Demon Slayer: The Journey That Began When I Became Yoriichi's Sister

Chapter 772 I Want This

Yuko walked up to Ichigo and kicked him: "You're so young, you can't even do a little exercise?"

Ichigo lay on the ground, not wanting to move a finger, and rolled his eyes as he complained, "If it weren't for Auntie's recklessness, things wouldn't have gotten this complicated."

Yuko said expressionlessly, "In the end, if Seireitei hadn't acted so inhumanly, things wouldn't have gotten this complicated."

"..."

You know what, if you dig deeper, there really isn't a problem.

If it weren't for the Seireitei's questionable actions, none of this nonsense would have happened.

Ichigo's expression turned somewhat melancholy: "So, that guy is actually quite confused too, isn't he?"

“I had some contact with that child before, so I can roughly understand what he’s thinking.” Lan Dao stepped forward, his voice tinged with emotion. “He probably doesn’t care whether he can rule the Soul Society.”

"So what was he trying to achieve by going through all that trouble and bringing everyone to the Soul Society?"

Although Ichigo asked the question in this way, his tone indicated that he had already vaguely guessed it.

Yuko interrupted this sad scene inappropriately: "What's the point? The prison food in Soul Society is delicious, isn't it?"

"Be serious!" Yoruichi gave her a sharp rap on the head, then pulled her hand back and gritted her teeth inwardly.

This guy's head is getting harder and harder. Before, he would at least dodge a couple of times, but now when he attacks, he hurts the enemy 800 and himself 1000.

"God... just wanted to end the tragic lives of the Bount family."

Fangye had now fully returned to her human form; the crimson flames on her body had completely extinguished, and her eyes were gleaming.

"His so-called revenge is just an excuse."

"He simply wanted to end the fate of the Bavents in this place that had created them and then abandoned them."

She misunderstood God.

Come to think of it, they seem to have drifted apart long ago, so it's no wonder they couldn't guess what was on his mind.

If only we had realized it sooner.

Yuko looked down at the Sōkyō Hill. The streets of Seireitei, which had just experienced Aizen's rebellion and had not yet fully recovered, were once again in chaos due to the Bount's turmoil.

"In any case, it's good to teach those corrupt nobles a lesson."

Fangye lowered her head, staring blankly at her empty fingers.

There, the emblem was completely shattered; it was unclear whether it had been lost somewhere during the battle or had been destroyed.

Ichigo noticed Yoshino's expression and subconsciously murmured, "That doll... Getter..."

It should have disappeared by now.

Seemingly understanding Ichigo's meaning, Yoshino smiled and shook his head.

"It's ok."

She stretched out her hand, and a flame rose from her palm, transforming into a tiny figure of fire, exactly like Gate.

"Everyone."

Gates nodded slightly to the crowd as a greeting.

"Huh?! It's so small?"

A smile appeared on Fangye's face: "The current Gate has completely become one with me."

Yuko suddenly tugged at Landao beside her, pointed at the Getter in Fangye's hand, and looked at him as if to say, "I want it."

Lan Dao was stunned for several seconds before she came to her senses and shook her head helplessly.

"There's nothing I can do about it."

Yuko sighed.

Seeing the strange looks on their faces, Fangye couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? What can't be done?"

Yoruichi crossed her arms and rolled her eyes at Yuuko: "Don't mind her, this idiot just had another brain fart."

Yuko stared longingly at the little fire figurine in Yoshino's hand: "I want this."

As soon as she finished speaking, Gates trembled and leaned closer to Fangye.

Yoshino understood what Yuko meant and said with some difficulty, "Theoretically speaking, this puppet can only be controlled by the Bount family."

"However, Yuko is different from others, so she might be able to do it too."

Yuko's eyes lit up slightly: "Really?"

Both Yoruichi and Ichigo felt a chill run down their spines.

Why is this septuagenarian woman putting on such a pretentious act?

Fangye smiled and nodded: "Yes, the doll is summoned using a magic circle. I can also draw the design of the magic circle. I can try it when we return to the real world."

Yu Zi smiled slightly: "Then it's settled."

"Yes, it's arranged."

We've made a pact to try and keep living.

Yoruichi coughed lightly and crossed her arms. "Now that it's over, let's go."

"By the way! I wonder how the others are doing."

