The Vampire Among Vampires! / Hell Is My Home-I'm Going Home!

The Kamishirokawa itself gradually increases in speed, and a round trip takes less than a minute.

Without uttering a single unnecessary word, Unohana pulled Yamabuki Chidori straight into the intensive care unit.

When Shunsui Kyōraku saw his Teacher arrive, a weight was finally lifted from his heart, because no matter what difficulties he encountered, as long as his Teacher took action, they would definitely be resolved perfectly.

Inside the intensive care unit, Katoru Hatsunoya had various tubes inserted into his body, and a device next to him was monitoring various information and data on Katoru Hatsunoya.

"Look here, the problem is in his brain." Unohana immediately explained the current situation: Katoru Hatsunoya had a blood tumor in his brain, which was seriously affecting the blood Katoru Hatsunoya his brain.

In Soul Society, Shinigami have a very long growth cycle, especially those with powerful Reiatsu, whose growth takes decades to equal the growth rate of an ordinary human in one year.

"Judging from the size of the hematoma, it should have been present at birth. However, it was too small before and did not affect his life until now." After understanding Katoru Hatsunoya's condition, Yamabuki Chidori calmly analyzed various possibilities.

"If we want to save this person, brain surgery is the only option left," Unohana said softly.

With the current medical technology in Soul Society, performing a perfect craniotomy is not easy. Let alone in ancient times hundreds of years ago, even in modern civilization, once a bad growth is found in the brain, it is basically equivalent to a death sentence.

"Are you confident?" Yamabuki Chidori asked, looking at Unohana.

"If I were confident, I wouldn't have called you here," Unohana.

Although Unohana has met many people, this is her first time performing brain surgery. If she were to perform the procedure, she would only have a 30% chance of success.

Of course, a 30% chance of success is very low for the average person, but for a certain player of the Dungeon Fighter Online" game, it's practically the same as 100%.

"Let's wake her up first." Yamabuki Chidori pressed her hands on Katoru Hatsunoya's temples, using the Kido to repair the damaged blood vessels in her brain and help temporarily restore blood flow to her brain.

About half an hour later, Katoru Hatsunoya slowly awoke.

"How are you? How do you feel?" Yamabuki Chidori asked softly.

Katoru Hatsunoya answered in a very weak voice, "My head hurts."

"Of course it hurts to have such a big thing growing in your brain." Yamabuki Chidori wanted to reach out and tap Katoru Hatsunoya on the head, but when she thought about how miserable Katoru Hatsunoya was now, she withdrew her outstretched hand.

Katoru Hatsunoya closed his eyes to regain his strength, and after a long while, he weakly asked again, "What's wrong with me?"

Unohana and Yamabuki Chidori exchanged a glance, and finally decided to tell her the truth about her illness. Katoru Hatsunoya was not a fragile girl.

After hearing his description of his symptoms, Katoru Hatsunoya gently closed his eyes. "No wonder I've had headaches from time to time since I was a child, so that's why... What are the chances you can cure me? To be honest, I can handle it."

"One hundred percent." Yamabuki Chidori said with extreme confidence, "Have you forgotten who I am? The best doctor in the Gotei 13. Let alone finding a small blood tumor in your brain, even if your little brain were cut off, I could reconnect it perfectly. You don't need to think about anything now, just focus on recovering. We'll take care of the work in the 8th Division."

Katoru Hatsunoya gently closed his eyes and slowly nodded.

With the words "Yamabuki Chidori" in his name, she felt at ease. Although this man was usually unreliable, when it came to crucial moments, no one was more dependable than him.

Yamabuki Chidori pushed Katoru Hatsunoya's hospital bed out of the intensive care unit. The members of the 8th Division wanted to come and check on their Captain's condition, but Yamabuki Chidori waved her hand, blocking them all away.

"What your Captain needs most right now is rest. Don't bother her with anything at this time. Send someone to inform Senbu. Also, Shunsui Kyōraku, I am now ordering you, in Chief Strategist capacity as Chief of Staff, to temporarily assume the position of Lieutenant of the 8th Division and be responsible for handling all the work of the 8th Division." Yamabuki Chidori issued one order after another in an orderly manner.

