Inside the Seireitei, not far from the 11th Division barracks, inside a giant hammock, Ichigo and Kukaku lay within, having fallen unconscious due to the violent fall.
Soon, a strong sense of suffocation woke Ichigo!
He quickly reached out his hand… the touch was soft, but having no time to care about what he was touching, Ichigo urgently pushed away the heavy object pressing down on his face.
Only then did he realize that Kukaku was beside him.
The last memory he recalled was that Gin broke the Reishukaku, causing the two of them to fall at extremely high speed.
Then Kukaku used Hado #37: Tsuriboshi, creating a hammock to catch them both.
However, being in front, Ichigo acted as Kukaku's cushion.
Two solid spheres hitting at high speed knocked him out on the spot.
"Ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch!"
After getting up, Ichigo also felt strange sensations all over his body.
He looked at Kukaku with a strange expression, 'To knock me out directly upon impact, that was just too powerful, wasn't it?'
Coincidentally, Kukaku also woke up groggily at this moment.
Noticing Ichigo's strange look, Kukaku was very puzzled: "What is it?"
"Cough, nothing... Where are we now?" Ichigo averted his gaze.
Whether discussing weight or size, he would be crossing a line. It was best to pretend he didn't know about what just happened.
"Let me see, uh, I'm not sure either, but we should be in a somewhat central area."
Kukaku replied.
"Is that so? Let's find our way first and figure out how to regroup with the others!" Ichigo jumped down from the hammock.
Behind him, Kukaku's muttered words about why her chest wrap had come loose faintly reached him.
"Uh..." Ichigo recalled that suffocating moment.
To be honest, although the suffocation was terrifying, the feeling when pushing away was quite good, like hitting a volleyball.
But Ichigo didn't know that his expression and actions were all seen by the people in the live stream.
"Wow, that guy Ichigo, what great fortune!"
"He felt her secretly, you can tell from his reminiscent expression, he definitely felt her secretly, must have felt great!"
"Wuwu, I actually want to be knocked out by a volleyball too!"
"Dammit, I want that too!"
"+1!"
"+9999!"
Regarding Ichigo's experience, the live stream audience was envious and jealous, wishing they could take his place!
However, Ichigo's stroke of luck with the ladies didn't last long.
Carefully advancing with Kukaku, they ran straight into Madarame Ikkaku and Ayasegawa Yumichika!
"Yo, looks like I have the best luck!"
"Just slacking off in a corner, and I hit the jackpot!"
Ikkaku grinned fiercely as he stepped forward, drawing Hozukimaru, "Isn't that right? Ryoka!"
"Indeed!" Ichigo nodded, "But the lucky one should be me!"
"Because meeting me is your misfortune!" Similarly gripping Zangetsu, Ichigo was full of fighting spirit!
"But don't worry, I won't kill you. Just tell me the way!"
"Come at me together!"
Just as Ichigo spoke, in Sister Mei's live stream opposite him…
Because of Ichigo's appearance, the comments surged wildly.
"Holy crap, Sister Mei and Ichigo are both players I really like, and now they meet? Double fandom joy!"
"True, but let's be honest, Ichigo isn't going to just cut down Sister Mei, is he?"
"I'm also a regular in Sister Mei's stream, and I know Madarame Ikkaku is pretty fierce, knows Bankai too, but he won't use it!"
"Madarame Ikkaku's mindset is indeed strange… but I don't think Ichigo will, he's not that bloodthirsty."
"The question is, whether he's bloodthirsty or not isn't important. What if these two killing maniacs from the 11th Division get too carried away into the fight with Ichigo?"
"Among the few standout players from our Dongguo right now, the promising ones from both the Soul Society and the Living World are here. I hope nothing goes wrong!"
Everyone expressed concern for both Ichigo and Sister Mei.
Faced with Ichigo's challenge to come at him together, Ikkaku was also extremely angered!
He didn't even do his preparatory dance, Ikkaku directly assumed a combat stance.
"Brat, is it really okay for a Ryoka to be so arrogant?"
"In that case, remember my name! Madarame Ikkaku, the name of the man who will kill you!"
After saying this, Ikkaku, holding his sword in one hand and the scabbard in the other, charged at Ichigo!
"Kurosaki Ichigo!" Ichigo stated his name calmly, without further words, and started directly with a draw cut, highly compressed Reiatsu at the blade's edge pulling out a bright flash of sword light!
Seeing this sword light, Ikkaku's expression turned serious. The un-released blade and scabbard of Hozukimaru were raised together to block.
Boom! Slash!
Two consecutive sounds rang out.
The next moment, struck by the great force of Ichigo's draw cut, Ikkaku's entire body was sent sliding backward.
Looking at the bleeding gash on his left shoulder, Ikkaku's expression was grave.
Being forced back in a single strike was something he had only experienced during sparring sessions with Zaraki Kenpachi!
"I see. So when they said the Ryoka faced Captain Ichimaru Gin's Bankai at the gate and didn't die, it wasn't because the Ryoka was lucky, but because your strength is formidable!"
Ikkaku understood.
Looking at Ichigo, his pupils shook: "You... do you already possess Captain-level strength?"
Behind Ikkaku, Sister Mei was very exasperated: "Did you really not read the combat briefing at all?"
"That kind of thing is useless. How can reading compare to experiencing strength firsthand?" Ikkaku said without turning his head.
Hearing Ikkaku's words, Sister Mei sighed helplessly. She looked at Ichigo and asked, very puzzled:
"You, Kurosaki Ichigo, right? With strength like this, why be a Ryoka?"
"Because I came to save someone!" Ichigo looked at Yumichika.
By now, he had also noticed something off about Yumichika.
In the original work, Yumichika should have been a pretty-boy dandy, but because he was good friends with Ikkaku, he followed him and joined the 11th Division.
Then, because the 11th Division was a combat division where most members had direct-attack type Zanpakuto, he hid his own Kido-type Zanpakuto, deliberately called it by the wrong name for an incorrect release, and also rarely used Kido.
In fact, his Kido was very strong, and so was his Kido-type Zanpakuto.
But the current Sister Mei, not only was her clothing even more flamboyant, but she also lacked the original feeling of suppressing her true nature.
Also, if the original Yumichika was a pretty-boy dandy,
Then the current Yumichika exuded a hint of soft charm!
It was as if… he was a different person!