Kurosaki Ichigo came to the classroom as usual, but his mood was not as good as usual.
He was thinking about yesterday.
Those strange auras mixed with the spiritual pressure of Hollows and Shinigami, the spiritual pressure of Shinigami that at least the captain level did not recognize, and the most crucial thing... Mako Hirako who claimed to be one of his own kind, and the 'Masked Legion' in his mouth.
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"Morning, Black Knight!"
"Morning! Ichigo!"
The familiar voice coming from the back door of the classroom brought Ichigo Kurosaki back to reality from his thoughts. It was Orihime Inoue. Also... there was Mako Hirako!?
"!?"
Ichigo Kurosaki looked at the man who walked into the classroom from the back door at about the same time as Inoue and was confused. How could this guy come to school so casually and greet him familiarly and even call him closer than Inoue?
!?
"Ah? Good morning? Are you...Hirako?" Orihime Inoue seemed a little confused. She turned her head and looked at Mako Hirako, who was about the same age as her, and came to the classroom. She wondered how this person could meet Kurosaki-san overnight.
Our relationship is so good? We can call him by his first name.
"Ho! So you still remember my name! It's such an honor to be remembered by such a beautiful lady!" Hirako Mako looked at Orihime Inoue in surprise. The only time he reported his name was probably when he was transferred.
I introduced myself in this class, but it was just a formality. Most people in the class probably didn't remember his name.
Somewhat curious, Hirako Mako came closer, as if she wanted to give Inoue Orihime a grateful hug, but she was held down halfway by Sadatora Taitora, who didn't know when.
"I advise you to stay away from her..."
"Hey? Why? I just said hello, it's no big deal, right? Is any of you her boyfriend?" Mako Hirako was a little confused.
"No... I think he is doing this for your own good." Uryū Ishida also came at some point.
"You guy...how dare you come here..." Kurosaki Ichigo looked a little unkind.
"Al?"
Feeling the suddenly heavy atmosphere, Mako Hirako scratched her head in embarrassment, "It's really scary. You guys... aren't we classmates?"
"..."
Chadata Taitora and Ishida Uryu didn't answer, just remained silent.
They had no obligation to tell this guy who didn't know his intentions why he shouldn't mess with Inoue.
Inoue Orihime looked a little nervous when she looked at Hirako Mako.
If it was just an ordinary student who transferred here, they might not care so much and wouldn't bother to remember the other person's name. But from the moment this guy transferred here, they could feel that this guy was no ordinary student.
people.
"Tsk, come with me, Pingzi."
Kurosaki Ichigo smacked his lips slightly when he saw that the atmosphere was not right. As expected, the guy in front of him must be here to win over him. After all, this guy claims to be his kind.
Regarding his own problems, he himself was aware of it, so he didn't want to implicate his companions, so he just grabbed Hirako Mako's school uniform and dragged it outside.
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"it hurts!"
In the deserted corridor, Hirako Mako was pushed against the wall by Kurosaki Ichigo.
"Don't be so rude. It still hurts to do this when you are in the body." Hirako Mako patted the clothes that were a little wrinkled by being scratched, with a nonchalant attitude.
"Why do you still come to school?"
Kurosaki Ichigo frowned and asked.
"Isn't this nonsense? I am a student now, and it is natural for me to come to school, right?" Hirako Mako deliberately pretended not to understand what the other party meant.
"Stop talking about it, don't you come to our school just for me? Do you want me to join you?" Kurosaki Ichigo made it clear, "In that case, I don't think you need to waste your energy. I am
Won't……"
"I know you won't agree so easily." Mako Hirako answered quickly, and the expression on his face became gloomy, "But whether you agree or not and whether I annoy you are two different things, right? I am very annoying, unless
You nod, otherwise I will keep pestering you."
"Give up, no matter how much you annoy me, I will just ignore you." Kurosaki Ichigo frowned slightly, he couldn't understand why this guy was so persistent.
"Don't speak so absolutely." Hirako Mako grinned, showing a cruel smile and laughed, "I told you that we are the same kind, you should have realized it yourself, right? You are different from ordinary Shinigami, no.
