Bleach: No cheat codes, he joined Aizen's side.

Chapter 55. Boys and Girls
The flowers in District 62 of East Rukongai have withered.

The ragged young boy and girl had no idea what terrifying beings were targeting them.

"There's no food left, Gintoki."

The girl looked sadly at the boy's thin back and said.

"It's okay, Rangiku. The old man who gave us persimmons last time was a very nice guy. Let's go help him with some chores again, and he'll definitely give us lots of persimmons!"

The boy's left hand, covered in wounds, tightly gripped the girl's right hand.

"It's you, not us. Am I so useless, Ah Yin? I'm just a burden to you."

Although the two were not walking fast, the girl had to stop every few steps and pant heavily.

Her frail health from childhood made it impossible for the girl to survive alone in the cold and indifferent Rukongai District 62.

If she hadn't met the boy, she probably would have starved to death in some unknown corner long ago.

"It's alright, Rangiku. I promised I would protect you!"

The boy stopped and looked intently into the girl's moist eyes behind him.

"But if this continues, Ah Yin, your health..."

The girl wanted to reach out and stroke the boy's tired body, but her hand was grabbed by the boy halfway through its reach.

"I'm alright, Rangiku, we'll both survive!"

The boy shook his head at the girl, then extended his other, equally scarred hand and placed it on the girl's orange, wavy short hair.

Looking at the boy's smile, which was clearly deceiving her, the girl let him gently stroke her head and then wipe away the two glistening tears from the corners of her eyes.

"Yes, we can definitely survive!"

At this moment, both the boy and girl were filled with beautiful dreams for the future.

About a quarter of an hour later.

The boy and girl arrived at the old man's residence that they had mentioned before.

I happened to run into the old man as he hurriedly ran out of the house.

"Lord Daoguchi, where are you going?"

The boy quickly pulled the girl aside and shouted loudly at the figure's back.

"The Grim Reaper is coming!"

His figure disappeared into the dust, leaving behind only these words.

Lord Death?

Having wandered Rukongai for so many years, he certainly knew what the word "Shinigami" meant.

He had seen Death several times, and even boasted to the girl that he had met Captain Death.

Even though the captain only flashed by in the air, the boy had definitely seen him.

Not every Grim Reaper deserves to be addressed as "Sir" by the long-time residents of Rukongai in Ward 62, who are used to the world and have seen countless battles and killings.

This indicates that the Grim Reaper who arrived was at least a high-ranking official.

What is such a grim reaper doing in a chaotic area like their 62nd district?
"How about we hold on a little longer, Ah Yin? I should be able to hold on for one more day."

The girl gently pulled up the boy's slightly torn sleeve, not daring to use too much force.

The boy had originally planned to wait for the old man to return, but when he saw the girl's pale lips and frail body...

"No, Rangiku, you have to eat something today!"

The boy gritted his teeth; he could barely hold on a little longer, but the girl absolutely couldn't. With her frail constitution, she couldn't possibly endure this hunger any longer. "But..."

"No buts, Rangiku. You stay here for now. This is a residential area, and there's a Shinigami nearby, so there shouldn't be any danger. I'll be right back!"

The boy originally intended to take the girl with him.

But when he thought about how the girl hadn't had enough to eat for several days and didn't know when she would be able to eat again, he couldn't bear to keep taking her with him on his journey.

If it can reduce the girl's physical exertion, then it will reduce the amount of physical exertion.

Anyway, this is a residential area, not the outskirts where they live. Experience from what they can remember tells the boy that as long as he doesn't run into a Hollow who has gotten lost and wandered into Rukongai, this place is safe.

Soon, the boy spotted the Grim Reaper in the crowd.

Short black hair, eyes as deep as the starry sky, a calm face, a smart black shihachi outfit, and a smile that makes people feel like a spring breeze.

He stood there in the crowd without any regard for appearances, enthusiastically explaining the characteristics of certain medicinal herbs to the commoners of Rukongai around him.

This was a friendly attitude that no Shinigami who had ever visited the 62nd ward of Rukongai had ever shown before.

"What a gentle Grim Reaper."

The boy couldn't help but think to himself.

During the subsequent questioning, the boy's fondness for this Grim Reaper increased dramatically.

Because this Grim Reaper not only comes from the seemingly "gentle" medical division, but also from the fourth division of the Gotei 13.

And he's also the vice-captain of this squad (no wonder he's so gentle)!

Furthermore, the purpose of this Grim Reaper's visit to the 62nd district of East Rukongai is to have the people here help collect some medicinal herbs, with a generous reward promised afterward!
The boy found out that if he picked ten plants, the reward for those ten plants would be enough to ensure that he and the girl had enough to eat, drink, and sleep well for at least a month.

"I must go back immediately and tell Rangiku this good news!"

The boy, standing outside the crowd, glanced at the medicinal herbs a few times and memorized all their characteristics. Then, he immediately turned and ran towards where the girl was.

"I've heard there's a place in the 60th ward that has really delicious dried persimmons. Rangiku has been saying she wants to try them. Once I get my payment, I'll take her there!"

The boy happily envisioned the future, and everything seemed to be moving in a direction of happiness.

If that man hadn't appeared, that would indeed have been the case.

A feeling of suffocation instantly flooded my brain.

The boy even forgot to hide his body at first.

Fortunately, the man didn't seem to notice him.

But what did the boy see?!

He saw the bespectacled man in a shihaka outfit reach into the girl's chest and then pull his hand out.

The spurting blood stained the ground beneath the girl.

Throughout the entire process, the girl was like a puppet on strings, her body at the mercy of the man. All that could be seen was the girl's pained expression, while her eyes remained blank and empty.

"Do not!!!"

The boy screamed in his heart, his hands digging so hard that they drew blood from his palms.

But he dared not, and knew all too well that he could not make a sound.

He was no match for that man.

Simply because that man was wearing a Shinigami uniform, simply because that man was a Shinigami!
The boy swore that he had never hated anyone so much, and had never felt such an urgent urge to erase someone from the world.

No! He still has hope!
The boy suddenly realized that there was more than one Grim Reaper in District 62!
That gentle Shinigami, that vice-captain of the Fourth Division!
If it's him, he definitely can!
The boy immediately turned around, and before leaving, he didn't forget to glance back at the blood-soaked girl.

You must wait for me, Rangiku!
(End of this chapter)