Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia stood there, looking into each other's eyes.
" Rukia!" Ichigo Kurosaki looked at Rukia Kuchiki, "I've been looking for you for so long! I've finally found you."
" Ichigo Kurosaki!" Rukia Kuchiki smiled slightly as she listened to Ichigo Kurosaki's words. "Thank you for searching for me for so long, Ichigo. I'm truly touched. I lost my consciousness, my mind was in a daze, but I wasn't afraid because I knew you would find me, just like you rescued me from Soul Society two years ago."
" Rukia! I also believe I will find you." Ichigo Kurosaki smiled at Rukia, "Because no matter where you go, I will always follow you closely and eventually find you!"
" Ichigo Kurosaki!" Rukia softly called out Ichigo Kurosaki's name.
" Rukia Kuchiki!" Ichigo Kurosaki looked into Rukia's eyes and softly called her name.
"Hey! Hey! Hey!" Shinji Hirako frowned, looking at Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki, who were constantly sending signals he disliked and were utterly disgusting. "Enough already! When will you two stop?! Don't you know I'm here? I'm telling you two bastards! If you keep going like this, it'll be really hard to end this without getting married!"
"Uh..." Rukia Kuchiki and Ichigo Kurosaki turned their heads at the same time.
"Marriage is such a load of rubbish!" Ichigo Kurosaki scratched his cheek. "My family is all in the World of the Living, while Rukia's family is in Soul Society. There's nothing I can do... You agree, Rukia!"
"Ah! Ah, right!" Rukia Kuchiki blushed slightly. "After all, Ichigo Kurosaki's home is in the World of the Living, while mine is in Soul Society. If we get married, whether we live in the World of the Living or Soul Society is a big question. Besides, whether our families can accept each other is another matter! After all, Byakuya is quite serious about this kind of thing, and he probably wouldn't allow me, a Soul Reaper, to marry a human. Don't you agree, Ichigo Kurosaki?"
"Ah! Yes, yes, yes!" Ichigo Kurosaki nodded repeatedly.
"What are you two talking about?" Shinji Hirako looked at the two people in front of him, speechless, and pressed his forehead. " Rukia Kuchiki, you're an adopted daughter of the Kuchiki Clan, right? Ichigo Kurosaki, you're from the Shiba Clan, right? You two are a perfect match! How could your families object? I think if your families heard about you two, they would definitely support your marriage with both hands and feet. After all, the relationship between the Kuchiki Clan and Shiba Clan would become closer, and both families would be stronger!"
"But Ichigo Kurosaki is human! His family is all in the World of the Living, while I'm Soul Reaper who has to work in Soul Society!" Rukia Kuchiki kept waving her hands. "If we can only see each other every few years, that's no good! It'll really affect our relationship, you know?!"
"That's right! That's right!" Ichigo Kurosaki nodded repeatedly.
"Huh!?" Shinji Hirako looked at Rukia Kuchiki and Ichigo Kurosaki with the eyes of someone looking at idiots. "What nonsense are you two spouting!? You're completely wrong! Okay?! Did you both get hit on the head and lose your memories? Ichigo Kurosaki can no longer live in the World of the Living, he's dead! If he disobeys orders and continues to live in the World of the Living world, that's considered deserting Soul Society, which is equivalent to a crime!"
Shinji Hirako loudly announced the problem with Ichigo Kurosaki! Yes, there was something that everyone had overlooked: Ichigo Kurosaki Ichigo Kurosaki dead, but how did he die?
It was Kisuke Urahara, a rookie, who killed Ichigo Kurosaki! That's right, the plan to kill Ichigo Kurosaki was devised by Kisuke Urahara!
"I'm dead!?" Ichigo Kurosaki was stunned, a long-buried memory suddenly surging into his mind. "That's right! I'm dead! I need to find Captain Sōgo Shihoin to help me revive!"
"Hahaha..." Shinji Hirako suddenly burst into laughter after hearing Ichigo Kurosaki's words. "Hey, hey, hey! Are you kidding me!? Revive... Do you think Sōgo Shihoin is some kind of Shenron that can grant wishes, or Doraemon? No way... I'm dying of laughter."
