"Where's Sadatari?" As if he didn't want Inoue Orihime to be so different that his situation was not right, Kurosaki Ichigo avoided the topic and changed the subject.
"I didn't see it. At this time... he should be working part-time, right?" Inoue Orihime was slightly stunned, and answered subconsciously, "I only contacted you, Kurosaki."
"Really...why are you all here?"
The voice behind the white bed curtain interrupted the two people's chat, with a slight complaint, "Mind your own business!"
"Ishida..."
Kurosaki Ichigo and Inoue Orihime both looked concerned when they heard this, "What is going on?"
"I told you it's okay, mind your own business." Uryū Ishida said harshly while lying on the hospital bed.
"Are you minding your own business?"
Another sarcastic voice came from the door, "You are really unforgiving."
Kurosaki Ichigo and Inoue Orihime heard this and looked over.
The person who came was none other than Uryu Ishida's father, Ryugen Ishida, who is also a doctor in this hospital.
"I want to decline the visit..." Uryu Ishida turned his head when he heard the sound, "What if I let such a reckless guy come in? What if my wound gets worse?"
"Idiot, who do you think performed the surgery on you?" Ryugen Ishida snorted coldly, "This won't make the wound worse. A brat like you who was almost killed by the enemy, don't tell the doctor what to do.
!”
"..."
Ishida Uryu fell into silence after hearing this.
"Beheaded?"
Kurosaki Ichigo was slightly stunned when he heard the conversation between the two, and asked, "What on earth is going on! Ishida?"
"It has nothing to do with you." Uryū Ishida was still stubborn.
"How come it doesn't matter!" Ichigo Kurosaki was a little anxious, "You were injured, weren't you? If you can't handle it alone, let's all do it together!"
"..." Ishida Uryu remained silent.
"Speak to me!" Kurosaki Ichigo continued to ask, "Sharing information is very important! Do you want to waste our kindness?"
"shut up!"
Ishida Uryu roared angrily, but the next moment, perhaps because of the wound, the expression on his face suddenly became ugly.
"Haha." Seeing this scene, Ishida Ryusei, who was leaning against the wall, laughed indifferently, "What a pity. If your voice is higher than 5 Hz, the wound will open."
"..."
Hearing this, Ishida Uryu fell silent again.
He didn't want to involve Ichigo Kurosaki, who had lost his spiritual power at this moment.
Because the guy I met this time was stronger than ever before.
Even when facing Arrancar, he never encountered a situation where he couldn't react at all.
"Ishida..." Orihime Inoue also had a worried look on her face.
She opened her mouth to say something, but was interrupted by Ishida.
"Sorry, Inoue. I really have nothing to say now..."
He also didn't want to involve Inoue Orihime, because if Inoue Orihime encountered danger while helping them, and the man got angry, it would be more troublesome than this.
"Please go back first."
"……Um."
Hearing this, Kurosaki Ichigo and Inoue Orihime nodded slightly.
"Inoue, thank you for your hard work. It's so late, shall I take you home?"
Kurosaki Ichigo seemed to be unable to ask any questions after staying, so he suggested to Inoue Orihime.
"Huh? No...uh...really?" Faced with this sudden surprise, Inoue Orihime seemed a little surprised, and her whole body became panicked.
But just when she was about to agree, Ishida Ryugen spoke up: "I'll drive her back. You kid, please go back quickly. If it's too late, it will cause trouble to your father."
With that said, the three of them left the ward together.
"Then I'll excuse you, Uncle Ishida, and take my leave."
Kurosaki Ichigo bowed and thanked him, turned around and ran away without looking back.
"ah……"
Seeing this, Inoue Orihime seemed a little disappointed. She looked at the running back of Kurosaki Ichigo and shouted: "Kurosaki! See you at school tomorrow!"
"Hey, you can't make loud noises in the hospital."
Ishida Ryusei reminded indifferently, but his eyes kept resting on the back of Kurosaki Ichigo. It was not until he confirmed that Kurosaki Ichigo had left that he brought the topic to the point, "You should know, with his current situation
He should not be involved in such a troublesome matter."
"Yes...yes." Inoue Orihime nodded slightly when she heard this, and her face became serious, "So...what happened?"
