Ginrei walked with Renji to Karakura High School they had a report to make.
When they were all together they went out for milkshakes and Renji reported what he knew. Then Ginrei reported what his system had told him.
"So where did you choose to fix?" Rukia asked. "Kuchiki Manor?"
"Squad 6 Barracks." Ginrei replied, "this is good." he got a few chuckles. "The roof. I've got ten guys from Squad 6 working on it right now. Do they really not know who attacked?"
"No idea." Renji said shaking his head. "it was so sudden and no one had seen these people before but they had powers. Rukia and I can tell you that for sure and they were insanely strong. That's how we got hurt."
"Screw it all." Ichigo sighed, "I say we go back to the Soul Society whether they want us there or not! We can help and I can get some proper training!"
"Don't be rash, Ichigo." Orihime scolded. "There has to be a reason they don't want us there."
"There isn't." Ginrei answered. "Father probably talked the Captains into agreeing with him so that you could all protect me here. I'm the reason."
"Don't say that." Uryu sighed. He didn't want to go live in the Soul Society with Soul Reapers but for his brother he would. "I'm sure it isn't true."
But they all watched Rukia and Renji exchange a look and knew that it was.
"We're going back!" Ichigo declared. "You want to go home and prove to them you're strong right, Jr? Then agree."
"I do." Ginrei nodded. "I vote with Ichigo."
"Me too." Chad said.
"So do I." Rukia declared.
"Ichigo has my vote." Renji nodded.
"..." Orihime and Uryu sighed, they were outvoted. "Fine." They both said.
Not for the first time Uryu wondered how he'd ended up becoming a member of Ichigo's group. His father had sent him off saying to do what he needed to do and take care of his brother he'd handle school.
Isshin Kurosaki had done much the same with Ichigo and promised to cover for Orihime as well.
Apparently, Chad had convinced his folks he was going to Mexico with the help of Renji and the memory changer device.
So armed with their new cell phones they walked through the Gate Renji had called and were back in the Soul Society.
"Whoa." Ichigo whistled. "You weren't kidding this place is destroyed."
They headed for Squad 6. When they arrived Byakuya wasn't happy to see them.
Ginrei though stood proud, tall, and defiant.
"I told you to keep him in the World of the Living." Byakuya said to Renji.
"Yes, Captain I know." Renji replied. "But we took vote and here we are to help."
Byakuya looked at Uryu.
"I am surprised you are here, Quincy."
"I was one of two who voted no." Uryu informed. "As stated we were out voted."
"Rukia, you should want to keep your nephew safe." Byakuya turned his eyes on her.
"I do, brother." Rukia said, "But this team is apparently a Democracy instead of a Monarchy. If it was then as the person with the most Royal blood Ginrei would have been in charge and we still would have been standing here anyway."
The others sweat dropped why hadn't they thought of that?
Byakuya let them in th"e destroyed barracks.
"Father." Ginrei said, then shook his head when Byakuya looked at him.
"What Ginrei means to say is that he and I did a lot of training today and his skills have vastly improved." Renji explained. "He's a Zanpakuto Swordsmen now. Fighting against a Lt. he had no choice but to learn fast. He's also learned a lot of Zanjutsu techniques and is close to mastering a few of them. Ginrei also improved a lot of his Reiatsu skills as well as well as Hoho and Hakudo."
Ginrei didn't look at anyone but all of Squad 6 heard.
"Is that so?" Byakuya asked.
"Ginrei was also able to learn two advanced Quincey techniques without being taught." Uryu decided to boost his brother reputation as well besides it was true. "He learned the Quincy Breathing Technique without even knowing what it was and he learned a Reishi technique that only the strongest Quincy know about without knowing about it as well. He just experimented until he got it."
Ginrei fought his blush.
"Really?" Byakuya wondered looking at his son. Pride was welling up in him. "Is this true, Ginrei?"
"Yes, father. Renji and Uryu were very helpful in my training." He caught Yoruichi's cat form. "Ichigo tried Reiatsu Lethal Damage without supervision, Lady Yoruichi."
