amaotonovel Chapter 582 I'm saying you're all trash
Chapter 582 I'm saying you're all trash
Yuko noticed Unohana Retsu's actions and was also quite troubled.
Why couldn't I resist taking advantage of her back then?
Sometimes, treating patients too quickly is really not a good thing.
After seemingly finishing her reflection, Retsu Unohana looked up and smiled slightly at Ikuko: "Come in and sit down."
"Ah? Oh!"
Yu Zi paused for a moment, then quickly followed.
The two returned to the tea room. Yuko sat properly to one side, while Unohana Retsu tested the temperature of the teapot with her hand. After confirming that the tea was still warm, she poured a cup for Yuko.
"please."
“…Thank you.” Yuko held the cup and took a small sip.
Retsu Unohana poured herself another drink and sipped it with elegant manners, showing no sign that the two had just been wielding Zanpakuto and fighting each other.
The atmosphere in the tea room was strangely jarring; you couldn't hear any talking, yet it felt incredibly stagnant.
Unohana Retsu's sudden decision to stop the fighting did not affect Ikuko; she was not one to ask many questions.
Yuko sat quietly to one side, drinking tea, already pondering her next move.
She agreed to fight Unohana Retsu partly to give Yoru face, and partly to familiarize herself with the use of spiritual power.
Retsu Unohana's mastery of swordsmanship allowed her to rapidly improve her understanding and control of spiritual pressure, so there's nothing to regret about stopping now.
"Ikuko..."
Suddenly, Unohana Retsu's gentle voice brought her back to her senses.
"Hmm?" Yu Zi looked up, her eyes asking, "What's wrong, Sister Hua?"
Unohana Retsu put down her teacup and sat down with a dignified posture, bowing her head.
"Sister Hua?" Yu Zi quickly put down her teacup, leaning forward instinctively. "What are you doing...?"
Before Yuuko could finish speaking, Unohana Retsu's voice rang out: "I am truly sorry that, in order to satisfy my own selfish desires, I forced Yuuko into this meaningless battle with me..."
Unlike her and that other person, Yuko wasn't a monster who was obsessed with killing like them; she was merely a tool for relieving her desires.
That's why Retsu Unohana wanted to apologize.
Yuko shook her head, her tone softening as she tried to defuse the overly serious atmosphere. "For me, this is not coercion."
"To be able to fight against a swordsman with such superb swordsmanship as Sister Hana is an opportunity I have longed for. Without Sister Hana's sparring partner, I would not have been able to combine spiritual pressure with swordsmanship so quickly."
"In the end, I'm the one who benefited."
"Wow, I've already made such progress in just one month."
Retsu Unohana slowly raised her head, her deep eyes gazing silently at Yuuko, as if trying to discern the truth or falsehood in her words.
After a while, a slight smile appeared on her face.
“Yuko, you’re always so insightful.” Retsu Unohana sat up straight. “But that’s precisely why I have to stop.”
As Unohana Retsu spoke, she unconsciously began to touch her chest again, her eyes becoming unfocused: "That scar..."
"I'm sorry," Yu Zi apologized quickly.
Unohana Retsu burst out laughing, then smiled gently: "I didn't mean to blame Yuuko."
“That scar…” Retsu Unohana lowered her eyes, stroking the flawless white skin on her chest, “is a limitation I set for myself, a vow.”
"It reminds me that there was once a sword in this world that made me taste the feeling of surviving a near-death experience."
"That is the reason I sealed the name of the Eight Thousand Streams."
"Yachiru is?"
"Unohana Yachiru." Unohana Retsu smiled slightly. "This is my real name, which means 'a swordsman who has mastered eight thousand sword styles.'"
"Awesome~" Yu Zi blinked and clapped her hands.
"..."
“I fought you…” Unohana Retsu raised her eyes and looked at her again, “because your swordsmanship and immortality brought me pleasure.”
“I can wield the knife to my heart’s content without worrying about accidentally killing you. For me, this is a wonderful pastime, a game of briefly unleashing my true nature without breaking my oath.”
Yu Zi nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.
She didn't know much about Retsu Unohana; in fact, even Yoruichi didn't know much about her.
But from Unohana Retsu's words, she could roughly understand that this beautiful woman who had changed so much had sealed away her desire to fight because of one person.
“But you’re growing too fast. So fast… that I feel threatened. Not a threat to my life, but a threat to… my oath.”
