Demon Slayer: The Journey That Began When I Became Yoriichi's Sister

Chapter 721 Time to Kill Yuko Again

Just as Kisuke Urahara was feeling smug about his performance, Renji, whose voice had just risen eight octaves, suddenly went quiet.

"Even if we really are weak... it's really going too far to say it so bluntly..."

Renji squatted in a corner, full of resentment, and started drawing circles.

Wow, so fast! They chickened out so quickly!

Everyone roared inwardly.

Ishida was not too pleased to hear this, and sneered, "It seems that the teacher is still very clear-headed. Although this may sound a bit harsh, you Shinigami are just a bunch of rotten fish."

"After all, that kind of crude fighting style that relies solely on brute force is nothing compared to true skill. The fact that the teacher can see this shows that her insight is truly unique."

Renji's fingers, which were still drawing circles, froze. He jumped up abruptly, veins bulging on his forehead, and pointed at Ishida's nose, yelling, "Hey! You four-eyed frog! Who are you calling someone who only relies on brute force?! And that woman's list of 'small fry' must include you Quincy, right?!"

“No.” Ishida calmly turned his face away. “The teacher only mentioned Shinigami, not Quincy. This shows that in the teacher’s eyes, Quincy have class.”

Renji scoffed dismissively: "You think you're classy?"

"What did you say? A savage red baboon!"

"Want to fight?! You frail, bespectacled guy!"

Ichigo's eyes widened as he heard this: "That's enough, you two."

Urahara Kisuke: "..."

He was being too naive; he hadn't realized that this group's fear of Yu Zi had seeped into their very bones.

Compared to the others arguing here, it was Ryuki who looked at Urahara Kisuke with a puzzled expression:

"What exactly is this race called the Bavents? Are they very strong?"

“Very strong.” Kisuke Urahara lowered his eyes slightly, his face hidden by the fan. “That’s what Ikuko said herself, without a doubt.”

"She said that there is no shortage of captain-level combat power among them."

Ishida and Renji stopped arguing and turned around seriously.

Ishida adjusted his glasses and asked curiously, "But if it was your and the teacher's idea to kidnap Inoue and Chad, did Bount do anything about it?"

Ichigo realized, "That's right! Didn't you and Auntie do this? What does that Bount have to do with it?"

Seeing the hostile looks from the crowd, Kisuke Urahara broke out in a cold sweat: "The Bounts are a race with special abilities, just like the Quincy."

"But unlike Quincy, Bounts can live forever by consuming human souls, and have left their mark on history as vampires."

"Vampires?" Everyone's eyes widened in surprise. "So vampires are real?"

“Originally, the Bounts only consumed the souls of the dead and would not attack the living.” Kisuke Urahara continued, ignoring the surprise of the crowd, “and the Seireitei turned a blind eye to it.”

"But now, for some reason, that group of people has started to actively attack living people, trying to devour their souls."

"What?" Ichigo's pupils contracted slightly. "Isn't that a monster?"

Isn't this just like the void?

Ishida quickly calmed down, frowning, "What's the difference between the soul of a living person and the soul of a dead person?"

Kisuke Urahara shook his head: "I don't know, but if we don't stop them, something bad will probably happen."

“No problem.” Renji interrupted him. “I’m here to take over this area. If some unknown guy makes a mess of it, my performance record will be ruined.”

Orihime clenched her fists: "Unforgivable."

“In that case, there’s no point in hesitating.” Ichigo said with a determined look in his eyes, “Whether they are Bounts or vampires, as long as they dare to attack ordinary people, we will defeat them all.”

Kisuke Urahara smiled and praised, "Very good eyesight."

"However, I need to clarify something first..."

As he spoke, he glanced at Ryuki and Ishida, narrowed his eyes, and said, "Miss and Ishida, please withdraw from this plan for now."

Ryuki was stunned for a moment, while Ishida gritted his teeth.

Ichigo asked, puzzled, "What do you mean?"

“Although this young lady’s spiritual power and strength have improved considerably under Ikuko’s tutelage, making her different from ordinary humans, Urahara Kisuke’s gaze fell on the bag on her back, “If it weren’t for the knife possessing Ikuko’s spiritual power and being able to cut through Hollow bodies, even an ordinary Hollow would probably be difficult to defeat.”

