Yuko stiffened. The faint scent of medicine on Retsu Unohana, tinged with blood, filled her nose.
"Yuko, I'm the one who should be thanking you."
Yuko's expression softened, and she was about to offer a few words of comfort.
But before she could speak, she felt something warm and wet against her ear.
Retsu Unohana had tilted her head and gently licked Yuko's earlobe.
"Hiss—"
Yuko jolted as though she had been electrocuted. A tingle ran from her scalp to her toes, and every hair on her body stood on end.
"What the hell? What the hell?!" Yuko's eyes flew wide as she yelped, her voice dropping several notes. She instinctively tried to push Retsu Unohana away, only to find herself held fast.
Cold sweat poured down Yuko's back. Her mind raced through every expression for impending doom it could find, then—
Her brain stopped working.
"S-Sister Hana, don't do that. You're scaring me."
Trembling, Yuko turned her head and met Retsu Unohana's eyes at point-blank range.
Sister Hana's cheeks were flushed an unnatural red. The excitement and fervor of their recent fight still lingered in her eyes.
I'm done for!
It's not even spring yet, is it?!
As Yuko's panicked mind scrambled for an answer, Retsu Unohana leaned close to her ear again. Warm breath brushed Yuko's neck, and her voice was huskier and more alluring than ever. "It's all your fault, Yuko."
"Yes, yes, my fault. I'm sorry."
Yuko nodded frantically, afraid she might be locked away in a dark room if she didn't. She wriggled, trying to escape Retsu Unohana's arms.
"Next time... you can keep pleasing me, Yuko," Retsu Unohana said in a sultry voice. "I won't let you run away."
What the hell!
*Did this woman awaken some terrifying new side of herself?! Did that