4-6 Rukia Joins the Fight

What's this? You're not a Soul Reaper.

Huh!

No good.

You shouldn't evaluate your attack until after you've won the fight. Do you get what I'm saying?

Kehah! I suppose that's fair enough.

After I kill you, there won't be any confusion. I'll tell the others that none of you Soul Reapers knew how to fight!

(He would've killed me.)

(If Ichigo hadn't shown up when he did, I'd be dead for sure.)

Chad.

Step back, okay?

W-Wait, Ichigo! If you're worried about my injury...

Chad!

Please. Let me handle this.

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

Fine. I get it.

I'll leave him to you, Ichigo.

I see...

(Ichigo... What happened? Don't you trust me to get your back anymore?)

(I wonder if we'll ever be able to fight as a team again. Ichigo...)

Chad looked upset. What did you say that might've set him off?

I've no idea. I simply told him to stay back and let me handle this fight.

Step back, Ichigo.

Huh?! You want me to what?

Right. I'm telling you to step back and leave this guy to me.

Trust me. You're way too eager for this battle.

You're too tense. You could get yourself killed fighting like this.

Rukia... I didn't know that your powers returned.

Yeah, quite a surprise huh?

Nice to meet you. I'm Arrancar Sixteen. I'm called D-Roy.

I'm in the 13th Squad-

Never mind. You don't have to bother telling me.

If I had to listen to the names and titles of everyone I was about to kill, I'd never get anything done.

I see, then...

Listen to this, D Roy. At the very least, you should learn the name of my Zanpakuto.

Dance...

Sode No Shirayuki!

What the hell happened here? D-Roy's been killed?

Huh?!

Oh well. In that case, it looks like I'll just have to kill the both of you!