I Am Absolutely Loyal to His Majesty / Ishida Rōgetsu

"If you're not Quincy, then who are you?"

Chapter 166: My Loyalty to His Majesty is Absolute

"If you're not Quincy, then who are you?" the young lady said in an icy voice. "Recently, a major event has occurred within the Quincy. No matter where a Quincy is, His Majesty will transmit this matter directly to their mind. Tell me, what is this matter?"

Holy crap!

This isn't a naive and innocent girl?

I was too hasty!

If anyone ever tells me again that girls are easy to fool, I'll beat them to death.

"What... what are you talking about? Besides Quincy, who else can use methods to control Reishi?" Yamabuki Chidori's expression remained unchanged as she lightly waved the Spirit Bow in her hand.

The young lady had already conjured a bow and arrow in her hand, the arrowhead pointing at Yamabuki Chidori: "Tell me, what is the major incident that has recently occurred among the Quincy?"

Yamabuki Chidori never expected the other party to be so vigilant.

How would I know what major events have happened within the Quincy recently? Is this girl bluffing me? Has nothing happened within the Quincy lately?

Let's take a gamble.

"You don't need to test me anymore. Nothing has happened to the Quincy lately..." Before Yamabuki Chidori could finish speaking, the Spirit Bow in the young lady's hand suddenly activated, and the arrowhead shot straight through Yamabuki Chidori's skull.

"You don't even know something so important, and you dare call yourself Quincy? You're joking." The young lady coldly pointed the arrow in her hand at Saitō Fubōfu: "Although I don't know your identity, I invite you to die with me."

Then, the Reishi Arrow was fired, Saitō Fubōfu, drew his Zanpakuto and cut the Reishi Arrow in two with a single strike, surprising the young lady slightly. "It seems that you two came prepared."

Saitō Fubōfu, Zanpakuto hilt onto his forehead, instantly astral projection, reverting to his Shinigami form. Yamabuki Chidori had already astraled the moment her skull was pierced; although the death of the Giglio artificial body) did not damage the spirit, she still felt pain.

The young lady looked at the two people in front of her with a wary expression: Zanpakuto, Shinigami Uniform, Captain's Haori, and the Hell Butterfly floating beside her.

"You are the Grim Reapers! His Majesty's greatest enemies?" the young lady said coldly. "How dare you launch a sneak attack now? You're courting death."

Both sides currently have limited knowledge of the enemy.

The Shinigami do not know the Quincy, Quincy do not understand the Shinigami.

Most Quincy believed that the Shinigami's strength was about the same as a rabbit's, and that they could win no matter how they fought them; they thought His Majesty was just making a fuss.

So when the young lady saw the two Grim Reapers appear before her, she didn't take them seriously at all, and even thought about capturing them alive to curry favor with His Majesty.

However, Yamabuki Chidori said calmly, "Don't forget why we're here: to capture them alive."

"Don't worry." Saitō Fubōfu, Flash Step to appear in front of the young lady. A burst of spiritual light erupted from the young lady's feet, and she moved at an incredible speed. It was the unique footwork of the Quincy, the Flying Crane Legs.

Unfortunately, the person who appeared in front of her was the Captain of the Gotei 13. Just when the young lady thought she was sure she could kill him with One-Hit Kill, Saitō Fubōfu, had completely disappeared from her sight.

"What?" The young lady was somewhat panicked. The next second, she felt a sharp pain in her lower abdomen as a long knife pierced through her body, and blood gushed from her mouth.

"Don't worry, I specifically avoided the internal organs and vital points, so you won't die anytime soon. Our purpose in coming to the Human World this time is to capture you alive," Saitō Fubōfu said.

"You... you all..."

Saitō Fubōfu, pulled out his sword with a cold smile. The excruciating pain caused the young lady to collapse to the ground.

The servants and samurai around them saw that the young lady had been attacked and rushed over with their weapons, but all they could see was that the two people who had come to ask the young lady to exorcise the demon were already lying on the ground, lifeless.

The young lady is being tormented by an unseen force.

So these people got an answer.

"What is harming the young lady is not the power of an ordinary person, but the power of a demon!"

Upon realizing this, the ordinary people and samurai scattered in panic, none of them wanting to be entangled with the evil spirits.

