[Quincy Archer Hates You Arc] Part 57: The Last Summer Vacation

# August 1st | Karakura Town, Minamikawase - 10:00 a.m. #

Yato was at home, lying on the living room sofa while watching TV. Strangely, he was in his shinigami form while the red cat Cheshire

was lying on the teenager's belly.

The boy wasn't paying much attention to the program and kept rubbing his left arm as if he was bothered by something. From time to time, he glanced at the arm he was rubbing, letting out a sigh of relief.

After finishing his training the day before, Urahara suggested that Ichigo and Yato take this last day to rest while the shopkeeper made preparations to open the gate to Soul Society.

Instead of resting, as soon as he woke up, Yato tried to do some more tests with his fullbringer, but the results weren't very good.

# A few hours ago - 6:00 a.m. #

Yato had remembered when his fullbring had basically rewound time. The first time was when he was late for school, and the second time was when he wanted to avoid Tatsuki, so he decided to test this ability on his own.

Yato was in his shinigami form while Cheshire was sitting at the table, observing the teenager's actions.

Yato: "Well... I guess I should at least be able to stay awake now that I have shinigami powers..."

Cheshire: "You better not overdo it..."

Yato: "I need to at least know how far back I can go before I get exhausted."

Cheshire: "That's not the issue... but it seems talking won't help, and you'll try anyway... go ahead, give it a shot..."

The teenager was a little concerned about the cat's words, but curiosity got the better of him, so he decided to test these abilities regardless.

The scenery around Yato changed, covered by countless red threads that appeared from everywhere, just like the time he witnessed with Tatsuki.

When the scenery changed, Yato found himself lying on his bed, but he could already notice some differences.

Looking at the clock, he saw that it was 05:00 a.m., which meant he had indeed managed to rewind time. As he had already suspected, using this ability had consumed an absurd amount of reiatsu, and most likely, if used in combat, it would need to be used with caution.

Yato also briefly puzzled over the fact that he was still in his shinigami form, whereas at this time, he would normally be in his human form.

Yato: 'This means that if I go back... my soul will remain the same, retaining what I had already learned before... that could be useful... I wonder if I can use this ability for some kind of training too...?'

He decided to conduct a test and enter his inner world with the intention of having a deeper conversation with his zanpakuto, Ōkagetsu. He engaged in conversation with the zanpakuto until it was 6:00 a.m. again, and everything seemed normal until the moment Yato attempted to use this ability again to test its limits.

The intention was to go back an hour again, but this time something strange happened.

As he rewound time, Yato found himself inside his inner world, facing Ōkagetsu, but he didn't have much time to exchange words as he felt an excruciating headache that practically ejected him from the inner world.

Yato couldn't move his left arm or left leg, and his vision was becoming increasingly blurred. The headache was intensifying with each passing second, and when he tried to turn his face, he noticed several cracks on his left arm.

Yato: 'Oh my god...! What the hell is this...!?' - He thought, becoming more and more desperate.

Cheshire appeared in front of him, using the threads that formed his body to bring a mirror and show Yato's deplorable condition.

The left side of Yato's body was full of cracks, as if he were a doll about to break at any moment.

Cheshire: "This is what happens when you try to use this ability in a foolish manner. Not only are you expending your spiritual energy when you do it, but also your very existence..."

Yato: "A-and... how... long... does it take... for me to get back to normal...!?" - He asked in a panic.

Cheshire: "You tried to go back an hour... so in an hour from now, you'll return to normal... I suggest you rest, preferably while in your shinigami form. As you already know, any injuries your soul suffers will be reflected in your physical body if you try to return to it without healing first..."

# Current Time #

Following Cheshire's advice, Yato lay down in his shinigami form, waiting for the cracks in his body to disappear. After an hour, they indeed vanished, but the teenager was still so frightened that he remained in his shinigami form for a few more hours.

Yato: "I think... I'll follow the advice and just relax for today..."

