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Chapter 243 Escaped, as if fleeing

“So tired”

Yoruichi Shihouin thought to herself after sending Kentei Hisamii flying with a single punch.

As someone who was involved in pulling Hisamii Kentei back from the brink of death, she naturally knew just how strong Hisamii Kentei's current body was.

Masato Miyazaki's Zanpakuto ability has a unique advantage in creating such special spirit remains.

If it weren't for the fundamental differences in their ideologies, things wouldn't have come to this point.

Or rather, if Masato Miyazaki could just let go of his obsession with Soul Society, they could all coexist peacefully.

However, since Masato Miyazaki insisted on following the Yayoi family without hesitation, it's no wonder that he and Kisuke Urahara were ruthless.

However, the absence of Masato Miyazaki means that Kisuke Urahara will no longer be able to create similar powerful spirit bodies in the future. Some characteristics can only be given by Masato Miyazaki.

That characteristic is exactly what Kisuke Urahara has always wanted to understand.

Therefore, Yoruichi Shihouin's main purpose for this trip was to capture Masato Miyazaki and bring him back. Her secondary purpose was to find the rebellious Saizo who had secretly slipped away and bring him back as well.

But who could have imagined that this trip would be so fraught with difficulties?

First, they discovered that the rebellious Saizo had already passed away, and then they were blocked by Higashino Shuichi, who was suspected of having submitted to the Tsuna Yayo family.

Furthermore, Shuichi Higashino even brought along another original captain, Ente Hisamii!
No one knows exactly how Higashino Shuichi persuaded Hisami Entei, but Yoruichi Shihōin knows very well that Urahara Kisuke must have deliberately given him an expired message.

The goal was to use the captains of Soul Society to send the uncooperative soul of the first captain, Kentei Hisami, back to Hell.

Therefore, Yoruichi Shihouin could not, and should not, answer the question about Hisamii Kentei.

Furthermore, Yoruichi Shihouin cannot kill Enetsu Hisamii on her own.

Of course, she may not even have that ability.

After all, behind Hisamitsu Kentei, there was a group of Grim Reapers lurking there.

Therefore, Yoruichi Shihouin was looking for a way to break the deadlock from the very beginning of the battle.

She absolutely cannot get entangled with Hisamii Kentei and Higashino Shuichi here.

Fortunately, it seemed that Higashino Shuichi and the others also wanted to spare his life, so they never really killed him.

Yoruichi Shihouin finally found what might be the only breakthrough.

It's that Grim Reaper named Yujima Osh.

Of all the Shinigami present, besides her and Hisami Ente, who were currently engaged in battle, only Yujima Osh was occasionally emitting spiritual pressure.

In other words, this Yushima Ouko is very likely the true creator of the space that Yoruichi Shihouin is currently in.

However,

"You deliberately had Yujima Oshi standing behind you, never leaving more than two meters away. This is another trap you set, isn't it, Higashino Shuichi?"

Yoruichi Shihōin believed she had seen through Shuichi Higashino's plan.

That's true, otherwise who would deliberately expose the creator of this space so openly?
As long as Higashino Shuichi prevents Yushima Ouko from appearing, it will be extremely difficult for Yoruichi Shihouin to find a way out. In the end, she will probably have no choice but to fight Higashino Shuichi and his group to the death.

"If we were to explain this using your favorite modern military strategy, it would be called 'surrounding three sides while leaving one side undefended,' right?"

Yoruichi Shihōin recalled the words that Shuichi Higashino would always use when showing off his tactics to the captains.

One of them happens to correspond to today's situation.

Clearly, Higashino Shuichi wanted Yoruichi Shihouin to break through the bait deliberately set up by Oshima Yushima, so that he could defeat him at the lowest possible cost.

Without a doubt, Higashino Shuichi must have already laid out numerous traps beforehand around him.

But Yoruichi Shihouin still managed a smile.

"If you think you can handle me, Yoruichi Shihouin, with this level of skill, you'll regret it, Higashino Shuichi~"

Yoruichi Shihouin decided that today she would teach Shuichi Higashino a good lesson and show him the true value of "Instant God".

