A Lone Man and Woman on a Dark, Windy Night / Yamamoto: How Did I End Up Losing a Lieutenant? ...

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Today was another exceptionally peaceful day in Soul Society!

A moment later, Yamabuki Chidori returned home, blackened from head to toe!

"Seriously, is that Old Man such a sore loser? He actually used Bankai. Just wait until I learn Bankai too, hmph!" Yamabuki Chidori staggered back into his home.

The power of Zanka no Tachi was one thing, but its range was simply too ridiculous! The last time he used Bankai, Zanka no Tachi's attack range had covered the entire Seireitei. No matter how fast Flash Step was, there was no way to run that far. Fortunately, Yamamoto had only been trying to scare him and had not gone all out. Otherwise, next year's anniversary would have been his death anniversary.

"I forgot to tell the Captain Commander about Unohana. Forget it, I'll mention it at work tomorrow! Sigh, another half year's salary got docked. When will I ever actually get paid?" Yamabuki Chidori wore a bitter expression. Other people went to work to make money, so why did he keep losing money every time he worked? There was no reason for that!

When he returned home, he found that Unohana had already gone to sleep. Soft moonlight fell across the girl's cheeks, inviting endless fantasies.

"Looking at her quietly, she really is beautiful. So why is she such a pervert inside?" Yamabuki Chidori muttered softly.

"Why have you been staring at me? Is something wrong?" Unohana suddenly opened her eyes and asked.

"Cough, cough, nothing. Oh, right. I'll talk to the Captain Commander about you tomorrow. Don't worry about joining the Gotei 13 or anything like that!" Yamabuki Chidori was somewhat embarrassed. He had been caught peeking at her.

After that, neither of them had much to say. They simply looked quietly at each other.

Yamabuki Chidori desperately searched for a topic. What should he say? What if things got awkward?

"Since you can't sleep anyway, how about we do something interesting?" Yamabuki Chidori asked softly.

Unohana looked at Yamabuki Chidori with curious eyes, then revealed a gentle smile as bright as sunshine. "Sure! I can't sleep anyway."

Yamabuki Chidori happily walked over, took Unohana's hand, unlocked her handcuffs, and led her somewhere more secluded.

Unohana said nothing and quietly followed Yamabuki Chidori. The two made their way to the training grounds beneath the room, where Yamabuki Chidori tossed Unohana her sword.

"How about we spar with swords again? My Sword Control Technique still has plenty of flaws, so be my sparring partner! Don't worry, there's a hot spring here. No matter how badly we get hurt, we can recover quickly, and we won't have to worry about scars!" Yamabuki Chidori pleaded.

Unohana suddenly realized that she was not the only pervert in this world.

Chapter 98: A Lone Man and Woman on a Dark, Windy Night

On a dark and windy night, a young man holding a sharp weapon dragged a young woman into a secluded, shadowy place, then gazed at her affectionately and said, "Can I cut you?"

There had to be something seriously wrong with him! Doctor, doctor, increase the dosage.

But even stranger, the girl thought there was absolutely nothing wrong with what the young man was doing and happily agreed.

Doctor, there's another one here with a problem in her head. Double the dosage!

And so, the two arrived at the underground training grounds. Back when Yamabuki Chidori had been training to use Perfect Sanctification, he had excavated a huge space, more than enough for the two of them to go wild in.

Unohana was extremely interested in this thing called the "Sword Control Technique." It was like putting the most delicious food in the world before someone who loved fine cuisine. How could she possibly sit still?

Unohana had spent the first half of her life pursuing the way of the sword. Slowly, she discovered that her pursuit of swordsmanship had reached its limit, so she began challenging others everywhere.

And guess what? Not a single person around her had been her match. To satisfy the desire in her heart, the scope of Unohana's challenges grew wider and wider, and the number of people she killed grew greater and greater. Until today, after seeing Yamabuki Chidori's "Sword Control Technique," she discovered that her swordsmanship was still nowhere near its limit.

The two stood ten meters apart and drew their blades. To them, crossing that distance took only an instant. Yamabuki Chidori formed Reishi Flying Swords and attacked Unohana. Unohana used Yamabuki Chidori to satisfy her desire for battle, while Yamabuki Chidori used Unohana to perfect his abilities. Each got what they wanted. They were nothing more than a scumbag man and a scumbag woman, neither of whom wanted responsibility afterward.