"HEY!" Ichigo cried, "Rukia already tore into me for that and so did Orihime!"
"Of course I did." Orihime huffed. "I was the one who had to climb in your bedroom in the middle of the night and heal you!"
A screen shot up in front of Ginrei.
"Huh?" He looked at it then up at the roof then back at the screen. "It says the repairs to the roof are done but they aren't."
"Well, everything we do is on a level system right?" Ichigo asked. Ginrei nodded. "So maybe you just got the roof to level 1 with your last repair and need to trigger the repairs to level 2."
"I guess that makes sense." Ginrei nodded.
"How does that make sense?" Brine asked, snippily. "and what does that mean anyway on a level system?"
"It's my power." Ginrei replied absently. "The Soul King gave me the Power of Gamer."
That got whispers started.
"Soul King?" Ichigo mumbled and got an elbow in his gut.
"Our ruler." Rukia hissed.
"He's the only one who could give out this type of ability." Renji agreed in a hiss.
Ginrei tapped at the screen.
Invest 10 men in to fixing roof?
Ginrei chose yes.
Byakuya looked up as work on the roof began again.
"Ah, so you started the repairs?" he wondered looking at his son.
"Yes, I was told I could make a base in both the Soul Society and the World of the Living. I chose the Seireitei and was given the option of what I would like to start repairing so I chose the Squad 6 Barracks."
"and where is your base in our world?" Uryu wondered.
"I haven't made one yet." Ginrei replied. "I was thinking of making something real cool like Mr. Urahara's but I need a place where I can do that."
Ichigo laughed.
They were eating when Urahara came by.
"Now really you couldn't have just waited?" He asked playfully. "Anyway here's your order."
Rukia, Renji, Chad, Orihime and Ichigo quickly paid for their phones and took them. They all gushed their thanks.
"It was no problem." Urahara said. "Be sure to stop by and visit some time if you need anything."
Something clicked in Ginrei's head and he began wondering if Urahara was the Abyss Auction. He didn't know the man but the others had gone to him to get their phones and he had heard of the man's reputation.
"I'm going to Jinzen now, Orihime." Ginrei informed. "I couldn't do it last night because I didn't have access to you and Uryu can't use the Quincy Healing Techniques."
"Okay." Orihime beamed.
So Ginrei sat with his sword over his lap and began Jinzen.
Ginrei Sr. and Sojun came in an hour later to see Orihime trying to heal another head wound on Ginrei.
"How does he keep getting so many head wounds?" Orihime cry. "If you can hear me, Jr. keep your guard up!"
"Come on, Zangetsu." Ichigo was standing frowning at his sword. "We fight and we fight and you still don't teach me anything. What's the matter?"
Uryu was ignoring everyone while reading. Chad was laying on the floor listening to music. Renji and Rukia were also doing Jinzen.
"Zangetsu!"
"Complain while doing Jinzen." Byakuya ordered, looking up from paperwork. "Or I will force you to do extra Reikaku training."
Ichigo huffed and sat down entering his inner world so that he could yell at Zangetsu properly.
"Father, Grandfather." He acknowledged.
"I see it's back." Sojun nodded to Ginrei whose arm had started bleeding. "It knows a very advanced technique."
"Ginrei is a natural at Jinzen." Byakuya commented, dryly.
"Oh, for pete's sake I just healed that!" Orihime cried.
"look at it this way, Orihime." Lily giggled, "You're gaining levels in Healing and making it stronger."
"Well, there is that." Orihime sighed, she looked at Ichigo. "Kami forbid Ichigo ever gets good at Jinzen then I would be doing nothing but healing."
Byakuya almost laughed at that. Uryu couldn't help it he did laugh.
Ginrei finally came out of Jinzen two hours later three in all.
Jinzen-2
He stretched.
"Thank you, Princess I learned a lot today." He put her back in her sheath. "Hello, grandfather. Hello, Elder." he bowed to Shojun and Ginrei Sr. "Father, Princess is a very unique sword."
