"Rukia saved my family, saved me. I will try every possible means to repay her kindness!" Ichigo said seriously. "If the Soul Society holds her accountable, I will do my utmost to explain."
Hearing Ichigo's words, Kisuke nodded slightly to himself, then narrowed his eyes: "The problem is, the Seireitei is a cold military organization. They won't listen to you. What if they come to arrest her?"
Ichigo replied without hesitation: "Then I will protect her with all my strength!"
Listening to his answer, Kisuke couldn't help but lean forward a bit, asking further: "But with your current strength, the people from the Seireitei only need a couple of strikes to strip you of your Shinigami powers. What will you do then?"
"Then I will train with all my might before the Seireitei agents you mentioned arrive! I will do everything I can!"
Ichigo's expression was solemn, his vow serious and solemn.
Seemingly shocked by Ichigo's determination, Kisuke hid behind his fan, his eyes thoughtful, falling into silence.
After a series of intense questions and answers, both fell silent for a moment.
Finally, it was Ichigo, who had grown increasingly resolute, whose expression relaxed.
Ichigo smiled, fixing his gaze on Kisuke's eyes: "You've asked me so many questions, it's time to talk about you, Shopkeeper. The reason I came with Rukia today was to learn more about the things behind her."
"Originally, I thought this was just a small shop providing logistical support for Shinigami."
"But now it seems, Shopkeeper, your stance is quite strange!"
Hearing this, Kisuke lowered his fan and laughed awkwardly: "My my, what a fearsome young man, you actually saw through that! So, do you mind?"
"I don't mind, Shopkeeper! No matter what you plan to do, I will verify it with my own eyes later!"
Ichigo said with a smile, "As long as you can provide me with what I want!"
"Such a confident and fearsome young man!" Kisuke sighed.
In his heart, he removed the simple label of [Shiba Isshin's son] from Ichigo and replaced it with 'young genius, little fox'.
After this intense verbal exchange, both fell silent, waiting for Rukia to return.
Soon, Rukia, now in a human Gigai, hurriedly appeared.
Looking at the silent pair, Rukia was extremely suspicious: "Ichigo, Shopkeeper Urahara, what were you two talking about just now?"
"Nothing, nothing!"
"Nothing at all."
Kisuke and Ichigo shook their heads simultaneously.
But this synchronized action and speech only made Rukia more suspicious.
Yet, even if she racked her brains, Rukia probably couldn't imagine what kind of deal Ichigo and Urahara Kisuke had reached!
Puzzled, Rukia could only return with Ichigo first to discuss the plan of action going forward.
Similarly, the live stream viewers who watched the entire scene didn't understand it either.
"Experts, pardon my ignorance, I understood every word they just said, but why do I feel like I'm facing advanced mathematics and understood nothing?"
"..."
Silence prevailed.
But everyone waited quietly.
After a good while, someone finally spoke up.
"Brothers! I've gone over the conversation between Ichigo and that shopkeeper three times, and I think I roughly get it now!"
"In summary, Ichigo is an utterly terrifying individual. His true nature is not at all what we previously thought with our outdated views, that he was just a lucky guy!"
"On the contrary, his mind is extremely deep! Choosing the high school boy was deliberate on his part, precisely to gain the maximum benefit!"
"This conversation between Ichigo and the shopkeeper, simply put, was them striking a deal!"
On Earth, in the live stream of Ichigo.
In the feed, after discussing the future operational guidelines as a Substitute Shinigami with Rukia, Ichigo was now heading to school with Rukia to help her complete the enrollment procedures, ensuring they could act together.
In the past, seeing this beautiful girl falling from the sky becoming a classmate, and predicting that she would be closely tied to Ichigo for a long time due to Shinigami matters, living and working together...
Then the bunch of jealous viewers in the live stream would definitely howl like ghosts and wolves, green with envy, going crazy, reciting copypastas.
But now, in the live stream room, everyone remained silent, waiting for the explanation from the knowledgeable guy who spoke earlier!
As if the entire chat was muted, the knowledgeable guy continued his explanation.
"Ichigo is very smart, at least much smarter than most of us here."
"So, while it seems like he's just attending school, living the hidden high school urban life we all talk about..."
"In reality, he's like a hidden strategist, waiting for his opportunity in his hiding spot!"