Shukuro began Chad's Fullbring training.
Shukuro's ability medium was his bookmark, which he could reinforce with Reiryoku into a katana.
During their battle, Chad was stabbed by him.
—
A day passed.
Chad became very familiar with Shukuro, like an old friend. In his memory, he had known Shukuro since childhood.
Little did he know, this was the effect of Shukuro's ability.
His ability, called Book of the End, allowed him to insert his own existence into the target's past without harming them, and he could know what happened before the insertion point.
In short, it could change the past.
Under the influence of this false memory, Chad had come to completely trust Xcution.
A smile appeared on Kugo's lips. "Chad, you have other Fullbringers around you, don't you? You can invite them to join us too."
Chad nodded.
He knew Orihime had always wanted to improve her abilities.
So, that evening, he contacted Orihime and arranged to meet her.
—
The next day.
As soon as Chad met Orihime, he bombarded her with information, leaving her bewildered.
Thus, Orihime also naturally joined Xcution, similarly affected by the Book of the End without realizing it.
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Ichigo searched every possible place the two might be, but found no useful information.
As dusk fell, he had no choice but to return empty-handed.
The next day.
Shin groggily opened the door, thinking it was Ichigo arriving early in the morning.
Instead, he saw a purple-red twin-tailed girl, wearing a white fluffy hat with two ears, a black short dress, and black over-the-knee boots.
Shin's eyes immediately lit up.
Isn't this Riruka?
Throughout the entire Fullbring arc, only two people left a deep impression on him: the first was Riruka, the classic twin-tailed tsundere. The second was Shukuro, with his super perverted NTR ability.
Riruka, who had been waiting impatiently for a long time, brightened up when she saw Shin.
'He's quite handsome.'
She had been reluctant when Kugo assigned her the task, but now she had changed her mind.
Her cheeks were slightly flushed as she said, "Ahem, are you Nohara... Shin?"
"Yes, do you know me?"
Riruka mumbled, "Well, I do now..."
"What?"
Her voice was too soft, Shin didn't hear her clearly.
"My name is Dokugamine Riruka, and I'm here on behalf of Xcution to invite you." Riruka explained her purpose.
"Aren't you going to invite me in?"
Shin, who already knew her personality, didn't mind. She was a tsundere, after all, saying one thing and meaning another. No matter how tough she sounded, he couldn't tell what she was really thinking.
"Please come in."
Riruka walked through the door, looking around at the living room's decor.
'I didn't expect it to be quite cute.'
In fact, after Nel arrived, the living room had been redecorated with many elements that little girls would like.
"Please have a seat."
"So, Dokugamine-san, could you tell me what kind of organization Xcution is? And why are you inviting me?"
"Xcution is..."
"Because we are all humans, and your power is quite good, we want to invite you as an ally."
Riruka briefly introduced Xcution and explained the reason.
"An alliance? I see. So, what's in it for me?"
Shin hadn't expected Xcution to come knocking on his door, trying to recruit him.
"Xcution is very strong, so cooperating with us naturally has many benefits." Riruka crossed her arms.
But Shin didn't think so. Xcution's abilities were quite interesting, and some of them were quite strong in terms of their concept, but the users were a bit weak.
Moreover, the two leaders, Kugo and Shukuro, were unscrupulous individuals. Cooperating with them was tantamount to playing with fire, and he could be tricked at any moment.
"Words alone are not enough."
"Dokugamine-san, could you show me your ability? I'm quite curious about Fullbring."
"Alright, watch closely."
Riruka said, turning around and pulling out a large pink box from somewhere.
Then, she proudly introduced it, "This is my Dollhouse, what do you think?"
"It's quite cute."
A pink, girlish style.
"Hehe, I can freely put people or objects into or take them out of anything I find cute or like, just like this."
Riruka, pleased with the acknowledgment, rubbed her fingers together and released a heart, sticking it onto Shin's clothes.
She pointed to the Dollhouse and said, "I allow you to enter."
Shin felt a force pulling him, and he didn't resist. His vision blurred, and he found himself inside the Dollhouse, where the decorations were also full of cute elements.
Riruka lifted the lid and asked, "How is it? It's very cute, right?"
Shin nodded. It was indeed very cute and interesting.
"Now let me out."
Riruka covered her mouth slightly and chuckled. "Hehe, no, you have to agree to my request first."
"What request?" Shin said helplessly.
Riruka rested her chin on her hand and thought for a moment. "Hmm... Call me Riruka-sama."
Shin thought she would ask him to agree to cooperate with Xcution, but he never expected her to want to tease him.
"Yes, yes, Riruka-sama."
Riruka closed her eyes and nodded contentedly.
Seeing this, Shin also wanted to tease her.
Teleport!
Riruka was about to say her next request, but when she opened her eyes, she found Shin was gone from the Dollhouse. She quickly searched the Dollhouse and then sensed with her Reiatsu, confirming that no one was inside.
Suddenly, she felt her hat's ear tugged, but when she turned around, no one was there.
When she turned back, Shin was sitting on the sofa, smiling at her.
Riruka looked astonished. "You... how did you get out?"
She had never encountered anyone who could leave the Dollhouse freely without her permission.
Riruka's face turned red, and she said angrily, "You were messing with me just now."
"Ah!"
Suddenly, she covered her face and squatted on the ground.