"In a month, your vessel is going to be ready."
"Thank you, this helps a lot."
"Don't worry about it, you are going to be working as a jujutsu sorcerer, so this much help is nothing; in the meantime why don't you get familiar with Jujutsu High and ask Satoru and Geto for things you don't know, I am sure you want to know about this world too."
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"Okay! So Ichigo is going to get a body in a month, so while you wait I am going to give you the Gojo Satoru experience hahaha"
"Ignore him, I am sure you want to have a tour of Jujutsu High."
"It would be nice to know the place where I am going to be staying."
"Sure, I can also introduce you to our friends, you too Riko I am sure they will get along with you guys."
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"Geto and I along with another second-year girl are the only three third years, there are the first year and a third year."
"So few, is normal for this kind of school?"
"Yes"
"I see is this the only school that teaches jujutsu?"
"No there is another school in Kyoto but their situation is not better than ours."
"I see"
"The second-year girl we mentioned earlier should be in the infirmary Let go meet her."
The group made their way to the infirmary.
"Shoko! you here?"
"What do you want Satoru? Oh, you here to Geto and who are your friends?"
"Hi I am Ichigo Kurosaki"
"And I am Amai Roko, It's a pleasure to meet you."
"Hi, I am Ieri Shoko"
"Shoko from now on Ichigo and Riko are going to stay at Jujutsu high."
"Oh, new classmates, hope we get along."
Shoko didn't seem too excited or show any kind of hype she just responded normally a total contrast to Gojo.
'What a nonchalant attitude'
"Ichigo is going to be a student but Riko is just going to stay at Jujutsu High."
"Yes, but next year I will attend jujutsu high."
"You are?"
"Yes, I thought about it, and I know that I can't have a normal life and I don't have any family members, you guys are the closes thing I have now so you better don't think you can get rid of me."
Hearing her words Geto could help but let a small smirk escape his lips.
"I will never think about it."
Ichigo got closer to Gojo and whispered in his hear
"Are they a thing?"
"You would think so, right?"
"What a nice mood you got with that girl, Geto, is she your girl?"
"!!! Shoko what are you saying we are just talking normally."
"Sure"
"Anyway we came to introduce these guys and we are showing Ichigo around while he waits for his body to be done."
"Okay take care"
Shoko sent the group away, resuming her task at hand but the next moment her hands stopped and started in the direction the group left.
"Wating for his body to be done?"
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"It seems like Nanami and Yu are away on a mission we can introduce them to you later., but you need a place to stay so let's get you a room, Geto why don't you take Amanai to her new place."
"Sure, let us go Riko, see you later Ichigo rest well."
"Ah, thank you you two take care, too."
"Bye Ichigo-san"
Geto and Riko went on their way leaving Ichigo with Gojo
"Come on Handsome, it's time to find you a room."
Ichigo and Gojo went to the dormitories where Gojo found Ichigo a room, it was a simple bedroom with a bed and a bathroom.
"Hope you like it, sorry we don't have anything more fancy, the higher-ups are pretty stingy with the budget."
"No, this is fine."
"Okay, I will leave now so you can rest. See you tomorrow Mr.Reaper."
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Just like that, a month went by, and in that month Ichigo became familiar with jujutsu high, in that month Ichigo met Haibara Yu, Nanami Kento, and his fellow third-year Mei Mei.
While he got along with the first years, he felt like it would be difficult to do the same with Mei Mei since their personalities were so different. While Ichigo also thinks that money is important, and doesn't criticize someone with their own ideals, his fellow third-year took the meaning of loving money to a new level.
'Forget about that right now I am just happy I can get a body, I will finally be able to go out and act like a normal human being.'
"Ichigo, exited for your new body?"
Gojo asked Ichigo knowing the answer already, after all, it was hard to miss how restless the Substitute Shinigami had been those past few days.
"Satoru don't tease him, you too would be excited if you were a reaper waiting to get a new body."
"Geto I am thankful for your support but your wording is a little weird, and where is Riko?"
"With Shoko"
"They sure got along."
"Yes, it seems like Shoko got a liking to her, and now she is acting like a big sister, I never thought that Shoko would act like that."
"Riko has that effect on people."
"Only in you and Shoko, to me, she is like a gremlin."
"is that so."
It is true that Ichigo took a liking to Riko, not in a romantic way but more like a little sister.
'Well, she's around Karin and Yuzu's age.'
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Ichigo, Gojo, and Geto went to Yaga's office to ask for the vessel and when they got there they got a surprise.
"Wow, you sure know your stuff, Yaga-sensei"
Gojo exclaimed seeing the identical doll models after Ichigo stood before him.
"How creepy it's almost as if it's alive."
"You are looking at me, not the doll."
"Oh sorry sorry hahaha."
"Anyway, Yaga-sensei it is ready, right?
"Yes, you only need to go inside but don't get your hopes up, it is possible is not going to work."
'Well I already have experience transferring a human soul to a puppet but I don't know if it's going to work with a being from a different world.'
"How does it work?"
The body is made of stuffing and wood while the outer layer is made with a material to simulate skin but what is important is the puppet core inside, that is where your soul would go."
"Okay, here I go."
With Yaga finishing his explanation Ichigo didn't waste time and touched the puppet trying to remember the feeling of going inside a body like he used to do it on his own.
slowly, Ichigo's body began to go inside and his spiritual form was no longer standing where he was, and the puppet's eyes open.
"Did it work?"
"Yes, it works, thank you Yaga-sensei."
"I am glad it did, try to move around to see how it feels."
"Okay"
Ichigo stood up and moved his arms and legs, getting the feeling of his new body.
"So, how is it? Ichigo"
"It feels a little weird but it can wor- ugh what is happening?"
"Ichigo! hey Ichigo!"
Suddenly, Ichigo touched his head and fell to the ground, moaning in pain his body was emanating curse energy and spiritual energy at the same time but Ichigo's screams stopped and he fell unconscious.
"Yaga-sensei, what happened to Ichigo? why did he suddenly."
"I don't know for now take him to Shoko."
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Ichigo's mindscape
"Why I am here?"
"Ichigo"
"King"
Ichigo heard the voices of his sword and turned around
"Old man! Zangetsu! What is happening why did I collapse early?"
"Ichigo it seems like you are creating a new body with the puppet from early like a base."
"What how is that possible?"
"I don't know, but I can tell there was outside influence."
"How do you know?"
"Look over there Ichigo."
The old man used his finger to point somewhere, Ichigo followed his finger and what stood in the direction that he was pointing to was a vast mass of curse energy, but it wasn't just curse energy but hollow spirit energy being mixed together.
"Why is there curse energy here and why is it mixed with your spiritual energy, White."