(Y/N): They didn't come to school again today... I've seen this trend before...

It's been a few days since (Y/N) or his friends saw Ichigo or Chad. (Y/N) knew something was up. Heck, he's done the same thing before.

(Y/N): *thinking* I know I said I would leave the investigation to dad but...

(Y/N) looked at Ichigo's empty seat.

(Y/N): He's probably getting himself involved in something crazy... and there's a pretty good chance Chad's with him...

Even sensing Chad's spiritual pressure has been hard. He could sense a general area but he couldn't pinpoint the location.

(Y/N): Usually when I have to sense Chad, his power is at its peak so tracking him down was never a problem. But him being a fullbringer means that when he isn't fighting, sensing him is much harder... *sigh* Maybe I should ask dad to teach me how to sense Fullbringers more efficiently...

The only two people in Team Karakura Town that were present at school were now (Y/N) and Orihime. Uryu was still hospitalized.

(Y/N): I guess I gotta do some investigations of my own.

(Timeskip) Orihime's POV

Orihime was in front of her apartment. She just left Chad's apartment after leaving more bread for him.

Orihime: *thinking* Ichigo didn't come to school today either. And Sado still hasn't come back. I'm worried. The bread I left for Sado was gone, so I guess he does come home once in a while.

Orihime was snapped out of her thoughts as she heard someone practically yell at her.

???:Hello! I'm Shishigawara from Miyashita High School! Sorry! Do you mind dying a little?



The boy, now known as Shishigawara, introduced himself to Orihime.

Shishigawara: *thinking* Making the first move is what's important in a fight! Now turn around! Hurry up and turn around! The moment she turns around, I'll clobber her!

Shishigawara prepared to throw a punch at Orihime as she turned around. However, the moment she did.



Shishigawara folded.

Shishigawara: *thinking* Knock out! She's hot! Hey, c'mon, man. Is she really human?! She blew me away! N-No, no, no! My eyes must be playing tricks on me! No way anybody can be so hot! Maybe my senses are shot, because I haven't looked at women in a while!

As Shishigawara was having a meltdown, Orihime approached him to see if he was okay.

Orihime: Are... Are you all right?

Shishigawara: Take a better look... she isn't all that.

Shishigawara took another look.



Shishigawara: I can't! Can't! Can't! Can't! I so can't do it! I can't look her in the face! I'm sorry, Mr. Tsukishima! It looks like this is it for me.

A flash of Tsukishima's face appeared in Shishigawara's mind.

Shishigawara: No! What am I thinking?! I can't give up like this! Mr. Tsukishima showed me that picture because he trusts me! I can't call myself a man unless I finish this job!

Shishigawara got off the ground.

Orihime: Oh, he's up.

Shishigawara: Yo! Say your prayers, woman! I, Moe Shishigawara, am here to take you down!

Orihime: Down where?



Bless her soul.

Shishigawara: *thinking* She didn't get that? I didn't know somebody like her even existed! Is she really human?!

Shishigawara: Down as in, you know, kill! It means I came to kill you! Like your four-eyed friend!

Shishigawara's last sentence made Orihime take a much more serious attitude towards Shishigawara.

Orihime: Are you the one who attacked Uryu?



Shishigawara: *thinking* What's with this chick? Her demeanor suddenly changed.

Orihime: Answer me.

Shishigawara: *thinking* This is good. I can fight with this tension in the air.

Shishigawara's blushing finally stopped as he finally got more serious.

Shishigawara: What's the sense in answering that question? Didn't you have your answer the moment I mentioned four-eyes?!

Orihime: You're right... Then tell me about your friends.

Shishigawara: You've got hot looks, but you ask stupid questions! You'll have to force that out of me! Beat the crap out of me first!

Before things could escalate, another voice entered the conversation.

"Okay, that's enough."



Shishigawara: *quietly* Mr. Tsukishima...

Tsukishima stood behind Orihime. Orihime could tell just by his presence that this was who (Y/N) was weary of.

Tsukishima: The one who attacked Ishida was me.



Orihime: Who are you?

Tsukishima: Shukuro Tsukishima.

Shishigawara: Mr. Tsukishima! It wasn't necessary for you to show up! I'll take care of this one! There's no need to put you through the trouble!

Shishigawara walked in front of Tsukishima.

Shishigawara: C'mon! Come at me, woman! Let me beat you to death!

Tsukishima: Shishigawara...

Shishigawara: What?!

Tsukishima: Let's go. We still have much more to do today.

Shishigawara: What're you talking about?! As your apprentice, I can't back away now! I appreciate your looking out for me, but your honor is more important than my life-

Tsukishima closed the book he was reading, interrupting Shishigawara. This sent chills down Shishigawara's spine.

Tsukishima: Let me ask you something, Shishigawara. Didn't I say you didn't have to do anything?

Shishigawara shakily turned towards Tsukishima.

Shishigawara: Yes, sir...

Tsukishima: Then why are you here?

Shishigawara: That's because I wanted to help you...

Tsukishima started to take the bookmark that was through one of the pages of his book.

Tsukishima: Oh no. Now I lost track of how far I had read... Darn. Hey, Shishigawara, mind taking responsibility?

