It's the first day of summer vacation.

The Urahara store that has been open in a corner of the city for many years has strangely posted a notice saying it is closed.

There was no one in the entire store, and there were no lights, but there was a faint light in the dark room at the deepest part.

The tatami on the floor of this room was lifted. Surprisingly, there was a bottomless hole under the tatami. The wooden stairs were attached to the entrance of the hole, and it was unknown where it led. The faint light came from

irradiated from it.

Going all the way down the stairs, there is actually a wide space hidden under this seemingly small shop that is several times the size of the ground.

"Oh my God! What kind of place is this!?"

There was a sound of "exclamation" that sounded a little twitchy in the empty space. Urahara Kisuke shouted at the ceiling of the space, which was arranged to look like the sky. It seemed that Kurosaki Ichigo behind him was expressing his feelings.

Surprised, or maybe he was reminding the kid behind him that he should be surprised to see such a secret room.

"It's so noisy..."

Although there was no stranger next to him, Kurosaki Ichigo still felt a sense of shame. He covered his face and tried to make this boring man stop, "I'm already surprised. You don't need to shout for me."

"Hehehehe! Very good! This is the 'training room'!" Urahara Kisuke said with a proud smile on his face after hearing Kurosaki Ichigo admit that he was surprised, "This is where we have integrated the essence of super technology specially for you in one day.

A dedicated training space created in a hurry!”

Kisuke Urahara put the emphasis on the word 'one day' and seemed quite proud. This is natural. After all, he is essentially a researcher. Of course he will be very happy when his scientific and technological achievements are appreciated by others. Although this

Showing shamelessly to others just seems annoying.

"By the way...has your store manager always been like this, talking to himself and not caring about the feelings of his customers?"

Kurosaki Ichigo felt speechless looking at Urahara Kisuke who was still showing off his masterpiece, and asked Mr. Tessai beside him.

"..."

Tessai was speechless about this, and it was hard for him that his store manager was so unreliable.

"Did you see it? Did you see it!?" Urahara Kisuke was still chattering about the various facilities of this 'practice room', looking very proud, "In order to make you not feel so depressed when training here, I even

Isn’t it great to also thoughtfully decorate the ceiling to look like the sky?”

"...I'm not here for vacation..."

Kurosaki Ichigo's brows kept twitching. He really wanted to beat this guy and even regretted following him down. Is this guy reliable? Is this the time to care about these details?

“I even planted trees to beautify the environment!”

Urahara Kisuke didn't care at all about Kurosaki Ichigo's complaints and continued to introduce.

"Isn't it just a matter of finding a few dead trees and inserting them..."

Kurosaki Ichigo mercilessly broke down the situation, "It's almost done, right?"

"Don't be so cold. You know it's very laborious to secretly dig out such a large space on the road or under other people's houses. Don't you know how to praise me?" Urahara Kisuke looked resentful.

"Ah, so awesome, so great, so perfect..."

Kurosaki Ichigo looked perfunctory, "By the way... isn't it illegal to dig such a big hole underground in the city?"

"Hey, I'm doing this all for you. Even if it's a crime, you're an accomplice."

Urahara Kisuke put away the smile on his face and became a little more serious, "So, are you ready?"

"certainly."

Kurosaki Ichigo has already begun to move his newly recovered body to do this warm-up exercise, "Time is running out, let's get started quickly and start that 'special training' you mentioned!"

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"Where is...where?"

Looking at the dark night sky and the endless desert in front of them, Inoue Orihime and Chadata Taitora both had doubtful looks in their eyes.

They clearly remembered that they were in a city during the day just now, but the next moment they came to such a strange place with only desert and night.

The air was filled with chill, and from time to time there were frightening and weird sounds coming from the distance. There was no one around. They stared with bated breath. Apart from the scary and weird roars, the only thing they could hear was the pounding of their own hearts.

Beating sound.

This strange environment made the two of them feel a little panicked.

"Remember the monsters you faced before?"

Xuan Hao asked with a chuckle.

