A One-Way Ticket to Hell!?
13: Chapter 13: This Is…
A One-Way Ticket to Hell!?
“My brother…?” “Kurogami, what are you talking about?” Though Orihime Inoue could be airheaded at times, when it came to her brother, she became sensitive and serious.
In her heart, her brother was the best brother in the world.
Even if he had turned into a so-called Hollow, he would never attack her.
His words were defiling the image of her brother in her heart.
He didn’t answer her.
Instead, he said to Ichigo, “Ichigo, you explain it to her.” Ichigo nodded gravely and began explaining to Orihime.
“Inoue, as unbelievable as it sounds, what he said is basically true.” “I know your brother loved you when he was alive, but if he’s become a Hollow, it’s completely different…” Over the past few days, Ichigo had learned the basics about Hollows.
He also understood why he insisted that he be the one to kill the Hollow that had once been Orihime’s brother.
Only that way could Orihime’s brother revert to a soul and enter Soul Society to await his next reincarnation.
While Ichigo was explaining to Orihime, Rukia quietly came to his side and said softly, “Ren, come with me for a moment.
There’s something I want to discuss with you alone.” A faint tension lingered in the atmosphere.
He didn’t overthink it.
He went with Rukia to the side.
After making sure Ichigo wasn’t paying attention, Rukia asked, “Ren, can you look into my future?” Though the possibility of seeing the future was something that completely shattered Rukia’s understanding of the world, she still chose to trust him.
He raised an eyebrow slightly.
He didn’t agree immediately.
Instead, he asked, “Are you sure you want to know?” “You should be aware that knowing the future is not always a good thing.” Rukia understood, of course.
Her heart was already filled with anxiety and fear.
But she still nodded firmly.
“I’m sure.” With that, he didn’t say anything more.
He silently activated the All-Knowing Star.
In truth, he didn’t even need the All-Knowing Star to know Rukia’s future.
But he used it anyway, curious whether his presence would change her future.
Through the All-Knowing Star, he saw glimpses of Rukia’s future at irregular intervals.
Most of it was ordinary, useless daily life, but one future scene caught his interest.
In that scene, there were golden ripples covering the sky, Ichigo lying on the ground with his condition unknown, and the back of Byakuya Kuchiki looking up.
He understood.
Then, under Rukia’s anxious gaze, he told her the destined future, that she would be captured by Soul Society.
Rukia felt as if a thunderbolt had struck her mind, her thoughts went blank, and the world around her fell completely silent.
Her body went completely still.
From his description, she knew that the ones Soul Society would send to capture her were her adoptive brother and her childhood friend.
Just thinking about Byakuya Kuchiki coming to capture her…
Just thinking about having to face Byakuya Kuchiki…
Just thinking about Ichigo being dragged into it, and even him not being spared, Rukia’s mind went blank.
In that moment, she felt the world fall silent, as if she had been abandoned by it.
All colors and sounds faded away.
“But don’t worry.
In the future I saw, you end up safe and sound…” His voice stopped abruptly.
He looked helplessly at her, who was trapped in her own world, her heart completely sealed off.
He shook his head slightly.
He knew that in this state, she could not hear anything.
He didn’t mind.
Once she had digested the information and returned to her senses, he would just tell her again.
The system notification remained cold and indifferent.
He opened the Regional Chat Channel and checked the Side Quests inside.
Over the past three days, several new Side Quests had appeared in the channel.
The reason he had chosen to have Ichigo kill the Hollow that was Orihime’s brother was mainly because of one of those Side Quests.
[Side Quest: Purify a Hollow and send it to Soul Society.] [Quest Reward: 1 E-Rank Plot Token, 2000 Myriad Points.] Just then, Ichigo walked over with Orihime.
He noticed Rukia’s strange state and asked in surprise, “What happened?
Rukia looks like she’s lost her soul.” He said indifferently.
“Ask her yourself when she snaps out of it.” Ichigo nodded.
He was puzzled, but he had more important things to do right now.
He looked at him with a serious expression.
“Ren, please train me.
I’ve decided to send Inoue’s brother to Soul Society myself tonight.” Orihime’s eyes were red and swollen.
She had clearly been crying.
After Ichigo finished speaking, she bowed deeply to him.
“Kurogami…
I’m really sorry about earlier.” “I’m counting on you and Kurosaki Ichigo to handle my brother’s situation.” He nodded slightly to show he understood, then said to Ichigo, “Do you want to train as a human, or as a Shinigami?” Then, as if something occurred to him, he glanced at Rukia, who still had not come back to her senses.
“Though you’ll probably have to wait a while to become a Shinigami.” Ichigo also looked at Rukia, then took a brief pause before speaking.
“That’s fine.
I’ll train as a human first.” He nodded.
Then he gave Ichigo a bright smile.
“I offer four difficulty levels for training: Easy, Normal, Hard, and Hell.
Which one do you choose?” Ichigo thought carefully.
Finally, he gritted his teeth.
“Hell!!” He didn’t have much time.
He knew his own strength was insufficient, so he had to improve as much as possible before Orihime’s brother arrived.
And normally, the higher the training difficulty, the greater the improvement.
“Got it.” He nodded, his expression calm and unchanged.
“Then follow me to that open area for Hell training.” Ichigo didn’t suspect anything.
He followed him to the open space.
Orihime wanted to follow, but he stopped her.
She could only stay where she was and watch from a distance.
A faint tension lingered in the atmosphere.
The next moment, under Orihime’s shocked gaze, golden ripples spread across the void behind him.
Weapons silently emerged from the ripples.
Before Orihime could react, Ichigo’s startled scream rang out.
“This is not Hell training.
This is a one-way ticket to hell!!” “No, I don’t want Hell training anymore!
I’ll take Hard difficulty…” “No, I’ll take Normal…” BOOM!
“Stop!” BOOM!
BOOM!
“Yamero!!” BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
“AAAAHHH!!!”