Chapter 44 At Urahara's Shop
Oh my god, my mind went blank when the sliding door opened.
"Huh?"
The person who opened the door was a beautiful woman with long wavy orange hair, gray eyes, a plump and tall figure, and a beauty mark at the corner of her mouth.
“You, you are…”
I don't know why, but when her eyes met mine, she froze. Shouldn't we know each other?
"Ah, hello, Miss Jiu Jing."
Behind the beauty stands the quiet-looking Wu Yu, an employee of Urahara Shoten. She is wearing a very nice skirt today. Did she go shopping?
"Homura? Why... are you here to see Urahara?" Toushirou was standing at the back, holding a bag when he saw me, and then frowned again. "Are you here alone?"
I felt like he was a little unhappy. "Uh, yeah." But my mind was in a mess and I didn't know what to say. "Because, I wanted to come see you?"
"ha?"
"Well, you can't say that, because I originally wanted to find Mr. Urahara, but I didn't expect you to be here."
It's over, it's over. What's this? Did I get caught by the person involved? How should I explain this?
"Oh~ Captain, this is your cute little girlfriend, right? I'm so annoying! She's so sweet and sweet that I'm jealous!" The orange-haired sister suddenly patted Toushirou's shoulder vigorously and walked over to me. "Hello, my name is Matsumoto Rangiku, and I'm a colleague of Hitsugaya-kun."
"My name is Jiu Jingyan."
The young lady is so tall and has a great figure. Her personality seems a bit like Aunt Renzi's type?
Also, she seemed to have called Toushirou "Captain" just now.
"Yeah, then I'll call you Homura. You can also call me Rangiku."
Huh? Is this okay?
However, before I could say anything, she suddenly bent down and moved closer, pressing down my shoulders as I was about to stand up, and her expression became a little serious.
"Homura."
"yes?"
"You...you're so cute! As expected of the captain, you have such good taste!"
ah?
"Matsumoto!"
"Hey, don't be shy, Captain. Look, the girls don't mind."
No, no, no, I don’t mind, but I’m also quite happy…
"Since Homura is here to see the captain, we won't bother you. We still need to pack our bags."
With that, Ms. Rangiku clapped her hands and began to order the others in the room to leave like a leader. "Alright, alright, stop joining in the fun. Everyone, do what you need to do and leave them some private space. Xiaoyu, come with me upstairs to try on some clothes."
"Oh, okay."
"Huh? Why am I being kicked out too? I'm the owner of this store, right?"
"Manager, let's go to the front desk together."
Everyone left in a flash, leaving Dong Shilang and I staring at each other in amazement.
"Really... that guy Matsumoto! Just wait and see."
"Ms. Rangiku, um, is she your colleague?"
She herself just said so.
"Yes, don't stand up, sit down."
I sat down obediently, and he pulled the stool next to me and sat next to me.
"How's the injury?"
"As for the superficial injuries, they have healed a lot."
"so."
I felt a little nervous and rubbed my hand against my pants. While the skin wound had healed, the bruises remained. Going out bare-legged would have been scary, so I chose a pair of looser-fitting trousers today.
"So what do you want from Urahara and me?"
It's embarrassing, really embarrassing.
"Well, actually, it's like this..."
I wasn't prepared for Toshiro's sudden appearance, so I had to rely on my first instinct to summarize my conversation with Urahara. It was a mess, and the more I talked, the hotter my face got.
However, Dong Shilang did not show any impatience. He just frowned slightly when he heard certain things. His mood was much calmer than before.
"I see. Your family is worried about this."
Most importantly, he understood what I was saying.
"Actually, I'm a little skeptical."
"What do you doubt?"
"That's right, you see, aren't there a lot of boys in my family? Kasen, Hasebe, and a few others you haven't met. But when you saw them, Toushirou, your attitude was very normal, and you didn't ask about my family situation."
Actually, back when I was in girls' school, still in the Honmaru, I had no idea about this. It wasn't until I enrolled at Rikkai University that I truly began to realize my lack of common sense. I remember that Mitsutada and Higekiri would often take turns picking me up, and soon after that, I became isolated from the girls in my class.