Upon hearing this, Ichigo suddenly sprang to his feet, but the sudden movement aggravated his wounds, causing him to grimace in pain.

"Ouch~"

Yu Zi glanced at him, showing no concern whatsoever: "This is nothing."

She was on edge all night, her body was torn apart again and again.

She didn't utter a single sound, because even her mouth had been torn off.

Ichigo had a deadpan expression; if he weren't outmatched, he would definitely seek revenge.

"The auras of the other Bounts can no longer be sensed; only that big man named Koga Takeshi remains."

Lan Dao explained, "I met him on my way here. He refused Kariya's plan to destroy Seireitei and was injured by Kariya."

“He disagreed with Kariya. He thought it would be enough to teach the Shinigami in Seireitei a lesson, but Kariya wanted to destroy the entire Seireitei.”

Or, to end the fate of the Bount family.

Kariya probably had some respect for Koga Takeshi, so he didn't actually kill him, but only wounded him.

The other two, Sawatari and Ugaki, are pure villains compared to the calm and honest Koga.

A villain who has lived in the world for too long and has gradually lost his humanity.

Yu Zi was also quite relieved that the two of them had been killed; she didn't want to break her promise and attack those two guys.

But if those two survive, she will be very distressed.

Especially that guy named Sawatari, whose address of "sir" almost scared her to death.

As for Ichinose Maki, his condition doesn't seem bad, but it's not exactly good either.

because……

"I see. Their situation doesn't seem too good now."

"Huh?"

……

In a street in Seireitei, everything was frozen solid, the street ravaged by battle. Koga was surrounded by a group of Shinigami, his wounds beyond repair.

The leader of the Grim Reaper side is Toshiro Hitsugaya.

Koga did not resist; he simply stood there quietly, letting death place the shackles on his hands.

……

Emergency meeting at the First Squadron barracks.

With Aizen's defection, everyone except the captains of the 3rd, 5th, and 9th Divisions was present.

On Yuko's side, Ranjima, Yoshino, Yoruichi, Ichigo, and the others were arranged to wait outside.

The atmosphere was so oppressive that it made you want to yawn. Yuko swaggered against the window and stood in a row with Yoruichi, who was also standing with his arms crossed and back against the wall.

Koga Tsuyoshi stood calmly in the center of the group of captains, wearing shackles.

Putting aside everything else, this man's character and courage alone earned him the respect of many captains.

Except for that one weird scientist whose mind is obsessed with creating a bavente for research.

Only Mayuri Kurotsuchi stared longingly at Takeshi Koga and Yoshino; anyone who didn't know better would think it was some kind of bizarre love triangle.

In the silence, Yu Zi yawned boredly: "Did that old man Shan get lost? He actually made everyone wait for him. Who does he think he is?"

If she hadn't done something wrong and felt a little guilty, Yuko would probably have already returned to the real world by now.

Actually not.

After learning about Koga Takeshi's situation, Landao asked everyone to ask Captain-Commander Yamamoto to pardon Koga Takeshi.

The voice wasn't deliberately suppressed and was heard by all the team leaders.

The loyalists, led by Komamura Sajin, frowned slightly upon hearing this. Byakuya, with his icy expression, remained unchanged. Some, like Hana and Kenpachi Zaraki, were indifferent. As for Kyoraku and others who enjoyed watching the spectacle, they couldn't help but smile.

dong dong...

With a dull thud as his cane struck the floor, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, draped in his captain's haori and with a hunched back, entered through the side door with a serious expression.

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni went straight to the front of the table, looked up at Koga Takeshi in the center, and a look of admiration appeared in his eyes.

He's a real man.

"The Bounts invaded the Seireitei, causing damage to many barracks and injuring many Shinigami." Old man Yamamoto spoke, his voice heavy like muffled thunder, "Such a grave crime..."

"Please wait!" Lan Dao stepped forward and blocked Koga Tsuyoshi's path.

Having been stripped of her Shinigami powers and reduced to a commoner in Rukongai, she should not have been qualified to participate in this meeting.

However, the old man of the mountain was late, and as the head of the Shihouin family, one of the four noble families, Yoruichi bringing someone in wouldn't attract much attention.

The others only glanced at it and then stopped looking.

This former researcher did not back down at all.

