Chapter 246: Meeting Gin

Chapter 246: Meeting Gin

(Ryoto's pov)

The next day, I talked with my children about my plan. I'm going to go with them to the forest where the incident occurred, and they didn't object for obvious reasons. This was also a fantastic excuse for a bit of doing today's paperwork.

Sorry Rin, but I'm dumping my work on you. I, given my position as a Captain, allow you to dump this work on someone else.

I didn't notice it before because I rushed as fast as I could towards my kids, but this place is really close to the old home that Rin and I had, and if we are going the way I think we are going, then...

I took the lead, surprising the kids.

"Do you know where Gin and Rangiku live, or do you sense them?" Masaru questioned me.

"Neither. I'm going to my old home."

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"I knew that it was in the area, but I didn't expect that it was the exact location." Akio added while Yukima seemed clueless.

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After a short walk, we finally arrived at the old wooden house. We didn't even knock at the door, and a small blonde-haired girl that looked to be a similar age to my children opened said door enthusiastically with a big smile plastered on her face.

I assume it was Rangiku.

She grew shy, noticing me, which wasn't unusual as I was an unknown adult.

"... Hello." She said timidly.

"Hello there, young lady. I'm Ryoto Yuuki, the dad of these little guys that you are friends with."

I wanted to start explaining why I was there, but the voice that came from a short boy with silver hair and eyes very narrowed to the point they looked closed interrupted me.

I needed to stop myself from making a joke about calling him a son because I wanted our first meeting to be more... serious.

Gin noticing me, positioned himself between Rangiku and myself, ready to attack me at any moment.

"Lollipop?" I offered, which he didn't take. "Don't worry, they are not poisonous. I wouldn't need to use something underhanded like that to kill you." He took the lollipop from me but didn't start eating it.

Baby steps.

"Going back to our topic. You want to know why I want to adopt seemingly unknown children. Certainly, I would need some kind of ulterior motivation, but I really just want to help both of you. If you want to know why, it's because you are similar to me in some way."

This piqued the curiosity in Gin. "What do you mean?" At his question, I smiled.

"This girl, Rangiku, you promised to yourself to protect her, and don't even deny it. You positioned yourself between her and me very naturally, but you can't fool me. You were ready to attack me the moment I made a suspicious move, which is stupid but brave, and I don't hate it. I did something similar in the past. You are also very revengeful."

He opened his eyes, hearing something he didn't expect me to know. "Don't be so surprised. My teacher taught me to always research before making a move."

"... How much do you know?"

"More than you think. I know what you plan, I know who you want to kill, and I know what lies at the end of the path if you continue on your path." I answered truthfully.

"And what would be that end you speak of?"

"You'll make her cry."

He flinched. That was something that only he knew. His promised to never let Rangiku cry. Because of that, he was more prone to believe what I said.

"Listen, Gin, I'm aware how hard it is to trust someone you don't know. What I'm proposing is something that will change your life forever, so it's understandable why you are hesitant. I'm giving you a choice, and you don't need to answer it today. Take your time, talk with Rangiku about it, and let Masaru or Akio know when you are ready. Yukima would probably forget to tell me. Just remember that my doors are always open."

I was ready to leave, but Gin asked me the last question.

"If I became your son, would you stop me from getting revenge?"

"Your new mothers probably would. Maybe Yoruichi would agree on it, but if it comes to me, I will make sure you are as prepared as one could be, which isn't something a father should say, but knowing your target, I wouldn't say no. Sooner or later, he will become the enemy of the Soul Society, and you could fight him entirely justified."

"Wait, mothers?"

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