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CHAPTER 2

Training Time


Tessai is excited to teach Karin, this statement is an understatement. He is giddy, as he was unable to teach Ichigo directly, only helping Urahara in teaching Ichigo. "Kidō is a technique to bring forth our reiryoku in the form of spells. They are Bakudō and Hadō. Bakudō is used battle support, for example defensive and communication spells. Hadō is used in form of direct offensive spells. There are also uses of Kidō without any spell, with Healing Kidō or Kaidō as the most popular one of this category. Do you have any question, Karin-dono?"

Karin wanted to ask them to call her Karin without any suffix, but, judging from how Tessai-san and Urahasa-san still calling Ichi-nii, it's useless to ask. It is nothing compares to the weirdness of the world, to quote a certain not-so-cat. So Karin shakes her head and says, "Please continue, Tessai-san."

Tessai continues. "I'm going to demonstrate Bakudō spell #1, Hadō spell #1, and Healing Kidō as I want you to get a deeper understanding of Kidō. The essential question is, Karin-dono, do you want to be the object of these Kidō techniques, or shall we call someone instead?"

Karin pride and caution are warring inside her. 'I am brave and strong, so I have to show them by becoming the object of these techniques.' 'You have seen how eccentric they are? Is this Kidō safe?' They continue to bicker. Karin raises her hand. "Tessai-san, how dangerous Kidō could be?"

Tessai nods his head. "Karin-dono, Kidō can be really dangerous in the practice of mid and higher-level spells, along with some tactics. The one that I'm going to use is the low-level spells, so it's safe. Not that your father will let me go away with hurting you. Not to mention Ichigo-dono. What's your answer, then?"

Karin grins. "Try the Kidō on me, Tessai-san." 'Nothing beats real experience, after all.'

Urahara Kisuke and Shihōin Yoruichi watch them with smiles. Urahara thinks, 'Now, let's hope the Quincy King song is not true. So this training is only for self-defence.'

Tessai says, "Karin-dono, I already write the spells for today's lesson. But I am afraid that the spells are too powerful if I use incantation, so I will forgo them in the demonstration. Are you ready?"

Karin nods, "I am."

Tessai poses his fingers at Karin. "Bakudō #1(read: number one): Sai!"

Karin's arms are bound at her back and her body falls to the ground from seating position. "This spell can restrain people without using cuffs. Cool. Is it for arms only, Tessai-san?"

Tessai says, "It's true that using Sai at creature with no limbs like snake is no use. You are quick to grasp the situation. Now, do you want to try to break the spell or do you want me to dismiss it for you?"

Karin smirks, "Breaking it using brute force, you mean? I'll try." Karin emits some reiatsu. The spell is still firm. Karin continues to add her reiatsu. 'It's not that simple, I need to let out higher reiatsu for this. And this is the lowest of them?!'

Karin finally able to break the spell. She breaths heavily. "Say… Tessai-san… Is Kidō always this strong? Or… It depends on the person?"

Tessai explains enthusiastically, that he is almost glowing. "That is right, Karin-dono! The strength of a technique is deeply affected by the user. Just like magic show, simple trick can be fascinating in the hand of a right magician."

Karin begs him. "Please say that you are a master on Kidō. Because if this what I get from low-level spell at the hand of average user, I don't think I can take the mid-level."

Tessai smiles. "Don't get up from you position, Karin-san. The possibility of the getting wounded is higher if you are standing."

Karin lays on the ground comfortably. She sees Tessai in the eyes and says, "I'm ready."

Tessai points at Karin with his index finger. "Hadō #1: Shō!"

Karin body flies ten feet back. She almost hit a boulder. 'He is a master in this, right?'

Tessai panics. "I'm sorry that I pushed you that far! Are you alright, Karin-dono?"

Karin give him a weak smile. "A bit bruised but it's no prob. My body have through worse. The next one is healing Kidō?"

Tessai put his hand on Karin's bruised arm. He starts to heal Karin. "I will explain to you while doing it. When we heal someone using Kidō, we do a reiatsu restoration first. This happens because the body is usually tired from the battle. By replenishing the reiatsu, the healing happens from two sources. From inside by using restored reiatsu and from outside by the healer's reiatsu."

Karin tells Tessai. "Because Shinigami is using a traditional clothes I thought the development is left behind in the afterlife. But real life medical knowledge is inferior compared to this."

Tessai chuckles. "It's true that our first aid is better than human first aid, but we are also stunted when it comes to disease and sickness."

They become silent for a while. "The healing is done, Karin-dono."

Karin inspects the result. "It's really good as new. I feel energized too."

Tessai asks his student. "Now, Karin-dono, on whom you want to try the spell?"

Karin answers, "On you, Tessai-san."


Karin continues to try until it's time for going home. There is still curfew on dinner, after all.

Karin finally able to move Tessai for 3 feet back. She managed Sai easily on second try, but Shō is another matter. And her practice object being a boulder-like man certainly didn't help. But Karin refused to try Shō on Urahara or Yoruichi.

After her success in Shō, Urahara asks Karin. "So what class do you want tomorrow? Kidō or Hakuda?"

Karin loves sport. You can easily guess her answer, actually. "Hakuda! We can try Kido again on Sunday!" She sees Tessai. "Am I going to get a homework?"

Tessai says, "I will give the incantation for Sunday tomorrow. You may memorize it, but don't try it alone. We don't want something bad happens."

Karin understands. "Like in the case of learning dangerous magician tricks. Or learning spells in wizard school."

Tessai nods. "You want to learn secretly, after all."

Karin looks at her watch. "It's already this late?! I have to go home!" She bows at them. "Thank you for today!"

Urahara replies, "Your welcome. It's a pleasure to teach you, Karin-san."

Karin grabs her bag. "See you tomorrow!"

Tessai says, "Please be careful, Karin-dono!"

Urahara and Yoruichi wave their hands. "See you tomorrow!"

Karin runs home.


Yuzu calls Karin when she enters the dining room. "Karin-chan, can you wake onii-chan? He is not up yet…"

Karin realizes that her father is not home. She immediately search his reiatsu. "Weird. I'll wake him, then. Oyaji didn't try to wake him up?"

Yuzu is back to her cooking. "There was an accident just now. To-san went to see it."

'It's good that Hollow is not the cause. This town Shinigami is incompetent.' Karin went upstairs. She opens the door to Ichigo room.

Karin walks to Ichigo, ready to shake him up. 'I can't believe that it's only a month since Ichi-nii can't see ghost. The time crept so slowly last month…'

Ichigo is still sleeping. He says softly, "Rukia…"

Karin sighs. 'Being normal is a blessing, they say. It's a curse on my brother case. He misses Rukia-nee that much, huh? But Ichi-nii always on denial when Yuzu or I try to ask him…' "Wakes up, Ichi-nii!"


I find it hilarious that Ichigo, as a Japanese, knows how to to be polite with noble but decide to calls the head of Kuchiki Clan by his name. And he actually calls Matsumoto Rangiku with Rangiku-san. My conclusion: Ichigo is friendly to the guys and polite to the girls. He is not an ill-mannered oaf. Some fanfiction I read make Ichigo sounds so impolite, this is not true.

And Karin is not quite a sailor mouth. Her mouth is loose when she feels comfortable near people or angry with them. She is still blunt, though.

Enough of my rant. Thank you for reading.

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