Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

Hey! Don't forget me!

Just as Araki and Uno began their shameless and blissful life.

Saito, the immortal vice-captain of the 'First Division,' stormed angrily into the back hall of Araki's squad's headquarters. Araki had no time to mourn Uno Retsu's defeat! Saito, the immortal, was the next to join the battle…

It seems that due to the birth of the eternal child, Kurosaki Ichigo, the 'Three Realms' have once again fallen into a false peace. Even Aizen, who was originally obsessed with Hollowfication experiments, has begun to lie low, quietly observing the growth of what he considers to be the greatest masterpiece born from various coincidences—Kurosaki Ichigo.

And so, time flew by, and nine years passed in the blink of an eye.

It's June 17th again, another rainy day with the sky overcast.

Shiba Isshin, or rather Kurosaki Isshin, stood in his private clinic with a cigarette, steaming and sparking, dangling from his mouth. Since Masaki had once said that he looked cool smoking, Isshin had never been without a cigarette since.

"What terrible weather! It reminds me of a long time ago..."

"I hope nothing bad will happen to Masaki and Ichigo."

Kurosaki gazed at the rain outside the window, and couldn't help but think of the day he met Masaki, and then the day he saved Masaki. It seemed that whenever something big happened, the sky would start to rain this light rain mixed with thick fog.

On the other side, Ichigo, having finished class, was being picked up by his mother, Masaki Kurosaki, wearing a raincoat and running around the streets.

Although the thick fog obscured Ichigo and Masaki's vision, it couldn't dampen Ichigo's curiosity or his enthusiasm for exploring the park.

"Hehe, slow down~"

Masaki watched Ichigo running around, holding an umbrella in one hand and a strawberry bread she bought from the bakery in the other. At the same time, she smiled and reminded Ichigo to be careful.

"..."

Ichigo didn't take Masaki's words to heart.

It wasn't until Ichigo seemed to have discovered something in the park, ran all the way to the center of the park, waved and greeted a child who was also walking in the rain, but received no response, that Ichigo's expression finally changed.

"Roar!!"

As Ichigo approached the girl, a gigantic creature appeared before him. It had a head with bulbs resembling those of an anglerfish, a long body covered in fur, and a face that resembled a human's, displaying a wide range of emotions. Its features were covered by white bone masks, and its size was comparable to that of a mammoth.

"What's this?!"

At that moment, Ichigo froze on the spot, completely dumbfounded. He had never seen such a terrifying creature before.

"Hee hee hee……"

"Your soul smells delicious!"

The mammoth-sized creature first gave Ichigo a slight smile, then revealed an extremely ferocious expression.

It was precisely at the moment this enormous creature appeared in front of Ichigo that Aizen Sousuke and Araki, who had been closely watching Ichigo's movements, both frowned.

Araki is alright, since he's already arranged everything on Ichigo. The one who's really worried is Aizen Sousuke...

Because of Masaki, Aizen couldn't set up too many things around Ichigo, because Masaki would find out. But he absolutely couldn't tolerate his masterpiece being killed by a lowly Hollow before it even grew up.

"It seems I really need to make time to go to Hueco Mundo. It's necessary to give those lawless Hollows a proper lecture on my rules, Aizen."

Aizen, his face cold, spoke as the light reflected off the non-reflective glasses on his nose. From this day forward, without his permission, Aizen would not allow any Hollow to enter Karakura Town and disturb his experimental subjects.

However, Aizen didn't take the Hollow in front of him seriously. After all, Masaki Kurosaki, a pure-blooded Quincy, was a formidable character who could even defeat his Hollow White form.

This mere Hollow minion is no match for Kurosaki Masaki, a pure-blooded Quincy.

"boom!"

Just as Aizen Sousuke was thinking this, Kurosaki Masaki had already arrived in front of Kurosaki Ichigo, blocking the ferocious Hollow in front of him with one hand.

Yes, this Hollow with a light bulb on its head, known as the Grand Fisher, evolved under the relentless pressure from Barragan and the group behind him in Hueco Mundo...

He is the last Grand Fisher in the entire 'Hueco Mundo', and also the most powerful Grand Fisher. He is a stronger being than the lower-level Hollows Gillian, a Hollow of the Adjuchas level.

Unfortunately, even though Grand Fisher has evolved from a lowly Hollow to the Adjuchas level, under the pressure of Barragan, he is still just a lowly Hollow. In the eyes of the higher-level Hollows, the Adjuchas is only a slightly larger lowly Hollow, almost no different from an ordinary Hollow!

Overwhelmed, Grand Fisher finally escaped the more abundant food of Hueco Mundo and came to the Human World to find his own food! Because Grand Fisher was already an Adjuchas Menos Grande, ordinary souls had no effect on him, so he went directly to Karakura Town, a place with powerful spiritual energy, to hunt for food. Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived in Karakura Town, he encountered a delicacy that made his mouth water: Kurosaki Ichigo, who had a powerful spiritual pressure residing in his body but was extremely young.

Unfortunately, before Grand Fisher could even taste Ichigo Kurosaki, whom he considered a delicacy, Ichigo's mother, Masaki Kurosaki, used the Quincy's Flying Kick to save young Ichigo and single-handedly blocked the powerful Grand Fisher.

"Impossible! How could a human possess such immense power? Who are you?! Are you the Grim Reaper?"

Grand Fisher stared at Masaki, who exuded a powerful aura of oppression, and cold sweat beaded on his forehead. At the moment when Masaki saw her child being attacked and showed a mother's determination, Grand Fisher instinctively felt endless fear.

"Me? I'm just a pure-blooded Quincy..."

