readytorunbook Chapter 656 Rebellion
Chapter 656 Rebellion
Urahara Store on the weekend.
"Oh my, isn't this Ms. Kuchiki?" Kisuke Urahara was wearing the same dark green clothes he'd worn for over a decade, a green and white checkered fisherman's hat, and a black jacket over it. He had a towel draped over his shoulder, and it was unclear whether he had just finished working.
"You swindler!" The moment Rukia saw Kisuke Urahara, she rushed over, grabbed him by the collar, and shook him. "There's something wrong with the Soul-Slaying Pill you sold me!"
"Don't say that~" Kisuke Urahara waved his hand sheepishly, "Didn't I already ask someone to help me handle it?"
"what?"
"...Huh?" Seeing the blank look on Rukia's face, Kisuke Urahara felt a sense of unease. Could it be that Ikuko didn't take his words seriously?
Oh no, speaking of which, Yuko does often not take him seriously.
Kisuke Urahara's tone softened: "I... I should have, right?"
Please, just say yes!
"No! You swindler!" Rukia released her grip impatiently, crossing her arms. "Give me compensation! Otherwise, I'll..."
"Please don't!" Kisuke Urahara quickly invited her to sit down and had Jinta and Koyu bring tea and snacks, treating her to delicious food and drinks.
He rubbed his hands together, looking like a shrewd businessman, and said, "Well, why don't you think about it again?"
"Will someone with long red or white hair, who looks a bit like your homeroom teacher, show up at the scene?"
"Will..."
"You...so you do know something, don't you?" Rukia's expression turned serious. "Do you know a lot about Ms. Yuuko?"
Kisuke Urahara breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed they hadn't stood him up.
He said that Yuko would definitely not stand by and watch someone die.
"Well, if we're talking about familiarity, it's not bad." Kisuke Urahara regained his usual laziness, opening a small fan to cover his cheek. "But I think you don't need to overthink it."
"That person is definitely not a dangerous individual or anything like that."
"Aren't you the dangerous one?" Rukia looked speechless. "Then, who exactly is Ms. Yuuko?"
"She said she wasn't Death."
Kisuke Urahara waved his fan: "Ah, she certainly can't be considered a Grim Reaper."
Rukia slammed her hand on the table and stood up: "But she has even mastered Bankai, which only captains can use."
"Huh? What did you say?" Kisuke Urahara stumbled and almost fell over. "She told you this herself?"
Hey, hey, hey, shouldn't we seriously reconsider this kind of thing?
Exposing yourself at this time is not a good thing.
Kisuke Urahara thought to himself, knowing Ikuko as she does, there's no way she might actually think it doesn't matter.
“No, it’s that Kurosaki was once saved by her.” Rukia sat back down, arms crossed. “She just happened to overhear the word Bankai.”
"...I see..."
Come to think of it, there was such a time.
"Back to the topic, who exactly is Ms. Yuko?" Rukia slammed her hand on the table and asked seriously, "Could she be the former captain?"
“No, Ms. Kuchiki,” Kisuke Urahara said, fanning himself. “You’ve misunderstood something.”
"It's not that the captains mastered Bankai, but rather that mastering Bankai is what makes someone a captain."
"Bankai is the minimum requirement for a captain."
Rukia explained, "Of course I know that..."
"You'll have to ask her about this yourself," Kisuke Urahara said, covering his face with his fan. "Our shop really can't afford to offend either of you."
Rukia's face darkened as she said, "About the Soul-Slaying Pill..."
Kisuke Urahara remained unmoved: "Our shop will offer double the compensation!"
"Tsk."
It seems like there's no chance.
……
That evening, at the Kurosaki residence.
"Wa hahaha……"
In the Kurosaki family's living room, Kurosaki Isshin and his daughter Kurosaki Yuuko were sitting in front of the television, their arms crossed over their chests, laughing.
Yuko was invited by Masaki to have dinner at the Kurosaki family's house, and this is what she saw as soon as she entered.
Opening lightning strike.
"Did I come to the wrong place?" Yuko asked Ichigo and Karin at the table next to her, her face expressionless. "What's wrong with this father and daughter now?"
"Never mind, never mind." Xia Li waved her hand and poured Yu Zi a glass of juice. "Please, Aunt Yu Zi."
"Ah, thanks."
Yu Zi sat down next to Xia Li and glanced at the television in front of the father and daughter.
On the TV, a middle-aged man in a black trench coat was making the same gesture.
