Chapter 38 Summer Adventure 2
In the end, Kuchiki Byakuya did not attack again. He put away his sword, dropped the silver-white wind flower yarn that was cut in half, and took away the adjutant who was angry and wanted to draw his sword, and his sister whose pupils were still shaking.
Everyone heard what Kurosaki Utsuki said earlier, "Bankai". Although the Zanpakutō was not successfully released in the end due to Urahara Kisuke's obstruction, the spiritual pressure rising around her was real.
She was obviously more familiar with the Death God's fighting style than the Death God's agent who was defeated earlier. There was not a single unnecessary movement when she attacked, and there were almost no flaws. It was as if she had already experienced several actual battles and had faced more powerful enemies.
Walking in the Dankai, Abarai Renji couldn't help but ask again with mixed feelings: "Rukia, who was that woman just now?"
"She's Ichigo's twin sister." The black-haired girl lowered her head, looking worried, but no one knew what she was worried about. "I've seen her once, but at that time, her spiritual pressure was no different from that of an ordinary person."
She never knew that the human girl who made her heart beat faster for no reason could be so powerful.
That girl had been hiding her true strength, the fact that she possessed a Zanpakutō and had even reached Bankai, from even her brother, Kurosaki Ichigo...
She felt confused, but she no longer had the right to be curious... From the moment Kurosaki Utsuki appeared to the moment he put away his sword, he didn't even glance at her.
"What about the other one? Who is the cuckolded man?" Abarai Renji asked again.
"It's a shady grocer."
"Huh? That's all? He easily stopped that woman's Bankai."
"……I have no idea."
She didn't know much about Urahara Kisuke, only slightly more than she knew about Kurosaki Utahi, and she couldn't imagine any connection between the two. But the general store owner seemed to know her adopted brother... Thinking of this, she subconsciously glanced at her adopted brother's back, then quickly averted her gaze and lowered her head.
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Kuchiki Byakuya remained silent throughout the conversation, seemingly unconcerned with the conversation between his adjutant and his adopted sister, and completely uninterested in it.
He always had a blank expression, adhered to the aristocratic reserve and arrogance, and was indifferent, keeping people at a distance. This moment was no exception, but in fact he was not without thoughts.
He was indeed a little surprised at first about what had happened before, that humans could be so powerful, but after meeting Urahara Kisuke, he vaguely saw the reason.
In addition to this, what is even more worrying is the "Crescent Moon Sky Chong".
That was a move he had seen before.
From the former captain of the 10th Division, Isshin Shiba, who had long since "died in the line of duty" in this world.
Add to that the fact that the Orange-headed Death Agent has a face similar to the long-deceased Shiba Kaiyan...the conclusion is obvious.
That is to say, "Shiba Isshin did not die in the line of duty, but faked his death and secretly stayed in the human world, and even formed a family with humans, got married and had children."
But he was not going to tell anyone about this "redundant thing"——
When the orange-haired girl swung the knife for her brother, she was quite close to him, so he saw her face clearly. The look of despair on her face, because she had not protected something important, made him waver for a moment, but only for a moment.
...Maybe he is the same.
But what is most important to him should be "the glory of the Kuchiki family."
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It's raining.
After finishing the emergency treatment for Ichigo Kurosaki, Utsuki Kurosaki stood up and looked at Kisuke Urahara, who had been slacking off and standing aside with an umbrella since the Shinigami left.
The rain was heavy, but the ground around her was still dry, blocked by a simple spiritual barrier. The rain gathered at the edge of the barrier and flowed down, forming a denser rain curtain.
She had been getting off the train at a vacant station when she suddenly felt the reiatsu coming from a strange Shinigami. She wasn't worried at first. Although the person had arrived earlier than she'd expected, Kuchiki Rukia's reiatsu was extremely low. As long as she didn't wander around the streets, she wouldn't be easy to find.
But soon, after sensing her brother's surging spiritual pressure from afar, she had to immediately become nervous. Regardless of her spiritual status that was not invisible to ordinary people, she used her flying sickle kick to accelerate and sprint to help.
But even though she had increased her speed to an extremely high level, she was still a step too late. When she arrived at the scene of the battle, what she saw was her brother, who was already covered in blood and barely breathing.
A string in her brain snapped instantly. She couldn't think straight for a moment, only a cacophony of voices urging her to "kill those two Death Gods and avenge her brother." She knew it was the Hollow part of her brother's power. She'd communicated with it, battled it, and ultimately suppressed it. But even when her emotions were volatile, it still affected her.
It didn't matter what happened to Rukia Kuchiki. She easily determined who had the highest spiritual pressure, and then swung her sword according to her instinct.
"Come to think of it," Kurosaki Utsuki raised her hand and pointed at the scarf that was broken into two pieces on the side of the road, "Mr. Urahara, is that scarf very expensive?"
Urahara Kisuke nodded and gave an affirmative answer: "Priceless."
Eh... then she felt a little refreshed.
