"Captain Soi Fon—congratulations!"
"To think that in just a single afternoon, the development and mastery of your White Combat would be completed so smoothly…"
"From this day forward… your attainments in Hakuda alone are undoubtedly enough to stand at the pinnacle of the entire Soul Society!"
A seasoned old fox through and through,
Seeing Soi Fon's excited expression—
And sensing the steadily rising favorability between her and Bai Chen—
Shiba Isshin immediately seized the moment, stepping forward with a grin as he offered his congratulations.
Naturally, he didn't forget to flatter her a bit as well—
Forcefully hyping up the very thing she valued most,
praising her Hakuda to the level of number one in Soul Society.
However—
Hearing Isshin's words,
Soi Fon, who had already reined in her reiatsu and calmed herself down, felt a little embarrassed instead.
She shook her head and once again turned toward Bai Chen, speaking with solemn gratitude:
"Captain Shiba, you flatter me too much…"
"My success today is inseparable from Bai Chen's careful guidance."
"And as for Hakuda…"
"I am nowhere near his level."
"Bai Chen is the one with the highest potential ceiling in Hakuda across all of Soul Society!"
At this moment—
When facing Bai Chen,
Soi Fon was no longer the cold, unapproachable ice queen of before.
Instead, she had practically transformed into a loyal admirer—
Expressing her gratitude and recognition from the bottom of her heart.
"Heh…"
"Highest potential ceiling in Soul Society?"
"I really didn't expect Captain Soi Fon to be this good at praising people."
"You're making me feel a little embarrassed myself."
Bai Chen scratched the back of his head, smiling.
He silently gave Soi Fon a mental thumbs-up—
Then glanced at the four captains present and joked again:
"Without realizing it, my fan club's entry requirement seems to have reached captain level already."
"At this rate, maybe century-old captains will be lining up next to cheer me on."
Though it was said jokingly—
Despite earning yet another wave of recognition and fully winning Soi Fon's favor—
Bai Chen showed no signs of arrogance.
Throughout the following conversation,
even as everyone continued praising him, he merely smiled and brushed it off.
Before leaving, he even thoughtfully suggested treating Soi Fon's injuries.
"???"
"Bai Chen—are you serious?!"
"To heal injuries, you need to know Kaido!"
"Don't tell me… you know that too?!"
The moment Bai Chen mentioned treatment—
Shiba Isshin's expression changed instantly.
His pupils shrank as he stared at Bai Chen in disbelief.
Kaido, alongside Hadō and Bakudō,
was one of the three great branches of Kidō.
And unlike the other two—
Even within the Gotei 13, not everyone knew Kaido.
Usually, aside from a few rare individuals,
Only officers of the Fourth Division—the medical corps—
were truly proficient in it.
That was precisely why Isshin reacted so strongly.
Because—
Over the past half month,
Bai Chen had already displayed absurd, cheat-like talent
in both Hadō and Bakudō—
And had truly mastered them to perfection.
And now—
In such circumstances—
If Bai Chen casually claimed he also knew Kaido…
That would be beyond outrageous.
"But…"
"Captain Shiba… Bai Chen looks completely serious."
"I think… he really can heal."
After carefully studying Bai Chen's expression for more than ten seconds,
Matsumoto Rangiku finally spoke with difficulty.
Based on her understanding of Bai Chen—
This strongest genius in Soul Society's history
was not someone who boasted for the sake of face.
And frankly, he didn't need to boast.
The strength he had already shown
had long since left Rangiku in complete admiration.
"So—"
"Bai Chen… are you serious?"
Even Soi Fon couldn't help asking:
"Do you really know Kaido as well?"
Her injuries were only minor surface wounds—
Even without treatment, they wouldn't have mattered much.
She hadn't even thought about healing before Bai Chen brought it up.
But now that he had—
Her curiosity was completely piqued.
She found it hard to believe—
That a student who hadn't even been enrolled for a month
could truly be good at everything.
In that instant—
The atmosphere, which had just relaxed,
Tightened once more.
All four captains focused their gaze on Bai Chen,
their expressions grave as they awaited his answer.
"Heh…"
"Captains, is there really a need to be this nervous?"
Seeing everyone's reaction,
Bai Chen spread his hands and replied calmly:
"You've misunderstood."
"I really don't know Kaido."
The moment his words fell—
The captains immediately let out a sigh of relief.
"That's more like it…"
"If Bai Chen were truly proficient in everything, that would be terrifying."
Ōmaeda wiped a cold sweat.
He really hadn't believed Bai Chen knew healing techniques.
Probably just teasing Soi Fon a little, right?
However—
Before Ōmaeda's voice could even finish echoing—
Before it fully traveled through the air—
Bai Chen continued speaking:
"Kaido…"
"There's no need to learn something like that at all."
"All I need is reiatsu to heal any injury."
With that—
He gave the captains no time to react.
Bai Chen directly released his power and activated Wordless Healing!
The next instant—
BOOM!!!
Under the captains' horrified gazes—
Reiatsu glowing with brilliant emerald light
burst forth like a floating spring of life itself!
Immediately after—
The four captains could clearly sense—
A pure, vigorous, overwhelmingly powerful life-force aura—
Guided by Bai Chen's will,
gently enveloping Soi Fon's body
as it rapidly repaired every injury she had sustained.
"This…"
"This is insane!!!"
"So Bai Chen doesn't lack Kaido—"
"He possesses something far more advanced than Kidō itself!"
Frozen in place—
Watching as all of Soi Fon's injuries healed completely within mere seconds—
Shiba Isshin finally lost his composure.
Staring as if he had seen a ghost, he shouted out loud:
"His healing ability…"
"It's even stronger than Captain Unohana Retsu's Kaido!!!"
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