With that smug expression, Shinji Hirako loudly proclaimed, " Ichigo Kurosaki, I want you to understand one thing: once a human dies, they cannot be resurrected!"
"..." Ichigo Kurosaki fell silent upon hearing this. "No way!? I don't believe it!"
Ichigo Kurosaki loudly uttered the famous quote from the notorious gossip columnist Luyu Yu: He couldn't believe it! He couldn't believe he really couldn't be resurrected! He remembered that Sōgo Shihoin had once said that as long as he changed bodies, he could be resurrected... It should be such a simple thing.
"If everyone could be resurrected whenever they wanted like you, would there be any rules left in this world?" Shinji Hirako shook his head at Ichigo Kurosaki. " Ichigo Kurosaki, take it easy! Isn't being Soul Reaper in Soul Society great? Look at me, I'm happy every day. With your strength, you could easily become a division captain. You could inherit your sister Kūkaku Shiba's position and become the captain of the Gotei Thirteenth Division. Rukia would be your vice-captain then. Just imagine, the vice-captain doing everything when needed! And when there's nothing to do, the vice-captain doing everything... cough cough cough... how happy that would be!"
"..." Ichigo Kurosaki fell silent for a moment upon hearing this, then shook his head. "Forget it!"
"You still can't let it go~" Shinji Hirako gently Ichigo Kurosaki's shoulder.
"Sigh..." Ichigo Kurosaki didn't speak, but pointed behind Shinji Hirako.
"Hmm!?" After receiving a warning from Ichigo Kurosaki, Shinji Hirako suddenly felt a sense of alertness. He sensed a murderous aura swirling behind him.
"..." When Shinji Hirako turned around and looked behind him, he suddenly froze.
He saw a woman holding a sickle, silently watching him.
"Uh..." Shinji Hirako felt a murderous aura behind him, and his whole body was covered in goosebumps.
" Captain Shinji Hirako ~" When someone wants to kill, their killing intent is impossible to hide. When the words "Captain Shinji Hirako " rang in Shinji Hirako Shinji Hirako's ears, he suddenly felt a chill in his heart and his body began to tremble. He turned slightly around, looked at the person behind him, and his lips twitched slightly.
"Goodbye!" Rukia Kuchiki, wielding a massive scythe, swung it down forcefully at Shinji Hirako, and in an instant, the scythe pierced through Shinji Hirako's body...
For a time, everyone in the entire Soul Society, except for a few people like Sōgo Shihoin, forgot about Shinji Hirako's existence.
"Strange!? Who am I?" Shinji Hirako looked at the blue sky with some confusion.
"You're a complete idiot, living in a mental hospital," Rukia Kuchiki said to Shinji Hirako with a smile.
"R-really?" Shinji Hirako asked in disbelief, her eyes widening. "Am I really a complete idiot?"
"Yes!" Rukia Kuchiki nodded. "I advise you to go back to the mental hospital you're in as soon as possible, and don't come out and harm others!"
"Oh... okay." Shinji Hirako walked aimlessly down the street, muttering to himself, "Am I a complete idiot?! Could I really be a complete idiot? That can't be! This is so strange, am I a complete idiot?"
" Rukia really alright like this?" Ichigo Kurosaki Shinji Hirako.
"Of course..." Rukia Kuchiki nodded, "Of course I won't let him stay like this forever."
"This is just to teach him a lesson for his loose tongue," Rukia Kuchiki said angrily.
"A lesson..." Ichigo Kurosaki rubbed his temples, "Was it really that bad!?"
"Hmph!" Rukia Kuchiki snorted coldly, "This is his price!"
"Oh right, Rukia!" Ichigo Kurosaki seemed to remember something, "What was that ability you were using just now?"
"You mean this scythe?" Rukia Kuchiki brandished the scythe in her hand. "This scythe..."
Speaking of the scythe in her hand Rukia Kuchiki suddenly paused, remembering that she was trying to recall the scythe's former owner...
But for some reason, he couldn't remember the source of the scythe's power at this moment!
