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

Chapter 693 The elderly are in great spirits

With this roar, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's already hunched body, weakened by exhaustion, suddenly unleashed a terrifying spiritual pressure once more.

Yu Zi looked at him calmly and said, "The elderly are so energetic."

Facing the furious Captain-Commander, Aizen still wore a gentle smile: "Captain-Commander, what brings you here?"

"Aizen!" Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni glared angrily at Aizen, clearly realizing he had been tricked.

"You bastard..." Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni tried to prop himself up, but the injuries he had just sustained from being severely wounded by Yuko left him without the strength to even stand up.

Yu Zi turned her head with a curious look and asked, "What does he usually eat? It's amazing that someone over a thousand years old can still be so energetic."

Kyoraku Shunsui broke out in a sweat and corrected, "It's over two thousand."

Yuko was stunned for a moment: "That's really amazing."

She had only ever heard that he was the strongest death god in a thousand years, and she thought he was only a little over a thousand years old. She never expected him to be an old man who was two thousand years old.

Of course, it doesn't make a difference.

Seemingly understanding Yuko's meaning, Kyoraku Shunsui added, "In the beginning, there were no Shinigami or Seireitei. After the Seireitei was established, he has always been the strongest Shinigami."

“Captain-Commander, why are you so angry?” Aizen interjected appropriately, smiling gently. “Besides, you should thank me. If I hadn’t intervened and repelled Ms. Yuko, you might have been defeated by her sword.”

"In that case, where is the prestige of the Gotei 13?"

“The strongest? I can’t tell.” Yuko replied to Kyoraku with a slanted eye before turning to Aizen. “Isn’t this a defeat? I was just about to cut off his head, but this guy got in my way.”

"No, he was really amazing when he was young."

"Then was then, and the present is now."

Aizen smiled gently: "That's a real pity. If I had known Miss Yuko's purpose, I might have chosen to cooperate with you."

Upon hearing this, Retsu Unohana subconsciously looked at Ikuko, her eyes narrowing slightly.

"Yuko, your injuries haven't healed."

"Yes, I know, the spirit has been blocked." Yuko remained calm, neither the cracks on her face nor the injury to her abdomen had healed, especially her abdomen, where blood had soaked through her Death Knight outfit.

"Lingzi?"

Aizen adjusted his glasses and explained, "The body of a soul is made up of souls, and the energy for regeneration is not generated out of thin air. I think it will consume some spiritual pressure."

"Therefore, as long as the transmission of spiritual particles is blocked, the regenerative ability can be successfully stopped."

"Hey, idiot, are you alright?"

At this moment, Yoruichi arrived at the scene with Soi Fon, stood in front of Ikuko, and asked her a question.

"Hey, Kosho Aya, long time no see."

Yoruichi looked at the demon horns on Ikuko's head with some curiosity; this was the first time she had ever seen Ikuko like this.

Is that the power of illusion?

Yoruichi cursed, "You're in the mood to greet people at a time like this? Are you trying to get yourself killed?!"

Yu Zi nodded silently: "Yes, I'm going to die. My injuries are too severe. That knife pierced my vital point."

Yoruichi slapped her on the back of the head.

"...It's okay, my body is different, although I feel a bit of pain that I haven't felt in a long time."

I got stabbed by a butterfly last time, so I guess I've gotten used to the pain again.

Kyoraku Shunsui gripped his sword with both hands and said seriously, "Stop talking nonsense and take this guy down first."

"Captain Kyoraku?" Aizen smiled and pushed up his glasses. "What a pity, I thought I would be able to witness your Bankai."

Yu Ziping said calmly, "What's so interesting about the Bankai of that kind of trash?"

Aizen paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "That's true."

Kyoraku Shunsui opened her mouth, then turned to look at Ikuko: "Big sister..."

Yu Zi glanced at him indifferently: "Who are you calling 'big sister'? You might be older than me."

"Is it an age issue?!" Kyoraku Shunsui couldn't hold back any longer. "We're teammates!"

Yu Zi frowned slightly: "Who's your teammate?"

"If you hadn't run so fast, I would have killed you first."

Kyoraku Shunsui's eyes widened: "Hey! That's not what you said when you asked me to be an undercover agent?!"

Yuko silently pointed to one side.

Kyoraku Shunsui glanced over instinctively and saw Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni staring at him with a serious expression. He waved his hand instinctively and said, "Oh no, I didn't agree!"

