544. Soul: Big Brother's circle is really messed up
"I first met him when I was four years old, at the dojo I often went to."
Arizawa Ryuki said as he recalled, "I was learning karate at that dojo, and he appeared like a dream with an exaggerated hair color, and even the way he appeared seemed dreamy."
"Dream?" Inoue Orihime was a little confused.
"Because his mother is really beautiful, as beautiful as someone who walked out of a dream."
When Ryuki Arizawa mentioned Kurosaki Ichigo's mother, a faint smile appeared on his face. It seemed that even as a girl, she was impressed by the special aura exuding from that mother.
"He was led by his mother, and when he came to the dojo, he had an incredible smile on his face. He looked like a fool when he was swaying and giggling. Now that I think about it, that smile is really
He was too stupid and naive. He must have been well protected and carefree by his mother at that time..."
"Kurosaki's mother is a very good person..." Inoue Orihime couldn't help but agree.
"Yes, Kurosaki was like a loser at that time. He cried all the time. Let me tell you, I beat him to tears in that dojo." Ryuki Arizawa revealed with a smile on his face.
Ichigo Kurosaki's old story, "It's just that this guy changes his face very quickly. He cries even if he cries. As soon as he sees his mother coming to pick him up, his crying face will immediately turn into a smiling face. This is what I hate the most...
...If a boy loses, he loses...What are you pretending to do? He is obviously...smiling so stupidly..."
As he spoke, the smile on Arizawa Ryuki's face gradually disappeared, and his voice became sad, "I was always thinking this while watching him giggle, thinking that this guy is probably the best in the world.
A happy guy, right? He has a mother who loves him so much... At that time, he was too coquettish and always clinging to his mother... But being able to show such a bright smile is really enviable..."
"So...what happened next."
Xuan Hao asked calmly.
After listening to Arisawa Ryuki's narration, he probably recalled what this plot was about.
Usually such a beautiful story always has a bad ending. For example - Kurosaki Ichigo's mother died six years ago, when he was nine years old.
"Nothing happened later...his mother died when he was nine years old."
Arizawa Ryuki covered her face as she recalled it, it seemed that this memory was also very regretful for her.
"I was only nine years old at the time, and my memory has become a little blurry over the past few years... In short, Ichigo, who was only nine years old, always loved to giggle and cling to his mother and act coquettishly... but his mother was no longer there.
He didn't come to school after that day. I looked for him everywhere to find out what he was doing, but when I found him, I found that he was like a walking zombie by the river where his mother died. He was carrying his schoolbag like a zombie all day long.
He was looking for something, walking back and forth... When he was tired, he would squat for a while, and then continue walking, like this every day... From then on, his face never had the happy smile it once had."
"So tomorrow..." Rukia Kuchiki on the side also came over at some point.
After listening to Arisawa Ryuki's story, she seemed to think of something.
"It's the anniversary of his mother's death." Arizawa Ryuki replied.
"No wonder this guy has been feeling weird since he woke up early in the morning..."
After hearing this, Kuchiki Rukia murmured to herself while touching her chin.
"Wake up early!?"
Inoue Orihime and Arizawa Ryuki suddenly became alert after hearing what she muttered to herself.
"a ha ha ha……"
Kuchiki Rukia realized that she had slipped her words, and smiled awkwardly, trying to fool her.
The originally sad atmosphere suddenly became strange.
Looking at Rukia Kuchiki who was forced into the corner, Xuanhao sighed slightly, walked to the window sill, pushed open the window, leaned his back against the window and raised his head out of the window.
He could feel that Kurosaki Ichigo, who was not in the classroom at the moment, skipped class and went to the quiet rooftop.
Kurosaki Ichigo's mood at this moment was completely opposite to the smile he put on. He grabbed the guardrail of the roof and looked into the distance, which was the direction of his mother's grave.
"What a group of troublesome children..."
Xuanhao leaned against the window. The sounds of fighting in the classroom and the tranquility outside the window seemed to be two completely different worlds. Worry, sadness and joy were mixed together, like the taste of youth.
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Early the next morning.