It's just the God of Death... Whether it's Inoue Orihime, the tall guy, or the four-eyed boy, you are different from everyone around you... Only now you are still companions... If you continue to escape reality and stay with them
If you are around you, sooner or later you will be swallowed up by the inner void and lose control. By then it will be too late. Your spiritual power will destroy everyone around you, whether it is your companions or the future, including yourself, everything will be shattered!
"
"!!"
Kurosaki Ichigo's pupils suddenly shrank.
Indeed, he had been in such a situation when he was fighting Byakuya Kuchiki. His body was controlled by another will in his body, and the same mask as Mako Hirako appeared on his face. Could it be that the white guy was hiding
Is it empty in your own body?
"Hey, it seems like you understand? Kurosaki Ichigo."
Looking at the ugly expression on Kurosaki Ichigo's face, Hirako Mako chuckled, "If you understand, you should know what you should do, right? Come with me! I will teach you how to stay normal, as long as you are with us
, you can truly control that power that is so powerful that even you cannot control it."
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In the afternoon, I remembered the school bell.
"Sorry, I have something to think about, so I'm going back first."
Kurosaki Ichigo finally finished the day's classes absent-mindedly, picked up his backpack and said hello to Sadatari, Inoue and Ishida who seemed to be going home with him, and then left alone.
"Will not have any problems?"
Inoue Orihime looked at Kurosaki Ichigo's leaving figure and asked worriedly.
"Probably not. Although we don't know the purpose, the guy hasn't shown any hostility yet, and even if something happens, we can make it in time." Sadatora said in a deep voice.
"Sorry, I probably won't be able to act with you in the next period of time." Uryū Ishida suddenly said.
"Uh?" Chadoo and Inoue were stunned for a moment, and then quickly realized, "The spiritual power in you..."
"Don't worry, this is only temporary." Uryū Ishida's tone was extremely calm, and he left the classroom after finishing speaking, "I only came to school today to inform you..."
"..."
Watching another person leave, Sadatora Taihu and Inoue Orihime looked at each other.
A lot of things happened in one day yesterday, including things about Kurosaki Ichigo's father, Kurosaki Ichigo himself, and even Ishida Uryu.
They vaguely felt that there was an undercurrent surging in a place they hadn't noticed, and something bad would probably happen next.
They set their sights on Hirako Mako who was preparing to leave.
They didn't know what was going on with Uryū Ishida's anomaly, so they could only start looking for clues from visible places. The reason Kurosaki Ichigo became weird was after he came back from chatting with this guy in the morning.
The two of them looked at each other, nodded in unison, and were ready to follow this guy to find out.
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"Hey... I'm so tired... In the end, I only got the answer of 'think about it'."
Mako Hirako was walking on the road carrying a backpack and complained, "I feel tired when I do things I'm not used to. What the hell! In order to ensure that I can stay in school, I have to learn useless knowledge. It's crazy! Why does it have to be me?
Are you coming to school to win over this guy Ichigo Kurosaki? I really don’t understand—ah—"
A foot kicked his ass hard from behind, causing him to fall to the ground.
"Hiyori..." Hirako Mako touched her buttocks and raised her head. She saw the figure of the person clearly and began to sweat on her face.
"..."
The person called Hiyori kicked her legs silently, and the compromise on her feet was tumbling in mid-air before being held in her hands.
Then without saying a word, she picked up her slippers and greeted Mako Hirako in the face, smacking her lips and cursing: "You idiot! Complaining, complaining, complaining is bullshit! I asked you to procrastinate on things until you can't get them done.
You’re going to be so tired! Do you blame me?”
"sorry!!"
Hirako Mako couldn't fight back, could only huddle on the ground and tremble.
"Where is Kurosaki Ichigo!?"
Hiyori Sarugaki grabbed this guy's hair and asked with a kind face.
"Not yet!? What do you mean by not yet?" Hiyori Sarugaki's forehead showed veins, "Didn't I ask you to bring him quickly?"
