Chapter 175: Old habits die hard
(Ryoto's pov)
Teacher: "Now, as it's your first day, you'll receive your very own Zanpakuto. Remember that all of the Zanpakuto here are Asauchi, meaning they don't possess any spirits inside of them, but with time this will change. In the future, you'll all learn how to enter your inner world and communicate with your Zanpakuto spirit, but for now, you should get acustomed to having a sword around."
The teacher called someone inside who brought a lot of swords inside. Everyone created a line and took the Zanpakuto for themselves. I didn't need one, so I stayed in my seat.
The teacher didn't comment on it. I guess every teacher knows that I have my own Zanpakuto.
After everyone got their new future partner, the lesson began. As it was the first lesson of the first day, we went over the general rules of the Academy. Nothing noteworthy.
At the break, Yoruichi turned to me.
Yoruichi: "Are you nuts?"
Rin: "He is."
Rin answered instead of me.
Ryoto: "Hey!"
I mean, I am, but I won't admit it so easily.
Yoruichi: "Did you really release your Reiatsu against Head Captain?"
Ryoto: "I want a lawyer."
Kisuke: "What's a lawyer?"
Right, we are technically in the past. I don't know exactly when lawyer as a job started appearing, but it was around 18-19th century. In Japan, at least.
Ryoto: "Someone to help stupid people write documents for them and accompany them to the place where their fate will be decided."
Rin wanted to say something, but she couldn't. I wasn't wrong after all.
Yoruichi: "So why do you need this 'lawyer' right now?"
Ryoto: "Don't worry, you'll understand when you're older."
I treated her like a little girl, and I think she didn't like it.
Yoruichi: "So you think that you're an adult surrounded by children now, aren't you?"
Ryoto: "No, of course not..."
I still had the high ground, and I'm not surrendering it.
Seeing that her tactics didn't work, she changed and started trying to fluster me.
Yoruichi: "An adult, are you~? So, you won't be bothered by a child showing some skin, right~?"
She showed off her thigh that was hidden under the uniform, which really should be a crime. They were fantastic but jokes on her. I'm almost immune to being seduced, or should I say Lala made me immune. But others weren't, and she gathered some attention. She, however, wasn't bothered by some extra eyes.
But on the other hand, I got a great idea.
I showed my legs but didn't pull up hakama, which confused Yoruichi, but Rin had a look of realization, but she was a bit too late.
Rin: "Wait!!! Don't do-"
The blue hakama around my right leg burst, exposing my leg in the process as a piece of clothing struck her forehead. If she wants to challenge me, then she is very welcome.
I looked incredibly proud of what I did while everyone around me was shocked or didn't process what just happened. The only exceptions were Rin and Urahara. Rin face palmed, disappointed that she couldn't stop me but also slightly happy that I didn't destroy all of my clothes this time. Urahara, on the other hand, was trying to understand how I did that and probably even more.
Rin: "...Ryoto, you really should stop doing that."
Ryoto: "You can't take away one of the few joys I have in the afterlife. There aren't any lollipops here either, and I don't think we're in hell."
I turned to Urahara.
Ryoto: "We aren't, are we?"
He shook his head while still thinking about the mysterious phenomenon. I'm envious of his multitasking. I need the ability to do that while he can do it naturally.
But now, a new problem has arisen. Half of my hakama is torn up. I will need to tell the teacher about it. I'm hoping that I won't need to pay for it. Maybe I can shift the blame to lousy material or sewing fault, but I have many witnesses around me...
The good news is it's easier to find a job inside Seireitei, so I'll be able to pay for it soon. Either way, I'll find a job for some income. We get small pocket money in the Academy, so we don't starve, but it's always better to have some extra cash lying around.
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As I was walking through the Academy to the training ground, I noticed that a lot of people were looking at me weirdly. Probably because of the destroyed hakama, but it doesn't bother me anymore. I'm used to people staring at me.
But there's also a reason why I'm behaving like that. If everyone thinks I'm some kind of weirdo, then they won't bother me in the future. They'll try to avoid me. And if all people will try to avoid me, then no one will try to see through me or whatever I am hiding, and even if I do something suspicious in the future, everyone will think that it's just my usual weird self.
I'm not trying to cover my actions with a logical explanation after I did something in the spur of the moment. Really.
Wait, who am I trying to convince? Maybe myself?
Not important right now. The whole class is currently in the dojo. We'll be training Zanjutsu, also known as the Art of the sword. Most of the people here know the basics already, and Rin and I weren't the exceptions, but we still went over the basics.
After the class had ended, I was called by the teacher.
Teacher: "Yuuki-kun, do you know why I stopped you now?"
Looking at my bare leg, I could guess.
Ryoto: "Whoever said that I destroyed that tree is lying!"
Teacher: "Yes, it's about the un-. What?"
I didn't destroy any trees today.
The teacher was thrown out of his loop, so he decided to ignore what I had just said.
Teacher: "Forget it. What happened to your uniform?"
I didn't answer it immediately as I showed off my other leg, and before the confused teacher could ask what I was doing, the hakama around my other leg burst, leaving my lower body parts open for view.
Maybe I should have destroyed my sleeves.
Ryoto: "Do you by any chance have any reserve uniform?"
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