Xuan Hao stood on the top of a tall building that had not yet been built, overlooking everything around him, and had a panoramic view of everyone's movements.
Kurosaki Ichigo and his family had already gone out to visit his mother's grave, and Kuchiki Rukia followed them.
Not only Rukia Kuchiki, but also another person who should not be followed.
"I knew this girl would follow..."
Seeing Orihime Inoue going out in casual clothes, Xuanhao sighed slightly.
Originally, this girl should have only heard Arizawa Tatsuki mention the past about Kurosaki Ichigo today, but because he wanted to understand the situation first, he knew about it yesterday, and he should have dragged Arizawa Tatsuki out alone yesterday.
Asked.
"But that's okay."
"soul."
"Here we come, boss!"
Following Xuan Hao's gentle call, an unknown figure jumped out from nowhere and landed behind him. It was the 'transformed soul' that had regained its body.
"If you have anything to do, please tell me! I am the boss's foot, and I will level all the injustices that stand in the way of my brother!" Hun looked like he was filled with righteous indignation.
According to Xuan Hao's understanding of this unreliable guy, this is probably just flattery. If you really meet someone you can't handle, this guy will definitely be the fastest.
However, there shouldn’t be anyone who can’t handle the current ‘soul’.
"Follow Orihime and protect her."
"yes!"
"Also, please don't have any more evil thoughts, otherwise..."
"clear!"
Before Xuan Hao could finish speaking, Hun trembled and responded decisively.
He remembered the last time when he was leaning over Kurosaki Ichigo and he almost had his head crushed when he approached this girl. Although it was an exaggeration, he thought that the adult in front of him definitely crushed his head.
I thought, but because it was Kurosaki Ichigo's body, I was merciful.
At this moment, Hun has no doubts about Xuan Hao's power. After all, this terrifying existence in front of him can control the life and death of others at will. He is more like the God of Death than the God of Death!
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"Idiot! Why did you appear out of nowhere!"
On the forest path leading to the cemetery, Kurosaki Ichigo anxiously pulled Kuchiki Rukia here. After seeing no one around, he finally let go of her hand and asked angrily.
Even though this guy was following her secretly without her consent, she actually showed up blatantly in front of her family. In order to prevent unnecessary misunderstandings, she was also afraid that her two younger sisters would see her face and think of the virtual encounter that night.
After experiencing this, Ichigo Kurosaki had no choice but to drag Rukia Kuchiki away first.
Although the 'Memory Replacement Machine' is easy to use, the effect varies depending on the level of fuel used. For example, the fuel used by Rukia Kuchiki is unreliable just by looking at the ridiculous degree of memory replacement. It is easy to create false memories like this.
Because seeing certain people or things again reminds the person involved of real memories.
"You are the fool. Your plan to use the Soul Pill to turn yourself into a god of death was ruined, so I have to follow you now."
Kuchiki Rukia held her hands on the non-existent chest and said confidently, "What if I'm not here and the Hollow comes? Can you deal with it alone?"
"Even if you are coming, you don't need to let them all see it! What if Yuzi and Xia Li think of something bad when they see you?" Kurosaki Ichigo looked questioning.
He didn't believe that this guy didn't even think of such a simple thing, he definitely did it on purpose!
"Sorry, I was negligent." Rukia Kuchiki said with a serious face, "Be careful next time."
"Next time..."
Kurosaki Ichigo was going crazy, "You guy...what are you gambling on?"
"I'm not, I didn't, you're talking nonsense."
Kuchiki Rukia turned her head.
"You can only believe this! It's definitely because I didn't tell you the reason why I asked for leave today!?" Ichigo Kurosaki covered his forehead and sighed, "What a troublesome guy... This is none of your business...
Right? Today is the death anniversary of my mother. She was killed six years ago today..."
"..."
Kuchiki Rukia still crossed her hands and was silent for a while.
"Were they killed..."
"Yes... killed."
Kurosaki Ichigo seemed to have broken a jar, and his tone became very depressed, "This is already in the past. Even if you know it, it doesn't make any sense. I have said it... This is my own business. That's enough."
Bar?"
