Chapter 47 Soul Society IV
It was several hours later when Kurosaki Utsuki returned to the practice field.
During this time, she recounted her parents' love story to Shiba Kūkaku in full—though of course, there were some slight imaginary additions and embellishments. Meanwhile, the man beside her, seemingly carefree due to his outspokenness, gazed off into the distance with a gentle gaze from beginning to end, wondering who he was missing.
She also briefly explained how her twin brother became a Shinigami, the reason why he had to come to Soul Society to save people, and the reason why, as a Shinigami, he was not good at controlling spiritual power - most of the battles he had fought so far were based on instinct, and he had never systematically learned how to manipulate and use spiritual power.
...That's also why he practiced hard for several hours to gather his spiritual power, but he's still struggling.
Kurosaki Utsuki quietly walked over to the side of Inoue Orihime who was watching, and asked in a low voice, "Brother, haven't you succeeded yet?"
The girl nodded and answered positively: "But it's a big improvement compared to the beginning."
After hearing her say this, Kurosaki Utsuki also concentrated for a while to sense the flow of spirit particles around her brother, and soon drew out her Zanpakutō with a twitch of her lips.
There has been some progress, but it's not much. If she continues to grope around like this without any clue, I'm afraid that until Rukia Kuchiki is executed, her brother still won't be able to master the Spirit Pearl Core, and she will still need his help.
"Utahiki-san?" Inoue Orihime looked at her curiously. "Where did Utahiki-san's sword come from?"
"Hmm, if I have to explain the principle, it's probably plucked from a spirit." Kurosaki Utsuki tilted her head and took a few steps towards Kurosaki Ichigo without further explanation. "Brother, it seems you don't have any talent for controlling spiritual pressure."
As she spoke, crimson spots of light began to appear around the blade and quickly spread around her body.
A group of people gathered in the training ground. The current task was to practice spiritual power manipulation, but she suddenly drew her sword, which naturally attracted everyone's attention. Even Ichigo Kurosaki who was practicing stopped and cast his eyes over to her.
"Utahiki?"
"Let me help you." said Kurosaki Utsuki.
At the same time, a small ball of light floated from her side to the boy not far away.
"Utsuki!" Yoruichi's voice was full of disapproval, "Could it be that you——"
Kurosaki Utsuki then looked at the black cat who seemed to be worried about something and shook her head gently: "It's only a small amount, it's okay."
After saying this, she turned to her brother.
"Brother, hold on to the light in front of you and try again."
Ichigo Kurosaki responded, and although he felt confused, out of trust in his sister, he still reached out his hand and tried to grasp the small ball of red light - but the moment he touched the light, the light seemed to melt into his body and disappeared.
This was probably what his sister wanted him to do, right? Muttering in his heart, Kurosaki Ichigo once again tried to inject spiritual energy into the spirit ball core in his hand, and this time the result was beyond everyone's expectations -
"Success!" He looked at his sister in surprise, whose face was full of "this is how it should be." "Ge Xi, what was that just now?"
It was like muscle memory engraved into the body. With just a little thought, spiritual power naturally gathered in the hands.
"What is that..." Kurosaki Utsuki thought for a few seconds and replied, "You can think of it as muscle memory."
Just now she lent her "experience in manipulating spiritual energy". Of course, as she said to Yoruichi, it was only a small part of the experience she had. It was one of the abilities of her Zanpakuto "Rengezuki".
Although it was a loan, as long as she did not ask for repayment, this "experience" would become her brother's forever.
She still clearly remembered the expression on Urahara Kisuke's face when he first experienced the power of the Zanpakutō. He said that this might be the sword that could turn the tide of the battle, and then he took out a tool called "Tenshintai" and asked her to learn Bankai within three days.
"You should practice a little more." Kurosaki Utsuki put away the knife, waved to his brother, turned and walked towards the exit.
The principle of "Shintai Transmigration" is to force the sword soul to materialize, and the time limit is three days. As long as the master can make the sword soul submit during this period, he can learn Bankai.
For her, who inherited her mother's memories, defeating her Zanpakutō soul within three days was not difficult. What was more difficult was to understand her own sword and her Bankai little by little in the battle with the soul.
"Kurosaki-san, wait a moment."
There were some hurried footsteps behind her, and Kurosaki Utsuki turned around and saw that it was Ishida Uryu who was chasing after her.
She stood still and asked, "What's the matter?"
Ishida Uryu didn't bother to be polite with her and directly told her what he cared about: "When Mr. Yoruichi tried to stop Kurosaki-san just now, Kurosaki-san said this - "Just borrow a little", not sharing." His voice paused, "Then can I assume that -"
"It seems that your sensitivity is no less than Long Xian." Kurosaki Utsuki interrupted.
Because they were already some distance away from the practice ground, she wasn't worried about her voice being heard by other people at the practice ground.
"If I lend it out, I'll naturally have nothing left, just like living expenses." She confirmed the other person's guess and laughed easily. "So before I lend it out, I have to seriously consider whether it's absolutely necessary. Otherwise, by the end of the month, I'll be forced to rely on plain rice without any side dishes to survive."
Although Kurosaki Utsuki's voice was brisk, the boy opposite him showed no sign of quenching his curiosity. He pushed up his glasses and asked again, "When will Kurosaki repay you?"