Yu Zi said disdainfully, "What are you afraid of? He's lying there and can't move."

Kyoraku Shunsui retorted, "Don't you know there's such a thing as settling scores afterward?"

"Useless things."

"Ha ha……"

At that moment, Aizen suddenly smiled.

Everyone looked at the sound.

Aizen: "Miss Yuuko is quite interesting, but there's something I'm curious about."

"explain."

"You knew perfectly well that I was sitting back and watching the fight, and my target was Rukia Kuchiki, so why weren't you on guard at all?"

Yuuko pointed at Yoruichi in front of her: "Who said we weren't on guard? Isn't this guy one?"

"Although I didn't expect her to beat you, I can sense your presence as soon as you appear."

Yoruichi glanced back at her silently.

At this point, they still managed to put her down, and she remembered it.

She even shielded this idiot behind her with a worried expression.

"Furthermore, I can sense whether Ichigo has been attacked or not."

Everyone instinctively looked at her.

A hint of surprise flashed in Aizen's eyes: "Oh? Then why did you still teleport me behind you immediately?"

Aizen did it intentionally. In that position, if Yuuko wanted to save Rukia, she could only stand in front of her, even if she used her domain. At that time, the domain could not be extended too far in an instant.

Therefore, his final position will definitely be behind Yuko.

As long as Yuko truly intends to save him.

Yes, yes, why is that?

Everyone looked on with curiosity.

Yuko's expression remained calm: "That little girl named Hinamori Tachibana or Hinamori Ri, didn't you capture her?"

"I can't tell whether that figure is you or her."

Aizen paused for a moment: "Just because of this?"

Just because of this possibility, would you rather be wrong?

Kyoraku Shunsui's pupils contracted slightly: "You mean Hinamori..."

"Hinamori is right here..."

He had no time to complain about Ikuko calling him by the wrong name. In his memory, Hinamori wasn't chasing after the traveler with Toshiro...

Do not……

No.

It was only then that everyone realized this.

Seeing everyone's expressions, Yu Zi blinked, looking surprised: "Hey, hey, hey, don't tell me you didn't even notice someone's missing? Are you guys really the team leader?"

“…So that’s how it is. So this is what they call a mirage?” Unohana Retsu ignored Ikuko’s rant and looked serious.

“No,” Yuko interrupted Aizen, “it’s a difference in intelligence.”

Yoruichi quickly covered her mouth: "Please, don't talk so much."

Yu Zi pried her hands apart and said speechlessly, "I'm serious, if you can't see the problem with these three standing so close together, you must have an IQ problem."

"..."

Aizen narrowed his eyes slightly: "Back then?"

"that time?"

The crowd was puzzled as to what kind of sign language the two were using.

“When that old geezer unleashed his undead army, I used my ability to change his attack target, making him indiscriminately attack the people around him,” Yu Zi explained. “Some of those undead troops went towards that guy.”

Because it was an indiscriminate attack, the undead army was not under the control of anyone present and would randomly attack everyone on the scene.

If Ikuko were to rewrite the rules to target only Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, the outcome would be different.

"what?"

Everyone's eyes widened slightly.

Aizen couldn't help but clap his hands: "Truly remarkable, Miss Yuuko."

"In that situation, I actually had the mind to think about other things."

Everyone was surprised by Yu Zi's distracted attention; when the skeletons surrounded her, she really didn't have time to observe the overall situation.

Yu Zi said calmly, "You've actually always been in my sphere of influence, haven't you?"

“Yes, because I want to test whether you are still under the control of Kyoka Suigetsu.” Aizen’s glasses gleamed with a white light. “Your ability is too special for me to judge.”

Under normal circumstances, a normal person would not readily ignore others.

Even if he pretends not to see the other person, he will unconsciously look over, especially in this situation. As a ticking time bomb, when he is fighting Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, the other person will definitely not be able to help but look at him.

Aizen is absolutely certain of this.

No one can ignore the threat behind them.

However, judging from his judgment, Yuko probably hasn't yet escaped her illusions.

Kyoraku Shunsui lowered the brim of his hat and said calmly, "Aizen, surrender."

“Idiot, how could he be so confident to show up here? He would never surrender.” Yu Zi rolled her eyes at him. “He only jumped out when the old man over there and I had exhausted our spiritual pressure.”

