At this moment, within the Soul King Palace, which was almost an independent space in itself, the pair of joined palms lay before Chiba Makoto like a mountain range whose end could not be seen at a glance.
Even Black Cat Yoruichi, cradled in Chiba Makoto's arms, was utterly stunned by the overwhelmingly impactful sight. Her mouth unconsciously fell slightly open, revealing her soft pink tongue.
Calling it the creation of an entire mountain range through the manipulation of spirit particles in a single thought would not have been an exaggeration.
It was only when Black Cat Yoruichi felt her unconsciously exposed little tongue get lightly pinched that she came back to her senses and instinctively raised a paw to swat at him.
Then, Black Cat Yoruichi looked at the left arm she had already lost, only to find that it had somehow been completely restored.
"Eh?"
Black Cat Yoruichi looked up at Chiba Makoto, who responded by placing a large hand over her head.
"What's so surprising about that? You've been by my side for so many years. Do you think I don't understand the structure of your spiritual body? Whether it's your Soul Reaper form or this Black Cat form, I've understood them inside and out for a long time. Reconstructing a limb for you isn't difficult."
Chiba Makoto spoke gently, like a considerate owner soothing his injured pet, without the slightest sense that he was currently fighting the Soul King's Left Arm.
A trace of embarrassment unconsciously flickered through Black Cat Yoruichi's feline eyes...
Although Black Cat Yoruichi knew perfectly well that Chiba Makoto had meant nothing else by those words, the fact that he understood both her Soul Reaper form and her Black Cat form inside and out...
Even Black Cat Yoruichi could not help feeling