Bleach: My Death Qi Zanpakutō
Chapter 286

Corner Tip

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Tsuna's eyes narrowed, and he grabbed the tissue and headed toward Ginjo's room. He believed that with Ginjo's strength, an ordinary Hollow would be no match for him, but he couldn't withstand the fact that the opponent could transform, disguise himself, and might even launch a sneak attack.

Pushing open the door, just as Tatsuzawa Kiriko had said, Ginjo was wearing wireless headphones and shaking his head in the room, completely unaware that someone had entered.

Tsuna had no choice but to forcibly stop the music from playing.

Ginjo paused for a moment, about to get angry, but when he turned and saw Tsuna, he took off his headphones, revealing a grinning expression. "You're interested in English songs too? I heard that a popular Western girl idol group is coming to Japan. I'll get you a ticket when I get it."

Regardless, Ginjo is an excellent friend.

"Their concert tickets have already gone on pre-sale, and you're only now thinking about buying them? You'll have to go find a scalper," Tsuna said.

"What!" Ginjo exclaimed in shock, his face filled with regret, on the verge of tears. "Won't Yuko-chan be heartbroken if she finds out?!"

"Yuko, is she your girlfriend whom you've been dating lately?"

"She's not really my girlfriend yet, we just occasionally have meals together." Ginjo, a grown man, became unusually coy.

Tsuna calmly took a picture and posted the unflattering photo of Ginjo in the Xcution chat group. Before Ginjo could get angry, he held up a tissue and asked, "The Yuko-chan you're talking about, she doesn't actually look like this, does she?"

Ginjo glanced at it and immediately gave it a look of disgust. "What the hell? Western big waves? I'm very traditional, I only like our Eastern beauties!"

"So you've never seen this person before?"

"No, lately I've been going back and forth between Yuko-chan and the coffee shop, I'm very disciplined!" Ginjo said proudly.

"Alright, there have been Hollows skilled in disguise hanging around the coffee shop lately, so be careful." Tsuna turned to leave, then suddenly remembered he had a stack of tickets. "I'll bring you two tickets to Cecile's Double Death ' concert tomorrow. You and Yuko-chan can go together."

As a good friend, Ginjo is on the verge of finding a girlfriend, and Tsuna doesn't mind giving him a push.

"Cecile's Double Death? What does that mean?" Ginjo's eyes were incredibly clear, not at all like he was faking it.

Tsuna was speechless at Ginjo's antics. So Ginjo really didn't know anything? "You mean that Western girl idol group you were talking about? You didn't just stare at their faces when you were on your date, did you?"

"Hehe! It's not just about looks."

Too lazy to pay attention to the mad Ginjo, Tsuna returned to the sofa in the hall and said to Nini, "You've mistaken him for someone else. Ginjo has never seen this person before."

"What! That's impossible! How could I possibly mistake that vixen's scent!" Nini exclaimed, clearly unconvinced.

Tsuna asked with a hint of doubt, "Your so-called 'slut-like' quality isn't just because you're good at spotting bad girls, is it? Maybe she's just a bit of a player, but that doesn't mean she's necessarily a bad girl?"

"Um, this..." Tsuna asked her that, Nini felt a little guilty. She really did rely on luck to discover the true form of the Veiled Dragon.

Just as Nini was awkwardly sipping her coffee, Urahara came out and said, "Tsuna, give me this portrait. I'll increase patrols around the area."

"Oh, thank you for your help, shopkeeper." Tsuna turned to the two women and introduced them, "This is Urahara Kisuke, a tech geek, kind of a friend of mine."

"What do you mean by 'considered...'" Urahara Kisuke glared at Tsuna, then opened his folding fan, revealing his signature shrewd businessman smile. "I run a small general store. If you two need anything, feel free to come and patronize it anytime."

Urahara Kisuke handed over two business cards. In the past, he only greeted people related to the Seireitei and didn't need to exchange business cards, so this was the first time.

"Do you sell everything?" Nini asked, flipping the business card over.

"We offer very detailed customization services, from making small props to capturing Hollows, we can do it all."

From Tsuna and Noelle's introduction, Nini already knew that the Japanese referred to dragons as Hollows. Urahara's second half of the sentence immediately caught her attention, and Nini solemnly put the business card into her pocket.

"Now that we've met, could you two please tell us how London manages both dragons and humans?" Urahara revealed his purpose: to learn about the current management system of the West Bureau.

"Shouldn't you introduce yourself before questioning someone?" Nini said, arms crossed. Having been in the entertainment industry, she wouldn't easily fall into Urahara's trap; if he wanted information, she would exchange it for information.

"Of course... Soul Society ... Seireitei ..." Urahara Kisuke gave a brief and organized account of the situation in Japan. These were not important pieces of information, so he simply said them.

"A-Xin, this does sound a bit like Reverse London," Nini and Noelle discussed.

"I only know about our team, nothing else, Nini- senpai." As a newcomer, Noelle didn't know much about Reverse London.

"Damn it, did you admit to being my senior when you pushed me out here?!" Nini gritted her teeth. She had always wanted Noelle to call her senior, but Noelle always just called her Nini- chan.

"Okay, in Reverse London, dragons are mainly managed by the Natural Dragon Protection and Management Authority, or WB for short. The highest decision-making body of the WB is called the Corner Tip! The Corner Tip consists of eight teams with different responsibilities."

