I believe I mentioned before that Captain Hikifune's handmade cooking is the best thing for injured people to eat.
However, her technique of incorporating Reiatsu—and by extension, imitating her cooking—is quite difficult. It is not something an individual can easily mimic.
That said, it is too wasteful to give up simply because it is "impossible."
It is natural to arrive at the thought: can't we easily realize even half, or even a third, of that benefit?
In other words, what I am trying to say is—
"I see, so you put Reiatsu here..."
"That's right. You have quite a good aptitude for this, don't you?"
—Currently, I am in the Twelfth Division's kitchen with Captain Hikifune, in the middle of cooking while saying "not this, not that."
The reputation of the food fed to the injured during that operation was better than expected, and talk came up about whether it could be made as hospital food for the Fourth Division. It isn't a losing proposition for the Twelfth Division either, so we adopted the method where I, who have the most interaction with her, learn it first and then teach the cooking staff of the Fourth Division.
Of course, if necessary, we plan to have Captain Hikifune give a direct lecture, but for now, we are in the midst of practice, which also serves as a test of how much I can do.
In a sense, I am practically running the Fourth Division's kitchen, and I am the one teaching cooking to the newcomers. I teach properly enough that some of my students have even quit being Shinigami to become chefs.
And if this attempt goes well, the injury rate—and by extension, the mortality rate—of all Shinigami should decrease.
It is worth a try.
By the way, what we are making is strawberry shortcake, a Western sweet. As expected, I didn't know the detailed recipe, so I had Nubatama teach me.
The Seireitei is centered around Japanese sweets, after all.
Like daifuku, ohagi, and manju. Sweets using anko are delicious, but I wanted to eat Western sweets for a change. I made pudding before, too.
"Well then, shall we have a taste?"
"Yes! I wonder if it turned out well..."
Technically, this is the crystallization of both my and Captain Hikifune's skills.
I quickly cut a slice and put it on a plate; since there are no forks, I use chopsticks, but now, let's eat...!!
"Hee, it's sweet, but it has a good flavor."
"The Reiatsu is...! It's amazing, it's heightening in a good way!"
With this, there are no problems. Both in terms of taste and as a dish to boost Reiatsu.
"It might be better to degrade the effect a little more, actually. If it's poorly too strong, it seems likely that some Shinigami will rely entirely on the food and neglect their efforts."
"Indeed, that area needs a little more adjustment. Also, this cake? This sweet seems like it won't be very popular with male Shinigami."
"I will change the menu, and besides, sweet things are popular with female Shinigami. Also, I just wanted to challenge myself with a new dish I learned."
We give each other impressions from our respective points of view. That said, there are no major failures. I suppose the result is a passing grade for both of us.
"Well, I guess this is it for this time."
"Yes. For a trial run, I think it was a job well done."
We smile at each other.
"However, making unfamiliar Western sweets and all that. My shoulders have gotten quite stiff. Can I ask you for that again?"
"I thought you would say that, so I brought those tools as well."
I grin.
I had given Captain Hikifune massages a few times when teaching her cooking before. Though, those were just rubbing her shoulders or lower back lightly.
But this time is different.
Anticipating this, I brought massage tools in addition to cooking utensils. I have set aside plenty of time, so Captain Hikifune bringing it up was all part of the plan.
"We will have to borrow your private quarters, Captain, but since it is a rare opportunity and implies I am being taught techniques, allow me to do it properly."
"Hee, so this is Airi-chan's rumored...! You are well prepared. In that case, I'll take you up on your offer."
"Wait a sec!!"
Just before we could start, a young girl burst in along with a shout.
"It's you again, Yukawa!! Don't drag Captain Hikifune down a shady path!!"
"My, that is a misunderstanding. 4th Seat."
She is Hiyori Sarugaki.
Her way of speaking, like a Kansai dialect, is quite distinctive.
"Shut up!! What misunderstanding?! Don't give me that crap, idiot!! Anyway, while my eyes are black, I won't let you do anything shady!!"
She is short, has a bad look in her eyes, and has freckles.
Rather than a cheeky girl, she has the appearance and personality where calling her a... damn brat would be the correct answer.
When I visited the Twelfth Division before, she picked fights with me like this several times.
"Anyway, you have a hairstyle similar to mine, honestly... Are you a fan!?"
"...I had this hairstyle first, though."
She also has twin tails, technically, though they are blonde.
"Shut up!! Like I care!?"
"Also, regarding the shady path, I am just going to rub her shoulders and lower back."
"If it's that, I'll do it! There's no turn for you!!"
