In the Soul Society, Just Wanting to Coast Until Retirement Chapter 43

A small figure stood in front of Gen'en Kinra. At the critical moment, Saitō Fubōfu blocked Unohana's fatal strike.

"Uncle, though I hate to admit it, neither of us seems to be her match alone. Let's team up!" Saitō Fubōfu said coldly.

Central 46... Has Been Massacred!

Unohana's expression did not change. "The two of you are coming at me together? I don't mind. After all, slaughter was never a fair competition."

Saitō Fubōfu grinned viciously, kicked off the ground, and charged forward at incredible speed, thrusting her blade toward Unohana's throat.

Though Gen'en Kinra was not as fast as Saitō, his movements were more agile. He clung to Unohana like a maggot to bone, shadowing her every move as he stabbed his sword toward her legs.

But Unohana was even faster than the two of them. Gripping her sword in both hands, she clashed head-on with Saitō Fubōfu. Their powerful Reiatsu erupted in an instant, crushing the surrounding buildings. In the distance, the Gotei 13 members went pale. What kind of monsters were fighting here?

Though Saitō's Reiatsu was powerful, it could not compare to Unohana's. She was sent flying backward by Unohana's slash. At the same time, a short spike appeared in Unohana's hand and shot straight for Gen'en Kinra's left eye. With no other choice, Gen'en Kinra swung his sword to save himself, only for Unohana to seize the opening and kick him away.

Saitō grew fiercer as the battle went on. She spat out a mouthful of blood and charged forward without regard for her life. Gen'en Kinra wielded a sword in his right hand and an iron spike in his left, stabbing and slashing in rapid succession!

Even so, the two of them found the fight increasingly difficult, forced back step by step by Unohana.

Central 46.

"Masters, this is bad! Enemies are charging this way! The Gotei 13 is holding them off. Please evacuate quickly!" a Central 46 guard shouted.

Great Sage snorted. "What a fuss. Have you no sense of decorum? Who would dare cause trouble at Central 46? Even Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto only negotiated with us, didn't he?"

"Sir, this enemy is different! How about this—I'll immediately seek help from Captain Commander Yamamoto!" the guard cried anxiously.

Great Sage said calmly, "You young people have never seen the world. What kind of place is Central 46? It is the heart of the Soul Society! Who would disregard the greater picture so completely? Nothing will happen. Besides, even if the Gotei 13 cannot stop them, aren't there still the guards? I believe the guards' strength is absolutely no less than that of the Gotei 13."

"Great Sage is absolutely right!"

"Great Sage speaks the truth!"

The others hurried to flatter him. They had stood above everyone else for so long that they had come to believe the world naturally revolved around them.

Just as they were singing Great Sage's praises, the doors of Central 46 were smashed to pieces by a tremendous force. A figure came tumbling and crawling through the entrance.

When had these lofty sages ever seen such a sight? They were all terrified stiff, not knowing what to do.

The one who flew in was none other than Saitō Fubōfu. Her body was covered in wounds, and her breath was ragged.

And she had not crashed in on her own. Unohana had kicked her in.

"Why the hell are you idiots still here? Are you sitting around waiting to die? Run already!" Seeing that these people were still sitting there without moving, Saitō Fubōfu cursed furiously. She had already sent someone to warn them to get the hell out, yet they were still here!

"How dare you! Brat, do you know who we are? How dare you speak to us in that tone!" one sage said arrogantly.

Saitō Fubōfu Flash Stepped straight over and slapped the sage hard across the face! The blow left his vision swimming with stars.

Everyone present was stunned. Someone actually dared to lay hands on a sage of Central 46.

"Guards! Get in here! Throw this wild girl out! When Yamamoto returns, let's see how he explains himself!" a Great Sage roared.

Saitō Fubōfu had reached the limit of her patience with these people. She wanted nothing more than to cut them all down right now. Who the hell do you think I've been risking my life for?

BOOM!!!

Something crashed through the wall of Central 46. As the dust settled, Gen'en Kinra climbed out of the rubble in a miserable state, even his glasses shattered!

"Uncle, are you okay?" Saitō shouted. Gen'en Kinra brushed the dust from his body, coughed twice, and spat out two mouthfuls of blood.

