Bleach: Burîchi (2004–2012): Season 1, Episode 9 - Taosenai teki - full transcript
Ichigo faces the Grand Fisher, a Hollow that uses a lure in the shape of a little girl?
[♪♪♪]
[MAN SINGING IN JAPANESE]
Ah!
Let her go!
Karin!
Help me!
HOLLOW:
You're too noisy.
And anyway,
you're too small,
even for an appetizer.
Hm?
Ah!
[SCREAMS]
[GRUNTS]
[GRUNTS]
Karin!
Ah!
One hostage
is all I need.
I've been waiting for you,
Soul Reaper.
Karin!
[GROANING]
Ichigo, I--
[GRUNTS]
Whoa,
now that's an ugly one.
[LAUGHING]
[GASPS]
It's not possible.
[HOLLOW LAUGHING]
ICHIGO:
It's her.
It's the girl I saw
that day six years ago,
the one down
by the river.
Six years
ago?
Ichigo,
do you mean...
ICHIGO:
That's right. She's the one.
I tried to stop her from
jumping into the river,
but when I finally came to,
she disappeared.
And my mother...
She was dead.
HOLLOW:
Six years ago?
That's a long time.
And there have been so many.
You can't expect me
to remember
every one of the souls
I've eaten.
[GRUNTS]
Now can you?
[LAUGHS]
[LAUGHING]
RUKIA:
It's Grand Fisher.
That's the code name
we've given him.
He keeps himself
invisible,
and disguises
the lure growing out
of his head
as a human.
Anyone who sees
the lure
he knows has high spirit energy
and immediately attacks
and devours them,
thus gaining all of their power.
For over 50 years,
this Hollow has
evaded every Soul Reaper
that's gone after him.
Huh.
And we know his favorite
victims are women.
So does that mean my mother
was actually killed by...
[GRUNTING]
[LAUGHING]
Impressive.
You have been lucky,
little boy.
You saw my lure,
and yet you lived.
Perhaps it was
my intention to eat you
on the spot
for your spirit energy,
but there's something
about the women.
They're just too sweet
and lovely for me to pass up.
[LAUGHING]
Bastard.
That's the most disgusting
Hollow I've seen in a long time.
Ah!
[♪♪♪]
Karin!
Ah!
Don't be so reckless,
you idiot!
Huh?
[GRUNTING]
[GRUNTING]
Ichigo!
I knew you were ugly, but up
close, you smell worse.
Disintegrate,
you black dog of Rondanini!
Look upon yourself
with horror,
and then claw out
your own throat!
Bakudo number nine,
strike!
[GROANING]
How dare you
interfere.
Ah!
[GRUNTING]
Huh?
[GRUNTS, PANTING]
[LAUGHING]
Now just
sit there and watch
as I devour
this little girl.
Hang on!
[LAUGHING]
HOLLOW:
Tasty.
No, don't!
If you feel
so strongly about it,
maybe I should
just eat you first.
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
[GRUNTING]
[GROWLING]
[GRUNTING]
[GROWLING]
Karin!
[GRUNTING]
[GASPING]
[GROANING]
[GRUNTS]
[GROANS]
Why?
Tell me.
[PANTING, CHUCKLES]
You sacrificed
yourself.
I'm a Soul Reaper,
kid,
and we fight
Hollows.
We kill them without mercy,
no matter what.
When a Hollow attacks
at random,
and kills someone...
[GASPS]
[GASPS]
That person's loved ones
are the real victims.
They're left with nothing
but an emptiness.
As a Soul Reaper,
I couldn't let that happen.
We must always protect
the innocent.
Do you understand,
spike head?
[GROANING]
Hey, get up!
ICHIGO:
Do you hear me?
Get up!
He can't die,
can he?
He's a
Soul Reaper.
Ichigo, even Soul Reapers
are not immortal.
If the injuries
are severe enough--
[SNORING]
Huh?