Yato got up and returned to his human body. After putting on some more casual clothes, he decided to take a walk and maybe take the opportunity to buy something to eat.

During his walk, the teenager spotted a shinigami with an afro hairstyle facing a Hollow very close to where he was. The Hollow seemed to be quite weak, but the shinigami appeared to be having trouble dealing with it.

The teenager didn't have much time to think because he felt another Hollow approaching.

The shinigami made a deep cut in the Hollow he was facing, but it wasn't enough to eliminate the monster.

Shinigami: "Damn it! And now there's another one heading towards a human! I'm sorry about this, human. You probably can't even see or hear me, but as soon as I'm done here, I'll perform the Konsou before the Hollow devours you!" - He shouted from afar while dealing with one of the Hollows.

Yato: '...Konsou...?' - He thought incredulously. - '...Is he really going to let the Hollow attack me...?'

Cheshire: '....'

In a quick and subtle move, Yato materializes an invisible thread and swiftly eliminates the Hollow that was about to attack him, then he continued on his way, ignoring the shinigami's fight.

Yato: 'Afro-san... once I save Rukia, your days as the protector of Karakura are numbered...'

***

Yato was standing by the Onose River, just admiring the landscape when he heard someone shout his name.

Keigo: "Hey, Yato!!"

Orihime: "Hey, Yasakani-kun!!"

Yato turned his head and saw that Ichigo, Tatsuki, Inoue, Chad, Keigo, and Mizuiro were approaching.

Ichigo: "Hey."

Yato: "Hey. What are you all doing here?"

Tatsuki: "We came to see the fireworks festival."

The teenager noticed that Tatsuki had a gold medal and was carrying a trophy but didn't comment on it just yet.

Yato: "Fireworks festival?"

Orihime: "Every summer, there is always a larger turnout for the annual fireworks festival."

Yato: "Oh... it's just that I... I'm not very good with dates... I didn't know about this festival..." - He said while scratching the back of his neck. - "Where will the festival be?"

Keigo: "At the Onose River."

Yato: "But we're already here."

Keigo: "Not yet. They're shooting the fireworks off at the city field across the river!"

Mizuiro: "We gotta go farther down to get a good view."

Yato/Tatsuki: "What's wrong with where we are now?" - Yato and Tatsuki look at each other for a moment and start laughing.

Tatsuki: "If we stay too close, we'll end up getting lost in all those street vendors and crowds of people."

Yato: "I agree."

Keigo: "You two seem like a couple of old folks!! A fireworks display is a festival!! It's about getting crazy over the fireworks, AND the street vendors, AND getting all hot and bothered over the girls in their yukata robes!! That's what the fireworks are all about!!"

Yato: "Geez…"

Keigo: "What's wrong with you guys!? Did you come to watch the fireworks in your street clothes?!! Why did you even bother to come?!!"

Ichigo: "Should we check it out for a while?"

Mizuiro: "Maybe…"

Chad: "...Hmm…"

Soon, Keigo's outburst was interrupted by Isshin, Karin, and Yuzu. The three were dressed in yukata and were running in Ichigo's direction.

Isshin/Karin/Yuzu: "Ichigo!!!!!!!!"

Everyone just watched the family interact in a comedic way until Isshin mentioned that he had saved several seats to watch the fireworks, which got Keigo and Mizuiro excited. It didn't take long for most of them to run off from the place, leaving only Ichigo, Yato, Tatsuki, and Orihime.

Ichigo: *Sigh* "Oh well, I guess I'll go too... Sorry about the chaos. It's okay if you don't want to go."

Tatsuki: "Yeah, yeah, I know... Are you coming, Yato?"

Yato: "Yeah... I don't have anything better to do anyway..."

The four of them walked leisurely while chatting casually.

Yato: "By the way, congratulations, Tatsuki. It looks like you really won the national tournament."