"I'm not dead yet, but that woman is way too vicious. No one will ever dare marry her!" Gen'en Kinra stared grimly at the hole in the wall.

Then, a woman walked in gracefully, a blade still hanging from her hand.

The terrifying killing intent plunged the entire room into silence.

"So this is the legendary Central 46? The Soul Society's highest law enforcement institution? Logically speaking, security here should be quite strong, shouldn't it? Call out your strongest person. Otherwise..." Unohana swung her long blade and sent a sage's head flying.

"I can only kill everyone here!"

In an instant, everyone in Central 46 erupted into chaos. Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto and Yamabuki Chidori had threatened them, but neither had truly acted against them. Yet this madwoman before them ignored their status entirely and began slaughtering them outright. At that moment, everyone felt the threat of death. Their lofty sense of superiority vanished without a trace. They ran about like headless flies, but no matter where they went, they could not escape.

Unohana looked indifferently at these useless people. These were the Soul Society's highest rulers? What a disgrace.

With a casual swing, she killed another person. By coincidence, it was the imposing Great Sage from earlier. After death, he was nothing more than a lump of flesh.

Naturally, Gen'en Kinra and Saitō Fubōfu could not let Unohana continue killing like this. Their mission was to protect the Seireitei. Though everyone in Central 46 was useless, unfortunately, they were also within the scope of that protection.

"Don't fight! Don't fight! If you start fighting, we'll all be crushed to death by the Reiatsu aftershocks! Please, don't fight!" a sage wailed.

At least you were not completely useless. Your understanding of yourself was quite accurate. If three captain-class fighters unleashed their Reiatsu at once, almost everyone here would die.

But Gen'en Kinra and Saitō could no longer worry about that. They unleashed all their Reiatsu and charged forward. Three powerful waves of Reiatsu collided, their three colors intertwining as they shot into the sky. In the blink of an eye, half of Central 46 collapsed.

Seeing several people trying to flee, Unohana casually threw several concealed weapons behind her, pinning those would-be escapees to the ground.

The sages of Central 46 never could have imagined that, in only a few minutes, more than half of the lofty officials of Central 46 would be dead. After this incident, Central 46's power structure would likely need a complete reshuffle.

And the massive collision of the three fighters' Reiatsu finally woke Yamabuki Chidori from his afternoon nap.

Yamabuki Chidori vs. Unohana Yachiru

Yamabuki Chidori had originally been taking an afternoon nap in his office when a huge bang suddenly came from the distant Central 46, startling him upright.

"What happened? Did the Quincy attack?" Yamabuki Chidori hurriedly slapped his face to wake himself up and looked toward Central 46. A tri-colored pillar of Reiatsu had shot into the sky, blowing half of Central 46 apart.

Yamabuki Chidori could not help sighing. "What a spectacular sight! No, this isn't the time to admire it. I should hurry over and see what happened!"

He immediately used Flash Step and headed toward Central 46.

Central 46 was now a complete mess. Half of the Great Sages who normally held themselves so high above others were lying dead on the ground, while the remaining half cried and wailed, utterly lacking the bearing expected of elites.

Gen'en Kinra lay on the ground, having completely lost his ability to fight. Saitō Fubōfu panted heavily and glared viciously at the woman before her. Even in a two-on-one fight, this woman had defeated both captains without taking a scratch. Her combat power was absurd.

"Won't you call out the strongest person here? Otherwise, you'll die." Unohana spoke the cruelest words in the gentlest tone. Saitō gritted her teeth. The Gotei 13's elites had all gone out on missions. If the Captain Commander were here, how could this woman be allowed to act so arrogantly?

"Looks like you refuse to talk. Farewell, little girl!" Unohana raised her sword and pointed it at Saitō Fubōfu's chest. Saitō no longer had any strength left to resist. She could only wait helplessly for death. The sword light of death descended, but in the next second, Unohana's expression changed. Her sword had not pierced Saitō Fubōfu's body. The girl had vanished into thin air.

"Just made it in time."

A young man's voice sounded. Unohana warily watched the youth who had suddenly appeared before her.