"Captain-Commander Yamamoto, the root of this matter lies with the Grim Reapers. If it weren't for that failed experiment a thousand years ago, the Bounts would never have been born. If it weren't for the Grim Reapers' pursuit afterward, they wouldn't have become avengers who hate the Grim Reapers."

Lan Dao got straight to the point, which surprised everyone present.

Regarding the Bount incident, Kyoraku Shunsui and Ukitake Jushiro have confirmed the enmity between the Bount and the Shinigami through the Twelfth Division and records.

To dare to say this so directly to the old man in the mountain is beyond just being bold.

Even Koga Takeshi looked at her with surprise.

Inside the Seireitei, he had met Rando once. He didn't really like this person who looked the same as Yoshino and claimed to be the creator of their Bavent.

But not all of the team leaders knew the truth.

Many people in the conference room looked at each other in confusion.

"Landao, do you know what you're saying?" Kyoraku Shunsui pulled down the brim of his hat, his tone tinged with helplessness. "This is a serious crime."

Yu Zi couldn't help but tease, "Wow, you actually know their name? You old flirt, you don't have any ulterior motives, do you?"

Kyoraku Shunsui fell silent.

This is clearly a time to showcase his intelligence capabilities, so why does it make him seem like a perverted stalker?

“I know very well.” Lan Dao’s voice was firm. “A thousand years ago, to cover up the scandal of a failed experiment, Death ordered the eradication of all the Bounts. That was a massacre! We pushed them to their doom without giving them any choice. The Bounts became monsters because of our mistakes.”

"Captain-Commander Yamamoto. Koga Tsuyoshi did not participate in those senseless killings throughout the entire process. Moreover, he did not kill the Grim Reaper at the last moment."

Mayuri Kurotsuchi chuckled sarcastically from the side, "So what? Disrupting the Seireitei is a crime in itself. Does he think he can be exempted from punishment just because he looks honest?"

"And as you said yourself, that was a thousand years ago."

"The experiment has long been sealed away, and the original team members are no longer around."

"This is an undisputed invasion."

"The mistakes have been sealed away, but the victims are still alive!" Lan Dao did not back down at all, and his voice rose as he pointed at Koga Takeshi, "How have they lived for the past thousand years? Like rats crossing the street, they have been hiding in the mortal world, ostracized by Shinigami, Hollows, and humans. Isn't this what Shinigami owes them?"

"If it weren't for Death's arrogance and dereliction of duty, they should have spent the rest of their lives as human beings."

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni listened to the argument the whole time, slowly opened his eyes, and looked over everyone before finally stopping on Yuko, who was standing against the wall, picking her nails out of boredom.

"Yoruichi, you said the New Year is just a few months away. Isn't it unlucky to have black nail polish?"

"..."

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni asked in a deep voice, "Tsugikuni Ikuko, what do you think?"

Yu Zi was taken aback. "Old man Shan, are you trying to make amends with me?"

Yoruichi almost lost her temper and elbowed her.

Yu Zi coughed lightly: "I think the Grim Reaper was at fault first, and the mastermind is already dead. If I insist on covering up my mistakes, it might make me... no, make others look down on me."

"Yuko, watch your words," Kyoraku Shunsui whispered a reminder from the side, but it was only a token attempt to break up the fight.

Let me state my position.

Yu Zi rolled her eyes at him. This old man, Deng, is such a slippery fellow.

Yoshino then pleaded in silence, "Please, for the sake of us stopping Kariya, give him a chance to live."

It's fair that Yoshino spoke up. To some extent, Yoshino is also a supporter of the Seireitei, and the Shinigami have seen what she has done.

At least it lets everyone know that Bount's hatred isn't solely directed at death.

Yuko muttered to herself, "At worst, I'll just make Yoruichi compensate you for your losses."

Yoruichi nudged her again, clearly annoyed.

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni fell into deep thought, and finally raised his head: "Very well, considering that this matter was caused by the mistakes of the Seireitei back then, I will pardon your crime of invasion this time."

"The only crime punishable by deportation is being barred from entering the Soul Society for life."

Yu Zi started to have doubts again: "It's really a double blessing, once it's a promise, no one would want to come to this rural place."

Yoruichi gritted her teeth and whispered resentfully, "Please, please stop talking."

Koga simply bowed slightly, without saying much in thanks.

He was never afraid of death.