A New Mission: Investigate the Quincy / Unohana's Black Stockings

Although he possesses Captain-level combat strength, he is indeed slightly inferior compared to other Captain.

Putting everything else aside, Eight Directions Annihilation Shikkōgai Musashi Yamabuki Chidori found it extremely troublesome. If Shijima Chiru were to encounter the Shikkōgai Musashi, he would definitely be thoroughly beaten to a pulp.

Right, I haven't seen his Shikai and Bankai yet. Does that mean they don't boost my combat power at all?

Many people believe that Bankai is always stronger than Shikai, but this is a misconception.

Because in actual combat, it's not just about who has the stronger ability, but also about various factors like timing and location.

For example, Shunsui Kyōraku's Bankai is indeed very cool and very strong, but once Bankai, it will drag his teammates into the process, so this Bankai cannot be used when there are teammates around.

Back when Yamabuki Chidori frequented the Tieba forum, many people argued that Shunsui Kyōraku held back during the Karakura Town battle because he didn't use his Bankai. They claimed that if he had used his Bankai, what Espada? What Aizen? He would have been instantly killed!

Aizen: Ah, yes, yes, yes! You're absolutely right!

Then there's Shinji Hirako's Bankai, Gyakushō Juhōbatsu.

The ability is to reverse how others perceive friend or foe.

In other words, it will cause everyone within the Reiatsu range to kill each other, including their own teammates.

In other words, once Bankai, your own people might be killed before the enemy is even dead.

It was just jokingly said that its Shikai is used to kill bosses, Bankai out mobs.

Could it be that Shijima Chiru's Soul-Transforming Blade is also of this type?

Seeing that Shijima Chiru Yamabuki Chidori had a question, Shijima Chigiri helplessly drew his Zanpakuto.

"Since you want to see the power of my Zanpakuto, I'll demonstrate it for you." Shijima Chiru raised his Zanpakuto and softly chanted the release incantation. "Disappear, Guiramo."

With the release of his Zanpakuto, Shijima Chiru's body vanished into thin air.

It's not because of extremely high speed or Spatial Movement that anything truly disappears.

"This is the ability of my Zanpakuto: it can conceal my body. Not only can it hide my form, but it can even conceal my Reiatsu. Unfortunately, this ability is completely useless in actual combat, especially in large-scale wars." Shijima Chiru smiled bitterly as he deactivated his Zanpakuto, and his figure reappeared before everyone.

It's an incredibly rare ability to become invisible!

Yamabuki Chidori was slightly surprised.

Chapter 160: New Mission, Tracking Quincy

It's not that there aren't Zanpakuto in Bleach that can become invisible.

Another Zanpakuto that can become invisible is "Nijikasumi" from a thousand years later. Its owner is Ichinose Maki, who was originally a member of the 11th Division. However, after the 10th Kenpachi was killed by Kenpachi Zaraki, he betrayed the Shinigami and joined the group of artificial soul Bount.

But that's a story for another time.

Furthermore, although both Zanpakuto possess the ability to become invisible, their underlying principles are completely different.

Nijikasumi create the effect of invisibility by using the refraction and reflection of light.

The Guiramo is a form of spiritual energy that completely eliminates one's own existence and Reiatsu, making oneself invisible to others no matter what.

However, according to Shijima Chiru, as long as he takes the initiative to attack, his invisibility will be broken, making him suitable for One-Hit Kill. When he was an assassin, he often coated his sword with deadly poison, secretly sneaked up, stabbed his opponent, and ran away quickly.

Even if the poison doesn't hit a vital spot, the enemy will still die from the poison.

However, while this ability is strange, it becomes ineffective when facing a massive army.

He would most likely die from various area-of-effect (AOE) damage, which is why he didn't use stealth to deal with Yamabuki Chidori.

At that time, the difference in strength between the two was too great, and these petty tricks were completely useless.

Just as the two of them were talking, Shikkōgai Musashi was thrown from a distance like a bowling ball, hitting him directly in the Shijima Chiru.

"I... you've crushed me! Get up!" Shijima Chiru struggled to her feet.

Yamabuki Chidori was slightly taken aback. Who could make this guy so difficult to beat?

Turning around, I saw Unohana walking towards me with a gentle expression, carrying a knife.

It's alright!

"Who is this woman?! She's too fierce!" Shikkōgai Musashi got up from the ground in a very disheveled state. He originally thought that with his strength, even if he couldn't beat Yamabuki Chidori and the Captain Commander, none of the other Captain should be his match.