"You say that, but—"
Whoosh, I move behind her in an instant.
"Whoa!?"
"—Shoulders and lower backs get tired even if you aren't aware of it."
"O-Ooh... this is good... N-No, no! It's not bad, but it's not good either!!"
I proceed to massage her shoulders.
Her honest thoughts leaked out immediately, but she's covering it up with a loud voice.
Well, she adores Captain Hikifune immensely. It seems she just doesn't like that I am being relied upon.
"Besides, when one has an attractive figure like Captain Hikifune, there is also the weight of the chest, you know? Do you understand that, 4th Seat Sarugaki?"
"Hyoawaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!?!?"
I move down from her shoulders to her upper arms, and when she lets her guard down, I grab her chest with all my might.
But sadly, her body did not betray her appearance.
Slender without meat... surpassed that, she is in the realm of a toddler's body type. Technically, there was a faint softness.
It was only enough to be felt slightly with fingertips, a feeling like it squished slightly, or maybe didn't.
Really, how can she be the same rank as me despite being this small... or rather, how did she become a 4th Seat before me!?
I got annoyed, so let's grope her two or three more times. As a commemoration.
"Hey, what are ya doin'! Let go, you idiot!!"
"Now, now, Hiyori. I made this. Try eating it!"
"Ngah!?"
Her movements froze from the shock of having her chest grabbed, and just when I thought she rebooted, Captain Hikifune grabbed some cake and shoved it into her mouth without a moment's delay.
"Ngu... munch munch... gulp... sweet! What is this, sweet... it's sweet..."
This time she has a melted expression. Being angry, laughing; she's busy.
"How is it? Delicious, right? Here, I'll give you all the rest, so eat it without leaving any."
"All this... all for me..."
At those words, she wavered toward the cake like a honeybee lured by the scent of a flower.
"Now, sorry to keep you waiting, Airi-chan. Shall we go?"
"...Does that mean it is super effective on children's tongues?"
"Ahahahaha! That's certainly true. Next time Hiyori says something, maybe I'll use this move!"
Laughing like that, we left the kitchen.
"Now, I'm counting on you then."
Captain Hikifune, stark naked, lay down on her stomach.
Despite being naked, she showed absolutely no shyness or hesitation; her manner was so practiced that it rather made me, the one watching, feel embarrassed.
"Hmm, is something wrong?"
"Ah... n-no! You were so dignified that I was a bit taken aback..."
When we went to the Captain's private quarters and I was preparing for the treatment, Captain Hikifune asked, "I need to take off my clothes, right?" It seems she had heard about my massage to some extent beforehand.
So, while replying YES, I tried to hand her the paper underwear I brought, but before she even saw it, she had become fully nude.
"Is there some problem? Being naked is better, right?"
"Th-That is true, but... even the fast ones were shy and unable to get used to it until they experienced it a few times, so this kind of reaction is fresh, or how should I put it..."
"What, I know Airi-chan is a good girl. Besides, we are both women; there is no need to feel constrained by anyone."
I'm sorry. I am not a good girl.
Aiming at her lying on the futon laid with a special sheet made of Japanese paper, I secretly apologize in my heart.
Even though I can only see her back, her large breasts are spilling out from the gaps. A tightly toned waist and large, firm buttocks. The line of her voluptuous thighs is so bewitching it makes my head spin.
It is a female body that makes me want to forget my job and caress it as my desires dictate.
Is this the body of a woman who climbed all the way to Captain? It is on a completely different level from the regular soldiers and seated officers I have dealt with until now.
"Well then, I will begin."
I exhale a breath as if to concentrate my mind. After confirming my heart has calmed, I slowly drip oil onto her back, waist, and around her buttocks.
"Nn... th... wh-what is this...? It feels strange, slightly cold yet warm..."
"It is a special oil. It is very good for the skin."
"He-Hee..."
She probably hasn't received this kind of stimulation before; her voice is slightly high-pitched.
Before long, her back, finished being covered liberally and evenly with oil, is emitting a slimy, suspicious shine. Just looking at it makes my heart pound.
"Preparations are complete. I am moving to the next step."
After saying that, I reached out to her limbs.
I place my hands on her waist and firmly knead to loosen it.
"...Gh...!"
The moment I touched her, her body trembled with a start.
Captain Hikifune's skin is indescribably soft and sticks to my fingertips. I perform the treatment carefully and repeatedly as if savoring that texture.
I push in around the waist as if to loosen it deeply, and gently apply stimulation in circular motions.
Through the friction of her body heat and my hand movements, the oil slowly raises in temperature, conveying a slimy, indescribable texture and pleasure.
