Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

"Huh? You know there are Grim Reapers and Hollows in this world! You've even seen talking parrots, so why can't there be talking cats?"

Yoruichi looked at the shocked Ichigo Kurosaki and said speechlessly.

"That's not it……"

"Okay! It's not unacceptable!"

The oblivious Ichigo quickly accepted Yoruichi's existence.

"Uh! As expected of you, Kurosaki Ichigo..."

Uryu's eyelids twitched slightly as he watched Kurosaki Ichigo accept Yoruichi's offer without hesitation.

To be honest, he still hasn't fully accepted the idea that cats can talk.

"Where are Hirako Shinji and the others?"

Yoruichi Shihouin ignored Ichigo and Uryu, and after surveying the training grounds, she asked with displeasure.

"Haha, Shinji Hirako and the others haven't arrived yet."

Upon hearing this, Kisuke Urahara gave an awkward smile.

"Huh? What are Hirako Shinji and the others up to? I hate guys who are late the most..."

Upon hearing this, Yoruichi Shihouin spoke angrily.

"To be precise, everyone except me is late..."

After hearing Yoruichi Shihouin's words, Ichigo Kurosaki couldn't help but add a comment.

"I'm not late! Lateness is calculated from the moment I arrive!"

Yoruichi Shihouin responded with unwavering firmness after hearing Ichigo Kurosaki's words.

"This cat has quite a temper..."

After hearing Yoruichi Shihouin's words, Ichigo Kurosaki's eyelids twitched slightly.

"Damn Hirako Shinji, what are they doing? If they don't come soon, I'm leaving them alone..."

At this moment, Yoruichi Shihouin once again complained.

"Don't abandon us!"

Just as Yoruichi Shihouin finished speaking, a slightly off-key voice rang out, and a man wearing a beret, with a mushroom haircut and a demeanor that gave off a thug vibe, pushed open the door to the basement of Kisuke Urahara's shop and walked in.

Meanwhile, behind the man followed a group of thugs of various appearances, all of whom looked like troublemakers.

"Hirako Shinji, you're late!"

Yoruichi Shihōin looked at the newcomer and spoke coldly.

"Because the hero always makes his appearance last."

Before Hirako Shinji could speak, Aikawa Raibu, who was standing behind Hirako Shinji, spoke first. He put his hands on his hips and struck a superhero pose. It seemed that a hundred years of training and control over the intangible had given him great confidence, making him look incredibly powerful.

"That's right! We are superheroes!"

After Aikawa Rai's words fell, Kunan Shiro, who had been following Kensei around, looking around as if she had inexhaustible energy, also spoke up. She seemed to agree with Aikawa Rai's words, and also put her hands on her hips and spoke with great momentum.

"Bai, stop causing trouble here!"

"Regarding our lateness, I, Kensei Rokugurashi, on behalf of the entire Visored, would like to apologize to everyone! In short, I'm sorry!"

After hearing what Kunan Haku said, Kensei Muguruma first sighed helplessly, then pulled Haku, who had his arms on his hips, back to his side. Then, on behalf of the entire Visored, he sincerely apologized to everyone present.

It must be said that Kensei Muguruma's character is truly impeccable, and he possesses considerable leadership qualities. His personality perfectly meets all the requirements for a captain of the Gotei 13. If it weren't for his utterly pathetic lack of strength, which has reached an unacceptable level, Araki Dai might very well have given Kensei Muguruma a more important role.

"Hey! Kensei, don't you dare apologize for me without my permission!"

"I feel absolutely no shame whatsoever for being late! In the end, the responsibility for this doesn't lie with me at all!"

"If you hadn't been so excited yesterday about returning to Soul Society for revenge that you couldn't sleep and ended up talking about the past all night, causing you all to oversleep, we wouldn't be late..."

After hearing Kensei's words, Yashimaru Lisa spoke with some dissatisfaction.

"That's right! I'm not apologizing!"

After listening to Lisa's words, Hiyori Sarugaki nodded.

"Because you were too excited to fall asleep, you overslept and ended up being late. That's just too funny! Are you some elementary school students who can't sleep before a field trip?!"

When Ishida Uryu heard what the members of the Masked Army said, his eyelids twitched slightly.

"Mr. Yoruichi, can these incredibly strange-looking guys really be trusted?"

At this moment, Ishida Uryu finally began to doubt the reliability of the others.

Ishida Uryu's gaze swept over Hirako Shinji and the others, then he looked somewhat guilty at Yoruichi Shihouin beside him and asked softly.

In Ishida Uryu's eyes, the members of the Visoreds were all really too strange!

First up is Rojuro Touhou, a man with long blond hair and dressed in classical music attire. In Uryu Ishida's eyes, he's just an artsy, rock-and-roll youth—a show-off who's actually pretty weak and will be easily killed by the enemy the moment he appears.

As for Hirako Shinji, who looks like the leader of the Masked Army, he has a bob haircut with bangs and always has a smug grin on his face. No matter who he's facing, he exudes a nonchalant and carefree vibe. With his blond hair, he's just a showy thug, obviously a half-baked guy with no real fighting ability...

Kensei Muguruma's appearance might suggest he'd be a tough opponent, but in Uryu Ishida's opinion, his muscles were far too angular and beautiful. Compared to a body honed through countless battles, Kensei Muguruma's muscles looked like they'd been built in a gym, suggesting he was probably a very fit fitness instructor. Uryu guessed that wealthy women would find this type very appealing.

