Demon Slayer: The Journey That Began When I Became Yoriichi's Sister

Chapter 562 5 colorful black

Yuko's cheerful "bye-bye" smile froze instantly, replaced by a look of astonishment.

"I've caught you!" Yoruichi's eyes were already burning with pent-up anger, and she said through gritted teeth with a slightly manic smile on her face.

A bead of cold sweat trickled down Yuko's face. "Um... is it... is it possible to reconcile?"

Yoruichi's face lit up with a bright smile: "What do you think?"

Yuko's expression froze, and a tremendous force suddenly came from her hand, dragging her headfirst into the Prism by Yoruichi.

One night, I felt a sudden blur before my eyes. The feeling of weightlessness didn't disappear; instead, it intensified, and my blood rushed from my body to my brain.

Yoruichi looked around and realized that she was hanging upside down, while Yuuko was standing on the floor. Yoruichi's hand was still tightly holding Yuuko's hand, and half of her body was hanging in the prism.

She entered the prism feet first, but after her whole body went in, she came out headfirst. She could even see her lower body standing not far away, as if her entire body had been cut off.

The space is completely chaotic; is this what disordered order means?

Breaking free from Yoruichi's grasp, Yuuko took two steps back. Yoruichi flipped over and fell from the sky, and Yuuko threw a punch straight at Yoruichi.

"Hey, there's no need to be so ruthless," Yuko muttered, narrowly avoiding the attack.

Yoruichi's fist slammed into the floor, the fist, imbued with spiritual pressure, cracking the floor and creating a large, circular crater.

Seeing the power, Yuko couldn't help but swallow hard: "I... I just played a trick on you."

"You really dare to say that!" Yoruichi turned her head, her eyes glowing red.

Ikuko: "..."

Yoruichi attacked again, while Yuuko focused all her attention on trying to understand the concept of spiritual pressure that Yoruichi and Soi Fon had taught her.

The spiritual energy within her body flowed towards her eyes, and gradually, she was able to catch some of Yoruichi's movements.

Although it's still far from seeing clearly, the ability to see the world clearly is enough for Yuko to react accordingly.

Yoruichi threw a punch, about to hit Yuuko, but suddenly noticed that the corners of Yuuko's mouth were slightly upturned.

A bad feeling welled up in Yoruichi's heart.

One night, I suddenly felt a blur before my eyes, and the solid feeling under my feet vanished abruptly, replaced by a feeling of weightlessness and falling.

Come again? !

Before she could even scream, she was swallowed up by that eerie prism.

Pfft!

Yoruichi landed heavily on the floor at the other end of the dojo, near the door, in a rather unseemly position, face down.

The prism was very close to the ground, and by the time Ye Yi could see it clearly, it was too late to change his body's direction.

"Yoruichi-sama!" Soi Fon cried out as she rushed over, her voice filled with worry.

"Cough cough..." Yoruichi propped herself up, shook her slightly dizzy head, and a few strands of purple hair were covered in dust, making her look a little disheveled.

She raised her head and glared fiercely at Yuko, who was standing innocently in the distance.

Yuko gripped her Zanpakuto, and the strange illusions around her began to dissipate. She blinked her golden double pupils and said, "Oops, sorry, sorry, I didn't control the exit properly."

"It must be because I've only just learned the initial release technique and I'm not very proficient yet."

"Yoruichi, are you alright? Did you hurt yourself? Do you want me to rub it for you?" Yuko's tone was concerned, but the smile in her eyes was impossible to hide.

"I'll rub your head my ass!" Yoruichi gritted her teeth, sprang to her feet, dusted herself off, and pointed at Yuuko angrily, "You bastard, you did it on purpose! You dared to use me as a punching bag! You've almost smashed through the floor of this dojo!"

She pointed to the shallow dent she had made from falling, and then to the spot where the blow had cracked her skin.

Yu Zi was initially a little embarrassed, but after seeing the rest, she couldn't help but retort, "Hey, hey, hey, don't lie through your teeth. It was clearly you who broke it, okay?"

Yoruichi sneered, "I was helping you master your Zanpakuto, so all the losses should be attributed to you."

Yuko's eyes widened: "What? I've never heard of that!"

"It's okay, the losses will be deducted from your salary anyway."

"...Don't I not get paid?"

"..."

"Come on, don't be angry." Yuko coughed twice and sheathed her sword. "See, isn't the effect pretty good? Even Yoruichi fell for it, which means my little butterfly is quite reliable."

