"Holy crap!" Martin looked at Yamabuki with a shocked expression.
Because he saw that Yamabuki was holding a Reishi Bow exactly like his own.
"You're not a Shinigami at all! Is your true identity a Quincy?" Martin asked with a terrified expression.
"Quincy your head! I'm a pure-blooded Shinigami!" Yamabuki looked at the Reishi Bow in his hand with a terrified expression.
Because he had never encountered a Quincy before.
He had also never learned the Quincy's ability to control reishi, so he never thought he would have such a talent.
And he absolutely couldn't let the Shinigami side know.
After all, the Quincy had already appeared, and it wouldn't be long before a war broke out between the two sides. At that time, his ability would be unexplainable!
If you say he's a Quincy, he has a genuine Zanpakutō!
If you say he's a Shinigami, he possesses power that Shinigami don't.
And because of the bonus from the "Child of Destiny" title, he learned everything extremely quickly. Just by watching the Quincy's method of controlling reishi once, he had already nearly mastered it.
Yamabuki's mind moved slightly, controlling the vast amount of surrounding reishi to condense into an oversized Reishi Bow, its scale far exceeding Martin's.
"Brother, you have to keep this matter to yourself, you absolutely cannot tell anyone, understood?" Yamabuki said to Martin with a solemn expression.
Before Martin could nod, Yamabuki spoke again, "However, I only believe dead people can keep secrets. You should go to hell! Farewell!"
The oversized Reishi Bow in the sky erupted, blasting Martin into nothing but dust!
Yamabuki quickly slapped his own cheeks to calm himself down.
"It's fine, it's fine, it's fine! As long as everyone who saw this ability is silenced, it'll be fine! If I don't display this ability on the Shinigami side in the future, it should be fine! Haven't I been doing a good job as Vice Captain? It's fine, it's fine, it's fine!" Yamabuki kept slapping his own cheeks.
He found that when his reiryoku was not at full capacity, he could quickly devour the surrounding reishi to replenish the consumed reiryoku.
Although he had been in Soul Society for over a month, aside from the previous death match with an Adjuchas, he hadn't fought with all his might in other battles, which also made him unaware that his body could quickly recover reiryoku.
Moreover, the reishi density in Soul Society is much greater than in the Human World, so this ability would manifest even more clearly.
In short, he had to keep the power of reishi manipulation a secret. He always needed to prepare a few trump cards for himself.
Yamabuki calmed his emotions, then took out a Hell Butterfly: "I am Vice Captain Yamabuki of the First Division, currently on a search and rescue mission. The mission is now complete, please open the Senkaimon."
Soon, a Senkaimon opened behind Yamabuki.
After Yamabuki confirmed that there were no enemies around, he quickly entered the Senkaimon.
A few minutes after he left, a team of people appeared like ghosts. These people were all wearing similar white robes, with indifferent expressions.
The leader looked down at the spot where Martin had been blasted to dust and said in a deep voice, "This is a Quincy's technique. Martin was killed by a Quincy. Go back quickly and report this to His Majesty."
...
Yamabuki finally returned to Soul Society, feeling slightly relieved. Not far away, Yamamoto suddenly turned and stared at him.
Yamabuki's heart skipped a beat. Why was the Captain Commander looking at him with that expression? Had he discovered something amiss?
"Yamabuki, your aura is chaotic. Did you encounter a battle?" Yamamoto asked.
"Ah, indeed, I encountered an enemy! Let's go inside and talk in detail. Oh, right, where's that fat guy Batsu'unsai and the old man brought back?" Yamabuki asked.
Yamamoto pointed to the prison not far away. Uhin Zenjōji was tied up with ropes, and what bound him were special restraints that suppressed reiryoku. Even with his natural divine strength, he couldn't break free.
Yamamoto led Yamabuki to the prison. The fat man was sitting sulking in the corner. As soon as he saw someone coming, he shouted at Yamamoto, "I was just doing an experiment, and you sent people to arrest me! Is there still justice? Is there still law?"
Yamabuki sneered, "We are the law."
Understood.
"Then what do you want to do with me?"
"Skewer you and roast you! You're so big, you must have a lot of oil on you. One bite would be so fragrant…" Yamabuki hadn't finished speaking when Batsu'unsai Katori hit him hard on the back of the head.
"It's almost dinner time, aren't you going to let people eat?" Batsu'unsai Katori said.
"Don't hit my head, I'm a strategist, I rely on my brain to make a living. What if you make me stupid?" Yamabuki said, then he turned to look at the fat man: "I'll give you two choices. One: I'll skewer you and make you into barbecue. Don't worry, my barbecue skills are excellent, I definitely won't burn you. Chili powder and cumin powder are all prepared. When you're half-cooked, I'll even give you a bite."
"Two…"
"I choose two." Uhin Zenjōji said without hesitation.
Whatever choice two was, it was better than being skewered and made into barbecue.
"No more hesitation?" Yamabuki asked.
"No hesitation!"
"The second option is to join our Gotei 13. From now on, we're all on the same side." Yamabuki smiled.
"Since we're all on the same side! Why aren't you untying me quickly!" Uhin Zenjōji felt like he was back in control and became arrogant again.
Yamabuki had someone settle Uhin Zenjōji first, then his expression slowly became serious. Yamamoto saw Yamabuki's expression and knew something big had happened, but he didn't rush him. When the two returned to the office, Yamamoto directly closed the door.
"There are no outsiders now, speak your mind." Yamamoto said.
Yamabuki spoke in a very solemn tone, "This time when I went to the Human World, I was attacked by a Quincy."
Yamamoto wasn't too surprised, he just nodded slightly.
Since the moment the Gotei 13 was established, it has borne the responsibility of protecting Soul Society.
"They didn't even talk to me, they just attacked directly. It seems they've already made Shinigami their target. I killed one of them, and fearing pursuit, I didn't bring the body back." Yamabuki said.
He had been blasted into dust, at most he could only scoop up the ashes into his pocket and bring them back.
"How is their combat power?" Yamamoto asked.
"The Quincy I fought had average combat power, but I feel like their abilities seem to counter Shinigami abilities…" Yamabuki asked tentatively.
Shinigami, Hollow, and Quincy, these three powers are inherently conflicting. Logically speaking, two different powers cannot be combined.
I'm talking about you, Kurosaki Ichigo.
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