Yamabuki Chidori reached out and pressed her hands against the young lady's wound, activating the healing Kido. Within a minute or two, the wound was completely healed, as if the young lady were dreaming.

"Are you really the Grim Reapers? The Grim Reapers are this strong?" The young lady felt that her worldview had been reshaped. In her mind, the Grim Reapers should be a bunch of weak and helpless rabbits, at the mercy of others.

"You injured me, so why are you healing me? Do you want my gratitude in return?" the young lady questioned.

"No, please don't misunderstand. I just want you to live a little longer so I can get more information from you. Now, please tell me, you just said that a major event happened within the Quincy. What exactly is this major event?" Yamabuki Chidori asked.

The young lady snorted coldly and turned her face away, "I'm not telling you."

"Don't be so arrogant. You've fallen into our hands. Aren't you afraid I'll do something strange to you? Girls as beautiful as you are rare!" Yamabuki Chidori smiled and gently touched her face.

"It's just an empty shell. You can do whatever you want to me, I will never betray His Majesty." The young lady shouted, "I just didn't expect you to use such despicable means, pretending to be a patient to get close to me."

Yamabuki Chidori pinched her little face; it was quite tender.

"I'm a soft-hearted person and don't want to be rough with girls. You'd better tell me everything you know. Otherwise..." Yamabuki Chidori took out a cloth bag from her bosom, gently opened it, and inside were all sorts of torture instruments.

Steel nails, knives, nail clippers, padlocks—you name it!

"Where did you get all these things?" Saitō Fubōfu asked with a look of surprise.

"This was given to me by Shijima Chiru Chigiri. He used to be more than just an assassin; sometimes, to get information out of certain people, you'd become an interrogator. Now, this stuff is useless to him, so he gave it to me before he left." Yamabuki Chidori looked at the young lady with a smile, "I don't have much patience, so you'd better cooperate with me obediently."

The young lady snorted coldly and turned her head away.

She is absolutely loyal to His Majesty.

How could such physical torture possibly break her will?

Thinking of this, the young lady closed her eyes, letting the other party do whatever they wanted to her.

"She's got a tough nut to crack! I love tough nuts to crack!" Yamabuki Chidori casually pulled a 20-centimeter-long steel nail from the torture instruments and pinned the young lady's hand to the floor!

Chapter 167: Ishida Oboro

Yamabuki Chidori considered herself a person who cherishes and pities women.

He has always been very patient with girls.

However, this kind of chivalry must be done at the right time and with the right team.

Without hesitation, he pierced the young lady's palm with the steel nail in his hand, pinning her hand to the floor.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!"

The girl let out a pitiful scream.

The samurai and servants outside the door trembled with fear.

What exactly happened to the young lady in her room?

The young lady also realized that her will was not as firm as she had thought.

Yamabuki Chidori pressed the young lady's other hand to the ground as well.

"No... don't..."

Yamabuki Chidori showed no mercy and pinned her other hand to the floor as well.

The girl's screams echoed throughout the room.

The excruciating pain left her completely weak, and her body convulsed uncontrollably.

"I don't want pretty girls to suffer. Would you like to consider answering my question?" Yamabuki Chidori took out the nail clippers, her eyes already filled with fear.

"Let's start with some simple questions, like your name." Yamabuki Chidori looked at the young lady with a smile.

"Ishi... Ishida Oboro."

"That's a lovely name. Miss Longyue, can you tell me now what exactly this 'major event' you're referring to?" Yamabuki Chidori asked.

He originally thought that the girl would tell him everything she knew after being tortured, but to his surprise, she just closed her eyes in pain and gritted her teeth without uttering a word.

Yamabuki Chidori admitted that she had underestimated the girl's loyalty.

He knew he was being cruel, and he knew he shouldn't have used such methods against a young girl.

But that's war.

Moreover, it is a battle for survival between races.

A single piece of useful information can save countless lives from the clutches of death.

So, Yamabuki Chidori picked up the nail clippers.

Then, she gently took off Ishida Oboro's shoes and carefully pulled off her white socks, revealing a pair of smooth, jade-like feet.

Yamabuki Chidori gently stroked Ishida Oboro's feet. "Miss Longyue, your chances are running out. Are you still not going to say a single word?"

