Death God: Sunny and Cheerful Boy

Kyubei Yagyu can also tell "incomplete truth"!

After taking a few deep breaths, Yagyu Kyubei said, "The Yagyu family has been a single-line family for more than 20 generations, but... at least they are all males, so after I was born, my father was unwilling to admit that he had a daughter."

“I see. So you borrowed the [Spirit King's Corset] from the Shihouin family?” Soi-Fong looked enlightened upon hearing this.

Upon hearing this, Yagyu Kyubei nodded - she only mentioned the "secondary reason", and the more important reason was still hidden. As long as Ichiryu and Soi-Fong didn't know the "prophecy", they wouldn't be able to guess it!

but……

Although Ichiryu didn't know about the Yagyu family's "prophecy", he still said, "No, this doesn't explain the hostility of the Tsunayashiro family. You still have something to say."

Kyubei was about to retort, hoping that Ichiryu could be as easy to fool as Soi-Fong, but Soi-Fong said, "That's right. When I said 'so that's how it is' just now, your expression flashed. It was obvious that you felt that I was deceived and must have concealed important information."

Kyubei: ...

These two bastards are devils!

Soi-Fong is the commander-in-chief of the [Secret Mobile Force]. She has interrogated countless Shinigami. What has she not seen?

"That's it anyway! If you don't believe it, you can go ask that old guy!" Kyubei was so angry that he addressed her father in a resentful manner.

Yilong didn't buy it and said directly: "If that's the case, I don't think the previous patriarch would agree to lend your father the [Heavenly Weaponry], especially for such a long time. At least from my point of view... I would not lend it!

"Instead of going through so much trouble and paying the price of completely confusing you with your gender identity, it would be more reasonable to let the head of the Yagyu family accept the reality so that you can grow up normally."

Yilong's argument also made a lot of sense - after all, the 21st generation head of the family had chosen his daughter Yoruichi as the heir. How could he have loaned out the [Heavenly Weaponry] for so long just because of Yagyu Yukari's personal stubbornness in this regard?

Moreover, there was some intention in Yilong's words to speak up for Kyubei.

Upon hearing this, Soi-Fong looked over sensitively, as if to say: If you want to attack my heart, just do it, don't pretend to be a warm man.

Yilong responded to Soi-Fong's look with an "innocent" look...

Yagyu Kyubei didn't notice the two of them flirting with each other at this time. Instead, he said after a moment of silence, "The reason why the Yagyu family... has always been a single-line family is related to a prophecy, no, a rumor... The rumor about His Majesty the Spiritual King, even if I tell you, you probably won't believe it."

Kyubei's tone was somewhat sarcastic, but not directed at Ichiryuu and Soi-Fong, but at those great nobles who knew the truth but deceived themselves, and even the royal spies of Squad Zero.

Yilong's expression changed when he heard that, and he coughed dryly and said, "Soufeng, go check the surroundings first, and be on guard against whether the people from the Tsunayashiro family will come back to attack."

If the "Spirit King" is involved, then Soi-Fong, who does not know and is not suitable to know the true state of the "Spirit King", is not suitable to listen to the following content.

It was natural that Soi-Fong would hear it as it was so obvious that she was being avoided. She immediately glared at Yilong - It’s fine if you don’t tell me, but you don’t allow me to listen even if others say it?

This time, Yilong looked her in the eyes frankly. Seeing this, Soi-Feng sighed, but still said worriedly: "Turn around first... Put on your clothes! Do you still want to talk to him alone like this? You are not doing this on purpose, how shameful..."

As Soi Fong said this, she took the opportunity to scold Kyubei!

The reason why Soi-Fong didn't remind her or give her time to tidy up her clothes was to put extra pressure on her and create a psychological advantage during the interrogation - after all, Soi-Fong is a "professional".

but……

Now that Yilong is alone with her, Soi-Fong can't care about professionalism... No! It's out of professional considerations, worried that someone will be disturbed and affect the efficiency of the interrogation!

After weighing the pros and cons, she decided to PUA Kyubei a little and let her put on her clothes, and then Soi-Fong left.

Since she had already left, Soi-Fong did not try to be clever by hiding around and eavesdropping, but actually walked away for a distance.

Kyubei had just been scolded by Soi-Fong, and his heart was in turmoil. Seeing Shihouin Ichiryu's attitude, he hesitated and asked, "Do you know about the Soul King?"

Shihouin Ichiryu specifically asked Soi-Fong to leave, so he must have known something about the Soul King, and that's why he didn't want Soi-Fong to know.

“Well, if you are referring to the fact that your four ancestors joined forces to launch a surprise attack on the Spirit King, I know about that.” Yilong said calmly.

Kyubei was so angry that he almost lost his temper on the spot: "What do you mean by our four families? It's obviously your four families! We, the Yagyu clan, are the guards of the Soul King, and we want to protect the Soul King!"

"Isn't that right? We, the Shifengyuan clan, are planning to develop a magical weapon that can be used as a 'wedge', and we do not agree with your plan..." Yilong is very dedicated to his duties to the Shifengyuan clan and will never take the blame.

