SFS Chapter 737 You really enjoy teasing people.
Chapter 737 You really enjoy teasing people.
After dinner, Fangye took the initiative to clear the table and went to the kitchen with the plates.
Rukia lay comfortably on the sofa and muttered, "Soul Society? I wonder who's coming this time."
Yu Zi propped her cheek up with one hand, leaning against the corner of the sofa, her body lounging on the sofa with her legs crossed. With her other hand on the remote control, she said calmly, "Anyway, we're all just small fry. It doesn't matter who we are."
Rukia broke out in a sweat and said, "If we go by the teacher's standards, even the eldest brother would be a nobody."
Yuko pressed the remote control to change the channel with a blank expression: "No, Byakuya is almost out of the category of trash."
"So, what exactly is the category of 'small fry'?"
"Is it hard to understand?" Yuko glanced at her. "It's probably around level three spiritual pressure, the level of someone who has just mastered Bankai, or below."
"Yes, using Renji as a benchmark should make it easier for you to understand."
"...I understand, but Renji is just too pitiful!" Rukia couldn't help but complain.
Yuko's crimson eyes calmly gazed at her: "Is that so? Then consider that your strength is less than that of a small fry. That way, you won't feel sad for others anymore, right?"
Rukia managed a weak attempt to speak: "Yes, yes."
So sad... I...
"Ah! I just haven't recovered my power yet!" Rukia grabbed a cushion from the corner of the sofa and rolled around on it in a fluster.
To say someone is worse than a nobody is going too far, teacher!
"Even if you regain your strength, you're still just a weakling."
"..."
Rukia stopped wriggling, her eyes somewhat dim: "I'm going to sleep."
"Okay, don't forget tomorrow's homework."
"Huh? Is there homework?"
"Of course there are. So these days, young people really do play until the middle of the night before going home, and they don't even do their homework properly."
Rukia was in despair: "Isn't that because of the teacher?!"
She looked up at the clock on the wall: "Why is it already one in the morning?!"
"When do you think you got back?"
Rukia didn't have time to argue with Yuuko anymore and hurriedly returned to her room.
Yuko's lips curled up slightly.
"You really enjoy playing pranks on people."
Yuko turned around and saw Yoshino leaning against the wall with his arms crossed, looking at her with a helpless expression.
"Playing pranks?" Yuko didn't deny it. "Probably."
"Don't let my current appearance fool you, I used to really enjoy quiet environments."
"Although I don't want to admit it, I guess I'm going through menopause? I'm actually quite happy to see this lively scene."
"...No, I can't imagine it at all. And menopause, how old are you anyway?"
"What do you think? Can't you tell from her appearance? She's only in her early twenties, right?"
"Be serious for once." Yoshino sweated and sat down next to Yuko.
Yuko looked away from her and changed the TV channel: "I'm not lying. Humans, once they get used to a warm atmosphere, can no longer stand living alone."
Upon hearing this, Yoshino paused for a moment, and her mind inadvertently recalled the things she had experienced with the god.
……
Yes.
Even if she's unwilling to admit it now, unwilling to recall it, it truly was one of her most beautiful memories.
Fangye sat on the sofa by the window, gazing at the night sky in the distance. After a long period of contemplation, she suddenly asked, "Why did you help me to this extent?"
Yuko lay on the sofa, her eyes flickering slightly: "The reason?"
"That's the reason behind what I just said."
"In this world, having a long lifespan is not a blessing, but a curse. Watching the people around you grow old and die while you remain forever in the same place... that kind of loneliness can drive you crazy."
Yoshino stared at her blankly: "The age of the Grim Reaper is indeed very long."
"But the lifespans of other Grim Reapers must be very long, right?"
"Are you referring to the time when you were still human?"
Yu Zi smiled faintly: "In a way, what you said is not wrong either."
"Moreover, in my opinion, with the existence of the so-called Soul Society after death, death is not so scary."
Ultimately, the reason why humans are afraid of death is nothing more than the fear of the afterlife and the fear of the continuation of their own meaning.
"But people have a soul after they die, which means that death is not the end."
