Another year

"Thanks for inviting us, Ichigo. It was nice to gather like this."

After eating, Geto thanked Ichigo for the food.

"It was fun, Ichigo-san. Lets do it again sometime. Come on, girls, thank him too."

""Thank You, Ichigo-san.""

"You welcome, have a nice day."

After saying their goodbyes, Ichigo opened a garganta and Geto's group left.

"Okay, Gojo, you are next. Where is Shoko?"

"She got sleepy after eating, so she went to sleep."

"Again? Whatever, I am going to wake her in a bit."

Swooosh

A garganta opened again, and Gojo was ready to go home.

"Bye-bye, everyone. I am going to visit tomorrow."

"Please don't."

With that said, Gojo went home and left Ichigo and the kids alone, except for Shoko, who was sleeping in Ichigo's room.

"Then we are going to sleep too. Good night."

Maki was already yawning and ready to sleep.

"Wait, Maki, Mai, there is something that I need to speak to you about."

"What is it?"

"Well, how much did you get too know Kokichi?"

"Not much. Obviously, he is from the jujutsu world, but we couldn't speak about that with Yuji here."

"You are right, but there is one more thing about him that mat surprise you."

"What?"

Ichigo folded his arms and looked at Maki with a smile.

"Kokichi had a heavenly pact."

Maki's eyes widened and looked at Mechamaru.

"You have a heavenly pact?"

Mechamaru looked at Maki.

"I don't."

"But Ichigo sai-"

"You didn't hear him? He said I had a heavenly pact. Not that I have one."

"You.....had one?"

"Yeah?"

"Youi are saying that....you don't have it anymore?"

"Exactly."

Maki didn't say anything else and just looked at the ground quietly.

"Ichigo."

"Yeas, Maki?"

"Is this true?"

"You think I will joke about something like this?"

"No, you will never do that."

Lifting her head, Maki looked at Ichigo with her eyes tearing up.

"So I can.... become strong."

Ichigo looked at her and ruffled her hair.

"You are already strong but.... now you will become stronger."

Swooosh

Ichigo swing his hand and opened a garganta.

"Come on lets go, or do you want to do it later."

"No, let us go now."

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Somewhere in a forest.

"Why are we here?"

Maki asked Ichigo after seeing they arrive in a forest.

"When I remove Kokichi's heavenly pact, it causes a little commotion, so I took us to a deserted forest just to make sure, now lets not waste time, Maki come here."

Ichigo waved his hand signaling to Maki to come forward.

"Are you ready?"

"Yes."

Maki's eyes had so many emotions, but the anticipation in them was evident.

"Okay."

Ichigo moved his hand forward and put it in Maki's head.

'First, let's see if my theory is right.'

Ichigo's hand began to light up, and the familiar blue line appeared. It was going to reach Maki's head, and when it did.....nothing happened.

"So it didn't work."

"Ichigo?... What happened?"

Ichigo looked at Maki and began to explain.

"It looks like, I can remove the heavenly pact."

"Why..... Mechamaru had a heavenly pact, and now he doesn't, So Why!!!!?"

"Maki."

"Please tell me why."

Maki bowed her head; her eyes weren't visible, and you could see her clenching her fist.

"I think I was able to remove the pact Kokichi had because his heavenly pact was the opposite of yours. It granted him an immense amount of curse energy, so his body accepted it, and my energy could go through his body."

"so?"

"Your heavenly pact, not only make it so your body can't hold curse energy but it also rejected, think of it like a defense mechanism."

"Then is not possible to remove it, hahahaha."

Naki began to laugh.

"....Maki."

"Sorry, I am okay."

"You sure?"

"Yeah, sorry I went off early, but I am seriously okay. From the beginning, I never expected to get rid of the heavenly pact, it just...that I was kind of exited I guess."

Ichigo looked at her and let out a sigh.

'Even though she is brutish and acts rough sometimes, she is mature. I guess that happened when you grew up in the Zenin clan.....bastards.'