"Nn... nnn... ah, haa... ng! That... is good... very..."
She maintains her prone posture, accepting the massage as it is done to her.
"Did you like it?"
"Yeah... It's completely different from when you did it briefly before, a completely different thing... ha... ah..."
However, compared to before, her voice has slightly lost its composure, and sensuous sighs are leaking out.
Just by moving my fingertips slightly, her back trembles, and her buttocks and spilling breasts shake like soft pudding.
"Fufu, thank you very much. I will move from the back towards the shoulders like this, okay?"
Being able to do as I please with a partner who is a beauty and holds a higher position than me is quite exciting.
But while desperately suppressing that excitement, I let my fingers crawl up her back.
"Fu... uu... ng...!"
"I'm sorry, did that hurt?"
Immediately, a louder voice than before leaked out.
"N-No... it doesn't hurt... I was just surprised..."
"Ah, I see. Since there aren't many opportunities for the back to be touched, many people are sensitive there."
Her back is wide, yet her skin is white as if light snow had fallen on it.
While feeling a sensation like leaving footprints in fresh snow and dirtying it, I slowly massage that snowy field as if arranging the flow.
"Ah, I see... here, is it?"
If I use Reiatsu irradiation in combination with the sensation in my fingertips, I can easily find the points of stiffness.
Aiming at the spot where the muscle is slightly tense, I push my fingertips in a little strongly.
"A-Ah... there is definitely!"
"Fufufu, that reaction is sufficient."
Watching the movement of her spine arching back with all her might, I stimulate it carefully again, and her body jumps as if responding to the stimulation, answering by trembling.
"Fu... gh... ha... ng...! D-Don't bully me too much..."
"I have no intention of bullying you, you know?"
While saying that shamelessly, I stimulate yet another point.
"Afu... ngh...!"
A voice of pleasure leaks out accompanied by a hot sigh.
Just like that, while watching her reactions, I slowly stimulate from the back to the spine, and then from the shoulders to the nape of the neck, over and over.
"Th-There... ah, there... is, very... good... nnn!!"
"Yes, yes, is it here? Or over here?"
"Wh... which one... b-both... can I ask...?"
"Leave it to me ♪"
Since she answers as her desires dictate, I also had my desires fulfilled plenty.
"It might be reluctant to leave, but I am moving down soon, okay?"
"Hae... d-down...?"
Arbitrarily interpreting her voice, which had become slurred, as a reply of consent, I touch her buttocks this time.
"Hinn...!?"
"Being a Captain is desk work too, right? The buttocks and thighs get tired too."
"B-But... that place is..."
"I told you I would take plenty of time and do it thoroughly, didn't I?"
Perhaps having no words to return to that, she fell silent.
So I continue massaging while fully savoring the texture of her buttocks and thighs.
Thanks to applying plenty of oil here too, a slimy sensation is transmitted to the skin. The glide becomes better, and still, I can feel the firm plumpness of her buttocks and thighs; it is like holding ripe fruit.
Occasionally there are masochistic words like "Please kick me, it's a reward," and I understand. These are wonderful legs that make me fully agree.
"Fu... a, o... uh...!"
Is the sensation different from what comes from the shoulders, waist, or back? Captain Hikifune began to desperately stifle her voice.
"Captain Hikifune? It is better not to hold back your voice too much..."
"I-Is that so...? No... I-I'm not particularly holding back... or anything...!"
I strongly knead out the stiffness deep in the buttocks, and while moving my fingers to relieve the fatigue of the thighs, I sometimes apply force teasingly.
"\\\\hh!"
Her back, which should have been white, is tinged with heat and turned red as if steam were about to rise, and voiceless voices trying desperately to endure are flowing out as intermittent sighs.
It seems she is satisfied.
"Next is the stomach side."
"...Fue... eh...?"
Speaking to Captain Hikifune who is in a dreamy state, I lightly rotate her half a turn onto her back. Her reaction was completely delayed, and she must have been letting me do as I please.
Before she knew it, she had been flipped over, and the dignified expression she showed at first was nowhere to be found. Defeated by the pleasure, she wore a melted expression.
Her flushed face is dyed pink, and several beads of heavy sweat are floating on her forehead.
"First, from the stomach."
I stimulate carefully, centering around the sensitive navel area.
"Oh no, I forgot the oil. I'm adding more."
"W-Wait...!"
Of course, I have no intention of listening.
While dripping it slowly, I carefully stroke her skin with my other hand to spread the oil. It's just like Nubatama's Shikai ability.