It seemed that Masaki Kurosaki hadn't made a move in a long time. She first stretched her muscles and then drew a bow made of spiritual particles with one hand. The shining Holy Annihilation Arrow continuously emitted a silvery glow on Masaki's bow.

"A Quincy? There are still living Quincy in this world?"

Upon hearing this, Grand Fisher was immediately shocked. He had only heard of Quincy in legends, and this was the first time he had ever seen a living Quincy. It was said that Quincy were the mortal enemies of Hollows, a group of monsters that hunted Hollows.

"You don't need to know too much! Goodbye, Great Hollow!"

As Masaki said this, she drew the Spirit Bow in her hand.

Masaki seemed to be full of confidence in her Sacred Arrow, believing that it could destroy the Hollow in front of her in one shot!

In fact, this is true. After all, even the powerful experimental subject Hollow White created by Aizen could be killed by Masaki using her Sacred Arrow...

"asshole……"

Grand Fisher roared, seemingly intending to run away.

However, having been targeted by Masaki, he had no time to make any preparations.

However, just as Masaki was about to unleash the Sacred Arrow, a look of surprise flashed in her eyes! The next second, Masaki felt a low murmur in her ear, as if someone was constantly calling upon the Quincy power within her!

"boom!"

As Masaki's pupils dilated slightly, the spirit bow in her hand immediately vanished into the world.

"good chance!"

Grand Fisher watched as Masaki's spiritual energy dissipated, and suddenly his eyes lit up. Although he didn't know why Masaki, who had previously held all the advantages, had suddenly lost her power, he knew clearly that his chance had come.

Grand Fisher had no intention of giving up the opportunity. He pounced on Masaki and bit her neck.

"Shh!"

In an instant, crimson light filled the sky...

The bread bag in Masaki's hand was scattered on the ground by the enormous impact of the Grand Fisher, and countless pieces of bread were mixed with blood...

Young Ichigo, who had been shielded behind Masaki by Masaki using all her strength and life, stared in astonishment at everything before him.

Young Ichigo simply couldn't believe what was happening before his eyes.

"Mother?!"

Ichigo looked at his mother, who had suddenly been bitten by that huge creature, and murmured to himself.

"..."

Masaki, who was being fiercely bitten by the Grand Fisher, did not respond to Ichigo behind her. She lowered her head as if she were a dead corpse.

"mom!"

This made young Ichigo's heart tighten.

However, only when he bit into Masaki's grand fisherman at this moment did he realize just how dire the situation was!

"Damn it! How can you be so hard, you bastard!"

Just as Ichigo was feeling worried, the Grand Fisher suddenly roared.

The woman, Masaki, who had been lying like a corpse with the bread bag and umbrella loosened from Grand Fisher's jaws, suddenly had countless fine purple lines appear on her body. These lines resembled an invisible armor protecting Masaki's body, and the blood on the ground was flowing from Grand Fisher's mouth...

At this moment, Grand Fisher felt as if he had bitten into a giant iron weight. Not only did he bite into nothing, but he also bit into a mouth full of wounds. Even his teeth, which he was so proud of and could break through the steel skin of other Hollows, were broken off by the armor that was shining on Masaki's body. For a moment, his mouth was bleeding profusely.

"I caught you~"

As for Masaki Kurosaki, she revealed a sly smile of triumph. She grabbed Grand Fisher's head and, at the same time, her fair hands suddenly glowed with a purple light, instantly converging into two spirit arrows that she aimed at Grand Fisher's temples.

"Damn! You have the power, yet you still scheme against me?!"

"You treacherous Quincy, I curse you to a terrible death!"

"You tacticians are all filthy-hearted! You all deserve to die..."

These were Grand Fisher's last words. He now understood everything. Masaki Kurosaki hadn't lost her power; it was a trap to lure him into attacking.

"Pfft~"

As Masaki unleashed the Sacred Arrow, two huge holes appeared in Grand Fisher's head, and countless drops of crimson blood scattered on the ground as he lay there unwillingly.

"Are we grand fishermen born to die?"

"Are we Grand Fishers born to be turned into light bulbs by our own kind? Even if I escape Hueco Mundo, is another hell all that awaits me?"

"I'm not reconciled! I curse you all..."

Grand Fisher roared, his body gradually transforming into countless spiritual particles.

"..."

Masaki Kurosaki looked at the dead Grand Fisher, her brows furrowing slightly.

At this moment, Masaki did not feel the slightest bit happy about killing the Hollow; for some reason, she even felt a little sad.

Perhaps her compassion is acting up again?

If Barragan, the instigator of the Grand Fisher clan, were to be eliminated at this moment, upon hearing the Grand Fisher's words, he would surely laugh maniacally: "Of course! From birth, the Grand Fisher clan is destined to be the third wheel of Hueco Mundo! As for whether they should die? If you don't die, am I supposed to? How naive!"

"Mom, what was he saying just now?!"

"I don't understand, I can't understand what he's saying at all!"

Young Ichigo stared at the dead Grand Fisher, his small eyes filled with great confusion. He hadn't understood what Grand Fisher had said at all.

"Um, this..."

Masaki looked at young Ichigo, gently patted his head, and then smiled, "You'll understand when you grow up!"

"Oh."

Ichigo nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

Unfortunately, Masaki didn't know that her eldest son would still not understand even after he grew up!

He's even evolved to the point where, even if someone explains a lot to him in person, he still can't understand a single word.

Araki, who was silently watching Ichigo from the captain's room of the First Division in Soul Society, shook his head: "Such a good kid, and he's already hard of hearing at such a young age! No wonder he's the chosen one known as the holy word d-deaf (selective deafness)."