PDLP Chapter 657 Living with Rukia
Chapter 657 Living with Rukia
After being persuaded by Yuuko, Rukia finally agreed to the proposal to move.
As Yuko said, if her older brother found out about this, Ichigo and she would probably both die.
She hoped that the person who died wasn't her.
On the other hand, deep down she was already filled with curiosity about this mysterious and unpredictable teacher. Perhaps observing her up close would reveal more clues about her.
It's all that unscrupulous businessman's fault; he'd rather lose money than sell out information about Teacher Yu Zi to her.
Kisuke Urahara responded to this.
Money can be earned back, but once life is gone, it's truly gone.
The moving process was exceptionally simple. Rukia didn't have any luggage at all. Apart from a few clothes that her artificial body needed, she had nothing else. She could move into Ikuko's house at any time.
That evening, Ikuko was invited by Masaki to have dinner at the Kurosaki house again.
"coming."
At the door, Ichigo scratched his head and opened the door.
"Yo~ Ichigo."
It wasn't Yuuko who greeted him, but Rukia, who was standing next to Yuuko and was shorter in both figure and height.
"Yuko... Ah?!"
Ichigo's eyes widened, and he instinctively looked back at his family in the living room, whispering to the two of them, "What are you two doing?!"
"Get out of the way." Yuko was too lazy to talk to him, so she shoved Ichigo aside and swaggered into the living room with Rukia in tow.
"Oh, Yuuko's here." Kurosaki Isshin was playing with Yuuko on the living room floor when he saw Yuuko come in and greeted her, "Hmm? And who is this child?"
Xia Liyouzi and the others' gazes immediately turned towards it.
Ichigo barely managed to steady himself, and seeing this scene, he felt like he was going to die.
“She’s the younger sister of one of my former students. She recently came to Karakura Town and transferred to Ichigo’s class. Since she has nowhere to go, she’s staying at my house temporarily,” Yuko said without hesitation. “I was thinking of having her come over to say hello and get acquainted with the area.”
Xia Li couldn't help but complain first: "Aunt Yu Zi, where did you get such a big student? Haven't you been chasing after Ichigo all this time?"
She had been following Ichigo since elementary school.
Ichigo's eyes widened: "You guys knew?"
"Ah, isn't that only natural?" Yuuko nodded with a smile. "Because Ichigo-nii is always disobedient, Aunt Yuuko is taking care of you on purpose, right?"
Ichigo trembled uncontrollably: "What kind of care is that?"
This woman is simply using him for her own selfish desires and to have fun.
Yuko wiped away her tears feigning concern: "So that's what Ichigo meant. I'm sorry, I've been too harsh on you."
Yu Zi clenched his fists tightly: "That's too much! Ichigo-nii!"
Xia Li looked at him like he was scum.
Ichigo's lips twitched, and he looked at his father.
Kurosaki Isshin delivered a flying kick, slamming Ichigo against the wall: "Ichigo! Your father never taught you to talk to your elders like that!"
Ichigo, trembling, supported his back as he stood up: "Why...why..."
If it were Youzi and Xiali, it would be one thing, but the two of them are too naive and have no idea how wicked Aunt Yuzi is.
But Dad, haven't you always been on his side?
Kurosaki Isshin kept a straight face, unmoved, and thought to himself.
Sorry, Ichigo.
The father was very satisfied with this daughter-in-law, and Yu Zi, as the matchmaker, was someone he really couldn't afford to offend.
After all, she really was Byakuya Kuchiki's teacher.
“A private tutor, a private tutor,” Yu Zi said with a smile. “That was many years ago.”
"Come on, say hello to everyone." Yuko stopped rambling on about this topic and patted Rukia on the back. "This is your classmate, Kurosaki Ichigo. You should know him."
"Although he looks like a delinquent, he really is a delinquent."
Ichigo couldn't help but complain, "Isn't there a plot twist?!"
Rukia bowed slightly: "Nice to meet you, I am Rukia Kuchiki."
Everyone else introduced themselves, and even Masaki, who was cooking in the kitchen, came out to chat for a bit after hearing the commotion, before sending Yuko back to the kitchen.
Yu Zi realized that this family was all like this.
She said she was inviting me to dinner, but every time she ended up inexplicably ending up in the kitchen, and inexplicably she became the chef.
