“Sentimental,” she said, blade-to-blade.
He ran anyway. She followed, keeping pace just behind his shoulder. When they reached the schoolyard, the Hollow was massive—a bloated lizard-thing with a cracked mask. Three human students were screaming, frozen in terror. anime bleach episodes
“I know.”
Ichigo stared at it. “Why?”
Rukia had returned under the pretense of “monitoring residual Hollow activity.” In truth, Captain Ukitake had quietly approved her leave, understanding what she could not say: she needed to see him one last time as equals . “Sentimental,” she said, blade-to-blade