"Is she?"
"Yes, She says that she can copy other Zanpakutos but that I'm not ready to learn how to do that until I can master her Shikai form." Ginrei informed. "Thanks to Lt. Abarai's training this morning I've gotten Princess's Shikai form to 2 but that is all. I would like to keep working on it in the yard if that is okay with you. "
"I'm about to force another training session on the entire squad." Byakuya informed. "Rukia, rouse Ichigo."
Rukia nodded and went to Ichigo and hit him on the head with the flat part of her sword. Ichigo was back instantly.
"I almost had him, Rukia!" Ichigo cried. "Why'd you bother me! One hit! He said one hit and he'd teach me something! Why you!"
Byakuya was true to his word and held a training session. Everyone got to see how much Ginrei had improved. Sojun was not pleased. Byakuya noted this and couldn't understand why is father would not be pleased with his sons progress.
"What is that Quincy doing here?" Sojun demanded.
"He is protecting Ginrei." Byakuya replied. "As Ginrei is his brother. Younger I do believe but not by much."
"How has our Ginrei advanced so much?" Ginrei Sr. asked with a warm smile.
"The Soul King gave him the Power of Gamer." Byakuya replied. "and had his Princess tell Ginrei that these people were needed along with him to save our world. Ginrei was ordered to share his power with them and he did. Lt. Abarai informs me that he goaded Ginrei into a fight this morning and was able to use it to improve Ginrei's skills rather quickly."
"ICHIGO!"
Ichigo lay on the ground moaning both Orihime and Rukia had gotten him that time.
"I gained a level." He told them. Neither looked pleased. "How am I supposed to learn to control Reiatsu Lethal Damage if you two wont let me use it? I'm going to get hurt until I learn to control it and I can't learn to control it unless I practice it! So both of you lay off!"
"We're just worried about you." Orihime cried.
"Release your Shikai." Byakuya ordered his squad. "When I call your name."
He went around calling his squads names. He once again berated Brine. Then turned to Ginrei.
"Ginrei, show your Grandfather and great-Grandfather your Shikai."
"Sing!" Ginrei called, her voice filled his head. "Princess Sakura!"
It was a new release but she changed all the same.
"She likes this release better." Ginrei said, "Yes, " He seemed a little out of it as if he were listening to something they couldn't hear. "I understand I will use this release from now on, Princess Sakura."
Sojun and Ginrei Sr. were shocked Ginrei had released his Shikai and it was Cherry Blossoms just like Byakuya's. Sojun again was not pleased.
"Sakura no Hane!"
The attack was stronger this time.
"What level is Sakura no Hane?" Byakuya asked.
"I haven't checked." Ginrei answered. "Renji...I was so busy training and then after that I didn't check. Hold on." he looked. "Sakura no Hane is level 3. Hn. I did notice that the attack seemed stronger."
"Renji made you upset? Is that what you were going to say?" Byakuya wondered.
"He was just trying to help me he didn't mean it, father." Ginrei said instantly. "He apologized after." he looked into his father's eyes. "he really didn't mean it."
Despite the words Byakuya knew that whatever Renji had done it had hurt his son deeply and he was going to get to the bottom of it. He nodded and moved on. Ginrei nodded back and went back to focusing on his attack hoping to level it up more. He focused on the feelings he'd felt while fighting Renji. He'd been able to wield Princess Sakura's Shikai form so well then. He would use that to wield her well now. He worked until he was out of SP then fell over and was brought some food. He looked to see Ichigo pouting with a big lump on his head and Yoruichi on his shoulder. Rukia was pouting next to him having lost control and frozen a section of the barracks. She was apparently not allowed to participate anymore. Orihime, Chad and Uryu were doing their own training and Renji was going strong with Zabimaru. Ginrei watched Renji and was soon fighting off a blush.
The way he moved the way he wielded Zabimaru, the sweat glistening off of his body. Renji Abarai.