Yuko's eyelids twitched, somewhat unable to comprehend the father and daughter's aesthetic sense: "What is that? A comedian?"
Before Xia Li and Ichigo could explain, the father and daughter in front of the TV turned around in unison and retorted.
"No way! This is the famous and incredibly popular spiritual medium, Tang Guanyin Temple!"
"Wa hahaha……"
Yuko opened her mouth, but found herself unable to speak.
Ichigo sipped his juice, feeling dejected: "It's clearly fake. I don't know why it's so popular."
Yuko then noticed the bandages on his face: "You got into another fight?"
Ichigo's eyelid twitched, and he became even more annoyed: "Isn't this all thanks to you?"
It hurts so much! That awful Aunt Yuko!
No wonder Hun was knocked unconscious with a slap. After taking his body back from Hun, the pain on his face almost made him cry on the spot.
The modified soul that was stuffed into the lion doll was named Soul.
Yuko paused for a second: "Ah, it seems like that's true."
Ichigo fainted.
"What do you mean 'seems like'?" Ichigo said indignantly. "Don't hurt others and then just laugh it off!"
"In the end, it's all your fault, Ichigo." Ignoring his anger, Yuko calmly sipped her juice. "How could you say such rebellious things?"
Xia Li raised her hand curiously: "Hey, what outrageous things are you saying?"
"Pfft!" Ichigo spat out his juice. "Misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding!"
His tone trailed off, and he looked at Yuko listlessly: "Honestly, you know perfectly well that I'm innocent."
He was so worried back then, but it turns out Aunt Yu already knew.
Thank goodness, otherwise I would have been in for a scolding when I got home.
"Injustice?" Yu Zi was stunned for a moment. "But didn't you do it in front of the whole class?"
Ichigo choked and gritted his teeth in anger.
"What? What?" Yuuki overheard their conversation and curiously slipped over. "What did Ichigo-nii do this time?"
"Ah, about this..."
"Ahhh! Mom's cooking in the kitchen, Aunt Yu Zi, why don't you go help her?"
"Everyone really wants to eat your cooking."
Yuko had barely spoken when Ichigo interrupted her, forcibly pulling her up from her chair and dragging her towards the kitchen.
Ichigo finally breathed a sigh of relief after locking Yuko in the kitchen.
Masaki, who was in the kitchen, wasn't surprised to see Yuuko come in. She turned around curiously and asked, "What did Ichigo do at school this time?"
Ichigo's heart started pounding again as soon as he caught his breath.
Oh no!!! He forgot! The most dangerous person is in the kitchen!
"Nothing's wrong, they're quite obedient."
"Well, it's all thanks to Yuko's excellent teaching~"
Ichigo was touched for a second; Aunt Yuko still knew her limits when joking.
As for why it's one second, it's because that joke often takes half his life.
Seriously, this person's personality is just awful.
After Yuko and Masaki finished preparing dinner and brought it back to the table.
As soon as she sat down, Yuuko couldn't wait to say to Masaki, "Hey, Mom, shall we go see Mr. Kannonji's performance next week?"
"show?"
"Mr. Kannonji's performance next week is at the abandoned hospital in Karakura-cho," Yuzu said with an expectant look. "Shall we go together?"
"Alright." Masaki nodded helplessly, "But could you two, father and daughter, please not be so agitated?"
"Hehe, because he's really amazing." Youzi stuck out his tongue. "I also want to be able to see souls like him."
Yuko subconsciously sensed it and realized that, probably because of Ichigo's overflowing spiritual power, not only Xia Li's spiritual power had also become stronger, but even Yuko's spiritual power had increased.
If this trend continues, we might actually see spirits in the future.
Well, after all, he's a Grim Reaper who came to the profession halfway through his life, so his control over spiritual power isn't quite there yet... no, it's beyond just not there.
That could be described as a complete disaster.
The battle between Ichigo and Hollow was almost entirely a matter of brute force, with no skill or technique involved whatsoever.
Faced with Yuuki's suggestion, Ichigo's lips twitched slightly: "What's so great about that kind of performance?"
The traveler retorted seriously, "Master Guanyin Temple is very powerful!"
Ichigo: "..."
Xia Li shrugged: "Well, after all, only Ichigo and Ichigo can see ghosts in our family, so naturally we're not interested in those kinds of shows."
"Speaking of which, Aunt Yuko can't see ghosts either, right?"
"Ghosts and stuff, that's just a trick adults use to fool children." Yuko calmly ate her food. "For example, when I couldn't sleep as a child, I would use that as an excuse to scare people."
