Bleach 441

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[Side text: Ichigo becomes suspicious of Orihime and Sado!! And then, Ginjou reveals a shocking truth!!]
[BubbleSFX: ding-do~~~ng]
Ikumi: Comi~~~~~~~ng! // Hello! / Who is it, calling at this time...?
[BubbleSFX: THWACK]
Ichigo: Unghhh!! // That hurt! / I thought I told you to be careful when you're opening that damn door!! How many years have you been living in this -
Ikumi: ! / Ichigo!!! // Where the heck have you been?! / Taking even more time off work without saying a thing... // At any rate, come on in! / I'll listen to whatever you've got to say inside!
Ichigo: ...No...

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Ichigo: ...I'd rather talk here.
Ikumi: ...............Why would you...? // Huh~~?! // Whaddaya mean, you want to take some time off work?! / Whaddaya think you've just been doing already, huh?!! // How much skiving off have you gotta do before you're satisfied?!! / Are you listening to me?!

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Ichigo: ...I'm sorry.
Ikumi: Ehh?!
Ichigo: Well... / That's all I wanted to say, so...
Ikumi: H... // Hold on a minute! // Ichigo!! // ...Listen, all right? / I don't know what's been going on with you...

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Ikumi: ...But you should quit trying to keep me in the dark. // I'm not one of your school buddies, you know! / I'm an adult! // I don't need a brat like you worrying about me or trying to protect me from whatever you've got yourself mixed up in! / So if there's something wrong, then come right out and say it! // Kids like you... // ...are meant to be able to rely on us adults!

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Ichigo: ...Thanks for that. // Ikumi-san.
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[Spotlight Brocken]
Flashback!Ginjou: "Tsukishima"...

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Flashback!Ginjou: ...used to be the leader of our little group. // He shared the same principles as us... / ...and led us in our struggle to get rid of our powers. // He worked long and hard to find a way to achieve that goal... / ...and it was Tsukishima who discovered the possibility of passing our powers on to an Acting Shinigami.

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Flashback!Ginjou: But then... // Just when we'd finally found ourselves an Acting Shinigami... / ...and succeeded in passing a few of our comrades' powers to him... // Tsukishima suddenly changed his mind. // He killed the Acting Shinigami... / ...killed our comrades who had surrendered their powers... // ...and vanished into the night. // Actually... // I wouldn't be surprised... / ...if that had been his plan right from the start. // ...Let me show you something.

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Flashback!Ichigo: !
Flashback!Ginjou: ...This... // ...was our contact's Acting Shinigami Emblem.

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Flashback!Ginjou: Now, I don't understand why Tsukishima did what he did. / He was never the kind of guy to reveal his true feelings. / But none of us have ever seen the guy since that day. // So there's only one thing I can tell you for sure about Tsukishima right now. // His objective... // ...is to prevent us from getting in contact with people like you. // All his actions point to that fact. // His attack on Ishida Uryuu... // ...and his contact with Inoue Orihime... // It's clear that he's trying... // ...through rather less pleasant methods than ours...

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Flashback!Ginjou: ...to attract your attention.
Flashback!Ichigo: ...Ginjou... / I...
Flashback!Ginjou: Oh, I know. / Don't worry. // If Tsukishima is actively moving against us... / ...then there's every reason to hurry. // We'll start preparations for the next phase of your training immediately. / As soon as we're ready, we'll be in contact.

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Flashback!Ginjou: So for tonight... / ...go home and rest.
Ichigo: ! // (Dad..................?!)

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Urahara: Something the matter?
Isshin: ...No... / It's nothing.

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Isshin: Let's take this somewhere else.
Urahara: And why would that be?
Isshin: ...Just in case.
Urahara: ...I see. // Very well, then.

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Ichigo: (I'd completely forgotten............ / ...No... // With everything else that's happened, I'd driven it out of my mind...)
Flashback!Ginjou: How much do you know about that man... // ...to make you feel so sure that you understand him?
Ichigo: (Should I go after them and demand an explanation? / No... // If I confronted Urahara-san and he really did turn out to be an enemy, what then? / Would I really be able to do anything as I am now?)

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Ichigo: (It's no use.................. // I have to hurry up and get my powers back......!!)

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Liluca: Right! // This time, you'll be going inside this fish tank!
Ichigo: All right.
Liluca: ! // That's... awfully accepting of you. / Aren't you going to get snarky? Start shouting "You're gonna shove me in another one of those things?!" or something?
Ichigo: ...No. // Let's just get started.

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Liluca: ...All right, then. / Ichigo. // I give you permission!

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Jackie: ...Welcome. // We've seen each other around, but I don't believe we've ever been properly introduced. // Correct? // The name's Jackie Tristan. // It's a pleasure.

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Ichigo: ...Kurosaki Ichigo. // Let's get down to business.
Jackie: ...Now that's the kind of face I like to see.
[Side text: The drive to regain his power gives Ichigo new determination!!]
[Bottom text: Next issue, new developments with Ichigo's Fullbring...?!]