"Lord Yoruichi, I lost to that guy!"
"And it happened in an instant—I lost to him!"
"Am I useless?"
After Kuruyashiki left, tears immediately welled up in Soifon's eyes. Those usually stern and sharp eyes now held nothing but endless, fragile ripples. After her defeat, she could no longer maintain her usual icy demeanor. Like an adorable kitten, she buried her face in Shihoin Yoruichi's rather impressive chest and spoke in unbearable pain.
Soifon had originally fought Kuruyashiki in Yoruichi's name, intending to avenge her. Yet not only had she failed to avenge Yoruichi, she had even been effortlessly defeated by Kuruyashiki herself. It left her deeply unwilling and uneasy.
"Soifon, it's okay~"
"Because I lost to Kuruyashiki too..."
"It isn't your fault that you lost to him. That guy is simply too strong. Even if I had fought him, I wouldn't have done much better than you! So cheer up~"
After hearing Soifon's words, Yoruichi comforted her. Yes, Yoruichi had no intention of blaming Soifon. She would never demand that Soifon defeat a monster whom even she herself could not beat!
Unlike her previous battle with Kuruyashiki, where she had lost due to carelessness, Soifon had been warned by her before fighting him...
And Soifon had indeed given it everything from the very beginning, unleashing her ultimate technique, Infinite Shunkō. Yet even so, she had still lost—and Kuruyashiki, displaying overwhelming combat power, had defeated her with ease!
As a spectator of that battle, Yoruichi had just learned many useful things...
First, the reason she had lost to Kuruyashiki was not carelessness, coincidence, or any other factor. Kuruyashiki truly possessed the strength to defeat her! Even if she fought him again, she would merely last a little longer before eventually losing. That was all!
Second, Yoruichi realized that, whether in