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

Chapter 752 What are you secretly pleased about?

After Yoruichi explained, Kisuke Urahara stepped forward and said, "The time is set for tonight. However, everyone should be aware that the opponent is also well-prepared and has greatly increased in strength. We must not be careless."

Everyone nodded in unison: "Yes, of course."

While smoothing his bangs, Yumichika said, seemingly casually, "I just didn't expect the other party to agree to that woman's conditions so easily."

Ichigo broke out in a cold sweat, seemingly recalling some unpleasant memory, and said, "Maybe it was shoving someone's head onto the table and forcing them to agree."

Rangiku said with great interest, "It sounds like something that actually happened."

Chad quietly spoke up: "That was in junior high, when the teacher slammed the head of a yakuza boss on the table and told them to get out of Karakura Town."

"..." The underworld boss is so pitiful.

No, I should say I was lucky; I actually survived meeting that woman.

Yoruichi interrupted them, saying, "No matter what, this is a good thing, to prevent them from becoming desperate and harming innocent ordinary people."

"That's true."

The group didn't seem to have connected Yuko's agreement with Bount's sudden increase in strength.

Yuko's blood has the effect of making people stronger, but only a few people know this. Even Ichigo Kurosaki only has a vague understanding of Yuko's abilities, as Yuko has not explained them in detail.

Only Yoshino, who had just experienced the baptism of Yuko's blood last night, was slightly lost in thought.

The gods' strength has suddenly increased dramatically, could it be...?

But why...

Could it be that Yuuko wants to use Shin and the others...?

No, it's impossible.

Although it was only a short week, Yuko is definitely not that kind of person.

The truth can probably only be revealed when we stand before Kariya.

Evening arrived quickly, and Ichigo had already asked his parents for leave, saying he would stay overnight at Chad's house. Masaki gave him a few perfunctory instructions before agreeing.

……

An abandoned Western-style building in the suburbs.

Kariya stood on the rooftop terrace, his eyes bloodshot yet radiating a morbid excitement. The blood he had ingested the previous night was still surging wildly within him, so much so that each heartbeat brought with it a destructive force.

This was not the inherent frenzy of power, but rather the result of his deliberate actions.

Just as the woman said, he had complete control over the power, without any obstruction, and it was a perfect whole.

"This level of power is even more terrifying than devouring a large number of living souls."

After calming down, Kariya began to ponder.

He believed his strength was no less than that of the captains of Seireitei. It was absolutely impossible for a mere drop of blood to provide such a boost to his power; the consumption of that blood must have been greater than he had imagined.

But no matter what, that woman's strength was indeed terrifying.

If they really intended to take action against them, they would probably be finished long ago.

Behind him stood Ichinose Masaki, Koga Tsuyoshi, Ugaki, and the rejuvenated Sawatari.

Apart from Ichinose Maki, everyone's aura was several times stronger than before. The combined spiritual pressure even caused the surrounding space to distort into a tangible spiritual pressure.

"Mr. Kariya, they're here." Ichinose Masaki pressed down on his Zanpakuto, his gaze fixed on the edge of the distant forest.

There seemed to be a familiar spiritual pressure.

Under the hazy night, even the eyesight of the Bounts was insufficient to see clearly in the forest, but the considerable spiritual pressure indicated their arrival.

Kariya's crimson eyes lit up slightly, and a smile curved his lips: "Prepare to welcome our distinguished guest."

"Yes!"

After being strengthened by Yu Zi, everyone's confidence has now reached its peak.

……

In the woods.

It was the dead of night, and the moonlight was completely obscured by thick clouds, making it almost impossible to see the road. Dark tree branches were vaguely visible, resembling menacing monsters.

"This feeling is really uncomfortable." Renji walked in the middle of the group, kicking at the branches at his feet.

"Stop talking nonsense, we're here." Ichigo, who was walking ahead, stopped.

The group stopped, having almost emerged from the woods. Before them lay a brightly lit mansion with its main entrance wide open, seemingly inviting them inside.

Soi Fon walked at the very back, glancing back at the woods to make sure there were no enemies lying in ambush.

"What do you mean? Should we just go in?"

"What if there's a trap?"

"Never mind all that, let's go in first and see what happens. We can't let them look down on us." While everyone was still discussing, Xiu Bing kicked open the gate in front of the courtyard and walked straight into the yard.

