The Battle That Established Future Family Status!

"Araki, you mustn't think that just because you can beat that wicked woman Unohana, you can definitely beat me too~"

After Saito Furofushi drew the Zanpakuto from her waist, her entire demeanor seemed to change, as if she had become a different person. Her whole being exuded a murderous aura, like a demon from hell.

In fact, after Saito Furofushi learned that Araki had truly defeated Unohana, she had wanted to fight him. She wanted to use her own sword to personally experience Araki's strength…

At the same time, she also wanted to establish her future position in the family!

However, whether what was established today would be her, Saito Furofushi's, future family status, or a subordinate one, remained to be seen~

"Come on~"

Araki nodded at Saito Furofushi while opening his System Panel.

He brought up the character awakening binding panel for his Fullbring.

[Select character to bind: (1) Unohana Yachiru (Bound), (2) Saito Furofushi]

"Bind."

In his mind, Araki used his will to select (2) and completed the binding with Saito Furofushi.

Just as Araki had previously speculated, his Fullbring ability, Ever-Blooming Flower, could indeed bind with multiple people! At this moment, he had not only completed the binding with Unohana, but after selecting Saito Furofushi, he had also successfully bound with her!

Araki could clearly feel a unique connection between himself and Saito Furofushi at this moment.

"Hm? Araki, what did you do to me?!"

After Araki's Fullbring successfully activated, creating a unique connection between him and Saito Furofushi…

Saito Furofushi, who had drawn the Zanpakuto from her waist and was eager for a fight, seemed to sense something. She looked at Araki and asked.

"Don't worry, it's a good thing~"

Upon hearing this, Araki smiled gently at Saito Furofushi.

"A good thing?"

Saito Furofushi's delicate brows furrowed slightly. After thinking for a few seconds, she realized she couldn't understand it at all. So, she stopped thinking, picked up the sword in her hand, and slashed towards Araki.

"…"

Facing Saito Furofushi's sudden strike, Araki remained unperturbed, still standing calmly in place.

Even when Saito Furofushi's blade was less than five centimeters from Araki's neck, he still stood there, as if he hadn't noticed her attack…

Just as it seemed Saito Furofushi's strike would surely sever Araki's neck, the silver blade light suddenly shifted in mid-air…

From its original trajectory aimed at Araki's neck, it adjusted downwards by a few centimeters, causing the blade light to land on Araki's shoulder, drawing a splash of bright red.

"Araki, why didn't you dodge?!"

Saito Furofushi flashed away, leaping backward from in front of Araki, while angrily questioning him.

"Because it's useless."

Upon hearing this, Araki answered Saito Furofushi's question while using his Fullbring to heal his wound. In an instant, Araki's wound healed before Saito Furofushi's very eyes.

"What in the world is going on?!"

Saito Furofushi's pupils constricted violently at the sight, and she uttered a sound of disbelief.

"So painful!"

Before Saito Furofushi could think further, she was suddenly drawn by a sharp pain coming from her own shoulder.

"I've been cut?"

Saito Furofushi lightly touched her 'injured' shoulder. This was her first reaction after feeling the pain in her shoulder.

However, when Saito Furofushi lightly touched her shoulder and carefully examined the 'wound,' she found that her shoulder hadn't sustained any damage…

"What's happening?!"

For a moment, Saito Furofushi stood frozen in place.

"Continue!"

Araki calmly instructed the stunned Saito Furofushi.

Just now, Araki had gained a new understanding of his Fullbring's ability. In fact, besides the various abilities indicated by the System, his Ever-Blooming Flower also possessed a passive ability called 'Shared Sensation'…

Yes, although Ever-Blooming Flower could ensure that Araki and those bound by his Fullbring would absolutely not die until their Spiritual Pressure was exhausted…

It also allowed Araki and those bound to him to recover from any kind of injury by expending Spiritual Pressure. However, this didn't mean that Araki and those bound by his Fullbring wouldn't feel pain!

After being injured, the pain would still be there! Furthermore, Araki's Fullbring had a side effect, named 'Shared Sensation,' or perhaps more appropriately, 'Heart-to-Heart'!

This meant that as long as Araki or anyone bound by his Fullbring sustained an injury and used Araki's Fullbring ability to recover, everyone connected to Araki's Fullbring would feel the pain together.

Theoretically, this ability was a limitation on Araki's Fullbring, preventing Araki and those connected to his Fullbring from endlessly and unrestrainedly using the Fullbring's ability to recover from injuries…

However, Araki's Zanpakuto, Yakushi Rurikō, could block pain.

So, to Araki, this was simply a good thing~

With this ability, Araki was practically an internal conflict god! An internal conflict 'Hidan,' wasn't he?!

What? Domestic violence? Absolutely not…

"Damn it, what the hell is going on?!"

Saito Furofushi looked at the calm-faced Araki, suddenly feeling a little guilty. Araki was the one who got injured just now, so why was she the one feeling the pain?! Saito Furofushi couldn't understand…

"Damn it!"

Unable to grasp the principle, Saito Furofushi cursed, gripping her Zanpakuto and launching a new attack at Araki.

"Pfft~"

This time, Saito Furofushi aimed for the top of Araki's foot.

"Ow, ow, ow…"

The moment the Zanpakuto pierced Araki's foot, Saito Furofushi grimaced in pain from the sudden agony in her own foot. This forced Saito Furofushi to quickly pull the blade out of Araki's foot.

As Saito Furofushi withdrew the Zanpakuto from Araki's foot, Araki's foot immediately healed back to normal, just like before…

"Why? Why is this happening? Why aren't my attacks working?"

Saito Furofushi's bright eyes seemed to well up with tears as she gritted her teeth and roared at Araki.

"Keep going~ Don't stop!"

Araki, meanwhile, remained expressionless, standing his ground and motioning for Saito Furofushi to continue her assault.

In fact, Araki had just gained a deeper understanding of his Fullbring. He discovered that his Fullbring had both active and passive activation modes…

If Araki's injuries weren't severe enough to threaten his life, his Fullbring wouldn't activate immediately. It would only switch to passive mode if his injuries were life-threatening, or if he had already died. Normally, it was an active ability!

This benefit prevented the Fullbring user from triggering its recovery ability for every minor scratch, which would ultimately activate the Fullbring's passive Shared Sensation power, making all associated Fullbring users suffer together…

It also prevented Araki, or other Fullbring users, from having their consciousness return to nothingness after death, thus being unable to activate their Fullbring.

Third update!