6-4 Change

Sheesh. If it was such a big deal, I should've gone too!

I could've, like, chopped up that Tokinada bastard with my skills, like this!

You really have a way with words, don't you?

What did you say?!

Now, now, please calm down. Time is the best medicine for soothing anger.

Oh, yeah?

You're going back to the world of the living, right?

Yeah, with Kisuke Urahara. It's a pain, but Aura asked me to clean up after the religious cult.

It sounds like she was planning to disappear from the world of the living either way.

Having to manage a religious cult along with everything else... It sure is tough being a young president, huh?

That's easy-mode for me. More importantly, is there anything you want to tell Riruka or Jackie?

Nothing, as long as they're doing fine. It'd be insensitive for me to say anything to them, you know?

All right, I'll tell them that, then.

You're as obnoxious as ever.

Oh, that's right. Shishigawara, I think it was? It looks like he's been visiting your grave and such. Is there something up with that?

I can't believe I have a grave. But no, it doesn't mean anything. I hope he forgets us and finds a new book or something to get invested in.

Shishigawara... That kid with the troublesome ability?

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

Don't look at me like that. I'm not going to tell you to kill him after all this.

Hey there, do you mind?

What, you're still hanging around?

There are just a few things I wanted to tell you, that's all.

First of all, and I'll tell Kukaku and Ganju this too, but...

From now on, the procedures for going back and forth from the Seireitei and Rukon District have been simplified. The inhabitants of the Rukon District will also be more or less free to enter, too.

Not interested.

And for you, I brought this, right here.

What's this thing?

It's a swashbuckler that Jushiro was writing. I thought you might be interested.

"Warning of the Twin Fishes!"? Sounds like the title of some rom-com show.

Oh, I already read every volume of that one. It's for kids, but it's a pretty well-made piece of entertainment.

The final scene where the maiden gets saved just oozes with the author's true character.

You'll read anything as long as it's a book, huh?

Do you still harbor ill feelings towards Jushiro?

I said it before, didn't I? No matter what Tokinada said, I was still made an enemy of the Soul Reapers by Jushiro. What do you want me to do about it after all this time?

Jushiro never stopped trying to get Old Man Yama and me to offer you amnesty.

Huh? So what, you want me to be thankful? How many times do I have to say it? I don't regret making enemies of you guys.

That's not it.

I'm not talking about amnesty for your past crimes. It was in case you killed Jushiro.

What did you just say?

It seems that Jushiro was prepared to die by your hands. I doubt he would've gone down without a fight though, considering his duty as a captain to protect his squad.

He said that no matter what happened between the two of you, he wanted to take all of the blame for it.

I probably shouldn't be telling you this, but I thought it would be okay with the way you are right now. I know Tokinada mentioned it too, but...

Jushiro definitely made the decision to monitor you, and he also decided to go after you as an enemy. There's no hiding that.

I suppose it's unfair for me to bring it up. I merely watched him continue to regret making those decisions, after all.

But even if Jushiro knew that the Tsunayashiro Clan's scheme was partly to blame for the way his decisions played out...

...he still wasn't clever enough to use that as an excuse to make himself feel less guilty. I just wanted you to know that.

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

Sorry to put you through that. I just wanted to get it off my chest. I'll be leaving now.

You said it'll be easier to visit the Seireitei now, right?

Yeah, soon.

Even I can enter?

That depends on the reason. What are you planning to do?

Can you tell me where Jushiro's grave is?

Huh. It looks like the time has come for some big changes in the Soul Society.

I hope you'll like them, big brother.