At five o'clock in the morning, in the courtyard next to the residence of Sōgo Shihoin Family, a petite girl opened her eyes, and after a quick wash, began her daily exercise.
Around eight o'clock in the morning, Shaoling Fon, who had been training alone in the courtyard for three hours, gently wiped the sweat off her body with a clean towel. Then she went into the bathroom to clean her sweaty body. Amidst the rising steam and countless white bubbles covering her body, Shaoling Fon quickly washed herself. She then put on the black backless dress suitable for high-speed melee combat that was placed at the bathroom door, and then put on the Shihakusho that marked her as Soul Reaper.
After doing all this, around nine o'clock, Shaoling Fon hurried towards the neighboring courtyard.
Good morning, Miss Fon.
The servants who were already waiting at the entrance of Shaoling Fon's courtyard bowed slightly to show their respect when they saw Sōgo Shaoling Fon up as usual.
Hello!
As if she had just moved into the Shihoin Family, Shaoling Fon bowed to everyone in return for their respect.
After doing all this, Shaoling Fon finally began the first major challenge of her daily routine: waking up the fast-sleeping Sōgo Shihoin.
She skillfully entered Sōgo's courtyard, opened the door to the reception room, walked through the 300-square-meter living room, and arrived at the door to Sōgo's bedroom. Pushing it open forcefully, she called out loudly, "Get up, Young Master Sōgo!"
Unfortunately, Sōgo's bedroom is empty today...
"Um?"
As Shaoling Fon stared at the empty bedroom, her petite body trembled slightly. In a daze, her mind went blank, as if something important was missing from this empty room.
" Sōgo... you're kidding, right?"
" Sōgo, where are you?"
" Sōgo?!"
Shaoling Fon searched the entire courtyard but still couldn't find Sōgo Shihoin, which made her increasingly panicked.
"Excuse me, have any of you seen Young Master Sōgo today?"
Shaoling Fon rushed out of Sōgo's courtyard, hurriedly asking passing servants and Soul Reaper.
"I don't know..."
"I haven't seen the young master for several days."
"Did the young master have to go out on some business?"
Countless servants and the Shihoin ( Soul Reaper) who guarded the Shihoin Family shook their heads, indicating that they did not know Sōgo's whereabouts.
"Yeah?"
Shaoling Fon listened to everyone's words, her delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, and her eyes sparkled with a crystalline light.
" Miss Fon, we haven't seen the young master today. Has he gone missing?"
Just when Shaoling Fon Shaoling Fon felt utterly Mujō, a majestic voice entered her ears.
"Good morning, supervisor!"
Upon seeing the suddenly appearing figure, all the retainers bowed their heads in greeting, expressing their respect to the person.
"If it's the young master who's missing, you can go to the Second Division's barracks and ask the head of the family! You might find something there."
Dressed in all black with a white haori similar to that of Captain's Haori, the middle-aged man, who exuded a calm and composed demeanor and was the head of the Shihoin Family, slowly walked to the front of the group and offered his opinion to Shaoling Fon.
"Grateful!"
Shaoling Fon bowed slightly to the middle-aged man, then transformed into a black shadow and disappeared in front of the servants.
" The Fon Clan has raised a good girl; her personality complements that of the young master."
The middle-aged man watched Shaoling Fon's departing figure and nodded slightly in affirmation.
On the other side, the captain of the Second Division.
Shaoling Fon transformed into a dark shadow and arrived at the open door of the captain's room. She strode inside and walked toward Yoruichi Shihōin, who was sitting in the main seat.
"Um?"
Yoruichi's hand trembled slightly as she saw Shaoling Fon, which was holding a fork and cutting watermelon chunks, suddenly appear. Then, without making a sound, she moved the glass bowl full of watermelon chunks behind her.
"Hey~ Isn't this Little Fon? What brings you here so urgently?"
Yoruichi, wearing Shaoling Fon, smiled gently and asked.
" Lady Yoruichi, do you know where Young Master Sōgo is? Today, I went to wake Young Master Sōgo up as usual, but when I entered Young Master Sōgo room, I found him gone. There was no explanation of his whereabouts, and the servants don't know where he went either; it's as if he suddenly disappeared!"
Yoruichi Shihōin Shaoling Fon front of her, her small hands tightly clutching her chest. When she mentioned the theory that Sōgo had disappeared, she felt a sharp pain in her heart. She was truly afraid that Sōgo had suddenly entered her life and then suddenly left it.
