Chapter 31 31 Fate, Wonderful
It took me only thirty seconds to convince Toushirou to accompany me to send Kagome to Yokohama Station.
Actually, I wanted to send Jinghua back to the detective agency, but she repeatedly declined and said that she would contact the detective agency to inform them of today's situation. Only then did I feel relieved and watched her go through the ticket gate.
"So who did you meet today?"
"That's the boss of the port mafia. He probably came here specifically to stop us. He even tested us a bit... Tsk, not so nice!"
"oh."
"...Aren't you going to ask anything else? Like what kind of person he is?"
"So what kind of person is he?"
...Damn it, I always feel like he's taking away the rhythm! "The black-hearted Captain Kyoraku who smiles but hides a knife!"
"Huh?" Someone's expression turned helpless. "Please be more tolerant of Kyoraku."
"So that's why he's the black-hearted version with a smiling face. Captain Kyoraku is a nice guy, although he's very secretive..." If Captain Kyoraku were a little more ruthless, he might be more like that. Of course, before that, both Miss Nanao and I will scold him.
"But indeed, if you put it that way, I kind of understand what you're worried about."
"Right! Oh, by the way, how did you know I was at that curry shop?" Logically speaking, we had no contact, and Dong Shilang at most just knew that I would go shopping today. It couldn't be a coincidence, right?
He glanced at me sideways and gave me the answer in a concise manner:
"Reiatsu."
……oh!
"Tell me, am I vulnerable right now?"
"Do you really want to hear the truth?"
"No, don't say it!"
Wuuuuuu, damn it, I need special training! Someone give me special training! I want to make up for all the progress I've fallen behind!
With this wish in mind, I arrived at the store. Before the profiteer in the hat could speak, I closed my eyes and shouted out loudly:
"Good afternoon, Mr. Urahara. I've brought my new phone here and I need some special training. Can you help me with that?"
"...Huh? Wait, that doesn't make sense, Miss Jiu Jing!"
"Don't worry about it, as long as you understand it!"
"No, no, no, it's not just about understanding, Captain Hitsugaya, what happened?"
Since we were inside Urahara's shop, Toushirou, who had already taken off his artificial body and returned to his original shape, glanced at me and said slowly, "To put it simply, I was stimulated."
"Yes! I hid my Reiatsu, but it was still discovered. I feel so weak now!" I shoved the box containing my phone at Mr. Tessai standing nearby and rushed over to Urahara Kisuke. "I know I'm going to be inconvenient saying this, but I can't help it. It's too troublesome to go back and forth to Honmaru, and I don't have any space at home. Just tell me a training ground, please!"
"Oh, so—"
"Pfft! Hahahahahahahahahaha! Oh, I can't take it anymore! Kisuke, this little girl is so interesting!"
Huh? I've never heard that voice before. Who is it?
Along with laughter, the door at the end of the corridor opened and a tall, brown-skinned woman with long hair walked out.
Although I have never seen her, she looks very similar to someone I used to know.
"...Yushiro-kun?"
No, Yushiro-kun is a boy, and he should be——
"Oh? Do you know that boy Yuushirou?" The purple-haired woman smiled brightly. "I'm Shihouin Yoruichi. You took care of my brother before."
Oh, so they are siblings.
...Wait, brother and sister???
Because the amount of information was too overwhelming, I reflexively looked at Dong Shilang for help.
"Why are you looking at me? I don't know your connections in Seireitei."
"But, but...Huh? Hara, so Yushiro's sister is the one who rescued Urahara-san back then?"
All I knew was that Yushiro was forced to become the new head of the Shihoin family because his sister abruptly abandoned the responsibilities of headship and left. At the time, I felt a certain empathy for him. I had no idea his sister was also involved in Urahara-san's affairs. It's a small world.
"Your name is Homura, right?" Yushiro's sister, Miss Yoruichi, leaned against the wall, her arms folded as she looked at me. "Do you really want to become stronger?"
"If being able to freely control your own power is considered becoming stronger, then yes."
I still remember what Urahara Kisuke said, that if the spiritual power and the physical body are not in harmony, it will be easy to cause harm to myself if I use the power at will.
Just like before, when I couldn't control Kagutsuchi's flames and hurt myself and others, I couldn't find the reason for the loss of control, so I had to train harder than others until I could use it.
"Besides, Yokohama isn't a peaceful city." While the damage this time was caused by the Arrancar, those esper beings were real. "Swordsmen have restrictions on their movements in the real world, and I don't want to become a target. And..." The scene of my first kidnapping after transferring to Rikkai University flashed back to my mind.
