As the sun rose Ichigo rose as well. It was six in the morning, early even for his schooldays. He was thankful it was Sunday. He stretched, yawning as he felt refreshed. He was grateful his ability, which he only discovered Friday, allowed him to nearly always sleep well. With his ability he had gained a stamina bar, though it was pretty basic.

He got out if his bed, a small prompt appearing in front of him.

Good morning Ichigo! You had a good nights rest, as such stamina is fully restored!

He grabbed a change of clothes, putting on some sweats and a hoodie. He would shower once he got back, no use going twice. He had a daily workout to complete.

His workout was the same, though without his panicking it was much easier. Though that could be due to the small increase in stats. Still he completed it in about an hour, swiftly returning home. One alert and a dodge from his dad later and he was at the dinner table eating breakfast. This time it was... British? He thinks that's what it was anyway. Still it looked and smelled delicious.

It was a plate full of food. The plate held juicy bacon, which he noted to be cooked to perfection, fried sunny side up eggs, sautéed mushrooms and tomatoes, toast, and sausage. It also included a proud and slightly smug look from his sister. He grinned slightly before digging in. His eyes widened. This was great! "This is great! Way better than what goat chin makes" he said giving an off hand insult to his fathers cooking, which Isshin would argue was perfectly palatable.

After a good breakfast and some... "friendly" banter, Ichigo departed again. He had decided to fully map the city and see if he could get some better quality clothes or at least see the price. He wasn't broke but wasn't swimming in money. His working experience was only some small shop that did odd jobs. The place was understaffed, his boss was a little annoying, but she was alright to him. Besides being bitchy she was very caring, though they weren't to close. He could only remember her name due to the shop being named after her family name.

Anyway that wasn't to important, right now he had some stores to hit. Unknown to him though a figure was tailing him. Her hair was a dead give away. Nemu had been trailing the orange haired teen since he left his home, coming to the conclusion he was interesting. The amount of passive Spiritual Energy he radiated was off the charts for a human, hell even off the charts for weaker 8th seats in the Gotei! Even being above the 8th seats, who were still quite a bit above the average human, was impressive. "Mayuri~sama might be intrigued. I should observe" she muttered to herself as she leaped from building to building to keep track of him.

When she felt his gaze wonder to her she froze slightly as his eyes widened in confusion. He couldn't see her...right? Ichigo continued to stare before shaking his head and breathing deeply. He saw nothing. He would tell himself that until it was true. He kept on walking, now actually feeling the figure watch him. It was creepy and also aggravating. It was starting to piss him off.

He shook his head, he'll deal with it later. Now? He had finally reached a clothes store, the ones from before being closed or packed which was weird. He noted most of the stores he checked were never that packed. Oh well, it didn't matter much.

He stepped inside, immediately feeling his body go on auto pilot. He went to the desk, the clerk now paying attention to him. Time seemed to freeze for Ichigo as a catalog and small prompt appeared before his eyes.

Welcome ichigo! You have just discovered the shop! Here you will be able to buy clothes and items to make your journey easier! The currency used are hollow points but seeing as you've never seen a hollow we will give you 10,000 free! Make sure to slay hollows to get better gear!

At that the prompt disappeared and a bewildered Ichigo was left scrolling through a catalog of items. He couldn't afford a lot, only one full set of some lower quality clothes. It was better than nothing though. He scrolled before finding some acceptable clothes.

The first item was a long sleeve white dress shirt with black accents. On the front to the left was a small red outline of a wolfs face. It was called [Dress shirt of the hunter]. For stats it gave him 40 physical defense and 15 soul defense. For buffs he got 5% movement speed.

The second item was some black dress pants. Compared to the shirt they were pretty plain, but it was part of the same set and Ichigo figured same set clothing would give him a better buff. These were called [Dress pants of the hunter]. They gave him 20 physical defense and 5 soul defense, decent enough for now. Buff wise he got 10% movement speed.

(Note: i came up with the shoes last)

The third was some new shoes called [Quick foot of the hunter]. These gave him the best buff by far, at 20% movement speed and 10% sound reduction. On the flip side though the stats were trash with 5 physical defense and no soul defense. Well beggars can't be choosers.

He bought the armor, noting he still had about 700 points. He scrolled through the items before a singular item stood out. It costed 700 points and was called [spirit separator]. It's description said it could be used to split ones spirit from their physical body. Spirit defense was used here. He found the item interesting and noted it was unlimited in uses. He bought it before exiting the screen. "Thank you for shopping here! We hope to see you again soon!" Came the shop keepers voice as he stepped outside. He immediately looked towards the building across from him. He looked towards it's roof seeing the same figure.

His eyes narrowed. He wasn't seeing things after all. "Tch". A small frown fell on his face before he started down the street. Next he would visit what he called the entertainment district. The amount of Arcades and electronic stores there was staggering!

As he walked through the crowd he kept glancing to the roofs, noting the person who was watching him wasn't even trying to stay hidden. A tic mark appeared on his head before he sighed and kept going. No point in worrying, he has better stuff to focus on. Like mapping out this damn city!

Once he had reached the Entertainment district he was shocked to see on his map that most of the stores had icons on them, similar to the shop. That was when a prompt appeared.

Welcome Ichigo!

You have discovered the Entertainment district! Here you can use games and other activities to raise your stats, though not by much, in a consistent manner! To start stats can only be raised by 3 per category a day, but this will increase as you unlock more challenging games/activities. Since you are only a 7th seat, you will be given the lowest games to start! Have fun!

