But they were destined to be disappointed.
In the game, Ichigo, after slaying the mask-wearing Hollow, sheathed his sword and helped Rukia up.
"Are you okay?"
"I'm fine!" Rukia forced a smile, though her pale face, pale from blood loss, couldn't hide her weakness.
Unlike the original work's Ichigo who was careless and didn't look after Rukia, Ichigo asked, "What will you do next? Are you returning to the Soul Society?"
"No!" Rukia shook her head, "My term of duty isn't over yet. I need to find a place to recover from my injuries first."
"In that case, come to my house," Ichigo said directly, "My house is quite big. You're seriously injured and your Reiryoku has been drained by me. I'm not comfortable with you leaving alone."
"If you're okay with it, you can rest in my room. I can lend you my closet!"
Saying this, Ichigo joked, "Anyway, with your petite build, the closet should be enough!"
Hearing Ichigo's words, a vein throbbed on Rukia's forehead as she angrily said, "Get lost! Who are you calling petite!"
However, after her outburst, Rukia also gave a faint smile. She really enjoyed this feeling of interacting with a friend.
Their shoulder-to-shoulder fighting along the way had also made her trust in Ichigo's character.
"Then, I'll trouble you!"
After saying this, Rukia was completely exhausted, her powerless body falling forward!
Ichigo caught Rukia with an amused expression, picking up her light body.
"Let's go, back home!"
After the intense battle, everyone was extremely tired.
Ichigo settled Rukia, reassured his two younger sisters, tidied up the gains from the day a bit, and then fell into a deep sleep.
For him, becoming a Shinigami on the very first day was a tremendous harvest.
However, while Ichigo could sleep, others certainly couldn't.
In the Seireitei, 11th Division's barracks, the holder of the 2nd place on the leaderboard, Sister Mei stepped out of her room and looked up at the moon.
"Damn it, that number one guy getting three thousand points in a day, is he a dog?" Sister Mei grumbled in frustration.
Her selection of Yumichika Ayasegawa was entirely an accident.
Originally, she had intended to select a female character next to Ayasegawa Yumichika.
But when she clicked, it was already taken, and her finger accidentally landed on Yumichika. She never expected it to be such a lucky find.
However, just as Ichigo had initially pondered, in this game, the weaker you start, the more things you can take out with you.
The things you gain after becoming stronger are yours, but the stronger you are, the harder it is to become stronger.
This point, after entering and understanding the world view, made people like Sister Mei, who had chosen high-ranking officers from the start, deeply regretful.
Take the 6th or 7th Seats for example… their Shikai still has room for improvement.
But for someone like Yumichika, who is nominally the 5th Seat but practically a Lieutenant level, after fixing the flaws of his Shikai, the only way to grow stronger is Bankai.
But how difficult is Bankai to achieve?
In the Soul Society, a world full of long-lived species, Bankai training is measured in units of years.
So, Sister Mei just wanted to take advantage of her head start to reap more leaderboard rewards, and later find ways to earn combat points.
But the sudden appearance of Ichigo shattered all her plans.
How could this not frustrate her?
Still, Sister Mei was fine… though frustrated, she didn't have any other particular thoughts.
But some people were different.
...
The holder of the 3rd place on the leaderboard, a researcher in the 12th Division, and also one of the two great new generation geniuses of the Xiguo, Lan Da looked at the two names above his with a gloomy expression.
He had joined the 12th Division specifically to learn technology, but after arriving, Lan Da realized that the research in the 12th Division had significant overlap with reality.
For instance, the department he was currently in was called the Telecommunications Technology Research Section, with neighboring sections like the Electric Wave Measurement Section, Spirit Wave Measurement Section, and Capture Section.
Relying on his accumulated technical knowledge, Lan Da easily caused breakthroughs in several sections of the 12th Division and was even directly promoted to Section Chief.
Therefore, he had authority, and his personal points soared to 700.
If not for those two lucky bastards, he would be number one!
Thus, although the game didn't encourage PvP, Lan Da had no such reservations.
He only knew that the two people ahead of him were both obstacles in his path, and neither of them were from the Xiguo!
As a leading figure of the younger generation in the Xiguo, he felt it necessary to ensure that the Xiguo gained the maximum benefits from this round of the game!
And he happened to have the capability!
The computer technology of the 12th Division was a bit too backward for him!
But coincidentally, the 12th Division was a place responsible for monitoring and surveilling the Soul Society, Hueco Mundo, and the Living World!
Lan Da returned to his personal room and turned on his personal computer.
After a series of dazzlingly complex commands, his computer screen transformed into the 12th Division's surveillance feed of various locations!
The player leaderboard didn't show the corresponding players' identities, but it didn't matter, he could find them himself!