Chapter 2: Let's Have a Water Battle!

What's this talk about battles and playing fields?! Aren't we supposed to be lounging?

When we decided that we would come to this location, we discussed further about what events we could do here.

The plan we came up with was a team building exercise: Red Team vs. White Team Water Battle.

I'm on the Red Team and you guys are on the White Team!

Why did you come up with an event like that? Why not just lounge around the pool and unwind?

How can you say that? And here I thought you were still young. You know, it's not often we all get time off together.

Even Rangiku mentioned that it's impossible for us to play together if it weren't for opportunities like this.

I bet Rangiku just wanted to play in the pool.

Actually, I was told that this facility was built for a different purpose.

Built...?

Shut up! I don't want to hear you complain anymore, Ichigo! No one's stopping you from going home if you don't want to be here!

It was me, that's right ME, who got the invite today! Isn't that right, Rukia?

I know you gave me this tropical paradise getaway as a gift to escape the brutal treatment I get from Ichigo on a daily basis!

All you need to do now is to slip out of that jacket and... Grph.

I'll explain all the details later. I need to take you to the White Team's base. Let's go.

Ichigo, you're finally here. Now we have all our members.

You took your sweet time. We're already done with our preparations.

All the members? Is this about that Water Battle thing?

What else would it be about? I was starting to worry we might lose without a fight because we didn't have enough people.

So tell me what we're doing in this Water Battle.

I saw Orihime with a huge water gun. Are we going to shoot water at each other or something?

No, we'll be shooting at targets. Each team gets their own target.

This is the White Team's target.

Seaweed! Seaweed!

Oh, that. I was wondering why there were so many of those weird dudes on my way here.

............

Ichigo! You dare belittle the wonderful character that is my brother's very own creation!

Calm down! I didn't mean it that way!

I worry about you. You must be lacking in your sense of beauty. How could you say that to this amazing character?

Wait, I'm the one with the problem?! Hey, Renji, Toshiro, what do you think about...?

Let's get back to the topic of the Water Battle.

Yeah, he's right. You better listen closely, Ichigo.

You guys...

There's not much to explain in terms of rules. We just need to hit all of the Red Team's targets.

Whichever team can bring down more targets by the end of the battle will win. So you better get all of 'em.

Okay, I understand the rules, but I have to ask. How are these things multiplying?

We're using a device that replicates an object to make them reproduce. We're about to prepare our targets right now. So here's how it'll...

Rukia! We have a problem!

What's going on?