Chapter 75 Requiem 1
Saturday, May 6th
Two weeks have passed since Kenji Hagiwara came to the human world, and he is still trapped in Utsuki Kurosaki's body.
It's not that Urahara Kisuke's research encountered a bottleneck or some other force majeure reasons. To be honest, the two people who commissioned the project just didn't think of asking.
One gradually adapted to the female body, began to wear a cloak and a hood at night, and shuttled around Beika City like Batman, using Kidō and his wife's Zanpakutō to complete the important task of protecting the city.
The other one, after losing his extra night job, has almost returned to his original daily life. He occasionally needs to leave the artificial skeleton to go on a expedition during the day, but he has adjusted to the overall pace of life and is completely accustomed to it.
The two hadn't heard about the subsequent situation of the organization personnel handed over to Morofushi Kagemitsu some time ago, nor did they actively inquire about it. Miyano Shiho, who had been traveling with her brother, also returned safely to the Kurosaki household that day. It was believed that the organization would not extend its claws to her for a long time to come.
This peaceful life continued until the end of the Golden Week holiday. Before going to bed at night, Kurosaki Utsuki received a call from Furuya Rei, asking her if she was interested in going on a date to the amusement park.
"Tomorrow? That's quite sudden."
Guessing the other party had a mission to help her with, Kurosaki Utaki immediately wanted to agree. But she didn't want to go on a date alone. If she took Hagiwara Kenji with her, Beika City would be in chaos that day.
After all, there are no weekends or paid vacations when you're stationed at Death Guard...
Thinking of this, she suddenly thought of someone.
"But it's not like I can't find someone to cover for me."
Isn’t there Gin Ichimaru here?
Anyway, he doesn't have a fixed job at a fixed time and place, so he's just sitting around doing nothing. He's strong enough, so he can be called upon for help - why didn't she think of it earlier?
"Tell me, where are you going tomorrow? What do you need me to do? I can bring my own date."
Kenji Hagiwara, who had just finished taking a shower, poked his head into the room.
Kurosaki Utahi simply turned on the speaker and shared the audio with him. Immediately, Furuya Rei's voice came from the phone: "Tropical Paradise—We plan to arrest Gin tomorrow."
Kurosaki Utsuki's eyes widened in surprise: "This news is even more sudden, but I like it."
Then again, carrying out an arrest operation in an amusement park requires keeping a low profile and avoiding attracting a large number of onlookers. At the same time, they also have to protect the safety of a large number of ordinary citizens who are easily taken hostage by dangerous elements. The difficulty of the operation and the pressure on the police officers involved are quite high. No wonder they need her external help.
Furuya Rei responded, still maintaining a businesslike tone: "I hope you can protect the people who may be implicated. If this cannot be guaranteed, we must adjust our arrest plan."
Kurosaki Utsuki naturally curled her lips. She felt strangely relieved that even as a public security officer, Rei Furuya still prioritized public safety over arrest. Her tone became more serious, "How many people are there with Gin?"
"two."
"Ah, the broad-chinned guy with sunglasses? I remember... his code name seemed to be Vodka. He was Gin's driver?"
"You could say that," Furuya Rei confirmed. "But compared to Gin, he's much easier to deal with. I shouldn't say this before the mission begins, but you don't need to worry too much about Vodka."
...It sounds like he's a completely ordinary enemy, someone who might only survive five minutes in a TV show. If Gin is classified as an Arrancar, then Vodka probably not only failed the experiment to become an Arrancar, but also didn't evolve into a Hollow at all.
"I see."
"Compared to that," Furuya Rei suddenly sighed, his tone slightly relaxed, "the 'enemy' we need to be more careful of is the FBI. We must not let Gin fall into their hands."
"Huh?" Kurosaki Utsuki was stunned. "The FBI will be dispatched as well?"
"No, it's just a precaution," Furuya Rei replied, "But since we were able to obtain intelligence, we can't guarantee that the FBI knows nothing about it. Perhaps besides Akai Shuichi and Shiho, the FBI has other undercover agents among them."
He paused, his voice taking on a hint of coldness. "—And I will definitely catch them all before the organization does."
Kurosaki Utsuki couldn't help but smile even more: "Then you must work hard to drive out all the foreign agents who are doing evil in Japan."
His side sank a little, and Kenji Hagiwara sat cross-legged on the bed, wiping his hair skillfully. The bath towel was a little loose and shaky.
Noticing this, Kurosaki Utsuki raised an eyebrow, but didn't move. Then, he heard Furuya Rei's voice again: "Any other questions? I might not be able to contact you tomorrow. You need to find Gin's location before noon and keep a close eye on him until the mission is completely completed."