"Remember...remember." Chatata Taihu swallowed his saliva and replied hesitantly. For some reason, he felt a bad premonition when he saw the smile on this man's face.

"Yes, this is their hometown, the world where Hollows live - Hueco Mundo."

"!??"

Inoue Orihime and Chadatari Taitora couldn't help but tremble.

Seeing the nervous look of the two of them, Xuan Hao had a satisfied smile on his face.

"Um...brother, why did you bring us here?" Inoue Orihime asked timidly.

She clearly felt that the headdress on her head was emitting anxiety-like emotions. It was probably the members of Dunshun Rikka who were reminding her that this place was dangerous.

However, it is actually very dangerous here because Xuan Hao did not fully explain what he said.

This is not only Hueco Mundo, but also the most dangerous central area of ​​Hueco Mundo, the backyard of Xuye Palace, the palace of the King of Hueco Mundo.

That's right, if nothing else happens, Bailegang should still be sitting on the throne of the main hall not far from here. Dunshun Rikka probably felt the terrifying spiritual pressure on his body, so he exuded anxiety. After all,

For them, such a terrifying existence is obviously invincible.

Not long after Nilu completed the Arrancar, Bailegang had also completed the Arrancar hundreds of years ago. It was not only a terrifying existence for Inoue Orihime and others, but also the entire Soul Society unless they were restrained.

Except for a few special individuals, there are probably not many Shinigami who can defeat the King of Hueco Mundo head-on.

"Then you still need to ask? Of course I brought you here for special training."

Xuan Hao answered matter-of-factly, "Didn't you already decide to go to Soul Society to help Kurosaki Ichigo? Why, are you scared?"

"Here...special training!?"

Even a person like Taihu Sadatari, who usually has no expression, showed a little surprise on his face.

This special training is a bit too steep...

Although he has long imagined that the path he chooses will sooner or later face many powerful enemies like Xu, but is it too exciting to go directly to the opponent's base camp from the beginning?

The two people looked at each other in confusion, and it was obvious that Inoue Orihime had similar thoughts.

To be honest, the atmosphere here made her feel very depressed and a little scared. Although she had made up her mind, determination was determination and she still had to take it step by step, right?

"No, not here." Xuan Hao shook his head slightly.

"That's great." Inoue Orihime breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

"It's a more dangerous place than here." Xuan Hao added.

"??????"

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"boom."

The cane stabbed Ichigo Kurosaki on the forehead.

Then there was a sound of the chains shaking. Kurosaki Ichigo was caught off guard and sat down on the ground.

He had no idea that the guy in front of him would suddenly stab him in the head, and he thought he was dead.

No, it should be said that even if he thought that the other party would do this, he would not be able to react at all.

He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that he was a little different now than when he was the God of Death. The chain on his chest was...

A bad premonition arose in Kurosaki Ichigo's heart, and it seemed that even breathing was becoming more and more difficult.

And soon Urahara Kisuke's words let him know that this was not an illusion.

"Does your body feel heavy? Is it difficult to breathe? That's right. You didn't expect that being a soul would be so hard, right?"

Urahara Kisuke smiled and looked at Kurosaki Ichigo who was sitting on the ground at a loss, "It's natural. Ordinary souls don't have as powerful a spirit as the God of Death, and you are such an ordinary soul now. Speaking of which, you are still

Is this the first time like this? Leaving the body in a posture that is not a god of death!"

"This is how the same thing?"

Kurosaki Ichigo frowned as he looked at his spirit body.

"The source of spiritual power, 'Posleep', and the 'Knot' that acts as a propeller have been destroyed by Byakuya Kuchiki." Urahara Kisuke explained, "In other words, he did not deceive you at that time. Your spiritual power

It will indeed continue to dissipate, and even if it holds on to life, it will become an ordinary soul."

"this……"

Kurosaki Ichigo looked at his weak hands with some despair.

He didn't feel his current situation before leaving the body, but now he knew that the situation was worse than he imagined.

What he has to do is not simply to become stronger, but to surpass himself who was once a god of death from an ordinary soul that is not even a god of death in this short period of time.
To be continued...