'Judging by the current situation, it's acceptable. Finally, someone is experiencing my work intensity.'
Freed from the heavy Hollow-extermination work, Ichigo was also feeling good.
Ordinary Hollows were handled by the two girls, so he went to school, teased girls, practiced Kido, and leisurely passed his days.
However, another week after the Bount event-
During Ichigo's peaceful class, an uninvited guest arrived!
"Hirako Shinji! That's my name!"
However, this guy wrote his name as Shinji Hirako on the blackboard.
The sudden arrival of this strange transfer student caught everyone's attention.
Looking at Shinji, the live stream audience also discussed:
"Hahaha, this guy is so funny!"
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"Indeed, intentionally writing his name backwards. Why didn't I think of that when I was in school?"
"Didn't think of it? This guy should be a social terror. Even if you thought of such a way to attract attention, you wouldn't dare do it, right?"
"By the way, have you noticed? This Hirako Shinji, although his name is written backwards, he himself is completely asymmetrical!"
"True. Speaking of which, his slanting, one-side-swept bangs... What kind of hairstyle is this?"
"20 years as a teacher, never seen it!"
"The barbershop manager also says he hasn't seen it!"
"This person, he's so cocky!"
Everyone was very curious about Shinji.
Only Ichigo was very puzzled.
In the original work, Shinji's arrival was because Ichigo couldn't control the Hollow within.
But now that the current Ichigo could perfectly achieve Hollowfication, was contact still necessary?
'Forget it, leave it for now!'
Glancing at Shinji being surrounded by everyone asking questions,
Ichigo refocused his gaze on the Kido book before him.
His Kido learning was very fast, and by now he had reached the sixties, like Raikoho.
'At this progress rate, I should be able to learn all Kido before going out. Not bad.'
And amidst learning Kido, time quickly passed until school ended.
"Ichigo, do you want to walk together?"
Orihime approached.
At Ichigo's request, Orihime no longer called him 'Kurosaki-kun' but called him Ichigo directly.
Naturally, the relationship between the two greatly advanced.
Rukia not returning to the Living World was also based on this reason… intentionally leaving space for Ichigo and Orihime.
And after a day of learning, walking home with Orihime, enjoying the sweet fragrance of youth was also a rare way for Ichigo to relax.
Unfortunately, not today.
"Orihime, go back with Tatsuki first. I have something to do!" Ichigo said.
"Ah, Ichigo, what are you going to do? Aren't people handling the Hollow-extermination tasks now?" Orihime asked curiously.
"Nothing much. Just a guest has arrived!" Ichigo looked to the side.
There, Shinji had been staring at him since school ended!
Seeing Shinji's not-good-guy appearance, Orihime also instantly became serious: "Ichigo, is that an enemy?"
Ichigo shook his head: "No, he's not. Although he looks very strange, very shamate, he's not an enemy." (T/N: Shamate can be regarded as a subculture in Japan, usually with long, colorful and spiky hair.)
Hearing his words, Shinji couldn't sit still.
"Hey, baldy, who are you calling shamate?"
Ichigo didn't speak.
He just silently stood beside Orihime, then took out a mirror from Orihime's small bag and aimed it at Shinji.
Compared to genuine students like Ichigo and Orihime, Shinji, with his legs crossed, dead-fish eyes, and uneven bangs, looked like a delinquent student.
"Tch!" Seeing his own image, Shinji stood up displeased.
Hands in pockets, hunched over, he walked out displeased: "Since you've seen through it, kid, I'll wait for you outside!"
"Ichigo, really no problem?" Seeing Shinji like this, Orihime was a bit scared and grabbed the hem of Ichigo's clothes.
"No problem!" Ichigo smiled and patted Orihime's small hand.
Characters in Bleach have very interesting personality settings.
And Shinji appears comical but is the most solemn inside.
On the Karakura battlefield, Shinji alone sought out Aizen, not because he was overestimating himself.
But in terms of Zanpakuto abilities,
Shinji was the only one who could match Aizen.
The two's Zanpakuto abilities: One affects perception (Kyoka Suigetsu), the other affects cognition (Sakanade).
Strictly speaking, affecting cognition is a higher level than affecting perception.
It's just that Shinji's own strength was inferior to Aizen's.
The two Captains of the 5th Division were both not simple characters.
After properly comforting Orihime, Ichigo walked out.
"Yo, finally calmed down your little lover?" Shinji greeted Ichigo.
"Hmm!" Ichigo nodded. Not wanting to beat around the bush, he directly asked, "So, what do you want with me?"
"Be direct. I sensed this power within you!"
Saying this, Ichigo summoned his Hollow mask!
"Huh?" Shinji's expression stiffened, then he spat in displeasure.
"Although I heard from that guy Kisuke long ago, truly seeing a genius like you who mastered Hollowfication on your own, I really have nothing to say!"
"Forget it. With your talent, you must be very curious or have guessed it!"
"Clearly, this power of Hollowfication isn't possessed by you alone!!"
Shinji also summoned his own mask.
The mask resembling an Egyptian pharaoh was extremely mysterious.
Looking at this mask, the people in Ichigo's live stream were more surprised than he was.
"This is... Hollowfication???"
"Isn't this power unique to Ichigo? How does this Hirako Shinji also have it?"
"So, besides the Shinigami and Hollows of Hueco Mundo and the Soul Society, there's a hidden organization that has broken the boundary, mastering Hollowfication?"
"Brothers, mysterious society has arrived! I'm excited!"
"Wow, Lord of Mysteries everywhere, huh?"
Discovering a new hidden organization, everyone was very excited.
Except for Ichigo.
"So?" Ichigo was very puzzled. "You've mastered it, so you've mastered it. What do you want with me?"
"Invite me to join? Then you'd have to talk to Captain-Commander Yamamoto first, get his agreement to let me leave his Gotei 13!"
Recalling Yamamoto's terror, Shinji shook his head.
"Not that. We were just entrusted by Urahara Kisuke."
"In the Soul Society, you fought Aizen in a completely Hollowfied state, right?"
"We hope to find a way to help you recreate that state! Or rather, master that state!"
Shinji stated his purpose this time.
'Hollow Ichigo, huh...' Hearing Shinji's words, Ichigo fell into thought.
His first thought was to reject it. The Hollow Ichigo state was very special.
But immediately Ichigo realized this was an opportunity, an opportunity for a two-stage leap in strength!
"Alright, let's go!" Ichigo followed Shinji.