"Rukia! Our Rukia! We finally see her again!!!"
"Wuu wuu, it's been days, but Queen Rukia is still so calm and composed. I'm really crying!"
"Darn it, Ichigo, wake up quickly! Come save Rukia!"
Looking at Rukia's serene kneeling figure, Xiao Shuai was also very curious about this woman who had single-handedly stirred up the entire Soul Society.
"Aren't you afraid? That's the Sokyoku execution..." Xiao Shuai couldn't help but ask.
Hearing this, Rukia was taken aback, then the corner of her mouth curved into a breathtakingly beautiful smile.
She said this: "I'm not afraid. Because we promised... he will come!"
Thinking for a moment, facing the curious Xiao Shuai, Rukia began to talk about him with a gentle smile!
Meanwhile, the Ichigo whom Rukia was gently narrating about had just woken up!
"Uggghh!!!"
Letting out a long groan, Ichigo, who had become obsessed with 'forging iron' and still had the clanging sounds echoing in his mind, woke up.
Opening his eyes, a wooden ceiling came into view.
Judging his location from the ceiling, Ichigo understood: "So, I'm at the Urahara Shop?"
Raising his hand, the heavy sensation of a human body returned… he was back in his body.
However, Ichigo was a bit curious. He must have slept for quite some time, after all, he has been fighting White for 24 hours in the Inner World.
After coming out, his physical injuries and mental exhaustion made him sleep again, continuing the 'forging' in his dreams.
This back and forth was at least two days, so how did Kisuke explain it to his family?
Skillfully getting dressed and washing up in the shop, Ichigo then went to the convenience store front that served as a disguise.
"Yo, Kurosaki-kun is finally awake! I thought you were going to sleep yourself to death!"
Looking at Ichigo, Kisuke said in surprise.
Grabbing the water cup from little Ururu nearby and taking a big gulp, under the little loli's tearful gaze, Ichigo asked: "Cut the crap. How long did I sleep?"
"Three days!" Kisuke gave a surprising but not unexpected time.
He seemed impressed: "I've never seen anyone who can sleep as much as Kurosaki-kun. But thanks to this sleep, it looks like Kurosaki-kun has fully recovered!"
"Of course. My own body is much more nourishing than Rukia's gigai."
"To be honest, Rukia stayed in that gigai for so long without recovering her Reiryoku. Could it be that some unscrupulous merchant gave her some counterfeit or shoddy product?"
As he spoke, a faint smile hung on Ichigo's face, and his brown eyes stared directly at Kisuke.
Stared at by these eyes, even though Ichigo had lost his Reiryoku, Kisuke still felt a faint pressure.
'Has Kurosaki-kun noticed something? What terrifying observation skills!'
Kisuke thought to himself, 'It seems I can't hide it from him for long. Might as well reveal a bit.'
Kisuke pressed down his hat brim, hiding his eyes and expression in the shadow, and said faintly:
"Well~ who knows? Maybe Rukia-kun herself is just special?"
"Look, isn't everything around her full of impossibilities?"
"You know, abilities like Inoue's and Sado's aren't that easy to awaken!"
Hearing Kisuke's words, Ichigo secretly curled his lip in disdain.
He didn't want to hear that. He wanted to use the point about Rukia's special nature to make Kisuke reveal more good stuff.
How could he not know that Rukia had the Hogyoku?
But to be honest, having stayed by Rukia's side for so long, he, who should have benefited the most, hadn't received much help from the Hogyoku, and he knew the reason.
However, the audience hearing Ichigo and Kisuke's conversation wasn't as calm.
"Holy crap, sticking by Ichigo's side really pays off. Look what I heard again."
"What? So the protagonist isn't Ichigo, but Rukia?"
"Yeah, among the 6000 players, quite a few chose the Living World, but very few had opportunities like Ichigo, or were attacked by Hollows."
"I originally thought being attacked by a Hollow would awaken abilities, but now it seems you need to be near Rukia!"
"Then hurry up and save Rukia-chan! He's finally awake!"
"Yeah, yeah! Time is running out!"
Amidst the bullet comment discussion, Ichigo also asked about Rukia's situation.
However, Kisuke didn't answer immediately.
Suddenly, his aura became deep, and Kisuke asked in return: "Is it necessary to know?"