Knowing that now was not the time to refuse, Shunsui Kyōraku immediately nodded in agreement.

Isn't he also the kind of man who is extremely reliable in crucial moments?

Chapter 188: The Vampire Among the Vampire!

Senbu arrived at the Fourth Division as quickly as possible, entering her sister's hospital room cautiously, afraid of waking her sister who was resting.

Her Reiatsu is far inferior to Katoru Hatsunoya's, and precisely because of this, Senbu appears much more mature than Katoru Hatsunoya.

Senbu now looks more like a 25-year-old young woman.

"No need to be so careful, I'm not asleep," said Katoru Hatsunoya in a weak voice.

Senbu gently held her sister's hand. She never expected that her usually strong-willed sister would fall ill one day.

"Don't make that face. It's not like I'm beyond saving. Yamabuki already said the surgery has a 100% success rate, and I'll be fully recovered in no time. Look at you, anyone who didn't know better would think I was going to my funeral tomorrow," Katoru Hatsunoya said self-deprecatingly.

However, her voice sounded very weak and lacked any persuasiveness.

Senbu forced a smile.

Before entering the ward, she had already talked with Yamabuki Chidori about Katoru Hatsunoya's condition.

This was also Yamabuki Chidori's first brain surgery, and he wasn't entirely confident. However, he said the success rate of the surgery was 100% in order to take care of Katoru Hatsunoya's feelings.

The brain is the most mysterious and also the most vulnerable part of the body. Even the slightest mishap during surgery can lead to unpredictable consequences.

"Oh, right, sister, is there anything you'd like to eat? I'll make it for you. We sisters haven't eaten together in so long, you're always so busy with work." Senbu gently hugged her sister's hand and said in a childlike complaining tone.

Katoru Hatsunoya gently stroked his younger sister's head.

She knew perfectly well that Yamabuki Chidori was just trying to comfort herself by saying the surgery had a 100% success rate.

However, she believed in this man; he was someone who could create the Miracle.

"After this treatment is over, I want to take a good rest and don't want to keep working so hard. Besides, I've already found a very good successor," said Katoru Hatsunoya.

Senbu gently tidied her sister's disheveled hair. "After this is over, how about we go on a beach trip? To be honest, I don't want to continue working in the Staff Department anymore. This job is too tiring, it's practically inhuman. And that bastard Yamabuki Chidori, she's the Vampire among the Vampire! Can you imagine what it's like to work a hundred days straight without a break? I understand, the Soul Society is so big, there are many things to handle every day, but we can't put so much work on just a few dozen people..."

"Cough cough!"

Just then, a soft cough was heard in the corridor.

Senbu quickly changed the subject. "However, the Chief Strategist also has a tough job, working diligently to maintain the balance of the Three Realms. Actually, if you think about it this way, it's understandable that we employees work a little harder."

Just then, Yamabuki Chidori pushed open the door and entered, her face beaming. "Senbu is here?"

"Brother Yamabuki! I'm entrusting my sister's condition to you." Senbu's change of expression was incredibly fast, practically unparalleled.

Katoru Hatsunoya smiled gently, his lips pursed.

Indeed, only those who work can truly understand the hardships of the working class.

"Don't worry, doctors have the heart of parents. I will treat Katoru Hatsunoya as my own daughter, you can rest assured about that," Yamabuki Chidori said with a smile.

Katoru Hatsunoya couldn't help but roll his eyes. Even at a time like this, he was still trying to take advantage of others with his words.

"By the way, have you finished your work? If not, you'll have to work overtime tonight." Yamabuki Chidori spoke with Absolute Zero tone through a mouth that was thirty-seven degrees in temperature.

Senbu's expression instantly froze, and she stammered, "Staff Officer, this isn't necessary. My sister is so seriously ill; I should stay and take care of her tonight. Could you perhaps delegate my work to someone else?"

Yamabuki Chidori smiled even more broadly, as he pulled a large stack of documents from his bag and piled them heavily in front of Senbu.

Senbu's smile was frozen solid, as if it had been icy cold for a thousand years. "Look at this, is this something a human being would do?"