But to his utter surprise, the woman before him was as strong as a monster. Even with Bankai activated, his proud steel body couldn't withstand the Causal Acceleration.

Only now Shikkōgai Musashi starting to understand what level of monsters his colleagues are.

At this moment, Zendouji Yuuhin, heavily pregnant, staggered toward the Captain Commander.

"Captain Commander, during this Hueco Mundo operation, we captured the King of Hueco Mundo and used him for experiments. I've developed a substance that can store Hollow Reiatsu. This ability can effectively resist Quincy invasions. Of course, this substance is still in the theoretical stage. To determine its practical effectiveness, we must capture a few live Quincy," said Zendouji Yuuhin.

Indeed, practice makes perfect.

Although everyone knows that Hollow Reiatsu is highly toxic to Quincy, the exact extent of its harm can only be determined through experimentation.

However, these Quincy appear and disappear without a trace; they are impossible to find, let alone capture.

Moreover, the Human World is so vast that finding traces of Quincy is truly not easy.

Yamamoto knew that capturing Quincy would be difficult, so he directly passed the task on to Yamabuki Chidori.

Isn't Staff Officer what staff officers are for?

At Yamabuki Chidori's request, Zendouji Yuuhin showed everyone the new things she had made.

It was a grenade-shaped object; if you squeezed it hard, it would crumble into a lot of powder.

"Don't underestimate these powders. They contain Hollow Reiatsu. Our Shinigami power has a certain degree of restraint against Hollows, so even if we inhale a small amount, it won't have any effect. But Quincy are different. Hollow Reiatsu is highly toxic to them. Even a small amount will cause a reaction in their bodies. I've already scattered these powders throughout the Seireitei. As soon as Quincy dares to enter, they will immediately experience adverse reactions. Of course, all of this is just theoretical. To determine just how severe the reaction will be, we'll need to conduct experiments with live Quincy."

Yamabuki Chidori nodded slightly; at least the plan sounded feasible.

"How many Quincy are needed as experimental subjects?" Yamabuki Chidori asked.

"The more the better. If we only use one person to do the experiment, there is a high chance of randomness, so we should provide as many Quincy samples as possible." Zendouji Yuuhin raised an extremely difficult problem.

"Yamabuki, I'm entrusting this matter to you. Is that alright?" the Captain Commander asked.

Yamabuki Chidori stared at the Captain Commander with a displeased expression.

If I say there's a problem, will you just pass the work on to someone else? It'll just end up back on my shoulders anyway, won't it? I might as well just take on the job myself.

"Alright, leave it to me. Last time, we discovered traces of Quincy in the Human World. Tomorrow, I'll take some men to the Human World to check it out. If we catch Quincy, we'll bring them back directly and investigate their headquarters while we're at it," Yamabuki Chidori said.

As the art of war says, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated."

The biggest problem for the Shinigami right now is that they don't understand the enemy at all; the vast majority of Shinigami have never even seen what Quincy looks like.

How can we fight a war like this?

Therefore, Yamabuki Chidori decided that this trip to the Human World was not only to capture experimental subjects for Zendouji Yuuhin, but also to help the Shinigami better understand the Quincy.

"Alright, I'll choose a few people to come with me to the Human World tomorrow morning," said Yamabuki Chidori.

After the Captain had their fill of fighting, they all went home, agreeing to come back the next day.

As the time for the great battle Yamabuki Chidori ever closer, I feel the pressure on me growing heavier.

After seeing off the team Captain, Yamabuki Chidori felt a little hungry. After all, she had waited for so long and had used up a lot of energy.

After thinking for a moment, Yamabuki Chidori suddenly smiled. What to do when you're hungry? Of course, have a midnight snack!

It's late at night, so we should eat something light, like grilled meat!

His favorite thing to do used to be going out late at night to eat barbecue with his classmates, but unfortunately, it seems that this activity doesn't exist in Soul Society.

Furthermore, grilled skewers are called "yakitori" in Japan, but the "toryu" in this context doesn't refer to actual birds; it actually refers to chicken.

The variety of skewers depends entirely on the parts of the chicken that can be grilled: chicken head, neck, heart, liver, intestines, legs, wings, and breast.

But, the chicken feet that Yamabuki Chidori loved most were thrown away?

And these skewers are so shabby!

The meat on the skewers must be large pieces; that way, it's more satisfying to eat them.

Yamabuki Chidori took out a piece of pork belly that she had stored away, cut it into large chunks, and grilled it on an iron plate. The oil splattered everywhere as it grilled, and then she sprinkled it with cumin and chili powder. It smelled amazing.

