For Gin, the Soul Society hadn't saved Rangiku… it was Sora who had helped her.
So, the Soul Society wasn't that important to him.
That was simply Gin's straightforward value system.
Hearing Gin's words, Sora found it amusing. He hadn't expected to have put such pressure on the Soul Society!
Nevertheless, after hearing Gin's account, Sora felt it was time to visit the Soul Society himself.
After all, it wasn't good to make them constantly guess his intentions. Besides, he had seen enough of the Living World for now, and it was time to see the Soul Society and the Soul King!
"Then, I'll pay a visit to Captain-Commander Yamamoto myself!"
Sora said to Gin.
Hearing this, Gin was shocked: "This... you mean!!?"
"Yes, I'm going to the Soul Society!" Sora said: "As you know, I have no hostile intentions towards the Soul Society. I was just seeking amusement."
"But it seems I've perhaps taken the amusement a bit too far. Going directly to the Soul Society to explain the situation is also a good idea."
"Besides, there's another place I want to visit. I want to see the Soul King Palace!"
Sora explained further: "You don't know about this world's Soul King, do you?"
"Let me tell you..." Sora began describing the mutilated Soul King kept as a linchpin.
Hearing this, Gin, and Rangiku within him, were shocked!
"This... such a thing exists!!?"
Gin was very surprised: "When Aizen mentioned the 'vacancy in the throne of Heaven' before, so this is what he meant..."
"The Soul King does exist, but he's long been a cripple! That's why Aizen wanted to go above, to replace him!"
"This... too audacious!" Understanding Aizen's true goal, Gin sighed.
"So, you understand now. I want to see what this world's Soul King is really like!"
Sora explained: "Gin, could you act as my envoy and meet with the Captain-Commander first? Convey my intentions!!?"
"Yes, of course!" Gin nodded.
It was an honor to serve Sora.
"Is there anything else you'd like me to convey?" Gin asked seriously.
"Any special instructions? No!" Sora said.
"Just clearly convey my intentions to Captain-Commander Yamamoto!" Sora said.
"Understood. I'll go at once!" Gin would not dare to neglect Sora's orders.
Having resolved Rangiku's issue and gained new power, Gin immediately headed back to the Soul Society.
As he walked through the Senkaimon, he received many strange looks, but Gin paid them no mind. Sora's business was far more important.
Seeing this, Rangiku, within him, suppressed a laugh. She wanted to see this usually cold man flustered.
'That would be quite amusing,' Rangiku thought to herself.
Thus, enduring the odd stares, Gin reached the 1st Division headquarters.
Unexpectedly, he was stopped!
"Halt! Who are you!!?"
The 1st Division guard looked at Gin with a puzzled expression and shouted.
Gin frowned, releasing a serpentine pressure: "Who am I? Can't you see?"
"I am Captain Ichimaru Gin of the 3rd Division. I wish to see the Captain-Commander. You have no authority to stop me!"
Gin said coldly.
The guard was silent for a moment.
Finally, he spoke: "Under normal circumstances, yes. I recognize your Reiatsu, Captain Ichimaru."
"But the problem is, in your current form, I simply cannot recognize you!"
The guard said.
"Huh!!?" It was only then that Gin realized.
Looking down, he was still fused with Rangiku!
"!!!" Gin was shocked!
Being fused with Rangiku, her body's kinesthetic sense was also partly his. So Gin hadn't noticed anything unusual about his center of gravity.
Thus, he had unconsciously ignored his altered appearance.
But he hadn't realized that his current form was visible to everyone in the Seireitei!
"Oh no!!?"
Gin wanted to strike down the entire Seireitei to make them forget what they had just seen.
But he knew he couldn't.
So, Gin could only inwardly fume at Rangiku: "Rangiku, why didn't you warn me?"
The response was Rangiku's silvery laughter: "Because it was fun, don't you think, Gin?"
"You... ah!" Gin sighed.
He couldn't stay angry at Rangiku. So, fun it was.
"But we need to see the Captain-Commander now. Shouldn't you..."
"Of course!" Rangiku said, and they separated from their fused state.
Instantly, two people appeared before the 1st Division gates.