While Yuko was cooking, Ichigo, bursting with curiosity, used the excuse of showing his classmate around his bedroom and couldn't resist pulling Rukia upstairs.
"Oh, boss, you're back."
As soon as he entered, Hun rushed over, wanting to cling to his leg.
Rukia kicked it away expressionlessly.
Ichigo asked, "What exactly is going on?"
"How did you end up living in Aunt Yu Zi's house?"
Rukia crossed her arms and said calmly, "I think Ms. Yuko probably already knew I was staying here, but she just didn't want to reveal it."
“Now that I’ve figured it out, she feels it’s inappropriate for a man and a woman to be alone in a room together, so she invited me to stay at her place.”
Ichigo's face twitched: "There are too many things to complain about, I don't know where to start."
What do you mean by "you saw through me"?
That's not because... because of what again?
Ichigo asked earnestly, "By the way, how exactly did you see through Ikuko-sensei's disguise?"
Rukia's calm expression instantly froze, her eyes darting around unnaturally: "Ha, haha, I just startled her a little, and she gave herself away."
This is a lie.
However, because she had stolen so much food, Ms. Yu couldn't help but complain about how she could be so embarrassed to say it out loud!
Ichigo rolled his eyes, too lazy to expose her.
"So, you're planning to stay at Ms. Yuko's house from now on?"
"That's right."
"That's fine..."
Hearing the conversation, Hun got up from the ground again and rushed over: "Then I want to leave with Big Sister too!"
Not only the boss, but also that beauty...
Just imagining his future life made Hun's nose bleed uncontrollably.
Then Rukia kicked him away.
"Don't worry, if anything happens, I'll come directly to you." Rukia took out the locator she was using to track the virtual location and waved it. "After all, until I regain my Shinigami powers, you'll have to keep doing things for me."
Ichigo sighed, his eyes narrowed, and scratched his head: "I understand."
Rukia took the opportunity to tidy up her belongings, planning to secretly take them when she left.
"No! Boss, no! Don't leave!" Soul cried her heart out. "I don't want to sleep with a big man like this!"
This time, Rukia didn't get a chance to deal with it; Ichigo stomped it flat first.
After having dinner at Ichigo's house, Rukia jumped up to the second floor to retrieve her belongings and returned to the clinic with Ikuko.
“This room has never been used before, so you can sleep here.” Yuko opened the door to the adjacent room on the second floor. “I’ve already tidied up everything inside.”
Rukia looked around and indeed, as Ikuko had said, it was a very clean and spacious room.
There wasn't even a wardrobe in the room, just a bed covered with sheets and blankets.
Yu Zi looked at the empty room and said, "I've already bought the desk and wardrobe, and they should be ready to be seen when I come back tomorrow."
Because she doesn't get many visitors; it's mostly just the Kurosaki family and Yoruichi who drop by.
The Kurosaki family lived nearby, and although Yuuko and Karin sometimes stayed overnight at her place, she didn't bother to tidy up the room because there was a sofa there.
As for Yoruichi...
This guy basically turns into a cat and then squeezes into the same bed with her.
It's not exactly crowded, but that's the gist of it.
Upon hearing this, Rukia quickly waved her hands, embarrassed, "I can't accept this..."
Yu Zi patted her shoulder and laughed, "It's okay, just treat yourself at home."
"The restroom is over there. You can wander around as you like. There's nothing to worry about here, feel free to look around."
Rukia was somewhat touched and asked curiously, "Why are you so kind to me?"
There shouldn't be any reason for Ms. Yu to be so nice to her.
Moreover, she even rudely stole some food at first.
Is this what it means to be a teacher?
Yu Zi smiled and said, "Didn't I already say that?"
"You are my student's younger sister, it is only right that I take care of you."
"The student's younger sister..." Rukia blinked blankly, then realized, "Does Ms. Yuko know my older brother?"
Yuko sat down on the sofa: "Yes, I taught him for a while when we were in Seireitei. He's a very talented and hardworking person."
Rukia followed and sat down opposite Yuuko, saying somewhat embarrassedly, "I've never heard my older brother mention this before..."
Yuko poured a cup of tea from the table and handed it to Rukia, saying calmly, "That's normal, after all, I was expelled from Soul Society."
"Their identity is rather sensitive."
Rukia nearly dropped the water in her hand, looking at Yuuko with a hesitant expression: "Expel?"
