Restricted Death

Chapter 207 Kurosaki
After seeing off Gin Ichimaru and the others, Shin had a final conversation with Kisuke Urahara, the Masked Army, and the others.

“If Gin Ichimaru doesn’t intend to keep his promise, our trip may have been in vain. Moreover, if he chooses to reveal our whereabouts to the Soul Society, we may still face their pursuit.”

Xin smiled and said, “Mr. Pingzi, if you are always so hesitant, you will not be able to accomplish anything. Caution is a good thing, but if it reaches the point of being paranoid and seeing ghosts everywhere, it will become a bad thing.”

Hirako Shinji sneered: "You make it sound so easy. This concerns the safety of all of us, so of course we can't be careless at all. How can you possibly understand our feelings? I heard you became a captain not long after becoming a Shinigami. How much have you experienced? You're just living in an ivory tower."

Shin glared at him and said, "Did I not take any risks when I came here to see Ichimaru Gin? Did I leave myself any way out? In terms of risk, I should be no less than you. At worst, you can continue to be in exile, but I will lose much more! Or is it that you don't care about whether your partner takes risks, and only care about your own situation?"

Hirako Shinji was speechless for a moment.

Kisuke Urahara then stepped in to smooth things over: "We have seen everything Mr. Takami has done, and we did not mean any disrespect. Similarly, we hope that Mr. Takami will inform us in advance before making any decisions next time."

"If you are concerned about your safety when doing great things, then don't expect a good outcome."

"..."

Ultimately, Shin's agreement with Gin Ichimaru did not end pleasantly with Kisuke Urahara and the others; instead, the meeting ended somewhat unhappily.

After Shin left, Hirako Shinji said to Urahara Kisuke, "This man acts too domineeringly. To him, we are probably just tools."

Kisuke Urahara sighed softly and said, "Don't we also treat him as a tool?"

Hirako Mako was startled.

“We’ve already severed ties with Soul Society. Even if we succeed in our revenge, we won’t have much to do with this person afterward. We’re just using him as a tool, aren’t we?”

"..."

Hirako Shinji remained silent.

"Am I too sensitive?"

"No wonder. After what happened back then, it's normal for you to be very wary of outsiders."

After leaving the enclosed space, Xin suddenly realized something.

【Yadomaru Lisa】

【Favourability: 30】

This surprised Xin quite a bit. He hadn't even officially started dating yet, so how could his favorability rating have increased?

But it was a good thing overall, and Xin didn't think too much about it. The plan was successfully completed.

Instead of rushing back to Soul Society, Shin made another trip to Karakura Town—this time, their meeting place was not in Karakura Town.

After a thorough search of the city, he finally stopped outside a mansion.

The letter wasn't sent because it detected a familiar spiritual pressure, but because it discovered that a special barrier had been set up here.

It's probably for preventing weakness.

Xin stood at the door and pressed the doorbell. A short while later, a young woman dressed as a maid came out.

"Excuse me..." She looked at the letter and suddenly seemed to realize something, her pupils contracting.

Shin smiled and said, "I've come to see Zongxian."

The woman remained silent for a moment, but did not immediately open the door for the letter, as if she was wary of something.

Shin, knowing that she had noticed the fake body he was wearing, said, "Why don't you go back and inform Sogen first?"

The young woman immediately turned and went back into the mansion, but not long after, she came out again and opened the door.

"Please come in, Young Master Zongxian is waiting for you."

When Shin entered the living room, he discovered that there were three other people besides Ishida Sogen, including a woman with a large belly who appeared to be quite pregnant.

Another pair of people, a man and a woman, are standing together. The man looks gaunt and has little time left.

Shin glanced at the people present, guessing their identities, while their gazes were also focused on Shin, except for Ishida Sogen, who looked at him with scrutiny and wariness.

"What are you doing here?" Ishida Sogen sat in the center of the living room, his gaze toward Shin was anything but friendly, and his tone was as cold and hard as ever.

Xin said helplessly, "I just took some time to come and visit a friend, why is it such a big fuss?"

"When did we become friends?" Ishida Sogen frowned.

"You saved my life last time, so of course you're a friend to me."