Instant Roar - Thunder Beast Battle Form!

Lightning raged through the sky once again, but this time the lightning converged in a strange place. Instead of striking Hisamii Entei, it landed behind Yoruichi Shihouin.

Can your methods keep up with the speed of lightning?
Yoruichi Shihouin's gaze lingered on Shuichi Higashino for a moment, and then, in the sky, only a fleeting shadow remained.

When Yoruichi Shihouin reappeared, there was now a Yushima Oshu in front of her, whose body was covered in lightning and whose limbs were paralyzed and unable to move.

"It seems you underestimate me, Higashino Shuichi!"

Yoruichi Shihouin looked back and found that there was indeed a considerable fluctuation of spiritual pressure in the place where Yushima Ouko had been. However, as Higashino Shuichi turned around, this spiritual pressure subsided again.

Higashino Shuichi didn't speak, but Yoruichi Shihouin had already read the answer she wanted from his complicated eyes.

"Although doing this might be a bit unfair to your child, I still have to apologize. I had no other choice!"

Before Hisamoto Kente could arrive, Yoruichi Shihouin pressed her left hand against Yujima Osh's chest, and a terrifying bolt of lightning instantly pierced through Yujima Osh's chest.

This time, Yujima Okko wasn't as lucky as Hisamenai Kentei; in terms of physical abilities, he was just an ordinary Grim Reaper.

For Yoruichi Shihouin, this attack would either kill or severely injure him.

So when Yoruichi Shihouin let go, Yushima Osh fell limply from mid-air.

As he fainted, the entire space began to collapse, peeling away layer by layer from the dim sky until the original azure sky was revealed. Yoruichi Shihouin was still within the island nation's borders, even within Yokohama city, not even having reached a port, and had not yet embarked on any long voyage.

"So when did it start? Could it be when I first entered Yokohama?"

Yoruichi Shihōin thought that if that were the case, wouldn't it mean that she had been under Higashino Shuichi's surveillance all these days?
So when she takes a shower and goes to the toilet...
If this kind of plot were placed in some contemporary literary works, it would probably be followed immediately by a line from Shuichi Higashino.

"Captain Yoruichi, you don't want people to know you're taking a bath, do you?"

Fortunately, firstly, Higashino Shuichi is probably not that kind of person, and secondly, Yoruichi Shihouin doesn't really care.

"I hope that next time we meet, it will be on a more formal occasion."

As she was leaving, Yoruichi Shihouin looked down at Shuichi Higashino, who was holding Yushima Ouka, who was covered in electric shocks, and said something.

Still, no reply was received from the latter.

That's for sure. Higashino Shuichi isn't the type to talk during battles. For him, if he can fight, he'll fight. This is something Yoruichi Shihouin is very clear about.

Conversely, if Higashino Shuichi actually makes a move, then Yoruichi Shihouin might really have to think carefully about what tricks Higashino Shuichi is up to this time.

Therefore, Yoruichi Shihouin was very satisfied with Higashino Shuichi's current reaction. At least it showed that she had seen through Higashino Shuichi's plan, right?

The continuous slashes came from Hisami Ente's attack.

After discovering that he could resist the Zanpakuto's abilities, Kyūmeni Yōtetsu completely turned to swordsmanship, attempting to defeat himself with the way of the sword.

But that's meaningless.

At least in Yoruichi Shihouin's view, without the constraints of the space created by Shimaoshi, she is now free to roam as freely as a bird in the sky and a fish in the sea.

It's clearly impossible to bring back Nigu Caizang's remains now.

Yoruichi Shihouin glanced at the spirit body that Shuichi Higashino was protecting, feeling a pang of regret.

After all, she had defied all odds and stolen it from Soul Society.

In the end, it all benefited Higashino Shuichi.

Therefore, Yoruichi Shihouin decided not to give Shuichi Higashino an easy time either.

