheeks with her ample bosom. "How dare you disobey your older sister! Don't you know that ignoring the advice of elders leads to trouble? There's a reason I made you inherit the Gotei Thirteenth Division; it's definitely for your own good!"

"Enough!" Kaien Shiba snatched Ichigo Kurosaki from Kūkaku Shiba's arms. "Kūkaku, I don't recall ever teaching you to treat your younger siblings like this!"

"That's right!" Ichigo Kurosaki agreed wholeheartedly after hearing Kaien Shiba's words. "You should listen to my opinions more often!"

"Ichigo Kurosaki is the man who will inherit the treasure left to our Shiba Clan by Uncle Shiba Isshin Shiba. He's the man who will succeed me as the head of the Shiba Clan. How can he waste his time between the captains of your Tenth Division and Thirteenth Division!?" Kaien Shiba said seriously, pulling Shiba... no, I mean Ichigo Kurosaki.

"Ah, right, right, right..." Ichigo Kurosaki, who was passively nodding, kept saying "right, right, right," but his hands started waving. Then, his mouth finally received the signal from his brain, "Ah! No!"

"Wait, how did I become Ichigo Kurosaki!?" Ichigo Kurosaki grabbed Kaien Shiba and questioned, "My mother is Masaki Kurosaki, and my father is Isshin Kurosaki. Tell me, how did I become Shiba?"

"Ichigo Kurosaki, have you forgotten all about this!?" Kaien Shiba sighed helplessly. "But you signed this..."

Just as Kaien Shiba finished speaking, a magnificent figure descended from the sky.

"Ichigo ~" A beautiful girl descended from the sky and landed in Ichigo Kurosaki's arms. "Ichigo ~ Did you miss me~?"

"Rurichiyo?" Ichigo Kurosaki was taken aback as he looked at the girl he had instinctively caught. He had thought that Rurichiyo's scenes were over and that filming had wrapped up... No, he meant that he had thought that his fate with Rurichiyo was over. He never expected to see her in Soul Society in this way. To be honest, he felt a little ashamed.

"Husband! Let's go home~" Rurichiyo Kasumioji took out a marriage certificate with Ichigo Kurosaki's handprint on it, as if declaring to the whole world who Ichigo Kurosaki belonged to. "You are all civilized people, you should understand who Ichigo Kurosaki belongs to now, right?"

"Hey, hey, hey!" Ichigo Kurosaki's eye twitched after hearing Rurichiyo Kasumioji's words. "You're making me sound like an object!"

"Huh? You've been found out~ I'm so sorry~" Rurichiyo Kasumioji gave Ichigo Kurosaki a cute look, "But none of that matters, what matters is, Ichigo Kurosaki, you're mine."

"We're all civilized people! So what are you all standing there for? Hurry up and grab the marriage certificate!" Kaien Shiba was getting anxious!

"No need for you to tell me, I'll Ichigo Kurosaki's marriage... by force!" Kūkaku Shiba said, charging straight towards Ichigo Kurosaki.

"Sit atop the frost-covered sky, Hyōrinmaru!" However, just as Kūkaku Shiba was about to succeed, an ice dragon descended from the sky, directly blocking Ichigo Kurosaki's path.

"This is..." Kūkaku Shiba watched as the ice dragon blocking his path swiftly dodged backward.

"I won't let you pass!" Tōshirō Hitsugaya, gripping his Zanpakuto, blocked Kūkaku Shiba's path and shouted back, "Ichigo Kurosaki, quickly take Rurichiyo Kasumioji and run!"

"Tōshirō Hitsugaya!" Kūkaku Shiba Tōshirō Hitsugaya, who was interfering with her plans. "Since that's how you are, then don't blame me for being ruthless. Let me show you the stronger Bankai I've gained after these days of training! Breath of the Kyōran: Wind God's Hall!"

After these days of honing her skills, Kūkaku Shiba's Bankai has advanced further, moving towards greater strength.

"Bankai! Daiguren Hyōrinmaru!" Tōshirō Hitsugaya watched as Kūkaku Shiba, who was blocking his way, completed his Bankai. The name of his Bankai comes from the coldest hell in Buddhism, the Great Red Lotus Hell, making his Bankai the strongest ice-attribute Zanpakuto in Soul Society!

"Hey, hey, hey! You two! Is it really okay to Bankai here?" Ichigo Kurosaki frowned as he looked at the two who Bankai without any regard for propriety. "Isn't it said that Bankai is not allowed to be used casually in Soul Society?!"

"Heh... Rules are rigid, but people are flexible!" Tōshirō Hitsugaya chuckled coldly. "Since the enemy has shown their claws, we must draw our swords and fight back with all our might."

"Heh, rules? What are those? In Soul Society, we Five Great Noble Clans are the rules!" Kūkaku Shiba was even more straightforward than Tōshirō Hitsugaya; she spoke the truth directly, showing that she didn't care about rules at all.

"What a shameless woman!? Are you really my cousin?" Ichigo Kurosaki Kūkaku Shiba, who was spouting nonsense. "Are all members of the Shiba Clan this unreasonable?"

"Don't worry, Ichigo!" Kaien Shiba shook his head after hearing Ichigo Kurosaki's words. "Our Shiba Clan has always been reasonable; we are definitely not scoundrels."

"Really!? So the Shiba Clan is reasonable? In that case, I'm relieved..." Ichigo Kurosaki nodded slightly, looking reassured.

"Kūkaku, beat this brat who's hindering the Shiba Clan's legacy to a pulp!" Kaien Shiba extended a friendly international gesture towards Tōshirō Hitsugaya. "Our Shiba Clan has some money, beat him to death! If he's badly injured, we have money for medical treatment! Go all out, your brother will help you!"

