Chapter 313: Home
(Ryoto's pov)
I was looking down at Oshizu as she was begging for her life. I'm honestly surprised that she didn't leave her body, which is literally Gigai outside of Bleach when I think about it. Maybe her fear of being killed (Ha!) makes her stay in her body.
I was never good at sending souls to Soul Society, even if—on paper—it was my job. I turned to Rin to ask her to take care of the situation. I don't believe she was aware that the nurse's assistant was a ghost in a fake body, but she sensed that Oshizu was not an ordinary girl.
"We are not here to claim your soul. We retired, but I could send you to the otherworld if you want to, I think."
Our residential ghost relaxed slightly, but she was still on guard against us.
"N-n-no t-thank you, S-S-S-S-Shinigami-sama."
She also didn't dare raise her head even after Rin confirmed that we weren't here to get her. Meanwhile, Rin realized something when she spoke to Oshizu. She turned to me with a questioning look.
"We retired... right?
"...I mean, I left our resignation letter to Yama-jii... when he was out of the office and wouldn't be there for a long time, so I wouldn't need to tell him that to his face..."