People's minds need to relax.
Entertainment is the best way to relax.
However, a thousand years ago, even these nobles had few forms of entertainment. Walking birds, teasing dogs, and lying around in a daze were probably the best ways to pass the time. So, these people came to the Yamabuki Clothing Store with a mind to watch the excitement.
In an instant, it was as if these people had opened the door to a new world.
Because standing there, greeting customers with a stiff smile, was none other than Saitō Furōfushi, dressed in a maid's white stockings!
"Captain Saitō? Why are you here? Are you working part-time?" A Gotei 13 member asked, oblivious to the danger.
"You've got the wrong person! I'm not Saitō!" Saitō Furōfushi's sense of shame was about to explode. He was recognized by his own subordinate! There was no choice but to silence him!
"No roughhousing with customers, Captain Saitō Furōfushi!" Yamabuki's schadenfreude-filled voice came from the side.
Crack!
What shattered on the ground?
It was the girl's sanity! Oh, well, then it's fine.
"It really is the Captain? Why are you dressed like this? So cute! Completely different from your usual fierce self!" The member, still oblivious to the danger, tugged at Saitō's little skirt.
Saitō, suppressing his murderous intent, forced a smile that could make evil spirits cry and said to the member, "If you say one more word, you won't see tomorrow's sun!"
"…"
These young masters and ladies from noble families didn't just come here to watch the show; their purchasing power was also astonishing. In just one hour, the entire inventory was cleared out, mainly because Saitō's cuteness in that outfit was indeed very high.
Girls who liked pretty clothes bought an outfit for themselves.
Some male friends also bought an outfit for their wives.
Batsu'unsai Katori's eyes curved into crescent moons from smiling; the more popular the business here, the more their family earned.
At the same time, Yamabuki also finally earned his first pot of gold through his own efforts. When they split the money that night, he was so excited he could wake up laughing from a dream.
However, his main job was still Chief of Staff of the Gotei 13; he couldn't put the cart before the horse. His ultimate goal wasn't to make money.
The daily management of the shop was entirely handed over to Senjumaru Shutara. He would go to work when he should, and go home when he should.
Oh, right, he was currently staying at the Shihōin family.
It was time to buy a house of his own.
The next day, Yamabuki took the money he earned, ready to buy a small house of his own.
As luck would have it, he ran into the Tsunayashiro Head.
"Buying a house? Chief of Staff, you're being too polite. You should have told me about this. I still have a few nice courtyards. Just take one and live there for now, and I'll switch you to a better one later." The Tsunayashiro Head immediately launched into a barrage of sugar-coated bullets.
Yamabuki politely declined.
No matter how small the item, if he accepted it, it would be a favor, and it would be hard to refuse if he asked him to do something later.
It was more comfortable to spend money earned through his own efforts.
Finally, he bought a mid-range courtyard on the edge of the noble district.
As it was early spring, the ground was covered in lush green grass, and there was a cherry blossom tree in the courtyard, blooming brightly. Perhaps in a while, he would hear cicadas chirping. With a home, he finally felt truly rooted in this world.
And then… the plan was about to begin.
That night, Yamabuki began his excavation project, digging down hundreds of meters deep, then reinforcing the tunnel and starting to excavate a gigantic training ground underground.
Some of his abilities couldn't be seen by outsiders, so he could only cultivate them secretly.
Thanks to his extremely strong reishi control, he carved out a huge space underground in just a few days, enough for him to do whatever he wanted.
And tonight, with the moon hidden and the wind howling, it was the perfect time to act.
Yamabuki, dressed in a night-suit, moved stealthily in the darkness, finally arriving at Tenjirō Kirinji's clinic.
Tenjirō Kirinji had already gone to sleep as he had no patients. Yamabuki quietly sneaked into Tenjirō Kirinji's house.
"First time being a thief, so exciting!" Yamabuki's goal was, of course, the White Bone Hell and Blood Pool Hell. It might be difficult for him to research things from scratch, but if you ask him to replicate something, it's a joke; he's like a penguin. (Translator's Note: This is a play on words, as the Chinese character for "penguin" (penguin) sounds like "enterprise/business" (enterprise) and is often used to refer to Tencent, a company known for copying ideas.)
As long as he brought back a little spring water, he could quickly analyze the composition of these two hot springs and then perfectly replicate them.
Tenjirō, I'm sorry, I swear on my biceps that I will never reveal the secret recipe, and I will never tell a third person. You have to believe me!
"Bang!"
As Yamabuki was thinking this, he accidentally kicked a medicine jar, which fell to the ground and shattered.
"Who's there?" Hanako's voice came.
Yamabuki, being a first-time thief, had no experience and tried to find a place to hide, but it was bare. In the end, he could only hide on the roof beam.
Just then, Hanako walked over, holding an oil lamp and looking around blankly: "No one! Hmm? How is the window open? I remember I closed the window before going to bed!"
Hanako looked curious, then muttered to herself as she closed the window and checked it twice before leaving.
Yamabuki breathed a sigh of relief.
Carefully jumping down from the roof, he remembered that Tenjirō Kirinji seemed to have pressed some button, and a passage appeared on the ground. It was pitch black; how was he supposed to find the button?
He lay on the ground, pressing randomly, and finally found a strange button. With a light press, the floor made a piercing "creak" sound.
Great!
Yamabuki quietly descended and indeed saw the White Bone Hell and Blood Pool Hell. He took out the small bottles he had prepared beforehand, filled a small bottle with spring water from each, and then quickly left. As he looked up, he saw Tenjirō Kirinji staring at him coldly.
"You dare to steal from me! What nerve!" Tenjirō Kirinji attacked instantly. His nickname was Swift Thunder Kirinji, and coupled with his already strong spiritual pressure, he immediately forced Yamabuki into a frantic state.
The key was that he was in the wrong for stealing, and to hide his identity, he couldn't use his Zanpakutō, nor could he reveal his spiritual pressure, so he could only make wild moves.
"It's obvious you're here for the White Bone Hell and Blood Pool. This is currently the most advanced technology. Even if you get it, you won't be able to learn it. Surrender obediently, and I'll let bygones be bygones!" Tenjirō Kirinji said.
He, the dignified Chief of Staff of the Gotei 13, caught stealing! If this got out, how could he live?
Yamabuki found an opportunity and ran for his life!
As long as he wasn't caught red-handed, he would deny it to his dying breath!
Tenjirō Kirinji moved, blocking the exit, and threw a punch. Yamabuki didn't defend, risking a punch to break out!
"Bang!!!"
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