"Oh, something more interesting? What is it?" Rukia was very curious hearing Sora's words.
"It's nothing much really," Sora smiled casually. "Do you remember the boy you gave your Shinigami powers to?"
"The boy I gave my Shinigami powers to?" Rukia fell into a distant memory as Sora spoke.
Then, Rukia came back to herself: "I think there was such a person."
"But as for that kid, Kurosaki Ichigo..." Rukia looked at Sora questioningly. "Didn't the Seireitei deal with him?"
"Heh, deal with him? How?" Sora spread his hands. "Given our status here, and also, there's someone behind Kurosaki Ichigo."
"You should have found out about this by now."
"Indeed," Rukia nodded.
After becoming a Captain, she had been catching up on many things a Captain should know.
So she had also learned about Kisuke's identity.
Moreover, Rukia had uncovered more!
That is, the disappearance of the former 10th Division's Captain, Shiba Isshin, the head of the Shiba Clan's branch family!
That incident had shocked the entire Seireitei!
So, being curious, Rukia had looked at a photo of Isshin.
...And that was that.
Rukia wanted to complain: "Seriously, old man, you really just look old!"
To put it bluntly, the difference between Isshin at forty and twenty was just the amount of facial hair!
So Rukia recognized him at a glance.
It turned out that the Living World was truly a playground for connected individuals!
She had been thrust into a high-level game back then. So it was normal that she got played.
It was also normal that Ichigo wasn't in trouble.
Speaking of this, Rukia also got an idea.
"Well, I'd like to see that kid," Rukia said. "Shall we go now?"
"Let's go tell Ukitake, it doesn't matter," Sora said.
"Okay!" Rukia got up and went to the 1st Division to inform Ukitake that they were heading to the Living World to investigate the signs of the anomaly.
After a while, Rukia returned to the 13th Division.
Ukitake naturally couldn't refuse Rukia's request.
After Rukia returned, Sora looked at Yuyu.
"Yuyu, do you want to come? I can take you along too," Sora said.
"Uh... I'll pass, sir," Yuyu smiled sheepishly and shook her head.
She glanced at Rukia.
Why would she go? She didn't need to intrude on the Captain and the lord's business.
Yuyu was very clear about her position. She was just a gyaru. If Sora was interested in her, then she would be extremely fortunate.
But having his interest was enough… she shouldn't try to push for more.
This was her, Yuyu's, personal rule.
"Alright then!" Seeing Yuyu's attitude, Sora didn't force it.
So, taking Rukia, Sora opened a portal and, along with Kaguya, who had been absent for a while, stepped through.
As always, Sora's portal was incredibly convenient.
In one step, he arrived in the Living World.
However, coincidentally, there happened to be a situation in the Living World at that moment.
"Call forth the Twilight, Mirokumaru!"
With a clear female voice, a tornado swept past, blowing away a group of bird-like creatures.
Beside the source of the clear female voice was a boy with orange hair!
And that orange hair, if not Ichigo Kurosaki, then who?
Seeing the creatures she had just cleared out, Senna was very happy: "See? I told you, Ichigo, just clearing these out is fine!"
"Alright, alright, I get it," Ichigo Kurosaki sighed. "Seriously, who gave the order for me to work with you?"
"Haha, how would I know?" Senna shook her head in response to Ichigo's words. "I'm just stationed here for a while."
"But it's kind of nice having an underling!"
"Underling, I'm hungry, hurry up and buy me something to eat!" Senna said boldly.
Hearing her words, Ichigo felt like he was going to break down: "Boss, you've already eaten a week's worth of my living expenses today!"
"Uh..." Senna stiffened at Ichigo's words.
But she quickly recovered, clinging to Ichigo's arm: "C'mon, please? Please!"
"..."
"Alright!" Under Senna's cute assault, Ichigo gave in.
He didn't have much choice, and he wasn't short on money, since his family ran a children's clinic!
A children's clinic, how could it be short on money? Tell me how?
So Ichigo was actually a rich kid!
At Senna's request, Ichigo headed to a snack shop.
From a distance, watching this scene, Sora looked at Rukia: "Rukia, what do you think?"