Yamabuki Chidori held Saitō Fubōfu in one arm and gripped a sword in the other, looking happily at the miserable scene around him. Who had done this? It was damn satisfying. He had long been sick of those people from Central 46. Though Yamabuki Chidori wore an expression of grief as he watched these formerly lofty fools crying in misery, inwardly, he was overjoyed.

"Ya... Yamabuki Chidori, you're here! Wonderful! Kill this madwoman quickly!" The people of Central 46 looked at Yamabuki Chidori as though he were their savior.

But when Yamabuki Chidori clearly saw the "madwoman" before him, his whole mood soured.

"Unohana... Yachiru!" A chill ran through his heart. The craziest of the Gotei 13's original captains had finally arrived.

Yamabuki Chidori suddenly remembered the mountain of corpses he had seen in Gomukui District not long ago. There was no need to guess. This big sister had definitely done it.

"Can you still move?" Yamabuki Chidori asked Saitō in his arms.

Saitō said proudly, "Of course I can. Hiss, that hurts!"

Saitō was covered in wounds of all sizes. Yamabuki Chidori used Kido to treat Saitō Fubōfu's injuries slightly.

"I never thought the one who would save me at the most crucial moment would be you!" Saitō Fubōfu said, her face slightly red.

"You still owe me twenty-nine days of work. Of course I can't let you die like this. Leave this to me. Take Uncle and go." Yamabuki Chidori watched Unohana warily.

"Are you kidding? Even Uncle and I together weren't her match, let alone you!" Saitō Fubōfu said anxiously. In her view, their only hope was to immediately bring back the Captain Commander. This woman's strength was no longer something an ordinary captain could contend with.

"Don't underestimate me. Take Uncle and leave first. Leave this place to me." Yamabuki Chidori said confidently. "And you people!"

Yamabuki Chidori pointed his sword at the remaining useless people of Central 46. "If you don't want to die, leave immediately. Seal off the area within five kilometers—no, fifteen kilometers. Don't let anyone enter. If they get caught up in this and die, I won't be responsible."

The people of Central 46 finally saw a glimmer of hope for survival. They scrambled out of this hell and ordered other Soul Reapers to erect a barrier within a radius of fifteen kilometers. Unless they received confirmation that Yamabuki Chidori had killed the enemy, the barrier was not to be opened.

Unohana quietly watched Yamabuki Chidori calmly direct everything until only the two of them remained in the entire area.

"You're the strongest person in the Gotei 13?" Unohana asked.

"No. I'm only a clerical worker. There are plenty stronger than me. But the ones who can fight aren't here right now, so I have to deal with you. My name is Yamabuki Chidori, Chief Strategist of the Gotei 13." Yamabuki Chidori said flatly. He was still wearing a haori, but instead of a division number on its back, there was a large character meaning "strategy."

A clerical worker? Unohana was somewhat disappointed. His Reiatsu was indeed not weak, but it was only about the same as those two from earlier. Such Reiatsu could not possibly make him her opponent.

One slash should be enough to end this.

Unohana instantly appeared in front of Yamabuki Chidori and brought down her blade. Just as its edge was about to touch him, Yamabuki Chidori vanished. Then, a cool sensation brushed against Unohana's cheek—the sensation of a blade. So fast!

Unohana immediately moved away. The blade skimmed past her cheek.

"What a pity. I thought I could kill you in one strike!" Yamabuki Chidori smiled faintly, but the next instant, his smile turned savage. "Flash Blossom!"

Yamabuki Chidori pushed his Flash Step to its limit, using its speed to enhance the power of his swordsmanship.

Yet Unohana's Flash Step was faster than Yamabuki Chidori's, and her swordsmanship was fiercer. Like him, she used the speed of Flash Step to increase the power of her swordsmanship.

Their figures flashed past each other, each stopping where the other had stood moments before.

"Ah! That hurts! What a fast sword!" Yamabuki Chidori looked at the wound on his shoulder.

Unohana looked startled. Yamabuki Chidori's sword had left a shallow cut on the back of her hand. Though it was only a slight wound, it had been a long time since anyone had injured her.

By comparison, Yamabuki Chidori's injury was far more serious. Blood poured continuously from his shoulder.

But in the next second, Unohana's expression became even stranger. Yamabuki Chidori had begun using Kido to heal himself. In only a few seconds, the wound had completely closed.

