On the street a hundred meters away from Orihime's house.
A figure wearing a hat and wooden clogs appeared out of thin air.
Looking around, Kisuke gazed at the black cat on the wall. "Yoruichi, what did you call me here for?"
"Something happened with Rukia."
Something happened?
Kisuke frowned slightly, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes.
But just as he was about to ask for the specifics, a sudden boom resounded.
Kisuke's eyes widened, and he quickly turned to look at Orihime's house not far away.
In his sight, a massive pillar of Reiatsu shot up from the ground. Around the Reiatsu pillar, the hundred-layered barrier shook continuously from the impact, and the terrifying aura even distorted the air.
"...This is truly incredible."
Gazing at this astonishing scene, Kisuke paused for a moment before letting out a sigh of admiration.
"Yoruichi, is this the 'something happened' you were talking about?"
"..."
"Alright, I understand."
Silently sighing, Kisuke didn't rush over to check the situation.
"First, tell me what happened."
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At the same time, inside Orihime's house.
"Tatsuma, you're way too amazing."
Looking at the astonishing Reiatsu emanating from Ichigo, Rukia couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
"This is the first time I've seen someone's power increase so much all at once."
"What a coincidence, it's also the first time I've encountered this."
Tatsuma shrugged, looking at the trait panel in front of him that only he could see.
[Ichigo Kurosaki]
[Race: Human/Shinigami/Hollow/Quuincy]
[Strength: Level 5]
[Traits: Medical Skill Mastery (White), Exceptional Insight (Purple), Quincy Bloodline (Purple), Iron Will (Red), Soul King Fragment (Red), Sever Everything (Red), King's Soul (Gold), Energy Fusion (Gold)]
[Exceptional Insight (Purple): Talent and comprehension +300, speeds up learning new things.]
[Quincy Bloodline (Purple): Training effect +300, can master Blut Vene and Blut Arterie after deep development of the bloodline.]
[Iron Will (Red): Mental will greatly increased, can ignore the influence of aura when facing strong enemies and exert full power.]
[Sever Everything (Red): Total Reiatsu greatly increased, power +1000 when slashing with a sword.]
[Soul King Fragment (Red): Total Reiatsu greatly increased, Training effect +1000.]
[King's Soul (Gold): Total Reiatsu massively increased, soul strength has no bottleneck and can be infinitely improved, Training effect +3000.]
Two purple, three red, two gold.
This was the most luxurious panel Tatsuma had ever seen.
Under the accumulation of this large stack of luxurious traits, Ichigo's strength completed a triple jump, from Level 2 to Level 5.
If not for Boosted Gear, Ichigo would even surpass Tatsuma, comparable to Satans and Gods.
Of course, traits are one thing, and attribute countering and actual combat ability are another. At least the newly awakened Ichigo, in Tatsuma's eyes, was like a baby with a sword. He had some strength, but he wasn't difficult to handle.
"What you need to do next is to control your power through extensive training."
Looking at Ichigo who walked over to thank him, Tatsuma spoke to remind him.
"Reiatsu is power from the soul, and the Reiatsu overflowing from your body now is very large. If you don't control it, you will affect the souls of ordinary people around you just by standing still."
"Huh? It's that serious!" Ichigo exclaimed in great surprise.
Tatsuma said, "Actually, I've been very conservative in my words, the real situation will only be worse than that."
Ichigo asked, "Then what should I do? Tatsuma, do you have any good ways to help me quickly control my power?"
"There is, but there's a more suitable person than me to be your teacher."
Tatsuma turned around, looking at the figure who had just jumped up through the gap in the wall not far away.
"I'll leave Ichigo's training to you. You should be fine, Kisuke."
"You know me, sir?" A hint of confusion flashed in Kisuke's eyes.
"I've heard of you." Tatsuma nodded slightly in reply.
"Oh my. That's a bit unexpected." Kisuke's lips curved up as he let out a light chuckle.
"Since the famous Red Dragon Emperor trusts me so much, it would be a bit impolite to refuse. Leave Ichigo to me, I guarantee I'll have him control his new power within a week."
Tatsuma looked at the person involved beside them. "You don't have any objections, right?"
Ichigo nodded. "As long as I can control my power and not affect my dad and the others when I go home, that's fine."
Tatsuma said, "Don't worry. No matter what, he used to be a captain of the Gotei 13, his teaching level is quite good."
"He was a captain?!" Rukia beside them exclaimed in surprise.
"That's just past history, Kuchiki-san, you don't need to mind." Kisuke waved his hand, trying to gloss over it.
However, Rukia, who had long since fallen out with him, naturally wouldn't let it end there.
She asked, "Urahara, why did you provide me with a Gigai that suppressed my recovery? Do you have a grudge against the Kuchiki clan?"
Kisuke said, "Uh... you've misunderstood. Personally, I have a good relationship with Captain Byakuya."
"Then why did you plot against me?!"
"...Sorry, this matter concerns my personal privacy. In short, please forgive me, Kuchiki-san."
"???"
Forgive you my foot.
You want me to forgive you without explaining anything? Do you really think I'm a pushover?
Oh, it seems I really am.
Recalling the gap between herself and Captain-level powerhouses, Rukia, who had originally wanted to say something more, fell silent.
"Cough! I have one more thing to say."
Just then, Kisuke coughed and his expression turned serious.
"Kuchiki-san, could I ask you to give up recovering your power and hide as an ordinary person?"
"Urahara, don't push your luck!" Rukia snorted coldly and flatly refused.
Not being able to beat him was one thing, but that didn't mean she was really afraid. If Kisuke continued to pull sneaky tricks, she would just expose him.
"Don't rush to refuse, listen to my explanation..."
"That's enough."
Just as Kisuke was about to find an excuse to continue trying to persuade her, Tatsuma's voice suddenly rang out.
"Rukia is my mission objective. No matter the reason, I must send her back to Soul Society."
"...Alright, I understand."
Kisuke hesitated for a moment and gave up on persuading her.
Since Rukia's return to Soul Society was already set, he could only prepare countermeasures based on that. Fortunately, he now had a trump card in his hand that could deal with Aizen.