kvmb Is Chapter 557 considered the initial solution?
Is Chapter 557 considered the initial solution?
After confirming the Captain-Commander's situation, Yoruichi gestured to Ikuko.
"Don't worry, go ahead and transform."
Just as Yuko was about to transform in peace, Yoruichi's next words almost made her collapse.
"Even if you're unlucky enough to die, it'll still be a source of great pride." Yoruichi gave a thumbs up. "To be taken down by so many captain-level Shinigami working together, you've lived a worthwhile life."
"No, I can't see where I've lived a worthwhile life..." Yu Zi first complained, then sighed and calmed herself down to enter her demonic state.
It should be said that it is about removing the disguise from one's body.
To everyone's astonishment, Yu Zi's golden eyes began to split and distort, with two pupils appearing in one eye, seemingly stuck together, which looked extremely eerie.
On her head, a pair of sharp, menacing horns emerged, and clearly visible blue veins began to appear on her face and arms. Even her jet-black fingernails grew longer.
In an instant, all the captains froze in their tracks.
Unohana Retsu walked towards Ikuko with a gloomy expression.
"Wait, didn't we agree..."
Before Yuko could even resist, Unohana Retsu pushed her into a corner and ripped open her clothes without saying a word.
"what?"
Yuko's eyes widened in confusion for a moment.
Yoruichi coughed twice and immediately stood in front of the two, blocking the view of others.
"Captain Kyoraku~ Don't let your eyes wander~" Yoruichi narrowed her eyes, especially pointing out a certain flashy guy in pink.
"Cough~ Why are you only talking about me?" Kyoraku Shunsui muttered, turning his head away.
Yoruichi squinted, looking speechless.
Is not this nonsensical?
Do you think the other two are the kind of people I can talk to?
Besides, you're the only one who's so oblivious, aren't you?
When Unohana saw Yuko's white breasts, her gloomy expression quickly eased, but she did not completely relax. Instead, she remained vigilant and continued to touch Yuko's body.
"Wait, it's a little itchy."
Yuko tried to dodge and hide, but in the end, she was still touched all over by Unohana Retsu.
Yuko leaned against the wall with a look of utter despair.
Unohana Retsu shook her head at Yamamoto: "Captain-Commander, there are no Hollows."
Just as Yamamoto was about to nod, he saw Unohana Retsu turn around and walk towards Ikuko again.
"Ok?"
"W-what are you doing?" Yuko covered her chest with a troubled expression. "Once is enough. If you do it again, I'll scream for mercy. Is this how you treat guests in Soul Society?"
However, Retsu Unohana showed no sign of backing down. She calmly stepped forward and reached out her hand... towards Ikuko's horn.
"..."
After touching it, Retsu Unohana turned her head and commented with lingering satisfaction, "It really feels great."
Everyone: "..."
Who cares about that!
Yoruichi licked her lips: "Really?"
Come to think of it, she's never actually touched it before.
Wow, you can play it like this?
"Yes, it feels a little warm."
Yoruichi looked at Ikuko with a sincere expression.
Yu Zi's face darkened.
Yoruichi suggested, "Isn't Yuuko wanting money? How about I pay her every time I touch her?"
Kyoraku Shunsui screamed in his heart.
Hey, hey, hey, what is this girl doing? What on earth is this girl doing?
This is blatantly luring underage girls into the abyss!
This is a crime! Isn't there a captain who can stop it?!
Don't say...
Yuko actually hesitated a little.
Seeing Yuko's hesitation, Yoruichi licked her lips and said, "How about 10,000 per time?"
Just as Yuko was about to agree, Yamamoto finally lost his temper.
Boom!
He slammed his cane down heavily and said in a deep voice, "Captain Yoruichi, you still haven't explained what's going on."
Yoruichi's expression stiffened, and she turned around with a forced laugh.
"Well, old man, actually, I don't know what happened either. This guy came to us on his own initiative."
“There are no signs of intrusion into the Seireitei.” Kyoraku Shunsui adjusted his straw hat. “The gate to the other world is also functioning normally.”
Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's gaze fell squarely on Yoruichi.
After internally cursing Kyoraku Shunsui, Yoruichi sighed and raised her hands: "Okay, okay, I admit it was my fault. I didn't report Yuko's situation in time."
Kyoraku Shunsui squinted: "So, she arrived in Soul Society through the Shihōin family's portal?"
Yoruichi rolled her eyes: "How could that be?"