"Well, there are indeed two questions," Kurosaki Utsuki said carefully. "Since I won't receive any contact from you tomorrow, that means I'm just your 'assistant' and won't be included in your report, right?"
"Yes, the report uses the facilitator number instead, and your number is only left as a blank page in the public security system," Furuya Rei replied. "Hiro and I have discussed this, and we both agree that there's no need to give you any instructions. If it were you, there would be no mistakes."
Eh… Although she also thought that nothing would go wrong, she would only feel happier when she heard such straightforward words expressing trust.
"I understand. Just go ahead and do it without worry. Leave all the people you want to protect to me, Utah-sama—and I have one last question."
"Why an amusement park?" Her expression gradually turned confused. "Gin and Vodka, going to an amusement park, are they going on a date?"
Judging from their appearance alone, she felt that the two of them were not particularly suitable. On the contrary, Akai Shuichi and Gin looked more harmonious together, with long black hair and silver hair, similar body shapes and green eyes. No matter how she thought about it, she felt that—
"It's a deal." As if guessing what she was thinking, Furuya Rei interrupted, "That's all."
"……I see."
Although she felt that the transaction in the amusement park did not conform to her general understanding of criminal behavior, it was still more convincing to her than the date between gin and vodka.
The Q&A session ended here. Kurosaki Utsuki wished him "good luck in martial arts", then hung up the phone and turned to "himself" who had half of his bath towel fallen off.
"That's it. You'll skip work tomorrow to go on a date with me, and do a favor for your classmate."
Hagiwara Kenji didn't agree immediately. He placed the towel he was using to dry his hair on his neck and rubbed his chin. Although he had no objections, he still had a few questions he wanted to confirm.
"If you're worried about the work of guarding the Shinigami, I have someone here who can take care of it." Kurosaki Utsuki answered before him. "Ichimaru Gin, you've heard of this name, right?"
Not long ago, she had given the task of protecting Miyano Akemi to Gin Ichimaru, but the FBI quickly sent people to protect her secretly, and the public security department also made arrangements, so he returned to the simple life of an apartment manager.
Hagiwara Kenji nodded. "He was the former captain of the Third Division. Although Mao only mentioned him briefly in her special course, he said that although he initially sided with the traitorous former captain Aizen, he later turned to the light and provided a lot of important information to Soul Society. The higher-ups took this into consideration and ultimately decided to exile him to the living world, sparing him a more severe punishment."
Kurosaki Utsuki couldn't help but grit her teeth. The official statement was a bit outrageous.
Hagiwara Kenji didn't find her expression strange and continued, "But Seireitei Newsletter did a special feature on him, and there's even a long-running romance novel based on him. Rumor has it that he went to former Captain Aizen for his own reasons."
"There's actually a romance novel out there. I'd love to read it if I get a chance." Kurosaki Utsuki's eyes lit up. "You've actually met him in person. I don't know if you remember, but I don't think I introduced him to you back then—anyway, let me tell you the inside story now. This is my personal experience as someone involved."
Kenji Hagiwara immediately sat up straight, as if listening attentively.
"According to the results, Ichimaru was indeed exiled to the human world. However, he had nothing to do with the Central Forty-Six. He escaped on his own, targeting me. After finding me, he poisoned me and forced me to regain my spiritual power. As a result, he is now the power provider bound to me."
Although Kurosaki Utsuki's explanation was brief, Hagiwara Kenji was able to easily deduce the general situation and hit the nail on the head with one sentence: "Utsuki-chan can fulfill his wish."
"Yes, his lover, or at least his current lover, Rangiku. You should know who she is. A part of Rangiku's soul was taken away by Aizen. In order to get this part back, he went to Aizen."
Hagiwara Kenji continued, "But later he discovered that Utahi was the savior he had been waiting for."
"I'm not a savior... but that's pretty much it. After I obtained the Hogyoku, I fulfilled the promise I made to him." Kurosaki Utsuki smiled. "By the way, after he was exiled, my brother and I were the ones responsible for supervising him—I heard we were paid, but unfortunately, that can only be confirmed after I die."
“Eh…”
"To sum up, now no matter what I tell him to do, he'll do it. From now on, you can work four days a week and rest three days a week as a garrisoned Death God, and let him share the rest of the workload." She pouted, "Why didn't I think of this earlier?"
But it’s not too late to realize it now.
The thought of someone else being able to do the job for her, allowing the garrisoned Death God to temporarily leave the city, and she only had to complete her job as a forensic doctor, and she could travel freely during her paid leave...
The future is so bright—
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