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Chapter 164 Sarugaki Hiyori

As the former head of the Technology Development Bureau, Kisuke Urahara single-handedly supported half of Soul Society's scientific research. A mechanical cat capable of being manipulated by spiritual pressure was nothing to him; what mattered to him was the principle behind its operation.

After examining the mechanical cat for a while, he exclaimed in amazement, "Did the circuitry for the operation of spiritual pressure be secretly carved in the process? It's a spiritual pressure utilization system that I've never seen before, but it seems to be very mature."

Of course, this is the Divine Mechanism of Marquis Wu, something that has been passed down for over a thousand years. When Guan Yi was carving the mechanical cat, he used Fullbring to inscribe a strange formation on the cat. Although it was his first attempt, he knew it would work ever since Fullbring awakened.

"Where's the money?" Guan Yi asked again.

"Ah, sorry sorry."

Kisuke Urahara placed the mechanical cat on the table, next to the real cat Yoruichi, reached into his pocket, pulled out 50 yen, and handed it to Kane.

"Thank you. If there's nothing else, may I go now? The wound on my neck is burning painful; I need to find a clinic to get it treated," Guan Yi said.

"Of course, please feel free to do as you please, Mr. Kan." Kisuke Urahara smiled and squinted. "By the way, how long do you plan to stay in Karakura Town, Mr. Kan? If you have time, please come and visit our shop often and make a purchase."

"Forget it. I've only been in Karakura Town for two days, and it's been nothing but unpleasant experiences." Guan Yi shook his head and said, "I plan to leave this city. Well, I'll probably leave first thing tomorrow morning. I hope we never see each other again. Goodbye forever."

"Ah, that's a real shame. I was hoping to discuss more about mechanical arts with Guan Yisang..."

Ignoring Kisuke Urahara's sentiments, Guan Yi turned and walked out of Urahara Store, heading straight away.

After he disappeared, Yoruichi the Black Cat asked in a low voice, "So, Kisuke? Why didn't you ask him about that Hollow from before?"

“Of course it’s meaningless,” Kisuke Urahara said, covering half of his face with his folding fan, making his expression unreadable. “There’s no way to verify that kind of thing. He can just make up any story, and we can’t verify it.”

"Hmm? You think there's something wrong with him?"

“No problem, at least… it’s impossible for him to be related to Aizen.” Kisuke Urahara shook his head: “But his true nature is probably not entirely the same as the way he appears in front of us. He seems to be more mature and cunning than he looks.”

Well, that's normal. For him, it was just a matter of being suddenly targeted by a vicious cat, scratched, and then brought to the shop for no reason.

The vicious cat brandishes its claws.

"Hahaha..." Kisuke Urahara chuckled dryly, picked up the mechanical cat and said, "I need to study this thing... As for Guan Yi-san, forcing her to stay will only provoke hostility. It's alright, we'll meet again, um, not too long."

He grinned mischievously, "Hisori-san must be looking for him. I have to help her out."

Yoruichi glanced at him, shaking her head.

"Kisuke, you really are..."

[Hit Value +53]

In the distance, Guan Yi opened the plan to take a look.

Wealth: 52.5 million yen

[Life Points: 160]

[You can spend 50 yen to activate the third phase of infrastructure construction. Activate now?]

"The 53 points of life points have proven that Kisuke Urahara did indeed have some bad intentions towards me. He won't let me, this 'mysterious cultivator from China,' disappear from his sight for no reason, but it won't be too serious and is still within my tolerance."

"160 life points is just right, enough for me to carry out the second phase of the plan and the three visits to prestigious families. What I lack now is money."

If they're insisting on it, then let's get the money first.

Half an hour later, at a lottery shop.

The shop owner exclaimed in amazement, "Sir, you're incredibly lucky! You've won several prizes of 10,000 and 20,000 yen in just ten tries, and even the grand prize of 1 million yen! Why don't you take advantage of this lucky streak and play a few more rounds?"

"No, I'll stop while I'm ahead. Could you please exchange it for me? Thank you," Guan Yi said with a smile.

"Okay, would you like cash or..."

"Cash, is that alright?"

"No problem, please register here!"

Soon, Guan Yi, with the cash in his pocket that had increased from 52.5 to 157.6 yen, took out his compass and did a quick calculation.

With more accurate divination methods, not only those in the intelligence reports, but all lottery stations became his ATMs.

Of course, withdrawals are only possible for these pre-printed lottery tickets that guarantee a prize.

Those who gamble on lottery numbers will lose money no matter who they are.

After visiting another lottery shop, Guan Yi had 270 million yen in his pocket. Just as he turned into the alley again, using his compass to save up enough for the first four expenses of the first two phases of the plan, he suddenly stopped.

