Chapter 147 - Departure

“Kurosaki-kun~”

“Ah? Kisuke Urahara said that the person who will go with me to Soul Society will not be you?”

Ichigo Kurosaki looked at Orihime Inoue with a surprised expression. Although she didn’t want to say that, is Inoue really suitable for such a thing? I always felt that she should be the kind of princess who was protected.

“En!”

As if she had sensed Kurosaki Ichigo’s intention, Orihime was a little depressed. However, she was originally a optimist, but in a flash, she regained her usual liveliness.

“Not only me, but also Chad will go with us. We have been receiving Mr. Yoruichi’s training all this time.”

“Chad… Is he going too?”

“Yes.”

A low voice sounded behind Kurosaki Ichigo. Kurosaki Ichigo turned to look. That strong body was his good brother, Chad Yasutora.

“Chad!”

Hearing Kurosaki Ichigo’s greeting, Chad Yasutora nodded and gave Kurosaki Ichigo a thumbs up to express his attitude.

“Er…”

Seeing Chad Yasutora give him a thumbs up, Kurosaki Ichigo’s face darkened. Could he not use such an old-fashioned gesture?

“Is there anyone else? Tell me, don’t tell me even Tatsuki and Keigo are going?”

“No, Tatsuki and the others don’t want to go, but Ishida should be going with us. I heard Miss Yoruichi say that Ishida is working hard to train.”

“Ishida, he should not come. He is the most complicated person in our group. The more complicated a person is, the more fragile he is. He is such a person. I think he should be the weakest among us. If he doesn’t come, maybe it will be better.”

Chad said in a low voice. Although he looked rough on the outside, he had a more delicate heart than ordinary people.

But…

“Who are you saying won’t come?”

Just as Chad finished speaking, Ishida Uryū’s voice sounded from behind him. He was wearing a white robe.

There was even a small shawl on his shoulder, and Ishida Uryū’s dress made Kurosaki Ichigo slightly stunned.

“Didn’t I say it before? I can’t forgive myself for being defeated by those Shinigami, so I want to cultivate. Since I said it, I must win until I win. For this, I am willing to go anywhere.”

Ishida Uryū turned his eyes to Kurosaki Ichigo, and his eyes were full of fighting spirit. It was the friendship between opponents, or perhaps it could also be called a foundation.

“Ishida, you…”

Kurosaki Ichigo stared blankly at Ishida Uryū, as if he was shocked by his words.

“You walked all the way here wearing such strange clothes? You really have guts!”

“You… How can you say that it is very strange”

Hearing Kurosaki Ichigo’s ridicule of his battle uniform, Ishida Uryū immediately complained in dissatisfaction.

Just as they were making noise here, the door of the Urahara Shop suddenly opened. Kisuke came out and looked at the four energetic people here, with a smile on his face.

“Since everyone is here, come in with me. I will explain it to you when we get inside. The method to reach Soul Society. Please listen carefully, otherwise, you might not reach Soul Society. You will die!”

Hearing Kisuke’s words, the four people outside became a little serious, silently following behind Kisuke, through the stairs to the underground training ground under their shop.

“How spectacular!”

“I didn’t expect that there would be such a spacious space underground! It’s so cool, like a secret base!”

“Your reaction is really great. I’m really moved!”

Hearing the cry of Orihime Inoue, the Tessai immediately held her hand with excitement and said. It was obvious that he was very grateful to Orihime who recognized the results of his labor.

“Hehe, hehe,” “It’s nothing,” Orihime scratched her head in embarrassment.

“I say, Kisuke, you should start quickly.”

“Eh —Mr. Kimura, why are you here?”

Hearing the familiar voice, Orihime turned his head to the side and said in surprise.

“Long time no see, Orihime. I haven’t seen you go to my place to play for a long time.”

“Ah… We have been busy recently, so we don’t have time to go to your place, Mr. Kimura.”

Hearing Muyang’s words, Orihime scratched her head in embarrassment and then looked at Muyang as if she suddenly remembered something.

“By the way, Mr. Kimura, why are you here?”

“Uh…”

Just as Orihime and Muyang were chatting happily, Kurosaki Ichigo finally could not help but ask,

“Inoue, how did you know him?”

“Huh?” Upon hearing Kurosaki Ichigo’s question, Orihime turned to look at him in confusion. “Mr. Kimura is the boss of the ‘Anding District’, don’t we often go there to play? We all know each other. Isn’t that right, Chad?”