"Did Ms. Yuko do something wrong?"
Yu Zi paused for a moment while holding the tea, and glanced sideways.
This child really doesn't understand the meaning of boundaries; he dares to ask about anything.
Yu Zi shook her head and said, "It's probably because I accidentally beat up those trash from the Central 46th Bureau."
Considering Kisuke's plan, she cannot tell Rukia about Aizen yet.
"Garbage, garbage..." Rukia's mouth dropped open. "That's Central 46..."
In a way, this is practically slapping the Captain-Commander... no, it should be said, slapping the face of the Gotei 13.
Yu Zi said indifferently, "What do you mean 'that'? They're just a bunch of corrupt nobles."
If she hadn't been worried that by going along with Aizen's wishes, Yoruichi and Kisuke would never be able to clear their names, she would have scattered the ashes of these scumbags and dispersed their souls.
Rukia didn't know what to say.
Yuko seemed to have no intention of continuing, and slowly got up: "Get some rest, Rukia."
"I have to get up early tomorrow."
"Um, sorry to bother you, Ms. Yuko."
Yuko shook her head.
Rukia packed her luggage, washed up, and came out of the bathroom. Hearing noises coming from the kitchen, she stood at the door for a moment.
Looking at the three bento boxes on the stove, Yuko seemed to be preparing lunch for tomorrow.
If nothing unexpected happens, one of them will be hers.
Rukia didn't disturb Yuuko. She gently closed the door, flopped onto the bed, rolled over, and looked up at the ceiling.
After a long pause, Rukia muttered blankly, "Be expelled?"
Teacher Yuzi doesn't seem like a bad person at all.
She is caring, gentle, and kind.
Even Ichigo had a very good opinion of her.
Well, it would be better if he could tone down his bad temper.
……
The next day arrived.
"Are you awake?" Yuko ran into Rukia as she was leaving the restaurant.
Rukia nodded slightly.
Although I didn't sleep at all.
I spent the whole night thinking about this and that.
Yuko pointed to the sandwiches on the table: "Breakfast. It's getting late, let's eat and go."
"Ah."
Yuko then handed Rukia a wrapped lunchbox: "Oh right, this is lunch."
"Thank...thank you..." Rukia was so moved she didn't know what to say.
As the two walked downstairs and out of the clinic, they ran into Ichigo, Mizuiro, and the others who were walking along the same route.
Mizuiro blinked: "Huh? Why is Rukia out with Ikuko-sensei?"
Yuko explained, "Well, because Rukia is a distant relative of mine and is temporarily staying at my house."
Ichigo's lips twitched. Aunt Yuko's excuses were really easy to come up with, and her expression showed no guilt whatsoever. No wonder she had kept it so well hidden for so many years.
Ichigo looked at the sandwich in Ikuko's hand and teased, "Wow, you actually know to eat breakfast now?"
"If I had known, I wouldn't have brought any extra portions."
Ichigo said, waving the sandwich in his hand.
As everyone knows, Aunt Yu is too lazy to cook.
So basically every morning, Masaki makes an extra portion of food for one person, and today, because Rukia was there, she made an extra portion for two people.
"Well, I'm too lazy to do it when I'm alone." Yuko scratched her head. "I'm more interested when there are two people around."
Ichigo was speechless: "You really are..."
Yuko kindly reminded them, "If you keep dawdling, you might be late."
"Oh right! Rukia, hurry up!"
"Hey wait..."
The group quickly left first.
Yu Zi followed slowly behind: "Luckily, this is my second class today."
At lunch time.
Rukia took out a bento box from her bag, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"Eh~ Rukia-chan's bento?"
“It’s really rare.”
Orihime Inoue and Tatsuki also gathered around.
"What delicious food could it be?"
Rukia was a little embarrassed: "Is it that strange?"
"Of course, because Rukia, don't you always like to eat at the convenience store?"
"Did you do this?"
A stream of water appeared from one side: "I know, I know who did it."
"Who...did this?" Qi Wu felt like the sky had fallen. "Could it be my boyfriend?"
Rukia's lips curled up slightly: "Calling him a boyfriend is more like calling him a girlfriend, isn't it?"
Suddenly, I realized that this feeling wasn't so bad.
"A lesbian girlfriend?" Orihime seemed to take it seriously, her face instantly turning bright red. "Rukia likes girls after all?"