"Huh? You mean Sōgo has disappeared? Hahaha... What a joke! That kid's probably off playing somewhere by himself again."
Yoruichi burst into carefree laughter after Yoruichi Shaoling Fon's words.
Then Yoruichi saw Shaoling Fon's swollen, red eyes, and her laughter stopped abruptly.
"Um... speaking of which, Sōgo went to see Kisuke Urahara yesterday. You should know Kisuke Urahara, right? He's the one you asked me to help you train your Bankai last time, and the one I recommended you go to! You should remember him, right?"
Yoruichi also wanted to help the poor little girl in front of her in any way she could.
"Um!!"
After listening to Yoruichi's words, Shaoling Fon nodded repeatedly, while wiping the glistening tears from her eyes with her sleeve.
So cute~
"It's such a waste to leave such a cute junior to Sōgo."
Yoruichi felt a pang of reluctance as she watched Shaoling Fon repeatedly. When she initially brought Shaoling Fon into the Second Division, her original intention was for Shaoling Fon to train under Sōgo for a period so she could return and inherit Yoruichi's position. This way, Aya could shed her status as the Second Division Captain and do whatever she wanted. But now it seemed Yoruichi had become a devoted fan of Sōgo, which pained Yoruichi deeply. Was her charm not enough?
"Thank you for the information, Lady Yoruichi. I'll go find Kisuke Urahara right now!"
Shaoling Fon nodded Yoruichi, then transformed into a black shadow and disappeared into the barracks of the Second Division.
"Crunch~ Crunch~" Yoruichi watched Shaoling Fon walk away and started eating watermelon with gusto, thinking to himself, "You brat, don't let these lovely juniors who believe in you down."
Shaoling Fon swiftly darted through the various corridors and passageways, and soon arrived at the door of Kisuke Urahara's laboratory.
"Knock knock knock..."
Shaoling Fon's delicate white hands gently knocked on the door in front of her.
"Coming, coming, just a moment..."
As Shaoling Fon knocked on the door, a somewhat lazy voice came from inside. The door slowly opened, revealing a man with deep dark circles under his eyes, looking extremely unwell, and with sallow, tangled hair like a burlap sack. This man was none other than Kisuke Urahara, the Third Seat of the Second Division.
"It stinks!"
Smelling the pungent smell in the air, Shaoling Fon retreated repeatedly and pinched her small nose.
"Hahaha... We're conducting some experiments, so the smell might not be very pleasant. By the way, Miss Fon, what brings you here today?"
After hearing Shaoling Fon's words, Kisuke Urahara Shaoling Fon burst into laughter, then narrowed his eyes slightly and smiled at her, asking her a question.
"Here's the thing, Young Master Sōgo has gone missing... I heard from Lady Yoruichi that Young Master Sōgo came to your place yesterday, so I wanted to ask if you knew where Young Master Sōgo was, which is why I came to bother you."
When Shaoling Fon heard Kisuke Urahara ask her why she had come, Kisuke Urahara immediately looked at him with a serious expression and spoke.
"Ugh~"
" Young Master Sōgo has disappeared?! This is a huge incident!"
After hearing Shaoling Fon Kisuke Urahara for a moment, then suddenly lowered his head as if to hide something. However, Urahara's movement was so exaggerated that even Shaoling Fon, who wasn't good at reading people, could see it clearly.
"Do you know anything about Young Master Sōgo's disappearance? Anything is fine, please tell me! Thank you!"
Seeing Shaoling Fon Kisuke Urahara's expression, Aya's expression faltered slightly, and she immediately pressed for more information.
"Really? It seems that Young Master Sōgo is indeed a very important person to Miss Fon!" Kisuke Urahara took in Shaoling Fon's expression, then stepped aside to open the door to his laboratory. "Anyway, let's go in first! This matter cannot be known to outsiders."
"OK!"
After hearing Kisuke Urahara's words, Shaoling Fon endured the pungent smell and entered Kisuke Urahara's room.
When Shaoling Fon entered Kisuke Urahara's laboratory, she froze on the spot. Looking at the space, which was larger than she had imagined, and the countless instruments and liquids, she was at a loss.
Please come this way~
"My humble abode is indeed rather simple; please forgive me..."
Kisuke Urahara led Shaoling Fon past countless instruments and arrived at the only wooden table in the entire laboratory, gesturing for Shaoling Fon to sit down.
