One Piece: The World King Who Emerged from the White Town

"Otherwise, I'll wait until I finish this job and then let that guy come and redeem it himself. If the price is too low, don't blame me for not giving him a chance."

Kuchiki Byakuya thought about it and agreed.

The two sides distrust each other, making it extremely difficult for Renji to retrieve his Zanpakuto.

It would be better to leave it with the other party for now and wait until three days later to see how things turn out.

If everything goes smoothly, it wouldn't matter if it costs a little to redeem the Zanpakuto.

The Kuchiki family is so wealthy and powerful that they don't care at all.

As for the face that Renji lost... well, there's nothing we can do about that.

The only option is for them to find it back themselves in the future.

After all, I never said I couldn't take revenge on this guy!

After giving Abel one last, deep look, Byakuya Kuchiki left using Shunpo.

After the other person left, Abel breathed a sigh of relief.

It was only because it was Byakuya Kuchiki who came from Soul Society this time; otherwise, it would have been a fierce battle to the death with any other captain!

Because the other Shinigami wouldn't care about Rukia's safety or life, let alone whether Karakura Town in the human world would be destroyed.

If someone challenges their authority, then naturally they must retaliate fiercely.

Furthermore, and this is very important, Byakuya Kuchiki actually has feelings for Rukia, but a certain unresolved issue prevents him from facing Rukia with normal sibling affection.

The combination of these factors is the real reason why Byakuya Kuchiki ultimately chose to temporarily retreat.

Of course, if Abel hadn't displayed overwhelming strength, he would probably have been killed here long ago.

Chapter 994 Rukia's Gift

After Kuchiki Byakuya left, Abel also quickly left the scene.

He still needs to go to several places to collect the "false bait".

Considering the possibility of the worst-case scenario, he made several contingency plans in advance.

This includes using low-powered timed bombs to spread out the "phantom bait," luring out a large number of phantoms and muddying the waters.

Moreover, the places where he set up the "bait" were quite "classic".

One is near Ichigo's house, one is near Ishida Uryu's house, and the other is near Urahara Kisuke's shop.

No matter which 'big shot' is brought up, it will attract the attention of the pursuers and divert some of their energy.

If we attract another Hollow of the Vasto Lorde level, it will be even more interesting; we could even play mahjong with two tables of mahjong!

In that situation, Abel could have easily accomplished the task by taking advantage of the chaos.

As for how many people would die, that was not within his consideration.

However, Byakuya Kuchiki's rigid insistence prevented the situation from escalating, and Abel did not need to resort to such drastic measures.

The next two days were uneventful.

Neither Byakuya Kuchiki nor Renji Abarai reappeared.

Rukia, on the other hand, stayed with Kisuke Urahara to look after Ichigo.

Thanks to Kisuke Urahara's miraculous healing, Ichigo was given a second chance at life.

However, even Kisuke Urahara couldn't change the loss of Shinigami power.

In other words, Ichigo went from being a substitute Shinigami back to an ordinary human.

Ichigo was very depressed about this.

Because anyone who has possessed and experienced 'powerful strength' will feel a profound sense of loss and be unable to accept its loss.

That sense of disparity can bring strong negative emotions.

Although Ichigo has been deliberately hiding these emotions and trying to express that he is optimistic and doesn't care, not everyone's acting skills can win an Oscar.

At least Rukia and Kisuke Urahara could tell that he wasn't being sincere.

This also worried Rukia.

I started blaming myself. I shouldn't have acted recklessly in the first place, otherwise none of this would have happened.

Rukia went outside alone, wanting to clear her head.

Since the battle that night, neither his older brother nor Renji has ever appeared again.

This made Rukia think of a very shocking possibility!

But Abel didn't reappear, which made her somewhat uncertain.

Snapped!

A pebble was thrown at her head.

"It hurts..."

Rukia covered her head, searching for the 'culprit' with a murderous look on her face.

Then I saw a very handsome jerk leaning against the wall not far away, tossing pebbles in his hand.

"It's you?! Where did you go after that night? Why haven't you come looking for me these past two days? Weren't you supposed to protect me? Is this how you fulfilled your mission? I'm going to file a complaint against you!"

Rukia charged forward fiercely, but Abel pinned her head down with just one hand, causing all his subsequent punches to miss.

"Asshole! Let me go!"

"I'm leaving."

Rukia, who had been so aggressive, suddenly froze.

"I've sent your elder brother away for now. But it seems he has no intention of giving up."

"My request has been fulfilled, so I should be leaving."

Rukia paused for a moment, then gave a bright smile. "Anyway, thank you."

"There's no need for that, because I can only protect you this once."

After saying goodbye to Rukia, Abel left.

Rukia stood there, feeling somewhat melancholy.

Although we haven't known each other for long, we've been through quite a lot together.

However, Abel was ultimately just a passerby here.

……

Once he regained consciousness, Abel immediately checked the system notification that had just sounded.

[Premium prayer order completed, customer gave a 3-star rating (just average)!]

[Comment: Although they temporarily repelled the pursuers and prevented Rukia from being taken away, nothing has actually changed. Did they save her? As if they did.]

[Samsung's transaction points reward remains unchanged. All optional order details have been completed, and the reward will be automatically issued. Please check your account.]

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Skill: [Cero Flash]

Level: LV1

Consumption: Soul Power

Requirements: None

Effect: Releases a flash of light condensed from highly concentrated soul power, with astonishing destructive power.

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【Shallow play】

Special equipment items

Description: An unnamed Zanpakuto forged by Nimaiya Oetsu, one of the five captains of the Zero Division and the Phoenix Lord, also known as the "Sword God".

Effect: The wielder infuses their own unique spirit and beliefs into the Zanpakuto, thereby cultivating it into their own unique form.

PS: You, who made a contract with the sword demon, are the lover of all Zanpakuto.

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Rukia's Gift

Disposable items

Description: Rukia's small token of gratitude.

Effect: Open to receive a mystery gift.

P.S.: The deeper Rukia's gratitude, the greater the reward.

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After reading it, Abel's feelings were somewhat complicated.

He didn't really put his all into this prayer order, and the final evaluation was just so-so.

The main difference is that there are significant differences between advanced and intermediate prayer orders.

While the increased difficulty also gave him a lot of room to express himself.

It's not just about completing tasks to get good rewards.

How well it is done is also very important.

Having realized this, Abel understood that he needed to give it his all for the next prayer order.

As for the reward, 10,000 transaction points is quite good.

The new skill 【Cero】 is also very powerful, and it only consumes soul power, not stamina, which means it doesn't add much burden to him.

We need to find a way to level up as soon as possible.