Wait a minute.
He's only sleeping!
Tell him
to get up.
Or I'll
kill him!
KON:
Rukia.
Whoa, this dude looks like
he's leaking.
Kon, take Ichigo's
sisters and run.
[LAUGHING]
Run where?
RUKIA: Just hurry.
All right!
I'll go,
and you back me up.
Wait!
No way, Rukia.
You back me up.
What did you say?
I have to do this
for my mother.
Stay out of this.
Have you lost
your mind?
This Hollow's
been getting
the best of Soul Reapers
for 50 years.
He's way too strong
for you to take on--
That's enough!
Now please, don't interfere
or try to help me.
This fight...
is all mine!
[ROARING]
[YELLING]
[KARIN GROANING]
Huh?
Oh, hey, Karin.
Whoa,
are you all right?
Oh, man.
I'm trying to act like Ichigo,
but staying all serious
and scowling every minute
of the day is impossible!
How can anyone look so mad
all the time, huh?
Aaarggh!
[♪♪♪]
[GRUNTS]
[SHOUTING]
You're too slow,
human.
[GASPS]
[GRUNTING]
That was pretty brave of you,
young Soul Reaper,
telling your friend
you didn't need
any help from her
to fight me.
Pretty brave,
and pretty stupid.
Shut up.
ICHIGO:
I don't really know
how long Yuzu grieved
after our mother died.
And I can only imagine
how lonely Karin
must have felt
without her.
EIKICHIRO:
We must always
protect the innocent.
ICHIGO:
I've also made it my duty
to protect the innocent.
ICHIGO:
And that means it's my duty
to destroy you!
[LAUGHS]
[GRUNTS]
I guess you didn't listen
when your friend
told you not to be
so reckless.
[GRUNTS]
GRAND FISHER:
You've been lucky
so far.
How many times do you think you
can get away with jumping into
the lion's den
without any strategy?
[GASPING]
Well, today's the day your
luck finally ran out, maggot!
[COUGHING]
[GASPS]
[GASPING]
That'll teach you to be so
reckless, amateur Soul Reaper.
Rejecting your comrade's
offer of help
will prove to be
your final mistake.
And now, you'll endure
the shame of dying
without even having wounded
the great Grand Fisher.
Ichigo!
ICHIGO: Stay back!
I'll do this my way,
whatever it takes.
No matter what it costs,
even if I die,
I'm gonna finish this.
Then die you will,
because you allow your passion
and your rage to distract you
from your purpose.
And that distraction
dulls your sword.
You flail wildly,
but your physical skills alone
are not enough to defeat me.
And now,
I shall show you why your mind
is not strong enough
to fight me, either.
Behold!
[GASPS]
Is that...
your mother?
Bastard!
GRAND FISHER:
Even the most cold-blooded
Soul Reaper
has one person
whom he can never kill.
That is a fact
which you cannot deny.
By learning
who that person is,
I have evaded
every Soul Reaper
who has come before you
for over 50 years.
And I have learned
that for you,
this is
that one person.
Do you remember me, Ichigo?
[GRUNTING]
Ichigo.
[GASPS]
You're forgetting something.
Huh?
MAN: What about his honor?
You want to help,
and if you lend him
your strength now,
he will probably
be saved.
But in doing so,
you will have
forever destroyed his honor.
Now listen
and remember this,
there are two different
kinds of battle.
We must always be careful
to distinguish between the two.
There is the battle
to protect innocent life,
and then there is the battle
to preserve one's honor.
RUKIA:
I understand.
This is a battle
for Ichigo's honor,
and one
he must fight alone.
I cannot lend him
my strength.
No matter how much
I may want to,
or how much
I want him to live,
I won't
help him.
I must not
help him.
But...
don't sacrifice yourself,
Ichigo.
[GROANING]
Oh, damn,
I fell asleep again.
[GRUNTS]
Oh, well.