Unohana Retsu paused, lowered her eyes to look at the scratch on the corner of her haori, and curled her lips into a self-deprecating smile. "The cut you made on my haori made me realize that you are not a doll, but a swordsman who can fight me... and Unohana Yachiru."
"..."
The topic started to become incomprehensible and inexplicably heavy.
She didn't understand any of those vows or threats.
Yu Zi smiled helplessly and said, "Sister Hua, I don't understand what you're saying."
"..." Unohana Retsu smiled silently. "It's precisely because Ikuko can't understand that I can tell you these things without any burden."
“However, Sister Hua, I’m helping you entirely out of my own will, not for any other reason.” Yu Zi put down her teacup and looked at her earnestly.
"So, if Sister Hua still wants to spar with me, just say so."
Unohana Retsu was somewhat lost in thought, and after a long while, she chuckled and said, "I think I understand why Captain Yoruichi is so protective of you."
"Yuko is really a good person..."
Yu Zi raised her hand in refusal: "Don't give me the 'friend card'."
"Alright... that concludes the swordsmanship instruction." After a moment of silence, Retsu Unohana refilled Yuuko's tea, her tone much lighter. "But as a tea party for friends, you are always welcome to come here."
From enemies to friends?
Yu Zi smiled and said, "Then I won't stand on ceremony. The tea and snacks here are much better than those at the Ye family's."
"If Captain Yoruichi heard you say that, she would be hurt, wouldn't she?"
The atmosphere relaxed again, and the two chatted for a few more minutes. Just as Yuko was about to take her leave, Unohana Retsu suddenly changed the subject.
“Yuko,” she looked at Yuko, her eyes becoming serious and earnest, “as a friend, I have something I want to remind you of.”
"Hmm?" Unohana Retsu's sudden seriousness made Ikuko sit up straighter. "What do you want to say, Hana-nee?"
“Your special abilities are something I’ve never seen even in the Hollows, and are heretics among heretics in Soul Society,” Retsu Unohana said, enunciating each word clearly. “Souls also age and die in battle; this is the foundation of the soul cycle, the law of the world.”
“And your appearance not only broke this rule... no, it should be said that your existence itself is a challenge to the order of Soul Society.” Retsu Unohana shook her head. “The Captain-Commander is a stubborn person. His existence is to maintain the order of Seireitei, but you gained the goodwill of Captain Yoruichi and the rest of us, including the Captain-Commander.”
"Placing you in the Shihōin family is both a form of surveillance and a form of indirect protection."
Yuko scratched her head: "That Mr. Yamamoto is actually a pretty nice guy?"
"Maybe." Unohana Retsu couldn't help but chuckle, then her expression turned serious.
"In short, Yuko, don't let anyone else know about your special ability."
"You're new here and don't understand that not everything in Soul Society is as wonderful as it seems."
Yuko paused for a moment: "Um, is it really that perfect on the surface?"
"..." Unohana Retsu paused in her tea-drinking motion, then raised her head with a deep gaze.
"Ahem, I get it."
These were words that Yoruichi had been repeatedly reminding her of, so Ikuko naturally wouldn't ignore them.
“I hope you really understand.” Retsu Unohana sighed. “Super regeneration is not true immortality. Besides, even immortal beings can be sealed away.”
“It’s even worse than the seal.”
"Like going to the lab table?" Yu Zi rubbed her chin. "To be disemboweled in research?"
"I have a feeling that this is something Urahara would do."
"..." Unohana Retsu was speechless, not knowing whether this person didn't care at all or was just a bit dense, so she could only sigh and say, "Don't accidentally put yourself in danger."
Yu Zi couldn't help but complain, "Why does it feel like this area isn't very safe?"
Unohana Retsu smiled upon hearing this: "It's best that you think that way."
"Otherwise, once others find out about your existence, even the captain won't be able to protect you."
Yu Zi tentatively asked, "For example, the Central 46th Bureau?"
Retsu Unohana wasn't surprised: "Captain Yoruichi told you, didn't she?"
"Ah."
"Those sages and judges who call themselves the crystallization of the wisdom of Soul Society, although they have no ability whatsoever, are still subject to the control of even the Captain-Commander within this Seireitei."
"It sounds like Sister Hua doesn't have a very good impression of them?"
"No, it's not a matter of good or bad. I don't care about their existence. As long as they don't bother me, what they do is their business. I'm just thinking from a friend's perspective and reminding you."
“…I understand.” Yu Zi nodded seriously. “Thank you for reminding me, Sister Hua.”