When he turned around, he found that the Captain who had supposedly left had somehow returned and were all staring intently at him.

"That kid dares to eat alone! Let's beat him up!"

"Is it wrong for me to have a late-night snack?! Yay!!!"

Chapter 161: Unohana's Black Silk Stockings

I was just making a late-night snack at home, so why did it attract so many wolves?

After being caught eating alone, Yamabuki Chidori turned into a meat-grilling machine with a cold expression, but even she couldn't grill meat as fast as these people were showing off their meat.

Unohana walked over happily, holding a piece of meat in her hand, and said with a smile, "How about you take charge of cooking from now on?"

"Why should I be in charge of cooking? Didn't we agree that we'd each take turns cooking for a day?" Yamabuki Chidori was not happy at all.

"But mine doesn't taste as good as yours!" Unohana.

"That's no excuse for being lazy."

Unohana said with a regretful expression, "That's such a pity. I just bought a new pair of Black Silk Stockings, and I wanted to wear them for you, but you were so heartless..."

"Ahem... well... I'm not compromising, I just really enjoy cooking. From now on, just let me know what you'd like to eat before you leave work," Yamabuki Chidori said, feigning composure.

I genuinely enjoy cooking; how could I possibly want to see Black Silk Stockings? Am I that kind of person?

"By the way, I'm planning to turn this technology into a restaurant. Anyone interested in franchising? I'll provide the technology, you provide the capital!" Yamabuki Chidori said to the team Captain.

Without hesitation, Shunshun Shidō stepped forward. "I'm investing in this project. From now on, we'll be like brothers, even if we're not from the same father. How about we split the profits 50/50?"

"Happy!"

Chōjirō Sasakibe, holding a skewer of meat in one hand and a grilled green pepper in the other, said with a face full of curiosity, "Brother Yamabuki always has such strange ideas, it's like he's not from this world!"

"Cough cough cough!" Yamabuki Chidori almost choked to death. She rushed over and slapped Chōjirō Sasakibe on the back of the head. This brat, don't blurt out the truth.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, they officially parted ways.

Katoru Hatsunoya stayed behind to help clear the table. As expected of a young lady from a wealthy family, she is indeed more polite than those wild girls, isn't she, Saito?

Saito sneezed on his way back. Who was talking about me behind my back?

"Yamabuki, who are you planning to take with you on the investigation mission in the Human World tomorrow?" Katoru Hatsunoya asked calmly.

She wanted to volunteer if possible; she hadn't killed anyone in a long time and was feeling a little restless.

However, she was not on Yamabuki Chidori's shortlist.

Although Katoru Hatsunoya is strong and handsome, Yamabuki Chidori feels that his personality is more compatible with Saitō Fubōfu, so he plans to take Saitō Fubōfu to investigate the Quincy tomorrow.

Upon learning Yamabuki Chidori's answer, Katoru Hatsunoya laughed and piled all the tableware into his hands before running away without looking back.

"..."

I take back what I said before. None of these nobles are good people. These so-called ladies from noble families don't know how to be considerate at all.

Forget it, I'm a magnanimous person, so I won't hold it against you. I have more important things to do tonight.

For example, someone promised me Black Silk Stockings, cough cough!

Unohana is a very trustworthy older sister. She said she would wear Black Silk Stockings Black Silk Stockings, and she did. The only difference is that other girls wear their Black Silk Stockings on their legs, which is both sexy and cute.

Unohana actually put Black Silk Stockings stockings directly on her face.

Terrifying and horrifying!

If you went out in the middle of the night and saw a person with Black Silk Stockings stockings covering their face and carrying a large knife charging at you, wouldn't you be scared?

After all the calculations, it seems like I'm the only one who ends up losing out!

Not only did I lose a meal, but I was also burdened with a mountain of tasks. What a life of toil!

The Yamabuki Chidori and lamented.

He got up very early the next day and told the Captain Commander his choice, preparing to take Saitō Fubōfu, to the Human World to investigate the Quincy incident.

And so, the two of them arrived in the Human World through the Soul Gate.

The location where the door opened this time was in a small city in the Human World. Although the city's population was not large, it was much better than the desolation of the previous village.

Moreover, ordinary humans cannot see the Grim Reaper; only those with sufficiently high spiritual power can see spirits.

"Yamabuki, do you have any clues? We're like blind cats stumbling upon a dead mouse, it's impossible for us to find anything even after a year of trying, right?" Saitō Fubōfu asked.