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“You’re late,” he said without turning. “Thought Soul Society forgot about me.”

That half-second was enough.

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. anime bleach episodes

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.

“Let me,” he whispered.

“I always will,” Rukia replied. And for the first time, she smiled without hiding the sadness behind it.

He looked at her, confused.

He picked up a broken mop handle from the ground, charged forward, and screamed —the same raw, defiant howl he’d used against Renji, against Kenpachi, against Aizen himself. The Hollow, startled by his absolute lack of fear, hesitated.