After Yoruichi Shihōin left the room, Soifon sat quietly in place.
Raising her hand to touch the center of her smooth chest, Soifon could feel that the Hōgyoku was hidden right there by Kisuke Urahara, but it could not be extracted by ordinary means.
This Gigai was eroding Soifon's soul at a slow pace; it would likely take less than a year for her to completely turn into a human.
Unless she could recover her Spiritual Power to resist this erosion.
The problem was that the interior of the Gigai seemed to be embedded with some kind of suppression mechanism, causing the Spirit Body's instinct to automatically absorb external Spirit Particles to come to a near halt.
As expected, I have replaced Rukia's position and become Kisuke Urahara's tool for hiding the Hōgyoku.
Soifon pushed open the window and extended her hand toward a large tree in the backyard. The free-floating and thin Spirit Particles in the air seemed to be subjected to some invisible traction, beginning to flow slowly and continuously into her body.
The amount was small, and the speed was slow, but it was enough to form a faint cycle within her body, barely resisting the assimilation force of the Gigai.
Using Sklaverei at this level would not be discovered by Kisuke Urahara and Yoruichi; they would only consider it a normal phenomenon of Spirit Particle flow.
The night grew darker.
The guest room of the Urahara Shop wasn't wide. Two futons were laid side by side on the tatami, with only the moonlight outside the window providing faint illumination.
Soifon and Yoruichi Shihōin lay quietly, separated by a fist's width. Neither had fallen asleep, leaving only the sound of their gentle breathing in the room.
A moment later, a rustling sound rang out beside Soifon.
Yoruichi's quilt moved. A calf carrying warm body heat extended from the side, the instep gently hooking around Soifon's waist, pulling her a bit closer.
Immediately afterward, warm breath brushed past the hollow of her neck. Yoruichi's face leaned in very close, her lips almost touching the skin behind Soifon's ear.
"Soifon..."
Pressing against her, Yoruichi murmured in her ear.
However, Soifon did not move, nor did she respond, simply allowing Yoruichi Shihōin to hold her like this.
After another few seconds, Soifon sighed softly.
"Lady Yoruichi..." She turned her face sideways, looking into the golden eyes close at hand in the dim light. "I don't think comforting me requires using such a method."
Soifon was somewhat helpless: "Moreover, my Reiatsu has just been drained empty. You wouldn't be thinking of taking advantage of my precarious situation, right..."
Subsequently, Yoruichi's body stiffened for a moment, and she just lay quietly beside Soifon like that.
Yoruichi remained silent for a long time. The foot hooked around Soifon's waist slowly relaxed its strength, but she did not completely take it back.
She raised her hand, her fingertips gently stroking Soifon's cheek, slowly rubbing along her jawline.
By the moonlight, Yoruichi Shihōin carefully scrutinized Soifon's profile, seemingly wanting to reacquaint herself with this 'little sister' who used to follow behind her back.
"Soifon, what do you..." Yoruichi finally spoke, "Plan to do now?"
Her thumb stopped below the corner of Soifon's eye, rubbing it gently.
"Violating the laws of the Seireitei, granting the power of a Shinigami to a human of the World of the Living..."
"Even if you are the Captain of the Second Division, the Commander-in-Chief of the Stealth Force, and the Corps Commander of the Executive Militia, this is a grave crime."
"Central 46 won't let this opportunity pass..."
Yoruichi Shihōin didn't finish her sentence, but the meaning was already obvious enough.
If Soifon had been sent to fight an enemy only at the Vice-Captain level, yet hadn't returned to the Seireitei after such a long time, the people on the Seireitei side would certainly become suspicious.
Based on Soifon's strength, the personnel sent by the Seireitei for support would definitely be at the Captain level as well. In that case, the strange state of Soifon's Reiatsu deficit would definitely not be able to be hidden.
Judging by the current situation, Soifon should only have two choices.
Either elope with her in the World of the Living as a pair of ill-fated lovers; or be taken back to the Seireitei and sentenced by Central 46.
"Sigh..."
Soifon sighed. In truth, if she didn't want to go back right now, the Seireitei really had no way to deal with it.
After all, which Captain could take her away from the current Ichigo Kurosaki...
Soifon was somewhat surprised. She hadn't expected Ichigo Kurosaki to directly awaken the powers of both a Quincy and a Shinigami. Was it because she was also a Quincy?
"Stay with me in the World of the Living. I will protect you."
Yoruichi, buried in the hollow of her neck, spoke. Her hot breath hit Soifon's skin, curling up a few strands of long hair by her ear.
"If the Seireitei doesn't send anyone over, I will stay here with Lady Yoruichi."
"What if they send someone to find you?"
"Then I can't implicate Lady Yoruichi either."
The next day, Isshin Kurosaki brought Ichigo Kurosaki to the Urahara Shop.
The father and son were wearing casual clothes, and Reiatsu was faintly overflowing uncontrollably from Ichigo's body.
Sitting on the tatami, Isshin Kurosaki scratched his head: "How should I put it... Although Ichigo would become a Shinigami sooner or later, to end up in this form after awakening... I really didn't anticipate it..."
Listening to this, Soifon rolled her eyes in her heart. The form of the number one hybrid in the Three Worlds—could you have guessed it?
Next, Soifon bowed to Isshin Kurosaki: "I am very sorry. I dragged Ichigo into such a matter and made him bear risks he shouldn't have to bear."
Soifon lowered her head further: "If the Seireitei investigates this, I will bear full responsibility. I absolutely will not implicate you."
Ichigo was just about to say something when Isshin waved his hand carelessly:
"What nonsense are you talking about? Captain Soifon."
"I privately abandoned my Captain's duties to settle in the World of the Living. I've long been a sinner; it has nothing to do with you at all."
Isshin Kurosaki didn't come this time to assign blame. Rather, the things happening to his son were too bizarre; even he, a knowledgeable Captain, couldn't figure it out.
Helpless, he could only bring Ichigo to find Kisuke Urahara and his group to have a look.
Subsequently, Isshin patted Ichigo's head, letting him explain for himself.
While Kisuke Urahara was explaining things to Ichigo, Isshin Kurosaki gave Soifon a hinting glance, signaling for her to go out and chat with him.
Soifon followed Isshin Kurosaki to the clearing in the shop's backyard. Isshin Kurosaki turned around to size up the 'powerless' Soifon, speaking only after a moment.
"Captain Soifon, actually, you deliberately awakened the power within Ichigo, didn't you?"
After Isshin Kurosaki reflected on it, he felt this matter was full of suspicious points. Yet Kisuke Urahara hadn't discovered it, making it hard not to suspect if he was playing dumb.
But Soifon was their family's benefactor after all, so Isshin Kurosaki decided to ask her clearly.
"Correct."
Since the other party had discovered it, Soifon decided to confess. Anyway, she had nothing to feel guilty about.
"Why..."
"For world peace, of course."
"This isn't a joke. Ichigo's power is an insurance policy."
Soifon led Isshin Kurosaki under the large tree and spoke:
"Quincys of unknown origin are restless in the shadows."
"Does Senior Isshin really think we can continue living peacefully like this?"
"Do you... still remember the day Madam Masaki was subjected to the Holy Selection?"
Isshin Kurosaki's footsteps paused. He looked up at the clear blue sky, his thoughts unknown.
After a long while, Isshin Kurosaki lowered his head to look at her: "So... Captain Soifon needs Ichigo's power?"
"Ichigo's power is very strong. It may not need to be used, but it cannot be absent."
Soifon met Isshin Kurosaki's gaze without any pressure.
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