"To save you time, I specially had someone bring you all the necessary documents. I even gave you special permission to work in the hospital ward. Look how good I am to you! I'm providing you with work while letting you stay with your seriously ill sister. Sigh, where can you find such a good leader these days? And yet some people still call me the Vampire among the Vampire!" Yamabuki Chidori squinted at Senbu.

What's it like to complain about your boss behind their back and have them hear everything?

With a tearful expression, Senbu asked, "Can I refuse?"

"My lovely girl! You wouldn't want me to leave gauze or a scalpel in your sister's head during surgery, would you?" Yamabuki Chidori laughed even more heartily.

Senbu was ultimately forced to submit to the evil forces.

Katoru Hatsunoya smirked, but then, due to his slightly volatile emotions, he felt another sharp pain in his head.

Yamabuki Chidori noticed that Katoru Hatsunoya was not feeling well, so she immediately pressed her temples gently with both hands and used the Kido to slowly heal her head and relieve her pain.

Neither of them mentioned the probability of the surgery's success, which could be considered a tacit understanding.

"When can the surgery begin?" asked Katoru Hatsunoya.

After a brief silence, Yamabuki Chidori said confidently, "You need to stabilize your condition first. The surgery will begin in three days. Don't worry, I will definitely save you, even if it costs me my life."

"My life isn't that precious. Life and death are the natural order of things. If the surgery is successful, that would be best. If it isn't... you don't need to blame yourself. It's all just my fate," Katoru Hatsunoya said with a smile.

"The thing I believe in least is fate. If the surgery fails, so be it, I'll just go to Hell. I have a stake in Hell too, so I'll definitely take good care of you then." Yamabuki Chidori had originally intended to comfort Katoru Hatsunoya, but then she thought, Hell doesn't seem like a very comforting thing to say.

"Hell! What's Hell like? Have you been there?" asked Katoru Hatsunoya.

"More than just been there." Yamabuki Chidori recalled her honeymoon with Unohana several hundred years ago. In the end, the Kuroto opened the Hell Gate because of its many evil deeds, and she not only went into Hell with it, but also absorbed a lot of Hell's power.

Since then, Yamabuki Chidori could open the Hell Gate at any time, but since it was not a good place, she rarely went there.

"I want to go see Hell," Katoru Hatsunoya suddenly said.

Chapter 189: Hell is my home, I'm home!

"Hell isn't a good place, is it? What would you do there?" Yamabuki Chidori said helplessly. Sometimes he really couldn't understand what women were thinking.

"So what if I get to know the environment beforehand? It'll give me some mental preparation. I don't think I'll go to Heaven after I die," Katoru Hatsunoya with a laugh.

Yamabuki Chidori's expression changed slightly. From Katoru Hatsunoya's words, it was clear that she seemed to have seen through the fact that the success rate of the surgery was not high.

After all, they've been colleagues for hundreds of years, and they know each other's methods very well. Although Yamabuki Chidori is known as the number one physician in Seireitei, she really has no confidence in brain surgery.

"Alright, since you insist, let's have a day trip to Hell. By the way, Senbu, do you want to go to Hell for a look? But with your Reiatsu, you probably won't even be able to go to Hell after you die; you'll just dissipate right here in Soul Society." Yamabuki Chidori said without any politeness.

Senbu rolled her eyes. "Who do you think wants to go? That's Hell. I'd better stay here and wait for you guys to come back."

Yamabuki Chidori gently embraced Katoru Hatsunoya, then leaped out of the window and into the air.

Put your hands together and clap them gently.

A power completely different from that of the Shinigami, Hollows, and Quincy appeared on his body. The feeling sent chills down his spine. Katoru Hatsunoya's body was already very weak, and after feeling this power, he curled up in Yamabuki Chidori's arms.

The next second, a large door carved with skulls suddenly appeared in mid-air in Seireitei.

The Grim Reapers were startled. Many recognized this as the gate to Hell, but they didn't know why Hell would appear here.

Generally, the Hell Gate only appear when a person commits heinous crimes dies. Could it be that some heinous criminal has appeared in Soul Society?

As these Grim Reapers looked around, they saw Yamabuki Chidori carrying Katoru Hatsunoya straight into Hell.

