[Comprehensive] Winter Feast

Maybe it's because it happened too many times to go to other places in sleep, or maybe it's because of Sankayue's gentle persuasion of "don't frown", when Yae opened his eyes this time, he didn't bring out any strange emotions.

She turned her head slightly, looking at Yinling, the rotten tree sitting on her left at some time.

It was already sunset, and the old man was reading a book with one hand, and a bandage was wrapped around the wrist that was exposed from the sleeve.

On Yae's right, Byakuya Kuchiki also fell asleep, leaning against her unconsciously.

Yae was afraid of waking Kuchiki Byakuya, so he didn't move, and called out softly: "Master Yinling." This is the real tree spirit of the Kuchiki family's cherry tree.

"Ah, Yae." Kuchiki Yinling put down the book, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes bent out of a kind arc with the widening smile, "I came to thank you, thank you for protecting my son and grandson."

"We should thank the two captains, Kyoraku and Urahara, and those gods of death." Because he said something similar to boasting in front of Kuchiki Byakuya, Yae learned his lesson and simply avoided himself in front of Kuchiki Ginling.

"Of course I would also like to express my gratitude to them. But without you, Aojun wouldn't be able to support the fourth division——I talked with Captain Unohana, and she appreciates your healing methods very much."

Yae didn't want to go around on the question of whether he had any credit, so he changed the subject: "How is Cang Chun?"

"My life is saved, the rest..." Kuchiki Yinling sighed, "Let's recuperate slowly."

Take care of yourself slowly, this is a vague statement with no conclusion. It is not clear whether it can be well taken care of or not, and to what extent it can be taken care of.

Yae felt that this was already a rather negative and pessimistic attitude.

What she asked was: "No matter what, Kuchiki Canojun will not give up his identity as Shinigami, will he?"

Kuchiki Yinling replied: "Ninety percent of the men in the Kuchiki family are Shinigami, and Cang Chun is no exception."

Kuchiki Ginling understood Yae’s meaning because of previous conversations on this topic. Kuchiki Sojun is not in good health, and being a god of death is already very reluctant. Now that he is seriously injured, if he still holds the position of vice captain, how can he take care However, the deputy captain's complicated things will still overwhelm him one day.

If Kuchiki Aojun is to recover completely, he must resign from Shinigami's job.

Yae's status is special, and Kuchiki Yinling doesn't mind talking to her a few more words, which can be regarded as a rare confidant for an old man who shoulders a heavy responsibility: "The Kuchiki family is the head of the nobles in the soul world, and we must shoulder corresponding responsibilities."

The glory of the nobles in the world of corpses and souls is bought with their lives. Reaper is a very dangerous job. They are always on the front line of battle. Ninety percent of the men in the Kuchiki family are Reapers, and the casualty rate can be imagined.

The world is fair, responsibilities and obligations are equal, and behind the infinite glory is the unbearable sacrifice of ordinary people.

"We've already realized it."

Even if it is a confession, there are only a few short sentences.

At dusk, the corridor of the Fourth Division was quiet, and Kuchiki Yinling caught a glimpse of Yaeqiang's calm expression and laughed softly: "So I really hope that you can stay here forever, our patron saint."

Yae also laughed, and she confessed: "I'm not a god, Lord Yinling. I'm just a monster parasitic on your cherry tree, and I can't protect anything."

The opportunity to come to Soul Soul Realm was too sudden. Although she has received a lot of memories, for Yae, she only stayed here for a very short time.The importance of the soul world in her heart cannot be compared with that of Heian Jing, where she has lived for many years.

So even though she felt sorry for Kuchiki's cherry tree, Yae still wanted to find a chance to leave and chat with an old man who had been waiting for her for a long time.

"The only one who can protect what I cherish is myself." Yae said that she became sad, afraid that the shrewd Kuchiki Yinling would see the clue, and turned to Kuchiki Byakuya.

The two adults spoke very softly, and Kuchiki Byakuya, who had been terrified all night, was not awakened, and fell asleep peacefully.

Yae looked at his childish sleeping face, imagining what he would look like in the future: "So you have to become stronger quickly, Kuchiki Byakuya."

"You're right." Kuchiki Yinling said with emotion in his voice, "I had a chat with Captain Urahara before he went back."

Yae turned to look at him.

Kuchiki Yinling suddenly said something else: "Although you are much older than me, but at my age, looking at you, I still can't help but treat you as a junior, and I hope you don't get angry .”

The Patriarch of the Kuchiki family changed the topic back: "Captain Urahara said that you want to go to the present world."

"I'm very happy." The old man who just said that he hoped that Yae would always be here, now said that he was very happy that Yae wanted to go to this world.

"I know you have always been there, but when I was young, I never saw you appear. It was not until Cang Chun was born that you cast a vague figure under the tree, and I confirmed you with my eyes for the first time The presence."

