5-1...

Eeh?! Ugh...

(Hey. I'm not dead.)

Ichigo, you need to just relax. We were barely able to patch you up.

If you move around too much, you'll die.

Are you the one who saved me? Huh?

Heh. It seems to me by the underlying tone of your voice, maybe you didn't want me to rescue you.

Ngh...

So, do you wanna know? There's a way into the Soul Society.

There's a way? How? Tell me! How do I get there?

Of course I'll tell you. But on one condition.

For the next 10 days, you will study with me and let me teach you how to fight properly.

I don't have that kind of time, okay?!

Rukia is gone and she could be executed any second! So we've got to get to the Soul Society as soon as we can!

Why don't you understand? Hmm?

Don't act so dumb. If you try to go there now, you'll die.

Right now, you are weak. And any time a weak person attempts to enter the enemy's den, it's basically suicide.

So you want to save Rukia? Don't make me laugh.

If you get yourself killed, there'll be no one to blame.

Ngh...

Will I become strong enough in 10 days?

Yes. So long as you truly wish to save Rukia from the bottom of your heart.

Your will must be stronger than steel.

You must abandon any doubts that you have.

Ten days, to prepare for a game of life and death.

And if I said I couldn't, I doubt anyone else would pick up the slack.

Do I really have a choice?