It was Kirihara-kun, who sat behind me, who got angry with the gossipy girls in the class during lunch break one day. Only then did I realize that I had become a rumored strange character in the class.
Some people said I was born into a wealthy family and had several male servants and personal bodyguards at home. This was a relatively benign guess. Others went so far as to say that I was dating an adult male of unknown origin outside of school.
Well, I'm definitely dating a man of unknown origin outside of school. But Toushirou hasn't been to my school! Mitsutada and Higekiri are swordsmen like my brother. Of course, they often call me "Miss" and "Master," so it's normal to be misunderstood, but I really didn't expect to be subjected to such malicious speculation.
I told Toushirou about this, and I saw his brows knitted together. "Don't be angry, I don't care about those people anymore, but it's a little strange to see that you don't care about them."
I took a deep breath and intertwined my fingers, feeling my hands a little cold. "So, you know what? It's about the Time Government and my brothers."
"I know."
He didn't even answer me perfunctorily or remain silent for a while, but answered immediately.
"I know all about the Government of Time, the swordsmen around you, the so-called Tsukumogami, and even their jobs. Well, after all, Urahara makes deals with the Government of Time, and sometimes I help out."
"help?"
"Some work delivering goods."
"Oh, I don't know that at all."
When I lived in Honmaru before, I only thought that the modern furniture was very convenient. There were a lot of seasonings, food, and various resources displayed in the stores, but I never thought about how they were transported to the stores or Honmaru.
Now that I think about it, if Mr. Urahara is really the person in charge, with such a large amount of cargo, he should have transportation channels and other helpers.
Dong Shilang suddenly laughed. "There are still many things you don't know. I remember that Honmaru can receive TV programs from the real world, and the connection of computers to the Internet was not that long ago, right?"
"Yes, yes?"
"The modification that can receive signals in real time was made by Urahara."
ah?
I was shocked, really shocked. I remember that it was not long after the TV could receive real-time signals. When I went to the commercial district, many Shinsengumi were talking about this incident and called the person who accomplished this "great achievement" a hero.
Was it actually done by that profiteer Urahara Kisuke? He’s actually an inventor?! I can’t tell, I really can’t tell!
"Come to think of it, he seems to have recently started researching how to connect to the...cell phone signal. If all goes well, you guys in Honmaru will be able to use your cell phones to communicate with the real world in the future."
"Wow! Really?!"
That’s so convenient!
Before leaving, I wanted to thank Mr. Urahara, but Toshiro's next words extinguished my enthusiasm.
"But he also used this patented technology to defraud the Time Government of a lot of money."
I take back my conclusion that "he is a good person", he is indeed a profiteer.
As I was leaving, I happened to see Ms. Matsumoto coming down the stairs after changing her clothes. "Huh? Homura is leaving?"
I nodded. Now that everything was out in the open, there was no point in staying at Urahara's shop. I actually wanted to talk to Toushirou about a lot more, like my life story, his work, and even about the usual chatter of the swordsmen. But I'd better not talk about it today. I'd rather talk about it when we're alone.
"I was injured before and haven't fully recovered yet. If I don't go back, my family will be worried."
"Hmm..." The orange-haired beauty pondered for a moment, then suddenly nudged Toushirou, who was standing next to me. "Then Captain, please give me a ride. This is a boyfriend's privilege!"
"I know, you don't need to tell me. She was kidnapped a few days ago, and I'm worried about her going back alone." He said, turning his head and looking at me with his emerald eyes. "Let's go, Yan."
"I'll take you back."
The author has something to say:
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The goods were transported through the Dankai. Yes, the Government of Time and the Seireitei had some dealings. Urahara was the middleman, so they both knew about the swords.
The fact that Honmaru's TV and computer can access the internet is a tribute to the original Bleach, where Urahara transformed the Soul Society so that they could also watch real-world TV programs and access the internet. This is outrageous. It's true that this man's black technology is evolving at a rapid pace.
I have to go back to work tomorrow, I don’t want to go to work!! Are there any office workers who want to go to work with me tomorrow?
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