In Soul Society, love and bond begin

"That's right! Progress alone isn't enough... This is how combat should be!"

“No matter the means, no matter the means!”

"You are such a surprising gift."

……

[Event: The bond level with Unohana Yachiryu has increased↑]

[Reward: Spirit Level +1, Talent Point +1]

[Gained Bond Trait: Swordsmanship Genius]

[Spiritual Power: 7th Grade, Upper → 6th Grade, Lower]

[Bond Trait: Swordsmanship Genius: The highest level of the Slashing Technique talent is raised to 'Level 12' (ignoring bottlenecks), increasing the speed of acquiring Slashing Technique attributes and increasing the chance of comprehending one's own swordsmanship and style.]

Chapter 4 Are you awake?

Cold, shaking.

There was a constant feeling of oppression in my chest as if it was wrapped by some substance, but it also felt like it was soaked in some warm and greasy liquid, and there was an indescribable feeling of suffocation.

Fujimiya Makoto's consciousness gradually returned.

Until one moment, he suddenly opened his eyes.

Stranger...

“Gurgle…Gurgle…”

"puff!"

The young man suddenly sat up from the bucket that was only half his height. His weak body almost couldn't support himself. He leaned on the edge of the barrel with difficulty, but his struggle caused a large splash of water.

Wait, what is this place?!

"Oh."

"Are you awake?"

"Congratulations, from today on, you are a cute girl."

As if hearing the noise behind him, the long-haired man who was busy doing something in front of another bed turned his head, holding a wooden spoon in his hand.

what?

Hearing this, almost subconsciously, Fujimiya Makoto reached out and grabbed into the deepest shadow underwater.

"call."

The young man secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

A one-foot-long object, not a bit smaller.

Fortunately it was a joke.

He turned his head and looked at the uncle: "Did you save me?"

"Thank you."

"but……"

Fujimiya Makoto said this, glancing around.

Then, I saw a room about the size of an ordinary bedroom, with steam rising in the air and several large buckets of hot water lined up next to it... a bathhouse?

The moment Fujimiya Makoto came to this conclusion, he couldn't help but be stunned.

In an area like Zaraki where most resources, including water, food, and clothes, are occupied by the strongest people nearby, it is extremely difficult to even drink a few sips of water at a fixed place on time, let alone take a shower. You have to face the swords of all the evil people at all times.

How could anyone possibly sit down and take a bath peacefully?

You must wear a helmet when fishing.

Thinking this way, Fujimiya Makoto finally asked the question in his heart:

"Where is this?"

"Also, where is that vicious woman who tried to kill me?"

"Oh, didn't you fall into the trap? I thought you were going to..." The bathhouse boy was talking to himself. After hearing what he said, I didn't seem to react at first and repeated it.

"What's so bad?"

Until he suddenly understood who Fujimiya Makoto was talking about. His cheeks puffed up and his face suddenly turned the color of liver.

I tried very hard to hold it in, but I couldn't.

"Ku!"

“Kukuku, hahahahahahaha…”

He laughed loudly and wildly, holding his stomach with difficulty, his whole body bent over, and he was laughing so hard that he was out of breath.

Fujimiya Makoto looked at him in confusion.

He was nearly hacked to death by that guy.

Is there anything funny about this?

"You...you..."

The little-eyed bathhouse boy was laughing so hard that his whole body was shaking, and even his voice was trembling. The corners of his mouth were stretched almost to his ears, and his smile was uglier than crying:

"You're truly a strong man who could survive that woman!"

"what!"

"I will always take care of you in the future."

Fujimiya Makoto became more and more confused, and he subconsciously held onto the wooden barrel and tried to get up.

As a result, as soon as he raised his hand, he felt a sudden tearing pain in his chest and abdomen.

"Well."

Fujimiya Makoto groaned and looked down.

I saw that my chest, arms, abdomen and other parts of my body were wrapped in thick bandages.

The warm water that soaked his body was now a delicate pink.

That was the color of the hot spring stained with blood.

"Cough, cough, cough."

"As a professional doctor, I advise you not to move around rashly."

Before Fujimiya Makoto could ask a question, the bathhouse boy with long flowing hair tried his best to suppress his laughter and reminded him in a serious tone.

As he spoke, he turned around and went to do his work.

Fujimiya Makoto looked in the direction he was pointing and discovered that lying on the bed in front of him was a naked corpse.

The young man's pupils suddenly shrank.

He instinctively stood up and grabbed the broken sword not far away.

"Snapped."

However, before he could straighten up, his wrist was suddenly pressed by the seemingly leisurely bathhouse boy.

Fujimiya Makoto paused.

Wrist, unable to move.

So strong.

The instant step is even more abnormally fast.

He glanced at the corpse in the distance, then looked at the long-haired man who appeared in front of him without any warning, and suddenly an idea came to his mind.

I won’t be taken back to her base by that woman, right?

"Be careful, bro."

The bathhouse boy casually let go of his hand and said casually: "Drawing a knife on my territory is very dangerous."

"You'll die."

Fujimiya Makoto retracted his wrist, which had already turned blue, and despite the pain, he stood up from the barrel and said cautiously, "Where is this place? Who are you? Can I... leave now?"

"Ah, ah...don't worry."

The bathhouse boy smiled and shook his long, flowing, thick hair, and said gently:

"But it was indeed my fault."

"You are currently in District 64, Xiliuhun Street, Qinmian."

"This is the only holy place for training in the entire Soul Society—Genji Academy!"

He did not explain the meaning of this place name at all, as if it was common sense.

Finally, he raised his thumb again, pointed it at himself with unparalleled confidence, and said loudly with great confidence:

"And I am the legendary Genjijuku's top pioneer, the dreamlike powerhouse, the legend of Soul Society's fastest man!"

"Thunderbolt! Tian Shilang! Master!"

"It is also!"

The guy in the bathhouse shook his long hair vigorously, closed his eyes quietly, and waited for the exaggerated admiration from the seriously injured patient in front of him.

But after waiting for a long time, there was only deathly silence.

He opened his eyes and looked over with a puzzled expression.

Fujimiya Makoto stood there in a daze, without any reaction for a long time.

"Hey!"

"You kid, didn't you die not long ago?"

"Even I haven't heard of it!"

But the next second, Fujimiya Makoto suddenly stood up and grabbed him, asking solemnly, "What did you say your name was?"

The boy in the bathhouse was stunned by the question and said puzzledly:

"Tian Shilang."

"Kilin Temple Tenshiro!"

"Hey, hey, hey, my reputation has spread far and wide, don't pretend you don't know me!"

How embarrassing it must have been for him to introduce himself so hard just now?

Fujimiya Makoto didn't care about his reaction, swallowed hard, and continued to ask:

"So... what is Yuanzijuku...?"

"You kid... you didn't really just die, did you?!"

Kirinji Tenshiro's eyes widened. "Genjijuku, that's of course the founder of the Genryu school, the master who taught the teachings, and the strongest man in Soul Society for a thousand years, Yamamoto Shigekuni-sama, the "Shizusai." It's the foremost training ground in Soul Society for eight hundred years, founded by him!"

really.

Fujimiya pondered this, still clinging to a glimmer of hope, and continued to ask, "Have the Soul Society's Gotei 13 appeared now?"

Now, it was Qilin Temple Tian Shilang who felt a little strange.

"Seireitei?"

"We have indeed been fighting with those bastard nobles recently, and quite a few people have died."

"But...the Gotei 13?"

His small eyes revealed a clear and foolish look:

"Never heard of this unit?"

It’s over.