Chapter 342

"Yes, that's right." Li Pu nodded and said, "It was what you said to me last time that helped me understand some things, but that doesn't mean I think I am them. They are me!"

"Up to now, the fact that I can use so many abilities is not entirely because I listened to you and thought I was them."

"It was because of your words that I was inspired," Li Pu said. "I inherited their abilities."

"So it's not exactly the same as you imagined."

"Are we... enemies?" Kevin finally said something, though he seemed unsure of what he was saying, and just said whatever came to mind, "If I make this call..."

"Yes," Li Pu said without hesitation, "If you make this wish, then we are enemies."

"A fight to the death!"

"Kevin!" Li Pu said calmly, ruthlessly and truthfully, "I am very grateful for your help during this time, so I don't want us to become enemies. But if you can't face reality and insist on going your own way, we will become enemies sooner or later."

"I understand." Kevin stood up, his face expressionless, as if he wasn't affected much by Li Pu's words.

"I'm going out for a walk," Kevin said. "Alone."

After saying that, Kevin walked out of the room. Seele was standing at the door, watched Kevin's departing figure, unsure whether to stop him or do nothing. She hesitated for a long time but ultimately did not stop Kevin.

"Um~" Seele walked into Ying Yi's room and said, "Sister Mei, wasn't what you just said a bit...?"

"Do you think that's excessive?" Li Pu countered.

"This... that..." Seele didn't know how to answer. She hesitated for a long time before saying, "It does seem a bit excessive. I know Mr. Kevin is indeed a bit strange."

Seele tried to say something good about Kevin, saying, "And he doesn't seem to use his brain much when he does things, he's very single-minded, but he's good to you..."

"No," Li Pu shook his head and said, "It's not for me, it's for MEI!"

"Seele," Li Pu said, "You should know that with MEI's intelligence, many of your little tricks can't be hidden from me, who inherited MEI's talents. Even if I didn't inherit all of them, I can still see through your little schemes."

Li Pu decided to give Seele a warning to prevent her from getting too cocky.

"Things in this world don't always go exactly as you imagine," Li Pu said seriously. "Some things can even develop into the worst possible outcome that you never expected."

"It's not wrong to be clever, but knowing how to use other people's strengths to help you achieve your goals is also a rare talent."

"I don't object to these things," Li Pu said, relaxing. "But everything has its limits. Being too clever by half can lead to your own demise."

"I believe Seele isn't that kind of person, right?"

"Hahaha~" Seele immediately pretended to be stupid and laughed, "How could that be? Seele is not the kind of person who always tries to be clever. Seele just thinks that Sister Mei is being a bit too cruel to Mr. Kevin."

"Is it cruel?" Li Pu retorted. "Does that mean it's only good if we leave him with some strange delusions?"

"Hesitation only leads to more trouble! Actually, I could have shattered Kevin's unrealistic fantasy much earlier and more thoroughly. Now it's already a bit late, and you see, our relationship is quite good."

"But actually, the one who has a good relationship with Kevin isn't me," Li Pu said, pointing to himself. "It's that phantom that's on me."

"The phantom of MEI that you keep calling out."

"But an illusion is ultimately just an illusion." Li Pu sighed and said, "One day this illusion will also shatter. For me, and for Kevin, the best thing is to puncture this illusion as quickly as possible."

"This..." Seele was speechless.

She's clever, but she also knows she can't force others to do things just because she thinks they do. Besides, Li Pu isn't wrong.

"It's always better to do it sooner than later," Li Pu said.

Yes, it's better sooner than later. At least now, if Kevin attacks, she still has a fighting chance. But in the future, once he completely breaks free of the system and returns to being an ordinary person, he might not have the opportunity to fight Kevin anymore.

Although this kind of thing may not happen, who can say for sure what the future holds?

Therefore, this is the principle that hesitation leads to trouble.

"But what about Mr. Kevin?" Seele was still a little worried.

"It's alright," Li Pu said nonchalantly. "Let him go. It's good for him to be alone."

Well, as long as no one goes to ask him who Jingjing is.

"Jingjing? Who is Jingjing?" Seele asked suddenly, confused. "Why would Mr. Kevin want to?"

"..." Li Pu's expression immediately brightened. He said, "Never mind what I said. In short, don't bother Kevin unless it's something very important."

Urahara Shop.

"Oh la la~" Kisuke Urahara looked at Ichigo, who had returned alone, with a hint of schadenfreude and said, "So, that Goddess agreed to help?"

"No, not at all." Ichigo was disappointed.

The Goddess said a lot, but to sum it up, it all boils down to just three words: "Not helping." She gave examples, explanations, and even... um? Oh right, what was that last thing she said again?

"Oh, right." Ichigo suddenly remembered this question and said, "That Goddess named Vivian said that if I can call her and summon her, then she can help me."

"Just as I expected." Kisuke Urahara showed no surprise whatsoever.

