⁅ Kuroneko: Why does that woman have such big breasts?! ⁆

When breakfast was over, David played with Komoe and Yoruichi on one of the couches as Marin and Mio decided to clean up the table and do the dishes.

David offered to clean up since he was the one who made the mess, but they both told him to relax and let them do something productive.

He was a little stunned at first, but quickly became grateful, allowing them to do the cleaning.

David looked over at the couch facing the TV and saw Tomoe sprawled out lazily, enjoying her shows.

"Tomoe, I'm just curious, but are you only going to be watching TV in the future?"

Tomoe raised her hand in the hair and gave a thumbs-up. "You got it, young master."

"..."

David didn't know what to say and instead just went back to playing with Komoe and Yoruichi, practicing his air control as he made Komoe float and spin in midair while he used his free hand to rub Yoruichi's stomach.

"I was planning on working on some more games today, but I got a call from an editor at a publishing company where I submitted a light novel previously. I'll be heading back outside to go there in a bit, but I just wanted to let you guys know."

Marin, still looking down at the dishes, smiled and said, "Okay~! Rangiku, Isane, the cat, and I will probably be going out soon anyway so you don't need to worry in case we're not here when you get back~."

"Alright, sounds good. You have my contact information so if you need help and aren't in danger, just call me. If you happen to be in danger and have no way to fight back or are taken by surprise, you know what'll happen to the enemy."

Marin lifted and flexed her arm with a giggle, "Heheh~, they'll be turned into dust!"

"You're gods damned right they will be. Since you have powers now, I adjusted the defensive spell I put on you so that it'll only activate in certain situations. That way, if you want to try sparring with someone or come across an enemy you want to use as training material, you can feel free to do so without worrying about them getting Thanos'd."

"Thanos'd?" Marin asked.

⟪ Wait, does Marvel not exist in this universe even as fiction...? ⟫

[It does, but that movie doesn't come out for another 3 years, not to mention it's not something that Marin would know about even from the comics.]

⟪ Ah, that's a relief... I hope they make the movie the same as they did in my past life. Marin would understand why I like turning people into dust if she watched it, heheh. ⟫

[Marin] 'Ohhh~, I want to watch whatever he's talking about~!'

"Don't worry about it, Marin. Just some comics from America. Anyway, you won't have to worry about your enemies disintegrating before you even get a chance to fight with your new protective spell."

Marin's tails started swaying in excitement. "Oooo, thank you, hubby~! I actually wanted to go and fight some Hollows later, but didn't know if you'd let me so I didn't say anything. I'm glad it's okay, heheh~!"

David's expression faltered slightly before he regained himself.

"Even if you think I'm not going to want you doing something, you should still inform me ahead of time, okay? I don't want anything bad happening to you and I don't want any secrets being formed between us."

⟪ Wow, I can't believe I just said that. I ask for no secrets, yet I have an infinite amount of secrets being held within me. Not exactly fair to her if I'm being honest, but I just don't want her to get hurt trying to do something new. ⟫

Marin took a moment to register what he said directly and indirectly before she responded.

"I understand, I'll let you know next time... Should I tell you all of my secrets?" She asked.

David shook his head, not thinking about the fact that Marin couldn't see him. "No, I only want to know when you plan on doing something dangerous like fighting Hollows for the first time. I take it that was what you, Rangiku, and Isane had planned today?"

Marin fidgeted a little as she said, "Um... Yeah..."

David looked over at Rangiku and Isane, only to see the both of them looking guiltily up at the ceiling or out the window, anywhere except for at David.

⟪ Dammit, if it weren't for the fact that Rangiku and Isane are women I'm interested in and that I can teleport directly to Marin if she's in any actual life-threatening danger, I'd probably be pissed off at them... Alas, rather than being mad, I'm having a hard time not laughing at the cute face Isane is making. I want to tease her so bad! ⟫

David thought for a moment, but then decided against doing anything to the two beauties.

"Haaa... You two better take care of Marin out there, okay? I guess I should put the same defensive spell on the both of you as well just to keep you safe."

Without waiting for a response, David waved his hand and cast the defensive spell on both Rangiku and Isane before he leaned back in the couch and closed his eyes.

⟪ I'll just try to look like I'm irritated or something and reluctant to put the defensive spell on them. Honestly, I was looking for a good time to do it so I didn't look weird. Even if they don't end up falling in love with me, they're still two of my favorite characters and I'd like to keep them safe, y'know? ⟫

Rangiku and Isane just looked at each other and either smiled cheekily or blushed.

