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21 - S.O.SS: Save Our Soul Society

With some excess training from the Vizoreds, Byakuya learned to control his Inner Hollow quickly and was happy to know that he shouldn't be bothered with it too much in the near future. He bowed to Hiyori and the others.

"Thank you."

"Don't think you can just keep that hidden away like your favorite cookies." Hiyori said. "It'll try to come back out when you don't think you need it. You'll know when you should use it though, not all willy-nilly like Baldy over there."

Ichigo ignored her as he walked with Byakuya outside of the barrier and down the road.

"So, what will you do?"

"Practice more. Unlike you, Kurosaki Ichigo, I train myself so that I may fight with better precision."

Ichigo made a face. "Who's technique helped you defeat your Hollow? Uh, mine, thank you."

"It was something that I do not wish to ever experience again." He said, looking at Ichigo. "Your fighting style is for you alone, I'm afraid. I cannot do what you do and though it is... unforgivable to say you are better than I, it seems you truly are... only in that instance."

Ichigo smirked, knowing he was taking the victory over his Hollow using Ichigo's haphazard fighting was getting to him. To make it more humiliating, Ichigo reached up and rustled Byakuya's hair.

"Don't worry, Byakuya, you'll get the hang of it."

Byakuya just punched him in the face and stuck his sword into the air to open a Senkaimon. Ichigo laughed as he watched Byakuya leave from the ground, proud of him for overcoming his adversary.

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Some days later, Ichigo got a feeling that there were some Hollows in the area and went to check it out. He came across two young Soul Reapers that were in no position to hold their own against the small horde of Hollows. He frowned at their lack of preparation and with the help of his friends, defeated the Hollows quickly. They took the two young Soul Reapers back to Ichigo's house to nurse back to health.

Upon the waking of the male Soul Reaper, they began to eat some bread that Orihime had brought over. His partner came into the room and seemed to be happy that he was alive. As they spoke, a figure appeared on Ichigo's bed and introduced himself as Asguiaro Ebern.

"Anymore questions?"

"I don't know who you are, but get off of my bed." Ichigo said with an angry look at the newcomer.

"You have no authority over where I stand!" the man said, laughing.

Ichigo, already annoyed with him, kicked him out the window and changed into his Soul Reaper form.

"Aren't you going to help me?" he asked.

"We will be right with you." Ishida said,

"As soon as we finish this bread." Chad said, taking a bite of his roll.

Ichigo rolled his eyes and went after Ebern.

As he fought with him, he wondered why he had a skull fragment like an Arrancar but had a necklace with the similar symbol that Ishida had. He had concluded early on that he was not avenging Aizen. After many taunts, Ichigo felt he had no choice but to release his bankai. Please, Ebern activated his 'special technique'. To his surprise, nothing happened and Ichigo overcomes him with a shot of Getsuga Tensho. He tells him he wants to question him but Ebern disappears through a shadow.

After fighting, Ichigo went back home and talked with the others when Yuki got a phone call. He nodded and spoke with them and then hung up the phone.