A Dimensional Journey Begins with the Dragon Clan

Chapter 587
"Morning, Kurosaki."

"Huh? Oh, early..."

Kurosaki Ichigo responded with some doubts. He looked at the person who greeted him in the seat next to him. This person...he didn't know him at all.

"do we know each other?"

"Huh? Kurosaki, are you sleepy? Me! It's me! I'm Momohara! We've always been at the same table!"

The man smiled helplessly, as if he was just kidding Kurosaki Ichigo.

"..."

Kurosaki Ichigo put down his backpack and sat down in silence.

He really didn't know this person, because Rukia should be sitting at the same table as him.

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"Ding-boom-"

The morning class is over quickly.

After a whole morning, Kurosaki Ichigo figured out what happened.

After Rukia, the god of death, returned to the world of souls, she did not leave any memory of existence in anyone's mind, and no one except him remembered it.And this unknown guy who suddenly appeared at the same table seemed to replace Rukia.

He looked around at the empty seats.

Xuanhao asked for leave, Ishida took leave and the rest seemed to be normal.

They all remember as human beings.

Only Rukia, the god of death, disappeared and was forgotten.

She has already returned to the soul world, so the fact that she existed in this world has been erased, probably because of what those gods of death like Rukia did.

If he also forgets the existence of Kuchiki Rukia, maybe he can return to his daily life.

But that is impossible.

It is impossible for him to forget, and he must go to Soul Soul Realm to save her as soon as possible.

In fact, he also wanted to ask himself why he still came to school at such a time, but there was no rush.That clog hat is right, although saving Rukia is indeed important, it is not that simple.

First of all...he couldn't worry his father and sisters.

After calming down, Kurosaki Ichigo thought through a lot of things, the previous self was indeed too impatient.

This is not acceptable.

Today is the last day before the summer vacation. If I miss class, I guess the teacher will have to call and nag my dad, which is another troublesome thing.

As long as he finishes today's class, he will have time to act on his own, and he doesn't need to go home. As early as this morning when he went out, he had already told his family that he would stop camping with his classmates, probably not in the first half of the summer vacation. Go home and don't worry.

And most importantly... His current physical condition has not recovered to the point where he can train.The clog hat gave him a bottle of suspicious-looking pills with skulls engraved on them, and told him to take one every hour during the day so that his wounds would heal at night.So before that, he had to be patient first.

"Don't be in a hurry... There is still plenty of time."

Kurosaki Ichigo muttered to himself as if trying to calm himself down.

Time passed bit by bit, and finally after half a day, the bell for class ended.

Kurosaki Ichigo picked up his backpack and left the school in silence. Everything has been arranged properly, the medicine has been taken, and there is no obvious pain in his body. He can go directly to the Urahara store for special training.

But on the way, he was stopped by a slender figure.

"Uh... Inoue?"

Kurosaki Ichigo suddenly remembered that there may be people in this world who remember Rukia, and that is Orihime Inoue in front of me. After all, she seems to have special abilities, and that man also takes special care of her, so she should not be erased memory.

"Why is Kuchiki gone? Why does everyone seem to forget about her... I think you might know something?" Inoue Orihime asked.

"Eh? Xuanhao didn't tell you... that's right, he probably wouldn't want you to be involved in such a dangerous thing."

Kurosaki Ichigo hesitated, not knowing whether to say it or not.

"please tell me."

Inoue Orihime's eyes were firm, "Although I asked my brother he was unwilling to say anything, but I still want to know... This is my own decision."

"..."

"Ok."

After a moment of silence, Kurosaki Ichigo still decided to speak out.Because he could understand the determination in this girl's eyes, it was the same as his own, the eyes that would never let go after making up his mind.

Even if he doesn't tell, she will try her best to understand the situation, right?

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In the park, the two sat on the steps.

"Well...so that's how it is...she went back to her world..."

After hearing the ins and outs of what Kurosaki Ichigo described, Inoue Orihime lowered his head, "So... you want to save her, right?"