"What kind of ability is that?" Unohana asked in surprise.

"This is Kido, a type of spiritual art Soul Reapers use specifically to treat injuries. Want to learn? I'll teach you!" Yamabuki Chidori asked with a grin.

Her strength was indeed formidable, but so far, she was still within his control. The advantage is mine!

Super Regeneration

"Kido? It really is an interesting ability." Unohana remained very calm. The aura around her shifted from violent to tranquil. She gripped her sword with both hands and waited for Yamabuki Chidori to attack.

Yamabuki Chidori Flash Stepped again, his body streaking past Unohana like an afterimage. This time, Unohana did not attack first. Instead, she avoided Yamabuki Chidori's ambush with a very slight movement.

"What happened?" Yamabuki Chidori's expression changed. He landed on one foot, spun around, and charged forward again at extreme speed. Unohana's face was cold. Their figures flashed past each other, and Unohana lightly flicked the blood from her sword, the droplets drawing a straight line across the ground.

A horrifying horizontal wound had been cut across Yamabuki Chidori's stomach. If he had not withdrawn quickly enough, that strike might have cut him in two at the waist, spilling his intestines everywhere.

Yamabuki Chidori hurriedly absorbed the Reishi around him and used Kido to heal himself. The wound began closing rapidly.

"Your sword is fast, but it has too many openings. I don't even need to attack you. I can simply wait for you to crash into my blade. I never expected the Gotei 13 to rely on someone like you as their last line of defense. What a disappointment." Unohana shook her head slightly. She had expected a fierce, satisfying battle, but the enemy's strength left her dissatisfied.

Once Yamabuki Chidori felt that his wound had mostly healed, he took two steps back and stared intently at Unohana.

She had seen through the openings in his swordsmanship in an instant. With a casual strike, she had wounded him. It was like the Dugu Nine Swords from a martial arts novel.

So this was another way a sword could be used.

Yamabuki Chidori drew a deep breath. This time, he did not use Flash Step. Instead, he slowly walked to a position two meters in front of Unohana.

"Hmm? What are you doing?" Unohana asked.

Yamabuki Chidori drew his sword in an instant. Every move in the world had an opening; that was beyond doubt. During that previous exchange, Yamabuki Chidori had been observing the openings in Unohana's swordsmanship, and he had soon found one.

Like lightning, Yamabuki Chidori's blade thrust straight toward Unohana's chest. Unohana's eyes shifted slightly. This youth had actually seen through an opening in her swordsmanship? Did he possess such insight? Impossible. Was it just a lucky guess?

These thoughts flashed through Unohana's mind, but life and death were decided in an instant on the battlefield. She had no time to think. Her body immediately tilted aside to avoid the strike, while her own blade thrust forward.

A savage grin spread across Yamabuki Chidori's face. He did not defend at all. His recovery ability was extraordinary. He could now absorb Reishi while using Kido to heal himself. Who knew whether he might awaken Hard Skin, Blut Vene, and Super Regeneration in the future?

Unohana thrust her sword toward Yamabuki Chidori's chest, while Yamabuki Chidori stabbed his own sword toward Unohana's chest.

It was a battle of nerves! If they had the guts, neither of them should dodge! Let's see who dies first!

CLANG!!!

With no other choice, Unohana withdrew her sword to save herself.

Her opponent possessed strange arts that allowed him to recover from injuries quickly, but she did not!

When masters clashed, life and death were decided in a single instant.

Unohana was forced onto the defensive in an instant, met by Yamabuki Chidori's relentless storm of attacks. Every slash targeted an opening, forcing her to retreat rapidly.

"What is this? His Reiatsu and swordsmanship are both improving at an incredible rate. Is this really the same person from before?" Unohana looked astonished, but this alone could not defeat her.

As a master swordswoman, Unohana could not only see through the openings in her enemy's techniques; she also knew her own openings.

Yamabuki Chidori's sword came down like a raging storm, blotting out the sky. Yet it only forced Unohana steadily backward and could not harm her in the slightest.

Just as the two exchanged blows, Unohana's sword suddenly vanished. Yamabuki Chidori froze. What had happened?