"You mean, you want to be a caregiver at our orphanage?"
Kitayama Tsubaki looked at the tall and bright-eyed young man in front of her, her voice full of disbelief; she really couldn't imagine that a young person attending a national university would come to their orphanage to apply for a caregiver position.
After all, the orphanage was full of either elderly people or children, which was very hard work, and the salary wasn't high. Usually, only older people would apply for caregiver jobs.
This young man was naturally Ito Makoto. The reason Kitayama Tsubaki felt this way was because Ito Makoto had used a memory modifier to implant other people's memories into her mind.
"You want to use your vacation to gain work experience, right?"
Kitayama Tsubaki showed a 'I've got you figured out' expression.
Seeing this, Ito Makoto also intelligently showed a surprised expression.
"Please, Mrs. Kitayama!"
A moment later, Kitayama Tsubaki led Ito Makoto to a room full of children, similar to a playground, and introduced him to everyone:
"Children, this big brother is the caregiver who will be with you from now on."
"You can just call him Brother Ito!"
Following Kitayama Tsubaki's introduction, most of the children came out from the play equipment and enthusiastically greeted Ito Makoto.
"Hello, Brother Ito~"
"Hello, Brother Ito~"
At this moment, Ginjo Kūgo, who was huddled in the corner, raised his head listlessly, only to be astonished to find that the new caregiver was Ito Makoto, who had saved him earlier.
He looked up and saw Ito Makoto smiling at him.
That night, at Okamoto Burger Shop.
Ito Makoto and Ginjo Kūgo each ordered a signature beef burger and enjoyed it heartily in the shop. Speaking of which, this was his first time eating Human World food, and he had to admit it was much more delicious than Soul Society food.
"Makoto-Nii, why can other people see you now?!"
Little Ginjo curiously scrutinized Ito Makoto. After all, in his understanding, Ito Makoto should be something like a ghost, but now he suddenly turned into a human, which naturally surprised him.
"This is called a Gigai. After I wear a Gigai, I can be seen by ordinary humans and can also eat food that ordinary people eat."
Ito Makoto explained while taking large bites of the beef burger, feeling the rich juices explode in his mouth.
Soon, both of them finished eating. Ito Makoto placed the pre-paid salary on the table and then left with Little Ginjo.
Okamoto Erika, who came out to clear the table, then discovered that double the amount of money had been paid on the table, so she quickly took the money and chased after them.
"Customer, you paid too much~"
However, just as Okamoto Erika opened the door and chased out, the two figures were already gone.
"Eh?"
At this moment, Ito Makoto had already brought Ginjo Kūgo to an abandoned, unfinished building. With a wave of Ito Makoto's hand, a Shakkahō formed in his palm. He suspended the Shakkahō in mid-air to serve as a light source.
Instantly, the originally dark corridor was brightly lit.
Little Ginjo, standing beside him, looked at the Shakkahō floating in the air with great interest.
"Want to learn? I'll teach you!"
"Mm-hmm!"
"Bang!"
Upon receiving Ginjo Kūgo's slightly excited reply, Ito Makoto's Gigai fell backward directly, letting out a dull thud!
Then, Ito Makoto's Shinigami soul rushed out from the Gigai and walked in front of Little Ginjo.
"The prerequisite for learning Kido is to first become a Shinigami!"
The next instant, in front of Little Ginjo, Ito Makoto drew the Zanpakuto from his waist and directly stabbed it into his chest, much to his shock.
"Makoto-Nii, how could…"
Just as Little Ginjo's eyes widened in disbelief, staring at the Zanpakuto embedded in his chest, he suddenly felt a dizzying sensation. Then, a figure identical to Little Ginjo emerged from his body—it was his soul form.
The soul form was initially clad in pure white clothing, which then gradually turned black from the chest downwards, eventually becoming entirely black, like a custom-made soul reaper uniform.
This was naturally Ito Makoto sharing a trace of his spiritual pressure with Ginjo Kūgo, which gave him the appearance of a Shinigami.
Of course, it was only a very small portion of his spiritual pressure, less than one percent of Ito Makoto's total spiritual pressure. This loss of spiritual pressure was nothing to Ito Makoto; he would quickly recover once he returned to Soul Society, in its spirit particle-rich environment.
However, this negligible amount of spiritual pressure for Ito Makoto was already enough for Little Ginjo to embark on the path of a Shinigami.
In Ito Makoto's perception, Ginjo Kūgo's spiritual network changed from white to red.
According to the original plot timeline, Ginjo Kūgo, when he encountered Kurosaki ichigo nearly a hundred years later, was indeed a Soul King Candidate, possessing Shinigami, Hollow, and Fullbring powers, and was a trinity.
But at this moment, Ginjo Kūgo was still just an ordinary human with the power of a Hollow and fragments of the Soul King's power; he did not yet possess Shinigami power.
If the plot developed normally, Ginjo Kūgo would definitely awaken his Shinigami power in future events and become the first Soul Reaper Agent!
But Ito Makoto didn't want to wait; he chose to emulate Rukia Kuchiki, directly bestowing Shinigami power upon him to help him grow earlier.
This wasn't all. Ito Makoto then pulled out a standard Asauchi from behind him and handed it to Ginjo Kūgo. This Asauchi also came from the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force.
Ginjo Kūgo was not a regular Shinigami and had no opportunity to choose an Asauchi in Seireitei, so Ito Makoto could only casually provide him with one to make do.
"For the next month, I will teach you some Kido and Zanjutsu. How much you learn depends on you!"
Little Ginjo's soul form beside him curiously examined the Asauchi in his hand.
"Am I a ghost like Makoto-Nii now?"
Hearing Little Ginjo's words, Ito Makoto helplessly rubbed his forehead:
"I am a Shinigami, not a ghost!"
He then put away his playful expression and said in a serious tone:
"I can't always stay by your side, so you'd best learn more, otherwise, if a Hollow comes looking for you again in the future, you won't even know how you died!"
Facing Ito Makoto's stern face and fierce tone, seven-year-old Ginjo Kūgo did not cry. Instead, he replied with a determined expression:
"I understand, Makoto-Nii, let's begin!"
A firmness unbefitting his age appeared on his small face.
"Watch out, I'm coming to attack! Your task is to force me back with your sword!"
Ito Makoto chuckled softly and charged forward directly, extending his right hand like a large pincer, grabbing at the slender Ginjo Kūgo.
Just like that, Ginjo Kūgo was lifted up by one hand like a little chick.
Ito Makoto put him down, displeased.
"Kid, why aren't you drawing your sword? You wouldn't think you could hurt me, would you?"
"Listen to me, draw your sword quickly!"
Thus, after Ito Makoto's repeated admonishments, Ginjo Kūgo finally drew the Asauchi, which was almost as tall as he was currently, and then struggled to grip it.
Seeing this, Ito Makoto then, empty-handed again, moved forward to grab him.
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