Searching High and Low, Only to Find It at Last / Women May Distract Me from Drawing My Sword, but My Wife Draws Hers Even Faster

Saitō Fubōfu and feels like he might have to work until he dies of old age. How can he serve as the Captain of the Gotei 13 in this state?

It can only be said that Kuchiki Ginrei has been perfectly protected by her family since childhood, and has almost never encountered danger, nor has she ever thought about being assassinated.

Any Captain of the Gotei 13 would be on high alert at the slightest sound while sleeping.

This is the most basic of the basics.

"It seems that even if I pass the test, I'll still need to undergo systematic training." A sinister glint flashed in Yamabuki Chidori's eyes.

Training newcomers is my favorite thing.

"Goodnight!" Natsuki quietly left after tucking Kuchiki Ginrei in.

Early the next morning.

The dim light shone on Kuchiki Ginrei's face. He had slept very well the night before, and when he woke up, he found that there was an extra blanket on him.

It's a slightly overcast day outside, and it looks like it'll rain soon. Kuchiki Ginrei took a deep breath, determined to kill that Adjuchas no matter what.

He carried the blanket to Natsuki's room, but when he gently knocked on the door, he found that no one was inside.

Kuchiki Ginrei placed the blanket on the bed and looked around. She found that Natsuki had already gotten up and was Zanpakuto in the backyard with her Zanpakuto!

Natsuki was petite, and her Zanpakuto was too big, making it very uncomfortable for her to use.

Kuchiki Ginrei hurriedly went over to help.

"Let me help you. Thank you so much for last night! I'll take my leave in a bit. I'll definitely repay you after I finish my mission," said Kuchiki Ginrei. As he spoke, he Zanpakuto in his hand and casually swung it, instantly slicing all the wooden blocks in front of him into neat cross shapes.

Natsuki stared in disbelief at Kuchiki Ginrei's dazzling display of skill.

"How about... we have breakfast before we go? It looks like it's going to rain outside!" Natsuki said softly.

Kuchiki Ginrei was about to refuse, but then her stomach started growling!

"Okay! Have breakfast before you go!"

Chapter Sixty: Searching high and low without finding it

How about we have a simple breakfast?

"I don't care, I'm not a picky eater."

Yamabuki Chidori and Saitō Fubōfu are discussing what to eat for breakfast, proving that they can't skimp on themselves even while on a mission.

The Yamabuki Chidori ran to a small grove of trees not far away, and soon found itself holding a wild pheasant in one hand and a beehive in the other.

After cleaning and gutting the wild pheasant, coat it inside and out with a thick layer of honey, sprinkle it with salt and spices, wrap it in lotus leaves, cover it with yellow mud, and simmer it in a fire until cooked.

After prying open the yellow mud, the fresh fragrance of lotus leaves combined with the sweetness of honey made Saito's mouth water.

"Now I finally know why Unohana chose you as her husband back then! Being able to fight is already outrageous, but you can also cook, and cook so well! I've been eating at the team's canteen all these years." Saitō Fubōfu reached out and tore off half a chicken, keeping half for himself and handing the other half to Yamabuki Chidori.

"What's so special about this! Do you think I've wasted these past hundred years?" Yamabuki Chidori said with a haughty expression.

The three most important things in life are living, eating, and sleeping. So, not only does Yamabuki Chidori know how to eat, but she also knows how to cook, and she even has a super comfortable bed at home.

"Let's go! Let's see what those two are eating!" Saitō Fubōfu quietly landed on the roof. These small villages all had wooden houses, which often leaked when it rained. Saitō Fubōfu was like a cat, quietly peeking inside.

Kuchiki Ginrei held a bowl in her hand, filled with the most ordinary white porridge. There was also a small dish of pickled vegetables on the table, and half a salted duck egg for each person.

"There are salted eggs! I want some too. I hope this little girl won't mind if I steal one?" Saitō Fubōfu whispered in Yamabuki Chidori's ear.

"Look at you, so pathetic, sneaking around even to eat a salted duck egg. If you want one, I'll pickle a whole jar for you when we get back! And having meat won't shut you up!" Yamabuki Chidori said while gnawing on a chicken leg.

It's a bit cloudy outside today, it might rain, and the wind is chilly.

"Thank you for your hospitality," said Kuchiki Ginrei respectfully. "I will never forget your great kindness. I have a mission to complete, so I must take my leave now."

Kuchiki Ginrei had originally wanted to leave something for this girl as a gift, but it had already been stolen. After thinking it over, he took off the Star-Pulling Hairpin from his head and placed it in Natsuki's hand.

"This is a token I'm giving you. No matter what trouble you encounter in the future, you can take this to the Kuchiki Clan to find me, and I will do everything in my power to help you." After saying this, Kuchiki Ginrei picked up her sword and turned to leave.

Natsuki looked at the Star-Pulling Hairpin in her hand with a troubled expression, but she was too embarrassed to refuse.

"You probably don't know this, but ordinary people aren't allowed to enter the Seireitei... Never mind!" Natsuki said helplessly.

