59 Shiten Kōshun
"How do you even absorb Reishi, Uryū?" Ichigo asked Uryū as they were sitting around the dining table.
"It is a natural ability for Quincies. We just have to feel the Reishi around us and absorb it. It's like sensing Reiatsu but you have to absorb it towards you quickly." Uryū explained. Ichigo nodded.
" Free Reishi tends to be found in places closer to nature. Reishi in the atmosphere is also able to be controlled freely, allowing a person to gather it under their feet so that they can stand on air. Why do you ask, Kurosaki? " Uryū asked him back. Ichigo shrugged.
" Oh nothing. I was just curious about your abilities." Ichigo waved his suspicions off. Uryū narrowed his eyes at him for some more. He gave up and continued to eat his dinner.
Currently, Ichigo and his friends were in the Shiba Clan compound having dinner. Kūkaku and Ganju, her brother were both busy with something so she couldn't join them.
"I'm full. Don't find me." Ichigo declared while getting up from his seat. Chad looked at him walking away.
"Chad-san. What's wrong?" Orihime asked him. Chad shook his head.
"Do you think Ichigo is hiding something from us?" Chad asked back. Orihime gasped.
"I knew it! Ichigo is an alien!" Orihime shouted.
"Er... He didn't mean it like that, Inoue-san." Uryū calmed her. Orihime giggled.
" Sorry guys, I couldn't resist. " Orihime apologized. Chad held up his hand.
" It's fine, Inoue-san. I liked the joke." Chad told them.
" What I mean is, do you think that Kurosaki-san is hiding his abilities? " Chad asked them.
" What do you mean, Chad-san? " Orihime tilted her head in confusion.
" I think what he's trying to say is that there's more to him than just his Shinigami powers. " Uryū explained properly. Now, Orihime was very confused.
" But why would he do that? I don't understand." Orihime asked them. Uryū raised his glasses with his index finger, the glasses glowed.
"Maybe he fears that the powers he is hiding are too uncontrollable. He is scared of hurting everyone who's fighting with him, specifically you, Inoue-san. " Uryū smiled warmly at her. Orihime blushed.
" He doesn't need to do that.... " Orihime muttered shyly to herself.
" What do you think about it, Chad-san? " Uryū asked Chad who stayed silent in the discussion.
" Maybe you're right, maybe you're wrong. I think we should stop this discussion here, Ishida-san. Ichigo isn't the type of person to hide something from us. When the time is right, he will come clean." Chad declared. Orihime stood up, surprising them.
" I'll go check up on him! " She declared and ran out of the house the next second. Uryū tried to stop her but he was stopped by Chad who shook his head.
"Let her go, Ishida-san. She'll be alright. We should finish our meals or it'll get cold."
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" He's right, it is natural." Ichigo muttered while he was holding a bright blue arrow in his right hand.
[Reishi Absorption Lvl 1
Increase absorption speed by 2%]
[Heilig Pfeil Lvl 1]
Ichigo observed the arrow some more and threw it at the ground.
*BANG!
The arrow created a small explosion, creating a small crater on the ground. Ichigo snorted.
"Guess Reishi Condensation isn't a thing." Ichigo grumbled.
"Whatever. I'll train in the Reishi Absorption ability. I'll just ask Ryuken to train me in the other abilities of the Quincy. I haven't even trained in this yet. " Ichigo muttered and generated an orange fireball on his right palm.
[Fire Manipulation Lvl 5]
[Fire Condensation Lvl 5]
'These fireball attacks use my Reiryoku which isn't a problem at all. I can also potentially combine the fireball with the Rasengan. But for now, I must train in these abilities so they are on par with my other abilities. ' Ichigo thought and started to sit down on the ground.
Just as he was sitting down, he heard someone running towards him. He looked to see Orihime dashing towards him.
"Ichigoooo!!!!" Orihime shouted. Ichigo widened his eyes as she crashed into him full force.
*BAM!*
They fell to the ground together. Orihime fell on top of him. She groaned and looked at Ichigo who was looking at her with an amused face.