While waiting for Marin and Mio to finish cleaning up, David decided to take this time to check up on the dimensional group chat, Sovereign's Link.

⁅ David: Good morning. I hope I'm not waking anybody up, I just wanted to check in on you all. ⁆

⁅ Kaede: Good morning, David! I woke up a little while ago and wasn't sure if it was a dream or not until I went back into the chat and reread the messages! ⁆

David chuckled in his head, happy to see Kaede acting as usual so early in the morning.

⁅ Cayna: Ugh, morning... It's already almost noon, but I don't feel like waking up. ⁆

⁅ Azusa: I feel the same, Cayna... ⁆

⁅ Yuna: I was enjoying a nap, but it seems like David wants to annoy me first thing in the morning. ⁆

⟪ Seriously, did I do something to piss Yuna off? I don't expect everyone to like me and would never fall into the delusion that they would, but she's been kinda hostile to me at every turn so far, right? ⟫

⁅ Kuroneko: Yuna, did David do something to piss you off? It seems like you've been hostile to him since the beginning? ⁆

⟪ Ah, my dark angel Kuroneko has arrived! It probably sounds better coming from you than me, heheh. I'll have to invite Kuroneko out for a meal as thanks. Or maybe just a shopping date. Ah, shouldn't call it a date, I don't think she'd appreciate that. ⟫

[Kuroneko] 'I would!'

⁅ Yuna: It just seems like he pulled in a bunch of girls to add to his little harem. I'll say it right now: I've no interest in anything romantic nor do I want anything to do with an immature male fantasy. ⁆

While Yuna wasn't trying to be extremely rude, she still didn't trust the whole group chat with one guy and five girls.

⁅ David: ...You do realize that while the Sovereign's Link is technically my ability, I have no control over it, right? I thought I was pretty clear about it last night--or this morning, whenever. If you're that against it and me, I can just figure out how to remove you if that makes you feel better. In fact, is there anyone else that wants me to remove them? I don't know how, but I'm sure I can find a way. ⁆

Before David could get even more irritated, the chat got locked as another message came in.

⁅ MODERATOR: Members may not leave. Any issues between members must be solved amongst themselves. Despite being the group owner, David has no control over members. Yuna would do well to keep that in mind... ⁆

In Yuna's world, she felt a terrifying shiver go down her spine as she lay in bed, looking up at the floating screen rather than reading the chat in her head.

The chat unlocked and the presence of the moderator disappeared from Yuna.

⁅ David: Haaa... I don't know if you are who I think you are or what, but Yuna had some valid complaints. For all she knows, this could just be an elaborate trap and I have no way to prove otherwise. You coming in here and threatening the members both makes me look bad and probably scares others. If you can even read and respond, then please take note that I'd prefer it if you don't interfere in the future. ⁆

'Seriously, Chaos-chan. Not cool.'

[What?! I'm not the Moderator, but if I were, I'd say the same thing! She pisses me off! If I had control over who joined, I'd have made sure to never invite her! She's insufferable and rude as hell! She doesn't know you and just judged you like that?! Fuck no!]

David could hear the tremendous amount of anger in Chaos-chan's voice, but he didn't let himself show any joy or gratitude for it.

'Look, everyone's different, okay? I don't have time to explain it to you and I still need to talk about that Seal Unlocking bullshit. Just hang tight and don't threaten the members again.'

[I just said I'm not the Moderator!]

'Then who is?'

Chaos-chan didn't respond and David didn't care, he only wanted to smooth things over in the group chat and not scare anyone off on the first day.

⁅ David: It probably doesn't mean much, but I'm sorry for that, Yuna. I saw in the group chat's settings that there's a 'Notifications' section, so you can just mute the chat and ignore it forever if you want. I won't try explaining myself since there's nothing to prove and I don't feel the need for your approval anyway. ⁆

After sending a somewhat harsh message, David chose to lighten things up a bit.

⁅ David: At least I still have Kaede, hmph! A single message from our group chat's little angel can cheer up anybody! ⁆

⁅ Kaede: Ehhh? Me?? When did I become the group's angel?! ⁆

⁅ Cayna: LOL ⁆

⁅ Azusa: LOL ⁆

⁅ Kuroneko: LOL ⁆

Yuna didn't respond, but the others all laughed and felt the levity from Kaede.

