Rukia felt the world was a bit surreal.
However, regarding Rukia's question, Sora had nothing to say.
"Right, this is my destination!" Sora said matter-of-factly: "After being tired for so many years, it's time for me to rest now!"
"On the contrary, you… I only planned to bring Kaguya. Why did you follow?"
Sora looked curiously at Rukia: "What, can't bear to part with me? Or do you have a favor to ask?"
"Hey, no, no, that won't do!" Sora pretended to be disdainful: "Monday's plumpness might be very enticing, but for you, you can't become like that. You still need to grow!"
"What Monday's plumpness?" Hearing Sora's words, Rukia was very confused.
But she didn't dwell on it: "I'm not following you. I just don't have anything to do for now!"
Rukia explained: "Shopkeeper Urahara schemed against me, but I can't do anything to him. So I just let him be responsible for clearing the Hollows in Karakura Town for a while, so I can have some free time!"
"Anyway, that brat Ichigo doesn't want to be a Shinigami, right? Then just don't let him be one!"
"And... I'm very curious about you!" Rukia looked at Sora earnestly.
"Oh!" Sora smiled: "Curiosity... that's not a good choice, you know!"
"Haven't you heard the saying? A girl's curiosity about a man is often the beginning of falling for him."
"So, if you don't want to fall for me, keep your distance, Rukia!"
Sora said.
He wasn't the type to love at first sight with everyone. Often, there were benefits involved before he chose to deepen connections.
As for Rukia... Sora really didn't know what benefits they had!
Hearing Sora's words, Rukia was also disdainful: "Who would fall for you? I haven't even settled the account with you for arbitrarily modifying my body!"
"I just genuinely have nowhere else to go, and I'm very confused right now, caught in this chess game!"
"So, I think following you, who is naturally not on the chessboard, is the best choice!" Rukia said seriously: "Of course, if you feel my following makes you uncomfortable, I can leave."
"Alright, you can follow!" Since Rukia had said so, Sora, of course, didn't mind.
However, Sora was also a bit curious: "There's more to you following me than just these reasons, right?"
"Indeed!" Rukia nodded: "I'm very curious about the other world!"
"So, can you tell me about the other world?" Rukia asked.
"The other world, you mean my world, right?" Hearing Rukia's words, Sora understood!
"Actually, there's not much to say!"
Walking to a nearby stall, Sora picked up a Naruto Manga and handed it to Rukia.
"Look, this is my world!" Sora said: "However, the timeline of the story you see now is ten years after my timeline!"
"Of course, this is ten years after in a parallel world, not ten years after in my own time!" Sora explained.
"What do you mean... this is, manga!!?" Looking at the manga in her hand, Rukia was utterly bewildered.
Having followed Ichigo for a while, she recognized this thing.
But there was a problem: why did Sora say his world was manga!!?
Rukia frowned in thought.
However, after thinking, Rukia gained no insights.
After all, the real answer was truly too shocking!
Even if Rukia vaguely sensed it, she didn't dare acknowledge it.
Seeing this, Sora directly spoke to enlighten her: "Didn't you hear it? Those people's comments about Kaguya!"
"They recognize Kaguya. Aren't you curious? You and Urahara Kisuke and the others don't know Kaguya, so why do these ordinary people recognize her!!?"
"Hiss!" Rukia sucked in a sharp breath.
Sora had said it so clearly. If she still didn't understand, then she really didn't know what was good for her!
Rukia looked at the nearby stall.
Over there, the 2D image of Kaguya on a manga cover was clearly visible!
Rukia's expression became somewhat strange.
Not because of Kaguya, but because of some small images on the cover.
And those images... were somewhat hard to look at directly!
Because it was a Doujinshi!
"Cough, that's not important!" Sora also saw the doujinshi being sold nearby, so he felt somewhat awkward.
"In short, regarding our situation, you should understand now, right? Do I need to explain in detail?" Sora asked.
"No need!" Rukia shook her head with a complex expression.
She never expected that fictional characters could come to the real world.
But since they came to reality, it meant they weren't fictional.
And the story of Sora's world being manga here...