"I knew it?" Ichigo Kisuke Urahara's certainty, Ichigo immediately pressed, "What does this mean? Did Urahara-san know all along? What did she mean by telling me to make the call with care?"

"It means exactly what it says," Kisuke Urahara said. "The God Race have a rather unique system to maintain the balance of the human world."

"As for this special system, you don't need to know too much about the methods," Kisuke Urahara said, pointing to Ichigo's heart. "You only need to know the operation process. This special system of the God Race allows your voice to reach the Goddess and then grant your wish. In ancient times, and even in modern times, this was mostly manifested through prayer. But in the modern era, with the help of modern communication, there is also the option of making a phone call."

"But we can't just give you the Goddess's phone number. It's not like you can't get through if you don't have her number. You just need to call her."

"You need enough piety, enough desire, enough luck, and even enough bad luck~"

"Since she told you, you can give it a try..."

"You fucking dare to try and see what I do!"

Chapter 400: Try or Die

"You fucking dare to try and see what I do!"

With a loud shout, a white-haired figure smashed through the shop door, kicking Ichigo to the ground. Then, he grabbed Ichigo's collar tightly with both hands, his eyes wide like saucers, bloodshot and glaring at him.

Kevin!

There's no one else with that white hair except Kevin.

He said viciously, "Your lousy base is really hard to find, but luckily I still managed to find it! You dare to summon my lovely Mei and make those weird wishes!"

"If you dare try, I'll kill you!!"

The scene at Urahara Shop suddenly became dangerous and eerie. No one present had anticipated such a turn of events. Even Kisuke Urahara, who had calculated that Kevin was beside Li Pu, would play an unexpected role, never expected this! Why did it turn out this way?

This shouldn't be the case, should it? This shouldn't be the case.

That strange Fullbringer will have some negative effects; his presence will distance Ichigo from Goddess. Kisuke Urahara doesn't have much affection for Goddess, and one could even say he doesn't have much affection for the entire God Race.

Ichigo considered gaining the Goddess's friendship an unexpected bonus.

The Goddess can be Ichigo, providing him with sufficient protection at crucial moments before he matures. However, this protection can also be an obstacle that limits Ichigo's growth.

If Ichigo becomes overly reliant on Goddess, he won't be able to grow even if he has great potential.

Therefore, Kevin, who is powerful and has special feelings for the Goddess, becomes the key force in Urahara's eyes that drives Ichigo's growth.

However, despite this, Urahara didn't give Kevin much thought. Their relationship was brief, and Kevin's strength was formidable; rashly plotting against him could easily backfire. But Urahara never expected that the person he had designated to help Ichigo grow would appear so quickly!

This was completely unexpected!

"Who are you...?" Ichigo recognized Kevin at a glance.

"Calm down! Calm down, sir!" Pu Yuan wasn't as Ichigo relationships as Ichigo. He had already noticed Kevin's special feelings for Li Pu when they first met, so he quickly advised, "I feel like there might be some misunderstanding between us?"

"Misunderstanding?" Kevin scoffed. "No misunderstanding! You must be trying to make some filthy wish like, 'Ah~ my lovely Goddess wants you to stay by my side forever,' or 'Please marry me, Goddess!' I saw through your little tricks a long time ago!"

"I absolutely will not allow you to make such a shameless wish about my lovely Mei."

'Just as I suspected.' Kisuke Urahara was even more certain that his guess was correct.

"Please calm down, Mr. Kevin." Urahara pulled down his hat, his eyes and voice carrying a hint of threat. "This is Urahara Shop, you know. As the store manager, I should treat friends and customers with hospitality. However, if someone acts recklessly here to vent their personal grievances, I cannot tolerate their behavior."

Urahara's threatening and warning words did have some effect.

Kevin looked around and saw that the several highly skilled fighters from Urahara Shop had already surrounded him. They were unarmed but on edge, ready to attack at any moment.

"Do you want to fight me?" Kevin didn't think much of these people, and in fact, he didn't think much of the fighting power in this world.

This nobody thinks he can threaten Kevin? What a joke!

"Of course not, we just don't want to see Mr. Kevin cause any trouble." Sensing the pressure from Kevin, Urahara didn't back down, still maintaining a slight smile and respect as he said, "If Mr. Kevin doesn't want to embarrass himself in front of the Goddess again, he doesn't need to take our words to heart. He can just do as he pleases here!"

"Goddess, MEI!" Upon hearing this word, Kevin's almost murderous gaze quickly regained a touch of rationality.

'As expected, the Goddess is this Fullbringer's weakness.' Kisuke Urahara breathed a sigh of relief, having managed to temporarily control the situation. He would avoid using force unless absolutely necessary; even if Kevin attacked first and he was in the right, it would still result in a lose-lose situation, which would not benefit his plan in the slightest.