Ishida Oboro kept her eyes tightly shut.

My loyalty to His Majesty... is beyond question.

Yamabuki Chidori aimed the nail clippers at Ishida Oboro's toes, but after hesitating for a moment, he withdrew them.

"Are you feeling soft-hearted? Should I take over?" Saitō Fubōfu said.

"No, I've come up with a new way to play." Yamabuki Chidori took out a wooden stick to prop up Ishida Oboro's eyelids, then found a bronze mirror and placed it opposite him. She then took out a small knife and hugged Ishida Oboro from behind.

"Look, this is a knife. I'll put this knife into your mouth and cut your face open from the inside, peeling away the flesh and skin together. Don't worry, I'm a highly skilled healer; I won't let you bleed to death. To ensure you don't die and suffer the greatest pain, I'll stimulate your acupoints with acupuncture, amplifying your senses tenfold. Even a small knife lightly grazing your skin will feel excruciating pain. If I peel off your entire face... your screams will be quite adorable! Don't think that's the end. You saw it when I treated you earlier. After I listened to your heart-wrenching screams as I peeled away your muscles bit by bit, I'll heal you, making you as beautiful as before, and your screams as loud as before. Then I'll repeat all of this! Hahahaha!"

"So... you don't have anything you want to say to me?" Yamabuki Chidori asked.

Ishida Oboro trembled all over, and tears streamed uncontrollably down her cheeks.

"It seems there aren't any left, so let's begin the surgery." Yamabuki Chidori pinched Ishida Oboro's small mouth and directly inserted the scalpel into her mouth.

Ishida Oboro struggled frantically, as if she had lost her mind.

"No... no... I... I..."

"What's the big event?" Yamabuki Chidori suddenly shouted in Ishida Oboro's ear.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty has fallen into a coma..." Ishida Oboro's mental defenses completely collapsed, and she sobbed as she spoke, a small knife in her mouth.

Yamabuki Chidori Yhwach had fallen into a coma? What exactly happened?

Regardless, this is an opportunity for me.

If I can seize this opportunity to take down Yhwach, I can end this Blood War sooner, and then...

"My dear child, where is His Majesty's palace?" Yamabuki Chidori continued to ask.

"Heading west... 150 li."

"Hmm! Very good. What are the core combat forces of your Extinction Master?" Yamabuki Chidori asked.

Yhwach's own strength is indeed invincible, but his subordinates from a thousand years ago should not be underestimated.

In the anime, the Thousand-Year Blood War only appeared in a few short scenes. When the Captain of the Gotei 13 appeared, all 13 were present, but when they finally besieged Yhwach, only four people remained besides the Captain Commander.

What about the team Captain?

Because the official sources haven't provided any information, there are all sorts of speculations.

One of the guesses is...

Apart from these Captain, everyone else died in this Blood War.

Of course, there is another speculation: these Captain did not actually die, but were off-camera. It's just that, in order to capture the brutality and oppressive feeling of the Blood War, the other Captain were not filmed yet.

However, one piece of information can be gleaned from this intelligence.

That means Yhwach definitely has a group of strong individuals under his command. These people may be just as powerful as the Captain, and they could even pose a threat to Captain lives.

Yhwach's ability to bestow souls did not develop a thousand years later; rather, he discovered as soon as Yhwach came of age that he could inscribe Schrift onto the souls of others through their blood, thereby granting those people greater power.

In other words, Yhwach could create a formidable army entirely through this ability.

In addition to the Quincy's original power...

Ishida Oboro trembled as she said, "It's... it's... Hoshi..."

Before he could finish speaking, an extremely powerful force struck from afar, instantly shattering the walls of the room. A huge Reishi Arrow pierced through the wall and shot down towards Yamabuki Chidori's head.

Yamabuki Chidori's expression changed slightly, and she slashed the flying Reishi Arrow with her backhand.

In the distance, at the highest point of the estate, a Quincy clad in white robes stared coldly at Yamabuki Chidori.

"Bard, help..." Ishida Oboro tried to call for help, but was knocked unconscious by Yamabuki Chidori.

"Death God." The Quincy known as "Bard" in the distance stared coldly at Yamabuki Chidori and Saitō Fubōfu.

P. S.: Happy Dragon Boat Festival everyone!