Five Reishi Flying Swords danced through the air. Yamabuki Chidori's control over Reishi had already reached a masterful level, but to ensure the power and accuracy of the Reishi Flying Swords, five was his limit. Any more would weaken each individual Flying Sword, making it not worth the loss.

Moreover, the "Sword Control Technique" was a dimensionality-reducing strike against swordsmanship of this era. No matter how strong a person's swordsmanship was, they only had one pair of eyes and one pair of hands. At most, they could wield two swords at once. Yet Yamabuki Chidori could remotely control five Reishi Flying Swords simultaneously. If his opponent had not been a swordsmanship master like Unohana, she might have been instantly defeated in the first exchange.

Most importantly, after fighting Unohana, Yamabuki Chidori's understanding of swordsmanship had reached a new height. Not only could he easily see through an enemy's openings, he could even predict their movements before they made them. It was utterly absurd.

If they spoke purely of swordsmanship, even Yamamoto or Unohana would not be a match for Yamabuki Chidori once he had mastered the Sword Control Technique.

Under the assault of the five Flying Swords, Unohana quickly became unable to hold on and began taking injuries. Yet the more heavily she was hurt, the happier she became. Several times, she tried to break through and rush to Yamabuki Chidori's side, only to be driven back by the Flying Swords. The Sword Control Technique had already surpassed ordinary people's understanding of swords. In the end, Unohana had dozens of wounds large and small all over her body. She panted heavily, but after soaking in the hot spring for a while, she was perfectly fine and charged forward to fight again.

Yet she was still suppressed one-sidedly.

"Can you tell me exactly how you did all this?" Unohana asked curiously as she wiped the sweat from her face.

"You want to learn? That's a little difficult. It's a matter of talent," Yamabuki Chidori said. After all, not even Quincy possessed such terrifying control over Reishi as he did.

Most Quincy could control Reishi but could not absorb it. During the Blood War a thousand years later, the Quincy could rapidly devour Reishi only after achieving Perfect Sanctification and activating Sankt Altar. Compared to Yamabuki Chidori's innate ability to devour Reishi, they were far inferior.

Yamabuki Chidori explained the principles of the "Sword Control Technique," hoping Unohana would retreat in the face of the difficulty. However, Unohana listened with a serious expression. Not only did she not back down, her eyes began shining.

"Oh, I just thought of something. Can't your Zanpakuto manipulate space? Couldn't you make the Reishi Flying Swords appear out of thin air in a certain location?" Unohana asked seriously. Yamabuki Chidori froze slightly, then understood what Unohana meant. His pupils contracted.

"You mean... Miniature Wormholes? Create a Miniature Wormhole so the Reishi Flying Swords can travel through it, appearing without a trace and vanishing without a trace?" With just a slight reminder from Unohana, Yamabuki Chidori had immediately opened the door to a new world.

In his previous life, he had watched a domestic animated series called Super God Academy, which had talked about "Miniature Wormholes."

If the Silver Radiant Angel could create miniature spaces out of thin air to take damage in her place, creating a Wormhole should not be a problem, right?

With a direction in mind, Yamabuki Chidori immediately began experimenting. Unohana had already taken off her clothes and entered the hot spring, but Yamabuki Chidori seemed possessed as he tested the possibility of Miniature Wormholes again and again.

At first, he thought this would be very simple. It was only opening two holes in space. But he quickly discovered that was not the case.

Opening holes in space was easy, but maintaining the stability of a Wormhole was extraordinarily difficult. It required an enormous amount of Reiatsu, and opening a stable Wormhole also required extremely powerful computing ability.

Finally, just before dawn, the first highly unstable Miniature Wormhole was born. Yamabuki Chidori carefully sent a Reishi Flying Sword into it, but the next second, the Wormhole collapsed, and the Reishi Flying Sword was exiled into the turbulence of space.

But this gave Yamabuki Chidori complete confidence. As long as he had time to study it slowly, one day he would definitely be able to create a perfect Wormhole. By then, forget a mere Yhwach—even if the Trisolarans came, they would have to call him Daddy.

Thinking of that, Yamabuki Chidori felt extremely pleased with himself, though he was also somewhat tired. He prepared to take Unohana to bed.

But when he turned around, he found Unohana standing there soaking wet, waiting for him.

"Are you tired too? Get some rest early!" Yamabuki Chidori was completely immersed in the excitement of developing Wormhole Technology and paid no attention whatsoever to the breathtaking girl standing wet before him.

"Sure. I'm a little tired too. Let's rest together," Unohana said with a smile.

