Chapter 3: Two Rukias?

Where am I?

Rukia.

I-It's you! Gin Ichimaru?!

Don't call my name out like that. It makes me sad.

You'd better not start acting desperate just because you're about to be executed.

E-Executed?

You're not expecting your brother's help, are you?

That doesn't sound very realistic to me.

Huh?

What are you talking about?

I'm relieved to see you're looking better than I thought.

Well then, see you later, Rukia.

What's going on? I'm going to be executed?

More importantly, that spirit's appearance...and this outfit...

The Rukia in that world wears a white kimono and has wings and a horn.

There was also someone who looked just like Gin Ichimaru. Except he was a fox spirit with ears and a tail.

It can't be!

Rukia and Rukia switched bodies?!

Wait a minute. So you're not Rukia?!

Fool! I'm Rukia Kuchiki too.

I know, but... Ugh, this is such a pain!

Why the hell did our world's Rukia switch bodies with this world's Rukia?!

I don't understand it either.

You were the cause of that lightning earlier, right, Mr. Clan Leader?

Yeah, a consequence of me not controlling my power. The border between this world and the human world opened up.

That must be why you all ended up here.

Really? But why...

Opening the border wasn't my intention or anything. That's just what ended up happening. I'm sorry about that.

Even if that's the reason we ended up here, you couldn't do anything about it.

Did the two Rukias really swap though? Maybe the jail cell is actually empty?

I haven't heard any uproar about that, but it is possible.

But if this is the body of your Rukia Kuchiki, then what happened to mine?

It either went to our world...or you really did switch...

Wh-Whoa. This is bad.

If they switched bodies, is our Rukia going to die instead of this Rukia?!

You've gotta be kidding me! Rukia has nothing to do with any of this!

Don't worry, Kon. I won't allow that to happen.

I don't regret helping you.

However, I can't let someone uninvolved get punished because of it.

I promise that I will save her no matter what.

Rukia...