"I... let's not talk about this for now! It was the Tsunamiyo clan that attacked the Soul King! The key point is what happened afterwards..." Kyubei first put the blame on Tsunamiyo's family, then continued.

"From then on, the Yagyu clan, which failed to protect the Soul King, began to become a single-line family, and each generation was... very short in height. So there were rumors that this was a curse from His Majesty the Soul King, and when the curse of the Yagyu clan disappeared, it would be the time when the Soul King would return." Yagyu Kyubei revealed the most important secret.

Generations are short...

Yilong looked at Kyubei and understood that this was a euphemism - old men Yagyu Yukinori and Minmokusai, who were less than 1.2 meters tall, were not short. Instead, they were completely deformed like dwarfs.

In comparison, Ichiryu previously just thought that Kyubei was "a little short" - after all, a man was only 1.57 meters tall, which was indeed short.

But considering that "he" was born in the Yagyu family, this is already a miracle of genetics...

but……

Yilong looked at the "belt" in his hand again at this time, and suddenly he understood something - if Kyubei was a woman, then... 1.57 meters is actually considered a normal height!

"This prophecy... are you sure it only says this? It doesn't mean that the descendants of the Yagyu family who have escaped the curse will awaken the Soul King?" Yilong was still a little hesitant.

According to what Yagyu Kyubei said now, the meaning of this "prophecy" is that Kyubei's appearance was just a "sign" rather than a cause and effect matter. Then why did the Tsunayashiro family want to kill "him"?

If we blow up the earthquake monitoring center, will there be no earthquakes?

"No! This is not a prophecy, it's just an explanation of the curse on my family! Those guys from Tsunayashiro... are all mad dogs!" Kyubei also knew what Ichiryu was suspecting.

Upon hearing this, Ichiryu nodded slowly - if it was anyone else, this excuse wouldn't work, but the explanation of "they're all mad dogs" seemed perfectly reasonable when applied to the Tsunayashiro family.

(End of this chapter)

217. Chapter 216 Lord Liu and King Ling

217.

2023-10-10

When Soi-Fong came back, she found that Yagyu Kyubei had "recovered to her original state", or rather... had disguised herself. Apparently, Ichiryu had lent her the [Girdle of the Soul King] again.

Under the effect of [Girdle of the Soul King], no matter how hard Soi-Fong observes, she cannot tell that she is of the wrong gender.

only……

At this time, Soi-Fong narrowed her eyes and looked at Kyubei, feeling that she seemed a little... wary of Ichiryu?

It felt like Yilong had just done something to her, which caused her resistance!

"Okay, after we rest here for three days, we can almost go back." Yilong said calmly.

"Three days?" Yagyu Kyubei almost jumped up.

Why is it necessary to stay in the "broken world" for three days?

Is it true that someone can stay in the "Broken World" for three days?

"We got here so quickly, but we had to use some tricks." Yilong didn't say much to Yagyu Kyubei.

If you don't wait three days, the closer you get to the "Hueco Mundo", the greater the probability of encountering "Kutu", until Ichiryu's uncontrollable "100%" appears!

There is no need to take such a risk. Even if they set out now, the time they saved in a hurry would be wiped out by the "Jitu" and there would be no "time paradox".

The time you spend out is the same no matter what. On the one hand, you can spend three days resting and thinking well, and on the other hand, you have to have a fight with "Jutu" - everyone knows which one to choose!

Especially, although Ichiryu is not afraid of "Jutu" and can bring Soi-Fong with him, Yagyu Kyubei does not trust her that much. If she relies on herself, it may be dangerous when encountering "Jutu"...

When Kyubei heard what Shihouin Ichiryu said, although he didn't know what means he used, he roughly understood that this was to prevent the occurrence of "time paradox".

After all, she had always felt that Shihouin and Soi-Fong appeared too quickly, and it seemed that the timing didn't match at all. After all, there was a two thousand times time difference between the "Broken World" and the Three Realms, and she didn't expect reinforcements to appear.

"Okay, but... we have to be careful about the suddenness." Yagyu Kyubei said helplessly.

The longer you stay in the "broken world", the greater the probability of "Jutu" appearing. Generally speaking, it is difficult not to encounter "Jutu" if you stay in it for more than a day.

Generally, when the God of Death passes through the "Broken World" or when the "Technology Development Bureau" does something in the Broken World, the time is controlled within six hours. In this way, with the guidance of the "Hell Butterfly", the probability of encountering "Jutu" is very small.

In Yagyu Kyubei's opinion, staying for three days would definitely lead to some setbacks...

However, although this probability exceeded 70% after one day, when it reached the critical value, the increase was very slow, and it would take seven days to reach 100% - and the probabilities beyond 100% were all controllable by Yilong!

Normally, Yilong's efficiency in doing this to other living beings is very low, but...

"Jutu" is not a normal life form, it is just a part of the external environment, and as a part of the "broken boundary", it is pure "probability".

"Did you do anything strange to her?" Soi-Fong suddenly asked Yilong.

