User blog comment:Kmbfsu11k/Soul King/@comment-14244059-20131211005612

I take it that's MangaPanda's translation? This is why slang is important kids: in the MangaStream translation, Kirinji says the Soul King "has a hard-on" for Ichigo which is just his way of saying SK was very interested in Ichigo. Sorry, not trying to cause a "which translation is better" debate here, I just laughed when I read that and completely understood the context myself.

Anyways, SM is most likely right. Ichigo seems to be a completely unique individual, race-wise, and that would pique anybody's interest. I do wonder if it's in a good way, though. Perhaps Soul King feels threatened bu Ichigo's existence, perhaps?