Kurosaki Ichigo turned to look at Chad Yasutora.

“Yes.” Nodding at Kurosaki Ichigo, Chad Yasutora then turned to look at Muyang. “Long time no see, Mr. Kimura.”

“Long time no see, Chad.”

“Ah? You all know him”

Seeing that Chad Yasutora and Orihime really knew Muyang, Kurosaki Ichigo cried out involuntarily.

“Hey, how can you say that? Kurosaki! I don’t know him either.”

Ishida Uryū pushed up his glasses and said to Kurosaki Ichigo with dissatisfaction. Why did he feel that he was rejected?

“But, I didn’t expect that Mr. Kimura is not an ordinary person either.”

Chad Yasutora looked at Muyang and said in a deep voice. There was nothing before, but now, whether it was Muyang or the ‘calm zone’, it seemed to be full of mysteries. Chad Yasutora’s intuition told him that there was a secret hidden behind it.

“Well! If you have something to say, you should put it down first. Now look at me.”

Seeing that the other side seemed to be talking non-stop, Kisuke clapped his hands, attracting everyone’s attention. Then he waved his arm, and a square door frame appeared beside him.

“I say… Kisuke, can’t you put in a little more effort? This door is too broken. It doesn’t fit the design of aesthetics at all.”

Seeing the broken door summoned by Kisuke, Muyang couldn’t help but complain. The door covered with tape looked like it had been dug out from a garbage dump.

Hearing Muyang’s words, Kurosaki Ichigo and the others also noticed the things on the door. It was just as Muyang had said. It was tattered, as if it had been dug out from a garbage dump. Was that thing really useful?

Kurosaki Ichigo and the others couldn’t help but have some faint doubts in their hearts. If this thing was useless, wouldn’t they just die for no reason?

Seeing the doubt in the eyes of Kurosaki Ichigo and the others, Kisuke’s face was also a little embarrassed. This was something that he had been busy for several days to make. They were actually looking at it with a suspicious look. It was simply not giving him face.

“Cough —Cough —”

Kisuke coughed a few times. Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Kisuke raised a finger and said,

“Don’t underestimate this door. It was installed with a Reishi converter above the gate and fixed with a combination talisman. Although it doesn’t look good, it is real high-tech.”

“Reishi converter?”

Hearing the new term that Kisuke spat out, Ishida Uryū was puzzled.

“Yes, as you said, Soul Society is the hometown of the soul. If you want to enter, you have to turn into a soul. But as you know, the only one who can move in the form of a soul is Shinigami, Kurosaki. Others will still be locked by the chain of causality even if their souls leave their bodies. Not to mention Soul Society, even moving is difficult. Therefore, we need the Reishi converter!”

“This thing is the material that makes up all the substances in the modern world. It is the main material that is transformed into the soul — Reishi! In other words, there is no need to let the soul leave. As long as you pass through this door, you can use your original appearance and enter Soul Society in the form of a soul.”

“Then let’s go now!”

A hit on Kurosaki Ichigo’s waist and interrupted his words. Kisuke then said to them with a serious face, “Next is the theme. The key to the problem is the ‘time’.”

“There is only four minutes to open the door to Soul Society. Once the time is over, the door will close, and you will be forever locked in the gap between the modern world and Soul Society. In addition, in the Dangai, in order to prevent the invasion of other creatures, it was ‘Street Sweeper’ Kōtotsu, you can’t beat ’em.

“Then what should we do…”

Hearing Kisuke’s words, Orihime, who was already relatively weak, wavered.

“Of course, it is to advance!”

Yoruichi walked in front of them.

“Didn’t I say that the heart and soul are connected? What is important is what you think in your heart. It is the will that keeps going forward!”

“Let me be responsible for the guidance. Don’t be confused, don’t be afraid, don’t stop walking, don’t look back, don’t think about the things left behind, just keep going forward. If you can do this, then follow me!”

“That goes without saying. At this time, the people gathered here have already made up their minds!”

“You should be clear, little brat. If you lose, you won’t be able to return.”

“Of course you have to win!”

“Well said!”

Feeling Kurosaki Ichigo and the others’ unwavering conviction, Yoruichi praised.

“Are you ready? The moment I open the door, you will rush in.”

“Everyone, go!”

In a dazzling light, Kurosaki Ichigo and the others rushed into the realm gate.

PS: Speaking of which, do the original plot and theater version of the animation still have to be written?

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