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Chapter 9: "New truths, new shadows, crazy priests and sacred swords!"
[TONIGHT! TONIGHT! TONIGHT!] (Bleach OP 4)
By BEAT CRUSADERS
*Instrumental*
(The screen appears static, as if there was an absence of signal. The screen then changes, becoming white while, surrounded by the colored silhouettes of the protagonists, the Bleach DxD logo appears in the center of the screen and then in a white light.)
Woke up with yawning,
It's dawning
I'm still alive
(The scene changes: The camera takes over Ichigo, Rias and her Peerage walking and talking together on the streets of Kuoh until they stop and turn behind them.)
Turned on a radio
To start up new day
(As soon as they turned, the group of friends saw Kaito and Senna join them. As soon as they did, they all headed for school.)
As goddamned D.J. chattered
How to survive
(The scene changes: the camera now shows various characters. Sirzechs and Gryfia are seen dressed in elegant red and silver dresses; Azazel is dressed in a purple and white tuxedo while two figures are hidden by white cloaks.)
Amazing news got over
On that air wave
*Instrumental*
(The scene changes: Hollows rain down from the sky as Rias, Issei, Yuuto, Koneko, Asia, Akeno, Senna and Ichigo prepare for battle.)
Tonight,
Love is rationed
(The scene changes: Issei, Yuuto, Akeno, Senna and Koneko run forward as they start attacking the Hollows)
Tonight,
Across the nation
(As Yuuto, Akeno, Senna and Koneko fight, Rias and Asia start preparing magical attacks)
Tonight
Love reflects world wide
(The two failed to notice a Hollow who was about to hit the two girls from behind but, before he could do it, the Hollow was killed by Kaito through his scythe)
Almost another day
(When the Hollow was killed, the Hollow disappeared into a purple smoke and, as the camera continued shooting, Ichigo appeared from behind as he activated the Bankai from the smoke. As soon as Tensa Zangetsu appeared, Ichigo swung towards the camera, obscuring the view.)
She's a shooting star
(The scene changes: The camera begins to frame a kind of bright green crystals inside a church completely in the dark.)
Good-night (Good-night)
Good-night (Good-night)
(As the camera continued to capture the bright crystals, something in the church moved in the shadows.)
She's a shooting star (She's a shooting star)
(The camera starts moving, starting to head towards the church bedside.)
Good-bye ...
(As soon as the camera was close enough, the bedside lit up with the same light emitted by the crystals, showing 4 people. Two were sitting on the bedside, one was sitting on the ground while the fourth person was standing: The person sitting on the ground it was Freed, the person standing was Zero while the two people sitting were Valper and Kokabiel. The camera starts zooming in towards Kokabiel until it enters its red iris.)
*Instrumental*
Tonight,
Love is rationed
(The scene changes: Ichigo, Senna and the ORC were having fun in an arcade game room)
Tonight,
Across the nation
(The scene changes: ORC members along with Ichigo and Senna walked together on the streets of Kuoh)
Tonight
Love reflects world wide
(The scene changes: Everyone was seeing Issei in front of them trying to make the self-timer of a camera work)
Almost another day
(Everyone smiles towards the camera lens, which took the photo)
See you some other day ...
(The camera now frames the photo taken and then fades into a white light)
Kuoh Shopping Center, with the ORC ...
"Hajimemashite (Nice to meet you)! My name is Kaito Kurogane, and I'm Rias Gremory's First Rook! " Said the boy called Kaito as he smiled towards Rias's Peerage, shocking almost everyone present, especially Koneko who widened her eyes, clearly struck by surprise ... First Rook? Then she was the second ... "WHAT THE-" Issei and Yuuto shouted when they heard what Kaito said, who bent his head slightly to the side, as if confused "Did you not understand correctly?" He asked as he saw that most of Rias' Peerage looked at him suspiciously. "We understood very well-" Issei growled as he observed Kaito "-The problem is that Rias-Buchou never told us about you". "Yare yare (Good Grief) ..." Kaito murmured while, sighing, observed Rias "Rias-san, why didn't you tell him about me?" Kaito asked while he made a fake expression of sadness towards Rias, who sighed "There was nothing I could do, my brother told me to keep your existence hidden until you returned". "Lucifer-san? Wow, I'm really important! " Kaito joked with a slight smile as he continued to receive suspicious looks from the rest of the Peerage. "Guys please-" Rias turned to look at her Peerage "-It's our partner. Don't look at it like that. "
"... Okay." The first person who spoke was Koneko, who seemed to have recovered from the surprise. "Thanks for the trust, Shiraga (White Hair) -chan!" Kaito smiled at Koneko, who observed him with a stoic expression "My name is Koneko Toujou ... second Rook ... Kaito Kurogane, after we defeat the Hollows I want-" While speaking, Koneko put on MMA gloves to then clench her fists "-see how strong you are," First Rook "-san ...". Kaito seemed to grin slightly when he heard Koneko's request as other Hollows burst from the roof. "Caution!" Asia shouted and, as Rias' Peerage prepared for battle, Kaito chuckled slightly "Okay Koneko-chan, but first let's hurry to kill these Hollow!" Kaito held out his right hand as a black and white light formed in his palm "Let's go: Truth And Liar!" Kaito said while, shaking hands, the light took the form of a weapon: The weapon had the shape of a sickle with a handle almost as long as Kaito (Around 5.5ft); the scythe blade is particular, in fact the weapon has two black and white blades crossed together while the cutting part of the blades protrudes on both sides. When the others saw the weapon, they admitted that it was cool ... except for the fact of the two crossed blades. "Are you sure it can hurt the Hollows?" Issei asked Kaito, who chuckled "Stop talking and more actions" Kaito smiled slightly when ... he disappeared. "What ?!" Issei looked around while Akeno seemed to indicate the high "Over there!". Moving their gaze to the point indicated by Akeno, ORC members saw Kaito surrounded by black particles sitting on a glass railing on the upper floor and, when he made his sickle disappear, the various black particles were vanishing.