⁅ Kuroneko: Well, whether anyone believes it or not, I'm certain that David is genuine. He saved a city from a big monster attack recently when he could've just walked away from it all! And his first wife is crazy about him! A shady person wouldn't be able to attract someone like Marin as much as David does. ⁆

David raised a mental eyebrow, wondering why Kuroneko was so far in his corner all of a sudden.

⁅ David: Eh? How did you know about the monster attack? ⁆

⁅ Kuroneko: Marin showed me a video of it on her phone when she met me in the café. ⁆

⁅ David: The monsters I were fighting are called Hollows and they're spiritual beings that don't show up on camera, though... ⁆

Kuroneko panicked a little, not sure what to say. She certainly couldn't just say that she heard about his exploits from his inner voice, could she?

David knew this, but had to show a slight suspicion so it didn't seem like he knew about his inner voice being broadcasted.

⁅ Kuroneko: Marin told me about it, but I also saw you shooting blue energy balls in the video... ⁆

⁅ David: Mm, I see. At least that lets me know that my Shinigami transformation indeed merges with my real body and that my little Reiatsu bullets are visible to the naked eye. ⁆

Kuroneko breathed a sigh of relief.

⁅ Kuroneko: Anyway, David is a good person, okay? If you don't believe it, just wait and give him a chance. ⁆

⁅ Cayna: Nah, I never had an issue with him or this group chat. I can see where Yuna is coming from, but I don't agree with her at all. No offense, Yuna. ⁆

Yuna was still reading the chat, but after seeing what David had said, she couldn't bring herself to send another message.

⁅ Azusa: I'm the same as Cayna. I don't feel any bad vibes from David and quite like the ability to talk to other people from Japan so I enjoy the group chat and don't have a problem with anyone here. ⁆

⁅ Kaede: Oh, I also like the group chat! I don't know why Yuna was being mean, but if it's because she doesn't trust David, then I guess it makes sense. Still! I think we should all just get along! By the way, can we send pictures somehow? I want to see what everyone looks like! ⁆

⁅ David: Unfortunately, I don't see any option for that. ⁆

Right after David sent that message...

⁅ MODERATOR: Image and video functions have been added. Members may materialize an invisible camera connected to the group chat that can go as far as two meters away from the member. ⁆

⁅ David: ...I stand corrected... ⁆

Everybody in the group chat felt the new addition and instinctively knew how to use the new camera function.

⁅ Kaede: Ohhh~! That's awesome! Thank you, MODERATOR! David, you go first! ⁆

David chuckled mentally before he activated the camera function and started recording a video.

He opened his eyes and smiled at the invisible camera that was aimed at him before closing them again.

He then manipulated the camera to show Komoe, Yoruichi, Rangiku, Isane, Tomoe, Mio, and finally, Marin.

After he was done, he uploaded the video to the group chat.

⁅ David has uploaded a video: "My family and three guests." ⁆

⁅ David: Don't mind me, I'm just relaxing on the couch for a bit before I leave for business. For the others, they are, in order of appearance: My and Tomoe's daughter, Komoe. A woman disguised as a cat, Yoruichi. Two Shinigami sent to observe me, Rangiku and Isane. Then, we have my wives, Tomoe, Mio, and Marin. Mio and Marin decided to clean up after everyone ate the breakfast I made and sent me away to the living room area. ⁆

The girls all watched the video as soon as it was posted.

⁅ Kaede: Wow! They're all so beautiful! ⁆

⁅ Azusa: Your home is very nice and your family is beautiful. ⁆

⁅ Cayna: Wait, are we just going to gloss over the fact that he said he had a daughter that looks barely older than 5 years old? ⁆

The chat halted for a moment...

⁅ Kaede: THAT'S RIGHT! WHAT'S UP WITH THAT?! ⁆

⁅ Azusa: I TOTALLY SPACED OUT ON THAT! ⁆

⁅ David: Hold on and I'll explain! ⁆

David sent a quick message to cut off their replies before they could go any further.

⁅ David: Komoe was originally an offshoot of Tomoe, you could think of her as a mini clone. I wanted to separate Komoe from Tomoe and give her a soul, so I split some of my spiritual energy off of my soul and transferred it into Komoe's body. My spiritual energy mixed with Tomoe's mana and cut off the connection with Tomoe, essentially recreating Komoe into her own person. Since she's a creation of both Tomoe's mana and my soul, I think of her as our daughter. Tomoe jokingly told her to call me 'Papa' and ever since the first time she said it, I've loved the feeling of it, so I consider her as my daughter. I made a ton of pancakes for breakfast this morning at her request and, of course, she enjoyed every last pancake, heheh. My daughter is the cutest! ⁆

After reading David's last message, Yuna felt even more guilty for her previous words and started to soften up a little.