"It was not Xu who cut Uryū." Ryuu Ishida said calmly.
"Huh?" Orihime Inoue seemed to not understand.
"Of course, it's not a Shinigami." Ishida Ryugen continued to explain, "I investigated the remaining spiritual pressure in Uryū's wound... To be honest, I don't even know if it is spiritual pressure, because that is what I have never seen.
Unseen power..."
With that said, he turned around and prepared to leave.
"anything else?"
Inoue Orihime quickly followed and asked.
"I don't know the rest."
Ishida Ryugen shook his head slightly, "That's all I know. In fact, Uryū himself didn't know any information about the enemy. Didn't he tell you nothing? Maybe he was aware of this.
It’s not simple, I don’t want to involve you in it.”
"How could this happen..." Inoue Orihime became even more worried after hearing this.
"In short, if you want to intervene, you'd better ensure your own safety first. After all, if something happens to you, it may make things more troublesome. You should be very clear about it, right?" Ishida Ryusei stopped and said,
He reminded me calmly.
"I understand." Inoue Orihime heard this and clenched her hands.
"Then... let me finally tell you my speculation."
Seeing that the other party understood his reminder, Ishida Ryuuxian nodded slightly and continued, "According to my speculation... the enemy may have obtained power from something unknown to us. Judging from the signs of spiritual pressure, they are still humans!
Compared to the power of the God of Death, that power is closer to... the power of you and Sadatari.
If we want to classify, as Quincy, we should be considered the same kind. Assuming that the people who attacked Uryū are attacking the same kind, then I am afraid that you and Sadatari will be the next ones to be attacked."
"..." Hearing this, Inoue Orihime's expression became solemn.
"That guy Uryū is still too young. He only thought about not getting you into trouble, but he didn't think that trouble would probably come to you on his own." Ishida Ryusei explained, "I'm telling you this, you should understand.
For what?"
"I understand, brother, he is not an unreasonable person. If anything happens, I will explain to him that it is not your problem..." Inoue Orihime nodded slightly.
"Okay, let me take you home."
Listening to the other party's answer, Ishida Ryusen nodded with satisfaction.
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"Huh...huh...huh..."
At this moment, Kurosaki Ichigo, who left the hospital, did not follow Ryugen Ishida's advice to go home. Instead, he ran crazily on the streets until his energy was exhausted.
"Damn it...what happened?"
He leaned against the wall and beat the telephone pole on the roadside hard, his face full of anger and unwillingness, "In a place I don't know... exactly..."
Now, he can't even see his soul. Even if he wants to help find clues, he can't feel any spiritual pressure at all.
"Could it be...that I really can't do anything?"
Anger made Ichigo Kurosaki clenched his fists.
Suddenly, I seemed to remember something.
His face became serious, he reached into his trouser pocket and took out a black card and dialed the number on it.
"Dududu——"
"Hello, this is X!"
After a busy tone, a male voice with a suppressed voice sounded from the other side.
"Your number has not been registered yet. Are you a new member? Please state your name."
"Kurosaki...Ichigo."
Listening to the slightly familiar voice coming from the other side, Kurosaki Ichigo said his name with a gloomy expression.
Although the other party lowered his voice, he probably heard it.
"It's Mr. Kurosaki! I already understand the situation. Welcome to...
"Um?"
"After hanging up, please dial '00800' at the end of the number before dialing again, and hang up before the ringing. Then dial the same number again and hang up when the second ringing. Dial the third time
If you make a phone call... you will be connected to Ginjo Kugo-sama."
"Isn't this design too troublesome?" Kurosaki Ichigo looked disdainful.
"Don't say that~ If you don't, we will have trouble here." The person opposite laughed.
"Have you had enough fun? I have something important to talk to you about."
Kurosaki Ichigo didn't seem to be ready to continue playing with the other party, so he called out the other party's name indifferently, "Ginjo Kūgo 'sir'."
"Oh, have you been discovered?" Ginjo Kūgo replied pretending to be surprised, "What a coincidence, I also have something I want to talk to you about. In person."
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The next day, after class.
Kurosaki Ichigo was preparing to go home as usual.