[♪♪♪]
Well, Soul Reaper,
can you draw your sword
against your own mother?
Ha-ha-ha!
Bastard.
How dare you defile her memory
by bringing her into this?
You disgusting freak!
You make me sick! Ah!
I'll cut your heart out!
[GASPING]
Ichigo,
you mustn't do this.
You mustn't hurt
your mother.
Please, son,
you must put your sword down.
Do it for me.
[GRUNTING]
[ICHIGO GASPS]
[GROANING]
[GASPING]
GRAND FISHER:
Didn't I tell you?
Your rage only serves
to dull your blade.
It makes you vulnerable.
And now, with my next blow,
I'll finish you off!
Now, before you die,
I want to tell you
that after having faced
so many Soul Reapers,
you were the most foolish
and by far the weakest
of them all!
Ichigo,
watch out!
What?
Why don't you die?
What is that?
[CHUCKLES]
Mom? Is that you?
[♪♪♪]
That lure we see
isn't actually his mother,
but she's transmitting
her thoughts to him.
That can only mean that
the lure recorded her thoughts
at the very moment
she was killed.
Her dying thoughts
were recorded?
EIKICHIRO:
I thought this might happen.
I had a vision of it
earlier.
Now this battle
could go either way.
Ichigo.
[GASPS]
My son,
I'm very proud of you.
You and your father
and Karin and Yuzu,
I am so lucky to have had
those years with all of you.
And I know that because of
the love that all of you share,
you will always keep the family
together and strong,
even without me.
Ichigo, live on, my son.
Live with strength
and kindness,
and never lose
that smile,
the smile you always wore
when you looked at me.
Ichigo, thank you
for loving me.
[GASPING]
Mother...
Ichigo.
[GRUNTS]
ICHIGO:
Mother,
now I know
what your last thoughts were.
Huh?
ICHIGO:
You say anger dulls the blade.
You may be right
about that.
But there's something else
that you haven't considered.
To kill a slimy scumbag
like you,
a dull blade like this one
is all that I need!
ORIHIME:
Sometimes, I wish I could be
like the rain.
If I were,
then would I have a way
to connect two hearts together,
the way the rain connects
the earth and the sky,
even though
the two never touch?
With each day
that passes, Ichigo,
I think I've come
to understand you...
At least
a little bit more.
[♪♪♪]
[GRUNTS]
[YELLS]
Curse you, Soul Reaper!
You haven't seen
the last of me!
You'll burn for this
someday!
Coward!
[CRYING]
RUKIA:
Ichigo, it's over.
You did it!
You stopped him!
Put down your sword
and rest.
This battle
is over.
No, it isn't!
It won't be over
until I've killed him!
I have to!
Ichigo--
ICHIGO: I will avenge my mother!
I'm glad you didn't die today,
Ichigo.
I'm so thankful.
EIKICHIRO:
Your friend is something else.
As you know, the power
a Soul Reaper possesses
is determined by
his life force.
Heh.
This kid's potential
is a little frightening.
Well, time for me
to head home.
After all,
two's company.
Three's a crowd.
Isn't that what they say?
It looks like our little Rukia's
finally grown into a woman.
And, uh--
RUKIA: Give it a rest, will ya?
Okay,
have it your way.
But you know the Soul Society's
going to find out eventually.
Bye, Rukia.
Good luck.
Say goodbye
to the kid for me.
[♪♪♪]
[SIGHS]
I'm so sorry, Mother.
I tried to avenge your death,
but I guess I failed you.
ISSHIN:
Well, if your mom
can see that you're taking good
care of yourself,
then I think that'll make her
happy on the other side.
Dad, those were
private thoughts.
You shouldn't
eavesdrop.
Hey, I thought
you quit smoking.
ISSHIN:
Your mom told me once,
back when we'd only been dating
for a little while,
she thought I looked cool
holding a cigarette.
Now that
I think about it,
that might have been the first
compliment she ever gave me.
