However, Ichigo also noticed this. He changed the subject: "What about me?"
"Rukia, this just looks like an ordinary little shop. Does it really have the assistance you need?"
"Of course!" Relieved by Ichigo's intervention, Rukia let out a sigh. She shot a warning look at Kisuke. "I need to purchase a Gigai, a Soul Candy, and a pair of Push-Glove!"
"Of course, no problem!" Kisuke said with a laugh. "Ururu, please take Kuchiki-san to get them."
"Please follow me!" Ururu came out and led Rukia inside.
Following Ururu into the shop, Rukia passed by Kisuke and glared at him: "Don't say anything unnecessary!"
At this moment, Rukia felt some annoyance. Ichigo had said he would escort her here, and she had just let him, without considering the risk of Ichigo being exposed.
It was all because Ichigo had made too much of an impact on her.
However, who was Kisuke? He paid no heed to Rukia's warning.
After Rukia went inside, Kisuke looked at Ichigo, speaking meaningfully: "Becoming a Shinigami while still human... young man, do you truly understand what that represents?"
His words once again stirred up a storm in the live stream comments.
"What does this guy mean?"
"Could it be that Rukia-san giving her power to this guy violated some kind of taboo?"
"It seems so. The Shinigami are a large organization. If everyone could just give their power to others, wouldn't the world be in chaos?"
"Does that mean Ichigo is in deep trouble?"
The viewers who realized this began to worry.
Even though they kept cursing Ichigo, envying him, and being jealous of his experiences, joking was one thing, but serious business was another.
Ichigo and this batch were pioneers, people going into the game to acquire power.
Dongguo had finally seen one who stood out, so it would be a pity if he were lost just like that.
Furthermore, recent disclosures revealed that Xiguo's genius, Lan Da, was collecting information about other players on a large scale for unknown purposes.
Dongguo viewers who frequently watched Lan Da's stream could also see that many players in the Soul Society had indeed been identified by Lan Da's investigations.
Although his exact intentions were unclear, based on their consistent understanding of Xiguo, everyone in Dongguo felt it certainly couldn't be for anything good.
Under such circumstances, Ichigo, who was in the Living World, hidden among the vast population, and had also obtained Shinigami powers, became very important.
Besides being rare, no one in Dongguo wanted anything bad to happen to him.
After discovering this potential danger, everyone stared intently at the live stream feed.
But in the feed, standing at the shop entrance and hearing Kisuke's words, Ichigo merely adopted a more serious expression and said directly:
"If you have something to say, shopkeeper, please speak plainly! You deliberately separated from Rukia precisely for this reason, didn't you?"
"My my..."
Looking at Ichigo like this, the fluttering frequency of Kisuke's small fan increased sharply, like a fan during high CPU load.
Clearly, Ichigo's response had once again taken him by surprise.
Kisuke hadn't had direct contact with the original Ichigo, but he had practically watched him grow up.
He was very familiar with everything about the original Ichigo, at least everything before the current Ichigo arrived.
But now, everything had changed!
Both the maturity Ichigo displayed and his strength!
Kisuke couldn't help but say, "You, young man, don't seem like a fifteen-year-old boy at all!"
Hearing this, Ichigo's heart tightened slightly, but he wasn't nervous. as this was something he had anticipated.
He explained without changing his expression: "People can change. Especially someone like me, whose mother died early, whose father is unreliable, and who nearly died last night while his beloved sisters were almost attacked."
"Ah, that's true indeed!" Kisuke closed his small fan, his suspicions about Ichigo slightly alleviated.
After all, men were like that… maturity could often come overnight.
'But if that was the case, my own plans would probably have to change accordingly...'
After a moment's thought, Kisuke continued: "Then I'll be direct, young man! What Kuchiki-san did, transferring her Shinigami power to you, is a serious crime for a Shinigami!"
Hearing this, Ichigo nodded gravely: "I figured as much! The duties of a Shinigami are far too important. If everyone gave their power to humans, the world would fall into chaos."
Even though he had some anticipation, Ichigo's response still shocked Kisuke.
Snap-
Kisuke's small fan opened again, covering his face, preventing Ichigo from seeing his expression.
He also realized that being direct might be the most effective way to communicate with Ichigo: "Then what are your thoughts on this?"