Kuchiki Ginrei walked along a country lane; where was she going to gather intelligence?

Intelligence is crucial, whether in individual battles or wars between nations.

Without intelligence, it's like being blind; you can only grope around aimlessly.

When Yamabuki Chidori recalled her history lessons, she learned about Huo Qubing's expedition to the desert, where he galloped across the north as if it were no man's land. Many people jokingly said that Huo Qubing had a GPS navigation system, so he could hit wherever he pointed.

The truth is that Huo Qubing's army included many surrendered Xiongnu soldiers. These men were familiar with the terrain of the northern desert, and Huo Qubing relied on these surrendered Xiongnu soldiers to strike directly at the Xiongnu royal court like a sharp knife, leaving the Xiongnu with no power to fight back.

In contrast, the other two armies dispatched by the Han Dynasty... got lost, got lost, and still got lost!

I'm talking about you, General Li Guang.

Let's get back to the main topic.

As a successor trained by a top noble family, Kuchiki Ginrei's abilities are undoubtedly top-notch. However, she is suddenly in an unfamiliar environment and doesn't know anything about her surroundings. Given some time to get used to it, she will soon be able to integrate into everything.

At that moment, he saw a lot of people chatting under the big tree at the entrance of the village. No, judging from their expressions, they didn't seem to be chatting, because people's expressions are relaxed when they are chatting, but these people all looked very tense.

Kuchiki Ginrei cautiously approached to listen to the conversation of the villagers.

"Another one went missing last night; this is the third one already!"

"Could there be a monster around here?"

"Everyone should close all doors and windows tightly at night, and absolutely not let the children go out!"

"What should we do?"

Listening to the villagers' words, Kuchiki Ginrei mustered her courage and asked, "What are you talking about?"

The villagers then noticed someone approaching and saw that Kuchiki Ginrei was dressed in noble clothes. Their faces turned hostile. Even though their lives had improved a lot, the hostility stemming from class differences would not disappear.

There must be a small group of people in positions of power who don't treat those at the bottom as human beings.

For people at the bottom of society, if you are richer or have more power than me, you are a bad person.

So when they saw a noble boy appear here, the peasants instinctively shut their mouths and looked at Kuchiki Ginrei with hostility.

"I am a member of the Gotei 13. May I ask what happened? If you have any difficulties, I can help you!" Kuchiki Ginrei said in a gentle tone.

Even so, the peasants still did not believe in him, the nobleman.

For the first time, Kuchiki Ginrei felt the hatred between the lower classes and the nobility, which was completely different from what he had learned from his Teacher.

His Teacher told him from a young age, "Ordinary people are grateful to the nobles because the world wouldn't exist without the Five Noble Clans. People from the lower classes will look upon the nobles with the same reverence they would show to gods!"

Teacher, you're lying.

"Everyone...everyone can trust him, he's a good person!" Natsuki's voice came from behind.

Compared to Kuchiki Ginrei, these villagers clearly trusted Natsuki more. She was a very beautiful and well-behaved girl who would lend a helping hand to anyone in need.

Since Natsuki had said so, the farmers had no choice but to tell the truth.

"This story begins about two weeks ago. A little boy in the village told everyone that he saw a spider as big as a house. At first, no one believed him, but he disappeared the next day. Then, every seven days, a child would disappear, and yesterday was the third child. We all suspect that there is a monster in this area," the farmers said with worried expressions.

Kuchiki Ginrei's heart skipped a beat. He hurriedly took out his mission scroll, opened it, and saw at the end of the scroll was an image of Adjuchas, which was a giant spider.

This is what they mean by "searching high and low without finding it, only to have it come to you effortlessly".

I can't believe I obtained the target's information so easily!

Chapter 61: Women may affect my ability to draw my sword, but my wife draws it faster.

"Could you explain in more detail? This matter is very important to me!" Kuchiki Ginrei's tone was somewhat anxious, but these farmers knew only limited information, and much of it was hearsay. What they said was all the information they had.

Although he didn't get much information, Kuchiki Ginrei felt a sense of accomplishment. This was the first time in his life that he had succeeded in something on his own.

"Don't worry, everyone, I will definitely find all the lost children," Kuchiki Ginrei said to the villagers.

The villagers all looked at them with suspicion, and the parents who had lost their children didn't seem to be in a hurry.

Yamabuki Chidori and Saito were in the big tree. He could understand the parents' attitude because these children were not their biological offspring. After a person dies, their soul will come to the Soul Society. However, the Soul Society is too big. Not everyone can find their relatives from their previous life. Moreover, some relatives may have been reincarnated and reborn. Some souls may have been killed and turned into Reishi that re-condensed at some point. Therefore, many families in the Soul Society are blended families.

The father, mother, and child come from three different families, so naturally, the concept of family affection has become weak, which is something that can't be helped.

At this moment, a middle-aged woman raised her hand and said, "I heard that the first child to go missing saw a giant spider on the mountain over there. You might be able to find the spider's whereabouts on you."

Kuchiki Ginrei's spirits lifted; he believed that dealing with an Adjuchas on his own shouldn't be a problem.