Everyone looked at Kaito with wide eyes, surprised and amazed at what he has just done. "H-He killed-" Asia started to stutter while Yuuto finished the phrase "-every Hollow ...". Kaito seemed to notice that everyone was surprised as he smiled slightly arrogantly "What? Surprised? " He said while, with a leap, he went downstairs where the Peerage of Rias was. "You haven't changed, huh?" Rias said with a slight smile while Kaito seemed to chuckle "Gomen (Sorry), I hate changes-" As soon as he said it, Kaito's face turned serious "-And unfortunately, our society is about to change". "... What you mean?" Rias asked but before anyone could ask what Rias is referring to, Kaito raised a finger, silencing everyone. "Not now, for now we have to leave," Kaito said while pointing with a finger at the emergency exit and, after seeing that the others understood, Kaito began to head with them towards the exit. "Shall we go help Ichigo-san?" Asia asked while Kaito replied coldly "No, he'll get by himself." Koneko squeezed her right hand slightly when she heard Kaito's answer. "Why don't you want to help him?" Koneko was watching Kaito who raised a hand, explaining his reasoning "Because Kurosaki can handle it alone. I received the videos from the Rating Game, and it was enough to understand that Ichigo is a fighter skilled enough to survive against the Hollow who have gathered ". 'Please Ichi-nii ... don't hurt yourself too much' thought Koneko as she kept walking with the ORC members.
Outside the shopping center, with Ichigo ...
As the ORC met Kaito, the battle outside the mall was not over yet. Ichigo was sitting on the ground while looking at the Shinigami girl in front of him, who had turned slightly towards the Shinigami-Daigo. "Can you get up? We have to eliminate the Hollows! " The girl said as she returned to observing the incredible Hollow cluster present. Ichigo was silent for a few seconds and, as his mind tried to work out what was going on, something inside Ichigo had freed itself. In fact, Ichigo's face was streaked with tears while the orange-haired boy said the name of the girl "Senna ...". The Shinigami turned to Ichigo, surprised that she knew her name "How do you know?" Senna asked as he saw Ichigo who seemed to be speechless. "I-I don't know ... it was as if I already knew it" Ichigo replied as he put his hand on his temple and then sighed and stood up as he took Zangetsu back in his hand. "Uh? What are you talking about?" Senna raised an eyebrow but, instead of expecting an answer from Ichigo, the Shinigami-Daigo seemed to chuckle slightly while observing Senna "I can't explain it well, but I know one thing is certain-" While speaking, Ichigo pointed Zangetsu towards the Hollows "- We have to get rid of all those Hollows, can you help me? ". In fact, while the two Shinigami were talking, the Hollows were not only still numerous, but they were heading towards the two Shinigami. "Weren't you the one who was having trouble fighting the Hollows?" Senna said as she squeezed her zanpakuto with both hands, watching the Hollows. "Heh, you got a point" Ichigo smiled slightly as he saw Senna let out a slight sigh "What's your name?" The girl asked Ichigo who smiled slightly, knowing that he could finally say both his name and his profession. "Shinigami-Daigo Kurosaki Ichigo. Now- "As he spoke, Ichigo channeled his Reiatsu into Zangetsu, ready to hurl a Getsuga Tensho against the Hollows" -Bring it on! ".
