4-2 You're Still Connected!

No matter how I look at it, I keep coming to the same conclusion. All this weird stuff was caused by those strange guys we saw earlier. I mean, they're the only wild cards in the deck.

They took Rukia away, and they're probably responsible for her loss of memory.

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Can you believe she doesn't even know us? It breaks my heart!

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Huh? Don't just sit there like a lump! Say something, will ya?!

I don't know what to do.

They're both the same. Both Rukia and Renji. In their minds, I simply don't exist.

I kept hoping that Rukia would be different, that somehow she wasn't affected.

Nyah!

Ow! What the hell?!

What's the matter with you, Ichigo?! What are you acting so depressed about?! Did you go and whack your head or something?!

You realized Rukia was in danger, even while you were in the world of the living!

If you recall, you were the only one who still remembered her even when everyone else had forgotten about her!

You two are still connected, no matter what anybody does to try and break that bond!

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Fine! I don't need you anyway! I'll save Rukia, even if I have to do it alone!

I don't care if she's forgotten about me! She's still my best friend, and I'm gonna help her!

You just sit there like a knot on a log! And I'm not waiting around until you make up your mind!

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