Ganju and his minions escaped with their boars. Ichigo is obviously not pleased with this, but there is nothing he can do about it. After Ganju left, Ishida, Orihime and Chad start to wonder what kind of person Shiba Kuukaku is. After a while Ishida wonders where Ichigo is and goes to look for him. After he found him, Ichigo tells him to go ahead first. He isn’t going yet, because he wants to wait for Ganju to come back. He doesn’t want Ganju to think he is afraid of him. Ishida tries to use force to drag Ichigo away, but with no luck. In the end Yoruichi had to scratch Ichigo’s face and remind him why he came to Soul Society, to make him realize he is wasting time.
At that time Renji was telling Rukia that the date of her execution has been moved up to 14 days from now. They are also transferring her to the Shrine of Penitence. Meanwhile Ichigo and the others are on their way to Shiba Kuukaku’s house. They wonder why Shiba Kuukaku lives in such a remote place. They think it must be, because he wants to keep his identity secret. Yoruichi tells them that is not the reason why Shiba Kuukaku lives here. It's just the fool's nature (referring to Shiba Kuukaku). Shiba Kuukaku constantly moves, but the house always look the same. Yoruichi says he will recognize it instantly. After a while they finally arrive at Shiba Kuukaku's house. Ichigo and Ishida were shocked, because it's nothing like they expected. There are two hands holding a banner that says: Shiba Kuukaku. Ishida and Ichigo are a bit hesitant in entering the house, because they are embarrassed but they don't have a choice. Ishida notices that the house has a very large pipe, which is too big to be a chimney. He wonders where the pipe is for. Then they hear two voices that tell them to halt. Two guards appear who tell Ichigo and the others they won't let them pass. Luckily they recognize Yoruichi so they let Ichigo and the others enter the house. The house has a weird structure, it has downward stairs right after you enter the house. One of the guards leads them to a room, where Shiba Kuukaku is in. They were shocked when they discover that Shiba Kuukaku is actually a woman. Yoruichi and Shiba Kuukaku have a little chat in which Yoruichi explains their situation. Meanwhile Rukia has been transferred to the Shrine of Penitence. Renji notices that Rukia is feeling depressed. He wants to cheer her up and tells her that Ichigo and his friends might have entered Soul Society.Yoruichi and Kuukaku are done talking. Kuukaku tells Yoruichi that she trust him, but the same can't be said about Ichigo and the others. She decides to place one of her minions by their sides. Kuukaku calls him a minion, but he is actually her little brother. A door opens and Kuukaku's little brother appear, it's no one other than Ganju. The second Ichigo and Ganju see each other, they start to fight again. At first Kuukaku just stood by and did nothing, but then Ichigo accidentally knocked off her pipe and stepped on it. Kuukaku got ticked off and smashed on the floor. After she tells Ichigo to abide by her rules, she takes them to a room where a huge pipe is in. She tells them this is how she is going to get them into Shereitan: from the sky . Apparently, Shiba Kuukaku is Rukongai's Number One Fireworks Maker.

So many SD-moments --> I love them! Ichigo and Ganju are so funny. Seeing them, makes me forget about the storyline of this series (which I don't mind ^^). I'm still not used to seeing the helpless, depressed Rukia, I hope she recovers soon. I really don't like this Rukia and I think I'm not the only one who feels this way.

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