The group exchanged glances and reluctantly followed.

The group walked through the courtyard, where the mansion's main gate was open, revealing a brightly lit hall inside.

Upon entering the hall, a figure stands at the staircase directly in front of you.

“…God.” Yoshino’s expression was complicated.

Xiubing stepped forward, took a stance, and gripped the hilt of his Zanpakuto: "You're the leader?"

With his hands in his pockets and an indifferent expression, Kariya Kami said, "Welcome, fellow Shinigami."

Everyone frowned slightly.

This guy is so calm even when he's about to die.

Suddenly, a series of auras rose from the corridor on the second floor of the mansion.

Everyone looked up and gazed to both sides.

Sure enough, it was the same group of bavents I had seen that night, only with one more young man and one less old man.

Ayasegawa Yumichika narrowed his eyes slightly upon seeing the figure: "Ichinose..."

"...Yumichichi".

Kariya's eyes flickered slightly as he looked at Ichinose Masaki in the right-hand corridor on the second floor: "Is he someone we know?"

"……Um."

Ichinose Masaki's expression was also somewhat complicated; he hadn't expected to run into his former companion here.

Of course, we weren't really that close.

His follower was the former captain of the 11th Division, while this Yumichika Ayasegawa had been following Kenpachi Zaraki since the Rukongai era. Accompanying him was a bald man named Ikkaku Madarame.

These two have followed Kenpachi Zaraki since the time they were in Rukongai, and the same is true when they entered Seireitei and became Shinigami.

Yumichika placed one hand on the hilt of his sword: "I never expected it to be you."

"me too."

He had sensed a familiar spiritual pressure from afar, but he never expected it to be the other party.

Yumichika smiled slightly: "You left without saying a word. Does Captain Zaraki displease you that much?"

At this point, Ichinose Masaki's eyelids twitched, and he said through gritted teeth, "You know perfectly well what I'm asking."

That guy...that guy killed the captain.

Although he knew in his heart that he couldn't blame Kenpachi Zaraki for this, the rule for the Eleventh Division Captain was that the most capable person should be appointed.

But while the logic is sound, his inability to accept it is another matter entirely; he cannot accept working under Kenpachi Zaraki.

Therefore, he betrayed Soul Society.

Ichinose Masaki didn't say anything more, and Yumichika also noticed that this was not the time for casual conversation, so he didn't press the matter further.

Ichigo glanced at the Bounts who had appeared on either side of him and asked directly, "Where's the other old man?"

“Let him come out too, we’ve met before.”

He thought the other party was trying to hide and catch them off guard.

To Ichigo's surprise, the newly appeared young man, who looked to be in his early twenties or thirties, stepped forward.

Ichigo frowned as he looked at the young man, whose expression seemed to hold a hint of satisfaction, which puzzled Ichigo.

The fight hasn't even started yet, what are you secretly gloating about?

Sawatari was very satisfied with Ichigo's reaction; this power of rejuvenation was what he was most pleased with.

"Hehehe, thanks to that lord, I've regained my youth that I lost over a thousand years ago." Sawatari grinned, revealing a set of gleaming white teeth. "Death Gods, none of you will leave this forest alive today."

That adult?

Upon hearing this, Kariya frowned slightly, his gaze subtly shifting as he glanced at Sawatari with some displeasure.

Having understood what the other person meant, Ichigo's eyes widened: "You, you're that old man?"

Rukia narrowed her eyes slightly: "You're kidding, right? She's so young."

Inoue chimed in, "No, if you look closely, it does seem to resemble it somewhat."

"looks like?"

"How are they similar? One is an eighty or ninety-year-old man, and the other is a twenty-year-old young man. How are they similar at all?"

Seeing the argument, Rangiku's lips twitched slightly, and she couldn't help but interrupt: "Instead of this, shouldn't you be concerned about who this guy is talking about, 'the master'?"

"That lord?"

Ichigo and the others then realized what was happening and all looked at Kariya.

Kariya God's expression froze for a moment. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Aren't you all in cahoots with that woman?

Judging from how the woman was addressed that night, she should be a university teacher in the real world, and the two should be quite familiar with each other.

Why……

Don't they know about this?

Ichigo stepped forward, his expression serious: "Kariya, although I don't know what you've done, this is the end of it."

Kariya narrowed his eyes slightly.

