One week after Aizen's defection.
Squadron 11.
Bang! ! !
A figure smashed the window and flew out of the training ground of Team 11.
"Very good! Next one!"
The shirtless Madarame Ikkaku held a wooden sword in his hand and shouted angrily to the team members below, his shiny head shining in the sunlight.
"Hey! What's wrong with you? Didn't anyone catch up? Soft-footed shrimp."
Seeing the team members below all cowering and lowering their heads to their feet, Madarame shouted dissatisfied. He was feeling very uncomfortable after staying in bed for so long because of his injury, and he urgently needed to fight with someone to relax.
"I really have nothing to do with you. If that's the case, then let me fight you!"
"Oh, how brave are you, Ichigo!"
Madarame Ikkaku clamped the wooden sword on his shoulder, raised the corner of his mouth, and looked at Kurosaki Ichigo who stood up provocatively.
"Is this okay? Haven't you just recovered? I won't show mercy."
"Aren't you and I just recovered? Besides, I'm not sick, I'm just injured."
"That's not the same thing. Isn't the wound just healed?"
"Not at all!"
"Then tell me what the wound should be called?"
"I don't know about this either."
"See, you don't know at all! Go back and read Mandarin again from the beginning! You idiot!"
"What did you say? I think you are empty-headed!"
"Okay then! Let's see whoever wins and who is right, how about that!"
Madarame looked at Ichigo Kurosaki with excitement on his face and the wooden sword in his hand raised high.
"Oh! Come on! I'll let you know that my Mandarin is the strongest subject!"
Faced with Madarame's provocation, Kurosaki Ichigo was also unwilling to be outdone. He raised the wooden sword in his hand and looked at Madarame's face with fighting intent.
At the moment when the two wooden swords just met.
Swish~~Boom!
"Morning."
"Good morning, captain!"
"Eh? Isn't this Ichigo? What? I see you are in good condition. Ichigo, is the wound okay?"
"Yes, thanks to your care, my wounds are gone."
Swish—
Before Kurosaki Ichigo finished speaking, he felt a bright light flash before his eyes, and the wooden knife in his hand was cut into two pieces.
"Really, that's good. I originally wanted to find Kimura, but I don't know where he hid. Now that your injury has healed, you can fight me again without any scruples!"
Whoosh~
Before Kenpachi Zaraki finished speaking, Kurosaki Ichigo, who felt something was a little wrong in the atmosphere, dropped the wooden sword hilt in his hand, turned around and ran away, joking, fight with this guy? The terrifying scene when he fought with Muyo Kimura a few days ago is still in Kurosaki Ichigo's mind. Unless he wants to die, he will not fight Kenpachi again.
"Hey! Ichigo! Stop here, you brat!"
Seeing Kurosaki Ichigo turning around and running away without saying a word, Zaraki Kenpachi called from behind.
"Who cares about you! I don't want to fight you anymore!"
The scene he saw when Kimura Muyo and Zaraki Kenpachi fought was replayed in his mind again, and Kurosaki Ichigo couldn't help but shudder.
"Pervert! They are all perverts, whether it's Kenpachi or that guy Kimura. I don't want to fight with them anymore. By the way, have I really defeated that guy Kenpachi before?"
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The sixth division team building.
"Are you wondering why I'm still alive?"
Kuchiki Byakuya was sitting on the bed, looking at the changing scenery outside the window, and suddenly asked softly.
A week has passed since the battle. Although Kuchiki Byakuya's heart has changed slightly after a battle, after a week of calming down, he has returned to the unsmiling head of the Kuchiki family. After all, Habits developed over the years are not easy to change.
"How is that possible? If you die, who should I target to get to the next level?"
"Really, target?"
After hearing Renji's words, Kuchiki Byakuya whispered with a thoughtful look on his face.
"Does the captain also have a goal that he strives for?"
Seeing the thoughtful expression on Kuchiki Byakuya's face, and thinking about what he heard on Shuangmu Hill after the battle that day, Renji encouraged himself and asked Byakuya who was thinking: "That Mr. Kimura?"
"ah"
Turning his head and looking at Renji who was sitting far away, Kuchiki Byakuya suddenly had an urge to talk. Perhaps it was because of his long-standing loneliness, or perhaps because after seeing his teacher again after a hundred years of absence, he couldn't control his emotions. Perhaps it's because Renji sees the shadow of himself who longed for Kimura Muyo back then.
"Teacher Kimura, he was once the target that I admired and wanted to catch up with."
Kuchiki Byakuya stared straight ahead, his eyes showing the color of memories, obviously trapped in his own memories.