It might have been
the last one too.
That's why I always smoke
just one when I come here
on this one day
of the year.
How can you smile
about anything here?
Why doesn't anyone blame me
for causing Mom's death?
It would be so much easier
to understand
if you all blamed me.
I can't take it!
I can't!
ISSHIN:
Why should we
blame you, Ichigo?
If I were ever
to blame you
for having caused your mother's
death, she'd never forgive me.
It's no one's fault
that she died.
Sometimes in life,
bad things just happen,
and she knew that.
She was...
the woman I loved,
a woman with so much love
in her heart,
she would do anything
to protect her family.
And remember this.
That woman,
whom I loved so much,
was willing to give up
her own life to protect yours.
Wow, Dad.
Hyah!
[GRUNTS]
What was that for?
ISSHIN:
Can't have you going
soft on me, boy.
Be strong, Ichigo.
Live well, grow old well,
grow bald well, and then die
long after I've died.
And if possible,
die with a smile on your face.
Otherwise, I'll never
be able to face Masaki.
Try to shake off that
gloom and depression, son.
You're way too young to carry
around such a heavy burden.
I'll be waiting at
the bottom of the hill.
Are you listening, Rukia?
I want you to let me
be a Soul Reaper
for a little while
longer.
I want to become strong,
so I can continue to protect
the innocent from Hollows.
I must become strong enough
to defeat any Hollow,
especially
this Grand Fisher.
I can't face my mother again
until I've killed him.
Ichigo.
♪ Nobody knows
Who I really am ♪
♪ I never felt
This empty before ♪
♪ And if I ever need
Someone I'd come along ♪
♪ Who's going to comfort me
And keep me strong? ♪
[WOMAN SINGING IN JAPANESE]
KON:
Whoa, was that one
scary Hollow or what?
I know I was pretty pitiful
in this episode,
and I didn't do much,
but I promise,
in the next episode,
old Kon is gonna be rocking!
I'm gonna really show my stuff,
all for Rukia!
ICHIGO:
Kon, you don't have any scenes
in the next episode.
KON:
Gah!
[MAN SINGING IN JAPANESE]
Ah!
Let her go!
Karin!
Help me!
HOLLOW:
You're too noisy.
And anyway,
you're too small,
even for an appetizer.
Hm?
Ah!
[SCREAMS]
[GRUNTS]
[GRUNTS]
Karin!
Ah!
One hostage
is all I need.
I've been waiting for you,
Soul Reaper.
Karin!
[GROANING]
Ichigo, I--
[GRUNTS]
Whoa,
now that's an ugly one.
[LAUGHING]
[GASPS]
It's not possible.
[HOLLOW LAUGHING]
ICHIGO:
It's her.
It's the girl I saw
that day six years ago,
the one down
by the river.
Six years
ago?
Ichigo,
do you mean...
ICHIGO:
That's right. She's the one.
I tried to stop her from
jumping into the river,
but when I finally came to,
she disappeared.
And my mother...
She was dead.
HOLLOW:
Six years ago?
That's a long time.
And there have been so many.
You can't expect me
to remember
every one of the souls
I've eaten.
[GRUNTS]
Now can you?
[LAUGHS]
[LAUGHING]
RUKIA:
It's Grand Fisher.
That's the code name
we've given him.
He keeps himself
invisible,
and disguises
the lure growing out
of his head
as a human.
Anyone who sees
the lure
he knows has high spirit energy
and immediately attacks
and devours them,
thus gaining all of their power.
For over 50 years,
this Hollow has
evaded every Soul Reaper
that's gone after him.
Huh.
And we know his favorite
victims are women.
So does that mean my mother
was actually killed by...
[GRUNTING]
[LAUGHING]
Impressive.
You have been lucky,
little boy.
You saw my lure,
and yet you lived.
Perhaps it was
my intention to eat you
on the spot
for your spirit energy,
but there's something
about the women.