"Looking at you, you haven't come out of the shadows of the past at all, right?"
Kurosaki Ichigo's voice suddenly became extremely cold.
He put his hands in his trouser pockets and walked slowly along the path towards the mountain. When he passed by Kuchiki Rukia, he lowered his head and looked down at her, "I already said, this is my own business, don't worry about it.
"
"..."
Seeing Kurosaki Ichigo's indifferent appearance for the first time, Rukia Kuchiki was slightly stunned.
She turned around and looked at Kurosaki Ichigo's leaving figure, and asked again, "Then let me change the question... I remember you said that you can see 'spirits' since you were a child. If that's true... I'll kill you."
Mother’s is virtual, right?”
"..."
Kurosaki Ichigo stopped in silence.
"What good will it do to you to know this?"
"I just want to help you get out of the shadows."
Rukia Kuchiki said with some worry on her face, "This is very possible. You have been able to see spirits since you were a child. Maybe you couldn't tell the difference between 'whole' and 'virtual' at that time. If you approach rashly, you will be easily attacked. I thought
It is not impossible that the person who attacked you mistakenly hurt your mother...if the truth of that year is known clearly——"
"Shut up!"
Kurosaki Ichigo did not look back, but his anger could probably be felt just from the almost roaring voice.
"Are you kidding? Do you only have eyes for Xu? No matter what happens, you can be related to Xu!?"
"I'm not kidding you..."
Kuchiki Rukia was calmed down by Kurosaki Ichigo's sudden anger, and her voice seemed very weak when she spoke, "What I said is very possible..."
"enough."
Kurosaki Ichigo stopped what Rukia Kuchiki wanted to say, "This matter has nothing to do with Hollow."
In his memory, Xu's figure did not appear by the river at that time.
His mother was killed by him. At that time, he couldn't tell the difference between a living person and a soul. He saw a soul walking towards the fast river and thought it was a living person. He wanted to save that person.
, so he crossed the road and rushed towards the river.
By the time he reacted, his mother had already knocked him down.
Perhaps because he subconsciously wanted to forget that sad memory, his memory was a little blurry, but he clearly remembered that his mother bled a lot at that time, and he also heard from people who dealt with the aftermath that...his mother was trying to save him.
He was crossing the road and was hit by a car that had no time to brake on a rainy day.
"..."
After a while of silence, seeing that Rukia Kuchiki behind him stopped talking, Kurosaki Ichigo raised his head and prepared to continue walking towards the cemetery.
But when he looked up, he suddenly saw a slightly familiar shadow appearing at the end of the path.
"That's...no...impossible! Why does she appear here?"
He could no longer remain calm and spread his hands wildly to catch up.
I can’t remember wrongly, that shadow is exactly the same as the one at the accident scene!
She also raised her head and looked in the direction where Kurosaki Ichigo was surprised just now, but saw nothing.
"What exactly is this..."
"what happened?"
Two identical doubtful sounds sounded in the woods at the same time.
Not long after Rukia Kuchiki left after chasing Ichigo Kurosaki, Orihime Inoue, who had been hiding aside at some point, walked out from behind a tree. She had her arms folded in front of her chest with a worried look on her face.
She didn't understand the conversation between the two just now. What's empty? What's wrong? Is there any secret behind the death of Kurosaki Ichigo's mother? Many questions were lingering in her mind for a while.
Finally, as if she had made up her mind, she took steps to follow.
"Oh... the boss's circle is really chaotic..."
A complaining voice came from the woods.
Hun patted the leaves that fell on his head, looking helpless.
He only knew that he was ordered to protect his eldest brother's woman (Xuanhao: This was completely a misunderstanding.). The reason why Inoue Orihime's poor hiding skills were not discovered by anyone was because he was covering her.
But unexpectedly, I saw a scene that looked like a Shura field.
"The boss asked me to protect Miss Inoue. Miss Inoue has a crush on Ichigo Kurosaki. Ichigo Kurosaki and Miss Kuchiki are entangled... Could it be... could this be the legendary Shura Field? It's so exciting!"
Hun was combing through the situation with his fingers, and was so excited that steam came out of his nostrils.