(Play "Bleach OST- Sakkaku")
As if they had obeyed an order, the Hollows rushed towards the two Shinigami and, while Senna made an agile leap backwards, Ichigo squeezed Zangetsu's hilt "Take this! GETSUGA TENSHO!" Ichigo shouted as he launched his attack on the Hollows, eliminating a small part while the surviving Hollows charged towards Ichigo who, carrying Zangetsu at his side, snapped towards the Hollows, starting to attack them with the sword. After killing yet another Hollow, Ichigo turned to parry, using Zangetsu, the bite of a Hollow similar to a giant wasp "You want some?!" He said as he infused his Reiatsu into his zanpakuto, hurling an unnamed Getsuga Tensho who killed both the wasp-shaped Hollow and a good portion of the remaining Hollows. "GRAW" A Hollow shouted as it sprinted speedily towards Ichigo but, before he could move, the Hollow was sliced cleanly by Senna, who had reached him with the Shunpo. "Need a hand with this?" Senna said with a slight smile as she saw Ichigo return the smile, returning to hold Zangetsu with two hands "It would be perfect". Senna smiled and then closed her eyes and exhaled as she put her left hand in front of the blade of her zanpakuto. 'Calm and safe, Senna ...' Senna thought and then began to spin on herself as a powerful wind rose around her, creating a small tornado that began to suck several Hollows, which disintegrated while Ichigo had to put his right hand in front because of the wind. "The hell ?!" Ichigo exclaimed when he saw the scene while Senna, continuing to spin, began to rise in altitude and then stopped a few seconds later while, opening her eyes, Senna pronounced the name of her zanpakuto "Yūyami ni izanae (Call forth the Twilight) -" While Senna spoke, her zanpakuto began to light up with a golden Reiatsu and then stretched out, taking the form of a golden Khakkhara with a pointed tip "-Mirokumaru!" Senna shouted to then point the Khakkhara in front of her and start to rotate on herself, releasing an incredible jet of air that hit all the Hollows, disintegrating them completely.
"I-Incredible ..." Ichigo murmured while he was observing the scene, incredibly surprised by the movements of the girl, who finished turning and returning to the ground after eliminating all the Hollows, of which only black particles that vanished quickly remained.
(End "Bleach OST- Sakkaku")
Senna, after landing, sighed and, while Mirokunaru returned to being a katana, Ichigo approached her with a smile. "That was incredible!" Ichigo said turning to Senna while he put Zangetsu, who covered the blade with white cloth, behind his back. The girl returned the smile and the compliments "Thank you, Ichigo". Before either of them could speak, the voice of the ORC members calling Ichigo interrupted the conversation between the two Shinigami and, while Senna remained silent, Ichigo turned to his friends. "Guys, are you okay?" Ichigo asked as he watched his friends, although the same could not be said for the black-haired boy who was with the ORC. "You're amazing Ichigo, killing all those Hollows alone" Akeno smiled mischievously "I'm curious how good you could be-" Before she could finish the sentence, Kaito's hand stopped her "Kurosaki Ichigo-" Kaito observes Ichigo with a little of coldness and then smiling, causing much confusion in Ichigo "-Thanks for eliminating the group out here". "Uh-huh ... thanks?" Ichigo observed Kaito with curiosity and confusion and then shook his head "Anyway, it's not just my merit, it's also Senna's merit". "Senna?" ORC members asked in confusion as they saw Ichigo turn around as if he had said the most obvious thing. "Oh right, now I'll introduce you-" Ichigo started talking while he turned "Guys, will I introduce you-Senna?" Ichigo looked around and all he saw were brown autumn leaves fluttering where Senna was previously.
As soon as Ichigo finished looking around, Kaito took command of the situation "I think we are all tired after this day. After all, many want to have answers and others-" Kaito began to observe Ichigo, who was observing him paying attention to his words "-They still have to know me. So, are we going to the clubhouse?" Kaito asked, and while he received positive responses from most people, Rias had to give a slightly negative one. "It would be perfect ... but today is Sunday, so they are cleaning the school" said Rias provoking a discontent of Kaito who sighed "Jeez, and I who hoped to be able to sit on the club sofas" Kaito complained provoking Akeno's chuckle. "Lazy ..." Rias sighed until she smiled and then observed Issei "But I know where we can have a small meeting" Rias smiled slightly while Issei instead seemed to swallow "What are you talking about, Buchou ...?"
10 minutes later, at Hyoudou's home…
"We have arrived!" Rias said with a slight smile, unlike Issei who looked confused. The ORC's members with Ichigo and Kaito are located in front of a typical Japanese two-storey house in a suburban area while in front of the entrance of the house you could read a plaque on which it was written in Kanji "Hyoudou". Issei bowed his head and then sighed "Buchou ... why in my house?" Issei asked while, raising his head, he saw that everyone had entered the house. "H-Hey, wait!" Issei said as he ran after them.
As soon as everyone entered, they saw that a typically housewife with long brown hair tied in a ponytail came upstairs and smiled towards the members of the ORC, especially when she saw Rias, Asia and Issei. "Ise-kun, Rias-chan, Asia-chan! Are they your friends?" Asked the woman with a slight smile. "Sorry for intruding" said Ichigo, Akeno, Kaito, Yuuto and Koneko while the woman, continuing to smile, made a slight bow of greeting "You are welcome, after all you are friends of Ise, Rias and Asia. My name is Miki Hyoudou, nice to meet you!". "O ai dekite kōeidesu (It is also a pleasure for us to meet you), Miki-san" said Kaito, returning the bow to Miki. "Miki-san, can we use the dining room? We have to have a club meeting" Rias smiled at Miki who nodded "Obviously, Rias-chan, do as if it were your home ~" Miki said and then return to the upstairs while humming a melody.
