- Shunsui Kyoraku: What is it that makes you so unreasonable? What's your purpose? Why did you come here in the first place?
- Yasutora 'Chad' Sado: [breathing heavily] I've come... to save the life... of Rukia Kuchiki.
- Shunsui Kyoraku: [looks slightly stunned] Oh, come on.
- [beat]
- Shunsui Kyoraku: Hm. You mean Rukia the Soul Reaper who went missing in the world of the living a few months ago? That's not enough time for a true friendship. A relationship like that can't be worth risking your life over.
- Yasutora 'Chad' Sado: I can't deny... I don't know very much about Rukia.
- [pause]
- Yasutora 'Chad' Sado: That's not the point. *I* might not risk my life for her but... Ichigo wants to save her life. And that's all I need to know.
- [beat]
- Yasutora 'Chad' Sado: What may seem like an unworthy cause to you is more than enough reason for me.
- Shunsui Kyoraku: [pause] Well, I tried; but if you're *that* determined, it would be *insulting* for me to ask you to back down.
- [pause]
- Shunsui Kyoraku: I guess it can't be avoided.
- [draws both of his 'swords', putting 'Chad' immediately on guard]
- Shunsui Kyoraku: Unfortunately, it means now I'm going to have to take your life.
- [with that, 'Chad' starts running full out towards Captain Kyoraku, armored fist flaring w/ blue-white energy; slowing down just enough as he reaches the Captain, he puts his full force into his 'punch'; the energy blast from his fist destroys the building behind Kyoraku; as 'Chad' stands straight he gasps in surprise as he feels Kyoraku, who completely dodged Chad's attack, slice him across the chest so fast he couldn't even see him; Kyoraku lands behind Chad, looking back w/ something akin to regret in his eyes]
- Shunsui Kyoraku: [softly] I'm sorry.