Yuko swayed over, clearly in a good mood, ignoring Yoruichi's fiery glare, and grabbed her shoulder and shook her.

Soi Fon glanced at Yoruichi's angry face, then at Ikuko's grinning face, and for a moment she didn't know what to say. She could only whisper a reminder from the side: "Ikuko-nee, you...you seem to have really made Yoruichi angry."

"Angry? How could I be!" Yu Zi exaggeratedly clutched her chest. "Weren't we having a friendly martial arts exchange? How could I be angry?"

"Besides, Yoruichi is a very magnanimous person, why would he hold such a small matter against me?" After saying that, Yuko even winked at Yoruichi, "Right?"

Yoruichi took a deep breath, trying hard to suppress the urge to beat this guy up again. Mainly, she wasn't entirely confident she could break through that strange spatial displacement ability.

After calming her urge to punch someone, Yoruichi slowly spoke: "Spatial distortion, that's the power of your Zanpakuto?"

"I do not know."

Ye's eyelid twitched: "Be serious."

Yuko shrugged: "I'm serious, it seems like she can do more than just disrupt the order of space."

"she?"

"Yes, I saw her in my inner world. She's a very well-behaved little girl."

When Yuko said this, Yoruichi's lips twitched involuntarily.

“I’m talking about Yuko.”

"Ok?"

"Don't you think your Zanpakuto is too obedient?"

"It would be strange if my other half went against me, wouldn't it?"

Yoruichi crossed his arms expressionlessly: "No, in fact, most people don't understand themselves. Throwing tantrums at their masters and rebelling against them is the norm for Zanpakuto."

"What does that prove?" Yu Zi also made an X-shaped gesture. "It just means my butterfly is cute and well-behaved."

As soon as Yuko finished speaking, her Zanpakuto trembled slightly, as if to indicate that Yuko was right.

Yoruichi was completely bewildered. She couldn't understand why a Zanpakuto with such powerful and bizarre abilities would have such an obedient master as Yuuko.

This almost completely overturned her understanding of the relationship between Zanpakuto and Shinigami.

The vast majority of Zanpakuto require their masters to go through great lengths to communicate, understand, adapt to, and even be tested.

Why is it that when it comes to Yu Zi, she acts like a submissive little wife?

Seeing Yoruichi's speechless expression, Yuko raised an eyebrow: "I say, you're not jealous, are you?"

"Could it be that your Zanpakuto is the disobedient type? Is that why you rarely use it, Yoruichi?"

"I'm jealous my foot!" Yoruichi almost laughed in exasperation. "The flashy light pollution when your blade is released makes you a sitting duck in covert operations."

"I would be jealous?"

“A sitting duck? I can just kill all the enemies, right? Besides…” Yuko wagged her finger, “Don’t change the subject. We’re talking about the Zanpakuto, not the abilities.”

"..." Yoruichi rolled her eyes, not wanting to pay attention to this idiot, and turned to Soi Fon, "Soi Fon, go prepare some tea and snacks. I'm exhausted from dealing with this idiot all day."

Yuko blinked: "Is there any for me?"

Yoruichi's face darkened: "No."

"Yes!" Soi Fon smiled and left the dojo.

If it were Soi Fon who had just met Yuuko, she would definitely have listened to Yoruichi without hesitation and not prepared anything for Yuuko.

but now……

In Yuko's words, Yoruichi is indeed that...tsundere?

Before long, Soi Fon had prepared snacks and tea.

The three arrived at a small, elegant Japanese-style rest room next to the dojo. The room was simply furnished with a few cushions, a low table, and a well-maintained courtyard outside the window.

Yuko slumped onto the cushion without any regard for her image, exclaiming comfortably, "Ah~ sitting is definitely more comfortable. I was so focused just now, it was exhausting."

As she spoke, she untied her Zanpakuto from her waist and placed it naturally at her side.

Yoruichi also sat down cross-legged, her posture much more elegant than Yuuko's. Clearly, although she had been influenced quite a bit by Yuuko during this time, she still retained the most basic manners.

Yoruichi's gaze fell on Ikuko's Zanpakuto: "It seems that the Shikai state has been fixed?"

"Huh? What do you mean?" Yu Zi followed her gaze.