Kurosaki Utsuki was stunned for a moment before she realized that Ishida Uryu used honorifics when addressing her, but simply used her surname when calling her brother.
She was about to speak when she heard the boy opposite her add his own speculation: "It's not just a loan, there should be interest involved. That's why Yoruichi wants to stop you."
"Hey—you're really smart, you're worthy of being Ryugen's son." Kurosaki Utsuki, who couldn't stop talking about the other man's father, stared at him for a while with wide eyes before finally speaking with a smile, "But you're half wrong. Yoruichi doesn't want me to use this ability because he's sure I won't get anything back from my brother."
"Actually, it shouldn't be called 'loaning'; the more standard term is 'giving'."
She tilted her head, and although she was still smiling sweetly, her voice suddenly became gloomy and deep.
"Anyone who accepts my gift must pay me a certain amount of spiritual power, up to the limit of their own death, when I take it back."
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In the evening, after a hearty meal, the group—Kurosaki Utsuki mentally named this team the "Soul Society Invasion Team"—gathered once again beneath the towering cannon barrel, ready to be launched into the sky and stand shoulder to shoulder with the soon-to-be-revealed moon.
To Kurosaki Utsuki's surprise, Shiba Ganju also changed into travel clothes and wanted to go with them.
Previously, Shiba Kūkaku had not told her why her younger brother Ganju hated the Shinigami, but now, she finally got the answer from Ganju - his elder brother died at the hands of the Shinigami.
Kurosaki Utsuki knew that the Shiba family had an older brother who died in the line of duty early in life. The eldest son of the Shiba family, named Shiba Kaien, was also the former head of the Shiba family. In the words of her father, he was "as handsome and as good as me."
In the memories she inherited, she had seen her father when he was young, and she was very impressed by his handsomeness and strength, so she also painted a very beautiful portrait of Shiba Kaiyan in her mind.
However, after seeing Shiba Ganju, who was definitely not handsome, even if not ugly, her long-held beliefs were shaken violently.
Until recently, Shiba Kūkaku told her, "You look more like your older brother than your younger brother."
Well...if it was her brother's face, there would be no problem in calling him a handsome guy.
Having said that, the version she heard from her father was that Shiba Kaiyan, the vice-captain of the 13th Division, died together with the Hollow in the battle. She didn't expect there was this deeper layer.
At the very end, before entering the launch preparation area, Shiba Kūkaku looked at her and shouted "May your military fortunes prosper" with great vigor.
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It's an amazing feeling to take off like a firework.
Although most people were somewhat nervous at the beginning, after the speed stabilized, they gradually adapted to this short-distance flight with an uncertain future.
Kurosaki Ichigo finally found the opportunity and curiously asked his sister: "When did you become so close to her?"
She was referring to Shiba Kūkaku who had greeted her before leaving.
"Just now, I was chatting with Sister Kūkaku while my brother was practicing."
"Big sister?"
"Yeah, what's the problem?"
In terms of kinship, they and the Shiba siblings are cousins - although the age gap is so big that she doesn't want to calculate, the correct name is cousin.
As she spoke, she raised her chin in the direction of Yibo Yanjiu, "Brother, don't you have a good relationship with him?"
"Huh? Where's the good of my relationship with that guy?!"
Two minutes later, when she was falling from a high altitude, Kurosaki Utsuki thought from the bottom of her heart that it would be better if she had been more alert and spoke less.
She really shouldn't be so clever in serious situations. Although they who are from the real world only need to manipulate and provide spiritual power, the person who was clevered by her, Shiba Ganju, has to recite words to control the direction and acceleration of the spirit core.
Ignoring the chaotic process, the situation ended up like this—although they had successfully broken through the soul-blocking membrane, the explosion had scattered the team, and the original plan of rushing to the Palace of Confession with all members had failed before it even began.
"In this way, the success rate will be reduced to 10%..." Kurosaki Utsuki sighed with deep sorrow.
So, let's see where she'll end up... Oh? Looks like the team barracks?
After adjusting her body in the air and landing smoothly, Kurosaki Utsuki looked at the featureless environment around her with interest.
She had been flying in the air for so long. Initially, when she was inside the Spirit Pearl's core barrier, she had been able to roughly match the ground conditions with the map in her mind. But after the explosion, she could no longer match her position to the squad distribution she had learned beforehand.
Of course, if she could sense spiritual pressure, she could easily find her companions. Unlike her brother, she was very good at it.
but……
As the night deepened, Kurosaki Utsuki raised his eyebrows and drew his own sword as he looked at the Shinigami who were gradually gathering, holding their Zanpakuto tightly and ready for battle.
Wait for her to quickly deal with these harmless Grim Reapers, then go find the nearest teammate.
"—Be full, Lian Yue."
Let her practice the full process of her Zanpakutō ability that she had just explained to Ishida Uryuu not long ago.
The crimson light spots spread out in all directions and disappeared instantly after hitting people.
Those were her powers, and unlike the "experience in controlling spiritual power" she had previously lent to her brother, these were simply spiritual powers without any special meaning. In comparison, it was probably the difference between borrowing something and borrowing money.
Some people realized that these firefly-like points of light needed to be avoided, but that was meaningless - those lights were just gatherings of spirit particles, and they could only be seen when they were gathered in large enough numbers. But in fact, there were countless spirit particles that were completely invisible to the naked eye, spreading out around her.
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