As Akeno, Rias, Asia and Koneko headed towards the dining room, Ichigo and the boys stood at the entrance for a moment "At least the mother doesn't seem perverted" joked Ichigo causing a slight chuckle of Yuuto while Issei snorted "Yeah yeah, you are very funny Ichigo". While Ichigo and Issei had this exchange of jokes, Akeno's light and familiar chuckle rang in the dining room while the girl said "My my Issei-kun, nude in the beach". The boys obviously heard what Akeno said and, while Ichigo and the others laughed, Issei was blushing a lot as he ran into the living room "Akeno-san! Stop watching" shouted Issei while, arrived in the living room, he took from the girl's hands ... a photo album. "Ara Ara Issei-kun, are you embarrassed?" Akeno joked, making Issei blush even more but, before he could say the obvious, the rumors of Rias and Asia stopped him. "Little Ise from childhood" The two girls said and repeated in unison and, while the two girls watched another photo album, Koneko seemed instead to smile like a cat in silence ... while she also saw a photo album "Ise-san's nude and frank past ". "C-Come on, stop! Please ..." Issei whimpered in a low voice as Ichigo, Kaito and Yuuto joined him, the latter approaching Koneko who gave him the album. "I understand you Issei-" Ichigo sighed and put a hand on his friend's shoulder, comforting him "-My father venerates a poster of my mother in the dining room".
"R-Really?" Issei observed Ichigo who nodded and, before he could finish saying something, the atmosphere of the room became full of tension, in fact Yuuto had approached Issei ... and he wasn't smiling "Ise-kun!". "What's wrong?" Issei asked as he turned to Yuuto who pointed to a photo inside the album: The photo depicted a child Issei intent on copying the pose of a superhero together with another brown-haired boy. "Ah ... it's a boy who used to live in the neighborhood. We played together and played heroes a lot. He went abroad before first grade because of his parents' work" Issei explained to Yuuto, who shook his head as if were not what he asked. In fact, Yuuto pointed to an object in the room: A medieval sword on a pedestal positioned above what looked like a fireplace. "Do you remember this?" Yuuto asked slightly more serious as he saw Issei massaging his chin "Mh ... I was a child back then, so I don't really remember it" He replied causing a sad "I see ..." by Yuuto.
"What's wrong with Yuuto?" Ichigo watched the Rias' Knight sigh as he squeezed his right hand "Things like this happen huh? To find it in a place you don't even expect it ..." he said, intriguing Ichigo and Issei while the girls were still seeing each other album. Yuuto's gaze grew more serious as his face became furious "This is a-" Before he could tell the identity of the sword, Kaito stopped him "-Holy Sword". When Kaito spoke, everyone's general attention turned to him, who had sat on the sofa and then placed his right arm on the back of the furniture. "You ... know it" Yuuto observed Kaito making slight shrugs, starting to speak "In short, Yuuto-kun, we all know what Seiken (Holy Swords) are, the most famous are Seiken Ekusukaribā (Holy Swords Excalibur's) ". "Wait, did you say" Excalibur's "?" Issei looked at Kaito with wide eyes while Ichigo instead parted him and then stood with folded arms "Is there more than one?". Kaito observed Rias, who nodded "I'll be brief: During the Great War, the Excalibur broke into 7 pieces, then they decided to forge 7 new Excalibur ..." Kaito sighed and then returned to assume his "stupid" face with a slight smile "Wow, I was very short, wasn't I?" He asked looking around, receiving only serious looks.
"Okay okay ..." Kaito rolled his eyes as he received other serious looks "What? I said what-" Kaito's eyes widened like a child and then sat politely "-Oooh, you want to know where I was for all this time!". "And I'd like to know who you are" said Ichigo, still with his arms crossed. "Right, let's start with that: Hajimemaste (Nice to meet you) Kurosaki Ichigo! I am Kaito Kurogane, Rias' First Rook" When he presented himself to Ichigo, the latter noticed a slight contraction of Koneko's hand "...Kurosaki Ichigo, pleased to meet you". "Perfect! Now-" Becoming serious, Kaito watched those present in the room as the sky outside the house begins to cloud quickly "-The reasons for my long absence from the Peerage? Rias is not the only person who asks me to investigate" Raising his hands, Kaito went back to sitting as before" If you want to believe me, do it, but I can say that I finished my job, rather- "While talking, Kaito got up from the sofa and headed for the exit of the house "-I am going to report to my last employer. See you." "Kaito!" Rias called her first Rook who turned slightly "What, Buchou?" Kaito asked Rias who made a small nod "Welcome back to Kuoh". "Eh ... see you tomorrow," said Kaito as he, shaking his right hand as a sign of greeting, left the house.
"Well, that's a thing," Issei said trying to ease the tension in the now palpable room. "Yeah ..." Ichigo shifted her gaze to Koneko who seemed to have calmed down from before. "Rias-" Ichigo saw Rias give him a look of curiosity "-Why did Kaito seem so ... cold? It's difficult to read". "Well ..." Rias lowers her gaze slightly, sighing "It's just difficult. It always has been" She replied while Akeno sits on the sofa, then turns to Rias "But I've never heard of a boy called 'Kaito' so far. Can you tell us about him? ". "Who? Kaito?" Rias seemed to sigh as she also sits on the sofa and then observes her friends "Well ... he's always been a difficult boy. How to blame him, after all he doesn't even know what his real name is". "Wait, are you saying he has no memories?" Issei asked and, while Asia put her hands in front of her mouth, murmuring "Poor boy ...". "Whatever it is-" Rias changed the subject while observing Ichigo "-Is a Hollow attack like today's normal?" She asked when she watching the young Shinigami-Daigo who rubbed his chin, trying to remember similar attacks, remembering the challenge between him and Uryu, who used that strange coin-shaped tablet "... No, normally the Hollows didn't attack like that ... "Ichigo started talking while a lightning bolt fell from the sky, illuminating Kuoh Town with bright blue" -But if someone used something to attract them ... then the amount of Hollow appeared today was pure luck "
Meanwhile, with Kaito ...