So that's how it is. They only know that we've become stronger, but they don't know that our strength is all thanks to that woman.

Kariya had a vague sense of unease.

Was that woman deliberately making us fight against death...?

Even if that's the case, there's no going back to the current situation.

Kariya swept his gaze across the crowd, stretched out his hands, and opened his arms wide: "Welcome to the hunting grounds of Bount, Grim Reapers."

As the sound rang out, the floor of the mansion's main hall suddenly sank.

Xiu Bing was the first to react and shouted:

"spread!"

boom! ! !

Suddenly, the floor collapsed, and everyone froze, falling downwards.

Actually, Soi Fon was the one who reacted the fastest; the moment the floor showed any unusual movement, her agile figure had already leaped up.

Ichigo and the others were quick and agile, leaping up in a flash, but Chad and Inoue were a beat slower.

And Rukia, who has not yet fully recovered.

"Inoue! Sadatari!"

In an attempt to grab the two, Ichigo fell with them.

Rangiku, who was next to Rukia, and Renji also fell down while trying to pull Rukia up.

In just a few seconds, a huge hole appeared in the floor in the middle of the hall.

Only Soi Fon, Kira, Shuhei, and Yumichika remained in the hall.

Soi Fon hung on the second-floor railing, cautiously watching the crowd.

"So, it's time to choose an opponent now?" Yumichika muttered as he landed in a safe spot, then looked up at Ichinose: "Ichinose, shall we meet up outside?"

Ichinose Masaki nodded slightly, his figure disappearing first as he used Shunpo to head out of the mansion.

"This guy is a matter for our Eleventh Division. I'll leave the rest to you." Yumichika left those words and followed after him.

Shuhei and Kira leaned together, looking at the people upstairs.

"This quantity is a bit off."

He had barely finished speaking when Kariya spoke up.

"I'll leave this to you."

We can't let Ichigo Kurosaki go unpunished; he's quite powerful and needs to be dealt with first.

After saying that, he turned to leave.

"and many more!"

"Sting and kill all enemies! Birds and wasps!"

Soi Fon narrowed her eyes, and her figure hanging on the second floor moved, transforming into a black shadow as she swiftly descended. As she uttered her Shikai incantation, her Zanpakuto at her waist was released, transforming into sharp weapons that were attached to her fingernails.

Soi Fon extended her right hand and thrust it straight at Kariyagami.

“Your speed is comparable to Ichigo Kurosaki’s.” Kariya was facing away from her at the moment. “However, I can see everything clearly now.”

He turned around abruptly, his scarlet eyes gleaming.

He actually stretched out his left hand and easily pressed down on Soi Fon's Zanpakuto with his palm.

Soi Fon's pupils suddenly contracted. Just as she was about to exert her strength, she found that her arm could not move. She quickly withdrew and landed in front of Xiubing and the other two, looking at him warily.

This guy... he's become so strong.

Is it because of Yuko's blood?

No, I'm afraid this guy was never an ordinary person to begin with.

Ignoring Soi Fon's probing and attacks, Kariya Kami turned and left.

This time, Soi Fon did not attack again.

It wasn't that she was cowardly, but rather that the guys from both sides attacked.

“Darku, take care of them.”

The sphere that Koga Tsuyoshi dropped transformed into a doll.

The doll was originally supposed to be an iron man, but now, with the enhancement of Yu Zi's blood, its abilities have been improved, and its appearance has become much more ferocious. It even has several extra legs, making it look like a spider.

Upon receiving the order, Darku completed the attack in mid-air, sending countless spheres, resembling molten iron beads, hurtling towards the group. They connected in mid-air, forming an iron net.

The three quickly dispersed.

For a while.

Of those remaining in the hall, three were on Bount's side and three were on Death's side.

Sawatari looked down at the three people, especially Soi Fon, who seemed to be the smallest and weakest, and said, "That woman's spiritual pressure is different from the others; she's probably at the captain level."

"Leave this guy to me, you guys deal with the other two."

Although Soi Fon wasn't wearing a white coat like Captain Haori, but rather a sharp black outfit, Sawatari, as the oldest member of the Bount, still had the experience to judge the strength of everyone present.

Koga crossed his arms and stared at the crowd confronting Darku below. He said in a deep voice, "No need. I can handle the remaining two."

Yu Shi didn't refuse: "Then I'll go downstairs."