Beyond the sticky sensation from my fingertips, the feel of soft skin is transmitted.
There is a thin, exquisite amount of fat on her stomach that doesn't look unsightly, and its softness doubles her femininity.
"O... fuuu...!"
Just like that, I slowly lower my hands from the stomach to the lower body while being conscious of the lymph flow and give stimulation.
Her constricted waist squirms bewitchingly, and whether it's my imagination or not, a sweet scent seems to be spreading throughout the room.
From the lower body to the groin, and just like that flowing to the thighs, I knead carefully, using plenty of time.
"Hah... hah... haa... ng...!"
I can hear breathing that sounds like moaning.
But this is strictly a massage, a medical act to loosen the body like chiropractic or acupressure. There is no problem.
Rather, thinking there is a problem is vulgar, the suspicion of a lowlife.
Captain Hikifune must think so too.
Even though I told her she didn't need to hold back her voice, she is trying desperately to stifle it. However, the way she fidgets and rubs her thighs together looked as if she was pleading for something.
"Well then, lastly."
You've been waiting for this. As if for the final touch, I let my fingers crawl to her chest.
"Th-That place is fine, isn't it...?"
"No, no, it's no good. It would be a problem if the sizes on the left and right became different, and in the first place, the chest area is delicate and requires subtle care!"
I will absolutely not let her complain.
I placed my hands on Captain Hikifune's mountain-like large breasts.
"...!!!!"
She inadvertently covers her mouth with both hands and endures while her face turns bright red.
The treatment until now must have been very, very pleasant.
Heat that feels like it could cause a burn is felt in the hands placed on her chest, and the pounding beat of her heart is transmitted.
And at the summit of those mountains—no, no, it is nothing. I will just say that unlike Captain Hikifune's personality, they were cute.
I won't say what.
If I move my fingers a little, the large boobs shake with a bounce.
I massage the large breasts, which I have never dealt with before, in circular motions.
"Also, sweat and dirt tend to accumulate in the cleavage and underboob. Careful care is necessary."
"\\\~hh!!"
I must not forget to explain the reason properly.
Whether she is listening to my words or not, she is nodding her head up and down in small increments while clenching her back teeth tightly.
Well, since she is nodding, it probably means she is leaving everything to me.
So, while adding plenty of oil, taking time and doing it carefully, using everything from my entire palm to the tips of my fingers without sparing anything, I fully savored the soft texture—correction, I massaged with my whole heart and soul.
"That concludes everything. Thank you for your hard work."
"A, aah..."
You can hear my words, right?
Captain Hikifune only gives a vague reply in an exhausted state.
"Then lastly, Captain Hikifune, could you enter the bath and wash it off? I will clean up in the meantime."
"A, aah..."
It's the same reply as before. Is she really okay?
Well, she threw on a juban lightly and went outside with unsteady steps, so she should be fine! Probably!!
...Come to think of it, Nubatama is awfully quiet today, isn't she?
I realized it after finishing the cleanup and leaving the room. Let's see, how is she doing—
'My... my life... has no... regrets... at all...'
—She's dried oooooooout!?
W-Wait, calm down! Or rather, resuscitate yourself!! I admit this was a very good experience, but you haven't reached the main dish yet!! It's confirmed that an even more amazing feast is waiting after this, you know!? Nubatama!! You can't be satisfied here!!
"What are ya doin', idiot!"
A flying kick from Ms. Sarugaki pierced the back of my head as I hurriedly tried to start Jinzen.
Epilogue—though it's not much of one.
After that treatment, Captain Hikifune became energetic as if she had been reborn. It was as if all the cells in her whole body had been replaced with new ones, and she, who was already a beauty, has become about 50% more beautiful.
Thanks to that, the gazes of the male Shinigami are amazing, truly amazing.
Far from that, two days after that treatment, she came directly into the Fourth Division.
"Airi-chan! Don't you have any interest in coming to the Twelfth Division!? I'll prepare the 3rd Seat... no, the Lieutenant's seat for you!"
"Eh... ehh!?"
"As you know, Airi-chan, Captains have the right to appoint high-ranking officers! Until now I didn't particularly feel like using it, but this time is a different story! With Airi-chan's massage technique and my technology, let's cause a revolution in the Seireitei!!"
...I didn't know that.
Ehh! Captains can do that!? I didn't know there was such a trick...
"I-I am grateful for the sentiment, but..."
My technique is for my own sake. Also, I felt like Captain Unohana would glare at me if I agreed.
It was a very good offer, but I desperately refused so as not to cause friction.
...Did I make the wrong choice...?
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