⁅ Yuna: Your daughter is cute. ⁆

⁅ David: Thank you, Yuna. ⁆

⟪ I know how you are with little girls, Yuna. Try to steal Komoe away from me and even if you're one of my favorite characters, I won't hesitate to send you straight to hell. ⟫

Yuna felt a slight chill for some reason, but shrugged it off and buried herself further under her blankets.

⁅ Kuroneko: Why does that woman have such big breasts?! ⁆

⁅ David: Ah, you must be talking about Rangiku. I'm not sure, but I know they're natural. ⁆

⁅ Kuroneko: And how do you know that? ⁆

⁅ David: I mean, she's not a human, she's a Soul. I'm not really sure how things work for Souls, but I don't think they can get breast implants? ⁆

⟪ Actually, I have no idea if Souls can or can't have fake breasts, but I'm certain that Rangiku's are natural. What main character would be given breast implants? She was just created with big ones and boy am I glad she was. ⟫

[Rangiku] 'So he's thinking about my breasts, huh? He keeps mentioning Yuna so I assume he's using his group chat thing he mentioned before?'

Rangiku smiled smugly and folded her arms under her chest, pushing her massive tits up for all to envy.

⁅ David: Alright, that was what I look like. Anyone else can feel free to go next if they want to. ⁆

⁅ Kuroneko has uploaded a photo: "Kuroneko" ⁆

Everyone saw the image that appeared.

There was an image of Kuroneko wearing a sports jersey and sweat pants with her color contacts taken out.

⟪ Ahhh, Kuroneko is still so cute~! ⟫

⁅ David: Very good picture. ⁆

⁅ Kaede: You're so cute! ⁆

⁅ Cayna: +1 ⁆

⁅ Azusa: +1 ⁆

⁅ Yuna: +1 ⁆

Kaede, Cayna, Azusa, and Yuna chose to upload photos as well, getting and giving compliments all around.

Kaede, Cayna, and Azusa looked the most normal as they were just wearing pajamas.

Yuna, on the other hand, was wearing a white bear costume.

⁅ Kaede: You're really a bear! ⁆

⁅ Yuna: I am indeed. ⁆

"All done~!" Marin suddenly said, walking up to David and hugging him from behind.

⁅ David: You all can continue chatting if you'd like, I have things to take care of now. ⁆

David closed the chat and set any incoming notifications to only notify him if he was mentioned directly in an attempt to get his attention.

He then reached back and pulled Marin over the couch and into his lap. Komoe was on his right side while Yoruichi was on his left, thus allowing for Marin to occupy the space in front of him.

When Marin got pulled over, her old spot got taken by Mio who enjoyed the opportunity to hug David from behind.

"Now that you're done, are you girls going outside to play?"

Marin nodded happily and snuggled her head into David's chest.

"Yes~! We're going to places with Hollow activity so I can test my powers! I can't kill a lot though because I don't have a Zanpakutou that can purify the souls," she said a little dejectedly.

David rested his chin on Marin's head as he thought about what she said.

"Hmm... I'll have to look closely when I purify Hollows with my own Zanpakutou, then figure out how they get purified. I'm certain that I could make a weapon for you that could handle it until you're strong enough to use whatever spell I come up with to purify them."

He then looked over at Rangiku and Isane and said, "Sorry about killing all those Hollows the other day, I forgot about the whole balance issue."

"It's alright, it was a desperate situation and couldn't be helped," Isane said.

⟪ Now that I think about it, I was planning on healing Rangiku's soul injury. Let's take a look at her and see what's up... ⟫

Ignoring the surprised expression on Rangiku's face, David activated his Heaven's Eye ability and looked closely at Rangiku's soul that was residing in her Gigai.

⟪ Damn, Aizen really did a number on her. If I remember correctly, Rangiku passed out in the middle of nowhere as a kid and was found by Aizen. He then ripped out a part of her soul for his experiments, but Rangiku doesn't know about it. She just woke up and knew she was missing something. Poor girl... Gin Ichimaru said he'd get revenge for her, but... I mean, that dude hasn't accomplished anything. Now that I see her injury clearly, I can come up with a way to heal her. ⟫

Rangiku tried to maintain her usual demeanor, but hearing the revelation that Aizen was behind her injury and that she was being used as an experimental material, her emotions started flying all over the place.

