Chapter 38

The next day, Errol and Uryu walked to school together. Upon arriving in their classroom, they were confronted with spiritual power that was oozing out of Ichigo, and he didn't even notice it.

He had also been releasing spiritual power the previous day, but the quality was different now. It was the spiritual power of a Shinigami. Uryu looked at Ichigo coldly, clenching his fist, before moving to his seat.

Errol simply looked at him in silence. He couldn't blame him; he had heard the story of how Uryu's grandfather had passed away due to the late arrival of the Shinigami and their constant rejection of the old man's words to work together.

Errol didn't do anything and just greeted everyone he knew normally before going to his seat.

"Hello, I am a transfer student, Kuchiki Rukia desu," a voice suddenly greeted him in a ladylike tone that sounded so fake. He looked up from his seat at a petite woman.

"Hello, I am Errol Belladona," Errol responded politely and stared at her.

A few seconds later, Rukia asked, "Don't you have anything to say?"

"None," Errol said simply, and Rukia felt awkward talking to him.

"I see, I see, hohoho, then I will talk to other classmates then. See you later," she said and left. Errol felt that his level of being a loner had leveled up again.

"Ah! You! What are you doing here!?"

Errol suddenly heard Ichigo's shout and looked in their direction. Ichigo was pointing at Rukia as if questioning why she was there. His friends explained to him that she was a new transfer student. Then she asked him to take care of her and maybe borrow his book while showing her palm at him, with some writing that said 'Say something and I'll kill you'.

'When did she have time to write that? And why are they not noticing those writings? Maybe a spiritual ballpen?' Errol thought while looking at her weirdly. 'More importantly, that gigai...that was made...'

The class proceeded normally, and when it was break time, Ichigo and Rukia left the class under the smirking faces of their classmates, who thought of something else.

Errol also left and went to his usual spot along with Uryu. They didn't talk much during their walk until they reached the rooftop.

Errol looked at Uryu and couldn't help but ask, "How do you feel?"

Uryu looked at him before looking down. "I don't know..."

Errol looked at him before opening his bento that was prepared by the maid. "Just say what you feel, you're not acting like yourself."

Uryu snorted at him, opened his obento as well, and started eating. After a few seconds, he said, "I hate Shinigamis."

"Don't care," Errol said.

"Huh!? Weren't you the one who told me to say what I want!?" Tick marks appeared on Uryu's face.

"Yeah, but I didn't say I care. Just don't do something stupid. You can do whatever you want with them," Errol said.

"You-" Uryu was about to say something when suddenly he and Errol felt a spike of spiritual power from Ichigo. They looked down and saw him standing over his body with Rukia before leaving.

They both felt some spiritual power from a Hollow. They were silent before Errol said, "Hey Uryu, am I the only one who thinks that the appearance of Hollows is increasing?"

Uryu pushed his glasses and said, "No, I also feel it. But I don't think it means much as some stronger Hollows might just be sending those weak Hollows to get souls for itself."

Errol nodded, agreeing with him, but he felt maybe it was because the plot had started. He was still confused if that was really the case. He looked at Ichigo's body on the ground floor and suddenly thought of something.

"Hey Uryu, are you still in a bad mood about the Shinigami thing?" Errol asked with a smirk.

"Well, yes, but not much," Uryu said while cleaning his glasses before putting them on. "Why?"

Errol suddenly grabbed his shoulder. Uryu looked confused before Errol suddenly jumped from the rooftop that was on the 6th floor, falling towards the school ground.

"What are you doing!????" Uryu shouted, feeling the wind, with Errol just grinning from the fall.

He landed gracefully on the ground without a sound or problem, but that couldn't be said for the other one. Uryu's hair was a mess and his glasses were disorganized.

"You better explain yourself before I bombard you with my arrows!?" Uryu said, his glasses shining from his rage and his bow in his hand.

Errol ignored him before searching for something in his bag. "Ah! Found it, here," he said, handing the thing he found in his bag to Uryu.

Uryu calmed down, looking at the item Errol handed him. It was a...marker. He looked at Errol in confusion before seeing him pointing at the body of Ichigo and understanding.

Errol also had a marker in his hand, and they both grinned at the body of Ichigo. Moments later, the owner of the body and his companion returned.

"What happened?" Ichigo asked, his eyes twitching.

Rukia looked at his body before looking at him. "Want me to throw it in some washing machine?"

"Like hell I would!!" Ichigo shouted, looking at his body and gritting his teeth. "If I ever find out who did this, I WILL GIVE HIM THE BIGGEST BEATING OF HIS LIFE!"