"An ominous omen? Physical suffering?" What's going on?

Is Yoruichi going to tickle me again?

The next moment, Guan Yi's expression hardened as he felt a strong wind whistling behind him, and he suddenly dodged away.

Swish! !

A flying kick passed right where he had been standing, slamming into the wall with a thunderous crash and cracking it!
The flying kick missed its mark, and the figure bounced, somersaulted, and landed, glaring menacingly at Guan Yi.

"You actually managed to dodge it? It really was you, wasn't it? Fighting in someone else's base and blowing it up to a mess, you idiot, idiot, idiot!"

The newcomer looked like a child, with blond hair tied in two pigtails, freckles on his face, and a fierce-looking face with small tiger teeth.

Masked Army, Hiyori Sarugaki!

Guan Yi recognized it at a glance, but... he blew her base into a mess?

Is the abandoned building where Yin Yarong kidnapped Ouyang Yu the gathering place of the Masked Army?!

What a coincidence! Weren't they setting up a barrier there at this time? Or did they only recently choose that base and didn't have time to do so?

Guan Yi wasn't worried about their previous conversation being overheard, because if there was any possibility of leaking information about the outside world, Yin Yarong would have been killed by the rules of the secret realm immediately—therefore, it can be inferred that there was absolutely no one in that base before.

But Guan Yi's life was far from easy.

Unlike Kisuke Urahara and Yoruichi, Hiyori Sarugaki is not easy to deal with. If she says she'll beat you up, she really means it!
Where should 53 life points be placed?
Kisuke Urahara is such a scoundrel!

"What base? And who are you?! Are all the monks in Karakura Town crazy? Do they all like this kind of surprise greeting?!" Guan Yi asked through gritted teeth.

Hiyori paused, then laughed: "You blew up someone's base and you're still so self-righteous?"

She lightly touched the ground with her toes, and the flip-flop on her right foot flew up and was held in her hand. Her bare right foot stepped on her left foot, and her toes dug into each other, her face full of a dangerous expression.

"I don't know anything about this base."

Guan Yi accepted being tickled by Ye Yi, after all, he was no match for her skill. But Guan Yi didn't like being kicked by a smelly foot or hit by a slipper, so he charged at him again in the daytime, waving a slipper fan at his face, when Guan Yi's foot sank.

"Central Palace - Fixed!"

"Um?!"

Nissori sensed something. Although she couldn't see the Qimen Bagua formation that instantly unfolded and spread a hundred meters beneath Guan Yi's feet, she could see the Manifestation Technique light released by the compass in Guan Yi's arms, and she could also sense the abnormal spiritual pressure emanating from Guan Yi's body.

"Divine Disc - Blessed by the Four Beasts!"

The next moment, the compass spun rapidly, and the phantom images of the four sacred beasts—Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise—faintly appeared around Guan Yi, before simultaneously disappearing into Guan Yi's body.

They respectively enhanced Guan Yi's speed, strength, endurance, and resistance to blows, instantly elevating Guan Yi from his current 'blank' state to the level of a death god who has undergone long-term training.

bang——

He then raised his right arm and, with a muffled thud, pried open Hiyori's arm that was holding the slipper. Hiyori, caught off guard, was left wide open and was struck squarely in the abdomen by Guan Yi's knee. Her eyes widened in shock as she flew through the air and crashed into the opposite wall with a thud!
"Don't bother me, kid," Guan Yi said coldly. "Next time, I won't hold back."

Hiyori slid down softly, clutching her stomach and sitting on the ground. After pausing for two seconds, she stared at Guan Yi with reddened eyes: "Then I really have to thank you for going easy on me, you idiot!"

Boom! The powerful spiritual pressure crashed down like the collapse of the sky. As a Shinigami who had served as the vice-captain a hundred years ago, Hiyori Sarugaki possessed a spiritual pressure far exceeding that of the Hollow that Yoon Ya-yong had transformed into!

Standing in the sky in the distance, Shinji Hirako said to Kisuke Urahara beside him, "Ha, Hiyori actually got the short end of the stick. This is bad, that kid's going to suffer a bit. Are you alright, Kisuke?"

Kisuke Urahara sensed the strange spiritual pressure fluctuations in Kaneki Ken and laughed, "It's alright, and... Hiyori might not be able to win easily."

He overestimates Guan Yi.

Having just awakened his Manifestation Technique, even though it's a very familiar sorcerer's method and its strength has greatly increased after converting the energy into spiritual particles, it's still impossible for him to defeat Hiyori Sarugaki.

At least not now.

'Let me train for a few more years before I fight you.'

Seeing that Hiyori Sarugaki was about to unleash her full power, Guan Yi immediately opened the plan.

Activate the third phase of infrastructure development!

　The next chapter will be set in the evening.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)