[Rangiku] 'Not only did Aizen frame Urahara, but he also is the one responsible for my injury? Can David really heal me? I don't want to get my hopes up...'

Isane looked over at Rangiku and felt a pang of guilt in her heart. She didn't feel responsible for what happened to Rangiku or anything, but the fact that someone so close to them has been manipulating and experimenting behind the scenes made Isane feel like an embarrassment to the Gotei 13.

Of course, the Gotei 13 were all inept idiots in David's eyes anyway since Aizen was able to get away with what he did this whole time.

⟪ I think if I separate a part of my soul and put it in Rangiku to cover the missing piece, I can transfer my energy to her and slowly heal it. Then, I can inject my pure Reiryoku into the wound with some more runes that will facilitate the full recovery... Then... Yeah, that should work... ⟫

David deactivated his Heaven's Eye and looked at Rangiku's face.

Before he could speak, he saw tears forming in Rangiku's eyes.

"Rangiku, what's wrong?" David asked, knowing exactly what was wrong.

Rangiku snapped out of her own thoughts and quickly wiped away her tears. "Haha~, nothing, nothing! I was thinking about something and it made me emotional, sorry."

David waved his hand, "Don't worry about it. This may have been invasive, but I took a look at your soul and saw you have an important piece missing, causing you to be much weaker than you should be. If it's alright with you, could I fix it?"

Rangiku just smiled. "Are you capable of fixing it? This injury has been with me since I was young."

"I have an idea of how to fix it, but it would take some time. How much time, I'm not sure. I plan to graft a piece of my soul onto yours, but my soul is so strong that I'm not sure about the time it would take. However, my plan has a high chance of success and the only way it wouldn't work is if you were to get severely injured in specific locations on the graft. Do you want me to try it out before you leave?"

[Rangiku] 'This mission was definitely a good idea...'

Rangiku pretended to think about it for a moment before she nodded. "Sure, let's do it now. The sooner the better!" she said, trying to bring back her previous cheery demeanor.

David nodded and lifted Marin off of his lap as he stood up and walked over to Rangiku.

"Give me your hands," David said with his hands outstretched.

Rangiku smiled and placed her hands in David's, noting the warmth he provided.

David closed his eyes and focused on his own soul, splitting a small fragment off of it and guiding it toward the hole in Rangiku's soul.

Carefully, he placed his fragment over the hole and injected his Reiryoku into it, causing an adhesive effect that stabilized his fragment in place.

He then used a variety of Soul runes that would merge the pure essence of his soul into Rangiku's without actually putting a part of his own being inside, thus allowing her to heal without changing how she thinks about David or becoming a different person entirely.

The whole process took just over 10 minutes, but by the time it was over, David was covered in sweat while Rangiku felt extremely refreshed.

"Wow...," she said.

David released Rangiku's hands and stood up, wiping the sweat from his forehead as he breathed heavily.

"Haaa... Haaa... Haaa... Alright..."

He was already feeling a bit exhausted and while he only took a tiny piece of his own soul, the manipulation of different energies was draining.

"You won't have to do anything and can just wait for the healing process to take full effect. If anything feels off, just let me know. I made it so that your personality won't change and you won't feel any different toward me. I don't know if it would've happened had I not done so, but I don't want to take any chances. I quite like your personality and if my treatment technique changed it, I'd feel awful," David said with an exhausted smile.

Rangiku didn't know what to say. It was all too sudden for her and was the last thing she expected to happen right after breakfast.

She kept opening and closing her mouth, but couldn't find the words.

In the end, she just looked into David's eyes and said, "Thank you, David..."

David chuckled and laid on the floor. "Haha, no thanks needed. Whoever did that to you will get what's coming to him soon, I'm sure..."

⟪ Yeah, seeing Rangiku's reaction makes me want to add Aizen to a new Land of Repentance... I prefer her flirtatious attitude over this somber one. Once the events of Bleach kick off, I'll find a way to take care of Aizen once and for all. ⟫

"Marin, I'm going to take a nap... Be safe when you guys go out, yeah?"

Ignoring the looks he was getting from all of the women except the TV-addicted Tomoe, David closed his eyes to take a quick nap before leaving.

...

Not long after, Marin, Yoruichi, Rangiku, and Isane left the penthouse and headed to the elevator.

"What do you think about my hubby now, Rangiku~?" Marin asked as she held Yoruichi in her arms, trying to cheer up Rangiku who seemed to be lost in her own thoughts.

