Chapter 1088 Return

The group stealthily went through the airport's security and found a plane bound for Haneda Airport that was about to leave.

Naturally, the group chose to sit in the best spot which is by setting up their own couch, table, and a matching outdoor parasol on top of the plane.

"Nii-chan, I thought we should refrain from any Space-Time Magic?" asked Claire while watching Kisuke take out various items from his inventory.

"Yes, we should. And that's because we don't know what kind of effect it'll produce. I'm testing it out now using this. You can use it, but make sure to be mindful of your surroundings and record everything that's happening while using it. That'll help provide me with more data to adjust our Magic."

And while setting up their cozy spot, Kisuke noticed a few things, 'The fabric of space is a lot more fragile and the one holding most of it in place is the balance of Spiritual Pressure between realms. Between these realms are the Garganta and Dangai but they look like patchwork that was rashly created to separate these dimensions compared to the Dimensional Gap which holds everything perfectly and the Void which separates the Lower World and Upper World.

'No wonder a bit of imbalance of Souls put everything in a precarious position.' Kisuke wanted to fix this problem because as long as it existed, people who wanted to flip the whole world upside down could easily do so by just slaying a few tens of thousands of Hollows. However, he doesn't have any single idea as of now.

The group took off and enjoyed the scenery that was incomparable if they were inside.

"Where are we going after we land in Japan?" Serafall asked while demolishing the snacks that Kisuke had prepared along with the other girls. Thanks to the barrier, they were not disturbed by anything outside.

"West of Tokyo, there's a small town called Karakura Town. It's a spot where many things could happen and also the place that I stayed in for more than a century."

Upon hearing this, everyone stopped their hands and mouths. A second later, everyone positioned themselves around Kisuke and Serafall demanded, "The flight is going to be long! Entertain us!"

Kisuke looked around and saw everyone's eyes shining, including the mostly indifferent Dragons. Sighing with a wry smile, Kisuke decided to tell them his story starting from the first thing he remembered, an orphan in a very poor district within the Soul Society.

Although he summarized it for a fair bit, it still took a couple of hours to tell them everything, "Since I 'died' in battle, I wasn't able to witness the end of the war. But looking at things now, it looks like the side of Soul Society won."

After telling his story, Kisuke let out a long breath and felt a bit emotional, 'If this was me from before I reincarnated, I would never have even entertained the thoughts of telling someone my life story.'

There was a minute of silence before Serafall murmured, "That's a lot to take in. So you're not just some random kid and that weird tech you have originated from this world. It's no surprise that no one was able to investigate your origins and you even baited out everyone by saying you're from Gotei 13."

Kisuke chuckled, "It wasn't a lie when I said I'm from Gotei 13 so it's not my fault everyone went crazy searching for this organization. Though thanks to that, I bought some time and no one really bothered me when I was just starting out."

"Of course, they wouldn't. Who's crazy enough to tackle an unknown organization with unknown power?"

"Stupid people, apparently."

"...We don't count those."

Kisuke then looked toward the other girls and watched their reactions. Finally, his eyes stopped on Claire who had a complicated expression and was surely having the same complicated feeling.

Kisuke patted her head and asked, "Is it hard to accept I'm a different person from what you thought?"

Claire hurriedly shook her head. She knows that the Kisuke-niichan in front of her was still the same one who grew up with her. However, she couldn't explain the complexity of what she was going through, "...It's not... It's just that... I don't know."

"You really like overthinking things, aren't you, Claire-chan?" Serafall suddenly interrupted them.

Claire looked up to Serafall who was still displaying a confident smile, seemingly unaffected by everything that was revealed.

"Thanks to your overthinking, you came to the conclusion that your relationship with your Kisuke-niichan will change and you'll have to treat him differently. You're afraid of that and that might be the source of your confusion.

"But really, it's incredibly simple. It's just new information and nothing really changed. He's still Sakura-chan's son and you're still his precious and favorite cousin. He's still the same guy who occasionally..." Serafall suddenly paused and immediately corrected herself, "He's still the same guy who always causes trouble everywhere he goes. Nothing changed."

Claire stared at her for a few moments as enlightenment reached her mind, 'That's right? What am I thinking? Nothing really changed!'

Without saying anything Claire suddenly threw her arms away and hugged Kisuke tightly, "Yes. Nii-chan is Nii-chan!"

Kisuke smiled and turned to Serafall, "You're good at this, Mom."

"If I'm the mom, then you're the dad!" Serafall instantly replied without really thinking about it. A second later, she hurriedly turned away from the group, "It seems that the aeronautical technology in this world advanced greatly even without the aid of Magic. Look! We're about to reach Japan!"

Kisuke chuckled and left Serafall alone. Although she's trying to hide it, it is obvious that her face is red from her ears, '...Why is that so embarrassing!? I don't understand!' Serafall internally shouted.

Kisuke turned to Kunou and Tanis and it looks like they didn't have the same complication as Claire. For Kunou who didn't really have any familial relationship with Kisuke, it didn't really change anything. As for Tanis, well... She wasn't thinking hard in the first place and kept her mind on 'Kisuke' is 'Kisuke' without being bothered by any other possibilities.

"So boss, what's your plan?" Flanna suddenly asked, "Since you returned, are you planning to greet your friends and acquaintances? They'll be shocked for sure! Make sure to bring me with you to see their reaction!"

Serafall managed to calm herself and turned back when she heard what Flanna just said, "...You really are a bad influence on everyone."

Kisuke didn't counter Serafall's statement because he knew he'd lose. Instead, he answered Flanna's question, "I'll postpone greeting everyone for now and take advantage of Magic to snoop around. Of course, there's a limit to that so we'll meet my childhood friend first."

"The Tessai guy?"

"Yes. Knowing him, he should still be staying and maintaining my shop. We'll use another place as a base of operations but we'll stay there for now." And while in that line of thought, Kisuke recalled something, "Oh right. Is everyone's Soul Gear ready?"