Mr. 96 is back, after a week or two of not being able to update! Here's the new chapter, even though by now I am fully confident that nobody is paying attention to this fic anymore.

By the way, I did not make Keiichi Maebara up. He and his wife are from Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni.

"What am I gonna do now that my body has a mind of its own and I've lost my Zanpaku-To?" Ichigo wailed. He was just getting used to the fact that there was another him, so having his Zanpaku-To stolen was a little too much for him.

"Urusai, urusai, urusai!" Shana yelled, kicking him in the back of the head. "You brought this on yourself, so I'm not helping," she said.

"Can't you use Kido?" Orihime asked. "Well, that's an interesting story," Ichigo said, "I have a problem with Kido." Rukia sighed. "Ugh, don't remind me!" she said, "I have enough bad memories of teaching you as it is!"

"What happens when you try?" Yuji asked. He didn't know what Kido was, but he was wondering why Ichigo couldn't do it.

"Kido is a type of spell that only Soul Reapers can use," Ichigo explained. "See, Rukia tried to teach it to me when I first got my powers, but whenever I tried I ended up blowing up an entire building. The thing was condemned anyway, but…" "…..He even has a problem with non-destructive Kido!" Nigo continued.

"Aw, c'mon, that can't be true," Yuji said, "Come on, try one on me."

"Alright," Ichigo sighed. He took a deep breath. "Bakudo number 1: Sai!" he shouted, drawing a star shape in the air with his finger. Suddenly, Yuji's arms were forced behind his back, but then they stretched and twisted around, far beyond the human body's actual capacities. "O-ooowww! That really hurts!" Yuji cried.

Rukia touched him and released him. "Whenever Ichigo does Kido, he puts way too much spiritual energy into it," she sighed, "and it ends up doing more harm than good. It also leaves him really drained. That's why I told him to forget about it."

"So what are you going to do?" Yuji asked.

"I guess I'm going to have to get a new Zanpaku-To," Ichigo sighed, "That is until I can get Zangetsu back. I don't think I can do it like I am now."

"But that's impossible!" Rukia shouted. "Every Soul Reaper has only one Zanpaku-To, exclusive to them! In order to get another one, you'd have to make it yourself!"

"And why can't I?" Ichigo asked.

"Because the forge for creating Zanpaku-To has been broken down!" she shouted. "The Seishin-Ro hasn't been seen for centuries!"

"Wait a minute," Alastor said, "Did you just say the 'Seishin-Ro'?"

"Yeah, why?" Rukia asked.

"Because the Seishin-Ro is actually from the Crimson Realm. I've heard of it being made into a Treasure Tool, so it's possible that it's been put into a Mystes."

"Well?" Ichigo asked. "Where would I find one?"

"It's not that simple," Yuji said, "There's no way of telling if any Torch is a Mystes, much less if we don't know what it is. Finding a Treasure Tool is really difficult."

"Anyway, I came to Misaki City because I heard that the Wounded King was transferred here," Chad said, "I was going to visit him."

"Wait….the Wounded King?" Ichigo asked. "He's here?"

"Who are you guys talking about?" Rukia asked.

Ichigo sighed. "Back in the Kurosaki Clinic, we had a room for anyone who had to stay with us long-term. Since whoever was there was usually treated more specially than the others, we called whoever was there the Wounded King, after the Arthurian Legend. Timmy was one of them. Are you talking about the insane one?"

Chad nodded. "He's here with his wife. I was gonna stop by his place, mind coming along?"

Ichigo sighed. "I'd love to, but it's kind of difficult with the fact that my body has just gained a mind of its own!" he said, jabbing his thumb at Nigo.

"Oh, don't worry about that!" Rukia said, "I'll just make another Gigai for you!"

"I'm not going into a fake body!" Ichigo shouted.

"It…might not be necessary," Nigo said, "Hey!" he shouted to Shana. "Can I give my existence to people?"