They're just too sweet
and lovely for me to pass up.
[LAUGHING]
Bastard.
That's the most disgusting
Hollow I've seen in a long time.
Ah!
[♪♪♪]
Karin!
Ah!
Don't be so reckless,
you idiot!
Huh?
[GRUNTING]
[GRUNTING]
Ichigo!
I knew you were ugly, but up
close, you smell worse.
Disintegrate,
you black dog of Rondanini!
Look upon yourself
with horror,
and then claw out
your own throat!
Bakudo number nine,
strike!
[GROANING]
How dare you
interfere.
Ah!
[GRUNTING]
Huh?
[GRUNTS, PANTING]
[LAUGHING]
Now just
sit there and watch
as I devour
this little girl.
Hang on!
[LAUGHING]
HOLLOW:
Tasty.
No, don't!
If you feel
so strongly about it,
maybe I should
just eat you first.
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
[GRUNTING]
[GROWLING]
[GRUNTING]
[GROWLING]
Karin!
[GRUNTING]
[GASPING]
[GROANING]
[GRUNTS]
[GROANS]
Why?
Tell me.
[PANTING, CHUCKLES]
You sacrificed
yourself.
I'm a Soul Reaper,
kid,
and we fight
Hollows.
We kill them without mercy,
no matter what.
When a Hollow attacks
at random,
and kills someone...
[GASPS]
[GASPS]
That person's loved ones
are the real victims.
They're left with nothing
but an emptiness.
As a Soul Reaper,
I couldn't let that happen.
We must always protect
the innocent.
Do you understand,
spike head?
[GROANING]
Hey, get up!
ICHIGO:
Do you hear me?
Get up!
He can't die,
can he?
He's a
Soul Reaper.
Ichigo, even Soul Reapers
are not immortal.
If the injuries
are severe enough--
[SNORING]
Huh?
Wait a minute.
He's only sleeping!
Tell him
to get up.
Or I'll
kill him!
KON:
Rukia.
Whoa, this dude looks like
he's leaking.
Kon, take Ichigo's
sisters and run.
[LAUGHING]
Run where?
RUKIA: Just hurry.
All right!
I'll go,
and you back me up.
Wait!
No way, Rukia.
You back me up.
What did you say?
I have to do this
for my mother.
Stay out of this.
Have you lost
your mind?
This Hollow's
been getting
the best of Soul Reapers
for 50 years.
He's way too strong
for you to take on--
That's enough!
Now please, don't interfere
or try to help me.
This fight...
is all mine!
[ROARING]
[YELLING]
[KARIN GROANING]
Huh?
Oh, hey, Karin.
Whoa,
are you all right?
Oh, man.
I'm trying to act like Ichigo,
but staying all serious
and scowling every minute
of the day is impossible!
How can anyone look so mad
all the time, huh?
Aaarggh!
[♪♪♪]
[GRUNTS]
[SHOUTING]
You're too slow,
human.
[GASPS]
[GRUNTING]
That was pretty brave of you,
young Soul Reaper,
telling your friend
you didn't need
any help from her
to fight me.
Pretty brave,
and pretty stupid.
Shut up.
ICHIGO:
I don't really know
how long Yuzu grieved
after our mother died.
And I can only imagine
how lonely Karin
must have felt
without her.
EIKICHIRO:
We must always
protect the innocent.
ICHIGO:
I've also made it my duty
to protect the innocent.
ICHIGO:
And that means it's my duty
to destroy you!
[LAUGHS]
[GRUNTS]
I guess you didn't listen
when your friend
told you not to be
so reckless.
[GRUNTS]
GRAND FISHER:
You've been lucky
so far.
How many times do you think you
can get away with jumping into
the lion's den
without any strategy?
[GASPING]
Well, today's the day your
luck finally ran out, maggot!
[COUGHING]
[GASPS]
[GASPING]
That'll teach you to be so
reckless, amateur Soul Reaper.