Yuko shifted her position and sat up from the sofa: "Souls also possess memories of their previous life."
"Aside from the difference in form, there is no difference in essence."
"If it weren't for the issue of the balance of the three realms, it wouldn't be a big deal for ghosts and humans to live together. Would you feel fear because you can't touch your loved ones?"
This is also why Ikuko still harbors a certain fondness for the Grim Reaper.
Although she disliked the corrupt system, the Grim Reapers were indeed doing their best to maintain the balance of the three worlds.
"As for helping you, it's only because I pity you."
Yoshino was still pondering what Yuko had just said when he heard the last sentence, and his lips twitched slightly.
“If it were before, I would have been very angry.”
"It's okay to be angry now."
"No, I'm not one of those kids who would get angry over this kind of teasing."
“Then let’s put it another way that you can accept?” Yuko tilted her head. “If you guys cause trouble in Karakura Town, I’ll find it very bothersome.”
"If Karakura Town becomes a battlefield, it will definitely affect me to some extent."
"After all, this is my territory."
Yoshino retorted, "Terrible, are you some kind of yakuza boss?"
"Would you like me to call you Sister Yu Zi?"
"How old are you?"
"Around eighteen years old?"
"Why has it decreased again?"
……
Western-style mansion on the outskirts of Karakura Town.
Dark red velvet curtains blocked out the rain, and the flames in the fireplace crackled and danced, but could not dispel the deathly chill in the hall.
Kariya sat in a high-backed chair, his fingertips tracing a wine glass filled with red wine.
From the shadows, Ichinose Maki appeared silently.
"Iwa and Peng have failed." Ichinose Maki's voice was flat, as if he were reporting a trivial matter.
Kariya paused in his swirling of the wine glass, and before he could speak, figures emerged from the surrounding darkness.
"Kariya, shouldn't you tell us your reasons by now?" A burly middle-aged man with an earpiece around his neck stepped forward. "The reason for summoning us."
"Hey, those two brats weren't exactly likable, but together they were quite formidable." The speaker was Ma Qiao, with his slightly flamboyant orange hair and fashionable attire, idly fiddling with his fingers. "They were just taken down so quietly?"
“That can hardly be considered silent,” said Yuki, who had long green hair and wore a purple robe, sitting opposite him.
Wearing a headset, Koga Tsuyoshi nodded slightly: "Indeed, that spiritual pressure is undoubtedly that of a Shinigami."
"What? Kariya, you don't mean you want us to help you fight the Grim Reaper, do you?" Mahashi frowned. "With just this many people?"
Koga glanced around and asked, "Speaking of which, where's Udagawa?"
The one who spoke was Ichinose Masaki, "As for him, he's already dead."
He stood out in the Bount, dressed in the unique Shinigami uniform of the Grim Reaper.
"What did you say?" Everyone looked shocked. "That guy is dead?"
"How can it be……"
Although they didn't want to admit it, Utagawa's strength was not weak among them. If Utagawa could be killed, it would mean that they probably couldn't hold out either.
Most importantly, compared to the powerful spiritual pressure they felt when the twins Peng and Pana died, they barely noticed Udagawa's death.
Sawatari, who had the appearance of an old man, had a solemn look in his eyes. "Was it done by that Grim Reaper?"
Finally, Kariya, who was sitting upright in a high-backed chair, spoke.
"That's what I originally thought too."
"But after what happened with Iwa and Ho, I suspect that Karakura Town has an even more terrifying enemy."
Koga asked again, "What exactly do you want to do by summoning us?"
As Yoshino said, the Bavents are not a gregarious race. After experiencing thousands of years of successes and failures, they rarely band together for warmth.
Most of the remaining bavents now live their own lives.
And it was Kariyagami who brought them together again.
This man also has considerable experience in the Bounts, having not only saved many Bounts, but his strength is also comparable to that of Death.
Not all Bounts have been attacked by Death or Hollows; some, like Yoshino, simply live a life of confusion in this world.
The Bavents may appear young, but each of them is actually thousands of years old. Because of their past experiences, most of them do not easily trust others, and they will remain wary even of their own compatriots.