"It's going to rain ... tch" Kaito snorted as he was walking on the streets of Kuoh, until he stopped in front of a two-story house also typically Japanese. Looking at the unnamed entrance, Kaito sighed and, approaching the front door, knocked three times. "Oi, Ossan (Old man), it's me, Kaito. Open the door, it's going to rain!" Kaito shouted and then waited a few seconds, at the end of which the door opened, introducing to the young Kaito a familiar man dressed in a kimono. "Kaito, my boy, how long! How are you?" The man smiled as he patted Kaito on the shoulder and sighed "I'll be better in the house, right? Sometimes you look more stupid than you are, Azazel" Kaito said while Azazel moved, allowing Kaito to enter.
"I see you haven't changed Kaito" Azazel smiled slightly as he followed Kaito who was walking towards Azazel's dining room. "You know I hate to change, but you're worse than me-" As he spoke, Kaito pointed to a painting depicting a man screaming "-Continue holding on to that painting from Munch." Azazel shook his head slightly chuckled slightly "At least I have a taste in the arts. You?" Azazel said with an amused grin while Kaito instead opened and closed his mouth several times and then sighed, accepting defeat.
A few seconds later, the two were sitting in the dining room: Azazel, intent on drinking a glass of wine, was sitting on an armchair while Kaito on the sofa instead, sitting as he had done at Issei's house. Between the two was a glass coffee table. "Do you want some wine too?" Azazel asked as he watched Kaito sigh "Cut the bullshit, Azazel" Kaito said as he became much more serious "You know why I'm back." Azazel looked at Kaito and then took a last sip of wine and put the glass on the right armchair "So-" Azazel looked at Kaito straight in the eyes "-What did you find out?".
Kaito put his hand into a pocket and, after taking out his hand, he left on the table a photo depicting a completely destroyed armored room "It seems that the Church has hidden it ... you were right, someone is plotting something ... and the Excaliburs hit something "While Kaito spoke, Azazel took the photo and carefully analyzed it" Did they find any clues about the possible culprit? ". "It seems that it was not the work of a simple supernatural being. From what I understand that bunker had a spell that was to kill instantly any impure being" explained Kaito as he saw Azazel sigh "Do you have a guilty in mind?". Kaito shook his head "There is not enough evidence, but I only know that the Church will send two exorcists here to Kuoh the day after tomorrow".
"Exorcist?" Azazel seemed to smile slightly, finally had a plan "Thanks Kaito, your help is always useful to me ... but now I need your help especially". Kaito watched Azazel for a few seconds, then sighed "Okay ossan. What do you need this time?". "I need you to be officially part of Rias Gremory's Peerage again" Azazel said with a slight smile as he took up the glass of wine again, returning to drink. Meanwhile Kaito was silent, with wide eyes "A-Are you sure?" He asked, slightly stammering as Azazel nodded "Yes, I'm sure. From tomorrow you will have to go to the Kuoh Academy as a second year student. You will obviously be rewarded".
"... usually more extra compensation?" Kaito watched Azazel smile slightly, then stood up. "Then I accept the assignment." "I'm happy, thank you for helping me, Kaito" Azazel looked at the boy with a grateful look as Kaito instead started heading towards the exit, but stopped. "Don't mention it... Ossan " With that said, Kaito left the house while Azazel finished the glass of wine. "You will never change huh?" Azazel murmured while, turning his gaze towards a wall, he saw a small photograph depicting a smiling Kaito on his first day of middle school while Azazel was beside him.
Meanwhile, in an unknown position ...
The place was completely desolate and silent except for Zero's steps, who seemed to mumble something. After a few minutes of walking, Zero reached a door and, after sighing, opened it and entered closing it behind him. "I'm back~" said Zero as he walked around the room, heading towards what was a throne on the wall of the room, on which a man was sitting. The man is a young man with long black hair and red eyes with pointy ears. The man possesses five pairs of black wings and, finally, he wears a black robe with detailed accessories.
"Kokabiel-sama" As soon as he saw the man called Kokabiel observe him, Zero bowed slightly while Kokabiel spoke to him "Zero, tell me: Did the experiment work?" Kokabiel said addressing the masked individual who got up "Of course, we have collected a lot of data, even if we have a problem ...". "A problem?" Kokabiel looked at Zero with his red eyes, which frightened almost every person ... but Zero was special, of course. "The old Valper let the Mad Priest take an Excalibur" said Zero as he saw Kokabiel shake his head slightly, as if he were exasperated "If Freed wants to have fun, so be it. If everything goes according to plan, nobody can stop us" Kokabiel did a gesture with one hand, meaning that Zero must leave. "Then I'll let you rest, Kokabiel-sama" Zero bowed again and then left the room.