"Okay, brother!" Kūkaku Shiba grinned arrogantly. "You're finished! Tōshirō Hitsugaya! I'm going to team up with my brother to beat you up."

"Despicable and shameless!" Hitsugaya Tōshirō Hitsugaya frowned after hearing Kūkaku Shiba and Kaien Shiba's words. "Two against one of me! I've never seen such shameless people! But..."

"However..." Kūkaku Shiba and Kaien Shiba were only slightly taken aback by Tōshirō Hitsugaya's words.

"Tōshirō, what did you call me here for!?" Just as the two were wondering, a man with a buzz cut and wearing a white haori with the Fifth Division's insignia walked up to them and asked with a listless expression.

"Fortunately, I've already invited Shinji Hirako!" Tōshirō Hitsugaya smiled slightly. "Luckily, I anticipated that I might have to face off against one of you, so I was prepared for a group fight!"

"Damn it! You're shameless!" Upon hearing this, Kaien Shiba and Kūkaku Shiba angrily glared at Tōshirō Hitsugaya.

"Heh heh heh..." Tōshirō Hitsugaya just chuckled dismissively. "What have you all learned from Captain Isshin?! I've learned the very essence of your Shiba Clan!"

"Shameless wretch, prepare to die!" Kūkaku Shiba cursed, unleashing countless gusts of wind upon Tōshirō Hitsugaya.

"Captain Shinji Hirako, come help me!" Tōshirō Hitsugaya called out to Shinji Hirako behind him.

"Honestly, I can only help you trap Kaien." After hearing Shinji Hirako Tōshirō Hitsugaya's words, Hirako Shinji sighed helplessly and walked up to Kaien Shiba.

"Captain Shinji Hirako, are you really planning to attack me?" Kaien Shiba frowned as he looked at Shinji Hirako. "Our Shiba Clan has always treated you well, hasn't it?"

"Oh dear~" Shinji Hirako helplessly, looking like he had no intention of intervening at all. "Idiot Ichigo Kurosaki, why aren't you taking the head of the Kasumioji Clan and leaving?! Are you planning to keep watching the show?"

"Um..." Ichigo Kurosaki's eyes flashed with a hint of emotion after hearing Shinji Hirako's words. "Shinji Hirako, are you helping me?"

"Idiot!" Shinji Hirako turned around, ignoring Ichigo Kurosaki. "We're all trying to help you, it's just that everyone's methods are different."

"Shinji..." Ichigo Kurosaki's eyes welled up with tears after hearing Shinji Hirako's words; he was deeply moved.

"Leave quickly, go find Sōgo Shihoin..."

"And don't use such mushy language, it gives me a headache!"

"Oh, and when you go back to the World of the Living, remember to bring that idiot Hiyori a box of sweets for me. I left them in my office."

Shinji Hirako looked disgusted after hearing Ichigo Kurosaki's words.

"I understand, Shinji!" Ichigo Kurosaki's eyes lit up after hearing Shinji Hirako's words. Shinji Hirako's words revealed two things: first, he could still return to the World of the Living; second, to return to the World of the Living, he needed to find Sōgo Shihoin.

"Let's go~ Rurichiyo!" Ichigo Kurosaki picked up Rurichiyo Kasumioji, transformed into a phantom, and used Shunpo to quickly head towards the Second Division's barracks.

"Ichigo, slow down... slow down..." This was the first time Rurichiyo Kasumioji had experienced such speed, and it made her a little flustered. It was like someone who usually thought riding a bicycle was fast suddenly being put in the passenger seat of a Ferrari, and the Ferrari driver was being particularly rude, flooring the accelerator and revving the engine to its maximum...

"No time to talk!" Ichigo Kurosaki, carrying Rurichiyo Kasumioji, sped off. "We're getting on the highway..."

"This is not the road to Sōgo Shihoin's house..." Rurichiyo Kasumioji finished speaking with all her might, and the next second, countless unspeakable things suddenly gushed from her mouth, "Gurgle gurgle..."

And so, Ichigo Kurosaki kept running ahead, while Rurichiyo Kasumioji kept vomiting, creating a truly disgusting sight wherever they went.

"Ah~" The group of soldiers on duty in front of the Second Division's iron gate yawned, looking extremely sleepy.

"Empty!" Just as they were taking a nap, a dark figure ran past them.

"What was that just now?!" a team member asked in confusion. "Was it a big black rat?"

"Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!" Ichigo Kurosaki traversed the artificial lake, the artificial forest, and the artificial mountain, continuing forward, forward, forward!

After using Shunpo repeatedly, he finally arrived at the entrance to the Second Division Captain's Room.

"Captain Sōgo Shihoin, I've come to see you!" Ichigo Kurosaki excitedly pushed open the door to the captain's room and shouted loudly to the people inside.

"Sōgo Shihoin!?" When Ichigo Kurosaki opened the captain's room, he saw Shaoling Fon, wearing the captain's haori, constantly reviewing documents.

"Captain Soi Fon?!" Ichigo Kurosaki stared at the girl in front of him, completely stunned. "Do you know where Captain Sōgo Shihoin is?"

"Sōgo he was going to the World of the Living to buy JUMP this morning and then left." Shaoling Fon put the documents she was holding down on the table. "Didn't you know?"

"Huh!?" Ichigo Kurosaki was speechless. "I came to Soul Society from the World of the Living, and Captain Sōgo Shihoin came to the World of the Living from Soul Society!?"

"Hmm..." Shaoling Fon rested her elbows on the desk in front of her, her fingers interlaced in front of her chin. "Now it certainly seems that way!"

"Damn it!" Ichigo Kurosaki cursed angrily.

(End of this chapter)