Now that the situation has been stabilized for the time being, Urahara said, "Mr. Kevin, you may have misunderstood."

"Ichigo has absolutely no improper thoughts about your Goddess," Urahara explained. "If he hadn't been in a really desperate situation, Ichigo wouldn't have gone to beg the Goddess. I can vouch for that with my integrity. He's a very innocent guy."

"I just wanted to save Lucia."

"What?" Ichigo still didn't understand what was going on and asked, "What are you talking about?"

It's true that he didn't simply want to save Lucia, but what's going on? Why did this guy suddenly appear? And why does he look so angry? So what's he angry about?

"Excuses!" Kevin didn't answer Ichigo's question, saying, "It's all just excuses! This kid is a Shinigami himself! How could he not save that unremarkable black-haired girl! What could possibly happen to her? If you're going to make an excuse, at least come up with something more sophisticated! What kind of ridiculous excuse is that? A Shinigami going to target a mortal and even sentencing him to death."

"What could possibly happen to her? Do you think I'm that easy to fool?"

Seeing Kevin's anger, Urahara shook his head. This Kevin was indeed not easy to fool. But, judging from the current situation, fooling Kevin wasn't that difficult. Urahara shook his head and said, "Mr. Kevin, either you misunderstood something, or you have a misunderstanding about Lucia. Lucia is a Shinigami; she's not an ordinary girl."

"Although she doesn't seem to have any power, that's actually because her death power was taken away by this person."

Urahara pointed at Ichigo beneath Kevin and said, "Because she gave her Shinigami powers to someone else, she looks like an ordinary person. At the same time, this is an unforgivable sin for a Shinigami. Now Lucia has been taken back by other Shinigami from Soul Society, Ichigo Kurosaki, who was originally an ordinary person, has naturally been stripped of his Shinigami powers. Now he is no different from an ordinary person."

"Nothing different?" Kevin looked at Ichigo with a puzzled expression. He finally lowered his hand and carefully observed Ichigo as if trying to see through him.

Now Kevin realized something was wrong; the kid was indeed as weak as Ying Yi and had no distinguishing features.

Oh, except for that really eye-catching hair.

"I'm not well-educated, so don't try to fool me with something like this," Kevin said, still somewhat doubtful.

Seeing Kevin let go, Urahara finally breathed a sigh of relief, having finally stabilized the situation completely. Kevin's sudden appearance, though unexpected, wasn't entirely a bad thing. Urahara immediately said, "We're not very well-educated either, and those who are less educated don't lie to those who are less educated."

"Okay." Kevin reluctantly accepted this explanation.

"So you really only did this to save that little black-haired girl?" Kevin asked suspiciously.

"Of course," Ichigo said, puzzled. "I absolutely cannot watch her be executed! I simply cannot do it!"

"Oh~" Kevin replied meaningfully, then looked at Kisuke Urahara on the other side. Kisuke Urahara immediately understood and said, "This kid doesn't understand yet. He's still quite innocent and doesn't have many thoughts yet."

"What are you thinking? What are you talking about?!" Ichigo couldn't understand a word of their conversation. He said anxiously, "How can we keep waiting here! Even if we have a few more days, if this continues, Lucia...?"

"Absolutely not! Absolutely!" Ichigo said through gritted teeth, "She has saved me twice already, I absolutely cannot just watch her die like this."

Whether it was Ichigo's gratitude or his own guilt for completely misunderstanding him, Kevin felt much more favorably disposed towards Ichigo. He couldn't help but pat Ichigo on the shoulder and said admiringly, "You're a real man, kid. No wonder Mei was willing to help you."

"Really?" Ichigo exclaimed with delight, "But I don't know the phone number..."

"I'm afraid I can't help you with that," Kevin said, shrugging. "They have their own rules, and if you can't get through on the phone, there's nothing I can do."

Ichigo's face immediately fell again. He felt that things that seemed to depend heavily on character were still somewhat unreliable.

"Speaking of which," Kevin glanced at Ichigo again, "Even if you called Mei over for help, you yourself..."

He pointed at Ichigo and said, "You're just an ordinary person yourself, so if you really want to save Lucia, shouldn't the prerequisite be that you become stronger? Even if you summon the Goddess to help you solve this problem... I'm not trying to discourage you, but it seems like you haven't solved anything at all. The one who truly helped Lucia was the Goddess, not you."

"When I arrived, MEI said that she can't grant all wishes; she will only grant the wishes she wants to grant."

"So it seems like you saved Lucia's life, but you didn't actually do anything," Kevin said. "If you can't get stronger and become stronger again to get involved in this."

"Then how can you talk about repaying the debt of gratitude that someone saved your life?"

Are you sure you want to make the call right now?

Chapter 401 I Want to Become Stronger

Kevin said that Ichigo seemed to realize that he was the key to saving Lucia.

Ichigo decides to undergo special training with Kisuke Urahara to regain his Shinigami powers.

But...