If Shinobu had not brought it up, Yuko might have let it go. But now she was annoyed, and she shot her an unfriendly look.
"Don't even start. What's this?" Yuko pointed at the white-haired woman. "Where did she come from?"
"She appeared without the slightest warning. How was I supposed to prepare?"
A vein throbbed at Shinobu's temple. "Prepare for what? Why do you think I brought you here? You wouldn't stop pestering me."
Yuko spread her hands. "How was I supposed to know it would be like this? I wasn't ready. I wasn't ready at all!"
Shinobu's expression turned serious. "Listen. You are not to get involved with Koga Kuchiki. If that man breaks free of his seal, we'll have trouble."
Muramasa's ability itself was not particularly troublesome for Shinobu, but he could brainwash Zanpakuto and manifest them in the outside world.
He could not control the white-haired woman, of course. But she could use his ability to break through her seal.
"What trouble? You mean it'd be a problem if she appeared in the real world?" Yuko's eyelids drooped. "If she stays in there, fine. If she comes out, I'll beat her senseless."
"Beating her up in there wasn't satisfying enough."
"...I think you've gotten addicted to being beaten up."
"Hehe..." The white-haired woman's voice rang out, and they both turned toward her.
She smiled. "You can relax about that. I'm not interested in Kuchiki or anyone else."
Yuko gave her a scornful smile. "Quit lying. Being cooped up has driven you crazy, hasn't it?"
"You get a chance this good and you won't run? What are you, a masochist?"
The white-haired woman shrugged noncommittally. "If you really think I'm you, you must already know the answer."
"Oh, listen to you. You seem perfectly fine to me,