Marin had reverted back to her human form and was now wearing a pink tracksuit and white sneakers, ready for some exercise.

Isane also looked over to Rangiku, curious about her answer.

"Mm... I'm not really sure yet. He easily came up with a way to heal my injury and didn't even expect anything in return. I 100% believe what he said about Aizen now and would love nothing more than to kill that bastard myself. All I can say is that David makes me feel confused."

"Confused how?" Isane asked.

"I dunno, I mean, how am I supposed to feel about him? His entire existence is beyond what anyone would believe and while I just wanted to find out about any dangers to Soul Society using his inner voice as a tool at first, I now find myself just wanting to spend more time with him in general."

Isane furrowed her brows slightly. "Does that have anything to do with what he did to your soul?"

Rangiku shook her head with a wry smile. "No, I had this feeling right after breakfast. It's just stronger now that he took the initiative to heal me."

They stepped into the elevator and Marin hit the '1' button.

"Heheh~, my hubby is the best! I wouldn't be surprised if he had the ability to wipe out all of the threats you're facing. I'm not sure why he doesn't do it right now, but he's totally strong enough to, I'm sure!"

Rangiku just smiled gently and nodded. "Mm. I get the same feeling."

They stood in silence for a few more seconds before the elevator stopped on the 29th floor.

The elevator doors opened and a beautiful orange-haired girl with big breasts and a donut in her hand walked in.

"Hemlo!" The orange-haired girl said with her mouth full of chocolate-covered carbs.

Marin smiled and waved her free hand. "Hi! I haven't seen you around before, do you live here, too? My name is Marin Kitagawa and I live on the 2nd floor in unit number 4! So technically unit 02-04, heheh~."

The orange-haired girl tilted her head a little. "Ehh? But didn't this elevator come from the 30th floor?"

"Heehee, my boyfriend lives on the 30th floor in PH-01~. I was there earlier, but I'm going out with some friends! Ah, this little cat here is called Yoruichi and these two are Rangiku and Isane!"

Rangiku and Isane both gave short greetings to the orange-haired girl.

"Ohhh, you're those people! I thought I was just hearing a really cool story, but I didn't know you were really real!" The orange-haired girl said excitedly.

Rangiku and Isane looked at each other in confusion, but Marin gave a knowing and predatory smile.

"Ohhh~? If you know about us, that must mean you know about my husband, heheh~," Marin said, changing the way she referred to David.

"Yes! Everything David says is very interesting and entertaining! Ah, my name is Orihime Inoue and I live in unit 29-08!"

Marin sulked a little bit and looked over at Rangiku and Isane. "Aww, looks like she's from your franchise..."

"You remember her and the franchise she's from?" Rangiku asked.

"Yep~! I remember everything I hear from my hubby's inner voice, heheh~. Well, almost everything... I only know she's from the Bleach franchise and something about her brother attacking her," Marin said with a shrug.

Orihime widened her eyes. "What? My brother is gone, why would you say something like that?"

[Marin] 'Eh? Did she not hear when David mentioned it the last time?'

"It was something my hubby said, but I don't know much about it. Did you not hear when he said something about it?"

Orihime shook her head, "No, I was probably sleeping..."

The girls stood in awkward silence as they weren't sure what to say.

"Um, I'm not sure about the specifics, but it seems your brother will turn into a monster called a Hollow and attack you. I'd say you should ask David about it, but you haven't met him yet and you wouldn't be able to talk about anything you hear from his inner voice anyway," Isane helpfully said.

Orihime took another bite of her donut and squinted her eyes in contemplation.

"Look, don't think so hard about it, okay? If you want, we can help you with your brother? The fact that he hasn't attacked you like David said means that he hasn't turned into a Hollow yet. If we can find his soul, we can send him off to the Soul Society where he can live happily."

Orihime didn't say anything, but slightly nodded her head to Rangiku's words.

"Great~! It's still early so we can just fight Hollows later, heheh~. Don't worry, Orihime! It was your good luck that you met us today!" Marin said excitedly.

The others all smiled as they waited in silence before arriving on the 1st floor.

"Alrighty, let's go~!" Marin said as she ran out of the elevator holding Yoruichi.

Rangiku, Isane, and Orihime followed behind.

[Orihime] 'Can I still go to the store to get snacks after...?'

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(A/N: I'm going to try and speed things up. It's been April 3rd for like, 20+ chapters already and the vast majority of it is just conversations... I want school to begin already, dammit!)