Rejecting your comrade's
offer of help
will prove to be
your final mistake.
And now, you'll endure
the shame of dying
without even having wounded
the great Grand Fisher.
Ichigo!
ICHIGO: Stay back!
I'll do this my way,
whatever it takes.
No matter what it costs,
even if I die,
I'm gonna finish this.
Then die you will,
because you allow your passion
and your rage to distract you
from your purpose.
And that distraction
dulls your sword.
You flail wildly,
but your physical skills alone
are not enough to defeat me.
And now,
I shall show you why your mind
is not strong enough
to fight me, either.
Behold!
[GASPS]
Is that...
your mother?
Bastard!
GRAND FISHER:
Even the most cold-blooded
Soul Reaper
has one person
whom he can never kill.
That is a fact
which you cannot deny.
By learning
who that person is,
I have evaded
every Soul Reaper
who has come before you
for over 50 years.
And I have learned
that for you,
this is
that one person.
Do you remember me, Ichigo?
[GRUNTING]
Ichigo.
[GASPS]
You're forgetting something.
Huh?
MAN: What about his honor?
You want to help,
and if you lend him
your strength now,
he will probably
be saved.
But in doing so,
you will have
forever destroyed his honor.
Now listen
and remember this,
there are two different
kinds of battle.
We must always be careful
to distinguish between the two.
There is the battle
to protect innocent life,
and then there is the battle
to preserve one's honor.
RUKIA:
I understand.
This is a battle
for Ichigo's honor,
and one
he must fight alone.
I cannot lend him
my strength.
No matter how much
I may want to,
or how much
I want him to live,
I won't
help him.
I must not
help him.
But...
don't sacrifice yourself,
Ichigo.
[GROANING]
Oh, damn,
I fell asleep again.
[GRUNTS]
Oh, well.
[♪♪♪]
Well, Soul Reaper,
can you draw your sword
against your own mother?
Ha-ha-ha!
Bastard.
How dare you defile her memory
by bringing her into this?
You disgusting freak!
You make me sick! Ah!
I'll cut your heart out!
[GASPING]
Ichigo,
you mustn't do this.
You mustn't hurt
your mother.
Please, son,
you must put your sword down.
Do it for me.
[GRUNTING]
[ICHIGO GASPS]
[GROANING]
[GASPING]
GRAND FISHER:
Didn't I tell you?
Your rage only serves
to dull your blade.
It makes you vulnerable.
And now, with my next blow,
I'll finish you off!
Now, before you die,
I want to tell you
that after having faced
so many Soul Reapers,
you were the most foolish
and by far the weakest
of them all!
Ichigo,
watch out!
What?
Why don't you die?
What is that?
[CHUCKLES]
Mom? Is that you?
[♪♪♪]
That lure we see
isn't actually his mother,
but she's transmitting
her thoughts to him.
That can only mean that
the lure recorded her thoughts
at the very moment
she was killed.
Her dying thoughts
were recorded?
EIKICHIRO:
I thought this might happen.
I had a vision of it
earlier.
Now this battle
could go either way.
Ichigo.
[GASPS]
My son,
I'm very proud of you.
You and your father
and Karin and Yuzu,
I am so lucky to have had
those years with all of you.
And I know that because of
the love that all of you share,
you will always keep the family
together and strong,
even without me.
Ichigo, live on, my son.
Live with strength
and kindness,
and never lose
that smile,
the smile you always wore
when you looked at me.
Ichigo, thank you
for loving me.
[GASPING]
Mother...
Ichigo.
[GRUNTS]
ICHIGO:
Mother,
now I know
what your last thoughts were.
Huh?
ICHIGO:
You say anger dulls the blade.
You may be right
about that.
But there's something else
that you haven't considered.
To kill a slimy scumbag
like you,
a dull blade like this one
is all that I need!
ORIHIME:
Sometimes, I wish I could be
like the rain.
