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

Chapter 726 You've Underestimated Yourself

Yuko seemed not to notice her actions and said, "In some ways, you still need to thank us."

"Eh?"

“Your consumption of the souls of the living has already attracted the attention of the Soul Society.” Yuko looked directly at her. “They have already sent people out.”

Yoshino pursed her lips. "You mean that orange-haired boy?"

Yu Zi looked at him strangely and shook her head: "No, how could it be that kind of lowly fry?"

Fangye's face twitched slightly: "If I heard correctly, he seemed to call you 'Auntie,' right?"

Is this the attitude of an elder?

"Really? Maybe they're trying to build connections." Yu Zizhang blurted out, ignoring Ichigo's topic, and continued, "This time, those who came to the human world are genuine captains."

"Currently, there is a captain-level figure in Karakura Town who is the current leader of the Seireitei."

Yuko held up one finger. "Two people."

"..." She understands the logic, but why do your words and actions contradict each other?

Yoshino looked at Yuko with some surprise, feeling that this person's style was on a completely different level from before.

Yu Zi probably guessed what she was thinking and explained, "I'm the kind of person who has preconceived notions. I heard rumors about your Bavent from somewhere else."

"A race that lives by consuming the souls of humans."

"While I may not have the same sense of justice as that blond guy, I also hate it when ordinary people are hurt indiscriminately."

Fangye gave a bitter smile: "That's right, we Bavents are such a twisted race."

"But we have only ever consumed the souls of the dead, and we have never intended to harm humans. This is a rule of our race..."

“To me, there is no essential difference between the souls of the dead and the souls of the living,” Yuko interrupted her directly. “Even now, I don’t really have any good feelings towards the Bount race.”

Fangye bit her lip lightly and lowered her head in disappointment.

If it were before, she might have thought of refuting Yuko.

But now, she understands completely.

This woman didn't hate the Bounts themselves, but rather their tragic fate.

What a tragic fate! Even they... feel sorrow.

“After a person dies, their soul still carries the memories of their life.” Ikuko ignored Yoshino’s sorrowful expression and said, “Death is not the end.”

"But the lives of the dead end due to nature or other factors, not your problem, Bavent."

"After talking to you so much, my impression of Bount has improved a little."

Yu Zi rested her hands loosely on the chair, leaned back slightly, and languidly leaned against the back of the chair, highlighting her stunning figure.

Unlike demons who feed on humans, the Bounts are probably not a race that enjoys killing. At least, this can be seen from Yoshino's case; there are still normal people among them.

……

No, probably only a minority of people are normal.

A race rejected by the whole world, those who can live with a mindset like Yoshino are still a minority. Wanting to take revenge on the whole world is the normal mindset.

Yuko suddenly understood Bount's idea of ​​connecting Hueco Mundo with the real world.

Isn't this just blatant revenge against society?

Although Yuko's words were still unpleasant, at least Yoshino understood that she was trying to express goodwill, and looked at her with some surprise.

"……Thanks."

Hmm? What should I thank her for?

Yuko looked at her with confusion, then returned to the previous topic and continued, "Back to the main point, the Shinigami are still unclear about the source of the abnormal spiritual pressure in Karakura Town. Once they find out, they will probably send more people."

Yoshino immediately realized what was happening.

That's right! Judging from what this woman said, Karakura Town seems to already have several Shinigami (death gods).

And he was a captain-level officer.

Yu Zi's attitude changed so quickly that she didn't have time to react at all.

Although many years have passed, Death may have long forgotten about the Bounts. When they devour the souls of the dead, they no longer deliberately oppose Death, but rather find loopholes.

They hid very well, and because their population was dwindling, their need for souls had greatly decreased. Death might not even have noticed anything amiss, and would have mistakenly thought that some human souls had been eaten by the void that roamed the mortal world.

"...Why are you telling me all this?" Yoshino raised her head and stared intently at Yuko.

Yu Zi said frankly, "I find you pleasing to the eye."

"what?"

Yoshino looked stunned.

Yu Zi got up, poured a glass of water from the coffee table, and said with her back to Yu Zi, "Didn't I tell you? I have a pretty good impression of you."

Fangye turned around, somewhat puzzled: "Is that all?"