Her compatibility with this young man was unexpectedly good. It seemed her life would not be lonely from now on, Unohana thought with a smile.

But when the two returned to the room, they discovered that dawn had already arrived. They had actually worked all night!

"It's daylight, which means it's time to go to work. Otherwise, the boss will dock my salary... Heh, my salary has already been docked through half a year from now. Am I afraid of getting my pay docked? What a joke!" Yamabuki Chidori sneered before dropping onto the bed and falling asleep.

Unohana could not help smiling as she looked at the young man before her, who was both mature and youthful.

She was already beginning to look forward to life after joining the Gotei 13.

At that moment, Chōjirō Sasakibe's voice came from outside the door.

"Brother Yamabuki, open up! The Captain Commander is looking for you!"

Chapter 99: Yamamoto: How Did I End Up Losing a Lieutenant?

"What the hell? I just got to sleep." Yamabuki Chidori crawled out of bed in a daze, opened the door with a resentful expression, and let Chōjirō Sasakibe in.

The moment Chōjirō Sasakibe entered, he noticed that Unohana's handcuffs were gone. Terrified, he immediately gripped his sword and stared at Unohana in horror.

"What are you scared of? I'm here. She can't cause any trouble." Yamabuki Chidori sounded extremely impatient. He was so sleepy. He would never stay up late again. If he did, he would be a dog.

Yamabuki Chidori reluctantly crawled out of the blankets, took out the handcuffs, and cuffed Unohana's hands. There was no helping it. She was still a prisoner of the Gotei 13, so he had to treat her this way to stop others from gossiping. As the saying went, public opinion was a fearful thing, and precautions had to be taken.

The three of them strolled to the Gotei 13. After greeting the members they passed, they went directly to the First Division Barracks with Unohana.

When Yamabuki Chidori arrived, he discovered that every Captain except himself was already there, all wearing serious expressions as they watched Unohana.

No matter what, Unohana was currently a major criminal who had destroyed the Seireitei. She had to stand trial.

The Captain Commander also wore a solemn expression.

When Saito saw Unohana, there was even a trace of fear on her face. There were not many people who could beat her into submission. In all the Gotei 13, there were only two.

"State your name," Yamamoto said gravely.

"Unohana Yachiru," Unohana said calmly, completely unconcerned that she was about to be judged.

"Unohana Yachiru, are you willing to join the Gotei 13?" Yamamoto asked.

"If you join the Gotei 13, we will deal with you according to the Gotei 13's rules. If you do not join, we can only send you to Central 46 and deal with you according to Central 46's laws. What is your choice?" Yamamoto asked in a deep voice.

What the Gotei 13 lacked most right now was powerful fighters. Yamamoto and the many Captains already knew that the Quincy would launch a massive attack in the near future. During this period, the Gotei 13 would spare no expense in improving its strength. Unohana had defeated two Captain-level experts in succession by herself, first Saitō Fubōfu and then Gen'en Kinra, before finally narrowly losing to Yamabuki Chidori. Naturally, the Old Man did not want to let such an expert slip away. It would be wonderful if she could join the Gotei 13.

Yamabuki Chidori had already discussed this with Unohana. Unohana had no objections and publicly declared that she would join the Gotei 13. She also requested to work in the same division as Yamabuki Chidori.

Yamamoto looked troubled. As the Gotei 13's Chief Strategist and the First Division's Lieutenant, Yamabuki Chidori was Yamamoto's right-hand man. Unohana, meanwhile, was powerful enough to stand on her own. It would be a waste of such a general to place her under his command.

"Yamabuki, what do you think?" Yamamoto looked toward Yamabuki Chidori. Whenever he could not decide something, seeking out the strategist had already become the Captain Commander's instinct.

"I think Unohana should serve as a Captain and should not work under the First Division," Yamabuki Chidori said calmly. "To fulfill my promise, Captain Commander, please transfer me to Captain Unohana's command."

Yamamoto's expression became utterly bizarre. How had he somehow lost a Lieutenant? That was not right. The math did not work like that.

Could this brat have forgotten his friends for a pretty face? Hmph, he had known it. There had to be something wrong with how diligently this kid had been running around handling everything. So that was it.

"Captain Commander, I can recommend a Lieutenant for you. I guarantee you'll be satisfied," Yamabuki Chidori said with a smile. "I recommend Chōjirō Sasakibe for the position of First Division Lieutenant."

