Mama Mia

"Interesting. Mimihagi didn't require a sacrifice when you absorbed him. I wonder why??" Ukitake muttered while eating a square shaped biscuit.

"I don't know either." Ichigo lied easily. Ukitake hummed.

"This is an interesting discovery, Ichigo. I will have to pay a visit to the Central 46's Daireishokairō(Great Archive) to research more about this later." Ukitake muttered.

" Speaking of the Central 46. Are there any new members now?" Ichigo asked him.

"After you have left, Captain Commander personally deemed the Central 46 useless and called a meeting to create a voting session. The vote is to decide whether or not the Central 46 is to be disbanded or reinstated." Ukitake started explaining.

" Turns out everyone of us thinks they're useless. All of us voted for the Central 46 to be disbanded and never to be reinstated again." Ukitake added.

" But there's more. The Captain Commander then wanted to create a new judiciary authority. He called it the Supreme Court." Ukitake continued. Ichigo leaned in, clearly interested.

" There will be five judges from the Supreme Court. Two of the judges will be from the noble clans. The other three will be the captains of the Gotei 13. The judges from the noble clans are Yūshirō Shihōin and lieutenant Nanao Ise." Ichigo tilted his head in confusion.

" But I thought she was a Shinigami? " Ichigo voiced his confusion.

" The Ise Clan are highly respected and revered within Soul Society. And Lieutenant Ise is the Clan Head of it. The Captain Commander thought it was wise to put her in that position." Ukitake answered. Ichigo nodded.

" What about the other three? " Ichigo asked him another question.

" The three Shinigami judges are Captain Commander, Captain Soifon and Captain Unohana. " Ukitake finished his explanation.

" And why did the old man create this group again? " Ichigo asked yet another question.

" Statistics show that almost all of the known rulings of the Central 46 are the Shinigami. Some are civilians but that is rare.

Bribes from some of the noble clans have caused them to imprison the wrong and freed the guilty on some occasions.

Captain Commander declared right in front of us that he will not have that happening again and promised to make Soul Society great again with the Supreme Court and I wholeheartedly believe he will do just that " Ukitake smiled when he finished his sentence. Ichigo chuckled.

" Finally, the old man grew his saggy balls back. It's a good time for him to do that with the recent events that have transpired." Ichigo smiled while finishing the cup of tea in his right hand.

" So what happens now? " Ichigo asked while taking a bite out of the biscuit in his hand.

" Captain Commander wanted to revisit a bunch of trials that have gone wrong in the past few centuries. He said it will happen in a few days. Guess we'll see what happens then. Will you stay here for the night?" Ukitake asked him Ichigo shook his head.

" Unfortunately, I can't. I have to return to Karakura Town. The town is my responsibility now and I can't run away from it. " Ichigo answered. Ukitake nodded.

" Having a sense of responsibility is a very good trait to have, Ichigo. Especially with how many ladies you're bringing back to your bed." Ukitake teased him with a small smile. Ichigo chuckled.

"I assure you I'm not that kind of person, Ukitake. If one of my girlfriends gets pregnant, no matter by accident or on purpose, I would be happy instead of panicking like a bitch." Ichigo smiled while looking at the empty cup.

" Do you want a big family? " Ukitake asked him. Ichigo nodded.

" I want it to be as big as possible. You can tell how extremely lonely I am just by that sentence." Ichigo chuckled. Ukitake shook his head.

"No no. I think it's great that you have a dream like that. When you get married to them, you have my blessings. " Ukitake assured. Ichigo smiled.

" Thank you, Ukitake." Ichigo muttered. It then became silent for a while until Ichigo opened his mouth again to speak.

" So uh..... What was your favorite storybook when you were a child?" Ukitake perked up at the question.

" Oh, I have a lot of favorites. I still have them actually. Would you like me to show them to you? "

" Yes, please. "

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It was the next day. Ichigo, Orihime and Uryū are getting ready to leave Soul Society once more.

" Where the hell have you been, Uryū? " Ichigo asked him.

" None of your business, Kurosaki. " Uryū answered quickly. Ichigo raised an amused eyebrow at him.

"It is now when you answer my question like that. I won't laugh I promise. " Ichigo reassured him. Uryū sighed.

" I have been exploring the Seireitei. I also went into the library at the Shin'o Academy." Uryū answered.

" Where did you sleep? " Ichigo asked him.

" The 4th Division's Barracks, the same place where you two stayed the night. You guys were too tired to even notice that I was beside you." Uryū answered. Ichigo nodded.

" You guys ready to go home? " Orihime nodded excitedly at the question.

"Yeah! I can't wait to eat sweet potatoes with butter again!" Orihime shouted excitedly. Just then, Yamamoto appeared in front of him.

" Oh. Hi old man. " Ichigo greeted him. Yamamoto nodded.

" Greetings to you all. I need you to do some courier work for me, boy. These are for that genius brat Kisuke and his gang of friends. Give these to them as soon as you can. " Yamamoto gave Ichigo a bunch of letters. Ichigo grabbed it and put it in his shihakushō's pocket.

"Will do, old man. When can I become Captain Commander by the way?" Ichigo asked with cheeky grin on his face. Yamamoto groaned.

"This brat.... Maybe when you're older, wiser and more experienced." Yamamoto answered.

"So there's a chance?" Ichigo asked him. Yamamoto held up his hand stopping him from continuing.

"I said maybe, boy. You are still too naive to understand the burden and the sacrifices you will make when you are the Captain Commander of the Gotei 13." Yamamoto muttered. Ichigo sighed.

"Whatever you say, old man. We shall see if that's true when we return. Goodbye for now, old man. And may your balls and bravery get bigger as time goes on. " Ichigo bade him goodbye. Yamamoto nodded.

"Farewell, you all."

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"Yo, Urahara! We're back!" Ichigo shouted loudly. They were back at the Urahara Shop safe and sound.

Urahara walked up to them with a smile on his face. "Hello you all! How was the trip to Soul Society?" He asked them. Orihime smiled at that.

"It was fun! I even got a gift basket from Yamamoto-san!" Orihime showed him the basket full of scrolls.

"Oh yeah. The old man wanted to give you, Yoruichi and Tessai this." Ichigo handed Urahara the letters Yamamoto gave him.

Urahara took it. He gave two of the letters to Yoruichi and Tessai respectively. They opened the letters and started reading the contents written in it.

"What's wrong?" Ichigo asked when he saw their shocked faces. Urahara looked at him.

"You aren't going to believe this. But we're going to court.....

To be continued.....