Restricted Death

Chapter 217 Dark-skinned Big Sister

That evening, Shin returned to his residence. He had refused Hinamori's offer to come home with him, choosing to enjoy some time alone.

Hinamori is now used to being rejected by Shin when she tries to visit his home. She has a pretty good grasp of Shin's personality. Besides his daily work, eating, and sleeping habits, she knows that Shin is someone who doesn't like being alone, but also doesn't like women who are too clingy.

Sometimes, maintaining certain boundaries is also important. It is precisely because of her accurate understanding of Shin's personality that Hinamori has been able to stay by Shin's side without being annoyed by him. Although she may be distant and indifferent at times, those are just some minor awkwardness in daily life.

Hinamori was quite proud of herself for being able to do this, especially now that she was the only one left by Shin's side.

She always believed that she was the most suitable person for Xin, that she wouldn't hold him back, and that she could help him in life and work. She would be even better if she could become the vice-captain.

The greedy Hinamori also hinted at it to Shin, but Shin decisively rejected her.

Just as Xin leisurely prepared dinner for one person in the kitchen, he brought the food to the living room and found a completely black cat lying on the table. The black cat's posture was extremely lazy, as if it had become one with the table itself.

Xin was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing: "It's been a long time!"

"Ah, it's been a long time." The black cat stared with dead fish eyes, its front paws crossed and resting on its head.

"I'm curious, what do you usually do, and where do you disappear to?"

The black cat said, "Just because I wasn't in your sight, does that count as disappearing?"

Xin pushed the freshly prepared food in front of it and said, "I was just asking out of curiosity."

The black cat got up and, without any hesitation, buried its head in the food on the plate.

After taking a few bites, it looked up and said, "The world is still very big. I have been traveling within the area under the jurisdiction of the Western Bureau."

"West Gate Bureau?"

Shin looked surprised. Of course he knew this organization. It was the western branch of Soul Society, responsible for handling soul problems in Europe, and its function was to maintain stability between the human world and Soul Society.

Seireitei and Rukongai, where Shin resides, are located in the eastern suburbs.

There was also information exchange between the East and West Bureaus, but that was entirely handled by the First Division. Although Shin was curious, he didn't know much about it and had never been in contact with them.

"What is the world like over there?" Xin asked.

The black cat chewed and replied briefly, "The places where people live are all pretty much the same, only the cultural habits are slightly different."

After hearing it mentioned, Xin became interested in going there to take a look.

"What brings you here?"

After the black cat finished eating, it licked its paws and looked up at him.

It said, "I just got back and learned about you from Kisuke."

Xin remained unmoved by this.

The black cat said, "It seems like you're deceiving Kisuke and the others about some things. I should have never revealed my true identity to you, or about Kisuke. How did you find out?"

Before coming to the Soul Society to deliver the message, it first went to Sora's place.

Kukaku is the only one who knows its true identity, and it is impossible for Kukaku to tell anyone else about it.

Xin smiled slightly and said, "Perhaps I have the ability to foresee the future?"

The black cat scoffed at this, as if it disdained such a statement.

The letter continued, “It doesn’t matter how I know this. You just need to understand that we are on the same page on certain things, and we can be friends.”

The black cat remained silent for a while before saying, "Since you intend to deal with Aizen and have made preparations for it, why haven't you made any moves for so long?"

"It's not yet time."

"When will we have to wait?" the black cat pressed.

"Are you in a hurry?" Xin asked with a smile.

The black cat said quietly, "For decades, we have never stopped hoping for revenge."

Xin sat on the floor, leaning against the sofa, and said, "So decades have passed, we shouldn't mind waiting a little longer."

"..."

The black cat's eyes gleamed with an inexplicable light. "You're right, we don't mind continuing to wait, but you just said we can be friends. I think you should also let us know your plans and what preparations you've made over the years."

Xin shrugged and said, "I'm sorry, I can't explain this kind of thing for the time being."

The black cat seemed to show dissatisfaction in its eyes, but it did not question or reprimand the cat further.

Without the letter, they probably wouldn't have been able to re-establish contact with Soul Society, and their revenge against Aizen would still be completely unresolved.

The letter presented them with an opportunity, and they naturally wanted to seize it, hence their eagerness.

On the other hand, these people didn't have a deep relationship with Xin, so even if something went wrong, they could easily extricate themselves from the situation.

They were already exiles, so there was no way their situation could get any worse.

Looking at the small cat in front of him, Xin suddenly laughed and said, "I'm also curious about something. You don't always look like this, do you? Can you transform into a human?"

The black cat paused for a moment upon hearing this, let out a soft snort, and jumped off the table. Then, to Xin's slightly astonishment, the black cat's body began to change, twisting and stretching. It wasn't a slow growth, but a violent transformation, almost boiling over, brimming with the vitality of life.

The glossy black fur wasn't falling out, but rather fading and shrinking rapidly like a tide. It was as if the covering itself was dissolving and being absorbed back under the skin. The deep black color quickly faded, revealing smooth, firm skin underneath, a deep honey color like fine amber, radiating a healthy and wild sheen. The fur disappeared fastest at the cat's ears, revealing the delicate outline of human earlobes.

She was like an ebony tree suddenly rising from the ground, tall and agile. The sunlight streaming in from outside flowed over her body, outlining her undulating curves, taut waist, and powerfully sculpted legs. Every inch of her skin was taut, brimming with the tension unique to felines, ready to burst forth at any moment. Instead of black fur, her hair was a cascading, incredibly thick, deep purple that still carried a hint of distortion, drifting slightly, with a few strands clinging to her sweaty neck and smooth back, adding to her wild allure.

