The Shinigami in the Unforgiven, Chapter 26: Shortcuts Aren't So Easy to Take (Night)
Quiet and dark.
The starlight was sparse, and the waning moon, obscured by dark clouds, appeared somewhat lazy, reluctant to release its light.
"Huff, huff," Uryū Ishida gasped for breath, his hands on his knees, sweat dripping from his forehead and shattering into pieces on the blue stone slab.
He infiltrated Silbern for nearly ten days without arousing anyone's suspicion, simply to conduct systematic Quincy training.
It's about Blut Arterie and Blut Vene.
This skill, which should have been mastered only by Pure-Blood Quincy, was somehow learned and mastered by him, a half-blood.
According to Aunt Masaki and Grandpa, Mixed-Blood Quincy cannot train in Blut Arterie and Blut Vene because their bloodline is not pure enough.
Therefore, neither of them taught him that kind of knowledge. Instead, they taught him ordinary Quincy attack methods, such as using the Heilig Pfeil and Gintō, some Quincy incantations, and the Sanrei Glove and the Ransōtengai.
Uryū Ishida had originally planned to test his skills against Yhwach by using his Ransōtengai, but upon arriving here, he realized that he had underestimated the situation.
In this world, things don't always go as planned. Just because someone is determined and willing to trade their life for another doesn't mean they can actually get one back.
The Wandenreich was an organization far larger than he had imagined, with the Sternritter at the top, the Soldat in the middle, and ordinary Quincy soldiers below them.
Outstanding Quincy soldiers will be selected as guards of the Sternritter or promoted to Soldat directly under Yhwach.
With his fixed social class system in place, he had only just joined the Wandenreich and had no hope of ever getting close to the Ice Palace at the very top of Silbern.
Uryū Ishida straightened up, feeling that his immediate priority was to improve his strength, then join the Soldat Regiment, and get closer to Yhwach.
He can't continue to slack off like this; he must continue training.
"So you're the promising newcomer Laz was talking about."
"Who?" Uryū Ishida's gaze instinctively turned to the pillar in front of him.
In the darkness, a woman with waist-length hair and wearing Wandenreich military cap strode out.
Uryū Ishida's eyes narrowed slightly. He recognized the woman, though he had never seen her in person. The instructor had specifically shown him portraits of all the Sternritter before training to prevent him from bumping into the adults of the Sternritter.
There are a few female members among them.
He remembered it vividly; if he wasn't mistaken, the woman's Bambietta Bastabai, and her Schrift was E.
"Lady Bambietta, what brings you here?"
Considering the current class difference, Uryū Ishida still chose to adopt a respectful attitude.
He must not reveal his malice before getting close to Yhwach.
"I happen to be short of a guard and want to choose one. I heard that a Pure-Blood Quincy has recently arrived from outside, so I came to take a look."
Bambietta strode forward, wearing a white short skirt, a heart-shaped badge on her chest, a heart-shaped belt, and orange-red knee-high boots, looking very dashing like a soldier.
Her gaze, however, was intensely aggressive, sweeping over Uryū Ishida's body before finally settling on his handsome, ascetic face. "What's your name again?"
" Uryū Ishida," he answered truthfully.
" Ishida... I haven't heard of him. Never mind, I don't care much about these things. From now on, you'll stay by my side and serve as my bodyguard."
Bambietta crossed her arms and, without even asking his opinion, said, "Come on, follow me to Silbern."
Upon hearing that he could go to Silbern, Uryū Ishida changed his mind about refusing and said, "Yes, Your subordinate is very willing to serve Lord Bambietta."
"Yes, that's exactly the kind of person I admire."
Unlike the other female members, Bambietta had a bad temper and was easily angered by things.
Therefore, she needed a way to vent her emotions.
However, the Wandenreich has explicitly stated that harming one's fellow citizens is not allowed.
However, rules are rigid, but people are flexible. Her solution was to lure people to her room, do it to them, and then kill them.
Haschwalth were to ask, he could simply claim that the guards had tried to grope him.
Since she's a beautiful woman and a very heavy sleeper, it's understandable that she would kill someone in a fit of anger after being assaulted.
At first, I was a little hesitant to give this reason, but when I found that Haschwalth actually believed it, I became unscrupulous and self-righteous.
Recently, Kisuke Urahara's issues have really infuriated Bambietta.
Not only was he long-winded, but he also kept hitting her sore spots, making her really want to explode, but she was held back because the agreed time hadn't arrived yet.
She felt aggrieved, and the guards around her suffered as a result.
"Come with me, Ishida."
Bambietta gathered Reishi beneath his feet and used his Hirenkyaku to rush back to his residence in Silbern.
Uryū Ishida quickly followed in her footsteps.
Seeing this, Bambietta quickened her pace, wanting to see if he could keep up.
He was still able to keep up steadily behind.
In his training with the Hirenkyaku, Uryū Ishida performed quite well, surpassing 99% of the Soldat.
Just as Bambietta was about to unleash the full speed of her Hirenkyaku, Silbern arrived. She snorted and said, "Your Hirenkyaku is not bad."
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"Yes, I practice often."
Uryū Ishida pushed up his glasses and answered her question. His tone lacked the respect and caution of the guards he had before; it was calm, as if he were a member of the Sternritter, not just a lowly guard.
Bambietta frowned, displeased, and said, " Ishida, from now on, when you speak to me, your tone should be respectful. Don't act so superior."
Uryū Ishida nodded and said, "Yes, I understand, Lady Bambietta."
"I'm not talking about being respectful by calling someone by their name plus 'sir,' but rather a more humble attitude."
Bambietta corrected his attitude.
Uryū Ishida found this woman troublesome, but still lowered his head and said, "Yes, I understand, Lady Bambietta."
"Your tone! Your tone! Didn't you learn Mandarin?!"
Bambietta couldn't suppress her short temper and spoke in her usual calm tone, which sounded like sarcasm to her.
Uryū Ishida nodded and said, "I really haven't learned it."
"..."
Bambietta waved his hand, and a circle resembling one drawn with a compass appeared on the thick wall of Silbern. The man jumped up and down in a fit of rage, snarling, "You're deliberately trying to provoke me, aren't you!"
Uryū Ishida was completely bewildered. He really didn't understand what was wrong with his tone, especially since he had used a title and bowed his head.
This woman is so difficult to please; there are no shortcuts.
"No, Lady Bambietta."
He lowered his head, trying to appear humble.
"Pfft, haha."
Bambietta laughed again, "You and the other guards are quite interesting. Let's go."
"Crazy, "Uryū Ishida silently judged in his mind. He had never seen such a capricious woman. He followed Bambietta's footsteps and entered Silbern.