Natsuki arrived at the village entrance to deliver Kuchiki Ginrei.

"Thank you, you've helped me again!" Kuchiki Ginrei said solemnly.

Natsuki, on the contrary, felt a little embarrassed. "It's nothing, don't worry about it. Besides, why don't you just give it to the children? We're counting on you!"

Kuchiki Ginrei nodded heavily, forcing himself to turn away without looking back, afraid that if he did, he wouldn't be able to leave.

He used to not believe in love at first sight; he thought love was nothing more than a transaction of power and money. But now he does, because he's fallen for her, even though he knows they might never be together.

"This kid is in danger! Women will slow down his sword-drawing speed!" Yamabuki Chidori said coldly.

"Then why did you get married?" Saitō Fubōfu said with a look of disdain.

"Because my wife can draw her sword very quickly too." Yamabuki Chidori said calmly. If they really fought, the current Saitō Fubōfu to beat Unohana.

Watching the boy walk away, Natsuki felt a little lost. Perhaps this parting was the last time they would ever see each other again.

Once inside the mountains, the lack of wilderness survival experience of Kuchiki Ginrei became immediately apparent. How could a pampered young master like him possibly know anything about wilderness survival?

The worst part was that it started raining, and the mountain path gradually became muddy. Kuchiki Ginrei found that she couldn't even find a place to take shelter from the rain.

Moreover, the area of this mountain is simply too vast. If one person were to search it, it would probably take half a month to finish. Kuchiki Ginrei looked at the mountain in front of her with some worry.

"Let's find somewhere to take shelter from the rain first!" Kuchiki Ginrei used Flash Step and ran up the mountain for a while before finding a cave that could barely accommodate one person.

"Is anyone here? If no one is, I'll go in!" Kuchiki Ginrei asked very politely, and only went in after confirming that no one was in the cave.

Yamabuki Chidori and Saitō Fubōfu were secretly following behind.

"I'm going to get soaked in the rain! I Saitō Fubōfu, whose outer clothes were completely soaked, wanted to take them off to dry them, but turned around and glared fiercely at Yamabuki Chidori: "You're not allowed to peek, or I'll beat you to a pulp!"

"You can rest assured about that. My wife is prettier than you, and she has a better figure than you!" Yamabuki Chidori said calmly.

Saitō Fubōfu, gritted his teeth and drew his Zanpakuto: "Crush him! Wolf Fang!"

"Wait, wait, don't be angry, I was just joking! How did I release my Zanpakuto? You've Reiatsu me!" Yamabuki Chidori hurriedly said.

"So what if we get caught? You're the one monitoring us, not me."

"Okay, okay, I admit your figure is great too! After all, it's rare to see a loli who's two or three hundred years old." Yamabuki Chidori hurriedly raised her hands in surrender, then turned her back to Saito. Saitō Fubōfu, took off his wet outer clothes and put on a new set of clothes.

"By the way, Saito, I have a question for you. How exactly did you go blind in that eye? With our current medical technology, we can definitely cure that eye!" Yamabuki Chidori leaned over and grabbed Saito's eye patch.

"Wait..." Saitō Fubōfu shouted, but it was too late. The blindfold had already been ripped off, revealing a perfectly normal eye underneath.

"... So it was all for fashion? What kind of obsession is this? Wearing the same eye patch for over a hundred years?" Yamabuki Chidori let go without any politeness, and the eye patch snapped hard against Saitō Fubōfu eyes due to the reaction of the rubber band.

"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Are you crazy?! What business is it of yours how I dress?" Saitō Fubōfu, covered his eyes and said, "Don't you think wearing an eye patch is really cool? I've heard that some Western pirates wear eye patches! It makes them look really cool when they're robbing!"

"Heh!" Yamabuki Chidori shouldn't have tried to reason with him; very few of the original thirteen Captain were even remotely intelligent.

I guess I'm not quite normal either!

"Alright, I'm not teasing you anymore. You should have sensed something unusual about this mountain, right?" Saitō Fubōfu said, rubbing his eyes.

"Yes, indeed, it seems the assessment will be more difficult!" Yamabuki Chidori gazed at the rolling mountains before her. "But that's what makes it interesting."

"Achoo!" Kuchiki Ginrei sneezed loudly in the cave. She had only drunk a bowl of porridge in the morning, and by the time she reached the mountains it was already afternoon, and unsurprisingly she was hungry again.

At least in populated areas you can shamelessly beg for food, but where are you going to find food in these deep mountains and forests?

In fact, with Kuchiki Ginrei's abilities, catching small animals would be a piece of cake, ensuring he wouldn't starve.

But given his survival skills, what good would it do to catch him?

He can't cook!

"No, you can't fight well on an empty stomach!" Kuchiki Ginrei turned her gaze to the sparrow perched on the branch. Even a small sparrow is still meat!

"For my test of slaying Menos Grande, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you all!" Kuchiki Ginrei picked up two pebbles and knocked the sparrows down from the tree.

Sparrow: You think you're so great? You're so arrogant!