"I don't know how to explain Yuko's arrival, but I just bumped into her at the hot spring." Faced with the questions from the captains, especially Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, Yoruichi didn't hide anything and gave a complete account of meeting Yuko.
"That's just the way it is."
Kyoraku Shunsui raised an eyebrow: "So, neither you nor this young lady know what's going on?"
He doesn't believe a damn thing!
It is absolutely impossible for Seireitei to infiltrate without triggering the alarm of the Killing Stone. The Transcendent Gate is also normal. Apart from the Transcendent Gate used by nobles, there is absolutely no third explanation.
Unless this thing can use the Great Void's reverse membrane.
Yoruichi shrugged: "Everything I said is true. Do you think I would lie under these circumstances?"
Retsu Unohana offered her opinion: "I don't think Captain Yoruichi would lie to us about something like this."
"Furthermore, have you ever heard of something called a ghost?"
Kyoraku Shunsui shrugged: "If it were in a storybook."
Many supernatural tales in modern times feature ghosts and monsters, but these ghosts and monsters are actually just fiction.
Some humans with strong spiritual power can see Hollows and Death Gods.
Yoruichi rubbed her temples, looking a bit annoyed. "I have an even more illogical explanation, and I wonder if you all would like to hear it."
"Ok?"
Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni: "Speak."
"As everyone should know, this world is not just the human world and the Soul Society..."
"And the Hollow Circle."
Yoruichi glanced at Kyoraku Shunsui speechlessly: "And what about outside of these three realms?"
Unohana Retsu quickly realized: "You mean to say that this young lady comes from beyond the Three Realms?"
Kyoraku Shunsui: "I vote against it."
Yoruichi's temple throbbed: "Hey, I don't think I've offended you, have I?"
Kyoraku Shunsui gave a cold laugh: "Yeah, a showy old man."
"...Tsk."
Chojiro Sasaki, holding a cup of red tea, nodded slightly: "If what Captain Yoruichi said is true, then it does explain why this lady suddenly appeared in Seireitei."
Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni glanced at his friend and thought the guy must have been bewitched by the black tea.
The local tea is clearly more fragrant and tastes better.
Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni shook his head: "That's not enough. I need more evidence."
Indeed, Yoruichi knew that this alone was not enough to convince the old man.
"If I were just trying to conceal Yuko's identity, I wouldn't need to explain it to you all. It would be difficult for you to figure it out anyway, wouldn't it?"
"No matter how you look at it, Yuuko's spiritual pressure is different from that of a violent and evil Hollow."
Yoruichi's expression turned serious as she glanced over the crowd.
"As long as I can explain or even fabricate a reason for her Bankai, I don't believe the Captain-Commander will refuse to give me face."
Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni frowned slightly.
As Yoruichi said, the rule that Captain-level Shinigami are not allowed to use Bankai within Seireitei is not as serious as one might imagine.
There's no need to make a big deal out of this since it hasn't even caused any damage yet.
This is actually a good thing. Another Shinigami has mastered Bankai. Having another captain-level Shinigami is not a bad thing at all.
What really made Yamamoto hesitate at the time was simply that the spiritual pressure was unfamiliar.
Seeing everyone deep in thought, Yoruichi breathed a sigh of relief: "The reason I said so much is to prove to you all that Yuko is not a bad person."
“I can vouch for her; she’s right.” Yuko, who was listening nearby and was moved, raised her hand.
"Don't come here to cause trouble at a time like this, you bastard!" Yoruichi angrily grabbed her by the collar and shook her violently. "Do you know that because of you, I haven't had a single good night's sleep lately?"
"Stop shaking me, I'm going to throw up."
"..."
Looking at the two grinning men, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni closed his eyes slightly and said, "Alright, your words are very convincing."
If such idiots can invade Soul Society, then they are truly being underestimated.
"Can I call you Yuko?" Unohana Retsu stepped forward and asked with a smile.
Yuko subconsciously took two steps back: "Is...is that okay?"
Unohana Retsu smiled and said, "So, in less than two weeks, Yuuko increased her spiritual pressure and mastered Bankai?"
When Retsu Unohana said that, everyone stared at Ikuko as if she were some rare creature.
Now that you mention it...it does seem to be true!
Less than two weeks, what kind of genius is this?
No, no, no, this can no longer be called genius, can it?
Should we call it a monster?
"No, I think you've misunderstood. I actually... just accidentally called out the name of my Zanpakuto. I don't know if that counts as Bankai..."