He looked calmly at Long Gui and said, "I've been a bit blunt, I hope you don't mind."

Long Gui pursed his lips and gently shook his head: "No, you're right. I did indeed defeat that Hollow with the help of my teacher."

That knife sliced ​​through the empty body almost as easily as a hot knife through butter.

Strictly speaking, her spiritual power is not enough to fight against a Hollow.

That race called the Bavents sounded far more powerful than the Void, so her forceful involvement would only cause trouble for others.

Although Long Gui was feeling somewhat uncomfortable, she was not an irrational person and clearly knew her own strength.

Unlike Ichigo and Orihime, she doesn't have such outstanding talent and is not yet able to keep up with the others.

The only effect it can have in the museum is through the skills taught by Yuko, which have a slight effect on perception.

"Why?" Ichigo's brows furrowed even more. "I can understand Ryuki's situation, after all, she's only just entered this world. But Ishida is different, isn't he? This guy is a comrade-in-arms who went through Soul Society with me, you know his strength, right?"

"If you're worried about teamwork, we only need to have a couple of arguments and we'll have great teamwork." Ichigo thought Urahara Kisuke was worried because of Ishida's Quincy identity.

However, Kisuke Urahara did not laugh.

"Mr. Kurosaki, haven't you realized it yet?"

"Sensed...what?" Ichigo was stunned.

The only answer he received was from Ishida behind him.

"In Soul Society, I used the final form of the Quincy and lost my Quincy abilities."

Ichigo's pupils contracted slightly: "What...!"

“I see, I knew it…” Renji said with a serious expression, “It’s not that you don’t use it, it’s that you can’t use it.”

No wonder this guy didn't use his Quincy abilities even once while he was at the museum.

Orihime exclaimed in surprise, "Really? Ishida?"

Long Gui was also quite surprised, because in her perception, Ishida's aura had always been very calm and composed.

Does the Quincy's ability refer not to spiritual power, but to special abilities unique to Quincy?

Just like Orihime.

"Why didn't you say anything?!" Ichigo looked at him speechlessly. "Are you an idiot?"

Ishida instinctively retorted, clearly annoyed, "What did you say?"

Ichigo did not back down. "You're putting everyone in danger."

Ishida paused for a moment.

“I’m not saying we’re in danger because we lack the ability, but we’re a team.” Ichigo’s expression was unusually serious. “If we can’t trust our comrades, we can’t fight.”

Ishida was stunned. He wanted to retort as he usually did, but found himself speechless.

The scene fell silent until Long Gui finally broke the awkward silence.

"I understand."

"Ishida and I are withdrawing." Ryuki looked at Ichigo and Orihime and gave a hearty smile. "Although I'm very unwilling, I also know that I'm not good enough right now. If they were ordinary thugs, I could take on ten of them by myself without any problem, but against that kind of monster... I don't want to become Orihime's weakness."

"Long Gui..."

"Don't make that face." Ryuki reached out and pinched Orihime's cheek. "I haven't given up yet. Teacher Yuko said I have talent. I'll continue my special training during this time, and maybe I can surprise you all."

"Yes! Tatsuki is the most handsome!" Orihime nodded vigorously.

Ishida smiled helplessly: "You're right, Kurosaki."

Urahara Kisuke watched this scene, his fan obscuring half his face, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes: "Truly a mature judgment. Well then, since no one has any objections, let's all come to Urahara Store after school today to discuss our countermeasures."

"By the way, Miss Ryuki and Ishida, please come along too."

"Eh? Why?"

Just as Ryuki was packing his things to leave, he was suddenly stunned by what Urahara Kisuke said.

“Although neither of you currently has the strength to fight the Bount, I believe you will return to this team sooner or later.” Kisuke Urahara’s lips curled up slightly. “Moreover, I believe that with your abilities, you might be able to offer some unique advice.”

"Well, most importantly, we might be able to rip off Yuuko again tonight." Urahara Kisuke shook his fan. "If she's one of my students, she probably won't be able to cause trouble, right?"

Everyone stared blankly: "Isn't that last sentence the key point?"

This guy really dares to make the teacher angry.

I really want to eat red beans.

……

Back at Urahara Store.

