433. The Six Fullbringers

Ichigo shocked that his friend is here, the same being said for Chad. Ichigo starts getting worked up, demanding why is he here and why he's even skipping school, Ginjou telling him to calm down which he doesn't. Ichigo demands Ginjou to tell him what's going on, and the man tells Ichigo to calm down again, saying he won't repeat himself. He continues by saying that the teen will understand if he just listens to what he has to say, telling Ichigo and Chad to sit. Riruka then asks if the two know each other, yelling at Ginjou if the others knew, the man telling Giriko to get Chad something to drink, Riruka demanding if he's ignoring her. She then notices something and demands if Ichigo is the Ichigo Kurosaki and yelling at Ginjou to turn on the lights so she can see him, Ginjou saying later. He then says to get down to business, Giriko telling him that before starting, he must sheathe his sword, Ginjou complying, the first man telling him that he will pay for the destroyed tiles later.

They start and Ginjou asks Ichigo if he knows why the holes in Hollows' chests are open, Ichigo replying no, the man continuing by saying that they lose their hearts by not being saved by a shinigami questioning again where their hearts go. Ichigo doesn't reply and Ginjou continues to say that their hearts become their masks and that the outward appearance and abilities of the hollow all come from its heart. He then says that everyone part of Xcution had a parent who was attacked by a hollow before they were born and a bit of the hollows' power stayed in their mothers' bodies and was passed down onto the members of Xcution when they were born. He says that they don't like their powers and that Ichigo should understand a bit at the very least what they must feel like since he was once too part hollow. Ginjou says that they want to rid of this power that's in them and through the years spent gathering allies with the same abilities, they found the truth. Their powers are the exact opposite of them and that if they find a person who is half shinigami and half human, the members of Xcution can pass on their powers to that person. Ichigo understands the hidden meaning and Ginjou says that he wasn't the first shinigami-human hybrid and that many of their old allies changed back into humans by passing on their powers to half shinigami-half human people.

Ginjou asks if Ichigo understands, that in order for them to be human again, he must become a shinigami again. He says that they found Chad, who said he would also participate in order for Ichigo to regain his powers. Ichigo asks if that's true, Chad replying yes and telling the teen that even though he thinks that he's hiding it, but ever since Ichigo lost his powers, the Hispanic teen hasn't been able to look at him. Chad says that Ichigo wants to fight and to protect the people around him, and that he doesn't need to hide it because it makes him who he is. Ginjou cuts in that his powers will come back and that Xcution will give their powers to Ichigo saying that if Ichigo wants power to fight, it's a good deal in his mind. Ichigo finally says that he'll help them, a moment of silence hanging before the other members saying that they'll help the teen. Riruka then says if it's ok to just trust someone like that and that she's going to see him with her own eyes before shining a flashlight at the teen.

Ichigo recoils from the light and Riruka is frozen for a minute before thinking to herself that Ichigo is good-looking. She falls down and Ichigo asks if she's alright, to which she replies no blushing.