Yamamoto kept staring at Yamabuki Chidori until Yamabuki Chidori felt embarrassed.

Had this little bastard planned this from the start? Still, if he did not agree to this condition, Unohana would certainly not join the Gotei 13. Besides, it was not an excessive request.

"Fine! Unohana Yachiru will temporarily serve as the Reserve Captain of the 11th Division, while Yamabuki Chidori will serve as the 11th Division's Lieutenant," Yamamoto said reluctantly.

Yamamoto was settled, but Unohana herself was somewhat confused. Frowning, she asked, "Why can I, someone you defeated, serve as Captain? And why can Yamabuki, a stronger person than me, only serve as Lieutenant? Are you humiliating me this way?"

"No. I simply want to slack off, that's all," Yamabuki Chidori said calmly.

I only want to coast until retirement. Why is it so hard? The Gotei 13 still doesn't even have a complete retirement system. I'm such a failure as a strategist.

Slack off? Unohana truly could not understand what that term meant. Did he want to touch her Minazuki? What kind of strange fetish was that?

"Alright, since the matter has been settled, we're all on the same side now. If you have any difficulties in the future, tell me anytime. This old man will do his best to help you. Yamabuki, go call that kid Chōjirō Sasakibe for me. While you're at it, hand your work over to him," Yamamoto said reluctantly.

What a fine Lieutenant!

He never had to worry about anything. Every day, all he needed to do was cut people down or head out to cut people down. He did not need to care about anything else. Yamabuki Chidori could keep not only the entire division but even the whole Gotei 13 in perfect order.

Sigh! What chance could he find in the future to poach him back?

Still, he retained his position as Chief Strategist. Yamamoto could still throw anything he did not want to think about at him. That settled it!

Yamamoto looked at Yamabuki Chidori and revealed an exceptionally sinister smile. Yamabuki Chidori's scalp tingled. What was wrong with the Old Man? Why had he suddenly smiled like that?

I sold myself out for the division's sake! You have to believe me! I traded my body for such a talented person, so don't get any strange ideas!

Yamabuki Chidori rushed to the First Division and dragged Chōjirō Sasakibe back.

"Brother Yamabuki, why were you in such a hurry to find me? Is something wrong?" Chōjirō Sasakibe asked curiously.

"Of course it's something good! Do you want a promotion?"

"Of course I do!"

"Then how about I let you take the First Division Lieutenant's position?" Yamabuki Chidori smiled at the child in his hand. He seemed to have grown a little taller these past few days.

Chōjirō Sasakibe looked listless. "Stop teasing me. Even if you wanted to resign from the First Division, the Captain Commander would never allow it. And how could the Lieutenant's position possibly fall to me?"

"I'm not joking with you. I called you here this time to hand over the work. The Captain Commander has already given the order. I've been assigned to the 11th Division as Lieutenant. The First Division will be in your hands from now on," Yamabuki Chidori said.

Chapter 100: He Apologized, We Have Achieved a Phased Victory

Only after hearing Yamabuki Chidori say that did Chōjirō Sasakibe realize that he might be telling the truth.

He was really going to become Lieutenant? But his abilities were nowhere near enough!

Soon, the two returned to the First Division Barracks to hand over the work.

"If there's anything you don't understand, come ask me anytime. Don't make decisions on your own. Don't be fooled by the Captain Commander's usual fierce appearance. He's actually very patient with his subordinates. If you run into any difficulties, come find either of us," Yamabuki Chidori said.

Chōjirō Sasakibe felt more fear than excitement.

He could be considered a genius. After two months of training, his strength had barely reached the level of a Seated Officer, but he was still far from qualified to serve as Lieutenant.

After all, the most important ability in the Gotei 13 was fighting. As long as one could fight, one had status.

Back at the Barracks, Yamamoto glanced at Chōjirō Sasakibe.

Though he was lacking in every respect, the child was at least obedient. Hopefully, he could become a decent Lieutenant.

It was Chōjirō Sasakibe's first time seeing so many Captains in public. He felt like he was sitting on pins and needles and did not dare speak carelessly.

Yamamoto did not pay attention to Chōjirō Sasakibe. Instead, he asked Unohana, "Now that you've joined the Gotei 13, is there anything you need taken care of in daily life? Do you have somewhere to live?"

"She can stay with me. My house is large enough for two people with room to spare. I can show a little selfless spirit," Yamabuki Chidori said, raising his hand.

As a result, every colleague gave him a look of contempt.

Was that really showing selfless spirit?