"Otherwise?" Yuko sat back down with her water glass. "I'm not from Soul Society. My relationship with Shinigami is limited to having had contact with them."

"Besides, you don't approve of consuming the souls of living people, do you?"

“…Yes, I want to stop them.” Yoshino hesitated and nodded slightly, clenching his fist. “That’s not something worth breaking our clan’s rules and sacrificing human lives for.”

As she spoke, she clenched her fists.

Yuko suddenly asked, "How many bavents like you are there?"

"what?"

“What I mean is, how many Bounts like you are left who refuse to consume the souls of the living?” Yuko repeated herself, “Or perhaps…”

She paused for a moment, then asked, "Is it just you?"

Yoshino looked confused: "I... I don't understand what you're trying to say."

"You don't actually think you can stop them all by yourself, do you?" Yuko said calmly. "To be honest, your spiritual pressure is probably among the weakest in the Baventri."

"You want to help me?" Yoshino didn't pay attention to the second half of the sentence; she understood what Yuko meant.

“Well, if you still have any doubts, and think I’m connected to Death,” Yuko looked at her, “you can think of it this way: I’m a defector.”

Yoshino's eyes widened: "A defector?"

“Yes, I came to the human world from the Soul Society more than a hundred years ago.” Yuko said matter-of-factly while drinking water. “I used to be the third seat of the second division of the Gotei 13, but I defected because I was dissatisfied with the fact that the vice-captain was a relative.”

Yoshino's expression froze: "...What's the reason?"

Yu Zi calmly drank her water: "Just kidding."

So, are you going to keep lying all the way to the end?!

"However, the vice-captain is definitely a relative. Just because his family is rich, he took my vice-captain position. I'm clearly more capable."

"No, I should say that even that lowly captain was no match for me. As a result, because I had no background, I could only get a third seat."

"..." I had no idea whether she was complaining or talking nonsense.

In short, Yoshino was speechless.

Yuko put down her water glass and smiled slightly: "You can understand it as me having no connection with Soul Society after I defected."

“I’m not particularly interested in maintaining the balance of the three realms, but I also don’t want to see ordinary people being harmed right under my nose.”

"So, let's continue our previous topic. In the Bavent, how many people, like you, yearn for peace?"

Fangye bit her lip, unsure how to begin.

“I see, I understand now.” Yu Zi’s eyelids drooped slightly. “I’m telling you this beforehand.”

"If they insist on going their own way, they will be dealt with by Soul Society sooner or later."

"I don't think your small numbers and strength are enough to successfully link Hueco Mundo and the Human World right under the nose of Soul Society."

"No, it should be said that even if they succeed, the Buffett will definitely be the first to perish."

Yoshino unconsciously clenched her fists: "I know, that's why I wanted to stop them."

Yuko acknowledged her feelings, but...

"Unfortunately, I'm not a very eloquent person either."

"You underestimate yourself too much." At this point, Yoshino finally couldn't help but retort.

Ignoring her teasing, Yuko continued, "You wouldn't be so naive as to think that this incident can be perfectly resolved without sacrificing anyone, would you?"

"No, to some extent, there is indeed a way."

"But this method will only backfire."

Yuko said that, but Yoshino was somewhat intrigued and quickly asked, "What method?"

"We just need to use overwhelming force to make them afraid to have any more tricks up their sleeves."

"...God, he is very strong. But you are right, power only brings hatred."

He was so serious that Yuko lost all interest in joking.

Her tone softened slightly: "If we can't persuade them..."

Fangye's hands were almost clasped together, her ten fingers tightly interlocked.

Yuko narrowed her eyes slightly.

Yoshino took a deep breath and was about to speak.

"It's already late, let's call it a day, or we won't be able to get up tomorrow morning." Yu Zi glanced at the clock, suddenly stood up, and stretched. "Think about it carefully, which room do you want to use?"

Yuko pointed to the room where Rukia had stayed, "That room was fully equipped."

"Oh, right, the saying goes, 'eat first and don't worry about it, then wash the dishes after you finish eating,' and remember to wash the pot too."

Leaving behind those two sentences, Yuko left the living room, leaving Yoshino, who was still unable to make a decision, staring blankly at the egg fried rice in front of her that she had barely eaten a bite of.

