The books overflowing with erotic vibes lay scattered across the floor, like the recklessly indulgent youth of people, carrying the immature scent of protein.
Hearing Lisa's praise, Asano Kiyoshi's face immediately darkened, and he quickly explained, "These are books I bought for the shopkeeper! I personally have very little interest in this sort of thing!"
But clearly, the two people whose attention was fully focused on the books had not heard his explanation at all. They merely stared at those books with flushed faces.
It was not until Asano Kiyoshi, blushing, had gathered up every book on the ground that the two finally returned to normal.
Hirako Mako pulled his gaze away from the erotic books, his expression turning slightly strange. Then he coughed twice and said to Asano Kiyoshi, "Since it's the effect of Kido, then... forgive our presumption. But in the end, I still want to invite you to join us. There's no other reason, really. At the very least, if you return to Soul Society like this, the Hollow spiritual pressure inside you will definitely cause you to be judged—and sentenced to death."
As he said this, the smile on Hirako Mako's face gradually faded. He pulled down his hat, shadows covering most of his face and leaving only a gloom that obscured his eyes. "You don't need to think I'm bluffing. At the very least, we've all been through this..."
When Hirako Mako reached that point, even Lisa, the lecherous bespectacled girl, fell silent, a trace of desolation appearing on her face.
Asano Kiyoshi was hesitant as well. Just as Hirako Mako had said, the reason he had remained at Urahara Shop instead of returning to Soul Society was precisely because of the spiritual pressure from Nel within his body.
Even with Kisuke Urahara's intelligence, he