The Adaptive Quincy of Bleach

As the night continued, the drinks flowed freely. Somehow, Jugram remained composed despite the alcohol.

He either had a very high tolerance... or the random guys falling drunk outside the building got hit with the effect instead.

Sora, now a bit buzzed... though probably not for long, as his adaptive system was already getting rid of that buzz.

"So, tell me, what do you think of the Quincy Empire?" Jugram asked, his voice measured.

Sora took a slow sip before replying bluntly, "Oh, you mean Nazi Germany?"

Jugram's brows furrowed slightly. "Excuse me?"

Sora grinned, leaning back in his chair. "C'mon, think about it. You guys follow a dude with a very noticeable mustache who's considered some supreme ruler, can do no wrong in the eyes of his people, and wants to remake the world in his image."

Jugram's expression remained neutral, but Uryu coughed into his drink, trying to suppress his laughter.

"And," Sora continued, "from what I read in my grandpa's notebook, all Quincy derive their power from him. And if he wants, he can take it back anytime." He lazily took another sip. "So if he doesn't like me, let him try to take my power. I dare him."(he can't)

Jugram's fingers slightly tensed around his glass, but he said nothing.

Sora did wonder how much D-riding this man had done.

Leaning forward, Sora's voice dropped just a bit, though his tone still carried amusement. "You can't tell me it's not weird. The Quincy are practically German, from the way they name things to the way they practice eugenics. Only the 'pure' are seen as worthy, while the 'impure' are expendable. That's some Third Reich-level ideology." He tilted his head slightly. "Tell me I'm wrong."

Jugram finally spoke, his voice calm but firm. "His Majesty is a benevolent ruler. His actions—"

Sora snorted. "Benevolent? You mean the same guy who, about nine years ago, used his own ability to wipe out every impure Quincy? That's the guy you're calling benevolent?" He lazily gestured with his glass. "Benevolent my ass."(thread carefully, or Sora might kill you)

Benevolent and Quincy King should never go in the same sentence. It was like saying Hitler had a Jewish wife or that he was the greatest guy and just misunderstood.

Jugram seem to have seen something, a line of writing maybe, something about threading carefully.

'I see, he was affected by it' this would make sense as to why he seem so hostile to the idea.

And it seem like his majesty was warning him about not pressing Sora button.

Jugram's lips pressed into a thin line. "His Majesty seeks unity and strength for our people."

"And unity means slaughtering those he deems weak?" Sora countered instantly. "You're proving my point. No matter how many facts I lay out, you keep repeating the same thing—'His Majesty this, His Majesty that.' How much are you going to glaze him? D-riding another man is not really a sustainable job," he said, tasting his apple juice... yes, he had switched to apple juice since the buzz from the wine was already vanishing.

"Tell me this, Jugram. If Yhwach was running out of power, and using the Auswählen would mean winning... would your benevolent king think of his soldiers and refuse to use it because he sees all Quincy as his children? Or would he do it without a second thought and give some bullshit reason later?"

(Fuck off Ywach)

Jugram felt his connection to Ywach vanish…..hm, seem like he had no link to return to the castle around this boy.

As if all the Eishi in the area became anti Quincy king.

How much hate did this boy have.

Silence.

Well, damn. Not even a peep. Sora swore he could hear a pin drop in that silence.

It was as if Jugram knew the answer to that question but didn't want to say it, because that would mean proving Sora's point.

Sora acted all proud and stuff. He felt rather nice for stunning such a man.

"You are a peculiar person," Jugram finally uttered. The man seemed to have pondered his thoughts for a while.

Sora Ishida truly was...Kaede's child, there was no denying it.

"Oh... trust me, I know," Sora added, finishing his apple juice.

"It was a pleasure meeting you," Jugram said politely.

The man bowed his head, thanked Sora for the talk, then looked at him and said,

"I would appreciate it if you could keep our meeting a secret. I do not wish to obtain the attention of the Shinigami. Our people have just recovered, and another war would annihilate our numbers."

So he was playing that card... even though Sora had blatantly refused to join them, he still treated Jugram nicely. He could have refused and walked away, but he had warmly welcomed him.

Which showed that he cared about the Quincy—he just hated the Quincy King. It was like hating a specific man, but not hating all men in general.

By using this little card of his, Jugram at least knew Sora wouldn't do anything drastic.

"Sure, on Uryu so—" Sora ducked as an arrow was aimed at him. Looking at his cousin, he realized Uryu wasn't going to let that slide.

"Fine, on my honor as a Gemischt Quincy, they shall never hear of this."

Jugram nodded his head and left the room.

POV change.

"So yeah... that's how I met another Quincy," Sora said, looking at Ryuken.

Uryu, looking at the scene, was stunned. Shame... did that word even exist in Sora's vocabulary?

Though he remembered Sora's words—he didn't like the whole eugenics thing nor the term used for impure Quincy...

Plus, he had said they instead of saying no one else... Uryu sighed. Sora had flipped the beans the second Ryuken had asked them why they were home after bedtime... They were 16 and 15 with a bedtime.

Don't question it.

Ryuken nodded his head along. The Quincies were making their move sooner than he thought.

"Sora... be careful," Ryuken advised.

"Father, it's fine. Who do you take me for? I won't fold so easily... what could they possibly throw at me to make me even consider joining them?"

"A harem."

"Do you take me for the kind of man to be tempted by such a thing?"

"...."

"....."

"....."

"..."

"Jeez, have some hope in me. Plus, I already have a girlfriend... Jeez," Sora said dryly when he heard how silent those two were.

A/N some extra line of text were added for reason, maybe it has to do with Ywach, maybe it Ichibe, who knows