Retsu Unohana smiled and nodded. "Speaking of which, I heard you've been getting quite close to the Kuchiki family lately?"
Yuuko's whereabouts are not exactly a secret within the Seireitei. These days, she travels back and forth between Shihouin, Kuchiki, and the Fourth Division every day. Not to mention Retsu Unohana, even many ordinary Shinigami know about her.
It was just because they didn't know her identity; they only discussed it privately.
"Yes, the old man of the Kuchiki family asked me to teach his grandson swordsmanship."
"Is that so?" Unohana Retsu nodded slightly. "It seems that the matter of the Kuchiki family's heir is troubling Captain Ginrei quite a bit."
"But this is a good thing for Yuko, isn't it?"
"The Central 46 is an organization composed of nobles and elders. As the four great nobles, Kuchiki and Shihouin, and Ikuko as their guest, would probably think twice before causing trouble."
Yu Zi broke out in a cold sweat: "Sister Hua, are you sure I'm going to cause trouble?"
"No, it's possible that trouble has gotten you into this mess." Unohana Retsu said with a half-smile.
As soon as he finished speaking, the tea room fell silent again.
"I'm sorry I said a few more words and made you hear so many heavy topics."
"No, Sister Hua is absolutely right."
"I'll keep an eye out."
Yu Zi glanced outside and said, "It's getting late, Sister Hua. I'll come see you again next time."
"Sure, you're welcome anytime."
Unohana Retsu smiled as she stood up and saw Ikuko off.
As we left the Fourth Division's barracks, it was getting late. I hadn't expected to chat with Hana for so long.
What Yuko didn't expect was that the environment in your Soul Society was far too harsh.
It seems there are still many hidden secrets she doesn't know.
Well, let's just take it one step at a time. If the sky falls, let Yoruichi hold it up.
Yuko took two steps out, then suddenly remembered the gentle-smiling young man she had met that afternoon.
Aizen left a fairly good impression on Yuuko, but the spiritual pressure of his hidden strength made Yuuko feel vaguely uneasy.
It might not be targeted at her, but since she is currently in the Soul Society, she might be affected if she is not careful.
I have a headache.
Even though she barely knew any of the people, she always felt that everyone wanted to harm her.
Back at the Shihouin family mansion.
"Oh, you're back?" Yoruichi lay on the corridor of the house, her gaze subtly appraising him.
Yuko looked down at herself, making sure her clothes were clean and tidy, and there was nothing wrong with them.
"What are you looking at?"
"I didn't see anything, I just thought that woman had chopped you up into mincemeat~"
Yuko shook her head: "It's over."
Yoruichi raised an eyebrow and sat up from the floor: "Oh? What do you mean?"
"Training is over, you don't need to go anymore."
Yoruichi's expression was somewhat strange: "You're tired of that woman?"
"Hmm..." Yu Zi pondered for a moment, "Shouldn't it mean I've completed my apprenticeship?"
"Sister Hua said I'm too amazing, and if I keep training, she won't be able to resist killing me."
Yoruichi's lips twitched violently twice. "I'm curious, are you all a little bit mentally ill?"
"Let's not talk about that now." Yuko sat down in front of her. "I ran into Aizen again when I went out today."
Yoruichi, lacking interest: "Aizen? Fifth Division Lieutenant? So what?"
"Do you remember what I said?"
"Hmm~" Yoruichi snorted, clearly not taking it seriously, "You said he's better than me~"
“I’m serious.” Yu Zi said with a hint of helplessness, “You know I can see through the spiritual pressure fluctuations within a soul.”
"That person's spiritual pressure level is definitely higher than yours."
Ye Yi instantly bristled and pounced on him: "So all that talk was just to humiliate me, huh?!"
Yu Zi, completely bewildered, was pushed down into the hallway by her: "No, is what I said the same thing you heard?"
Yoruichi's gaze was deep and unsettling: "You said I'm not as good as a vice-captain, aren't you just trying to mock me?"
It was the same before; whenever this guy mentioned nobles, he'd get all cocky, as if the nobles owed him money.
Yuko pulled her down and sat up: "I'm not targeting you, what I mean is that Aizen's spiritual pressure level has exceeded that of an ordinary captain."
"Not only you, but even Captain Kuchiki's spiritual pressure is inferior to his."
"I understand." Yoruichi nodded slightly.
"If you understand..."
"You mean... we're all trash?"