But she was stopped by Inoue Orihime: "Kurosaki! Did you see Sadatari today?"
"Huh? Shouldn't he be by your side to protect you?" Kurosaki Ichigo asked with some confusion after hearing this.
"That's why I'm weird..."
Inoue Orihime's eyes became a little worried, "I haven't seen him since last night. I originally thought he left temporarily because everyone was by my side yesterday and didn't need his protection, but today
I haven’t seen anyone all day.”
"Is that so..." Kurosaki Ichigo frowned slightly upon hearing this.
"I'm wondering if I should go to Sadatari's house to check on the situation? Anyway, school is over. If it's convenient... Kurosaki, why don't you go too?" As he said that, Inoue Orihime's expression became nervous.
"sorry……"
However, unexpectedly, Kurosaki Ichigo refused, "I have other things to do today, sorry."
"Ah...this...is like this!"
Inoue Orihime breathed a sigh of relief, "That's right. I'll tell you the situation tomorrow after I go."
She thought about it carefully again, and it seemed that it was indeed her fault.
Even if Kurosaki Ichigo really encounters any problems, he can't help him now. Asking him to go will only make him pay more attention to this matter.
The feeling of seeing a friend in trouble but not being able to help... it must be a very painful feeling for Kurosaki, right?
"Feel sorry……"
"What are you apologizing for?"
Kurosaki Ichigo smiled, "Okay, I'll leave first."
"Um……"
"..."
After turning around, Kurosaki Ichigo's expression gradually became serious.
Did something happen to Chadu too?
What exactly happened...
While thinking about it, he quickened his pace.
Soon, he arrived at the place he had agreed with Ginjo Kūgo last night.
7-chome, Choihara, Naruki City.
According to the address he remembered, Kurosaki Ichigo quickly arrived in front of an old apartment here.
Soon, a familiar voice came from behind.
"Yo!"
Ginjo Kugo walked over with a chuckle, "Are you here early? You are really cautious."
"As I said, I don't trust you yet." Kurosaki Ichigo replied calmly.
"So... what do you want to talk about?" Ginjo Kūgo seemed not to care about Kurosaki Ichigo's distrust at all, and asked calmly, wanting to continue the topic.
"My companion was attacked." Kurosaki Ichigo's tone was equally calm, and their mutual distrust did not seem to hinder their conversation.
"So?" Ginjo Kūgo raised his eyebrows lightly.
"I hope you can help us." Kurosaki Ichigo's eyes narrowed slightly and he said seriously.
"You want us to help search for the prisoner? Don't you trust me?" Ginjo Kūgo asked with a smile.
"You know what happened to my father. He must not be an ordinary person, right?" Kurosaki Ichigo did not answer, but asked instead.
"Maybe." Ginjo Kūgo replied unequivocally.
"Why……"
Kurosaki Ichigo frowned slightly, "You should also know the reason, right? Is it interesting to continue going in circles?"
"Of course, you don't trust me, but now...there is no one else you can trust except me, right?" Ginjo Kūgo asked with a smile.
"..." Kurosaki Ichigo silently acquiesced.
"Forget it, then please come with me."
Ginjo Kugo seemed to accept this reason and led Kurosaki Ichigo into the apartment from the front.
"I told you that I also have something to talk to you about, right?" he asked on the way.
"What's the matter?" Kurosaki Ichigo frowned slightly, "Is it something about my father?"
"No. That's just a bait to attract your attention." Ginjo Kuugo replied calmly, "As for what it is, you can tell us after I go in?"
As they spoke, the two of them had already arrived at a door.
Ginjo Kūgo stepped aside, pointed at the door lock and gestured to Kurosaki Ichigo: "Swipe your card here."
"..."
Kurosaki Ichigo silently took out the card.
"drop--"
With a crisp electronic sound, the door lock was opened.
Following Ginjo Kūgo into it, Kurosaki Ichigo observed the closed and dark room displayed in front of him.
The decor here looks like a hidden bar, but it's too quiet for a bar.
You could only vaguely see a few shadows in the dark corners, either leaning on the sofa or against the wall. The only thing that was the same was... everyone's eyes were almost focused on him who entered the room at this moment.