The last speck of cat hair in the air settled. Those signature golden eyes slowly opened, still cat-like vertical pupils, but now completely human. The depths of her pupils no longer held pure bestiality, but seemed to hold profound wisdom, yet also a hint of cunning. She tilted her head slightly, the lines of her neck elegant yet deadly, a familiar, slightly cynical smile curving her lips as she looked down at Xin, seemingly quite pleased with his surprised expression.

"It's been a long time since I've been in human form, so I'm not used to it. You seem quite surprised, after all, it's the first time you've seen me like this, hahaha!"

letter:"……"

He didn't speak, but his gaze quickly swept over the other person's body, as if he wanted to take in everything.

Yoruichi Shihouin's smile froze under his gaze. She flashed to the other side of the sofa, picked up the white captain's haori that was draped over the letter, and quickly draped it over herself, completely covering her blood-pumping body, leaving only her healthy and slender calves exposed, her bare feet stepping on the wooden floor.

Seeing the letter's disappointed expression, she scoffed, "You little lecher!"

Xin spread his hands innocently: "I didn't expect you to be naked after you turned into a human."

Yoruichi Shihouin was carefree and didn't care too much about the situation that seemed like she was being taken advantage of. She wrapped her haori around her waist with one hand, lowered her head, and seemed to be deep in thought.

She lifted her sleeve and sniffed it, confirming that it only contained the scent of soap and the dry fabric itself.

"This haori really brings back fond memories."

She also served as the captain of the 2nd Division of the Gotei 13, and was also the commander-in-chief of the Onmitsukido, the commander-in-chief of the Execution Army, the head of the Shihouin family, and was known as "Yoruichi the Flash God".

There were too many accolades surrounding her in the past.

Now, all those things have become a thing of the past, and looking at the clothes she's wearing, she can't help but feel a little sentimental.

Unlike Hirako and Shinji, she didn't actually hate Soul Society. As the head of one of the four noble families, she was well aware of the rules of Soul Society. The only person she should hate was Aizen Sousuke.

"You look really good in it," Xin said sincerely.

The main reason is that Yoruichi Shihouin is exceptionally beautiful, a dark-skinned hot girl, or rather, a dark-skinned mature woman. Who wouldn't like her?
However, the sexy beauty before him was unlike any nobleman he had ever seen. Her temperament was so free and unrestrained, which had nothing to do with her years of exile. He knew that this was Ye Yi's true nature.

“Of course.” Yoruichi Shihouin curled her lips into a smug look. “When I became captain, you probably weren’t even born yet.”

Shin was speechless. That was indeed true. The Hollowfication incident happened more than fifty years ago, and Yoruichi Shihouin had been a captain for a long time before that.

This older woman's real age is seriously inconsistent with her youthful appearance.

She seemed to remember something, a hint of melancholy flashing across her face, before sitting down on the sofa beside her. She casually tugged at her haori, leaving one of her long, beautiful legs dangling down.

"You're not going to tell us anything about your plans, are you?" she asked.

Xin also got up and sat down on the other side of the sofa. Their eyes met, and Xin pondered.

He was waiting, not just waiting for his strength to increase, because not everything could be dealt with by simply reacting to things as they come.

For Shin, the best outcome would naturally be that everything goes smoothly without him having to put in any effort. But in the original story, Ichigo became the son of Shiba Kaien. So who will bear the responsibility for the future of this world?
If that person were me, what would I do?
Ichigo Kurosaki's path cannot be replicated; Shin must reconsider and take a holistic view.

"Actually... Aizen isn't the only enemy."

Yoruichi Shihouin was taken aback and looked at him in confusion.

Of course, Aizen isn't the only enemy. He has Kaname Tosen by his side and has now taken control of Hueco Mundo. The number of enemies he will face at that time will be countless.

But she could also tell that the letter clearly didn't mean that.

Who else could be the enemy besides Aizen...? Could there be someone hiding even deeper inside?
In Soul Society?

After much deliberation, Yoruichi Shihouin began to wonder how Shin knew all this. Aizen alone had managed to deceive everyone in Soul Society; how could this guy's intelligence network be more advanced than the entire Soul Society...?

She asked, "What do you mean?"

Then Xin started repeating his earlier excuse: "It's not the right time yet. I am indeed planning some things, but you can't help with them for now. If you trust me, you don't need to do anything in the coming days. Just wait quietly. When the time is right, I will naturally inform you."

"..."

Yoruichi Shihōin cursed inwardly: "Can't the riddle-riddler just die?!"
She let out a long sigh before saying, "It's really hard to like you looking like this."

Xin smiled and said, "That's really hurtful."

Yoruichi Shihouin

【Favourability: 42】

Her name only appeared on Shin's system interface after she transformed into human form. Before that, she had always interacted with Shin in the form of a black cat. At first, Shin wondered if he had to see Yoruichi Shihouin's human form before he could unlock her affection level.

Now it seems that this is indeed the case. Zeng Xin secretly regretted that if he had unlocked the favorability rating with the black cat's appearance before, then his system would have had a function of "seeing through" the disguise.

As for the 42 points of favorability, the two have spent a considerable amount of time together. Although there was a long gap in between, this number is indeed quite high. This is based on their initial acquaintance and their current shared stance on Aizen, which is the final result.

Feeling the rewards he had received from Yoruichi Shihouin after she transformed into human form, Shin's smile deepened, and he slowly said, "Besides... to deal with someone like Aizen, it would be too easy for him to just combine our powers and defeat him..."

"I not only want to kill people, but also destroy their spirit."

"..."

Yoruichi Shihōin's beautiful eyes flickered as she stared intently at Shin's face, seemingly trying to glean something from it.

However, this somewhat cunning, even despicable fellow is extremely tight-lipped.

It's really frustrating.

Yoruichi Shihouin slightly pursed her lips and said somewhat perfunctorily, "Ah, that's really scary."

(End of this chapter)