The women's the Unforgiven continued into the night. (Shinigami Chapter 45: I am Water)
As it approached midnight, Shiraishi stopped playing on his phone and looked up, saying:
Kūkaku Shiba was beaming with excitement. Her fireworks were nothing like those mass-produced, cheap ones; they were absolutely the most spectacular.
Soi Fon muttered, her tone quite displeased. She tends to like everything about someone she likes; for example, Yoruichi likes Kuroneko, so she likes Kuroneko too.
If you dislike someone, then everything that person does is annoying.
Nelliel quickly tried to smooth things over with a grin, then eagerly ran upstairs.
It got colder outside, but the snow stopped falling, and the rooftops were covered with a light layer of silver.
The night was dark; neither the stars nor the moon could be seen.
Shiraishi made a suggestion, and unsurprisingly, he was left outside to be sheltered from the cold wind.
At exactly twelve o'clock, a burst of fireworks rose from the nearby First Division's barracks.
Immediately afterwards, fireworks of various colors burst into bloom in the distant sky.
Fireworks bloomed in the night sky, then scattered one after another, rising and falling in an endless stream.
The entire night sky was adorned with a kaleidoscope of colors by fireworks.
Nelliel gasped in astonishment. The Divine Realm had never had the custom of setting off fireworks before; this was the first time she had ever seen anything like it.
Kūkaku Shiba stood with his hands on his hips, a smug smile on his face.
The next second, the entire night sky lit up, as if a bucket of colorful paint had been poured directly onto a canvas.
Colorful fireworks swept across the sky.
Kūkaku Shiba raised his head, extremely proud, and said:
Soi Fon seized every opportunity to complain, but her eyes were captivated by the fireworks and shooting stars that blanketed the night sky; they were truly beautiful.
Kūkaku Shiba shrugged, saying nonchalantly:
The grand fireworks display has ended, signifying the arrival of the new year.
Shiraishi's phone vibrated; it was a New Year's greeting message. He opened it and replied to each one.
He stretched, realizing that New Year's Eve only held a little bit of meaning during the transition between years.
Nelliel longingly:
This problem made Shiraishi realize that the frost was colder than the dead of winter, and he almost froze to death.
The gazes fixed upon him made him regret not knowing the Shadow Clone Technique.
Or rather, it's incredibly lame that the Shinigami doesn't have the ability to create clones.
Soi Fon stroked her chin and said:
Tier Harribel's brown face remained expressionless, but her wandering eyes betrayed her true thoughts.
Tier! Shiraishi was devastated. This was a forbidden sentence that absolutely could not be uttered in front of everyone.
He could tell them in private that she was the one he loved most, and there would never be anyone else, but in front of others, he had to ensure equality and not show any obvious favoritism.
Otherwise, it would cause a major accident, like a fire breaking out in the harem.
"Help me, Lie!" He sent a distress signal to Lie with his eyes; only this person could keep the situation under control.
Retsu Unohana answered with a smile, her eyes...
His gaze swept over the room, and seeing no one objecting, he went inside, bringing the discussion to a close.
The warmth inside dispelled the cold outside, and they each chose a room to sleep in.
Shiraishi decisively followed Nemu Kurotsuchi room, deeply realizing how excellent the system established by Retsu Unohana was, and decided to follow the days from now on.
Although Isane is scheduled for Saturday, Friday night includes the early hours of Saturday.
He definitely can't get the time period wrong.
The next day.
The coolness outside doesn't affect the interior.
Shiraishi woke up in fright. In her dream, they were all clinging to her, arguing about who she loved most, and in the end, she was shattered into pieces by a hatchet.
He looked at Nemu Kurotsuchi, who was pressed against his chest. Her sleeping face looked so peaceful, completely unlike the crazy state she had in her dream.
Shiraishi sighed. It was all Nel's fault for saying those things yesterday, which gave him nightmares. He should try to avoid having them all gather together in the future.
He wanted to continue sleeping.
Knock knock.
The knocking on the door was loud, and the smell of vinegar from Soi Fon could be smelled through the door.
Nemu Kurotsuchi sat up quickly, showing no signs of having just woken up.
Shiraishi was used to it; this guy slept soundly when he slept, but also woke up quickly, as if he were just about to wake up.
He didn't stay in bed any longer, quickly put on his clothes, and opened the door. There was no sign of Soi Fon in the passageway outside; his Reiatsu was below.
The two walked down to the lobby.
Kūkaku Shiba's eyes held a hint of amusement as he stroked his chin and said:
Shiraishi has not yet offered a defense.
Nemu Kurotsuchi answered truthfully:
Kūkaku Shiba felt a little uneasy. She thought she could ignore it, but if she actually saw it, she would still be jealous.
She can tolerate their existence most likely because she doesn't see them every day, which is why she isn't jealous.
Nemu Kurotsuchi nodded, not feeling ashamed of her answer.
Shiraishi awkwardly interrupted their conversation, sensing that the atmosphere had become somewhat off.
Soi Fon seemed to be emanating black energy from her body, Tier Harribel's eyes also looked somewhat ominous, and Nelliel looked on with envy.
Hey, we can't keep drawing everyone's attention to him.
Shiraishi hurriedly took a seat first, and in an exaggerated manner ate his first breakfast of the new year, while suggesting:
Retsu Unohana made the final decision on where to go, smiling as she said: