Before long, Captain Hikifune pushed open the door and came in carrying two rice balls. Ichiro and Urahara exchanged surprised glances. Though their strength was far inferior to Captain Hikifune's, they could clearly sense that she had become much weaker.
Captain Hikifune set the rice balls on a nearby table and introduced them to the two. "This is food made using something I invented called a 'Temporary Soul.' Eating it can greatly raise the level of one's Reiatsu.
"Originally, a 'Temporary Soul' could only be used to raise my own Reiatsu. But after being processed through special methods, it can now work for anyone who eats it. The drawback is that it drains me too heavily. So, how about it? Give them a try, then tell me what you feel."
Ichiro and Urahara exchanged another look. From the description, it sounded somewhat like their Mimicry Shikai, yet not quite the same. Mimicry Shikai created a second source of Reiatsu unconsciously, while Captain Hikifune created a "Temporary Soul." Since it was a soul, it could naturally possess consciousness.
Combined with Captain Hikifune's current condition, it was not hard for them to guess that she had used her own body during the creation process!
More precisely, her soul!
In other words, these two rice balls had been prepared through special methods using "Temporary Souls" and Captain Hikifune's soul.
As for what those methods were exactly, and why they could produce such an effect, they could not tell just by looking. They would need further analysis, but unfortunately...
It would be inappropriate.
That was all they could learn for now. To find out more, aside from further analysis and research, they would have to eat them and infer the methods from the effects. They would not be able to deduce everything, but they