They even said they'd eat a second bowl, but they had no appetite at all.

A bitter smile appeared on Fangye's lips. She picked up a spoon, casually scooped up a spoonful, and put it into her mouth.

……

"call……"

A short while later, after washing the dishes, Yoshino took a deep look at Yuko's room door and parted her lips slightly.

"……Thanks."

As the living room curtains swayed, Fangye's figure had already disappeared from the spot.

She knew that Yuko was giving her a choice.

Yoshino didn't doubt Ikuko's intention to help her, but... she still wanted to try a way to stop her companions without sacrificing anyone.

……

"Aunt!"

"Aunt!"

The next morning, Yuko woke up to the constant shouts from downstairs.

Yuko left her room without going to Rukia's room. After washing up, she went straight to the kitchen.

Lift the lid of the pot.

"..."

I didn't leave her a single bit.

There should have been enough breakfast for three people left.

She realized there was one more person, and they might have breakfast tomorrow morning, so she deliberately saved two extra portions.

Never mind, she didn't want to eat it anyway.

swoosh~

A figure leaped directly from the window from the ground floor to the second floor.

Before Ichigo could even land properly, Yuuko's dangerous voice rang in his ears.

"Do you want to die?"

Ichigo looked up and saw Yuko standing at the kitchen doorway, holding a basin and looking at him with a gloomy expression. He swallowed hard and said, "I called you from downstairs but you didn't respond."

"It's because you're such a jerk and you're making such a racket."

"Auntie, where is that woman?" Ichigo glanced around, his gaze involuntarily falling on the bowl in Yuko's hand, his expression slowly turning horrified.

In his memory, his aunt was a good cook, but too lazy to cook.

But now she's holding a bowl?

"Ah, Auntie, did you eat her...?"

"Who? Who did you eat?" A blue head popped out from Ichigo's backpack.

"Do you believe I'll shove a bowl in your mouth?" Yu Zi put the empty bowl into the cupboard and glanced down at Li Lin, who had already been stuffed into a doll.

"What is this? A blue pheasant?" It's actually quite cute.

Lillian was stunned for a moment, then said angrily, "It's all that bastard's fault! He's the one who made me like this!"

Ichigo looked down and asked, "Really? It's a little bird, isn't it?"

Where is your lecherous nature?

"Who's the real body?" Ichigo retorted, "As for the soul, it ran away crying last night. I don't know where it went."

Yuko looked at Lilin: "I can roughly guess what happened."

Ichigo asked again, "Where's that Bount?"

"That woman got away."

"Eh?"

"She ran away while I was asleep last night."

"Huh?" It was Lillian, who jumped out of her bag in disbelief. "You actually let that Bount get away?"

"That was an enemy we finally managed to catch!"

Yu Zi asked calmly, "Any objections?"

"...No, please do as you please."

Lily silently tugged at Ichigo's trouser leg, climbed back into the bag, and even zipped it up.

She almost forgot that this woman was incredibly fierce.

"I'm going to work. You two can play by yourselves." Yuko looked up from her bag and said to Ichigo, "If you dare to come in through the window again, I'll kill you."

Ichigo is indeed afraid of her, but these kinds of remarks about killing him at the drop of a hat...

To be honest, he wasn't that scared.

Anyway, when he encountered his aunt talking like that, he never saw her actually kill anyone.

Ichigo said, somewhat speechless, "You're making it sound like I don't have to go to class."

"You don't have to go."

Yu Zi ignored him, put on her shoulder bag, put on her shoes in the entryway, and didn't look back.

"Will you tattle on others?"

Yu Zi turned around with a smile: "It's wrapped up!"

"..."

He knew it.

……

It was a peaceful day; the Void did not appear, and Lillian and the others did not sense Bount's presence.

Karakura Town has finally enjoyed a peaceful day, at least for now.

Incidentally, Lily is shaped like a blue bird, Zhiba is a green doll that looks like a praying mantis, and Zangren is stuffed into a square long-eared rabbit by Inoue.

The spirit also appeared at Chad's place, and ignored Ichigo all day long, clearly because it was jealous.

Yuko had no interest in their love-hate relationship, but...

These three people are all in a worse situation than the last.

Chadu is probably the most reliable one.