Death: This Death is a bit unorthodox.

"Now, with a little trickery from this captain, you've shown your true colors. You can't hide it anymore, can you?"

"This captain...this captain..."

The laughter was loud, but listening to her trembling voice, Aozaki Mayuki felt that she was about to cry.

Aozaki Mayuki wasn't in a hurry to get an answer, and just quietly looked at her.

As he stared at her, Yoruichi Shihouin's face grew increasingly flushed, but her movements gradually calmed down, and she sat in the water like a docile kitten.

"I know, I'll be a good girl, please don't look at me like that anymore."

This was the answer Aozaki Mayuki received.

What a terrible answer. It makes it sound like we've gotten into some weird relationship... Aozaki Mayuki couldn't help but think.

Yoruichi Shihouin buried her face even deeper, exhaling even more bubbles.

This continued for a long time, and Aozaki Mayuki couldn't help but marvel at her strong cardiopulmonary function.

At the same time, he breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

Before he said those words, he was actually quite confident that Yoruichi Shihouin would agree to his request.

However, he was relieved to finally get the answer he wanted.

Aozaki Mayuki glanced at Shihouin Yoruichi, knowing that she might need to recover from her current condition, so she swam to the side, leaned against a rock, and closed her eyes to rest.

Actually, he was nervous just now, and he needs to relax now.

The silence lasted for an unknown period of time.

Aozaki Mayuki suddenly felt something poking her.

I poked and scratched, and the number kept increasing, making me feel itchy.

When Aozaki Mayuki opened her eyes, she saw Yoruichi Shihouin gesturing with her fingers on her chest.

He suddenly shuddered, remembering a comedy movie he had seen in his previous life.

The female protagonist possesses wondrous supernatural powers and can communicate with the male protagonist's conscience.

What is she going to do?

Could it be that he wants to ask his conscience whether he loves her or not?

But he was self-aware...

His conscience will undoubtedly give him a positive answer, but... he's probably not the only one who will get the same answer.

Aozaki Mayuki noticed that her eyes were gradually becoming hazy and her breathing was becoming rapid.

Yoruichi Shihouin said shyly, "Shingetsu, although you are a fourth-rank spirit, you defeated a captain-level opponent. So, to put it another way, you can be considered a captain-level opponent now, right?"

"Well, I guess so..."

After saying that, Aozaki Mayuki was stunned.

Yoruichi Shihouin's face drew closer and closer.

The two of them got closer and closer.

Chapter 85 Gift Giving

Several hours passed, and it was already morning.

It's still an underground training ground.

"My spiritual pressure has improved again!" Aozaki Mayuki murmured to himself with delight as he channeled his spiritual power.

His training was not in vain; despite not sleeping all night, he was still full of energy.

Behind him, Yoruichi Shihouin was lying on the ground, peacefully asleep, covered with a haori that symbolized the authority of the Second Division Captain.

She was sleeping soundly, a satisfied smile on her lips.

Aozaki Mazuki turned to look at the sleeping Yoruichi Shihouin, then found the clock placed in the training ground and realized that it was already late.

As if sensing Aozaki Mayuki's gaze, Yoruichi Shihouin, who was fast asleep, slowly opened her eyes.

Because Aozaki Mayuki was facing away from her, she immediately stood up and climbed onto Aozaki Mayuki's back.

Like a little woman, she gazed longingly at Aozaki Mayuki with eyes filled with love and contentment.

"Wake you up?"

Aozaki Mayuki turned around and glanced at her, then reached out and touched her face.

Yoruichi Shihouin, like an excited little female cat, tilted her head and rubbed against Aozaki Mayuki's neck, even sticking out her tongue to lick it.

"What time is it?" she asked softly, her tone carrying an indescribable charm, completely different from the neurotic girl she usually was.

If I had to describe it, it would probably be the difference between a woman and a girl.

"The sun is high in the sky." Aozaki Mayuki supported her thighs with his hands and carried her on his back.

Despite her mature and sophisticated demeanor, Yoruichi Shihouin is actually less than 1.6 meters tall. When she's clinging to Shinju's back, her feet can't even touch the ground, and she looks like a koala hanging on him.

Aozaki Mayuki supported her not to take advantage of her, but simply because he was worried that she would get too tired from hanging on.