"Hi!" Orihime greeted him with a big smile. Ichigo chuckled and kissed her forehead.
"Hi, Orihime." Ichigo greeted back. Orihime's smile was even wider after he kissed her.
"So what are you doing?" Orihime asked him while still lying on top of him.
"Just doing some training." Ichigo muttered. Orihime sat up on his stomach.
"Can I join?" Orihime asked him excitedly. Ichigo nodded.
"You can." Ichigo replied to her. Orihime got off his stomach and stood up. Ichigo got up as well.
The training session started. Ichigo trained hard, though he only got his Fire Manipulation and Absorption skills to Lvl 15.
Almost all of his time was focused on teaching Orihime on how to use her powers effectively.
Currently, Ichigo was sparring with the orange haired beauty. He was on the offensive, while Orihime kept using Santen Kesshun to block his attacks.
"Come on Orihime, attack me back. I told you, I'm made out of Blut Vene and Hierro, I can handle whatever attacks you got! " Ichigo encouraged as he shattered the barrier Orihime put up in front of him.
" But I don't want to hurt you! " Orihime argued back while jumping away.
" Attack me with your Shiten Kōshun move that I taught you or no more kisses! " Ichigo shouted back. Orihime stopped moving and looked down at the ground. Ichigo stopped as well.
"Orihime?" Ichigo called her. Orihime slowly looked up creepily. What Ichigo saw made him gulp a little.
Orihime had a grey shadow covering her eyes a little. She had her eyes closed and was smiling sweetly but creepily at him.
"What. Did. You. Say?" Orihime asked him with a sweet tone.
"Attack me with Shiten Kōshun or no more kisses." Ichigo persisted. Orihime clenched her fists.
"Hinagiku, Lily, Baigon, Tsubaki." Orihime summoned her hairpins with a quick whisper.
"Shiten Kōshun, I reject." Orihime growled out.
A triangular shield appeared in front of her. Ichigo appeared in front of it and slammed his right fist into the shield.
*BAAAM!!!!*
The shield started cracking up. But Tsubaki disperses the resultant force as a concentrated explosion which was automatically returned along the attack's opposing trajectory.
*BAAAM!!!*
Ichigo was blasted back by a small orange beam. He skidded back for a few seconds. Orihime opened her eyes and looked at Ichigo.
She widened her eyes at the small wound on his chest. "Ichigo!" Orihime ran towards him.
"Are you okay? Did it hurt?!" Orihime shot out question after question about Ichigo's condition. She them started ranting about how she was a bad girlfriend for attacking him.
"How can I marry you now—
"Hey! Snap out of it Hime! You're not a bad girlfriend at all! " Ichigo snapped her out of it but putting his hands on her shoulders.
"The attack didn't even hurt me at all. See? The wound is going away now. " Ichigo pointed at his small would which was being healed up by Ichigo's High Speed Regeneration.
" O-oh.... " Orihime blushed in embarrassment. Ichigo chuckled and kissed her on the lips.
"Chu~!"
Orihime widened her eyes at the sudden passionate kiss by Ichigo. But she quickly closed them to enjoy it.
The kiss lasted for a while. When they released it, Orihime looked away shyly.
"I wasn't ready for that, Ichigo." Orihime whispered shyly. Ichigo smiled at her cuteness.
"You did a good job today, Orihime. When we get back to the human world tomorrow, do you want to train with me?" Ichigo asked her. Orihime looked at him and nodded.
"Yeah! I wanna get stronger so that I can protect you and my friends!" Orihime declared.
"I noticed that you put me in front of your friends first. What does that imply, Orihime?" Ichigo teased her. Orihime stuttered.
"I also noticed that you said you wanted to marry me during your ranting just now. What do you mean by that, Orihime? " Ichigo's face was getting closer and closer to Orihime's face.
" U-uh... Th-that was uh.... " Orihime kept on stuttering. The blush on her face kept getting brighter and brighter. Ichigo chuckled menacingly.
" You're so cute, Orihime. I wanna eat you up....
To be continued....