"You, a captain of the Grim Reaper, do you need me to save you?"

"You can't say that. I was wearing a prosthetic body at the time, which made it difficult for me to move around. If it weren't for you, I might have really died there."

"..."

Xin looked at the pregnant woman and said, "This must be your wife, right? Why didn't you mention her last time?"

Ishida Sogen moved a step, blocking Shin's view: "Did I need to tell you all this back then?"

Have you named the child yet?

"..." The pregnant woman gently shook her head.

"I have a feeling it will be a boy, so how about we name him Longxian?"

Unable to tolerate Shin's unpredictable and strange behavior any longer, Ishida Sogen finally demanded, "What exactly are you here for?"

Xin innocently replied, "I did say I came to visit a friend."

The pregnant woman walked up behind Ishida Muneaki and gently tugged at his sleeve.

Ishida Sogen looked helpless, then said to Shin, "Come with me."

After saying that, he took the lead and walked up the stairs. The entire mansion was a duplex. Xin followed in his footsteps. When he passed by the gaunt-faced man, he suddenly asked him, "What is your surname, sir?"

The man hesitated for a moment, but still answered, "...Kurosaki."

These Quincy living in the mortal world are subject to the control of the Grim Reaper. Even if they resent the other party, they dare not disobey, for that would be truly courting death.

Therefore, even if they don't welcome the letter, they can't really turn it away.

Xin smiled brightly: "It's a pleasure to meet you."

Ishida Sogen turned his head and glanced at him, frowning, but said nothing.

Shin followed him into a study. The study was quite spacious, about the same size as Shin's office in the 10th Division. Bookshelves lined both sides, piled high with books.

This mansion also shows that Ishida Sogen enjoys a comfortable life in the modern world.

Xin sat down on the sofa without ceremony, looked at him with a smile and asked, "Aren't you going to bring me a cup of tea?"

"..."

Ishida Sogen was speechless. He walked to the side, poured a glass of water, and placed it in front of the letter: "Only water."

He didn't want anything to do with the letter, nor did he welcome any death to disturb their lives.

Shin took a sip of water and asked casually, "Is Mr. Kurosaki's partner and your wife sisters?"

"...cousins."

"I see. It seems Mr. Kurosaki isn't feeling too well." Ishida Sogen's expression immediately turned cold, his eyes flashing with a chilling light.

Xin was slightly taken aback: "What, did I say something I shouldn't have?"

Ishida Munen said coldly, "A year ago, he was taken away by you Grim Reapers, and he came back looking like this."

"That's it..."

Shin nodded thoughtfully. It seemed that Mr. Kurosaki had been used as a test subject by Mayuri Kurotsuchi. However, it was a miracle that he had survived Mayuri's clutches.

Or perhaps Mayuri never intended to take his life. There are very few Quincy left in the world, and he might have been released for long-term research purposes, so that Mayuri could reproduce and raise offspring.

"it's a pity."

"We don't need your pity," Ishida Muneaki retorted. "The best help you can give us is simply not bothering us."

Shin sighed slightly and said, "It seems that the hostility and prejudice that you Quincy have towards us Shinigami are not so easy to eliminate."

“Hate? Prejudice?” Ishida Sogen sneered. “Isn’t that how you Shinigami treat us Quincy? We’ve already reached this point, yet we’re still constantly monitored by you. Even killing a Hollow results in interrogation. And… there are some of our comrades like Kurosaki who were taken away by Shinigami, but none of them came back alive.”

If the Grim Reapers and Quincy were to talk about their grudges, they could probably go on for three days and three nights without finishing.

Shin understood this, smiled casually, and said, "It's difficult to change your opinion of the entire Shinigami group. But if I said I could cure Mr. Kurosaki's body, could that change your opinion of me alone?"

Ishida Munen was taken aback by what he heard.

"What did you say?"

His thoughts raced. Modern medical technology was advancing rapidly, capable of curing many difficult and complicated diseases, but Kurosaki's illness was not in his physical body, but in his soul.

“I said I could cure him.” Shin continued drinking water. “I myself was the third seat of the Fourth Division, the Gotei 13, you know?”

Ishida Muneaki stared blankly at the letter; of course, he understood the duties of the Thirteenth Squad.