The next day, at the Kuoh Academy ...
The morning bells are ringing for school as Ichigo was entering the classroom, only to be greeted by a boy who ran to him. "Goood morning! Iiiiiii-chiii-goooo!" Said the boy running towards Ichigo, who simply stretched out his left arm which collided painfully against the boy's chin. "Oss, Wu" Ichigo said as he watched a boy on the ground massaging his chin: He was a boy with glasses, medium-haired with purely Chinese features and facial features. "Oi, Ichigo-" Wu jumped up to Ichigo while pointing with a finger "-You hurt me!". "Uff ..." Ichigo sighed and then allowed himself to smile and extend his hand to Wu, helping him to get up while saying "Sorry, man". Ichigo couldn't do anything about it: Wu's was the same as his friend Keigo. Wu seemed to chuckle as he walked with Ichigo to the latter's desk: Ichigo's was the last bench next to the window while Wu's bench was three desks in front of Ichigo's. As soon as Ichigo sat down, Wu turned around and looked around, then looked at Ichigo and spoke. "Anyway Ichigo, do you know? There's a strange rumor going around about one of the pervert trio" Wu saw Ichigo raise an eyebrow, obviously Ichigo knew about the Pervert Trio, indeed he was a friend of one of the members. "Who are you talking about?" Ichigo asked as he saw Wu adjust his glasses "I'm talking about Hyoudou Issei, the most perverted of the three!". "... What rumors are you talking about?" Ichigo became slightly more serious, he wanted to see if the rumors were true.
Wu watched Ichigo as he became serious "According to the rumors: The Wild Beast Ise is playing around with pretty girls: He knows some secrets about Rias-senpai and Himejima-senpai and forcing to do perverted things. Abusing them, he has orgies after orgies" Wu explained while he saw Ichigo sighing" I don't know who created these rumors, but I can confirm that they are false" Ichigo said while Wu was still serious "Do you know that they are not finished?" Wu saw Ichigo watch him with his arms folded as he raised an eyebrow. "The Wild Beast Ise set his filthy fangs on the Angel who had transferred to our school. He attacked Asia-chan on the first day she transferred! And Asia-chan suffocating voice did not reach the Beast's ears. And then, his lust for sex reached the school's mascot, the loli-bodied Toujou Koneko-chan! " Wu finished telling while Ichigo, with a vein clearly visible on his forehead, slammed a fist on the bench "Today Issei will die!". "Woah, easy there, guardian-" Wu raised a hand, calming the orange-haired boy "-I told simple rumors, you don't have to believe it".
Ichigo sighed slightly "You are right Wu, I exaggerated" Ichigo saw Wu shake his head "Quiet, your reaction is very understandable-crap, Mrs Shinobu!" Wu said as he sprinted and ran to his desk and then, together with Ichigo and the whole class, got up at the entrance of their teacher: Mrs Shinobu (Physical description in chapter 3, one of the various chapters that will receive a very heavy grammatical correction). "Good morning, Mrs Shinobu!" The whole class said in unison as they bowed to Miss Shinobu who smiled "Good morning students! You can sit down, I have incredible news-" Shinobu clapped her hands and continued to smile as the class returned to sit at their desks " -Today we have two new students transferred! ". "Two?" Ichigo raised an eyebrow, certainly curious about their identities. Shinobu turned to the front door of the classroom as she said "Introduce yourself one at a time." The first student who entered was immediately recognized by Ichigo who widened his eyes thinking only one thing ... 'Kaito ?!'.
Kaito, in fact, was dressed in his school uniform and, as soon as he entered the classroom, he wrote his name on the blackboard and then turned to the class. "Hajimemaste min'na-san (Guys)! My name is Kaito Kurogane, I hope we can become friends" said Kaito as he made a slight bow of greeting, although his right eye instead seemed to speak only to one person in the room: Ichigo. While the various pupils were talking to each other, girls who say he is cute and boys who already seemed to "hate" him, Shinobu turned to Kaito. "Perfect, Kaito-kun! There is a free stall right next to Ichigo-kun!" Shinobu smiled as she pointed to the counter in Kaito, who immediately headed and say "Yo, Ichigo". "Kaito? What are you doing here?" Ichigo was genuinely surprised at the sight of the boy who had sat at the bench next to his. "Isn't it obvious? I'm a student!" Kaito smiled sarcastically and then shrugged "Anyway I'm sorry if yesterday I looked ... cold. But you know, I was 4 months away from home, I wanted to go to rest" Kaito saw Ichigo who nodded "Quiet, I can understand "Ichigo said while he smiled at Kaito, who also smiled slightly and then held out his hand to Ichigo. "So let's start well and become friends? Kaito Kurogane, Kaito for friends" he asked, receiving the handshake from Ichigo "Kurosaki Ichigo, Ichigo for friends".
