Bleach (BLEACH)

It's morning! Rise and shine, Ichigo!!

Time to get up!!

I'm tired...

Hee hee hee! Ta-da!

Oh. Today's your first day of school, right.

Karin, pass the soy sauce.

Here! Your soy sauce!!

Hey, what're you so angry about?

I am not angry!

I'm just disappointed that my stupid big brother doesn't even notice that I'm wearing my new school uniform!

Especially when it's my first day at my new school!

Just for that, I'm not leaving you the crispy tasty scorched part of the rice!

Your skirt's unzipped.

Yaah!

Ya see? I noticed.

Dummy! You were born with a dirty mind!

Ooo!!

Huh?

Yaaaagh!

You wrecked my glasses!

Hm?! What's up, Karin?

Nothing.

Yuzu!

Help me out. How's this suit look on your dear old daddy?!

Which matches better, this bowtie or this necktie? Whaddya think?

Hm? They both look okay. Doesn't matter.

It doesn't matter?!

Yuzu! Don't be like that to your dad, C'mon!

Take a look and help me decide!

Hey, why don'tcha just wear both? Whatever.

Just "whatever"?! Augghh!

Later guys.

It's been a little over a year, just seventeen months, since the battle with Aizen.

Now, I'm in my last year of high school.

From what I know, Chad and Orihime told everyone about my Soul Reaper powers.

And they said everyone believed them pretty much right away.

Of course, seeing stuff like that happen right before your eyes doesn't leave much room for doubt.

I'm glad that they accepted it without asking any questions.

Mornin', Ichigo!

So now,

I no longer possess any of my Soul Reaper powers.

Around the time I lost my powers, Karin's Spirit Energy started growing stronger.

Bye, Ichigo! Have a good day!

Thanks! The same to you.

Nowadays, the high-level spirit medium abilities of our family belong to Karin.

I know she's not too thrilled about it, but she doesn't come to me for advice.

It seems like she's working her way through it.

Let's go, Mizuiro.

Alright.

I-chi-go!

Yo.

Bye! See you guys later.

Oh yeah. I guess we'll see you at lunch later!

Ichigo! Ichigo dude! I'm tapping! I'm tapping ow-out!

Hm!?

Good morning!

Hey.

Ichigo, You bring that game I lent you?

The new version's coming out soon, so I need it back to trade it in.

Yeah. I've got it right here.

Hm?!

What?! You forgot it?

Shut up! I said I had it! Here you go.

Ever since I lost my Soul Reaper powers, my Combat Pass has also stopped.

The visual barrier is gone, and the Hollow alarm doesn't go off anymore.

It's just become nothing but a piece of wood.

I even forgot that I'd left it in my school bag.

Still, this carved piece of wood is the only evidence I have left of my Soul Reaper past.

Ishida! Where do you think you're going?!

To the nurse's office, sir!

Now it's Uryu who's taken over exterminating the Hollows that I used to handle.

We were hoping he could just let Imoyama do it,

but it's turned out that Imoyama's a lot less capable than we expected.

I hope Uryu doesn't overdo things and upset the Soul Society.

Speaking of the Soul Society,

Ever since our last goodbye, Rukia hasn't come to visit Karakura Town even once.

So, have you thought about your plans for the future?

Hnh?

You mean like, after high school?

Duh! Sure that's what I mean! What else is there?

Hm. We still have some time.

Well y'know after this semester, we'll start getting career counseling...

So pretty soon you'll hafta start thinking about that stuff.

You had good grades to start with, but then you bottomed out.

Stop reminding me.

I had a lot of stuff going on last year, it couldn't be helped.

And besides, I'm still above average.

What about Rukia?

Hnh?

Wonder how she's doing these days.

Wait, what's Rukia got to do with anything?

I was just thinkin'. She could at least drop by once in awhile, to say hi to us.

Since she left, she hasn't dropped by even once to say "Hello!" That's pretty cold.

She's not being cold. She got relieved of her Karakura Town duties.

Her not coming back here is normal.

Don't you miss her?

Of course I don't miss her.

After sixteen years, I finally get to live my life as a normal human.

I hope it stays this peaceful until I die.

Hm. You've got a good point there.

I don't wanna go through really scary stuff like that ever again, either.

It's true.

Being able to see ghosts never once made me feel superior to others.

I never thought of making a living from it, or using my unique gift to help people I didn't know.

All I ever really wanted was a normal life without seeing ghosts.

Well, I finally got the life I wanted, didn't I?

Hey! Come back here!!

Huh? Huh? Huh?

Hey!

Drop it, jerk!! Give me back my bag!!

Hold this.

Sure.

Come to think of it,

I'll be back.

Stop!!

Besides my Combat Pass, there's one more thing that I still possess, that proves I was once a Soul Reaper.

The physical training I had and the reflexes I developed in order to survive, do come in handy sometimes.

Whoa!! Man, that was pretty incredible there, kid!

Thanks pal! So hey, are you hungry?

C'mon, I'll buy you some ramen! That sound good?

No thanks.

I'd rather not get in any trouble for this.

So do me a favor, Don't tell anyone what I did.

Oh? Sure. You got it. Well, thanks again.

Let's go. We don't wanna be late.

Hm. How 'bout that.

You're more cautious than I thought,

Ichigo Kurosaki.

How long you planning to sleep Ichigo?! Do I have to slug you?!

Come on, Ichigo Kurosaki. wake up.

Ichigo, you fool! Get up!!

Get up!!

Goood morniiing, Ichigooo!

Huwaaagh!

Ah-You idiot!! You really are an idiot!

I could've fallen all the way and hit the street!!

You could've killed me!

Whatever.

If you die, you'll go to the Soul Society, right?

Uh!?

Ohh. Now you're big-timing me, huh?

Look, you're not going to die falling from the second floor, okay?

Uh!?

You woke me up from a really interesting dream.

So to make it up to me you should go ahead and fall!

Whoa!! Stop that! You'll make me fall for real!! C'mon quit it!

Huh?! You had a weird dream? What was it about?

Mh!

I can't remember. Trying to tell you made me forget.

So? How much then?

Uh, how 'bout five thousand yen?

Five thousand yen per week?! Get real! Next!

Huagh!

Sir!

I am Satoda, co-captain of the school's soccer team! We'd like to offer you--

Just tell me how much and how long.

Well, we members of the soccer team have prepared a budget of two times...

Ichigo! Huh?

He's talking some business. So he'll probably be awhile.

Okay, gotcha.

So he's all done renting himself out to the basketball team?