The reason she stopped just now was not just because of Urahara Kisuke's disobedience - if she continued and shouted out the name of Bankai, no one would be able to stop her Bankai, and her Bankai would not affect the people around her at all. The reason given by Urahara Kisuke was completely invalid.
But his words brought back the sanity she had almost given up on, and she suddenly realized that if she continued fighting and really killed the two Shinigami on the opposite side, the situation would become very serious. She might become a wanted criminal in Soul Society, and her family might be implicated, and her future would be in turmoil.
Since her brother was still alive, she didn't have to kill him. Although she wanted to vent more, it was better to put the overall situation first.
"Was that person just now Byakuya Kuchiki?" Kurosaki Utsuki asked, "He didn't kill her outright. Was it a habit, or was it just a gentle gesture towards his sister?"
During the treatment just now, Ichigo Kurosaki gradually fell into coma, while Ishida Uryu, whose injuries were not as serious, had already sat up, seeming to be hesitating whether to continue receiving treatment from the green light next to him.
Urahara Kisuke shook his head and said lightly: "Who knows."
Kurosaki Utsuki snorted. She had only asked casually and wasn't particularly interested in the real answer. "What should we do next?"
But the other party answered the question irrelevantly: "Before that, please allow me to confirm it first." Urahara Kisuke took a step closer to her and raised the brim of his hat with his free hand. "Are you the pure Miss Utahiki now?"
Kurosaki Utsuki curled her lips.
"My memory is just a little confused now."
This has nothing to do with Hollows. Just as Urahara Kisuke had previously said to Kuchiki Byakuya, every time she uses Bankai, her mind becomes less stable. This is due to the nature of her Bankai.
When her sword, Rengetsu, prepares its Bankai, it momentarily shatters its blade, along with her body, into spirit particles before reassembling. This momentary transformation wouldn't cause any side effects for anyone else, but the unique nature of her spiritual energy and memory structure occasionally leaves her unsure of her true identity for a brief moment.
Although she felt good about herself, she also felt that her mental state might not be suitable for discussing serious matters, so she simply decided: "Brother, I'll leave it to you."
Hearing her implication that she was preparing to leave, Urahara Kisuke confirmed, "Is this okay?"
"I'm not fit to meet my brother right now," she said.
She hadn't figured out how to explain to her brother what had happened to her.
"When my brother wakes up... whatever he likes, and whatever you like, will be fine."
Although Kuchiki Rukia's matter seemed to be over, perhaps it was just the beginning. She knew that Urahara Kisuke would be able to help him regain his power as a Shinigami, and what happened after that... depended on her brother's decision.
The grocery store manager, who had once again been entrusted with her trust, responded solemnly, "I understand."
Kurosaki Utahi nodded: "Then I will take Uryuu home."
As she spoke, she picked up the bag she had thrown on the ground and slung it over her shoulder. She then walked towards Ishida Uryu, who didn't quite understand what she was going to do, then bent down and picked him up sideways before he could start struggling.
"I'm only treating the wounds on your soul. As for the injuries on your body, Long Xian has special medicine for Quincies."
Ishida Uryu, who was about to struggle and blushed, was stunned.
"How could you—"
"How do I know Long Xian? Or how do I know the Quincy?" Kurosaki Utsuki glanced down at him and took a step forward.
"Hey, what on earth are you—"
"I know more than just that," Kurosaki Utsuki interrupted. She chuckled, and under the boy's shocked gaze, her smile grew increasingly arrogant. "I also know that you haven't been home much in recent years—that's why you don't know that I've been living in your house for quite a while, in the bedroom next to yours."
The boy's pupils suddenly constricted.
"Actually, if you think about it carefully, you might be able to find me from the depths of your memory." Holding onto the spirit particle barrier above, Kurosaki Utaha walked into the rain. "Long Xian was once my attending physician. I lived in his hospital for a long time."
Ishida Uryu immediately tried to recall her, but after thinking for a long time, he still couldn't find her in his memory. He didn't think she was lying, he was more concerned about another thing -
"He was the one who told you about the existence of the Quincy?"
Kurosaki Ichigo obviously knows nothing about this, but his twin sister seems to know quite a bit...
But how could Ishida Ryugen, the man who gave up his Quincy identity long ago, tell such a secret to his patient - and why did Kurosaki Utsuki call that man by his name?
"Not really."
Kurosaki Utsuki slightly adjusted the position of her arm and showed him the Quincy Cross pendant on her wrist, successfully eliciting the boy's shocked gaze.
"This pendant—how did Long Xian come here? What is your relationship with Long Xian?"
She has said this much, why doesn't he understand yet?
Kurosaki Utsuki was stunned for a few seconds and suddenly realized - the boy in her arms would not think that someone who could take out a Zanpakuto could also be a Quincy, so this pendant could not be proof of the Quincy's identity, but a gift from his father to her...?
"What are you thinking about?" Kurosaki Utahi tilted her head and said seriously, "You don't have to change your name and call me stepmother."
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