"You're really capable...why?"

"What do you mean 'why'? Do we need a reason to save someone? The Fourth Division's rule is that we must never stand by and watch someone die."

"But... what good will this do you?" Ishida Sogen couldn't help but ask. In his opinion, this Shin must have some special purpose in approaching him. Even when he heard Shin say that he could cure Kurosaki, his first thought was that the other party was doing this to gain his trust.

Xin tilted his head: "Does becoming friends with you officially count?"

"..."

Ishida Sogen remained silent. Even if everything he thought was true, and this guy had some ulterior motive, he was already in this situation, unable to control his own life or death. So even if someone coveted something, it didn't matter anymore.

In comparison, Kurosaki's body is more important!

After a long silence, he bowed deeply to Shin: "If you truly cure Kurosaki, then I will owe you a favor."

Xin laughed and said, "I don't want this favor. If you insist on giving it to me, then name your unborn child Longxian."

"..."

Ishida Sogen quickly walked down from the mansion, and soon, he brought up the three people that Shin had seen in the living room.

Shin stood up and looked at the man: "Mr. Kurosaki."

"Kurosaki Shingo," the other person introduced himself.

Ishida Sogen then asked, "What do I need to prepare for the treatment? I can try to get it!"

Xin was somewhat surprised: "You can even get your hands on equipment for spirits?"

Ishida Sogen looked hesitant, and this time he did not choose to tell him directly.

"Is it that Urahara Store?"

Ishida Munen exclaimed in surprise, "You knew?!"

Urahara Store had only recently opened in the city, providing assistance to the Shinigami stationed there. Ishida Sogen had also only recently met them, and out of professional ethics, he hadn't intended to reveal any information about Urahara Store, since Shin was a captain and might cause trouble for the store manager.

The fact that Shin knew about this store aroused Ishida Sogen's suspicion; the background of this Urahara store seemed to be quite extraordinary.

"No need for that trouble, I don't need those things."

As he spoke, Shin pointed to the sofa next to him and said to Shingo Kurosaki, "Sit there."

Shingo Kurosaki did as he was told and sat down.

Shin then sat on the sofa opposite him. When he stood up again, his spirit body had separated from his artificial body, revealing a white haori outfit.

Everyone present, except for Ishida Sogen, was shocked when they saw the haori on Shin's body. Fortunately, they had all learned from Ishida Sogen that he was the captain, so they were not startled and cried out.

"Relax, I'm about to begin," Shin said to Kurosaki Shingo.

Upon hearing this, Shingo Kurosaki nodded somewhat nervously.

Without even using the simple attire he wore at his waist, Shin directly mobilized his spiritual pressure and unleashed the power of his Zanpakuto.

"Are you married?" Xin started chatting with the other person.

"……not yet."

"Is this the lady? When are you planning to get married?"

"..."

Shingo Kurosaki hesitated, but the young girl standing beside him said, "It'll be soon! We'll get married soon."

Shingo Kurosaki remained silent. Seeing this, Shin guessed that the other party might be thinking that he didn't have much time left and didn't want to delay the girl.

Xin smiled and asked, "Are you planning to have children? Do you prefer a boy or a girl?"

Ishida Sogen, who was standing to the side, watched the message that was transmitting spiritual energy to treat Kurosaki Shingo and wondered if this guy had some kind of problem or quirk.

Why do you always pry into other people's privacy?

I've asked him similar questions since we first met.

Before long, Shingo Kurosaki's complexion visibly regained its radiance. Although his body still looked thin, his mental state was completely different from before.

"Alright." Xin clapped his hands.

So fast?
Ishida Sogen was filled with doubt and uncertainty, and both women looked at Kurosaki Shingo.

"how are you feeling?"

Shingo Kurosaki looked down at his hands and said blankly, "I feel... much better, but it feels strange."

The letter said, "I only healed your spirit, but your physical body was previously affected by your soul. You just need to take good care of your body, and everything will be back to normal."

These words delighted everyone present.

"Great!"

"Thank you!"

Nobuyoshi Ishida Sōken smiled and said, "You're welcome. Just remember our agreement."

(End of this chapter)