"What 'huh'? Bro, I can tell you want to help me. But regarding this Rukia matter, I have my own plans. Still, thank you!" Ichigo said with a smile.
Seeing this, Fei Kuan was completely frustrated. He subconsciously reached for his pocket.
But after feeling around for a while, he remembered he didn't have any cigarettes now...
"Damn, such a big Soul Society and no cigarettes!" Fei Kuan was speechless.
Since Ichigo had seen through him, he stopped pretending.
Dropping the disguise of Saido Eikichiro, Fei Kuan asked curiously, "Bro, how did you recognize me?"
Instead of answering, Ichigo countered:
"You tell me first how you recognized me. And even if you recognized me, how could you be sure I wasn't an enemy?"
Two questions, especially the second one, Ichigo was very curious about.
After all, although the players were all external power seeds, with Xiguo, Dongguo, and hundreds of different individuals, this was no less than a dark forest.
"Simple!" A hint of pride appeared on Fei Kuan's face as he explained:
"Outside, I'm a criminal investigator, so I can determine good from bad by looking at the eyes."
"Also, this world seems to be modeled after Japan, which sank in the earthquake."
"It's generally similar Dongguo culture, so people from Xiguo wouldn't feel normal here. The differences in their eyes are hard to hide, which can determine nationality, or rather, inclination."
"Then, this world seems to share the same lineage as our country, but actually, the habitual differences between people are huge."
"For example, bowing!"
"So that's how it is!" Ichigo understood.
The eyes made Fei Kuan think he could be approached.
Then, the Japanese people love bowing, and it's completely integrated into their daily habits.
The reason Fei Kuan could pick him out from the vast crowd was probably because he was always half a beat slow to bow, or didn't bow at all.
"So, how did you recognize me?" Fei Kuan asked curiously.
"Eyes, attitude, plus intuition. My intuition is very good!"
Ichigo explained, "You were too concerned about 'me'. As an investigator, you should be focusing on Rukia."
"Is that so? It seems I got careless after leaving the perilous Soul Society!"
Recalling his earlier behavior, Fei Kuan understood.
Hearing Fei Kuan's words, Ichigo narrowed his eyes, catching the key phrase: "Perilous Soul Society?"
"Is the situation in the Soul Society very bad right now?"
"Not just bad, but there are problems between players and players!"
Based on the intelligence he had learned through his channels within the Seireitei, Fei Kuan explained the situation to Ichigo.
…
Shortly after, having advised Ichigo to keep a low profile and not draw too much attention these days, as Karakura Town had already attracted widespread notice and important figures were paying attention, Fei Kuan left.
He would do his best to buy time for Ichigo within the Seireitei.
However, recalling the situation of players in the Seireitei that Fei Kuan revealed, Ichigo's expression turned grave:
'So, there are players from Xiguo in the 12th Division, secretly screening Dongguo players and uniting Xiguo players, forcing many to seek refuge in the protective 11th Division...'
'It seems my future trip to the Soul Society will be quite interesting...'
Compared to the quiet, still plot-following Living World, the Soul Society was already turbulent.
Coincidentally, Ichigo was studying Kido, so he decided to lay low for a while and not cause trouble. This cycle's player ranking was the Enemy Slaying cycle, and Ichigo didn't plan to participate.
He even let Ishida Uryu handle the Hollow extermination.
However, the tree may prefer calm, but the wind will not cease.
The last day of the second week after the players entered.
A man dressed entirely in white, wearing glasses, stood before Ichigo.
That's right, this was the Quincy… Ishida Uryu.
Looking at Uryu, Ichigo's eyes showed annoyance.
He felt that if this were a short video, someone could already add the audio "Don't come any closer!" to express his resistance.
Unfortunately, they couldn't.
So Ichigo could only put on a perfect fake smile.
"Ara, isn't this Ishida-kun? What brings you to me?"
"Stop pretending, Kurosaki Ichigo. You realized it long ago, didn't you?"
Uryu adjusted his glasses, using the reflection on the lenses to hide his anger at being made a fool of.
"Ah, what are you talking about, Ishida Uryu-kun? I don't really understand?" Ichigo continued playing dumb.
However, the more he acted like this, the angrier Uryu became.