章 9: 9. Fullbring

After helping to retrieve a man's black satchel from a thug, Ichigo continued his way to his mom's shrine. Ten minutes later, Ichigo arrived and did a small prayer for her spirit.

After that, he began to talk to his mother, Hōgyoku casting a Kidō to prevent anyone from hearing what Ichigo was going to say.

"Hey Mom, it's me. I want to let you know that I learned the truth and Oji-san gave me your Quincy Cross." Ichigo proceeded to take out said item.

"I am keeping it on me to remember you. I also told Yuzu and Karin the truth and hope they stay safe in the spiritual world. Wherever you are, Mom, please watch other us." With that said and done, Ichigo began to walk away from her grave.

As he walked back home, Ichigo noticed a sign by a building saying "CHEAP! FAST! SAFE! WE'LL DO ANYTHING! UNAGIYA CURRENTLY HIRING!"

Seeing this and realizing that he will need something to do during the break, Ichigo decided to see what the job was about. He first texted Yuzu to notify her that he might be late so she wouldn't get too worried. Message sent, Ichigo went to the shop's door and knocked. A few seconds later, he heard a feminine voice.

"COME IN!" A woman called out and Ichigo opened the door to see an adult woman sitting at a desk. She was tall, curvaceous, and fair-skinned with brown eyes. Her raven hair, styled in a ponytail with a purple crunchy, reached to her upper back and her bangs were parted to the left of her face. She wore a white t-shirt with long purple sleeves, tight black pants with a buckle belt and black rubber boots.

A brown cap and goggles sat on her head and work gloves protected her hands. On her shirt was the shop's logo, so Ichigo assumed that she's either the owner or an employee.

"Hello! What can I do for you?" The woman asked.

"Hello. My name is Kurosaki Ichigo and I was wondering about the ad outside." Ichigo asked.

"Ah, I see. I'm Unagiya Ikumi and this is my shop. Unagiya Shop is a place where customers hire us to do a variety of odd jobs." Unagiya-san explained. "Currently it's just me, so I'm looking for some extra hands. You interested?"

"Maybe. What are the hours like?" Ichigo asked.

"Well, it is mostly appointment-based work. Due to school being out, I can't do much except for taking records and appointments, so I need someone to do all the work." Unagiya-san explained.

"How many people are you willing to hire?" Ichigo inquired, a couple of people that would probably not mind working here quickly came to mind.

"Why?" Unagiya-san asked, curious.

"Well, I have two younger sisters that could work as the secretaries while you and I take care of the jobs," Ichigo suggested.

"Sure, that could work." Unagiya-san agreed.

"Alright then. Give me one second to call them." Ichigo then pulled out his phone and dialed his home's phone number. A few seconds later, the phones connected.

"Hello? Ichi-nii?" Karin asked.

"Hey Karin, is Yuzu available?"

"Yes. We both finished dinner already and are about to start cleaning up. Why?"

"Call her over. I'll explain to both of you." Ichigo said and a few seconds later, Yuzu came and Karin put the phone on speaker.

"We're both here Ichi-nii." They said in stereo.

"Good. Do you want to have a part-time job until school starts?" Ichigo asked.

"It depends. What are we going to do?" Karin asked.

"Well, the place that I'm at right now is called Unagiya." Ichigo began.

"Wait. Is it that one place that does a bunch of jobs for people?" Yuzu asked.

"That's right. How did you know?"

"We did a joint reading program in our class, where we and a younger class paired up and read books together. I was partnered up with a boy named Unagiya Kaoru. He told me that his mom works there." Yuzu explained.

"Well, his mom and I are planning to do the jobs that people call in for. You and Karin would work as secretaries and babysit Kaoru if necessary." Ichigo told them the plan. "You two in?"

"Sure/Ok." Yuzu and Karin agreed.

"Good. I'll talk to Unagiya-san about this and give you more information when I get back." Ichigo said.

"Ok, Ichi-nii. Bye!" The twins then hung up and Ichigo put his phone away.

"Well?" Unagiya-san asked.

"Both of them are fine with working with you. One of my sisters met your son. She was his assigned partner for a joint reading program." Ichigo told her.