[If Ichigo had to step up his game to survive? He would. Maybe when he was human, he'd be able to ignore his instinct to survive. But Hollows? Hollows had an extremely powerful survival instinct. Hueco Mundo, the world of Hollows, was a place where it was literally eat or be eaten. Hollowfication programmed a soul with that instinct, deeply entwining it into its very being. It was impossible to ignore.
And Ichigo was not going to be eaten.
Later, he would feel guilty. Full of despair, for judging his soul to be more worthy than theirs. But right now? He's focused on the task.
He watches the boss-level Drake Noise he summoned tear apart a group of three Players, one at a time. With fire. With energy bursts. With blades. The ferocious Noise has one Erased, and the other two very close. It's making quite a racket in the UG, probably enough to garner the attention of other Players and Reapers. Ichigo simply watches the monster work from a perch up high]
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And Ichigo was not going to be eaten.
Later, he would feel guilty. Full of despair, for judging his soul to be more worthy than theirs. But right now? He's focused on the task.
He watches the boss-level Drake Noise he summoned tear apart a group of three Players, one at a time. With fire. With energy bursts. With blades. The ferocious Noise has one Erased, and the other two very close. It's making quite a racket in the UG, probably enough to garner the attention of other Players and Reapers. Ichigo simply watches the monster work from a perch up high]