Urahara Kisuke spoke at length, then took a sip of tea, his mouth dry, and concluded:

"That's just the way it is."

"So, you not only want to rip me off, but you also bring it up in front of me as if it's perfectly normal." Yu Zi expressionlessly moved the teapot and cups to the floor, then picked up the table. "Do you want to die, you bastard!"

"Cold, calm down!"

Kisuke Urahara's hand trembled as he held the teacup, spilling tea all over his face.

"Yoruichi! Save me!" he cried out to Yoruichi for help.

Night said expressionlessly, "You're hopeless. Go to hell."

This guy has been hiding things from her for a long time, which has made her very unhappy. She might as well just die.

"Hoo~" Yu Zi narrowed her eyes unhappily, but finally took a deep breath and put down the table with a gloomy expression.

"I am extremely grateful."

Ignoring his gratitude, Yu Zi asked, "What are your plans next? To wipe out all those bavents in one fell swoop?"

“Well, I don’t think it’s that simple.” Kisuke Urahara shook his head. “After all, Ikuko, you said that the Bountrie have captain-level combat power and a considerable number of them.”

“No problem, Soul Society can send reinforcements.” Soi Fon said directly, “Now that we’ve figured out who owns this anomalous spiritual pressure, I can notify Captain Kyoraku and the others right now.”

Kisuke Urahara: "Regarding this, I hope you can wait a little while longer, Soi Fon."

"What do you mean?" Soi Fon frowned.

"Haven't I already explained it?" Kisuke Urahara smiled slightly, using his fan to cover his facial expression, revealing only his serious eyes. "This is a special training exercise."

Soi Fon frowned even more deeply: "Are you serious?"

"You think we need that boy's power to resist Aizen?" Soi Fon clearly didn't understand Urahara's meaning. "That boy is indeed very talented, but for the Seireitei, he's not someone worth taking seriously."

Although that boy possessed the power of Bankai and was a captain-level fighter in Seireitei, he was ultimately far from being able to threaten Aizen or even Seireitei.

“Furthermore, I don’t think Aizen can defeat the Seireitei.” Soi Fon, having experienced Aizen’s betrayal, has her own understanding: “He is indeed very powerful.”

"But the fact that they were able to escape was also because Sister Yu and the captain were both badly injured."

“That’s true,” Kisuke Urahara insisted, “but you have absolutely no idea how dangerous the Hogyoku is.”

"Captain-Commander Yamamoto and Yuuko's strength is beyond doubt, but neither of them has been able to transcend the limits of a Shinigami." His eyes became deep. "The Hogyoku, on the other hand, is a power that can successfully break through the limits of a Shinigami."

Suifeng's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Kisuke Urahara shrugged: "Most importantly, Ikuko never said she would help us defeat Aizen."

"Huh?" Soi Fon looked at Ikuko with a surprised expression.

Ignoring Urahara Kisuke's attempt to shift the blame, Yuko said calmly, "Then, who handed over the Hogyoku?"

Kisuke Urahara's serious expression instantly turned comical as he scratched his head: "Well, I never expected that guy to find the notes I left behind and take out the Hogyoku from Rukia's body."

Yu Zi's face darkened further: "Such an important matter, and you actually want to leave a note about it?"

"..." Kisuke Urahara picked up his fan, completely covering his face.

Soi Fon wasn't really concerned about the notebook; what she was more concerned about was, "Why is Yuuko-nee unwilling to fight Aizen?"

It wasn't that she thought they couldn't deal with Aizen without Yuko, but she didn't understand why Yuko would refuse to help them.

Yuko paused for a moment: "I didn't say I wouldn't help, did I?"

"I'm just saying that what Seireitei did was no different from what Aizen did."

Just as Soi Fon was about to explain, Ikuko said:

"No, there are still differences."

Soi Fon's complexion improved slightly, and Yuko added, "At least Aizen didn't wipe out other clans."

Everyone: "..."

Yu Zi joked, then sighed, "Once I'm involved with you guys, do you think I can escape?"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but smile slightly.

Kisuke Urahara smiled and shook his fan, squinting as he said, "Even if Yuko really doesn't want to help, I'm afraid Aizen will come knocking on her door."

"After all, Yuko's power is not something that can be ignored."