"Yeah, that guy saved me twice."

Kurosaki Ichigo nodded slightly and replied, "How could I know that she will die when she goes back, and still do nothing."

"That's right, this is just like you!"

After hearing Kurosaki Ichigo's words, Orihime Inoue raised her head and smiled, "I knew you would say that."

As she spoke, she also stood up as if she had made up her mind.

"I don't want my friend to die like this, so I won't stop you, don't worry. Go! Come on!"

"Forehead……"

Kurosaki Ichigo was taken aback.

The girl seemed to have read his mind.

He really thought that no one should say anything about this matter, because if he said it, someone would be worried about his safety and stop him from acting.

But Inoue seemed to see through it all.

Instead of stopping it, she supported it.

For some reason, Kurosaki Ichigo felt his whole body full of strength.

The road ahead is full of thorns, but with encouragement he is no longer alone.

"Thank you, Inoue!"

Kurosaki Ichigo bowed slightly to the girl in front of him.

Although it was only verbal support, he was indeed encouraged by it.

"Then... I'm going!"

With that said, Kurosaki Ichigo turned around and ran towards the determined direction with firm steps.

"Hmm...be careful...don't get hurt..."

Looking at the back of Kurosaki Ichigo going away, Orihime Inoue prayed softly with a voice that only she could hear.

But she also knew that praying alone was useless.

So she raised her head and looked in the direction of the tall building that was still under construction in the middle of the town.

The boy and the girl are moving in opposite directions with firm steps, but it seems that the destination they are going to is the same.

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"Ah! Welcome."

Seeing the shop door being opened, Urahara Kisuke opened the folding fan in his hand and greeted the boy with a smile.

"How is your recovery?"

"No problem at all!"

Without saying a word, Kurosaki Ichigo tore off the school uniform on his body, revealing his muscular body.

There are still slightly hideous scars on the chest, abdomen and shoulders on both sides, but the wounds have indeed completely healed, and will not affect the movement in the slightest.

"Very well, have you arranged the affairs of this world?"

Kisuke Urahara smiled and asked, "For example, leave a suicide note or something, this trip will be very dangerous~"

"It's been arranged, but I don't know how to write a suicide note. I just told my dad that I went to a dorm."

Kurosaki Ichigo showed a confident smile on his face, "I will definitely come back."

"Confidence is a good thing..."

Kisuke Urahara looked at the smile on the young boy's face, and sighed slightly how good it is to be young.

He had only suffered such a setback, yet he recovered so quickly.

"So... shall we begin?"

As he spoke, he slowly got up from the futon. At the same time, the sliding door behind him slowly opened. The inside of the door was pitch black, and he didn't know where it led.

"Then everything depends on you!"

Seeing Urahara Kisuke who turned around and walked towards the door, Kurosaki Ichigo bowed at ninety degrees and sincerely begged.

"Forehead?"

Kisuke Urahara was surprised when he heard the voice behind him.

No way! ?It was the first time he heard this kid address himself with honorifics!It was so touching.The hard work seems to have finally paid off, I actually upgraded from 'clog hat' to 'you'!It's not a waste of time.

On the other side, two figures coincidentally came under a building under construction.

"Uh... Inoue-san, are you here too?"

"Well, Chadu-san, why are you here?"

"me……"

Chadu Yasutora scratched his head and raised his eyes, his eyes were full of unspeakable determination at this moment.

He raised his head and looked at the top of the building, "Ichigo looks a little strange today, I'll ask if something happened. And...I've been thinking about one thing since that day..."

Saying 'The Giant's Right Arm' manifested on his right hand.

"I made a promise with Ichigo to throw punches for each other, so I thought maybe now is the time... What about you?"

"I've decided too."

Inoue Orihime's eyes were equally determined.

She also looked up at the roof of the building.

A figure stood watching them from a height.

She can probably understand what the other person's eyes want to express, and she is asking them-"Have you really decided?"