"No, I have never seen such 'magnificent' facilities; they have truly broadened my horizons!"
Shaoling Fon gently shook her Kisuke Urahara. She didn't think the place was shabby at all; on the contrary, it was far too 'sci-fi', exceeding her imagination.
"Hmph..."
Urahara smiled slightly after hearing Shaoling Fon's words.
"Then let's examine the matter of Young Master Sōgo's disappearance in detail."
"Actually, this whole thing is mainly my fault. It all started yesterday when I asked Miss Yoruichi to help me contact Young Master Sōgo."
"Actually, one of our experimental subjects was accidentally left behind in the Rukongai of Kusajishi District. We contacted Young Master Sōgo for help in order to eliminate it. As you probably know, the Miss Fon Gotei 13 is absolutely forbidden from knowing about our experimental subjects. If they find out, not only will we be punished, but the Second Division and even the Shihoin Family will be implicated. Therefore, to resolve everything before the Gotei 13 discovers it, Young Master Sōgo chose to go alone. But who knew..."
Kisuke Urahara looked extremely grief-stricken and began to ramble on and on.
"Damn it! How can you be so irresponsible, dragging Lord Sōgo into this mess!"
After hearing what Kisuke Urahara, Shaoling Fon spoke with tears in her eyes.
"However, please don't get so agitated. Based on my estimation Young Master Sōgo should still be safe and sound. He's probably just being held back by the experimental subject's abilities. The evidence is that we haven't received any reports of the subject going berserk so far. So, as long as we go and help Young Master Sōgo deal with the experimental subject, everything will return to normal."
Kisuke Urahara, dressed in Shaoling Fon, continued weaving his story.
"Alright! I'll go inform Lady Yoruichi right now and have her dispatch the Second Division..."
After hearing what Shaoling Fon Kisuke Urahara, Aya's first thought was to ask Yoruichi for help.
"Absolutely not!" Upon hearing Shaoling Fon's words, Kisuke Urahara Shaoling Fon waved his hands frantically at her, looking extremely panicked. "We absolutely cannot inform Miss Yoruichi, and we absolutely cannot let the Second Division go to help. Miss Yoruichi and the Second Division are far too conspicuous. We can't let the Gotei 13 find out about this! Otherwise, it will affect the Shihoin Family!"
"Then I'll ask the members of our special team for help."
When Shaoling Fon heard Kisuke Urahara say that she couldn't ask Yoruichi for help, she immediately thought of the members of the Forest Protection Squad she had been with for decades. She believed that with the help of those unfathomably powerful companions, they would definitely be able to rescue Sōgo from the experimental subjects.
"Absolutely not! We can't let too many people go!"
Kisuke Urahara gently wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief. Why wasn't Shaoling Fon, who kept trying to get help from all sides, following the script he had designed? This unconventional behavior was really a bit unethical.
"Damn it! Tell me, how are we supposed to rescue Sōgo?"
After hearing what Shaoling Fon Kisuke Urahara, Aya's voice trembled with tears.
"It's simple. We'll rely on the two of us to rescue Young Master Sōgo Shihoin from the hands of the test subjects!"
Kisuke Urahara smiled gently at Shaoling Fon, keeping his voice very low.
"Can the two of us rescue Young Master Sōgo?"
"That's a formidable enemy that even Young Master Sōgo couldn't defeat. Can the two of us really defeat it?"
After hearing what Shaoling Fon Kisuke Urahara, Aya felt very insecure.
"Sure!"
"If it were anyone else, no matter how many came, it would be difficult to defeat my test subject. But if it's you, there's absolutely no problem. As long as you use your Bankai, you can definitely solve this easily..."
Kisuke Urahara spoke very seriously to Shaoling Fon.
"Use my Bankai?"
Shaoling Fon trembled slightly upon hearing Kisuke Urahara's words. Her Bankai... that ability completely incompatible with her identity?!
"That's right, because my prototype is a composite artificial Menos Grande that can regenerate infinitely unless it's destroyed in an instant!"
"The only way for the entire Soul Society to stop that Menos Grande is through Miss Shaoling Fon's Bankai. Please, Miss Shaoling Fon, help us solve this problem."
Kisuke Urahara Shaoling Fon; his current demeanor did indeed bear a resemblance to Aizen.
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(End of this chapter)