"Eh? Eh? Commander-in-Chief Soi-Fong, please be careful with your words!" Yagyu Kyubei's reaction was even greater than Ichiryu's.

Why do you talk like something was done to me?

"Are you anxious?" Soi-Fong immediately looked at Yagyu Kyubei, took a few steps forward and said, "You're not going to admit it after putting on your clothes, are you?"

"You..." Yagyu Kyubei was forced to take a step back. Now his mentality was unbalanced and he didn't know what to do. He was no match for Soi-Fong at all.

Yilong was impressed by Soi-Fong's sharpness at this time, and said helplessly: "It's just that Young Master Yagyu didn't agree to some of my joint plans."

That’s right, Yilong had directly raised the banner of “awakening the Soul King” and wanted to unite with Yagyu Kyubei - after all, she had previously said things like “the Yagyu family is the Soul King’s guards” and “want to awaken the Soul King” and so on.

Moreover, Kyubei's birth seems to be related to the "awakening of the Spirit King".

Yilong had believed in the "prophecy" or "legend" she mentioned before.

Because in the "future" that Yilong had seen before, where he did not appear, the Yagyu family always kept a low profile, and no "genetic miracle" was born at all.

Yilong even suspected that it was his appearance that changed the course of certain destinies, and then... made it possible for the Spirit King to revive.

Therefore, Yilong wanted to use this banner to take advantage of the Yagyu family - of course, this was not Yilong's real purpose.

but……

Yilong's move backfired. Not only did Yagyu Kyubei sternly refuse, but he also became very afraid of Yilong!

In fact, it’s no wonder…

Even if there really was an idea of ​​"Tenjutsu Tsunayashiro" or "awakening the Soul King", it was the original ancestor of the Yagyu family.

At that time, the order of the Three Realms had just been sorted out, and no one had yet adapted to it, let alone so many living beings and concerns. "Awakening the Soul King" was just a matter of reversing what the bastards of the Tsunayashiro family had done and finding another way to solve the problem of the chaos' eventual extinction.

But now there are countless creatures in the Three Realms. It can be said that the "world" itself is equivalent to the "Three Realms". The descendants of the five great nobles have already been in the world.

At this time, destroy the world for the sake of "loyalty to the Soul King"?

If someone really thinks this way, then his level of madness is almost as high as that of the Tsunayashiro family.

The current support of the Yagyu family for King Ling is just the "Ye Gonghaolong" type of support - they don't support him until he really wakes up.

Although Ichiryū explained after Yagyu Kyubei refused that he didn't really think so and was just "testing" her, but... Yagyu Kyubei's vigilance against Shihouin Ichiryū was still much stronger than before, and even Soi-Fong saw it.

"Is that so? Captain Yagyu, are you not ready to join forces with us now?" Soi-Fong looked at Yagyu Kyubei dangerously.

Yagyu Kyubei was silent for a moment, then said: "So...what exactly do you want to do?"

Soi-Fong was also stunned when she heard this, and then glared at Yilong - Yilong had been concealing key information before, so she didn't know why he was doing this now.

However, Soi-Fong was originally from the [Secret Mobile Force], and was originally just a lower-class noble. If Yoruichi hadn't "run away from home", she would never have become the leader of the [Secret Mobile Force] in her life...

For the members of the [Secret Mobile Force], "why do it" is not necessary, they just need to know "how to do it".

Having received this kind of education since childhood, Soi-Fong had never had much objection to Ichiryu's "mysticism" before.

Yilong also knew that the words like "awakening the Soul King" had frightened Yagyu Kyubei, so he had to say something at this time, and it could be vague, but not too fake...

"First... we need to use some external forces to cleanse this filthy Soul Society, and then gather the power of the Soul Society to truly continue the world!"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 218: Changes in the Seireitei

218.

2023-10-12

Yilong and his two companions stayed in the "Broken World" for nearly four days.

Originally, this was a good opportunity to "recover from injuries", but... since a day and a half ago, Yagyu Kyubei has been in a state of suspicion, which resulted in her being unable to rest properly for the next two days, and her mental recovery was not good.

There was no way. In Yagyu Kyubei's opinion, it was already a good luck if he could stay in the "Dangai" for a day without encountering a "Jutu".

If you don’t encounter it in a day and a half, then... "Ju Tu" can be said to appear at any time afterwards.

As time went by, the less "Jutu" appeared, the more worried Yagyu Kyubei became. In the end, it was supposed to be three and a half days of peace, but it made Yagyu Kyubei exhausted...

In the end, Yagyu Kyubei realized that it must be Shihouin Ichiryu who did something, as he was able to arrive in time to save him.

I know without asking that he will definitely not answer...

When Yilong and the other two came out of the [Gate of Crossing the World], Hanatarō was still treating Ayumu Tojo and was too late to carry him back - because only a few seconds had passed since Yilong left!

"Ah! Commander...Captain Yagyu? You're back?" Yamada Hanatarō was startled.

"How is Dongcheng?" asked Yagyu Kyubei hurriedly.