All or Nothing

In the darkness.

Kisuke Urahara watched Lin Feng and the other two leave the Living World.

Together with Tessai Tsukabishi, he arrived at the place where Ichigo and Uryu had fought.

"Well, they really hit them rather hard." Kisuke Urahara checked Uryu Ishida and Kurosaki Ichigo's injuries, then said to Tessai Tsukabishi, "Tessai, take the two of them back to the shop to recover first."

"Yes, Shopkeeper."

After Tessai Tsukabishi left.

A black cat leaped down from a utility pole.

It landed on Kisuke Urahara's shoulder.

"Kisuke, if Lin Feng hadn't stepped in to save Ichigo just now, would you have done it yourself?" The black cat was Kisuke Urahara's confidante, and also another form of Yoruichi Shihouin.

"Ah, probably. After all, Kurosaki is one of our trump cards." Kisuke Urahara adjusted the brim of his hat and spoke calmly.

"Mm, fortunately, you got lucky. Lin Feng acted in your place, so you didn't need to expose yourself." Yoruichi said.

"Oh? Actually, I don't see it that way. I would rather Lin Feng-kun had never acted."

Kisuke Urahara pressed down the brim of his hat.

His gaze grew grave as he looked in the direction where Lin Feng and the others had vanished.

For a long while, he said nothing.

"Kisuke, what exactly did you mean by that? Do you think Lin Feng shouldn't have stepped in to help you?" Yoruichi was utterly puzzled by what Kisuke Urahara had just said.

He didn't see it that way?

Could it be...

Kisuke wanted to expose himself voluntarily?

Kisuke Urahara sighed. "If I expose myself, at worst I'll have to face Soul Society's punishment. But because Lin Feng-kun acted just now, Aizen has most likely confirmed that Lin Feng-kun is working with me. From here on, I'm afraid Lin Feng-kun's days in