"As expected, it was the Chief Strategist's doing again! Let's disperse, there's nothing to be curious about." One of the Grim Reapers said calmly, and the other Grim Reapers had the same reaction.

It seems that anything bizarre that Yamabuki Chidori does is entirely within our expectations.

Meanwhile, Yamabuki Chidori and Katoru Hatsunoya have already arrived in Hell.

"My brothers and sisters, it's been a long time! I've come to see you all!" Yamabuki Chidori said to the souls in Hell.

The new souls that have arrived in the last two or three hundred years don't recognize him at all. They think that Yamabuki Chidori is also guilty of a serious crime, which is why he was swallowed into Hell. But many of the previous souls have seen Yamabuki Chidori.

Many souls still remembered that this man could easily devour the power of Hell, causing the Hell Chains on their bodies to break. The thought of their souls regaining their freedom drove them mad, and they ran towards Yamabuki Chidori.

"It's you, isn't it? You came here hundreds of years ago, didn't you? I remember you could devour the power of Hell? Do you remember what I told you before? I was a king in my past life. If you're willing to take me away from Hell, I can give you endless power and wealth!"

Faced with these ungrateful big shots, Yamabuki Chidori showed no mercy and swung her knife, instantly severing the soul's head.

"So this is Hell? I can't breathe properly!" Katoru Hatsunoya exclaimed in amazement as she looked at the scene of Hell. It was very different from what she had imagined. She had imagined Hell to be a place of mountains of corpses and seas of blood, where everyone was suffering endlessly. But now it seemed that a large part of the souls were relatively free.

"The Reiatsu Captain-level Shinigami is too strong. They cannot decompose naturally after death. The Soul Burial Ritual will forcibly suppress the souls of the Captain in Hell. However, even Hell has a balance. If the forces in Hell and the outside world become unbalanced, these souls in Hell will rebel. So it's better to live well," Yamabuki Chidori said.

Preserving Katoru Hatsunoya's soul in Hell is the last resort, and also the worst.

Just as the two of them were chatting, a strange power rose from afar, and the target of this power was Yamabuki Chidori.

"Aaaaaah! Yamabuki Chidori! You've finally come again! I've waited for you for so many centuries! To avenge you, I've suffered in Hell every single moment, just so I can tear you to pieces. And why did you bring another woman in? Where is your wife? Is she long dead? Or is it an affair?"

The person hadn't even arrived yet, but their voice had already reached us.

Yamabuki Chidori looked in the direction of the voice with great displeasure. Who is this? So utterly lacking in boundaries?

Just then, a lightning-fast figure rushed over from afar, holding a sharp knife, and stabbed at Yamabuki Chidori's neck.

Even knowing that they would be resurrected if killed in Hell, it still couldn't stop these people from fighting.

"Go to hell! Compared to the suffering I've endured in Hell all these years, the pain this knife inflicts on you is nothing."

The one rushing over was none other than Kuroto, who had been imprisoned in Hell by Yamabuki Chidori back then.

Many years ago, he was an ordinary boatman who murdered many passengers for money. After his death, his soul was sucked into Hell, where he suffers immense pain every moment.

But Kuroto was no ordinary man. For the past three hundred years, he had been constantly striving to become stronger. He had exhausted all means and schemes to learn swordsmanship and hone his skills. Finally, in this area, there were no more opponents who recognized him.

Kuroto instinctively believed that he was now invincible.

What is Hell? It's a place where all sorts of demons and monsters gather. If you're invincible in such a place, you'll definitely be invincible in the outside world as well.

So when he saw the Yamabuki Chidori, he rushed over immediately, ready to avenge his previous humiliation and then threaten the other party to take him away from Hell.

Yamabuki Chidori embraced Katoru Hatsunoya, letting her lean on her shoulder to make her as comfortable as possible, while extending a finger from her other hand to gently block his knife.

Kuroto was instantly plunged into self-doubt.

He had cultivated diligently for three hundred years, and his all-out attack was so easily blocked by the opponent with just one finger!

What Yamabuki Chidori next made Kuroto feel an unprecedented sense of humiliation.

"Excuse me... who are you? Have we met before?" Yamabuki Chidori asked.