What was originally a simple asagi (shallow slash) has now changed along with the scabbard. The entire scabbard has taken on a bluish-purple hue and is decorated with delicate patterns, making it look quite beautiful. The blade is also fixed in its Shikai (initial release) state.

Yuko drew her Zanpakuto. Although the blade was multicolored, it wasn't the kind of dazzling, eye-catching kind. Instead, it leaned more towards a multicolored black, and the subtle broken patterns on the blade made it look exceptionally mysterious and beautiful.

"Hmm, this looks much better," Yu Zi commented, then asked curiously, "Will this form always be like this?"

Yoruichi nodded slightly: "The Shikai and Bankai of a Zanpakuto often change its form, and there have been instances where a Zanpakuto has presented its Shikai form under normal circumstances."

"I see." Yu Zi stroked her chin. "Do you think I can beat you now?"

"You've only just learned to walk and you already want to run?" Yoruichi smirked and rolled her eyes at her. "If it weren't for training, you wouldn't even be able to touch the hem of my clothes."

"Really?" Yu Zi raised her eyebrows, looking doubtful.

"..." Of course it's fake. Although there was a slight oversight, Yuuko's progress far exceeded Yoruichi's expectations, especially the unique ability of her Zanpakuto.

However... how could she possibly admit that she was about to be surpassed by Yuko!

Besides, this was just a practice match. Who takes practice matches seriously?

Yoruichi coughed lightly, changing the subject, "Well, how about you tell me how you communicate with your Zanpakuto in your inner world?"

"Communication?" Yuko picked up the warm tea that Soi Fon had just poured for her from the low table, took a big sip, and squinted her eyes comfortably: "It's alright. After I found her, she naturally told me the Shikaiyu."

Yoru's eyelid twitched. Although she had guessed this would happen, she still couldn't accept it.

Why is it so simple?!

Yuko continued, "They just wouldn't tell me the true name of the Bankai directly, making me guess it myself. They even said the true name of the Bankai has five characters, and that one of those five characters contains the character 'butterfly.' Isn't that obvious?"

"Bankai?" Yoruichi and Soi Fon, who had just brought in some snacks, were both taken aback.

Soi Fon's eyes widened in surprise.

"You...you've already reached the point of Bankai?" Yoruichi's voice was filled with disbelief.

You've only just mastered the initial release, and you're already talking about Bankai?

This speed is simply terrifying. You have to understand, many vice-captains spend their entire lives without ever even glimpsing the threshold of Bankai.

Yuko picked up a delicate mochi from the plate Soi Fon was holding and stuffed it into her mouth, saying indistinctly, "Um... Butterfly said that my spiritual pressure is not enough right now, and if I force myself to use it, my body will shatter."

“Tsk, five characters, with the character for butterfly in it…” Yu Zi scratched his head. “Much harder than guessing a real name.”

Yuko picked up her Zanpakuto and began to let her mind wander freely: "A flamboyant butterfly? A shimmering butterfly? A multicolored butterfly?"

"If I guess right, you have to respond to me. You can't deny it."

Yoruichi's eye twitched slightly as she looked at him: "I think it was absolutely wise of you not to tell me the true name of your Bankai."

She was really afraid that one day Yuko would accidentally shout out a strange real name, which would then lead to unpredictable consequences.

Immortality is powerful, but it is by no means invincible.

After a moment of silence, Yoruichi took a sip of tea and said, "It's true that your spiritual pressure is insufficient. The increase in spiritual pressure brought by Bankai is terrifying. Both your body and soul need to be strong enough to withstand it, especially since your existence is even more special."

“I think your spiritual pressure growth rate is closely related to your unique characteristics.”

"Based on the talent you've shown so far, if you really raise your normal spiritual pressure to the captain level, you might be able to go toe-to-toe with the old man."

"Yes, that old man is indeed quite strong." Yu Zi nodded, sipping her tea.

Although Grandpa Yamamoto barely touched her, and even less so than Yoruichi did tonight, Yuko knew that it was the result of his deliberate control. The sheer intensity of the spiritual energy within her body was enough to explain everything.

Even ten Night Ones probably wouldn't be enough to take down that old man by himself.

Yoruichi saw that Yuuko was not arrogant because of her talent and nodded silently: "So, your top priority now is to stabilize your Shikai, improve your control over spiritual pressure and your basic strength."

"Improving spiritual pressure and basic strength?" Yuko suddenly smiled. "It feels like I've found a new challenge. This is actually quite interesting."