"It's cold." "Oh that's right..." "I fell asleep yesterday after that." "so maybe I'll go back to sleep in his bed." "She's gone!" "Gone!" "Gone!" "Gone!" "Gone!" "Gone!" "Gone!" "Gone!" "Gone!" "Gone!" "Gone!" "Gone!" "Gone!" "She's gone!" "Where'd she go?" "!" "The typical winter pressure system will make way  for mostly sunny forecasts today in the Pacific region." "Temperatures will be at average highs in most areas." "What the hell are you doing?" "!" "What're you doing up?" "!" "I hope!" "Listen..." "I brought you here without telling any of the people here!" "okay?" "Think what would happen if they found out" "I brought a young girl here!" "They'll think I'm a pervert and kick me out!" "They'd do that to me!" "Brother?" "PERVERT" "My name's Kon." "You probably don't remember but I helped you yesterday." "What's your name?" "Where are you from?" "I won't tell you." "Huh?" "I said I won't tell you!" "Go away!" "Pervert!" "Who're you calling a pervert?" "!" "pervert!" "pervert!" "What's the matter with everyone?" "Were they brainwashed by someone?" "it didn't seem that way." "Ichigo..." "Ichigo..." "Rukia... would you like something to eat?" "Is there something you'd like?" "stupid?" "!" "Oww...!" "Where... stupid?" "What's with the "stupid"?" "You're at my place in Karakura Town." "it's sorta my place." "Karakura Town... where are you from?" "How many times do I need to say to make it clear?" "You don't need to know." "but an idiot as well?" "Shut up!" "or a pervert!" "yet..." "Brother." "You've been making way too much noise." "Is something the matter?" "I'm coming in..." "Wait..." "Wait just a second!" "What's the matter?" "N-Nothing!" "Doing my vocal exercises." "I'm leaving for school." "or you'll be late." "R-Right!" "She almost found out." "Perverted freak." "Perverted freak." "I didn't...mean to..." "Perverted freak!" "I didn't mean to do anything!" "I'm not interested in little kids like you!" "why'd you help me?" "I don't recall asking for your help." "Stupid perverted freak!" "What an unlikable brat." "I can't imagine Ichigo could possibly be involved in this incident." "me neither." "But then how do you explain that evidence?" "What is the important item?" "We found it near the area where we were supposed to rendezvous with Captain Kurotsuchi's group." "I don't know what connection it might have to the incident." "This is..." "But I believe it warrants investigation." "A Substitute Soul Reaper Combat Pass?" "That is definitely the one I gave him." "It's unthinkable that anyone other than Ichigo would have it." "You're right." "But I believe..." "What's happening?" "Reporting! who was detained as a material witness in the case has disappeared from jail!" "Why do I have to run?" "!" "We're heading to Hakuto Gate to get us out of the Seireitei!" "they'll understand." "Is doing something like this a good idea?" "It's not...normally." "But don't you think something's wrong?" "anyway?" "either." "I did some checking." "It appears a time gap has formed between the Soul Society and the World of the Living." "Renji!" "Ikkaku!" "Damn!" "Ichigo." "You'll have to return to jail quietly." "You guys too?" "I apologize." "Our person in charge of the Precipice World is out doing a survey." "That can't be helped." "We've been in a constant state of emergency." "here it is." "We did indeed record Spiritual Pressure in the Precipice World during the morning." "Would you like me to compare it to Ichigo Kurosaki's Spiritual Pressure?" "that won't be necessary." "I've no doubt that the Spiritual Pressure was his." "Did you find out anything?" "Captain Kuchiki." "Thank you for all your hard work." "What do you think you're doing in the middle of an emergency deployment?" "As you can see..." "Captain Kuchiki?" "They'll do fine without me." "That's nice to hear." "Forgive me if I offended you." "guess I'll go deploy my men too." "Isane." "Captain Unohana." "The Senkaimon? there was a slight variance in the Spiritual Pressure." "Wait!" "Are you sensing something?" "No." "I believe I need more time." "Let's go back." "ma'am." "We have no intention of killing you as long as you quietly turn yourselves in." "I don't think that'll happen." "Renji." "Why is Ichigo a suspect?" "Your Combat Pass." "My Combat Pass?" "Yeah." "It was presented as evidence." "Now that you mention it..." "My Combat Pass!" "I lost it when the Cleaner attacked us in the Precipice World." "We found that your Combat Pass was there in the Precipice World several days ago at about the very same time that" "Captain Kurotsuchi and the others disappeared." "What do you mean "several days ago"?" "! shortly after noon." "And are you accusing me of eliminating Captain Kurotsuchi and the others?" "you know." "Ichigo." "I'm beginning to understand." "Understand what?" "The question of why your Combat Pass was presented as evidence even