"When I was born, the teacher's reputation in the Soul Society was at its peak. At that time, the teacher was the most famous person in the Gotei 13. Even the captain, at that time, his reputation was not as famous as the teacher. .”
"Graduated from Mao Academy in half a year, he was assigned the position of vice-captain right after graduation, and was promoted to captain a year later! Although the teacher was born in Rukongai, the talents he displayed made everyone in the Soul Society The nobles are ashamed of him, and there is no conflict between the teacher who was born in Rukongai and the nobles. On the contrary, many nobles respect him."
"During the time when Sensei was the captain, everyone in the Gotei 13 admired him greatly. Even in Rukongai, he also enjoyed a great reputation. As a student, I often felt sorry for him. I feel happy and proud to have such a teacher. Now that I think about it, even after what happened that year, deep down in my heart, I am still proud to be his student."
After hearing everything Kuchiki Byakuya slowly told in a nostalgic tone, Renji slowly sketched an image in his mind. Originally, in his mind, Kimura Muyang was just a somewhat mysterious, powerful and scary guy, but after listening to his captain's description of him, Kimura Muyang's image slowly became fuller in his mind. He was still mysterious, But an image that made him admire took shape in Renji's mind.
but
Why would such an admirable person leave Soul Society and live in seclusion in this world? And what did the captain mean by what happened back then
"Captain, what you said"
"Renji!!!"
"What do you want to do! I just have something important to ask!"
"Oh yeah, sorry."
Seeing the unhappy expression on Renji's face, Kurosaki Ichigo apologized insincerely, and then his face straightened slightly: "Do you know where Rukia went?"
"Ah? What's wrong with her, Rukia?"
"Forget it, forget it if you don't know."
"Kurosaki-kun, why did you climb up to the third floor window? It's very dangerous."
"Ah? You're the one. You're really awesome. How did you climb up here?"
Seeing Orihime Inoue lying next to him, a drop of cold sweat fell from Kurosaki Ichigo's face. She really can't be judged by her appearance. I really don't know how Inoue climbed up from below, even though she looked so ladylike.
"Sorry! Renji, Byakuya, let's go first."
"Sorry to bother you, Renji, Byakuya."
"What the hell are the two of them doing?"
Seeing Orihime Inoue and Ichigo Kurosaki leaving quickly, Renji whispered in confusion.
"Eh? What's wrong with you, Captain?"
Turning his head, Renji was shocked to see Kuchiki Byakuya looking thoughtful.
"nothing."
Stretching out a hand to rub his chin, Kuchiki Byakuya whispered: "That guy won't call me by my name from now on, right?"
Hearing Kuchiki Byakuya's words as if talking to himself, a drop of cold sweat slid down Renji's forehead. If it was that guy Ichigo, it seemed that he might continue to scream like this.
"By the way, Captain, what did you mean by 'that incident back then'?"
Seeing Ichigo Kurosaki and Orihime Inoue leave, Renci sat back on his stool and looked at Byakuya Kuchiki and asked. Renci was now full of curiosity about the senior Kimura who was not familiar with him yet.
"It's nothing. I don't know much about what happened back then."
Hearing Renji's question, Byakuya said coldly that after Kurosaki Ichigo's interruption just now, he has lost interest in talking anymore. What's more, he really doesn't know much about what happened back then. After all, he didn't know much about what happened back then. He was still young and had not joined the Gotei Thirteen, so he was not qualified to be exposed to them.
hateful! That bastard Ichigo! It's all his fault for disturbing him. Now the captain has obviously lost his interest. Next time he sees him, he must give him a good beating!
Seeing that Kuchiki Byakuya lost the chance to talk about sex, Renji was a little disappointed. He could only curse Ichigo secretly in his heart, and secretly decided to teach him a lesson next time they met. Poor Renji, he completely forgot that his own strength was not enough. To teach Ichigo a lesson.
but
The powerful figure of Kimura Muyo on Shuangshou Hill flashed in his mind, and Renji couldn't help but feel moved. He really wanted to get to know the person who was so admired by the captain.
Speaking of which, Ichigo seems to know Kimura-senpai. It seems that his zanjutsu and shunpo were taught by Kimura-senpai. That kid is really lucky.
If you have the opportunity to perform a mission in the real world next time, you should be able to meet Mr. Kimura. After meeting him, you may be able to understand why the captain admires him so much. No, not only that, if you can get him With his guidance, I might be able to catch up with the captain!
Imagining that he could catch up with Byakuya, Renji's heart suddenly became hot. If there is a mission to be sent to the real world next time, he must win it!
(End of chapter)