They did everything they should and shouldn't have done.

Thinking about taking advantage of such a small thing is really petty.

Upon hearing this, Yoruichi Shihouin was immediately startled, then shifted her gaze past Mayuki Aozaki and looked at the ticking clock.

"It's time to start work!" Yoruichi Shihouin jumped down and exclaimed in surprise.

Aozaki Mayuki was somewhat speechless.

This woman usually tries to slack off whenever she has the chance, so why is she so energetic today?

"Have you forgotten that we took a month's leave to train in Instantaneous Whisper, and the teacher approved it?" Aozaki Mayuki said helplessly.

It seems like this woman has become stupid overnight.

"That's right."

Taking the final step, Yoruichi Shihouin completely lost the shyness she had shown the night before, making no attempt to conceal her body, and touched her chin with her hand.

"We can leave all the work to Ōmaeda and Ichimaru, so we can slack off openly and legitimately."

"What do you mean by slacking off... Don't forget why we asked for leave." Aozaki Mayuki said irritably.

"How can you cultivate Instantaneous Healing in this state? You should soak in a hot spring first to adjust your state before cultivating." Yoruichi Shihouin smiled happily and shrugged. "I wonder if the hot spring is still usable now."

After two skilled martial artists worked tirelessly through the night, the hot spring water had changed drastically when they emerged.

"It should be usable now."

Looking at the gradually clearing recovery hot spring, Aozaki Mayuki said meaningfully.

Clean water flows continuously from the artificial hill beside the hot spring, into the hot spring.

Produced by Urahara Kisuke, it must be a high-quality product.

He thought of everything, and the hot spring circulation system was built perfectly.

In addition to the hot spring pool in front of you, there is also a huge filtration system below.

The filtered hot spring water will flow back into the hot spring through the artificial hill, achieving the purpose of reuse.

Yoruichi Shihouin nodded excitedly, jumped into the hot spring, and said with a loud laugh, "It's so comfortable, Shinjuku, come quickly."

Seeing Yoruichi Shihouin thrashing about in the water, Mayuki Aozaki smiled slightly and then jumped into the hot spring.

The two quickly approached each other in the water.

Today, they will be very happy, extremely happy.

…………

Seireitei Central Ward, First Squad Barracks.

Yamamoto sat in the captain's office, quietly listening to the reports from Sasakibe no Nakajiro and Matsumoto Rangiku.

Matsumoto Rangiku is currently the seventh seat of the First Division, and an assistant to the vice-captain Sasakibe Bejiro.

Yamamoto glanced at her, feeling a pang of emotion.

Zhenyue is really lucky to have found a girl like that to keep him company.

He was aware of the relationship between the girl and his young apprentice.

But what concerned him most was not that, but the girl's talent.

He graduated early from the first year of the Shinigami Academy and reached the sixth level of spiritual power in less than half a year after joining the team.

Such talent is second only to Aozaki Mayuki, a genius rarely seen in thousands of years.

Don't underestimate the power of a sixth-rank spirit.

In other squads, a sixth-rank Spirit Might is enough to make one of the third or fourth seat officers in the squad.

But this is the First Division, the most elite division in the entire Gotei 13.

Vice-captain Chojiro Sasakibe is a strong individual among captains.

The third to sixth seated officers either possess captain-level spiritual pressure but haven't learned Bankai, or they are standard vice-captain-level Shinigami.

Therefore, even though Matsumoto Rangiku's spiritual pressure level reaches the top level of a seat officer, she can only be the seventh seat officer in the First Division.

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's eyes flickered slightly, and he couldn't help but sigh.

I still remember that when Aozaki Mayuki recommended Matsumoto Rangiku to join the First Division, he had some reservations.

He was grooming Aozaki Mayuki as his successor, but the kid himself wasn't even that capable yet, and he was already thinking about helping others get in through connections.

Which teacher could be happy about that?

Only now do I realize that I misunderstood him.

Sending such a genius into their hands to nurture him clearly shows that they believe in his abilities as a teacher!

I never expected that this kid, who usually likes to make me angry, would still think of me, his teacher, when it really matters.

Thinking this, Yamamoto's serious expression softened, and his gaze toward Matsumoto Rangiku gradually became kind and gentle.