"Wait guys-" Shinobu called the attention of the class "-I now introduce you to the second student. You can come in" said Mrs Shinobu as she observed the front door of the classroom which opened, bringing in the second pupil. "I don't believe it," Ichigo said with wide eyes as he saw Senna (In school uniform of course) enter the classroom, starting to write his name on the blackboard and, when she finished writing the name, Senna turned to the class, smiling. "Nice to meet you, my name is Senna Amagi!" Senna said as she also made a slight bow of greetings. When Senna finished the presentation, Shinobu pointed to a free desk near the door. Kaito observed the way Ichigo reacted to the sight of the girl "You know her?". Ichigo nodded "She helped me against the Hollows" Ichigo revealed by omitting about how he knew the name of Senna and then whispering when he saw Mrs Shinobu start explaining "Damn, Mrs Shinobu is about to start the lesson". "Perfect, can you lend me your notes, Ichi-kun?" Kaito asked making Ichigo sigh: It was going to be a long day.
A few hours later, at the end of lessons ...
"It's finally over" Kaito stretched his arms as he was leaving the class followed by Ichigo, who instead seems to look for Senna, but stopped when a certain white-haired girl called the two saying "Ichi-nii ... Kaito-san? ". Ichigo and Kaito turned to Koneko who joined him. Kaito sighed slightly "Yes I'm a student now, Koneko-chan ... wait-" Kaito turned to Ichigo "-What did he call you 'Ichi-nii'?" Kaito could see Ichigo chuckle nervously and say "Long story", continuing to receive a strange look from Kaito who sighed, finally murmuring a "Oh well". Koneko remained silent during the talk between the two and, when she saw that it had ended, the girl turned to Kaito "Kaito-senpai, if today you have become a student you will also participate in the ORC activities?" Koneko asked Kaito who shrugged "It's not a problem for me, we can also go right away, like this-" As he spoke, Kaito grinned "-We can also challenge each other, can't we?".
"... Okay" Koneko nodded accepting Kaito's statement "Then we can head to the clubhouse. Shall we go Ichi-nii?" Koneko asked as she watched Ichigo sigh slightly, defeated. "Okay." Ichigo nodded slightly and, after doing so, headed with Koneko and Kaito to the ORC headquarters.
Ichigo, Koneko and Kaito reached the club entrance and entered, making the gaze of the present turn around: Rias, Issei and Asia. "Koneko, Ichigo and-Kaito?" Rias was surprised at the sight of the boy who simply raised his left hand in greeting, receiving a similar greeting from Issei and Asia who smiled at the boy, saying "Hi Kaito-san!". "Oss, Buchou, guys" Kaito simply said sitting down with Koneko on a sofa in the room while Ichigo instead stood, looking around. "What happened to Akeno and Yuuto?" Ichigo asked turning to Rias, who let out a slight sigh "Akeno said she had a commitment, so she couldn't participate in the activities while Yuuto ..." Rias looked at the desk with a slightly sad look. "Rias?" Kaito raised an eyebrow slightly at the sight of Rias, who seemed clearly worried. "...What is happening?" Koneko asked, confused by the situation. "I will tell you what happened ... from the beginning" Rias said looking up at her friends.
Meanwhile, with Yuuto ...
Yuuto was walking with his head bowed through the streets of Kuoh, now illuminated by the afternoon sun. 'There was no way that I had forgotten about my reason ...' Yuuto thought as he looked at his left hand, then clenched it into a fist. As he walked, however, Yuuto heard the footsteps of someone running towards him and, when he turned to the sound, he had time to create a sword to protect himself from an enemy slash. "What ?!" Yuuto exclaimed as he backed away slightly, watching his assailant laugh: The enemy is young man with short white hair and red eyes dressed in priest clothes. "Yahoo, been a long time!" The man said with a sadistic smile on his lips as he watched Yuuto shake his hands angrily, disgusted by the presence of the priest. "Freed Sellzen ... you were still hiding in this city" Yuuto said with pure hatred as he saw the priest laughing "Oh my? Not feeling too well? That I'm going to shed some tears because I get to reunite with you!" Freed chuckled as Yuuto was about to run towards Freed but stopped when he saw what the priest was holding in his right hand: It is a is shaped like a long Kris, the blade appears wide with a diamond shaped gap through it and spikes on both edges. "T-That sword is-!" Yuuto's eyes widened as he saw Freed laugh and manically lick the blade "Let's check which is stronger between my Excalibur and your demonic sword, shall we?"
To be continued…
[Hanabi] (Bleach ED7)
By Ikimono Gakari
Kirameite
Yurameite
Aoki yume maihanatsu
Hana moeyuku
(The camera faces the cloud-covered sky and then drops to show Rias, Akeno, Asia,Koneko and Senna lying on a hill, intent on sadly observing the sky covered by clouds)
*Instrumental*
(The scene changes and moves inside Yuuto's room. Yuuto is intent on sleeping soundly)
Seijaku ni ochiru sora futahira no yume hanabi
(The scene changes, heading towards Issei's room. Issei is lying on the bed, intent on observing the ceiling until he closes his eyes, starting to sleep)
Mune saku omoi wo
Anata ni utau wa koe ga kikoeru?
