Karakura Town
Karakura Town is a medium-sized city located in the suburbs of Tokyo. It is known for its overall calmness and being a suitable place to live, especially for families. Its architectural design blends traditional Japanese style with modern touches, where old wooden houses stand alongside new residential buildings and small shops.
The city is not very crowded but has everything the residents need—schools, train stations, stores, and parks. Although it may not seem remarkable to outsiders, it carries a special atmosphere that makes everyone living there feel a certain sense of familiarity.
The streets are clean, the neighborhoods quiet most of the time, and everything appears very ordinary... at least for those who cannot see what happens behind the curtain.
"Can you stop paying attention to ghosts for a moment?" said a handsome teenager tiredly, staring at another teenager who was placing some flowers for the ghost of a little girl while patting her head.
The first teenager who spoke had a handsome face with sharp features, a pair of crimson eyes, slightly long black hair, and fair skin. But none of that diminished his masculinity, as the well-toned muscles of his body hinted at explosive muscular strength from his adolescent body, which stood about 175 cm tall.
The other person looked almost exactly like him but had orange hair and a pair of brown eyes with shorter hair. Clearly, they were twins.
The name of the first teenager was Kurosaki Ren, the second son of the Kurosaki Family, while the other was his older twin brother by just a few moments, Kurosaki Ichigo.
"It won't take more than a minute, and this won't make us late for school," Ichigo said indifferently to his twin as he slung his bag over his shoulder. "And you, little girl, hurry up and go to the other world."
Saying this, Ichigo waved at the little girl's ghost and continued walking with his brother toward school.
"That's not the problem," Ren sighed, staring at the stone-like orange head beside him. "Getting involved with ghosts never leads to anything good. You should know this well after being treated as weirdos and crazy by everyone during our childhood."
Hearing Ren's words, Ichigo said nothing, as he knew well how harsh humans had been to those different from them — their past treatment was living proof of that.
"I know, but I don't want to become a cold-blooded person who ignores others when he can help them," Ichigo said with a determined look as he clenched his fists tightly.
Pang!
"You mean I'm an insensitive bastard, you damn brat!" As soon as Ichigo finished speaking, Ren punched him hard on the head, displeased as he felt his damn brother was covertly pointing at him.
"Ouch!! Damn it, I didn't mean you specifically!"
Ichigo screamed, holding his head in pain as a small bump appeared on the top of his skull.
"Oh, really?! That's strange, because I didn't see anyone else standing here!"
Ren said coldly, arms crossed, with a slight mocking look in his eyes.
Ichigo let out a long sigh, then walked beside him muttering, "If we weren't twins, I'd wish I never met you at all..."
"Damn... me too."
Despite their words, the two were extremely close to each other, having been together since they were in their mother's womb.
They arrived at the crossroads leading to the school, where the sounds of students gradually filled the air. Distant shouts, some bikes passing quickly, and endless morning talks about homework and what they did yesterday.
Stats... When Ichigo looked distracted, searching for familiar faces in the crowd hoping to walk to school with their friends, Ren took the opportunity to summon his system screen.
[Stats...]
[Name: Kurosaki Ren]
[Age: 15 Years]
[Gender: Male]
[Race: Hybrid (Human / Hollow / Shinigami / Quincy)]
[Title: Reincarnator, Amaterasu's Favorite Child]
[Blessing / Divine Protection: Amaterasu's Divine Protection]
[Bloodline: None]
[Zanpakuto: (Not Awakened)]
[Techniques: None]
[Innate Skills: Enhanced Strength (Partially Open), Enhanced Speed & Reflexes (Partially Open), Enhanced Durability (Partially Open), Immeasurable Spiritual Power (Partially Open), Spiritual Awareness (Partially Open), High-Speed Regeneration (Partially Open)]
[Acquired Skills: Sword Mastery]
It seems the dreams from the past few days are about my past life, Ren thought as he saw the title "Reincarnator." For three days, since awakening the system like those in stories and novels, he had started to see familiar yet strange images every time he slept, which should be about his past life.
The system was called the Treasure Box System, as he could obtain treasure boxes of different ranks by completing tasks issued by the system. These were similar to systems in stories or obtaining treasure boxes related to others by completing missions involving them.
While thinking about this, Ren's eyes drifted to Ichigo beside him, who was glowing with a golden light and an S+ rank letter above his head. Upon completing the mission related to him, he would be able to obtain a treasure chest of S+ rarity.
As for the mission, it was very strange to Ren, as he quickly recalled the window related to it.
[Name: Be a Witness]
[Type: Character Quest]
[Rank: None]
[Description: Witness the legendary scene of the birth of the substitute Shinigami Kurosaki Ichigo when he receives his Shinigami power from Kuchiki Rukia.]
[Reward: S+ Rank Treasure Chest]
I hope my life doesn't go to hell because of this system, Ren thought upon seeing the quest and his status, as it was obvious that their foolish and always cheerful father was hiding a big secret from them.
Ren closed the transparent window in his mind with a silent sigh and returned his gaze to the road ahead.
"It's rare to see you guys early," a voice came from behind, prompting both to instinctively look back upon hearing the familiar voice.
"That stupid Ren dragged me along because he has morning kendo training today," Ichigo said with a frown, staring at the person behind them. "By the way, good morning, Tatsuki, Inoue."
"I don't think it's bad for you to do some exercise, especially since you've been wandering like an idiot with no proper training since you left the karate club," Tatsuki retorted sharply to Ichigo as she walked right beside Ren. Although she knew him through Ichigo, her relationship was closer to Ren at the moment.
Upon hearing Tatsuki's words, Ichigo grumbled under his breath with annoyance but remained silent, knowing there was no point in arguing with Tatsuki. He decided instead to focus on the orange head beside him.
"What are you eating, Inoue?" Ichigo stared at the girl beside him in astonishment as he saw her take a big bite of an onigiri stuffed with fish and honey, along with wasabi and some mustard.
"Oh, this? It's my new breakfast! I decided to try a mix of spicy and sweet flavors!" said Inoue Orihime with a bright smile and sparkling eyes as she chewed happily, as if what she was eating was the greatest invention in human history.
"I swear your stomach isn't from this world…" Ichigo muttered, looking at her with slightly widened eyes in horror.
"That's kind of true…" Ren thought, recalling the time he saw Inoue swallow a mixture of raw octopus with peanut butter as if she were tasting a candy bar.
"It's healthy!" Inoue said enthusiastically, raising her fist with determination, while Tatsuki just sighed deeply and hit her forehead with her palm.
"Looks like today will be a long day…" Ren said tiredly, putting his hands in his pockets and continuing on with the group.
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