Plan

"Hmm..."

Kisuke Urahara's words stirred some wariness in Yuko, and she couldn't help recalling what had happened that morning.

Indeed... If she hadn't subconsciously used her penetrating sight to scan that one glance, she wouldn't have sensed the Hogyoku through any other means.

Kisuke Urahara took a light sip of tea. "In other words, unless someone captures Rukia, there's absolutely no way to discover that the Hogyoku is inside her."

"So..." Yuko suddenly raised her head, her gaze turning slightly sharp as she looked at Kisuke Urahara. "I still don't understand what the point of doing this was."

Kisuke Urahara felt the pressure and coughed twice. "Of course there's a point."

"The Hogyoku is far too dangerous, and I've tried everything I can think of but still can't destroy it." Kisuke Urahara adjusted the brim of his hat. "Rather than leave it in my hands, I'd rather hide it."

"Hide it in the place no one would be least likely to suspect."

Yuko propped her cheek up with one hand and said with drooping eyelids, "Usually, whenever someone makes an absolute statement like that, they end up getting hit by their own words."

"Uh..."

"And besides, even if that's how things are with the Hogyoku, what about the artificial body?" Yuko shifted her posture. "There should be something wrong with that artificial body itself too, right?"

Kisuke Urahara lowered his head slightly. "That artificial body can break down the user's spiritual pressure until they eventually become an ordinary human—in other words, demotion."

"Turning a Soul Reaper's soul into a Plus, thereby ensuring that the Hogyoku remains hidden."

Yuko narrowed her eyes. "You took advantage of a little girl who didn't understand anything?"

"Even if that girl looks like an idiot, this is still going too far."

"Too far?" Kisuke Urahara