The DiamondDust Rebellion, 3-1

Oh, come on. I'm just asking for a couple of minutes!

Absolutely not! Rangiku Matsumoto is not allowed to have any visitors! I have direct orders from Captain Soi Fon of Squad 2 and the Head Captain!

How about if I go in with him? That should be all right.

Kusaka? I don't think I've ever heard him mention that name before.

Thanks anyway.

I'm his lieutenant, and you'd think I'd know more about the Captain, but I don't.

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

So that leaves us with several mysteries to solve.

First, how is Captain Hitsugaya connected to this man, Kusaka?

Who is he, and does he have anything to do with the theft of the Ouin?

We know so little.

We'll have to start digging.

You have to understand that it's impossible for one person to know everything about someone.

It's not always easy, but in order to find the information you want, you have to investigate. It's that simple.

You're dead on. I knew we could count on you to figure this out. Right?

I'm sure you want to help Rangiku as much as anyone, so you'll be joining us, right?

Hmm? Me?

Yes, Captain!

Hehe... Hahaha!

This means so much to me. Thanks for your help, Nanao.

There's, uh...something else.

Ichigo said that he'd left it there, so we all figured you should have it.

Ah... He's hurt?

According to Ichigo, he was hurt pretty bad.

Why did he just disappear? And why leave this behind?

I don't know if I should be happy because he's alive, or upset because he left his haori behind and just disappeared.

Uh...

What a mess. He must know we're all worried about him. I wonder what he's up to.