[Player Ichigo, please choose your ability enhancement for this time!]
'Great, all my strength so far has come from my own efforts!'
'Game, give me Quincy archery ability enhancement!'
[As you wish!]
A sensation similar to before arrived.
Under the game's enhancement, Ichigo felt as if he had entered a different space.
Here, he continuously shot arrows, retrieved arrows, shot arrows, retrieved arrows.
When he opened his eyes again, Ichigo had become an experienced old archer!
However, this enhancement of Quincy abilities through the game was the biggest improvement Ichigo would have for a while.
After leaving school and officially starting training under Kisuke, the potential unearthed by Ichigo's successive fierce battles since becoming a Shinigami was almost depleted.
His Reiatsu had reached Quasi-Captain level and hit a bottleneck.
As for Zanjustu, Hakuda, Hoho, and Kido: Apart from Hakuda, which he hadn't learned at all, he didn't need to worry about Zanjutsu.
For Hoho, Ichigo found a teacher through the game, and there was also a 'Goddess of Flash' right in front of him.
For Kido, Ichigo specialized in one Hado spell and mastered a few practical Bakudo spells. Through daily practice, those few small skills had become quite familiar.
As for other Quincy abilities, they weren't very suitable for Ichigo, so he didn't learn them much.
For a time, after a period of rapid improvement, the high-speed spinning gears of Ichigo's growth actually came to a halt!
During the Combat cycle following the Growth cycle, with nothing much to fight, Ichigo failed to take first place on the leaderboard for the first time, falling down and only receiving a small reward for physical attribute improvement.
This fall from grace made Ichigo feel the frustration of having the will but not the means.
But just then, the game announced a brand new update!
[Ding, players, you have been here for one month. After four cycles, it is believed you have all initially familiarized yourselves with life in this world.]
[Therefore, everyone will now enter a long development period. The cycle system is being reformed. The weekly cycle will be changed to a monthly cycle. Please enjoy the game leisurely!]
'Leisurely game, huh...'
Urahara Shop, Ichigo, who was practicing sword swings, stopped his movements and looked at Rukia beside him.
"Ichigo, what's wrong?" Being stared at intently by Ichigo, Rukia was taken aback.
"Rukia, you've been watching me all this time. You've only been in the Living World for a little over a month, yet you've spent half of that time watching me."
"So, let's go on a trip!" Ichigo proposed.
"A trip... is that okay?" Rukia was somewhat hesitant.
The Seireitei is a military organization. In her long life, she had long grown accustomed to such a lifestyle.
Suddenly talking about a trip made Rukia a bit uncomfortable.
"Of course it's okay!" Ichigo nodded. "Lately, it's always been Inoue, Sado, Uryu and the others helping me exterminate Hollows. Let's invite them along too."
"But what about the Hollows here?" Rukia was still hesitant.
"Leave it to me!" Kisuke appeared out of nowhere. "Balancing work and rest is very important too!"
Simultaneously, Kisuke said meaningfully: "Besides, youth only counts as youth if you create memories!"
Thus, with Kisuke's support, Ichigo successfully took the main cast and friends on a trip.
The duration was three days.
And the location was… the beach!
And so...
"Kurosaki-kun, how does this look on me?"
Firmly believing that Ichigo preferred girls who dressed revealingly, Orihime boldly wore a light yellow bikini.
Her cheeks were slightly red. Her body, not yet fully matured but already quite substantial, exuded a beauty mixed with innocence and maturity.
Coupled with the maidenly shyness of disliking exposure but not wanting to block the gaze of the one she liked, it was even more irresistible.
Simultaneously.
"Ichigo, how do I look in this?"
Rukia came before Ichigo.
Though petite in figure, Rukia still had her charms. She wore a two-piece swimsuit with a small jacket over the top, standing openly and confidently.
Though not as eye-catching as Orihime, she was still petite and cute, naturally refreshing.
And only after shedding the deliberately oversized Shihakusho could one truly see that Rukia's body proportions were actually quite good.
The two, each with their own distinct flavor, stood before Ichigo simultaneously, each holding one of his arms.
Although having both left and right felt great, the fact that these two, who could have complemented each other, insisted on competing created an invisible shuraba!
Fortunately, Ichigo was prepared.
"Let's not talk about that for now. Which of you needs me to apply sunscreen?"
"Ah, this..." Orihime, who had forced herself to wear the bikini, hadn't yet forced herself to agree before Tatsuki pulled her away.
Rukia stood before Ichigo.
"So, it's just me then?" Rukia showed a victorious smile.
Amidst bullet comments filled with rows of envy, Ichigo applied sunscreen for Rukia!
The three-day beautiful beach vacation began!
But this was truly the final calm before the storm!