Chapter 232

This part is just Yoruichi putting on a brave face to save face.

--For her to do something like Byakuya, it seems Haruto's performance just now really surprised her.

"I was originally thinking, if you still can't learn it after such a detailed demonstration, how am I supposed to try the complete Shunkō?"

"..."

"You've really gone to a lot of trouble to think of all this."

This seems to be the only answer Haruto could give.

Because he has ample experience dealing with tsundere (Byakuya).

Haruto knows very well this type of girl when to take her words seriously and when to just listen to them without taking them seriously.

That being said...

Yoruichi's actions can't really be considered as showing off:

The evolution of Shunkō is divided into several stages, and what is being shown now is indeed the most basic part.

The problem is...

At this time, Yoruichi had not yet reached the Second-Class Spiritual Pressure, so she should not be able to use stronger Shunkō; those were only in their rudimentary stages in her imagination.

Are we going to demonstrate a new Shunkō technique now?

"Shunkō!"

"..."

Geniuses really do grow under pressure.

The Kidō loop condensed outside the body began to straighten out the explosive and chaotic Reiatsu lines around it; the Thunder Pool and Sea of Lightning, which had been suppressed and spread across half the area, also began to shrink back towards Yoruichi's location.

Although the speed was not fast, the process was solid and stable.

After more than half a minute of control— Yoruichi's eyebrows began to tremble uncontrollably from the pain and the stimulation of lightning—she finally achieved the form she had envisioned: the loop behind her shoulder gave rise to the shape of a thunder drum, which was the image of a deity in Japanese legends.

"Boom!!"

The overflowing thunderous aura spread out.

On either side of his pale golden eyes, lightning bolts were flowing along the edges of his eye sockets.

"Thunder God Battle Form!"

Compared to the initial Reiatsu intensity during the initial Shunkō, the pressure Yoruichi exerted on Haruto has almost doubled:

With a nearly sevenfold increase, that's already the strength of a mastered Bankai.

"This is..."

"A true Shunkō."

Haruto remarked, observing Yoruichi's rapidly changing Reiatsu.

If the Five Dragons Reincarnation and the Great Seal of the Bankai belong to the Kido, then Yoruichi's Shunho is the Bankai of Hakuda. While it incorporates Kido power, it is originally part of Shinigami Reiatsu. Shunho can be considered a transformation of Hakuda rather than a trick.

But...

"Buzz!"

The newly formed Shunkō stance lasted for less than five seconds before dissipating into Reishi behind Yoruichi without a trace.

"Snap."

Yoruichi staggered forward.

Fortunately, the reflexes developed through years of exercise helped her maintain her posture unconsciously.

Ah~

The moment of distraction also lasted only a few seconds.

"Although I managed to succeed once... I still couldn't maintain it in battle."

Yoruichi straightened her body, supporting her lower back.

"I'm sorry, Haruto."

"I'm a bit exhausted right now, I need to go to the kitchen to find something to eat. As for the martial arts practice... you're not in a rush, are you?"

"No rush."

Haruto shook his head.

"But..."

"Actually, there's no need to specifically set aside time."

"?"

"I understand Captain's 'Thunder God Battle Form' just now."

"??"

The so-called Thunder God Battle Form is essentially a larger Reiatsu amplifier, releasing the Reiatsu that was originally compressed around the body in a more violent way, while also providing ranged output capabilities for Hakuda, who is originally only proficient in close combat.

Soi Fon's "Mukyu Shunkō".

Yūshirō's "Musō Bakuen".

Apart from the differences in attributes, they are almost identical in every other aspect.

"Shunkō!"

Haruto roared loudly.

The Reiatsu, gathering from the inside out and from the outside in, further intensified on his shoulders.

In terms of precise control over the release of Reiatsu, Haruto is no less skilled than Yoruichi; he simply lacks experience in using it.

But!

Haruto can compensate for this deficiency in another way:

The Quincy: Letzt Stil.

That's right.

Haruto was no longer Quincy novice.

Based on the final form of the Sklaverei Quincy: Letzt Stil, after years of training, it has been successfully released.

Manipulating the trajectory of Reishi Flow?

It's just basic stuff.

So.

After combining Shunkō and Quincy: Letzt Stil, Haruto is able to use his own Shunkō second form.

Or it could also be called...

Vollständig.

"Water God Battle Form!"

"Whoa!!"

The Reishi of Seireitei seem to cascade down from the heavens here.

If this weren't Shihoin Clan's territory, there would probably be waves of people coming to investigate and question us under various pretexts.

Fortunately.

The Shihoin Clan's status and protective barrier kept all the eyes of petty villains at bay.

In the incredibly dense water vapor formed from condensed Reishi.

Haruto, with his upper body draped in a rosy cloud and crown, resembling an ancient maiden in flowing robes and feathered garments... stood there awkwardly like a wooden statue.

"Puff!"

Yoruichi was just shocked by Haruto's exaggerated behavior:

The complete second stage, which even she, who had cultivated Shunkō for decades, could only barely maintain for a few seconds, was used by Haruto with just a glance...

Anyone in that situation would be spitting blood.

--No doubt, this number represents the total blood volume within Yoruichi's Body.

But.

Upon seeing the true form of the "Water God Battle Form" with his own eyes, he couldn't help but burst into laughter, completely dispelling his previous shock:

"Ha ha!"

"Haru- Haruto!"

They've even stopped calling him "little brother" out of habit.

"What kind of weird look is that!?"

"..."

Haruto is not the type of handsome man.

If it were Yūshirō here, Yoruichi wouldn't feel out of place wearing this Shunkō outfit—when Yūshirō was a child, she often dressed up her silly little brother in similar ways because of her own quirky sense of humor.

But when used on Haruto...

"Team leader."

Haruto couldn't hold back any longer and tried to interrupt Yoruichi's "howling".

"Ha ha!"

Forced to do so--

"Captain, this is just a temporary form, can we stop laughing for now?"

"Haha... uh, temporary form?"

Very well, it turns out the most effective way to stop laughing and hiccuping is to startle them.

"Right."

Yoruichi finally realized what was going on:

Didn't you just use 'Water God of War'?

"This is not the complete form of Shunkō."

Not the complete form?

She invented Shunkō, and now Haruto is saying that a form she didn't even complete isn't the ultimate form of Shunkō?

This is just like...

"What's the meaning?"

Yoruichi's expression became much more serious.

"The foundation of Hakuda is already at its limit, but the aspects of Kidō can still be further strengthened."

Haruto glanced at the water-attribute "Hagoromo" surrounding him.

I think...

"Compress and completely cover the exaggerated Reiatsu surrounding you with your body... This is the form Shunkō should take."

"..."

Yoruichi did not immediately deny Haruto.

Because he was right about one thing: Yoruichi had developed the Hakuda aspect of Shunkō to its limit, but in terms of Kidō... Yoruichi could only be said to be skilled, not a peerless genius.

Certainly.

Haruto didn't make this guess on his own merits.

The so-called third stage...

"Shunkō - Raijū Senkei - Instant Rush Black Cat Battle Maiden"

This was Letzt Stil that Yoruichi Mirai developed herself.