Rukia Kuchiki only remembered that the power was warm... as if it were giving her endless love.
" Rukia- neechan! If our existence causes you pain, then we will become the power to protect you, and stay with you forever and ever!"
"Sister Rukia, don't be sad about our disappearance. I will take these memories with me! You just need to take care of yourself and live well..."
Rukia vaguely heard a sound ringing in her ears.
"Who!?" Rukia asked, tears welling in her eyes. She could feel the warmth from that person, but she couldn't see them no matter what...
" Rukia!" Ichigo Kurosaki looked at Rukia with mixed feelings. He knew that Rukia must be in great pain at this moment.
A few hours later.
Once everyone in Soul Society heard the Rukia Kuchiki, they stopped searching and returned to their respective barracks to await orders. Only the Fifth Division continued their search, but they weren't looking for Rukia Kuchiki; they were looking for their own captain. Strangely, their subconscious told them they must have a captain, but no matter how hard they searched, they couldn't find any trace of him... Even more terrifying, they couldn't remember their division captain's name!? Could anything be more absurd?!
" Rukia Kuchiki!" In the First Division Barracks, Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai looked at Rukia Kuchiki, raising an eyebrow slightly.
" Captain-Commander Yamamoto!" Upon hearing this, Rukia Kuchiki straightened up and bowed slightly in greeting.
"I understand the specifics!" Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai slightly. "So, it was some kind of power within you that went berserk, causing your existence to disappear from our memories, right!?"
"Yes!" Rukia Kuchiki nodded slightly. "That's right."
"I understand." Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai said, opening his eyes. "Then please tell me, is this power of yours controllable, and is there any possibility that it will go berserk in the future?"
"No more." Rukia Kuchiki clenched her fist. "That power is still within me. The consciousness that caused the power to run rampant is gone. She will protect me forever, and fight for me, for Soul Society, and for the Kuchiki Clan!"
"Very well!" Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai nodded slightly upon hearing this. "In that case, I will say no more."
"Thank you!" Rukia Kuchiki bowed again in thanks, then turned to leave.
"Wait..." Just as Rukia Kuchiki was about to leave, Rukia Kuchiki called out to Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai.
"Is there anything else, Captain-Commander?" Rukia Kuchiki asked Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai.
"Let that idiot run wild for a few days, that's enough!" Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai looked at Rukia Kuchiki with gleaming eyes. "Should we bring him back? Let him come back!"
"..." After hearing Rukia Kuchiki Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai's words, Kuchiki Rukia's eyes narrowed, and she finally nodded slightly. "I understand, Captain-Commander Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai!"
"Okay! Go now! Remember, this power is not benevolent, so use it sparingly." Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai said, turning his back. "I know, you're a good boy."
"I will certainly not let you down!" Rukia Kuchiki said, bowing slightly to Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai.
Rukia Kuchiki finished speaking, she turned and left.
"My power is increasing." After Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai Rukia Kuchiki looked at his fist and fell into deep thought. "No! It's not that my power has increased, but rather that the world's restrictions on me are beginning to disappear, and the power of this world is becoming stronger!"
"This..." Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai's eyes were filled with worry. He wasn't happy about his increased power. "This isn't a good thing! The world's power has increased, and my power has become stronger, which means that guy's power has also increased! Yhwach!"
In the shadows of Seireitei, a great being sat on a high throne. This great being had white hair and closed eyes, like an old man on his deathbed. However, the moment the old man opened his eyes, the whole world seemed to dim!
Four! Just like the Soul King's four pupils, they kept turning in his eyes!
"Hahaha..." Yhwach chuckled softly, "Let me begin the final game, Sōgo Shihoin! This time, I absolutely will not lose again."
"The world of Soul Reaper is a thing of the past!"
The era of illusion is long gone!
Humans cannot live forever!
"Only my chosen people, the Quincy, can be immortal!"
Yhwach sat on his throne and issued a declaration of war against Soul Reaper, Hollows, and even humanity. He proclaimed from his throne that the new god of this world had opened his eyes.
(End of this chapter)