"It sounds a bit like the Seireitei and the Gotei 13," Urahara Kisuke quickly noted.

"A-Xin and I are members of the Flute Squad, along with the Magic Formation Team, the Joka Squad, the Holy Affairs Team, the Tactical Squad, the Management Team, the Development Squad, and the Personnel Divine Punishment Team."

"By the way, I'm a Class 2 Protector, A-Xin is a Class 1 Protector. I'm A-Xin's senior!" Nini glanced at Noelle again, but Noelle ignored her.

"So you're saying you're stronger than Shinbashi-kun?" Tsuna asked.

"Of course! A-Xin has only mastered the first 30 spells, while I'm almost done with all 90. Unlike A-Xin, who just wants to coast through his performance review, I'm applying to be transferred to the Tactical Squad!" Nini wasn't embarrassed at all when it came to highlighting her own value.

"Tactical Squad? Is it a combat-only squad? You, a pretty girl, dream of joining a team of muscular burly guys all the time?" Tsuna speculated reasonably based on his understanding of the Squad 11.

"What?!" Nini had a lot to say about the Tactical Squad. "Let me tell you, the captain of the Tactical Squad is a very capable and valiant woman. She's the idol of all the witches in Reverse London! With a wave of her saber, she can slay all the evil dragons!"

Nini's eyes lit up with excitement as she imagined herself, just like the Tactical Squad captain, swiftly and decisively eliminating one world-destroying Dark Dragon after another.

"What is the main job of your Flute Squad?" Tsuna asked Noelle, ignoring Nini was already lost in her own world.

"The care and protection of dragons, bringing them to pastures for harvesting, and..."

Before Noelle could finish speaking, Nini interrupted, "And all sorts of chores, like supervising and protecting the Dragon Rider!"

You can tell from Nini's tone that she is very dissatisfied with doing odd jobs in the Flute Squad, but Tsuna can't empathize with her because the odd jobs Nini is talking about are protecting the Sawada couple.

"Um, Shinbashi-kun, thank you so much for protecting my parents," Tsuna said sincerely. "I'll definitely thank you properly when I'm able to go to London."

"It's okay, it's my job, I get paid for it."

Noelle showed no emotion, but Nini said, "Why wait until we go to London? Oh, if you're a student, you can go during your holidays... Wait, are you Sawada's son?"

Nini finally realized what was going on, Tsuna also realized that Nini must have put in a lot of effort to protect their father, and expressed his sincere gratitude to Nini as well.

"Manager, it seems that the Hirenkyaku as payment isn't enough." The Hirenkyaku was Tsuna's reward for Noelle demonstrating magic; to express his gratitude for their protection of his parents, he would probably need to add another gift.

"What do you think about giving them Soul Cutter? Shinbashi-kun doesn't seem to have demonstrated any close-combat abilities," Urahara Kisuke suggested.

"Soul Cutter? That's quite a good idea," Tsuna affirmed.

The gifts for Noelle and Nini must be something they can actually use. Considering their magic is similar to that of Quincy, the gifts should be chosen from Quincy's possessions.

The Spirit Bow and Arrows is meaningless to witches who have ample ranged attacks. In contrast, the Soul Cutter, which can compensate for close combat, is both easy to carry and usable.

"I'll send a message to Uryū right now and ask him to send over two Soul Cutter."

Tsuna took out his phone to send a message. He didn't need to be polite with his own brother, Uryū. Anyway, he sometimes used the Soul Cutter as consumables, so taking two wouldn't hurt.

"What is Soul Cutter?" Nini asked blankly, not expecting that her words would lead the boy she met the day before yesterday to prepare a gift for her.

"Don't you admire those Tactical Squad captains who fight with military swords? Soul Cutter are a different kind of sword."

Tsuna drew his Soul Cutter from his lower back. As Reishi coalesced, a slender straight sword appeared before everyone's eyes. "I've seen the magic Shinbashi-kun used. If nothing unexpected happens, you can also use the Soul Cutter."

Nini's eyes lit up immediately, and she waved her hands frantically at Tsuna, "Try it, let me try it!"

Disperse the Reishi from the Soul Cutter and hand it to Nini. Nini tries to use magic to make the Soul Cutter glow, but she can't condense it into a sword yet.

"If there's a reaction, it means you can use it. Later, the shopkeeper and I will tailor a sword spell for you based on your magic, so you can use Soul Cutter," Tsuna said.

"This is too much," Noelle said. She had already accepted WB's payment for the protection work; it was her duty.

"This is my personal thank you, please accept it," Tsuna said.

"Really?" Nini's eyes sparkled. She didn't care about WB's compensation; that salary seemed pitifully small to her, an idol.

"Of course, if possible, we would appreciate it if Shinbashi-kun could demonstrate some other magic for us. Perhaps then we can find the properties that will help you use the Soul Cutter more quickly."

After going around in circles, Tsuna revealed his true colors, and Urahara Kisuke also wore a smug smile beneath his folding fan.

If he could observe some more magic, let alone create magic that allows him to use Soul Cutter, even installing a Reishi Energy Battery on a Soul Cutter so that Nini and the others could use it normally without needing to activate the Reishi wouldn't be a problem for Urahara Kisuke.

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