"I see... that my current life is just an anime compared to my past life..." Ren muttered with complex feelings, as meeting Yorugami no Mikazuki and entering his inner world had restored memories of his previous life.
But even though he regained memories of his past life, it was like watching a movie—he didn't have much influence over it since his self-awareness remained the same; he was still Kurosaki Ren, not the person from his past life.
"But it seems it's not exactly one—more like a fusion of many anime worlds from my past life," Ren added, recalling Miko and many others in this world who were not from the original Bleach.
"..." Ren kept his eyes closed, staring at the ceiling. Closing his eyelids didn't affect his vision much, as he could see clearly with them closed, but it eased the strain on his mind.
"I better get out. I don't know how long I was unconscious," Ren murmured as he got up from the bathtub. Judging by the cold water, he must have been out for at least two hours, and no one checked on him—meaning Rukia must have taken care of everyone's memories.
"Haa..." Ren sighed quietly while water dripped from his body as he stood in the bathroom. The steam had long since vanished, but only now did he feel how heavy his body was after that experience. "Looks like I need to get a Blindfold as soon as possible."
Wearing a Blindfold over his eyes would greatly reduce the amount of information flooding into his brain—after all, even Gojo Satoru used one. Using Six Eyes caused tremendous damage to the brain, and Ren didn't want to face that, especially since he currently had no healing abilities except his naturally enhanced Hollow healing, over which he had no control.
After acquiring Six Eyes, his Soul Strength greatly increased, along with his Energy, which caused the seal restricting his powers—placed by his father and Urahara—to shatter. But this didn't mean he suddenly became superpowered; rather, his body would gradually grow stronger over time without doing anything, and the same applied to his Energy.
[ A/N: I will refer to his power as Reitsu instead of Energy because I won't introduce other supernatural elements for a while, or maybe not at all. But this ability was granted so he could merge Shinigami power with his human body without separating his Soul from his body during combat. ]
With this thought, Ren wrapped a white towel around his waist and left the bathroom, needing to return to his room and put on appropriate clothes.
As for his anger at his father? Although his father hadn't disappeared, Ren had already understood the background he hid and knew that his father cared for the family. But he never knew why his father always disappeared when supernatural incidents involved their lives. Even in memories of his past life, his father always vanished somewhere whenever something supernatural happened near the family.
"Better not think about it; I'm tired," Ren muttered as he quickly reached his room, took out some comfortable clothes, dressed, and fell into a deep sleep. He wasn't too worried because his Reitsu was well compressed inside his body, making it nearly impossible for any Hollow to sense it.
Everything that had happened today had exhausted his mind so much that the moment his head hit the pillow, he fell into a deep sleep.
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Urahara Shōten
In a small room with tatami mats and a low round table, two middle-aged men sat alongside a black cat.
One of the men wore a striped green cloak and a bucket hat that hid much of his face. His sharp gaze was fixed on the table as if pondering something critical.
The other man had short black hair, looked more serious, and his eyes were full of suppressed worry.
"The plan succeeded," said Isshin, who had been tense all along, fearing something might go wrong with the plan they had discussed for a long time.
"It was a spectacular success. Ichigo-san didn't just gain Kuchiki-san's power—due to exposure to Ichigo-san's power, Ren-san's power also responded, broke the seal, and awakened," Urahara said with a sly, mysterious smile as he unfolded his fan before his face.
"Now, with the little girl from the Kuchiki clan guiding Ichigo, he will become stronger and master his Shinigami powers," Isshin said with a deep look.
"Meanwhile, Kuchiki-san will lose her spiritual power, merge with her Gigai, and become an ordinary human, which will allow us to hide the Hōgyoku from Aizen," Urahara added. This plan had been discussed among them for a long time and was executed tonight.
"But..." Isshin said in a heavy tone, looking at the cold cup of tea before him, "I didn't expect Ren's power to awaken too. I didn't want to drag him into this just yet."
"He was supposed to be kept out of this... at least until Ichigo stabilized," Isshin continued, with a faint look of regret appearing on his face. "We have no one to guide him in controlling his power, and I fear his power will consume him. Since Masaki's death, that child's personality has been extremely unstable, and it's easy for him to fall into darkness."
"In that case, I will personally guide him," a sharp male voice rang out between them. Yoruichi, who had been silently enjoying the conversation, spoke up. "I will make sure to train him to become stronger physically and mentally so he won't allow his power to consume him."
Although Ren always appeared cold and composed, everyone present knew how deeply his mother's death had scarred him and how easily others could exploit that.
"I didn't expect you to volunteer for this yourself, Yoruichi-san," Urahara smiled foolishly, staring at the black cat. He had intended to play some mind games and lead her to take Ren under her wing, but the result was better than expected since the person concerned proposed the idea himself.
"Ren's innate power surpasses even Ichigo's, so it wouldn't be good if he fell into darkness or worse, sided with Aizen," Yoruichi replied calmly, her decision rooted in reason with nothing else behind it.
"Then I'll rely on you to complete the plan's procedures," Isshin said as he took a sip of his tea. "I must return quickly to ensure nothing goes wrong. The little Kushiki girl must have finished repairing things and adjusting memories.".
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