"Hmm, to be honest I my injective was not to get rid of your heavenly pact."

"Eh?"

"I wasn't sure this was going to work but I still had to try, so I had another plan."

"Another plan?"

"Yeah, instead of getting rid of your heavenly pact, we are going to make it stronger."

".....how?"

"You will see, Mai, Come here for a second."

"Me?"

Mai moved towards Ichigo and Maki.

"What do I need to do, Ichigo-san."

"Nothing much, just stay still for a second, and my curse energy will enter your body but will hurt. Is that okay with you?"

"Hmmm, I know Ichigo-san won't hurt us, so go ahead."

"Thank you."

Ichigo put his hand on Mai's head.

Once more blue lines appeared on Ichigo's hand and went towards Mai, and this time, his curse energy was able to go inside the body.

'It's warm'

Mai felt Ichigo's curse energy in her body, but it didn't painful, instead Mai felt a warm feeling.

'It's going smoothly, I hope this works.'

Ichigo's idea was simple, since Maki and Mai were twins, their connection was deeper then normal people since they belonged to the jujutsu world. Maki's heavenly pact affected Mai's curse energy. No matter how much Mai trained, her curse energy would always be the same, and in the same way, Mai's minuscule amount of curse energy affected Maki's Heavenly pact.

'So I am going to raise Mai's curse energy forcibly. Normally, that would not be possible, when my curse energy entered Kokichi's body, it didn't stay in it, but what if I engrave Blut vanes line in her body and make them able to contain my curse energy?'

It was a gamble, but if he succeeded, not only would Maki's heavenly pact be complete, but Mai would have her own power up.

'Hmmm? This looks a little different from the time he removed my heavenly pact.'

Standing at the side, Mechamary noticed something strange.

'Even though I was in so much pain back then, I was able to see what was happening to my body. I saw the blue line in it, but they were faint, but the lines appearing in her body looked.....more real?'

Just as Mechamru thought, the line on Mai's body looked more solid as if they were part of her body.

"Mai, concentrate and feel my curse energy and try to guide through your body like your own, and make it move towards the lines in your body."

"O-okay."

Mai did just like Ichigo told her and guided the curse energy, and when she did it, the lines on her body began to brighten even more.

"Ugh!! What the!!"

Maki let out a scream from the side, and when Ichigo looked at her, he saw the same symbol that appeared on Mechamru's chest when he removed the heavenly pact.

'It's working.'

"Mai! Just a little more, and we are done, come on, Mai, let the curse energy engrave in your body!"

"Aaaah!!!"

"M-mai! It's okay; you don't have to do this...I am going to be okay so just.....stop i don't want you to feel that kind of pa..in!"

Seeing her sister feeling so much pain, Maki wanted her to give up and stop, she hated seeing her sister like that, her cute and kind sister.

'I prefer to stay like I am now, then let her feel such pain, I....I....I'

"I wan't give up!!!"

"!.....Mai!?"

Maki heard he's sister scream at her and was surprise.

"I am not strong like Maki, nor I am as brave as you, so I.....have to do this if...if I give up now....I won't be able to call myself your sister."

Mai looked at Maki with a smile even though she was in pain.

"...Mai"

"So just ugh...wait a little longer Maki, I....will make sure you become even stronger."

Mai's body began to glow and the same happened to Maki, the symbol on Maki's chest began to break.

"'AAAAAAAHHh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!""

And with the final shout, the sound of something shattering could be heard, and the symbol was gone.

"We are done, Maki, Mai."

"Ugh, My body feels like shi- eh? Wait, I feel really good, wait Mai!"

Maki was surprised by how good she felt but immediately remembered her sister.

"I am okay, Maki. I feel so incredible."

"Mai?"

When Maki looked at her sister, she was shocked. The lines in her body didn't disappear and they were glowing with vigor.

"Congratulations you two!"

"Ichigo"

Ichigo-san"

"You can become stronger, and fly even higher."