Seeing Senjumaru Shutara speak with such certainty, Yamabuki was overjoyed.
"Pay the deposit first. As soon as the deposit arrives, I'll start preparing immediately," Senjumaru Shutara said, looking at the design drawing without turning her head.
The smile on Yamabuki's face instantly froze.
Deposit?
Where would I get a deposit from?
All my money was swindled away by those card players!
"Ahem, well, I was in a hurry when I left and didn't bring any money. I'll go back and get some right away," Yamabuki suddenly remembered that he was penniless, a state that couldn't be described by just one word: miserable.
Damn it! I worked for a month and still owe half a month's salary!
I told myself, gambling and drugs are major taboos. From now on, whoever touches them is a Grandson.
"Who can I borrow some money from?" Yamabuki pondered deeply. Feng Yuan and Chōjirō Sasakibe were both ordinary members, and their monthly salaries weren't much, so borrowing from them wasn't very realistic.
"Should I try asking the Captain Commander?" Yamabuki dismissed this thought as soon as it arose. That old man was extremely stingy and would absolutely not lend him money.
Moreover, he wanted to open a shop without capital, so this money had to come from a wealthy source.
There were only three rich people he knew left.
One was Shihōin Chika, one was the Tsunayashiro Head, and then there was Batsu'unsai Katori.
The Tsunayashiro Head was truly unreliable. God knew what schemes he harbored. He couldn't be trusted.
What about Batsu'unsai Katori?
Borrowing money from a girl…
I am the Gotei 13 Chief of Staff. How could I possibly do such a thing?
That left only one: Shihōin Chika.
Yamabuki rushed to the Shihōin family.
"Borrow money? No problem, but shouldn't you pay back the money you owe me first?" Shihōin Chika asked with a smile.
"…"
He had forgotten until now that he still owed him half a month's salary!
Ah ah ah ah ah ah!
Why does this world always target me?!
"Um… I'll write an IOU…"
This familiar process was heart-wrenching.
Shihōin Chika suddenly looked solemn and pressed his lips: "Don't speak, I hear the Captain Commander summoning me. Oh no, it must be something very urgent. I must go see the Captain Commander quickly!"
With that, he used Shunpo and ran off!
Yamabuki: "Hehe, there's no love left!"
He used to hear people say that a single penny could stump a hero, and he didn't believe it. How could a hero be stumped by money?
I believe it now, damn it!
Yamabuki walked dejectedly through Seireitei when he saw a fair hand reach out from behind him, holding a bulging money bag.
"Hmm?" Yamabuki turned around and saw it was Batsu'unsai Katori.
"Shihōin said you needed money urgently? Take these for now. If it's not enough, you can come to The Katori Family to find me," Batsu'unsai Katori said very gently.
Help in a time of need! You tell me what help in a time of need is!
Yamabuki was so grateful that tears streamed down his face, and he reached out to give Batsu'unsai Katori a big hug.
I really just wanted to thank her. I had no other intentions! Really! Really!!
But before he could embrace the beauty, a note was slapped on his face.
"What is this?" Yamabuki looked confused.
"An IOU, for your information. Please put your fingerprint on it!" Batsu'unsai Katori uttered cold words with her thirty-seven-degree lips.
"There's… there's also an IOU?"
"Yes. What if you lose at cards again?" Batsu'unsai Katori added with a gentle smile, twisting the knife.
Yamabuki signed the IOU helplessly. What sin had he committed in his past life? Why was he reincarnated in the Shinigami world? Why was he accumulating more and more debt? Life is so hard! Wasn't the two-dimensional world supposed to be beautiful?
After putting his fingerprint and signature on the IOU, he finally got the initial capital. Then he happily went to Rukongai, found Senjumaru Shutara, paid the deposit, and Senjumaru Shutara told him to pick up the goods three days later.
I'm having such a hard time!
Now his only hope rested on Senjumaru Shutara.
Three days later.
When he went to find Senjumaru Shutara again, she had already completed the maid outfit and stockings he had specified.
When he saw these two items appear before him, Yamabuki felt his money was well spent.
The maid outfit was black and white, leaning towards a cute style.
And the stockings were pure white, with excellent elasticity and feel.
"Truly excellent!" Yamabuki caressed the white stockings, then smiled at Senjumaru Shutara and said, "Why don't you try them on first?"
Senjumaru Shutara rolled her eyes. Little brat, don't think I don't know what you're thinking.
People in Soul Society generally have longer lifespans. Although Senjumaru Shutara looked only twenty, her real age was over two hundred. In front of her, Yamabuki, whose mental age was truly only eighteen, was the real little kid.
"If you're satisfied, please settle the remaining balance," Senjumaru Shutara said indifferently.
Yamabuki didn't take the money; he directly made a move, reaching out to cup Senjumaru Shutara's hands.
"What are you doing? I'm going to scream!" Senjumaru Shutara tried to pull her hands away, but Yamabuki held them firmly.
"Listen to me first! Do you want to live your life in obscurity in Rukongai, or do you want to become a woman who changes Soul Society?" Yamabuki began to sweet-talk, just as he had sweet-talked Tenjirō Kirinji and Kinroku Izuhara into joining him.
"Let go first… If you don't let go, I'm going to call for help!"
"It's useless even if you scream yourself hoarse. Listen to me, I want to invite you to be a technical consultant to mass-produce these two products. How much do you earn a month now? I'll give you ten times that amount! How about it?" Yamabuki asked.
"Ten times… Are you kidding? Am I the kind of woman who can be bought with money?" Senjumaru Shutara said proudly, "First, let's discuss the details carefully."
Yamabuki talked endlessly.
He directly linked the work of making clothes to the balance of the Three Realms.
In short, he painted an impossibly rosy picture!
"Hmm… Do you have money then?" Senjumaru Shutara asked.
"I will in the future."
"Do you have a shop then?" Senjumaru Shutara asked again.
"Trust me, I will in the future."
Senjumaru Shutara's face darkened: "Do you have employees then?"
"Of course, I do," Yamabuki said proudly, then pointed at Senjumaru Shutara and then at himself: "The two of us are worth a hundred!"
Senjumaru Shutara covered her face. To start a business from scratch, he really was still a little kid! However, this old woman likes challenging things.
"Let's go! I want to see what kind of name you can make for yourself," Senjumaru Shutara said.
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