(The scene changes, showing Ichigo's room. Ichigo is lying in his bed, intent on sleeping)
Setsuna ni hiraku sore wa hanabi
(Both the three boys open their eyes when an image appears in their mind. As soon as they open their eyes, the three furiously leave their homes, running towards a mysterious destination)
Kirameite yurameite
Aoki yume maihanatsu
(The scene changes: Issei starts running through the alleys of his neighborhood while the image of Rias crying appears in his mind)
Sakihokore haruka takaku
(The scene changes: Yuuto is running through the streets of Kuoh heading towards the park while the image of various smiling children appears in his mind)
Mamoriyuku are homoi
Hitasura narihibike
(The scene changes: Ichigo is running towards the nearby hill Kuoh while the image of Senna appears in his mind)
Hateru made semete tsuyoku
(The scene changes: The clouds begin to disappear, letting the sky begin to light up the city. As soon as the girls start to get up, someone calls them, making them turn and smile)
Kono hana moe yuku
(Ichigo, Issei and Yuuto reach the girls and, smiling, they all lie down to observe the clear sky, and then fall asleep)
Preview of the next chapter:
Zero: "Freed, you can't continue. Retire NOW"
Ichigo: "The Holy Sword project?"
Kaito: "That's why he seemed to be so angry yesterday"
Issei: "Who's this White Guy?"
Ddraig: "The white dragon"
Senna: "D-Devils ...?"
?: "Good afternoon, Ise-kun!"
Yuuto: "I am your senpai ... though a failed creation"
The next chapter: "The Two Exorcists! Wait-Stop, Yuuto!"
It will be released on June 17th 2020!
"We will show you the power of our Excaliburs!"
Aaand cut! So what do you think of this chapter? I hope you liked it because for me it is one of my favorites to write not only for the importance in the plot, but also because I wrote one of my best friends as an appearance ^^
Anyway, let's go straight to the reviews! Le's go:
- Priyanshujuneja140: What can I say? I can say that I have ideas in mind, but otherwise I cannot reveal much. I want to avoid spoilers.
- Guest: Ichigo looks classic, so it doesn't look like Shinigami-Fullbringer yet.
- Luke XD: Dude, thank you! I am happy that you are enjoying the story and I hope you will like it in the future!
- Shiro Shinsei: I'm glad you started the story especially for Senna! She's one of the best female characters in Bleach and just seeing her mentioned in fanfictions makes me sad.
- Guest-Questioner: Maan, what's up? I couldn't wait to answer your review, after all you are one of the first readers and reviewers of this story since I started it, so I'm very happy to see you again here! Either way, I'm ready to answer!
1) I'm happy that at least it was a fair chapter, in fact I thought in my head that chapter 8 was slightly "insufficient" compared to the others ^^
2) Obviously, Sirzechs is actually very interested in Ichigo because of his completely different powers from a Devil, Fallen Angel or Angel.
3) I can say that I wanted to make the "Slice of Life" moment both for the "meme" factor, or the classic "Boys, bring us the bags while we women go shopping", and to introduce Kaito and Senna. I know, it won't be the most original idea in the world, I admit it. Obviously I always try to have an out of the box mentality (I don't boast of course, but I can say I have created Plot Twists that for now I haven't seen in many fanfictions, so hey), but every now and then it's good to use stereotypes like the classic "Boys, bring us the bags while we women go shopping".
4) Oh trust me, what I have in mind is very different from what you read in other fanfictions.
- Something Ancient: Hello, man! Thank you so much for the review and for the advice, I appreciate it very much! I want to take this opportunity to say it: The first person perspectives are about to return to the fanfiction! I can't say when, but I can confirm that they will. Continuing to respond in my opinion, after losing his powers against Aizen, Ichigo did not want to admit that he was "depressed".
Sure, he kept smiling and having fun, but he was seen crying when he couldn't protect anyone from the assaults of Tsukishima and Ginjou. From my point of view, Ichigo admits these things only to himself, consequently he admits him to Zangetsu and his inner Hollow.
For the "camera" factor ... well, I can say that every time I write a chapter, my mind creates an entire "episode" based on the chapter. It may seem strange to someone, but for me it is the best way to write, because so I already know what the characters have to say, what they have to do, which OST must be in the background and similar things.
... Um, I'm sorry to disappoint you since each episode has an opening and an ending ... unfortunately it has always been an idea I had in mind since I started writing the plot. Also consider it a way to understand when changing narrative arc ^^.
Finally this thing is very ironic: I can read English from Italian perfectly, but translating from Italian to English becomes hell for me ^^. I can say that at least I try to correct simple errors, for more complex ones ... eh ... Thanks again for the review!
- Guest: Man, I don't know in what language to explain it since I say it in every chapter. I am Italian, not English! I speak and write Italian, not English! That's why in every chapter I warn that I use google translator, because I can't write English. If I knew how to do it then the grammatical quality of the chapters was certainly better.
Perfect, I replied to all the new reviews! Now I can also finish writing chapter 2 of FFXV: Journey in Remnant! See you in the next chapter or on FFXV: JiR! See ya!