Tatsuki: "Hmpf. And did you ever doubt it?" - She said confidently.

Orihime: "I saw some news reports about Tatsuki-chan, and they even nicknamed her the Invincible Dragon!! It was really cool!!"

Ichigo: "Her face really looks like that of a dragon..." - He sarcastically commented.

Tatsuki: "Says the carrot head." - She said, annoyed.

Yato and Orihime glanced at each other briefly and started laughing a bit at their interaction.

***

# August 8th | Karakura Town - 01:00 a.m. #

Yato opened the window of his room, waiting for Urahara's message.

During the past few days, Yato focused on doing something more basic, which was remodeling his own shinigami attire using his fullbring.

The young man thought that he didn't need to dress like a shinigami just because he had the powers of one, so he practiced a bit more with the basic ability of fullbring to manipulate and reshape souls, just so he could go back to wearing his casual clothes even in spirit form.

Currently, Yato was wearing a gray hoodie with long sleeves, along with matching sports pants of the same color. He carried his zanpakuto tied to his back as he found it inconvenient to have it on his waist while moving around.

As he put on a pair of white sneakers, he suddenly felt something hit the wall of his room, and knowing it was Urahara's silly message, Yato used his fullbring to remove that strange red liquid from the wall before even reading it.

Yato left the house, still manipulating that strange red liquid at the tip of his fingers like a sphere, and decided to walk to the Urahara Shop.

On the way, Yato encounters Ichigo, who was finishing a conversation with Isshin at the front door of his house.

Isshin: "Oh! So Yato-kun is also joining you on this teenage journey!?"

Yato: "Don't worry, Isshin-san! When we come back, I'll make sure your son comes back with at least two girls!"

Isshin: "That's the spirit!!! Make me proud!!!"

Ichigo: "What the hell are you talking about!!?" - He shouted while catching up with Yato.

Yato: "My bad. I couldn't resist."

Ichigo: "And what's this thing?" - He asked, pointing at the red sphere at the tip of Yato's fingers.

Yato: "It's the message Urahara threw at my wall..."

On their way, Yato and Ichigo met Tatsuki and Orihime. Orihime was dressed the same way as in the anime version, while Tatsuki was wearing her karate gi, a black belt around her waist, and white sneakers.

Ichigo: "So Urahara called you both too?"

Orihime: "Yeah."

Ichigo: "And what's with that face? You don't look okay."

Orihime: "Well... it's just that it said I lack a sense of humor..."

Tatsuki: "Couldn't Urahara find a better way to communicate...?" - She asked, a little annoyed with the way she received the message.

After some running, the four arrived in front of the shop and found Chad already waiting outside.

Ichigo: "Chad?"

Orihime: "You're here so early!"

Chad: "...Yeah... I couldn't sleep, so I decided to take a walk, and then I got a message right over there..."

Tatsuki: "Where?"

Chad pointed to a corner of the street where the same message that everyone had received was spread out.

Yato: "The neighbors will love this."

Tatsuki: "Now we just have to wait for Ishida to get here."

Orihime: "Oh! I'm sure he'll be here soon."

After a few minutes, the Quincy finally appeared, dressed in his white attire with a small cape over the uniform.

Uryu: "I said I would train because I couldn't accept being defeated by a shinigami. Now I'm ready for a rematch."

Tatsuki: "What... outfit is this...?"

Yato: "He's a priest..."

Tatsuki: "He is...?"

Yato: "I don't know..."

Ichigo: "Ishida... Did you walk here wearing those idiotic clothes?"

Uryu: "These clothes are not idiotic!!"

Before they could start arguing, the group was surprised by the presence of the shopkeeper.

Urahara: "Hey! The gang's all here. Excellent~" - He said as he headed to the shop's door, and when he turned his face to speak to the group again, a sphere of red liquid hit him in the face, spreading it all over the shop's door.

Yato: "That's for almost staining my wall..."