This barefoot child took out a few green-rusted coins from his pocket.
This was the first time Yamabuki had seen the currency of the Soul Society; it was an oval-shaped bronze coin.
"Little brother, what's your name? Have you eaten? I have food here!" Yamabuki handed over a rice ball, which was originally his own food.
"My name is Chojiro... Can I really eat this rice ball?" The little guy looked like he hadn't had a full meal in a long time. After seeing Yamabuki nod, he quickly devoured the rice ball in just a few bites.
"Little brother, can you tell me exactly what happened? What did that creature look like? Where did it appear?" Yamabuki began gathering information.
After all, a thousand years ago, there was no technology development zone, and it was impossible to monitor the entire Soul Society, so we could only use this clumsy method to gather intelligence.
After a brief conversation, Yamabuki learned that Chōjirō and Hanako were siblings. Although they lived on Mount Lifu, their life was very difficult. Just three days ago, while they were looking for wild vegetables in the mountains, a spider-shaped phantom appeared and took his sister away...
"Wait a minute." Yamabuki immediately noticed the blind spot: "Are you sure that creature took your sister away? Did the creature not simply devour her at that moment?
Chōjirō nodded vigorously. "I'm sure."
Through his understanding of the plot in his previous life and his close observation of the Hollow in this life, Yamabuki has come to a conclusion: most Hollows have no intelligence. If there's food in front of them, they will eat it immediately and never save it for tomorrow.
However, this young man claimed that the hollow had taken his sister away.
There are only two possibilities.
Either this boy's memory has become confused, and his sister died tragically in front of him, but deep down he is unwilling to admit it, believing that his sister was just taken away and still has a chance of survival.
There is another possibility, which is that this Hollow has already evolved intelligence.
This is the result that Yamabuki least wanted to see.
Moreover, according to the boy's description, his sister was taken three days ago, making the chances of that little girl surviving extremely slim.
Yamabuki had already made up his mind; if he could rescue this girl unharmed, it would naturally be a great joy for everyone.
If that girl has already perished, Yamabuki would say to the boy, "Your sister has escaped. As for where she went, I don't know either. You go find her yourself."
He will instill a glimmer of hope in this young man.
Even if there's only a glimmer of hope left in life, it's still much better than complete despair. However, trying to lure these Hollows out won't be easy.
"Chōjirō! I can promise to help you save your sister, and I don't want any money from you, but you have to do me a small favor!" Yamabuki had a sly smile on his face.
At this time, the young man had not yet realized the seriousness of the problem.
"As long as you can save my sister, I will agree to any condition!"
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"Help! Why did you tie me up? You don't plan to use me as bait, do you? I'm still a kid! How can you do this to me? Hurry up and let me go!" Chōjirō, bound like a fish and dangling from a tree, continued to struggle incessantly!
"You can't capture a wolf without relinquishing the child. With me here, the enemy will either flee or face utter defeat. When that Hollow comes, I'll just slice it down with one strike! Haha! I didn't sleep well last night, and that old man Yamamoto dragged me out for training early this morning. I need to take a nap first. If a Hollow comes, just call me!" Yamabuki rested under a tree, holding his zanpakuto.
"Wake up! Don't fall asleep! Are all the members of the Gotei 13 as unreliable as you? Let me go quickly! What if something happens?"
The only response to him was the sound of the snoring. No matter how much Chōjirō called out, no one answered.
Just when Chōjirō had given up struggling, a rustling sound came from the bushes in the distance. Chōjirō nervously stared at the bushes. "Hey! Shinigami... something's coming... wake up!"
The sound of Yamabuki's snoring grew louder, and there was even a bubble of snot hanging from his nose!
"Swoosh!"
The rustling in the bushes grew louder and louder, and just when Chōjirō's fear reached its peak, a kitten jumped out from the bushes.
What a false alarm!
So it was just a cat...
No, the cat came over, but the rustling in the bushes didn't stop. What could be in those bushes?
Soon, a monster wearing a white mask crawled out of the bushes. Chōjirō was so scared that his blood seemed to freeze. He wanted to shout "Yamabuki " loudly, but due to overwhelming fear, he couldn't make a sound.
Hollows didn't pay any attention to the kitten in front of him but stared intently at Chōjirō. However, soon, Hollows shifted his gaze to Yamabuki .
The stronger the spiritual power of a person, the easier they become prey to the Hollows.
Yamabuki now has this vice captain-level Reiatsu, making it easier to attract Hollows.
Hollows extended his pale tongue, his ghostly face seeming to sneer, and with a sudden push of his limbs against the ground, he resembled a giant mantis!
Just as the double hooks on its arms were about to tear apart the body of the Yamabuki, a flash of silver light suddenly flickered, instantly severing its double hooks. Before this Hollow could react, the Zanpakutō had already pierced through its mask, penetrating its skull!
And the hilt of the zanpakutō is in the palm of Yamabuki 's hand.
"Kid! Don't shout so loudly! I can hear you!" Yamabuki 's blade sharply slashed upward, directly splitting the Hollow's head in two. "All done! This is the Hollow that took your sister, right?"
Chōjirō's face was serious, and his forehead was covered in cold sweat: "No, no! This isn't the phantom that captured my sister!"
"Hmm?" Yamabuki exhibited a shocked expression. There might be more than one!
Just as Yamabuki was momentarily stunned, a spider silk as thick as a baby's arm shot out from the bushes in the distance, tightly binding Yamabuki's wrist.
"Not good..."
Soon after, an extremely massive figure appeared.
That was a giant spider-like creature, over five meters tall, with eight spider legs extending more than ten meters. The abdomen of the giant spider has a strange human face, with half a mask on it.
"Idiot, simply deploying a disposable pawn lowers your defenses!" The giant spider once again shot out a large amount of spider silk, almost wrapping up Yamabuki entirely.
Yamabuki struggled desperately, but the more she struggled, the tighter the remaining spider silk became.
The giant spider let out a wild laugh, dragging the mountain-blowing begonia deeper into the mountains. With this great tonic, it didn't matter whether the kid tied to the tree ate it or not.
Only Chōjirō was left staring at the vast darkness with a look of terror on his face.