Unohana Retsu tilted her head: "A lucky accident?"
“Isn’t a Zanpakuto half of a Shinigami? So I thought the name of my Zanpakuto must be one I like.” As Yuko said this, a trace of reminiscence flashed in her eyes. “So I tried it out, and I didn’t expect it to release a beam of light all at once, which startled me.”
Yoruichi couldn't help but ask, "Is...is that all?"
Yuko smiled slightly: "That's right, Yoruichi, you should know me very well."
"This works?" Yoruichi looked a little embarrassed. "You can guess the name of a Zanpakuto?"
Others also felt that they had been somewhat presumptuous.
Who comes up with the name of their Zanpakuto by guessing it themselves?
That's going too far!
Yoruichi sighed: "Her spiritual pressure level had been hovering around level ten before, and I can vouch for that."
"Tenth rank?" Unohana Retsu frowned slightly. "Putting aside whether there are any examples of tenth rank spiritual pressure Bankai, even if the Bankai is successful, it shouldn't be able to be upgraded to third rank."
Kyoraku Shunsui denied it, saying, "No, judging from the aura of that spiritual pressure alone, it shouldn't have reached the third level yet."
Unohana Retsu retorted, "Even if it's not quite third class, it's not far off, at least fourth class."
Kyoraku Shunsui did not refute further.
That is indeed the case.
Bankai typically increases spiritual pressure by five to ten times, reaching level ten... which isn't even enough to qualify as a seated officer. To reach level three spiritual pressure, which is equivalent to a captain, one would need at least level five after Bankai.
At that moment, Yuko quietly pulled Yoruichi aside.
"Um, how do I tell if I've activated Bankai?"
"..." The people's ears were very sharp.
Why do I suddenly feel a bit overwhelmed when someone like this suddenly treats me as an equal?
Yoruichi hesitated, realizing she didn't know how to explain herself.
Retsu Unohana smiled slightly: "Wouldn't it be enough for Yuuko to release her Zanpakuto again to confirm it?"
Yoruichi looked at the captain: "Is it alright, old man?"
This was the first time Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni had encountered something like this, but that didn't mean he lacked courage. He nodded slightly.
“Then I’ll give it a try.” Yuko took out her Zanpakuto from her waist.
Thinking of the fate of her own roof, Yoruichi's expression suddenly changed: "Wait, let's go to the yard."
She couldn't afford to pay for it if they dug another hole in the roof.
"Oh, oh." Yuko belatedly realized what was happening.
The group followed Yu Zi into the courtyard, wanting to see what this thing was all about.
Yuko drew her Zanpakuto, its tip pointing upwards at an angle towards the sky, as if she were holding a firework.
"That, the butterfly?"
Yoruichi's expression was wooden: "What's that? Liberation language..."
Before she could utter the final "ma," a bright blue-purple light burst forth from the tip of her Zanpakuto and pierced through the air the instant the Zanpakuto's form changed.
Boom~
An immense spiritual pressure was released, forming a cylindrical beam of light that shot towards the sky.
"Stop, stop!"
As soon as Yu Zi finished speaking, the beam of light that had just shot out gradually shrank and dissipated into spiritual particles in the air.
"See, see, that's how it is." Yu Zi wiped away her cold sweat. "I really didn't mean to."
"Um..." Yu Zi paused, "Why do you all have that expression?"
All the people behind him, except for Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekaku, had their mouths slightly open.
Yuko asked somewhat awkwardly, "Does this count as Bankai?"
Night turned her head expressionlessly: "Does this count as her Shikai?"
Kyoraku Shunsui waved his hand without hesitation: "How could that be? Is there such a ridiculous 'Shikaiyu'?"
"Have you heard of it? I certainly haven't."
Retsu Unohana also shook her head: "It feels like an incomplete Shikai, it's hard to explain."
Chojiro Sasaki stroked his chin: "Generally speaking, a Zanpakuto wouldn't respond to such an incomplete release statement, right?"
"But the level of spiritual pressure has indeed exceeded that of an ordinary vice-captain."
Upon hearing Unohana Retsu's words, Kyoraku Shunsui looked at Yamamoto in shock:
"Her incomplete Shikai has already reached this level, does that mean her Shikai is comparable to a Captain-level Bankai?"
Because, among the known Shinigami, the only one who can suppress a Captain-level Bankai with the spiritual pressure of their Shikai is the Captain-Commander.
This is also why Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni is hailed as the strongest Shinigami in a thousand years.