As Ichigo came closer to me, I looked away, uninterested in what he was going to say. He grabbed my collar and glared at me in a furious expression.
Ichigo: "Hoshito, why the hell didn't you tell me Tsukishima stabbed you?!" he shouted.
Hoshito: "Why should I?" I asked calmly while pushing Ichigo's hand. "And what are you going to do about it? cure it?"
Ichigo went silent for a second, and his hand was clenched in frustration.
Ichigo: "Listen, Tsukishima can–"
Hoshito: "he can change a person's memories or precisely their past. I already know that since my memories have changed recently."
Ichigo was shocked. "You fool! It changes everything!!"
Hoshito: "I don't care, and shut up." I looked him dead in the eyes. "Don't bother me while I'm training."
Chad's expression was hard to read. I turned my back on them, ignoring Ichigo, and gave my attention to Ururu.
Hoshito: "I will be in your care." I thrust my blade on the ground and gave my battle stance.
Ichigo: "Oi! We didn't finish our–"
Yuruichi stopped him and, pointing at a place to watch me, told him to listen to what she would say.
***
# Mishiba/ Karakura community park #
The young Quincy entered the park and wandered around. He saw a child happily playing with their parents. His gaze lingered, then he started walking deep into the park with an unreadable expression.
V: 'That family… they seemed to have fun… and yet why do I feel down…' he paused for a second and turned toward the family as he saw the father lifting the child and putting him on his shoulder, his eyes narrowed down.
He resumed walking and stopped at the mark of a hole in the park.
V: 'I recall Hoshito saying this place is where the arrancars arrive when they visit the world of living.' He looked around. 'They want to see Ichigo and test his strength, and they turned out to be very disappointed. Also, it was this place where Arisawa Tatsuki nearly died when Yammy absorbed souls around him.'
The presence of someone behind him cuts his thought. He swiftly turned around, pulled out his bow, and aimed at that person. His eyes narrowed when he saw an arrow pointing at him.
Ishida: "For a Quincy, you seem surprisingly unaware of your surrenderings." He said in a cold voice. "I had high hopes for you since you are a fellow Quincy, so please don't disappoint me more than this."
V: "Ishida Uryu, the self-claimed last Quincy. It's a pleasure to meet you aside from Ryuken Uryu." Ishida's eyes furrowed in disapproval of the unknown Quincy. "What business do you have with me?" V took his bow down.
Ishida: "Who exactly are you?" The Quincy kept his bow aimed at him. "Are you really a Quincy?"
V: "…yes, I am a Quincy…" he said in an emotionless voice. "If you came just to confirm that, then you are wasting your time," he said, raising his head. "A hollow will appear at any second from now; you'd better tell Ichigo to go and kill it."
Ishida: "What are you implying?" he asked in a cold voice.
V: "I'm only saying we shouldn't interfere with Shinigami's work."
Ishida's eyes widened, and his face turned furiously towards the words coming from the unknown Quincy.
Ishida: "How dare you say that after the shinigami did to us?!" he shouted at him.
V: "… I don't understand why you are angry… but I said that so we can–" he got interrupted by Hollow's scream. He turned towards the sound. "Great, the hollow came. What a headache… let's continue after—" once again, he got interrupted. This time, Ishida's arrow shot near his head and killed the hollow near the park.
Ishida: "We didn't finish our conversation, Quincy-San. No, you don't even deserve to be a Quincy." He whispered, then turned his back. "I'm very disappointed in you." He walks away, leaving the Unknown Quincy alone.
V: 'Disappointed, huh? I see, even in this world, those disappointed eyes still surround me….' he lowered his head. "…. I'd better go back and continue my training…."
***
# Urahara's shop/ training grounds #
After Yuruichi explained what I did when my memories started changing to Ichigo, he didn't take it lightly and gave me a furious expression while watching me train. Chad, on the other hand, was quiet. Quieter than usual, and his eyes were gentle and determined.
Hoshito: 'What are those two thinking right now?' I focused on them for a second, and it was enough for Ururu to close the distance and throw a fast punch. In the last second, I moved my head to the side and nearly escaped from her strong punch. 'Whoa!! She is absurdly strong. No wonder she overpowered Arrancer in the anime.' I stepped back to give us a solid distance.
My breath was heavy, and my eyes locked onto her body, searching for an opening to catch her hands. Impatiently, I couldn't find one, so I ran towards her. She stood and was ready to counter what I held in my sleeve.
Hoshito: "Screw it all!!!" I screamed. Ururu flinched from it, and I took advantage of it and caught both of her hands. "I won."
Ichigo and Chad were surprised the way I did.
Ichigo: "He really did."
Chad nodded.
Ichigo: "But he didn't have to scream."
Chad: "Yeah… it was unnecessary…"
Hoshito: "Shut up! Win is a win, no complaints." I shouted at them.
Yuruichi: "True, you were impressive, but that trick doesn't work in a real battle. So you will start again!" she said with an amused expression.
Hoshito: "Oh, come on!!" I shouted in frustration.
***
# Somewhere in Kakura town #
A figure stood on the roof of the buildings.
The figure: "I never thought there was a Quincy with the boy." He turned his head to the sky. "I suppose, a week is enough time for them… let's see how much you grow… Hoshito Yuru…" he whispered while looking at the moon.