Shana sighed. "It's possible," she said, "But I don't see why you'd do it. You'd only delay the inevitable."

"Well then, I might as well give you enough power to make your spiritual body physical!" Nigo said, putting a hand on Ichigo's heart and grabbing his wrist. Suddenly, Ichigo felt flames seeping into his body.

"That's a weird trick," Ichigo said, noticing that his clothes had changed back into his human clothing, "How'd you do that?"

"Nigo's weird," Shana sighed, "First he was a Torch of someone that still existed, then he can do that? Sometimes I don't think he's even a Torch."

"Urusai! Urusai! Urusai!" Ichigo and Nigo yelled, pushing her down. "Ha! Beat you to it, Ichigo!" Nigo yelled, with a thumbs up. "Are you kidding? I couldn't wait to say that to her!" Ichigo said, also giving Nigo a thumbs up.

Uryu was shaking his head at the sight. "Ugh, one Ichigo is enough to deal with. Now I have to put up with two?"

Shortly afterwards, the group had gone to the Misaki City mental hospital. "Hello?" Chad asked. "Mrs. Maebara?" A blue-haired girl stepped out of the room. "Oh," she said, "It's you. Come on in," she finished, beckoning in. "Rika….who are they?" a man in a bed screamed.

"Calm down, Keiichi," Ichigo said, "It's me, Ichigo. Remember?"

The brown-haired man calmed down. "Yes….Ichigo…." he said, "I remember you."

"We came to see how you were doing," Chad said, "I know it's been rough, but…."

"Rough? Rough? I killed my two best friends! You call that rough?"

Chad sighed. "Let's step out of the room," he said, "We'll be back to check on him, Mrs. Maebara."

"Who was that guy?" Yuji asked. He had been put off slightly by Keiichi.

"About a while back, we got a call about a psycho named Keiichi Maebara. Age 35. Asylum said they didn't have room for him. Apparently, when he was a teenager he killed his girlfriend and her best friend, and tried to kill himself. So, they put him into therapy. I don't think they've gotten anywhere in twenty years."

"Twenty years?" Yuji shouted, "That long?"

"Yeah," Chad said, "So, in order to help his recovery, an old friend of his named Rika Furude came in and married him, even though she's about five or six years younger than him. She's allowed to stay by his side even in mental hospitals." He and Ichigo nodded. "I've been visiting him every once in a while, but…"

"Maybe the problem is the fact that there are those two ladies floating around him?" Nigo asked, "Or did any of you bother to point that out?"

"What are you talking about?" Ichigo asked, "I didn't see anyone." The rest of the group shook their heads.

"What is up with you guys?" Nigo shouted, "Is it screw-with-Ichigo day or something?"
"I'm Ichigo, you idiot!" Ichigo shouted, "And believe me, I was thinking the exact same thing all day long. But still, I didn't see anything."

Meanwhile, in the room, Rika handed a glass to Keiichi. "Maybe you shouldn't have sent them out, Keiichi," she said, "They were trying to be friendly. You need to find more friends, so you can move on."

"Are you suggesting that I forget about Rena and Mion?" Keiichi asked, "Because I've already tried when I married you. It can't be done."

"You should listen to her, Keiichi-kun," a voice came out of nowhere. Keiichi hated it when this happened. He heard the voices of Rena and Mion, saw their images, but it was all a hallucination. "I can't…I just can't…." he said, "I'm too dangerous. I'm a murderer. How can I live with what I've done?" "Come on, Keiichi," another voice shouted, "You need to get out more! I don't think you should waste time mourning! You've got to go out and meet new friends!"

"I'd like to, but…." Keiichi paused, "You know what would happen if I did."

Mr. 96: Finished! For this week, I mean. Anyway, it looks like Keiichi has a dark secret. Tune in next time to find out!

And, also, a sad note: I got a review from a guest saying, "This fucking sucks, dick." To which I say: I don't mind people hating on me, so long as they tell me why!