3 Chapter 3 First encounter

At five years old. Ichigo finished learning all of the Kido spells at the practitioner level without incartation. He also knew that his spiritual power was on par with those at the seat level, but his control over it was very poor.

So he needed to be creative. If it was too much, all he needed to do was use it and save the amount that he could control inside his body. The excessive spiritual power he had. He just poured it on his most treasured toy sword that his mother bought for him and the flower bracelet that his twin sisters made for him.

He found that when he poured his spiritual power on the things he cherished, they would absorb his power like sponges. They became more powerful and stable as time went by, allowing him to use them as tools to defend himself and his family.

The toy sword could become a spiritual sword whenever he wanted. As for the flower bracelet, it allowed him to control plants at will. The plant could be used as a great medium with his spiritual power. and it also doubles his Kaido potency.

And as Ichigo was busy thinking of many things that he wanted to do in his life, someone next to him suddenly shook his body.

"Hey, Are you listening to me? Do you know that women breast-"

"Not interest."

Ichigo sighed. His thoughts were cut short by his little pervert friend. How could he become friends with him? He didn't even know.

"Oh man, I didn't know that you were interested in other parts of a woman's body. So you are the ass faction. Even though we might not share the same interests, I still value our friendship."

Ichigo could only palm his face. He would never allow him to come near his little sisters, no matter what.

The little pervert friend of his was named Hyudou Issei. They knew each other because his family suddenly moved near his house. And his dad and his mother became friends with them.

"Hey, Isei, don't bother Ichigo!"

"Why? Oh, Irina, so are you interested in woman boobs or woman ass?"

Irina rolled her eyes at Issei's comment. Ichigo knew right away when he met her that she was a girl. But somehow, Issei didn't know her true gender.

Despite Ichigo's best efforts, he couldn't convince Issei to see her as anything other than a boy.

'How fustrating. Why is this guy so dense that the light even bends around him?

He felt pity for Irina, who really fell for this pervert, but he didn't even look at her as a girl.

"Isei, you really need to learn some manners. And no, I'm not interested in either. Can we please focus on something more important?"

Irina exclaimed, her frustration evident in her voice. Issei still remained oblivious to her crush on him.

Ichigo decided that he would not pay any more attention to the matter. He had seen enough of Issei's cluelessness and didn't want to waste any more energy on it. Instead, he turned his attention to what he was doing.

Creating a sand castle with his power. He acted like he built it with his hands, but he actually built it with his control over spiritual power. He found that it could be used like telekinesis.

As Ichigo focused on shaping the sand castle, he marveled at the intricate details he could achieve using his spiritual power. The grains of sand seemed to respond effortlessly to his commands, molding into intricate shapes and patterns. With each delicate movement, he felt a sense of fulfillment and satisfaction, momentarily forgetting about the worldly limitations of the physical realm.

"Wow! That's so cool. How can you build a sand castle like that?"

Issei and Irina watched in awe as Ichigo effortlessly created the sand. They didn't know that he used his spiritual power to manipulate the grains of sand. It was as if he did it with his bare hand.

Ichigo didn't answer him, and Issei didn't seem to mind it as he continued to observe in fascination.

After they had played enough on the playground, they went to their favorite ice cream shop to cool off. As they sat, enjoying their treats. Something happened before them.

"W-What happened?"

Irina and Issei watched as the once-empty space in front of them shattered like there was something very heavy dropping on it. They could see cracks forming in the air, as if reality itself were breaking apart.

Irina and Issei might not have seen it, but Ichigo could. Ichigo, who had a keen eye for the supernatural, noticed a figure emerging from the shattered space. It was a ghostly being that would often come out of the spiritual world to hunt wandering spirits.

They would eat them to satisfy their hunger.

The ghostly being had a hunger that could never be satisfied, constantly seeking out more spirits to devour. Its presence sent a chill down Issei and Irina's spines. Even though they couldn't see it, they could feel it.

The air grew heavy with an eerie silence as the ghostly being hovered closer, its malevolent aura suffocating them.

Ichigo knew that he couldn't let it get any closer to Issei and Irina. He quickly drew his toy sword, ready to engage in a fierce battle with the ghostly being. But before he could fight it with his toy sword, someone appeared before them and killed it with a single strike.

The one who killed it was wearing a back-revealing black ninja cloth. She had long purple hair in a ponytail style and light brown skin.

She looked back at him and his friends.

"You can see me? Interesting, to think that there is someone with so much spiritual power here. Unfortunately, this area wasn't in my jurisdiction."

The woman, after saying that, disappeared without a trace, leaving him wondering who she was and why she had such incredible power.

'Is she a shinigami that was mentioned in the book?'

This was the first time he saw a real shinigami. And when he thought about her. He heard Issei and Irina speak to him.

"I-I think we should go home now..."

"C-Can I go with you two? My mom will come and pick me up later."