If it weren't for Kariya's prestige among his compatriots, they probably wouldn't have gathered here.
Faced with the questioning of the crowd, Kariya stood up from his chair, walked to the middle of the crowd, and opened his arms.
"Gentlemen, I have found it, the final key."
Everyone frowned: "The key?"
"Hmm, traces of Quincy."
"What did you say? Quincy?" Koga Tsuyoshi looked surprised. "They still exist? Quincy."
If there's anyone in this world who hates death and Hollows like they do, it's the Quincy.
It could even be said that, because of their ability to destroy Hollows, the grudge between the Quincy and the Shinigami is even stronger than that between the Shinigami and the Shinigami.
They were once extinct... no, they even thought the Quincy were extinct.
While everyone was still in shock, Kariya God spoke again: "Gentlemen, the time has come to take revenge on Soul Society."
Sawatari frowned deeply: "Are you serious?"
As a veteran member of the Bounts, he was aware of the hatred between the Bounts and Death.
Unlike the lucky Yoshino, who had been rejected and hunted by Death, Yoshino still vividly remembered the despair he had experienced.
"You should understand that we can't do it with just this many people."
"Yes, I understand." Facing everyone's doubts, Kariya God showed no surprise. "But I have already found a way for you to become stronger."
"That's enough power to launch a revenge attack on Soul Society."
Koga Tsuyoshi frowned: "You're talking about ways to become stronger?"
"You don't mean to talk about sucking the souls of living people, do you?" Maqiao gritted his teeth. "That kind of thing has huge side effects, you should know that better than anyone, right, Sawatari!"
As he spoke, he turned to look at Sawatari.
Sawatari asked in a flat tone, "What are you trying to say?"
"You've become like this because you've absorbed the souls of a large number of living people, haven't you?!" Ma Qiao had heard some rumors. "In our Bavente culture, if you absorb the souls of living people, your body will age, which is why there's such a rule!"
Wearing round-framed glasses, Yu Shi chimed in, "But correspondingly, you will also gain immense power."
Yuki chimed in, "Anyway, we won't die."
"Compared to that aged appearance, the increase in power is far more remarkable," Kariya said calmly. "That's why we need to find that Quincy and... Yoshino."
"Fangye? What happened to her?"
There are also people in the bavent who haven't figured out the situation yet.
Kariya Kami paused for a moment, then said, "If nothing unexpected happens, they've probably betrayed us."
"What did you say?" Everyone was surprised again. "Betrayal?"
Even though the Bounts didn't trust each other and even had a history of infighting, they never betrayed their fellow countrymen and switched sides to others.
Who is it? The Grim Reaper?
"If nothing else happens."
"...I was just saying I hadn't seen that woman for the past few days, and I thought she had gone hunting."
“That Utagawa, and also Peng and Iwa…”
Could it be because of that woman's betrayal...?
Kariya said calmly, "I don't know."
Koga interrupted the somewhat noisy atmosphere: "What do you want us to do?"
"Bring that Quincy and Yoshino back." Kariya nodded slightly. "Without them, our plan cannot proceed."
Do you know where they are?
“Yes, of course.” Kariya Kami silently observed everyone’s reactions.
"I disagree!" Ma Qiao stepped forward. "What good does it do to absorb the souls of living people?!"
Fighting against the Soul Society and the Shinigami is not a simple matter.
The crowd was only temporarily subservient to him as their nominal leader because of his prestige, so he knew very well that dissenting voices would inevitably emerge.
Kariya saw through Mabashi's weak heart at a glance.
It wasn't fear of power, but fear of aging, fear of the Soul Society.
Stared at by Kariya, Mahashi subconsciously took a half step back.
“There’s nothing to be afraid of, Maqiao.”
However, before he can get help from the Quincy and Yoshino, he will need the help of others.
"If you're unwilling, then help us bring the Quincy and Yoshino back."
Ma Qiao gritted his teeth: "Fine."
He didn't know Kariya's true thoughts, but if he didn't even agree to something like this, he would definitely be ostracized.