The two downstairs nodded in unison. Before stepping into the building, they looked back at this ordinary city.

On one side is a bustling neighborhood, and on the other side are tall buildings with only frames that look like the remains of a bustling city.

At this moment, they seemed to understand why this man chose to live in such a place.

Like how the building contrasted with the rest of the city...he was out of place with the world.

But now, those who make their choices will probably go further and further away from ordinary life.

"Let's go."

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"tread--"

Slightly hurried footsteps sounded on the wooden floor.

Asai Renji, who had not healed from the knife wound on his body, walked towards the place where Kuchiki Rukia was being held in a yukata.

Holding the key "borrowed" kindly from the jailer in his hand, he swiped open the door with the word "six" printed on it.

Because Rukia belongs to the Sixth Division, he is temporarily being held in their own territory, and he can still talk here. It's just a piece of cake to look at the prisoners.

In the deepest cell, Kuchiki Rukia quietly sat on a wooden chair facing the wall, as if she was confessing.

But in fact, if you look at it from the front, you can see that she is holding the bowls and chopsticks in her hands and picking them up bit by bit.

"The food in the prison is really bad. The glutinous rice balls in this world are still delicious."

For some reason, she didn't seem nervous at all.

"Hi, it looks like you're doing well?"

Asai Renji looked at Kuchiki Rukia, who was in good spirits, with a slight smile on her face.

It seemed that he was worrying for nothing.

But this guy seems to have changed a lot after going to the present world... Before, he never dared to imagine that this guy could be so optimistic when he was imprisoned in a cell.

"Of course, even if you want to die, you have to make me a dead ghost, right?"

Kuchiki Rukia turned her head and smiled.

"Ham, it's not the last time yet!"

Asai Renji scratched his head helplessly, "Don't worry, although the higher-ups have given you the death penalty, Captain Kuchiki has already reported to Kibe, and should ask for a commutation of your sentence. After all, he is your elder brother, so he won't just sit and watch." Watching you being executed..."

"No, you think too much."

Kuchiki Rukia shrugged slightly, with a helpless expression on her face, "He won't intercede for me, and even kill me..."

"Why..." A Sanjing Renji opened his mouth to refute.

But he looked at Rukia's expression, this guy... is serious, she really thinks so!Why?
"I know exactly what kind of person Byakuya is..."

As if seeing the disbelief in Renji's eyes, Rukia explained with a smile, "Maybe you won't believe it? It's been 40 years since I was adopted by Kuchiki's family, but that person has never... He has seen me. I don’t even know why he adopted me...Maybe it’s just because I have excellent spiritual resources?”

"This……"

Asai Renji really wanted to refute, but unfortunately, that's probably what he could think of.

Indeed... that person is the leader of the Kuchiki clan who leads the entire noble family, the captain of the sixth division, how could he really have such a ridiculous thing as family affection for a kid born in Ruhun Street?

Maybe Rukia is right... That person really won't intercede, and maybe he will personally serve as the executioner to execute the sinner who ruined the Kuchiki family's reputation.

"Then why are you still laughing now?"

Asai Renji tightly gripped the railing of the cell door, the veins on the back of his hands bulging.

Although he has the ability to directly open the prison door to rescue the people inside, but where can he go after he comes out?

As long as Rukia is still carrying the sins, they will face endless pursuit no matter in this world or in the soul world.

Is there really no other way?
"Because...um~"

Kuchiki Rukia seemed to be thinking in distress, "How should I put it? Anyway, I feel like I won't die."

"Feel?"

A Sanjing Renji was a little puzzled.

"I never pinned my hopes on Big Brother Bai Zai pleading for me, but..."

Kuchiki Rukia raised her head and looked at the distant sky through the only small window above the cage.

"I believe someone will come to save me, if it's them... definitely."

"them?"

"Yeah, they... Renji, you probably don't understand, right? What kind of creature is a human being?"

"..."

(End of this chapter)