If I were,
then would I have a way
to connect two hearts together,
the way the rain connects
the earth and the sky,
even though
the two never touch?
With each day
that passes, Ichigo,
I think I've come
to understand you...
At least
a little bit more.
[♪♪♪]
[GRUNTS]
[YELLS]
Curse you, Soul Reaper!
You haven't seen
the last of me!
You'll burn for this
someday!
Coward!
[CRYING]
RUKIA:
Ichigo, it's over.
You did it!
You stopped him!
Put down your sword
and rest.
This battle
is over.
No, it isn't!
It won't be over
until I've killed him!
I have to!
Ichigo--
ICHIGO: I will avenge my mother!
I'm glad you didn't die today,
Ichigo.
I'm so thankful.
EIKICHIRO:
Your friend is something else.
As you know, the power
a Soul Reaper possesses
is determined by
his life force.
Heh.
This kid's potential
is a little frightening.
Well, time for me
to head home.
After all,
two's company.
Three's a crowd.
Isn't that what they say?
It looks like our little Rukia's
finally grown into a woman.
And, uh--
RUKIA: Give it a rest, will ya?
Okay,
have it your way.
But you know the Soul Society's
going to find out eventually.
Bye, Rukia.
Good luck.
Say goodbye
to the kid for me.
[♪♪♪]
[SIGHS]
I'm so sorry, Mother.
I tried to avenge your death,
but I guess I failed you.
ISSHIN:
Well, if your mom
can see that you're taking good
care of yourself,
then I think that'll make her
happy on the other side.
Dad, those were
private thoughts.
You shouldn't
eavesdrop.
Hey, I thought
you quit smoking.
ISSHIN:
Your mom told me once,
back when we'd only been dating
for a little while,
she thought I looked cool
holding a cigarette.
Now that
I think about it,
that might have been the first
compliment she ever gave me.
It might have been
the last one too.
That's why I always smoke
just one when I come here
on this one day
of the year.
How can you smile
about anything here?
Why doesn't anyone blame me
for causing Mom's death?
It would be so much easier
to understand
if you all blamed me.
I can't take it!
I can't!
ISSHIN:
Why should we
blame you, Ichigo?
If I were ever
to blame you
for having caused your mother's
death, she'd never forgive me.
It's no one's fault
that she died.
Sometimes in life,
bad things just happen,
and she knew that.
She was...
the woman I loved,
a woman with so much love
in her heart,
she would do anything
to protect her family.
And remember this.
That woman,
whom I loved so much,
was willing to give up
her own life to protect yours.
Wow, Dad.
Hyah!
[GRUNTS]
What was that for?
ISSHIN:
Can't have you going
soft on me, boy.
Be strong, Ichigo.
Live well, grow old well,
grow bald well, and then die
long after I've died.
And if possible,
die with a smile on your face.
Otherwise, I'll never
be able to face Masaki.
Try to shake off that
gloom and depression, son.
You're way too young to carry
around such a heavy burden.
I'll be waiting at
the bottom of the hill.
Are you listening, Rukia?
I want you to let me
be a Soul Reaper
for a little while
longer.
I want to become strong,
so I can continue to protect
the innocent from Hollows.
I must become strong enough
to defeat any Hollow,
especially
this Grand Fisher.
I can't face my mother again
until I've killed him.
Ichigo.
♪ Nobody knows
Who I really am ♪
♪ I never felt
This empty before ♪
♪ And if I ever need
Someone I'd come along ♪
♪ Who's going to comfort me
And keep me strong? ♪
[WOMAN SINGING IN JAPANESE]
KON:
Whoa, was that one
scary Hollow or what?
I know I was pretty pitiful
in this episode,
and I didn't do much,
but I promise,
in the next episode,
old Kon is gonna be rocking!
I'm gonna really show my stuff,
all for Rukia!
ICHIGO:
Kon, you don't have any scenes
in the next episode.
KON:
Gah!