Wearing sunglasses on his nose and dressed in a green gymnastics uniform, Aikawa Rao looks more like a low-level yakuza member responsible for collecting protection money or debts. He's the kind of person who talks about the yakuza all the time, seems very powerful, but in reality, he's a social idler who struggles to make ends meet every day.

As for Yushōda Hachigen, who has short pink hair, Ishida Uryu thinks he's probably the kind of kind uncle who's in charge of the school's convenience store or a university dormitory manager who seems amiable but is actually incredibly cunning!

As for the girls wearing JK uniforms, there's Yadomaru Lisa with her long, straight, fair legs, Kunan Shiro in her white bodysuit, and Sarugaki Hiyori with a red jacket over her clothes. They are probably a group of high school students, junior high students, and elementary school students.

In Ishida Uryu's view, these three not only wouldn't be of any help to them, but there was even a 99% chance they would actually hinder them! They were probably what you'd call troublemakers, and frankly, Ishida Uryu didn't want to team up with them.

"Don't worry! They are the strongest reinforcements!"

"With their help, the success rate of our plan will increase significantly!"

After hearing what Ishida Uryu said, Yoruichi Shihouin comforted him.

"I have a feeling that Yoruichi-san is trying to fool me!"

Upon hearing this, Ishida Uryu's eyelids twitched slightly.

Regardless of what Yoruichi says, in his opinion, these so-called Visored forces, led by Hirako Shinji, are unlikely to offer them much help.

"Anyway, you guys just have to bear with it for a bit!"

"There will be times when we need them..."

Yoruichi seemed to understand Ishida Uryu's thoughts, since anyone who saw Hirako Shinji and the others would assume they were just a group of idle people and delinquent high school students, or a gang of thugs.

"I see……"

After hearing Yoruichi's words, Ishida Uryu pursed his lips.

In the end, Uryu Ishida compromised; it was all for the sake of rescuing Rukia Kuchiki.

"Whose child is this little dwarf?!"

However, the fact that Uryu Ishida doesn't choose to cause trouble doesn't mean that Ichigo Kurosaki won't.

Just as Yoruichi Shihouin relaxed after hearing Uryu Ishida's words, Ichigo Kurosaki, who was unattended, walked up to Hiyori Sarugaki. Looking at Hiyori's height, Ichigo smiled slightly, patted her head, and asked softly.

"Shorty? How dare you call me a shorty?"

"You're the shorty! Your whole family are shorty! You wretched bald man!"

After hearing Ichigo's words, Hiyori was like a powder keg that had been ignited. She leaped up, grabbed Ichigo's short hair, and opened her mouth to unleash a barrage of attacks on him.

"Huh? I have hair, I'm not bald!"

After hearing Hiyori's words, Ichigo Kurosaki's expression changed immediately.

Ichigo Kurosaki doesn't care if people say he's weak or not tall enough, but he can't stand it if people say he's bald.

"Hehe! The word 'bald' isn't only used for bald people!"

Upon hearing this, Hiyori Sarugaki smiled slightly at Ichigo Kurosaki. Without saying a word, she directly invoked the inequality, 'I called you bald' does not mean 'you really are bald', instantly defeating Ichigo Kurosaki.

"Completely incomprehensible!"

As soon as Hiyori finished speaking, everyone present changed their expressions, especially Ishida Uryu, who was completely confused by Hiyori's logic.

"I can not understand what you say……"

Unfortunately, Ichigo Kurosaki was completely unaffected by Hiyori's move and directly used his strongest ability, selectively ignoring what others were saying.

At this moment, it seemed that Ichigo Kurosaki and Hiyori were evenly matched!

"Everyone, I have opened the interdimensional portal!"

"Everyone, don't hesitate, it's time to head to the Soul Society!"

Just as Hiyori and Ichigo's verbal sparring was about to escalate, it was Kisuke Urahara who stepped in to smooth things over. Urahara opened the gate to the Transcendental Gate, and with a series of booming sounds, a gate radiating seven-colored light, capable of connecting different worlds, appeared before everyone present.

"go!"

As the gate opened, the first to rush in were Shinji Hirako and other members of the Visored.

"Let's go too!"

Ichigo Kurosaki was not going to be outdone. The moment Hirako Shinji and the others went in, he, along with Orihime, Ishida, and Yasutora, and guided by Yoruichi, also entered the gate. Their goal was the same: to rescue Rukia Kuchiki.

Meanwhile, in the 'Soul Society'.

"It seems Ichigo Kurosaki is preparing to head to the Soul Society. Well then, I can begin my operation! Rukia Kuchiki, you'd better make a good impression!"

After confirming that Ichigo Kurosaki had begun his journey to the Soul Society, Aizen Sousuke's lips curled into a slight smile as he began to use the 46 Chambers to issue his orders.

Everything is under control!

A long chapter of 10,000 words~

Chapter 188 Before you stands the strongest Gotei 13 in history.

'Boundary break'.

The special channels formed by the overlap between worlds.

At the same time, it is also the only way for the Grim Reapers to travel through the world.

At this moment, Ichigo Kurosaki and his companions passed through the Transcendental Gate prepared by Kisuke Urahara. Led by the Visoreds and Yoruichi Shihouin, they continued to travel through the Dankai. Their destination was the legendary Soul Society.