"7th seat? What the hell is that?" He muttered before shrugging as he checked his map. "Oh good i got all of this area automatically. Well onto the last district, the culinary District. After that i think the small little areas can be explored later." He said to himself before departing. After another 30 minutes he had reached the district, another prompt appearing.

Welcome Ichigo!

You have discovered the culinary District. Here you can purchase different foods and drinks that can give you a multitude of benefits. These foods require Hollow Points, so seeing as you have Zero Hollow points we are sad to inform you that access to stores are restricted for the time being!

"So i can't even shop here until i somehow fight this thing called a hollow? What a load of bullshit" Ichigo thought as he shook his head. That was pretty much all the exploration he had to do, so now he had decided it was time to head home, at least he thought it was until he heard a shrill roar. He froze, an overbearing amount of pressure threatening to crush him. A prompt appeared in front of him.

~WARNING! WARNING! ~

EXTREME HOSTILE PRESENCE DETECTED!

USE THE SPIRIT SEPARATOR, THAT WILL BEGIN THE TUTORIAL!

Ichigo quickly read through and nodded, pulling out the item from his inventory. He aimed it at himself, calming his breathing before he mentally roared out "KAI" the second he roared out an even more massive amount of pressure was created.

Nemu, who was watching and getting ready to kill the weak Hollow, was stunned at not only what just happened, but also at how much sheer power the boy had. Forget seats, he was fast approaching lieutenants!

She also quickly realized this much spiritual pressure was enough to potentially even bring Gillians! Just as soon as the pressure was released it was reigned in, albeit a lot still leaked.

Ichigo stood clad in a black Kimono with a small white belt around his waist. On his feet he had on bamboo sandals. In his right hand was a black katana with a red chain dangling from the handle.

He looked himself over in awe as he felt power ooze from himself. "Woah" he mumbled out as the system appeared in front of him.

Congratulations!

You have awakened to your latent abilities as a soul reaper and unlocked your partner (REDACTED)! With these powers it is now possible to hunt hollows! Get out there and start hunting!

He read over the text before nodding to himself. He then glared over at the weak hollow, who had froze in fear. It tried to back away but it was to late. The second it took a step back Ichigo was in front of it. He swung his sword across it's face with far to much force, accidentally breaking the windows of some buildings besides him. "Oops" he muttered as the hollow disintegrated and a prompt came up.

Congratulations!

You have defeated your first Hollow!

It was a Rank zero, unidentified!

For that you have gained 50 Hollow points!

For being your first hollow you have received another 100 Hollow points!

After quickly reading it he huffed. "Only 150? Tch I guess i'll be doing a lot of hunting" he muttered as before he could react a black blur appeared in front of him. Before he could raise his sword a red prompt shot into his face.

WARNING WARNING WARNING

EXTREMELY HIGH LEVEL SOUL REAPER NEAR! PROCEED WITH EXTREME PRECAUTION

Ichigo felt his blood run cold, a cold sweat consuming him. This figure, who he could now tell was a young women wearing the same clothes as him, was so much stronger than him. Still he pushed away his fear and jumped back as fast as he could, raising his sword in what he hoped was a decent stance.

"Who are you!? What do you want!?" He roared out as the girl looked him over. " I am Nemu kurotsuchi, lieutenant of squad 12." She said as Ichigo stayed on the defensive. She was dangerous after all. "Ichigo kurosaki" he said as Nemu nodded. "You seem to have taken to being a soul reaper quite easily. You have power but lack any sort of skill though." She said as a tick mark appeared on ichigo's head.

Before he rushed in he paused, thinking about his chances. He noted he had very little chances of winning and calmed himself. A prompt appeared.

For thinking things through and calming yourself you have unlocked

The passive skill

[Mental Resolve]-Resist the want to rush in! Resistance to taunting 5%

(Lvl 1/10)

Ichigo quickly glanced through before refocusing on Nemu. "You never said what you want!" Ichigo called out as Nemu nodded. "I am here to investigate the abnormal spiritual pressure here." She said as Ichigo's eyebrow raised. "This city has an abnormally high amount of spiritual pressure, far more than any other city in japan" she clarified as Ichigo nodded. "So what's that got to do with me?" He said as his eyes widened, Nemu appearing right beside him.

She pushed his blade down some, before speaking. "You are in simple terms a lead. A boy with abnormal spiritual pressure becomes a soul reaper randomly and effortlessly kills a hollow, albeit a weak one." Ichigo had to admit her point was solid, but still he had nothing to do with this, at least he believed he didn't. She beat him to talking though.

"As such i have decided to study you. I want to figure out how you have so much Spiritual preasure, and potentially strengthen you" she said as the red warning on Ichigo's screen faded away, being replaced by a single green marker over Nemu. It read [Ally].

That was enough for Ichigo. He nodded before flicking his sword to the side and sliding it onto his hip, where a small holder was located. A small prompt appeared for ichigo, asking if he accepted Nemu as his mentor. He clicked yes and that was when Nemu spoke once more. "I will come by your house tomorrow, then we will discuss your training."

After that the two parted, with ichigo quickly figuring out how to return to his body and heading home, exhausted from this whole ordeal.

Ichigo's current workout!

Daily Workout

You have to stay in shape somehow!

Requirements

10km Run (10km)

50 push-ups (50

50 sit-ups (50)

50 pull-ups (50)

50 Squats (50)

Rewards!

200EXP

5 to Str and Dex.

Advancement to higher workouts

Penalties

No rewards until all workouts (past included completed)

Death