"If you don't go to sleep obediently, you'll be taken away by Lord Hachisho or something."
"Including but not limited to Tengu, Yamaba, etc."
“…An old, tired story.” Xia Li’s face twitched. “Besides, Lord Hachisho isn’t a ghost.”
"Huh? Is that so?" Yuko blinked. "But that's roughly how it is."
"Ghosts and stuff, that's just for kids."
"You're still young, so it's normal for you to believe it."
"No way!" Yuuki retorted, puffing out her cheeks. "It's true! Ichigo and Karin can see ghosts!"
Yuko smiled and looked at Karin: "Well, Karin is almost at the age where she has chuunibyou (middle school syndrome)."
"But you can't do that once you get to high school."
Xia Li's face flushed red: "No, it's true!"
"There really are ghosts!"
Ichigo's lips twitched. He actually managed to push Karin to her limit. No wonder she's Aunt Yuko, who has always maintained a flawless facade.
If it weren't for Rukia, he'd probably still be completely clueless.
Seeing the harmonious atmosphere at the dinner table, Masaki smiled and said to Yuuko, "Yuuko, why don't you come along next week?"
Yuko's lips twitched. "No, I just..."
She had absolutely no interest in those kinds of characters that were clearly meant to be comedic...
Yuko turned her head and saw Yuko looking at her expectantly, grabbing her hand and shaking it coquettishly, "Come with me, Aunt Yuko~"
"Fine……"
"Yay! Let's all go!" Youzi cheered happily, then clapped his hands with his father, "Hahahaha!"
Yuko couldn't help but complain, "Is this some kind of cult ritual?"
"Wa hahaha."
"..."
Yuko looked up at the ceiling and could sense that Rukia was sitting in a chair looking out the window, perhaps lost in thought.
……
The next day.
Is this some kind of cult ritual?
Yuko watched as a group of students in her class crossed their legs and laughed, and couldn't help but say it again.
"Eh? Don't you know, Ms. Yuko?" Inoue Orihime leaned closer. "That's the signature move of the super popular spirit medium, Tang Guanyin Temple!"
"Wa hahaha."
Ichigo broke out in a sweat, barely able to contain himself, and left first.
Long Gui asked curiously, "The TV station must have high ratings, right? Doesn't Teacher Yu Zi watch TV?"
Yu Zi's eyelids twitched: "No, I don't like looking at things that are so abstract."
"Forehead."
After class, Yuko saw Rukia surrounded by people and went up to her, saying, "Rukia, could you help me with my test paper?"
Qi Wu frantically raised his hand: "Teacher Yu Zi! Over here!"
Yuko decisively ignored him.
"Hmm." Rukia paused for a moment, then nodded slightly.
Yuko walked ahead carrying a water glass, while Rukia followed behind, carrying a stack of math test papers.
Knowing how to manage students is an essential skill for every teacher, and it can save a lot of effort.
Upon entering the office, I found it rather deserted, as classes had just ended and only a few teachers from other classes were in the corner.
Setting down the exam paper, Rukia couldn't help but ask, "Ms. Ikuko."
"Rukia."
Their voices rang out simultaneously.
Rukia waved her hand: "Teacher, you go first."
Yuko didn't refuse and said, "Rukia doesn't have a place to stay yet, does she?"
"Eh?"
Yuko continued, "Why don't you stay at my house? I happen to have some spare rooms."
Rukia waved her hands repeatedly: "No need to trouble yourself, I'm staying at Ichigo's house now."
Yuko corrected, "To be precise, it's in Ichigo's closet."
"Well."
Rukia was unable to refute it.
"Being a girl must have a lot of inconveniences, right?" Yu Zi said softly. "Besides, it wouldn't be good if my family found out."
"If my family finds out..." Rukia paused, instinctively thinking of her older brother, and then shivered.
I have a feeling she's going to die a horrible death.
Yuko continued, "The room has been cleared out. I can say you're a distant relative of mine, so you don't need to deliberately avoid Ichigo's family."
In fact, Yuko had discussed this topic with the Kurosaki couple last night after everyone else had fallen asleep.
Masaki generally believes that the two are too young to live together.
Then Kurosaki Isshin retorted that Masaki had lived with him after graduating from high school, and there was nothing wrong with that.
Masaki then stated that they had been living together since after graduation.
Then the atmosphere became a little awkward.
Yuko quickly interrupted.
Ultimately, with Ikuko not participating in the vote, Masaki overwhelmingly defeated Kurosaki Isshin by a single vote.