Orihime, who's been trying her best to call (Y/N) in secret without being caught, saw Tsukishima's bookmark transform into a sword.



Orihime: *thinking* What just happened?! His bookmark turned into a sword?!

Orihime stood her ground as she hit the call button, hoping that she was able to dial the right number.

Orihime: Is that a Zanpakuto?!

Tsukishima: No. This is a Fullbring. My Fullbring, Book of the End.

Tsukishima saw how tense Orihime was.

Tsukishima: Relax. I have no intention of doing anything to you yet. For today, I'll leave right after I punish this disobedient boy.

Orihime instantly got in front of Shishigawara, entering a defensive pose.



Tsukishima: Oh? You're as kind-hearted as I had heard you were. You can't bear seeing even an enemy get hurt?

Orihime: That's not what this is. If you're the one who attacked Ishida, I can't allow you to get away.

Orihime was shaking in nervousness but stood strong regardless.

Orihime: *thinking* I hope you get here quickly, (Y/N)!

Meanwhile: (Y/N)'s POV

(Y/N) was under a bridge of a familiar riverbed. In front of him was a group of delinquents that (Y/N) was familiar with.

One of the goons saw (Y/N) approach them and immediately got up and warned the rest of the gang.

Goon 1: H-hey guys, we have trouble! The Phantom's here!

Goon 2: Huh? What does he want with us?!

Goon 3: Doesn't matter! We'll just knock some teeth out of his mouth as payback for Kurosaki's little stunt a few days ago.

(Y/N): Settle down will you? I came here to talk to Yoko-chin. It'll be beneficial for both of us.

Goon 1: Yeah right. Like we'll believe you!

Goon 2: Get ready, punk!

(Y/N) ignored the goons that were trying to cause trouble and saw the boss, Yoko-chin still asleep.

(Y/N): *thinking* He's still asleep after all that screaming? Must be because he knows all their voices already.

(Y/N) then yelled from the other side of the riverbed.

(Y/N): Yo! Yoko-chin, it's me! The Phantom!

The delinquent's eyes shot open at the voice and the name.

Yoko-chin: What did I say about calling me, "Yoko-chin".

(Y/N): Hey! I wanted to talk to you about something!

Yoko-chin: What does the infamous Phantom need to talk to me about?

(Y/N): I'm looking for someone. He looks like another delinquent so I thought I'd ask you if you ever saw him before.

Yoko-chin: What do I look like? A snitch?

(Y/N): I'm not telling you to give me this information for free.

(Y/N) brought out a small bag of money with him.

(Y/N): *thinking* I'm really throwing away most of the money I saved up after all those shifts from Urahara Shop. But knowing Yoko-chin, he's definitely a highschool dropout who's desperate for money. Maybe I can get more information than I initially paid for.

Yoko-chin: Eh? How much are you paying for this information?

(Y/N): Depends on how much you're willing to give me.

Yoko-chin signaled one of his goons and they went and brought in another chair.

(Y/N): *thinking* They really treat this riverbed like some sort of base.

(Y/N) took a seat in front of Yoko-chin.

Yoko-chin: So who are you lookin' for?

(Y/N): Some guy around the same age as me. Has a shaved head with a buzzed mohawk.

(Y/N): *thinking* Dad is no doubt looking for anything regarding Tsukishima. But we have no idea who his sidekick is or what he's capable of.

Yoko-chin thought for a moment.

Yoko-chin: Not many people match that description so I could only think of that kid from Miyashita High School. Think his name was Moe Sushigawa or something...

(Y/N): Sushi...gawa...? You sure that's the name?

Yoko-chin: It's something like that... Anyway he just showed up one day like a year and half ago and started wreaking havoc in his area. Never ventured on this side of town. Why are you looking for him?

(Y/N): I guess you can say I have something I gotta settle with him.

Yoko-chin: You fought him?

(Y/N): Nah. He attacked someone close to me though.

(Y/N) recalled how Shishigawara got the jump on Jinta.

Yoko-chin: Revenge, huh? Makes sense.

(Y/N): Have you ever seen this guy with a weapon? Or keep some sort of item on him?

Yoko-chin: The kid doesn't use any weapons from what I've heard. Seems to be a brawler. Heard he was super strong too.

(Y/N): *thinking* Does he have some sort of fullbring ability that's similar to Chad's? Or is he just super strong because he's a fullbringer?

Just then, (Y/N)'s phone rang. When (Y/N) saw the caller ID, he immediately stood up.

(Y/N): Sorry, but I gotta cut this short. Something came up.

(Y/N) quickly got up from the chair and threw $50 (or whatever the equivalent of that is in Yen) in the direction of Yoko-chin

(Y/N): You give some good info but you clearly didn't give me the right surname, so I'm lessening the bill. Thanks for doing business.

(Y/N) took off before any of the thugs could say anything.

(Y/N) then started to call (F/N) but he didn't pick up.

(Y/N): *thinking* Now's not the time dad...We may have a problem on our hands!

(Y/N) then sent a text instead that said:

"Potential Fullbring problem at Orihime's apartment. Here's the location..."

After sending that text, (Y/N) focused all his attention on getting to Orihime's apartment.

To be continued.