"Um."

Kuchiki Byakuya nodded slightly, "Let's go... A person whose soul is destroyed will die on his own in less than half an hour. Even if he is lucky enough to survive, he will just be a useless person."

When he said this, he actually wanted to remind those hiding in the dark to pay attention to the time, and also to warn those who were stealthy and mobile not to do unnecessary things.

As he spoke, he motioned to Renji Abarai on the side to open the boundary gate.

"yes."

Abarai Renji responded, then poured his spiritual power into the Zanpakutō, and inserted the Zanpakutō into the void as a key.

Following a wave of spiritual power, two hell butterflies flying between the two realms flew out of the void, and a simple Japanese-style sliding door appeared in front of several people.

The door opened slowly.

Kuchiki Byakuya walked silently towards the direction of the boundary gate, as if he was not worried at all that Rukia would not follow him.

"Forehead……"

Kurosaki Ichigo was still struggling on the ground, and he stretched out his hand as if to grab Rukia Kuchiki in front of him.

However, Rukia Kuchiki stopped her.

"Don't move! If you don't believe me, just give it a try... If you dare to catch up... I will never forgive you!"

Kurosaki Ichigo looked at Kuchiki Rukia's face that couldn't turn her head, with an expression that looked uglier than crying when she smiled.

At this moment, he felt a sense of powerlessness spread throughout his body.

It's not because of the loss of spiritual power, but because of inner weakness.

Once again he couldn't do anything.

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!——”

Watching the world-traveling door slowly closing, Kurosaki Ichigo could do nothing but growl unwillingly.

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"Okay, you go clean up the mess."

"Hi hi~"

A helpless response sounded in the night sky.

It started to rain in the sky, and the raindrops made a crisp sound when they fell on the broken Zanpakutō.

The ticking ticking is like counting down the passage of life.

Blood began to spread along the rain.

Kurosaki Ichigo began to feel the belated pain.

It was very painful, his body was very heavy, very cold, and he was gradually losing consciousness. He had never experienced the feeling of death, but he was probably very close to it now.

"Feel sorry……"

Uryū Ishida sat in the rain in despair.

Looking at Kurosaki Ichigo's appearance at this moment, he felt that he might not be forgiven.

No, it should be that he doesn't want to forgive himself.

Even if Kurosaki Ichigo forgives him, he will not forgive himself just now.

I made it clear that I would no longer run away or be afraid.

But he backed down again just now, just like when his teacher died in the battle.

"How cowardly..."

He raised his head and looked up at the overturned night sky.

Facing an unprecedentedly powerful enemy, he once again watched those around him fight alone while he did nothing on the sidelines.

Although Rukia Kuchiki gave him a reason not to fight, he still felt that this was wrong.

Yes, Kurosaki Ichigo's actions do seem stupid, but in his opinion, it is the right thing to do. He may die if he fights for his life, but he will never forgive himself for surviving like this.

Ishida Uryu regretted it.

But everything seemed to be too late.

"Cowardice is not terrible, the terrible thing is to keep indulging in it."

Suddenly, the rain seemed to have stopped.

After the raindrops slipped off his glasses, Uryu Ishida vaguely saw the faint smile on the face of the man holding the umbrella.

"Who are you……"

"Well~ it doesn't matter who I am."

Urahara Kisuke leaned down to check Kurosaki Ichigo's injuries, but he was complaining in his heart that it was him who was responsible for the aftermath.

That's right, now he has taken the initiative to ask for help to work under Xuan Hao.

Although the man only said, "You figure it out" in the end, it gave him a headache.

Isn't this no different from before? He was obviously ready to be a humble worker, but he didn't expect that he had to come up with the plan himself. Such a way of controlling people makes even a profiteer like him feel ashamed.

But what made him feel even more terrifying was the confidence in that man's eyes.

That kind of confidence is like no matter what he does, it seems that he will never escape the control of the other party. He doesn't know where the other party's inexplicable confidence comes from. In short, he just feels a chill down his spine.

"I really envy you little guys..."

After checking Kurosaki Ichigo's injury and confirming that it was nothing serious, Urahara Kisuke sighed and turned to look at Ishida Uryu, "Boy, it's rare to have a chance to come back in life. This is the second time.

Are you ready to continue like this three times?"

"I……"

Ishida Uryu opened his mouth to speak, but was interrupted.

"No need to tell me the answer."

Urahara Kisuke put the umbrella into Ishida Uryu's hand and then carried Kurosaki Ichigo's body and disappeared into the rainy night.

"Leave this kid to me. If you feel unwilling and want to make up for your mistakes, don't be so weak next time you see him."

The faint voice echoed in Ishida Uryu's ears.

He was slightly stunned.

Then the fighting spirit ignited in his eyes again.

There are three rare opportunities in life, and this is probably the last time.

Slowly getting up from the rain, he clutched the handle of the umbrella in his hand as if holding the last life-saving straw.

Although he didn't know who the man was just now, he knew one thing very well: Kurosaki Ichigo could still be saved, and he also had one last chance to make amends.

So what he should do now is to go back and train himself immediately to become stronger.

"Next time, it will never be the same as now."

He already remembered that man's terrifying spiritual pressure just now.

According to Kurosaki Ichigo's character, he will never sit still and wait for death after recovering from his injuries. Then it will be his time to contribute, so at least before that, he must increase his power to the same level as that man - no matter what he uses

Such method.

······

There was darkness in his vision.

Hmm? It doesn’t seem to hurt anymore?

Kurosaki Ichigo was a little confused.

It's over. I'm not dead, right? I can't feel the pain because I'm dead?

Where is this place?

Also...why does it feel so warm? Shouldn't it be cold after death?

So dark.

Oh, it turns out I forgot to open my eyes.

Kurosaki Ichigo opened his eyes in sudden realization.

Then I saw an uncle's face very close to me.

“Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa”

"Oh, you are very energetic!"

Tessai leaned over Kurosaki Ichigo, using his broad body to keep him warm.

"You...who are you! Too close! Too close!"

Kurosaki Ichigo was frightened, as if he had forgotten that he was still injured, and roared loudly.
To be continued...