Chapter 258
"Bang!!"
In an instant.
Blood and flesh were splattered in a fan shape across the ceiling and brick walls of the waterway.
"..."
"That way we won't get anything out of them."
Ayaka glanced at the slurry on the ground with some disgust.
"They've all grown up like this... Among these guys, the only one who can probably get anything out of them is Kitahara Kenshin, right?"
"That's true."
The sewer system is progressing rapidly.
Haruto was in charge of scouting for the enemy, Hanatarō out the way according to the coordinates provided by Haruto, and Ayaka acted as a cheerleader from the sidelines.
A crackdown operation is needed...
The task was entirely left to Nanao and Kiyone to complete.
Don't say it.
The two worked together quite well: Nanao used Bakudō to control the opponent, Kiyone was responsible for close-range combat.
Eliminate the target.
So far, no one has been able to last three rounds against them.
Moreover, Nanao and Isane also felt physically and mentally refreshed after the fight.
The former finally had the opportunity to test many of his ideas about Kidō in actual combat, while the latter simply enjoyed the thrill of killing.
The two of them even killed a Vice-Captain-level had taken drugs— Fifth-Class Reii might not mean much to Haruto now, but the fact that they were able to kill someone of a higher level was truly a remarkable achievement.
By the way...
In fact, they also encountered two even stronger criminals: one with Third-Class Reii and the other with Fourth-Class Spiritual Pressure. However, these two didn't even have a chance to make a move; they were dissolved directly by the viscous sewage beside the path, just a distance of one or two spiritual mile apart...
To be precise, it should be said that it has returned to the embrace of the Reishi.
Haruto is here to help everyone build self-confidence; it's best to bury this kind of potentially troublesome person as soon as possible.
They continued marching for nearly an hour.
"Almost there?"
Haruto asked Hanatarō, who had slowly stopped walking.
"Um."
Hanatarō pointed to the increasingly wide and straight road leading downhill.
"A few more spirit miles ahead, and you'll reach the deepest part of the waterway's reservoir... Haruto, the coordinates you gave me are also here."
"That's good."
Haruto smiled and nodded.
He had come down with a mission after all, so he couldn't drag the work out for too long, nor could he cause too much damage to the waterways: even if the Second Division was rich, they couldn't afford to waste their funds like this... Besides, the scenery at this construction site wasn't very pleasant, and Haruto clearly didn't want to take on the drudgery of supervising the work.
Should we all go down and take a look?
Haruto spoke as if he were visiting a scenic spot during a picnic.
"In the past, you would have made us wait here."
Nanao muttered a complaint from behind.
"If there's danger, I'll definitely do it again."
But this time—
Haruto pulled Hanatarō to his side.
It's not that his personal preferences have changed; it's simply that Hanatarō's Shunpo isn't working well... or rather, it doesn't work at all.
"It's not that serious for a captain."
"Whoosh!"
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It has to be said.
The waterways of Seireitei are quite well illuminated.
It certainly wasn't designed to be this convenient, but the Fourth Division installed a large number of illuminated Kidō inside to make their cleaning work a little easier, and they would replenish them every time they worked.
Turning a low-level Kidō like the Shōtenkyū into an illumination barrier to supplement its light source is arguably the part of Seireitei's Kidō most relevant to everyday life.
"Whoosh."
The center of the T-shaped waterway confluence.
The floating island, supported by a tall tower, rests silently in the middle of a waterfall-like flow of water.
Above it.
The Soul Reaper, with his fiery red hair, sat motionless in a Jinzen- like pose.
"..."
Even after Haruto arrived using Shunpo, he maintained this state for more than twenty seconds.
"Haruto Shihoin."
Kitahara Kenshin slowly opened his eyes.
Although the Third Division had been in Hueco Mundo for a long time, due to the constant changes in personnel, he had naturally heard of Haruto's great name.
"Hello, Captain Kitahara."
"... You didn't even address me as a sinner?"
Even though it was Kitahara Kenshin first meeting, Haruto still used a familiar form of address.
"That's a line Soi Fon likes."
"?"
"I mean, it's quite common for Soi Fon to say that... oh, I mean, that small, flat-chested captain of the Schutzstaffel you injured."
Haruto gestured Soi Fon's height and "thickness" in front of him, almost making Ayaka, who was initially tense due to the confrontation, burst out laughing:
The three women who accompanied Haruto were actually not much different in "quality" from Soi Fon; the only exception was that they hadn't arrived today.
But.
Perhaps due to long-term "training", Ayaka has broken away from their AB army formation and is moving towards a greater direction.
She can't compare to Isane, but compared to the other two, she's at a level where she doesn't need to hold her head high to stand out from the crowd.
"... Is the Shihoin Clan like that too?"
Kitahara Kenshin, of course, couldn't understand the intricacies of the situation; he only felt that Haruto didn't seem to care about the life or death of his "subordinates."
"Huh? I actually care quite a bit about Soi Fon."
After all, there will be a side view in the future, and it will feel quite smug when you act arrogant.
"I didn't realize that."
Kitahara Kenshin shook his head.
Why do you say that? The family with the best relationships among the great noble families should be "our" Shihoin Clan.
"But I clearly injured your retainer, yet you don't seem angry at all."
"Oh, this..."
Haruto scratched his head.
If a nobleman's dog is beaten, he will definitely be furious.
However, Haruto's situation was quite different from what Kitahara Kenshin had anticipated.
"If you had killed Soi Fon, she would probably be completely mangled by now, but if she's just injured..."
"It wouldn't hurt to teach Soi Fon a lesson; it's bound to happen sooner or later anyway."
Think about it carefully.
Although Soi Fon always appears confident and in control before a fight, she seems to have never actually killed anyone.
This applies to both two-hit kills and one-hit kills.
Since the current Captain-level are only so-so, let's take care of the future ones first... It's better than having problems when facing Aizen and Baraggan.
"I know you have Captain-level strength, but aren't you underestimating me a bit too much?"
Hearing Haruto's "lies," Kitahara Kenshin twitched. "I'm the Third Division Captain appointed by Captain-Commander Yamamoto, and you, a mere vice-captain, dare to say you can defeat me instantly... Do you really think you're a captain of Shunsui Kyōraku's caliber?"
Is this the leisure of a great nobleman?
No~
Haruto shrugged.
"Although you addressed me by my full name from the start, you should know that I am not of noble birth."
Haruto's fingers brushed against Ikkaku of his Shihakushō.
Besides the Second Division's flower, the sage grass symbolizing "desirelessness," there is also the Shihoin Clan crest; and the sage grass, as the division's flower, looks extremely similar to Ikkaku of the Shihoin Clan crest from a certain angle.
"This is just Captain Yoruichi's personal preference."