"Can't you see? They don't even consider you a threat."

Kyoraku Shunsui's face darkened.

Are you on the opposing team or on their team? How can you start attacking your own teammates like that?

Retsu Unohana calmly asked, "Where is Vice-Captain Hinamori?"

"Who knows? Maybe they've already been taken care of."

"Aizen!"

Another angry voice came from afar.

A figure pierced through the formation.

"Got it, Lord Aizen."

Wearing the haori of the Ninth Division Captain, Tosen Kaname, carrying the unconscious Kuchiki Rukia, jumped into the crowd and reunited with Aizen.

Behind him, Toshiro and Ichigo, covered in dirt and wounds, arrived angrily.

That shout came from Toshiro's mouth.

Kyoraku Shunsui's expression darkened: "Tosen...you're something else..."

"Aizen! What did you do to Hinamori!" Toshiro drew his Zanpakuto, used Shunpo to quickly dash forward, clearly having heard Aizen's words.

boom!

Before he could even get close to Aizen, or even reach the position of Kyoraku Shunsui and the others, Ikuko grabbed him by the back of his collar and shoved him to the ground.

Toshiro felt a sudden dizziness.

"Calm down, do you want to go up there and get yourself killed?"

"Let me go!" Toshiro struggled for a moment, but was interrupted by Ichigo's voice.

"Auntie! You're hurt!"

"You're talking as if you're perfectly fine," Yu Zi retorted, not knowing how to respond. "Anyway, the three of us should step aside and not get in anyone's way."

Toshiro instinctively turned his head and saw the bloodstains soaking into Yuko's abdomen. Looking up, he saw the cracks on her face, like broken porcelain.

Is this the kind of injury that humans would exhibit?

No, that horn is not something a human would have!

Ichigo: "Huh? The three of us?"

Yu Zi pointed to the side: "Then we can add that old stinky man over there. Go and lift him up."

"Captain-Commander?" Toshiro looked in astonishment at Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, who was leaning on his Zanpakuto and trying to stand up.

They lost? That captain?

"But Rukia."

"I don't want to do it again."

Ichigo instinctively wanted to retort, but then he saw Yuko's pale face and couldn't utter a word.

He had previously helped Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni rise to prominence.

"I, I want to eliminate..."

"Give him a punch."

"Oh." Ichigo didn't care about anything else; he had to listen to his aunt anyway, and punched Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni in the stomach.

And then he adds a comment after he's done.

"so hard!"

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni was in so much pain that he almost fainted, but he didn't have the strength to struggle anymore, and Ichigo carried him to the side.

Seeing Yuko and the others leave, Yoruichi got into a fighting stance and warned, "Be careful, this guy is very strong."

"Hmm." Kyoraku Shunsui nodded seriously. "Tosen, you came alone. Where are Komamura and Zaraki?"

"Who knows? Maybe they're still mixed up."

Kyoraku breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, nothing was wrong.

Aizen, holding his Zanpakuto, smiled slightly: "So, how do you intend to keep us here?"

……

Toshiro asked anxiously, "Hinamori... what happened to Hinamori?!"

"How should I know? You should ask yourself, Aizen has been disguised as Hinamori Tachibana for a while now, hasn't he?"

Orange?

Even though the name was wrong, Toshiro remained silent.

Because of Aizen's death, Hinamori's condition was extremely unstable. When she returned, she had a gloomy look on her face and showed no intention of speaking to him.

It turns out that it was already like that back then...

"Damn it!" He angrily slammed his fist on the ground.

Ichigo looked at the demon horns on Ikuko's head and asked with concern, "Auntie, are you alright?"

Are you concerned about my injury or my horn?

"Forehead."

"It's ready."

"what?"

The wrinkles on Yuko's face recovered at a visible speed, and the blood soaking her abdomen seemed to reverse, coming off her clothes and being absorbed back into her abdomen.

"It took some time to rule out the effects of that drug."

"Don't let these two idiots get in the way." Yuko glanced at the group fighting fiercely, tossed Toshiro to Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's side, ordered Ichigo to keep an eye on them, and was about to leave.

"Where are you going?" Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni asked weakly.

Yu Zi paused for a moment, turned her head slightly, and glanced at him sideways: "Grandpa, don't treat me like a weakling like you. Even if I run out of spiritual energy, I can still fight."