"...I can't always rely on others to save me."
"Hmph, is that so?" Miss Yoruichi looked at me, then glanced at Toushirou standing next to her, and suddenly smiled cunningly like a cat. "I think someone really likes being relied on by you."
"Are you done talking? Then hurry in."
"Okay, okay, it's great to be young."
...feeling, my ears and face are so hot!
However, despite her joking, Miss Yoruichi still told me enthusiastically that there was a large training ground in the basement of Urahara Shoten, and that she and other people in the store could serve as sparring partners whenever they were free.
"Kisuke tidied up the training ground the day you regained your memory, so just put aside your worries and practice well."
After saying that, she leaned on the table, supported her chin with her right hand, and looked at Toushirou, who had been silent since a while ago, with a smile.
"Our special training is quite strict, so please don't feel too bad, my boyfriend."
"I'm mentally prepared. After all, once this guy makes a decision, no one can pull him back."
"Huh? What do you mean by 'ten horses can't pull it back'? Am I really that stubborn?!"
"Who was it that got beaten to the point of being unable to get up by the captain-in-chief just to get into the 10th squad, and then persevered for three months before finally reporting in with a face full of injuries?"
Okay, it's me.
"I heard you joined the Tenth Division."
When I thought about what happened in the past, I suddenly felt guilty and my voice became smaller and smaller.
"I was just thinking about it, thinking about being able to talk to you after joining the 10th Division..."
“…”
"You're both blushing."
“…long-winded.”
"Miss Yoruichi, please stop talking."
My face is about to burn! Help! I should have left this topic out of the conversation!
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"Sorry to have kept you waiting~ I've already modified the phone—hmm?"
When a certain unscrupulous businessman returned to the reception room with the modified new machine, he saw a strange sight.
"Oh! Kisuke, you're pretty fast."
One of our ancestor who likes to turn into a black cat is sitting beside the coffee table with a happy face.
As for the other two, the usually serious Captain Hitsugaya held his chin with one hand and turned his face away, not looking at the entrance, while his girlfriend Jiu Jingyan lowered her head, staring at the empty table in front of her with a flushed face.
Ah, this, maybe his Miss Yoruichi said some strange teasing again, which made the young couple shy.
It’s a pity that I didn’t get to see this scene.
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I received a phone call from Urahara Kisuke. It was getting late, so I confirmed with them the time we could come for training, and then I left Urahara Store with Toshiro.
"Ah, I didn't expect Yushiro's sister to have such a personality."
After all, when I chatted with Yuushirou before, he always boasted to me with a dreamy look on his face about how great his sister was. In my impression, Miss Yoruichi was a heroic, capable and strong woman.
And now, uh, she's cool and powerful, but it also feels like a shattered dream. Ah, but Miss Yoruichi herself is pretty easy to get along with! She was the one who saved the psychics unconscious in the maze during the port fire. I'm really grateful to her.
"When did you become so close to the head of the Shifengyuan family?"
"It was when I was at San-sama's place. Didn't I take a break from school for a while? During that time, I went to see Captain Ukitake and Captain Kyoraku, and we met by chance."
Now that I think about it, it might be that those two seniors knew that I was under a lot of psychological pressure, so they introduced a friend to me.
"Well, we had a lot in common back then. He took over the position of leader long ago because his sister left Soul Society, and I... hehe..."
At that time, Yushiro was already the 23rd head of the family. Strictly speaking, he was the one who was guiding me, and the two of us often talked about his sister.
"Oh, I see."
Wait, this tone?
"Are you jealous?"
Humph, he's been exposing my shortcomings all day long. Now it's my turn to tease him a little, right?
"...Alas." He sighed again, "Yeah."
“Oh…ah?”
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
No, no, why doesn't this guy play by the rules?
I stared into someone's eyes for a long time, but I didn't see any sign of him backing off. Instead, my face became hotter and hotter: "...You, you didn't talk to Miss Ye Yi like that just now."
"Others are others, and you are you."
I had already taken off that special prosthetic body, but when I saw the young-looking boy in front of me, my heart suddenly started beating wildly again.
"Didn't I tell you I like you? So it's no wonder you're jealous, right?"
Too cunning, playing a direct ball at this time. How should I respond?
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The author has something to say: As I was writing, more and more fantastic plots were added... cough cough cough cough!
There's nothing special about Homura and Yuushirou, they're just simple friends.
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