Warning: I am not an archaeologist or a tomb raider. Please excuse any inaccuracies (if there are any) in the story. Also please take into consideration that I am merely taking a creative license.
Here is the first journal entry. The date is written at the top of every entry. Kunshu is the last name of the current ruler of the country Megumi is from. In her journal entries, Megumi is way more casual than in real life, which is why she refers to everyone by their first name.
Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach.
Ninth Day of the Fourth Month, Thirteenth Year of Kunshu's Reign
Toushirou and I have finally arrived at the location and met with the other group members.
-Kuchiki Rukia (23) - Sponsor; Current Heiress of Kuchiki Family (I'm amazed that she managed to convince the family to let her go on this journey…)
-Kurosaki Ichigo (23) - Main Bodyguard; Famous for Unbeatable Record of Fighting (Another 23 year old… I don't know how I feel. He seems easygoing and nice though.)
-Inoue Orihime (23) - Technologist; Genius in Inventing New Technologies; Her inventions will record our entire journey through pictures and videos. (I never thought that I would meet someone like her… She seems energetic. I suppose being in her company won't too bad. Maybe.)
-Cifer Ulquiorra (26) - Bodyguard; Focuses on Keeping Us Safe in Dangerous Environments (Seems a bit too quiet. Doesn't really smile either. Wonder if I'll get along with him. He's older than Toushirou and me by a year.)
There was a doctor and another technologist, but I can't really remember much about them. They aren't going on the journey with us, so there's no point in remembering their names.
Anyways, at least Toushirou will be here with me… I have to say that I am quite discouraged as he seems to fit in with everyone so easily despite being quiet. I wish I could do that. Nevertheless, that is not the focus of the meeting.
During this meeting, we discussed our journey in greater detail. It seems like Rukia has bits and pieces of information from when they were still in contact with her brother. Some of it aligns with what we researched so far in regards to Soul Society, so I am quite excited about this confirmation. Since I brought Toushirou into the messy mystery of Soul Society, I intend to show him the unraveling and resolution of that mystery. Hopefully, this expedition will let me do that for him.
Going back to the meeting… We will be having around 3-4 expeditions in total. Our destinations will be in the following order:
Group 1 - Arashi Rikujou, Doku Mori, Shi no Tochi, Kogeru Tsuki
Group 2 - Kaze no Bakudan, Hone no Hana, Gen-ei no Mori, Sakasa no Kiri
Group 3 - Midori no Kitai, Shiroi Hotaru, Shikaku no Hachi, Shounetsu Jigoku
Group 4 - UNKNOWN (Depends on the outcome of the first three expeditions...)
I'm already dreading the first expedition. Was this really a good idea? I should have thought through this… But… Soul Society… It's my life's work. I need to follow through with it as a researcher and as an archaeologist. And yet… What is this terrible feeling in my stomach? Toushirou told me that it was probably a minor stomach ache, but I really don't think it's because of something I ate. It could be nothing… Just like he said, maybe it's just a stomach ache… Probably due to stress… But why? Why do I feel like it's not that? At the very least, Toushirou looks confident and at ease.
For now, I will tread through this carefully…
quod erat demonstrandum.
Megumi
Note: 'quod erat demonstrandum' is used to convey that a fact or situation demonstrates the truth of one's theory or claim, especially to mark the conclusion of a formal proof. In this case, Megumi is using it to convey that everything she wrote in the journal entry demonstrates the truth of her experience during the expedition.
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