Hollows didn't understand the girl's words and wanted to continue the attack, but suddenly, his perspective spun around, and his head just fell to the ground.
Not just the head, arms, legs, and body, but everything was instantly chopped into pieces and scattered on the ground. Even for a powerful Hollow like Adjuchas, being sliced to pieces means certain death.
"How is it possible... what did you do to my body..."
The girl didn't waste any words with him, slicing his head in half with a single stroke. The Hollow completely dissipated amidst its unwilling roar.
"I understand..." Yamabuki said in a very serious tone.
"What do you know? Have you figured out my abilities?"
"No. You have a case of chuunibyou." Yamabuki said seriously.
"...".
"Which normal girl would dress like this? And 'you are already dead'? Do you think I haven't seen Fist of the North Star? That's an old joke from decades ago! If it weren't for Chuunibyou, who would recite such embarrassing lines? Please don't use my body to act out! So embarrassing!"
The girl was grateful that she was a sword spirit; if she were a living person, she would have had a brain hemorrhage from anger by now.
"Next time you get tortured, I won't come to save you! Take care of your own body! Who wants to stay here? Hmph!" The girl snorted coldly, her voice gradually fading away.
Yamabuki returned to his own body. As his consciousness just returned, unimaginable pain surged through his body, almost making him scream in agony!
"Forearm fracture, shattered ribs, scapula damage, internal organ injuries, dozens of impact wounds all over the body! There might be internal bleeding too! If we don't treat this quickly, cough cough!" Yamabuki coughed, and blood started to spray from his nose and mouth.
I just casually assigned a task; why did it turn out so badly?
"Everyone, it's okay now; you can go back... back..." Before he could finish speaking, Yamabuki's vision went black, and he completely lost consciousness.
I don't know how long he had been unconscious, but in a half-asleep, half-awake state, he dreamed that he was soaking in a hot spring with a large group of beautiful women, transforming into King Zhou, indulging in a life of wine and meat, utterly enjoying himself! Faintly, Yamabuki really felt like he was soaking in warm water, struggling to open his eyes.
Sure enough, I was placed in a large wooden barrel filled with warm water. Not far away stood a man with a crew cut, holding a book. After glancing at it a few times, he turned and walked to the kitchen, took out a bunch of plants, chopped them up with a knife, and tossed them into the barrel.
This sense of déjà vu... are you planning to make soup out of me? Mr. Lu Xun said the old era was an era of cannibalism. So it turns out that Soul Society also eats people!
The man with the aeroplane haircut actually took out a spoon and started stirring in the wooden barrel, as if he was about to taste the saltiness!
"Um... did I just run into some cannibals?" Yamabuki asked cautiously.
"You woke up! That's great!"The voices of two children sounded nearby.
It is indeed Chōjirō and his sister Hanako.
It seems like I haven't encountered cannibals; otherwise, these two tender, white children wouldn't be here, and I wouldn't be the one to be eaten first.
His last memory was regaining control of his body, and then he couldn't remember anything else.
"After I passed out... what happened?" Yamabuki asked. Suddenly, he noticed that his voice was full of energy, completely unlike that of a severely injured person. He quickly checked his body and found that the broken bones had actually healed, the damaged organs had recovered, and he was in peak physical condition. Moreover, possibly due to having experienced a life-and-death battle, his Reiatsu had actually increased significantly.
Hanako said, "After you fainted, everyone who saved you brought you to the doctor. My brother and I stayed to take care of you, and the others went home."
It turns out this ogre-like man is a doctor! But I've never heard of soaking in hot water as a treatment.
"How long have I been unconscious?"
"Three or four days, maybe!" Hanako said.
"It's been three or four days! Old man Yamamoto must be worried. I have to go back now." Yamabuki climbed out of the bath barrel, and the little flower child closed his eyes tonight in embarrassment.
Not far away, Chōjirō showed an expression as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
"Brother Yamabuki, you said you come from an organization called the Gotei 13, right? Can... can I join too?" Chōjirō clenched his fists excitedly, "I know I might be weak right now... but I'll work hard. I can do any kind of work: cooking, laundry, cleaning, anything..."
Yamabuki looked at the little guy and gave a helpless smile, then reached out to ruffle his hair: "The Gotei 13 is not a place for doing odd jobs. You've seen my condition; I almost got killed by a Hollow! You should just live a normal life with your sister."
Chōjirō's eyes revealed a hint of disappointment. "I'm not trying to waste my life. I, Chōjirō Sasakibe, just want to become a Shinigami like you, at least to be able to protect myself and my sister."
Yamabuki had already put on his clothes and was ready to leave, but upon hearing the child's full name, he froze in place. "What did you say your name is?" Yamabuki asked.
"Chōjirō..."
"No, full name."
"Chōjirō Sasakibe."
Yamabuki's eyes became very subtle. Chōjirō Sasakibe, the future vice-captain of the 1st Division of the Gotei 13, Yamamoto's right-hand man, served as vice-captain for a thousand years but unfortunately fell in the thousand-year blood war.
"You said... you want to join the Gotei 13?"
"Yes... Yes."
"I agree, take your luggage and come with me," Yamabuki said.
Chōjiro didn't understand why the other person's contrast was so great.
"By the way, what will happen to your sister if you come with me? Won't she be bullied here?" Yamabuki asked.
As soon as he finished speaking, he noticed that the expressions of the two siblings were somewhat strange.
"What's wrong with you? Why the long faces?" Yamabuki asked.
At this moment, the airplane head that had been silent all along finally spoke up.
"You don't think your treatment is free, do you? My medical fees are quite expensive. To save your life, that little girl sold herself to me to offset your medical expenses. That girl is now mine," said the man with the pompadour.
Yamabuki looked at Hanako and Chōjirō with a shocked expression!
Hanako forced a smile: "It's okay, big brother saved so many people, so I should do this..."
"Give me half a day; I'll go back and get the money. I won't owe you a single cent for your medical expenses. Let this child go," Yamabuki said.
The airplane head glared at him and said, "This kid is quite useful. No matter how much you offer, I won't sell him!"
Yamabuki 's hand was already on the hilt of the knife: "Don't push your luck!"
"Fight? Besides medicine, the thing I, Tenjiro Kirinji, love the most is brawling with people! Come on!"