"That's what I say...but if that guy doesn't want to, there's nothing I can do about it, right..."
"He is unwilling even if he says he is unwilling!? Who is he!?" A slightly ferocious smile appeared on Hiyori Sarugaki's face, "Since he said he is unwilling, you must use all your strength to bring him here! Use force.
Yes, do you understand!? Use force!"
"This...isn't this not good?" Hirako Mako beeped softly.
"You stupid..."
Just when Hiyori Sarugaki was about to curse again, two breaths suddenly appeared behind her, so she stopped temporarily.
"Chatora Taitora and Inoue Orihime..." Hirako Mako also noticed the arrival of the two people, and whispered as if she wanted the people in front of her to know who these two people were.
"Yeah, Mako."
Sarusaki raised his fingers at him without looking back.
"Huh?" Hirako Mako came over with some doubts.
boom--
A headbutt hit him hard on the head, making his head buzz instantly.
"You're actually being followed! Idiot!"
Hiyori Sarugaki casually threw Mako Hirako, whose head was smoking, to the ground, and looked calmly at the two people who followed this guy here.
"What's wrong with you coming here?"
Faced with the other party's question, Inoue Orihime nodded slightly and took a step forward: "I think even if I ask Kurosaki directly, I won't be able to ask anything... So I just followed him... Who are you? What are you doing with Kurosaki?
?”
"Ha!?" Hiyori Sarugaki looked disdainful, "Do you really think that if you ask us, we will answer honestly!?"
"..."
Inoue Orihime was silent for a moment, "Then...how can you answer?"
"puff--"
Hiyori Sarugaki couldn't help laughing, "Hahahaha - what's going on with this girl!? She actually asked such a stupid question? Are you serious? It's so interesting...but..."
After a burst of laughter, Hiyori Sarugaki held her stomach and gradually calmed down, and the expression on her face gradually became serious: "I like your personality."
"Uh? Well...thank you!" Inoue Orihime was stunned, and in the end she could only take this as a compliment.
"Hiyori Sarugaki." Seeing Orihime Inoue's interesting reaction, Hiyori Sarugaki said with a smile.
"Uh?" Orihime Inoue was stunned again. She didn't understand why the other party suddenly announced her family name.
"Uh what!? This is my name! You guys should hurry up and tell me your name! Hasn't anyone taught you how to politely state your name before asking someone a question?" Hiyori Sarugaki said impatiently.
.
"..."
"Tea crossing the tiger."
"Inoue Orihime..."
After a moment of silence, Sadatari and Inoue reported their names. They were a little confused. Didn't Mako Hirako introduce them just now?
"That...I wasn't just..."
"Bang." Another slap knocked Hirako Mako to the ground.
"Shut up, you idiot." Hiyori Sarugaki curled her lips, "You are a grown man who speaks so quietly, who can hear you!?"
After settling the matter with Mako Hirako, she looked at Sadatari and Inoue again.
"Tiger and princess, right? The names are very loud! It's not like we are monkey and bottle. It's really jealous..."
"What bottle...Am I the only one who is not a living thing..." Mako Hirako on the ground complained helplessly.
"Shut up."
"Hi, hi, hi..."
"Anyway, I do admire your character. You are so naive to just do whatever you are asked to do... It's a pity..."
Hiyori Sarugaki's tone gradually became dangerous, "You are human beings..."
As she spoke, she slowly stretched out her hand to touch the Zanpakutō behind her: "You don't need to know anything more, just remember my name and go to hell like this. This... is your burial place.
"
"!!"
The other three people present, including Mako Hirako, were stunned when they heard this.
Inoue Orihime and Chadata Taitora were a little confused. They were obviously very easy to talk to just now, so why did they suddenly have to fight each other with swords?
But Mako Hirako was stunned not just because of Hiyori Sarugaki's words. He knew this girl's character well and was not surprised by this. But he didn't know why after this girl said that she wanted the two people in front of her to go to hell.
, his heart seemed to be pinched by an invisible hand.