Ichigo stood there, mop handle still raised, breathing hard. Then he lowered it and laughed—a real laugh this time, wet and tired and warm.
It had been three weeks since Ichigo had used the Final Getsuga Tenshō to defeat Sōsuke Aizen. Three weeks since his Shinigami powers had begun to flake off him like dying embers. Each day, he grew more human. Each day, the gap between them widened.
Ichigo held up his right hand. For a moment, a faint, translucent chain dangled from his wrist—the last thread of his Reiryoku. Then it vanished. anime bleach episodes
The rain over Karakura Town was a lie. Isshin Kurosaki had told Ichigo it was a natural front moving in from the coast, but Rukia Kuchiki, standing atop the abandoned hospital, knew better. It was a Getsuga Tenshō of grief—slow, cold, and unwashable.
“You still interfered,” he said.
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“Let me,” he whispered.
She found Ichigo not at his home, but on the riverbank where they’d first met. He was sitting on the concrete ledge, Kon’s plush body tucked under his arm like a forgotten toy. His orange hair was dull in the gray light.