"Then when Bai Zai was young, you finally appeared in a clear form."

"And now, you have grown up and returned to me in a way that was beyond my expectation."

"It's like an ignorant child has grown up, has his own ideas, and is about to start his own life. I'm very happy."

"The Kuchiki family has strict rules, but it is by no means a place without freedom."

"There is a team going to the world tomorrow, I have already arranged it for you, let's go along. It can be regarded as a reward for keeping Cang Chun and Bai Zai."

Kuchiki Silver Ridge has considered every aspect: "You are right, only you can protect yourself, so you don't have to worry about us. But if you are tired and want to come back, the door of Kuchiki's house is always open for you."

Those who go to the present world are the rookies Shinigami who graduated from the Academy of True Spirits in the past five years. They are recommended by various teams to form a joint team to conduct actual combat exercises in the present world. The purpose of this training is not only strength, but also connections.

A group of gods of death are familiar with each other and unfamiliar with each other. Some invite friends to introduce each other, and there are also a few who don't fit in. Yae is one of them.

The captain of the twelfth division who led the team wanted to mobilize the atmosphere, and let those few misfits also join in everyone's chat, walked around, and talked to those few people scattered around the edge, so when he stood beside Yae , and no one finds it abrupt.

Naturally, no one would eavesdrop on the captain's exhortation to the lone God of Death.

Urahara Kisuke said to Yae: "Looking at them reminds me of when I was young."

Yae said to him, "Captain Urahara, you are still young."

Urahara smiled: "Such words can't comfort me." He changed the subject, "On the first or second day after arriving in the present world, all the gods of death must concentrate their actions and adapt to the environment of the present world. After two days, they will be hunting scattered. You have a chance to leave."

Eight o'clock nodded.

"Yae, if I understand correctly, you should be dead, right?"

Yae nodded again, waiting for Urahara to continue.

"Then you should also know that too much obsession is not a good thing."

Following Urahara's footsteps, Yae fell behind the team not far or near, and walked slowly forward. She thought for a while, and confirmed to Urahara: "But at least, I won't become empty anymore, right?"

Urahara scratched the back of his head habitually: "Haha, you are already a Shinigami, so of course you won't become Hollow—" His voice stopped abruptly, and Yae thought he realized that although he could use Shinigami moves, he couldn't It was the god of death who stopped talking, who knew that Urahara even changed his face, becoming very serious.

"Yae, there is one thing that I think I should let you know." The captain of the twelfth squad kept his voice low.

"What's the matter?" Yafold's intuition would not be a good thing.

"There is an unanalyzable and inseparable element in the body of the captain and vice-captain of the Sixth Division." Kisuke Urahara lowered his head as if whispering, and lowered his voice, "At first I thought these ingredients were your healing means. Caused, but then I suddenly thought, you have not treated Captain Kuchiki, but I have received your treatment."

"Then there is only one possibility left for the source of this unprecedented ingredient, which is the void that caused their injuries and remained in their bodies."

Yae asked, "So?"

"So since I don't know what effect this ingredient will have on them, Miss Yae of the Kuchiki family who has special means, after you complete your obsession, are you willing to go back to the Soul Realm to take care of the Kuchiki family? "

"Guard?" Yae laughed, "I don't have such power."

"Yae, your power is far more than that," Kisuke Urahara said bewitchingly, "Do you want to see how strong your own power really is?"

Why did she go to the soul world to practice the skills of the god of death in her sleep, and why did she devour the tree spirits who have been living in peace all this time?

Isn't it just to become stronger?

So Yae replied without hesitation: "Yes."

"Then come on."

At the beginning of free activities after dinner, Urahara Kisuke quietly took Yae to a secluded place, opened the boundary, and quickly arranged the device from the Technology Development Bureau in the black-painted passage, four pillars with glowing tops The chains are connected between the bodies, forming a rectangle, enclosing the Yae in the middle.

"There is a time gap in the broken world. The time here is much faster than outside. If it is converted into numbers, it is almost 2000 times faster. That is to say, if you stay here for three months, the time in this world has only passed one hour. Great for training - as long as we can hold off the flow."

When talking about Kuru, Urahara Kisuke pointed to the device he set up: "The Reiatsu stored here is enough to withstand Kuru for more than a year, and it is enough to move freely for 2 hours."

"I hope that within half a year, you can find your own Zanpakuto—the source of your own strength."

Yae felt that it would be unreliable for someone who is not Shinigami to find Zanpakuto by herself, and she is not Kurosaki Ichigo: "...how to find it?"

Urahara didn't think there was anything wrong with his arrangement: "Meditate."

meditation?

The memory of the Kuchiki family's cherry blossom tree can't clearly tell Yae how to meditate, but probably...it's no different from her falling asleep and dreaming, right?