After a while...
"Cough..."
Ukitake had no idea how long he had been unconscious. He only felt as though he had turned into a "carp that couldn't swim," drowning in water. It was not until someone gently patted his shoulder and softly called his name that he remembered who he was.
Then he struggled and struggled, finally surfacing. Yet the instant he reached shore, he regained consciousness and opened his eyes in the palace of the "Sword God," Oetsu Nimaiya...
The moment Ukitake opened his eyes, he seemed to want to say something. Unfortunately, as soon as he opened his mouth, a mouthful of bloody fluid surged up and spilled from his mouth and nose...
"Lord Oetsu, this guy is awake!"
The instant Ukitake regained consciousness, the beautiful young women who had been standing watch at his side and caring for him immediately shouted toward the depths of the palace, calling for their master.
Several more beautiful young women approached Ukitake carrying "hot towels," "clean water," and "rice porridge." They wiped the blood from his face and poured some of Kirinjii's special "clear soup" and "rice porridge" into his mouth.
"Araki... Teacher Araki..."
After drinking the clear soup and rice porridge, Ukitake immediately felt a warm current flow into his stomach before spreading through his entire body. His exhausted body felt much lighter, and he softly called for his teacher, Araki.
"I need to find Teacher Araki!"
As he spoke, Ukitake sat up from the sickbed, clearly intending to go find Araki.
"Ukitake, you're a patient right now. You can't go anywhere except here!"
The beautiful young women immediately stepped forward to stop the rising Ukitake, pressing him back onto the bed.
"I need to find Teacher Araki!"
Yet there was a stubbornness in Ukitake's eyes that the young women