BATTLE ARENA

Hyorinmaru uses BAKUDO #21: SEKIENTON against Menos Grande.

Menos Grande is bound by Hyorinmaru.

Tobiume uses HADO #54: HAIEN against Menos Grande.

Menos Grande loses seventy HP.

Menos Grande attempts COUNTER ATTACK.

Hyorinmaru loses forty HP.

Hyorinmaru uses RYUSENKA against Menos Grande.

Menos Grande is defeated by HYORINMARU and TOBIUME.

Collect reward? OR Take nothing.

Toshiro's mouse hovered over each option. He could go straight to the chat room and leave Tobiume for about five seconds, or he could take the reward. This was a Menos Grande, something that he hadn't encountered in a long time. And not only that, recently a bug had popped up to cause the rewards from Menos Grandes to double. This was worth it. Tobiume was probably doing the same thing. He clicked on the 'collect reward' button and patiently waited for the list to load. He crossed his arms and tapped a finger against his elbow as he waited, humming a song to himself as he did so. Finally, the list loaded.

REWARD COLLECTED. ITEMS:

80 HP

75 XP

50 Mana Points

Hollow Mask (x2)

Greater Healing Potion (x2)

Central 46 Notices (Click Here to Read)

Toshiro was flummoxed to why the Global Moderators were suddenly interested in him. He hadn't broken any rules, and didn't even want to fathom if they were to delete his account. Not that he loved the game that much, unlike some people, but then he'd never discover who Tobiume was! It'd drive him crazy just thinking about who she was in the first place. Suddenly a small message appeared at the bottom of the screen as he clicked on the notice.

Central 46 states that you, Hyorinmaru are worthy of the title:

Gotei 13: Captain of Squad 10

Will you accept this role? YES or NO.

Toshiro was a bit shocked. The Gotei 13 Captains were also Global Moderators but had less control over everything than Central 46. Practically anyone could become a captain if they had earned enough experience points and made each and every battle as quick as possible. Not only that, to become one of the members of Central 46 was hard enough; either you were a previous captain, a creator of the game, or you had played this game for so long and had gathered up so many experience points that you made the rank. Toshiro clicked on the yes, which was flashing green. A new tab popped up, and he was tempted to close it when he saw that it was a ten question quiz and agreement.

The first questions were easy, they read:

How do you achieve a Hollow Mask?How do you defeat an Espada?How many have encountered the Cero Espada?Who is the Cero Espada?What is the Hougyoku?What is the Hougyoku's power?Who originally held the Hougyoku?Who created the Hougyoku?Where is the Hougyoku currently located?

10. Who created the Arrancar army?

As he answered these questions, he found that a few were trick questions, such as number three. Thousands upon thousands had encountered the Cero Espada, but didn't know it until their character was killed by a sudden attack of his released form. His confusion was set as soon as he reached the seventh question. Did they mean who originally held the Hougyoku inside their body, or who literally held the Hougyoku first by hand? That was a difficult question. In less than an hour, he had managed to answer all ten questions with some difficulty. He stretched his arms and glanced at the clock. It was time for bed.

He shuffled into the bathroom and scrubbed his teeth with the toothbrush and rinsed out his mouth. As he was walking back, he thought back on today's events. He had gotten on the Soul Society Shinigami as soon as he had finished homework and was delighted when he found that Tobium-wait…what? Oh crap! He rushed down the hall and fumbled with the keyboard, furiously typing in his username and password. His inbox was stuffed with messages from her.

CHATROOM

June 13, 2011 6:37 PM:

Tobiume: Hello? Hyorinmaru? Weren't we going to discuss something today?

June 13, 2011 6:58 PM:

Tobiume: Are you even there? Did I do something wrong? Hello…?

June 13, 2011 7:31 PM:

Tobiume: …I'm just going to get off now, see you later. :'(

TOBIUME IS OFFLINE.

He sent a reply to her just in case she decided to get back on in a bit.

June 13, 2011 8:42 PM:

Hyorinmaru: Sorry, Tobiume. I was busy with this quiz I had to take for Central 46. I'm a captain of the Gotei 13 now. I'll talk to you sometime later. We'll discuss the second clue tomorrow.

He put a smiley face a few seconds later in his haste for good measure.

Hyorinmaru: :P

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