before we left the World of the Living is definitely a mystery." "But one thing is clear." "Whoever is responsible for trying to frame you is the mastermind behind this incident." "So you're saying that guy is manipulating everyone? but we're not doing this because we want to. that's just fine with me!" "right? Let's have one last fierce fight!" "Hozukimaru!" "Zabimaru!" "Renji?" "!" "Do you really believe Ichigo could cause this incident?" "!" "I don't!" "Then why?" "!" "I can't help myself!" "I'm not doing this because I want to!" "When...did he become this powerful?" "you'll have to fight us!" "Rukia!" "Renji!" "Ikkaku!" "I have no reason to fight you! but I don't need a reason to fight a strong opponent!" "Ichigo!" "What's the matter?" "I can't guarantee you'll keep your life." "Even if you're the opponent." "He's not bluffing!" "Renji!" "Why?" "!" "What happened to you?" "!" "Are you guys really under someone's control?" "!" "You leave me no choice!" "Bankai!" "You're finally going to fight?" "Damn it." "Bakudo 73:" "Tozansho!" "What?" "!" "Yoruichi!" "Ichigo..." "Kuchiki..." "Let's go." "Yoruichi." "We can't stay here long." "Yeah." "But something's wrong with them." "I agree." "The look in Renji's eyes was dead serious about killing us." "that can't be helped." "That wasn't the real Abarai or the real Madarame." "I see." "What?" "!" "Not real?" "What do you mean?" "!" "What?" "Were you fighting without having realized that?" "and..." "He's right." "But they seemed to be much more powerful than I recall." "Is that so?" "after all." "Well made?" "Soul Reapers require a vessel for their Konpaku in order to function in the World of the Living." "a gigai." "bodies that serve as as well." "so to speak." "Is that easier to understand?" "A Reigai." "REIGAI" "Rei...gai?" "The Abarai and Madarame you saw earlier are fakes created by placing a near-perfect Konpaku inside near-perfect Reigai. are almost perfect copies of the real thing." "I have absolutely no idea how many Reigai  have currently infiltrated the Thirteen Court Guard Squads." "I don't get it. where the Konpaku itself becomes the body?" "That's probably true for ordinary Soul Reapers." "there are those for whom they are a necessity." "And they are?" "! the Soul Candies in the Soul Society." "Then..." "The Department of Research and Development..." "It's probably certain that someone in Squad 12 is secretly involved." "Ichigo?" "Ichigo!" "Where did he go?" "!" "Probably to Squad 12." "I'll do something to throw off security." "you rendezvous with Ichigo to gather information." "Ichigo!" "Where are you going?" "!" "I'm storming into Squad 12!" "Fool!" "You're not going to succeed by storming into the main compound without a plan!" "We'll secretly sneak into Squad 12 and gather as much information as possible!" "All right." "North!" "They're headed for Kokuryo Gate!" "Department of Research and Development" "Sure is boring." "At least it's better than getting some weird additional assignment!" "Shut up." "What do you want?" "Who is it?" "Sorry about that." "What happened to secretly sneaking in?" "Is it okay to use such an obvious Bakudo?" "This is no time to debate that!" "So what now?" "Checking the records of past movement through the Precipice World." "There should be someone in here that holds a clue to what's happening." "Hold on a second." "What is it?" "Can you go back a few windows?" "That's..." "So it's that girl?" "Gone missing in the World of the Living;" "later found in Karakura Town." "elimination... is authorized?" "!" "Brother?" "Okay." "You..." "Who are you people?" "are you not?" "You're very well-informed." "Huh?" "Aren't you..." "We are from the Seireitei." "We understand that a Soul Reaper named Nozomi Kujo is here." "We've come to take her with us." "Nozomi Kujo?" "Take her with you?" "you mean that kid?" "!" "You mean she's a Soul Reaper?" "Hadn't you heard from either" "Substitute Soul Reaper Ichigo Kurosaki or Rukia Kuchiki?" "N-No..." "I hadn't heard." "That's odd." "We were under the impression that you had." "no!" "I'll gift-wrap her and give her to you if you'll take her with you!" "So..." "Where is she now?" "Up...stairs..." "I'll bring her down!" "It'll be a relief!" "Hold on a bit!" "Hey!" "There're some people here from the Soul Society to pick you up!" "What're you doing?" "!" "Huh?" "!" "H-Hey!" "Wait!" "She's making a run for it!" "This is bad!" "Bad!" "Bad!" "Bad!" "Bad!" "Bad!" "Bad!" "Bad!" "Bad!" "Bad!" "Bad!" "Bad!" "Bad!" "What's with those guys?" "isn't it?" "!" "Hado 58:" "Tenran!" "Damn!" "are you all right?" "You struggled for nothing." "Don't think you can escape us." "Forgive us." "It's all right." "Get rid of him." "a mere Modified Konpaku... a Mod Soul." "I'll be going back first." "Hold on a minute." "Forcing down a girl against her will?" "I wouldn't call that a nice habit."