The sword light flashed by! Saito's pupils contracted, and she hurriedly tilted her head to dodge, but the blade still left a scar on her face, blood streaming down her cheek!
Saito's expression instantly became even more ferocious as he grabbed Yamabuki 's wrist and raised his knife, ready to strike down!
Yamabuki didn't expect the opponent to dodge the close-range ambush. So he was caught off guard. Saito grabbed his hand, leaving him no way to escape!
Just as Saito's sword was about to strike, a large hand tightly grasped her wrist.
No matter how much she struggled, Saito's hand felt instantly locked in an iron grip. In shock, she turned around to see that it was sy holding her wrist.
"What do you mean by this?" Saito shouted.
Yamamoto said without changing his expression, "You lost; the incense stick has already burnt out!"
Saito looked at the incense stick in Yamamoto's hand that had already burnt out and shouted sternly, "So what? I'm going to kill this brat!"
Yamamoto said coldly, "A bet is a bet. Are you trying to back out?"
The next moment, a Reiatsu erupted from Yamamoto himself, akin to a volcanic eruption, and the violent, explosive force of the pressure spread throughout the entire area!
The madness in Saito's eyes instantly turned to fear. Yamamoto released Saito's hand, but Saito remained frozen in place due to overwhelming fear, his hand gripping the knife and trembling slightly!
Not only Saito but even Chika Shihōin, who was watching the commotion from a distance, was terrified by this violent Reiatsu. He only knew that Yamamoto was strong, but he never expected him to be this strong!
"Hey! Uncle! Who exactly are you?" Cold sweat covered Saito's forehead.
"My name is Shigekuni Yamamoto i, known as the Demon of the Sword," Yamamoto said. " Now, you should honor the bet and accept defeat. Congratulations, Yamabuki! You are truly my right-hand man."
You're too kind! But next time something like this comes up, could you please discuss it with me in advance?
Yamabuki looked at his team captain with a very kind expression, almost getting taken away by that crazy woman to become a slave!
The four people returned to the hall once again, and Chika Shihōin had someone prepare a new meal.
"What exactly does the Gotei 13 do?" Saito asked.
"Assassin organization," Yamamoto said. "Our targets are both Hollows and the Shinigami who bring chaos. In short, we will use extremely violent means to suppress this chaotic era and ultimately stand at the pinnacle!"
After hearing Yamamoto's explanation, Saito became interested in the Gotei 13: "It sounds pretty interesting when you put it that way! As long as I can chop things up, it should be fine!"
You can understand it this way, and there's nothing wrong with that.
So it was, in just half a day, the personnel of the Gotei 13 of the Guard had doubled, from two people to four.
"Right now, the Gotei 13 doesn't have its own territory. How about we temporarily use the Shihōin family as our base?" Chika Shihōin said grandly.
As one of the five great noble families, the Shihōin family lacks everything except money!
Yamamoto was also troubled by not having a place to stay, so since Chika had said so, he might as well go along with it.
"Let's go! Help us prepare a resting place!" Yamamoto dragged Yamabuki outside.
"Wait a minute... I haven't eaten yet..." Yamabuki finally digested his food after some exercise, but just as he was about to feast, Yamamoto pulled him away. Looking at the table full of fresh seafood, Yamabuki couldn't help but shed tears of regret!
If I had known, I wouldn't have eaten that sweet potato!
"Hahaha, do you regret eating that sweet potato?" Yamamoto asked as they arrived at the resting place. "This is a lesson I want to teach you. You must never give up the future for the sake of small gains in the present. I hope you will remember today's lesson forever."
Yamabuki was unaware that Yamamoto was manipulating him with ulterior motives. As expected of the man who founded the Spiritual Arts Academy, he was indeed a good teacher in some respects.
"Also, I've watched your battles, and your talent is very high, even higher than mine. Perhaps in the future, you will surpass me. You are like an unpolished gem; if left unattended, you will ultimately be difficult to shape. Starting tomorrow, I will train you well, striving to make you a qualified Shinigami in a short period of time," Yamamoto said solemnly.
Of course, Yamabuki wouldn't refuse. In this world, the higher one's strength, the greater the hope of survival. Moreover, being familiar with the plot, he knows that soon a war concerning the very existence of the Soul Society will erupt, with the Quincy invasion.
This is also the beginning of the enmity between the Shinigami and Quincy. Whether in the manga or the anime, the descriptions of this war are just snippets. However, there is no doubt about the brutality of this war.
The most important thing is to survive that war if you want to continue coasting into retirement.
"Alright, go get some rest! We have training tomorrow." Yamamoto said.
When it comes to training among the Shinigami, Yamabuki instinctively thinks of Ichigo. Could it be training his zanpakuto's shikai and bankai?
What is the ability of my own Zanpakuto?
On this moonlit night, Yamabuki carefully examined his zanpakuto; no matter how you looked at it, it was just an ordinary short sword.
Whatever, tonight I can finally get a good rest. Ever since I came to Soul Society, I haven't had a decent night's sleep. Especially in the lawless Rukongai, I'm always afraid someone will slit my throat while I'm sleeping!
The Shihōin family arranged a separate room for themselves; it's so beautiful!
When Yamabuki was lying on the bed, contemplating what to do about his future, he was startled to find that the spirit particals in the air around him was slowly being absorbed by his body. he thought something was wrong with his body.
In theory, Shinigami shouldn't have the ability to control souls; that's the specialty of the Quincy.
The first half of Bleach revolves around "Reiatsu."The battle of Shinigami is the battle of Reiatsu. The strength of a Shinigami depends entirely on their Reiatsu.
However, after the Thousand-Year Blood War broke out, Quincy shattered the "Reiatsu is invincible" theory. This is because the Quincy fought relying on the spiritual particles in their surroundings and did not need to have particularly strong Reiatsu themselves. Coupled with the rampant use of various rule-based abilities, the Shinigamis suffered a great loss.
Now, Yamabuki 's body is indeed continuously absorbing the spiritual energy around it, and a very terrifying thought has appeared in Yamabuki 's mind.
"Could it be that I'm not a Shinigami at all? My true identity is a Quincy?"
Thinking of this, Yamabuki panicked.
Despite the decaying rule of Soul Society, the Gotei 13 at least treats the lower-ranking Shinigami like humans. Just look at the leader of the Quincy family, who tortures his subordinates at the slightest disagreement.
In the post-war settlement, the MVP with the highest output among the Quincy is Yhwach! I'm curious if you'd be willing to work for someone with his level of output!