Since we've already fallen out, let's just make sure no one has a good life from now on!
Yoruichi Shihouin used a series of Shunpo (flash step) techniques to break through the spiritual pressure blockade imposed on the entire island nation by Mayuri Kurotsuchi from within Yokohama City.

"If I remember correctly, you're a wanted criminal in Soul Society right now~"
"Shuichi-kun, you should run fast! Don't get caught by the Soul Society's captains, or you won't be able to explain that spirit body you have now, or that First Captain Nagami Enetsu next to you, to the Soul Society!"

Floating on the ocean, Yoruichi Shihouin glanced back in the direction of Yokohama City, muttering to herself.

Then they continued heading west towards the western suburbs.

However, the journey, which should have taken at least a few days, ended before Yoruichi Shihouin had even passed the halfway point, when she stopped on an unnamed island.

Because she saw Shinji Hirako, Rojuro Otsutsuki, and Kensei Rokusha here.

"Why are you here?"

Yoruichi Shihouin asked in confusion.

"It's all because of Kisuke. He said he was worried about you and afraid something might happen to you, so he sent us to come and help you!"

Kensei Rokusha spoke first, his manner carefree.

“I remember you sent a message saying that you had retrieved the remains of Reikotsu Saizo from Soul Society, but I think I saw that you didn’t bring them with you.”

Shinji Hirako looked Yoruichi Shihouin up and down before speaking.

Yoruichi Shihōin narrowed her eyes and spread her hands.
"There was nothing I could do. I had succeeded, but who could have predicted that Higashino Shuichi would suddenly appear and launch a sneak attack on me, along with Hisami Entei, one of the original captains. I'm lucky I escaped alive."

"What? Higashino Shuichi?"

Hasn't he been missing for over a decade?

Fengqiao Lou Shilang said in surprise.

"What do you mean by missing for over ten years? That's all a smokescreen. The current Higashino Shuichi is just working for the Tsuna-Yayo family. Maybe his escape to the real world with us was all part of his plan!"

Yoruichi Shihouin said this casually.

"What?! Is that so?! I never imagined that Higashino Shuichi, who seems like a gentle, refined, generous, kind, and incredibly powerful Grim Reaper, would actually be a true traitor!"

Kensei Rokusha echoed the condemnation.

However, the content of this speech was somewhat...
"Thunder King Fist!"

Just as Kensei Muguruma finished speaking, Yoruichi Shihouin suddenly launched an attack on him, using a super-fast punch accompanied by lightning to instantly twist Kensei Muguruma's body into a contorted shape.

"What are you doing, Yoruichi!"

Hirako Shinji, who was standing to the side, immediately drew his Zanpakuto and angrily rebuked Yoruichi Shihouin.

What she received in return was Yoruichi Shihouin's equally merciless Thunder King Fist.

Another person who suffered the same fate was Fengqiao Loujulang.

In the blink of an eye, only Yoruichi Shihouin remained standing on the entire island.

"Only five words? You're just praising yourself. Five shouldn't be enough, right? Higashino Shuichi~"

Yoruichi Shihouin glanced at Kensei Rokusha, who appeared to be on the verge of death and unable to resist, and chuckled.

"As expected, I knew it would be risky to include the images of Hirako Shinji and the others without understanding the situation on your side. And as I suspected, you still found out."

Kensei Rokusha sat up from the ground, and at the same time, Shinji Hirako and Rojuro Hōbō disappeared.

"So, this is still a space you created?"
But that should be impossible. It is very difficult for the same person to create new spaces on top of the spaces they have created!

Such a space could hardly be as stable as it is now or before!

"At least with Yushima Osh's spiritual pressure, he definitely couldn't do that!"

When Higashino Shuichi revealed his true identity, Yoruichi Shihouin was filled with disbelief.

"I was going to praise Captain Yoruichi for knowing so much, but then I suddenly remembered that Kisuke Urahara did indeed study space theory in depth for a period of time."

Therefore, it's not surprising that Captain Yoruichi knows these things.

Higashino Shuichi smiled, shedding the disguise of Kensei Rokusha.
"However, Captain Yoruichi, you wouldn't expect me to answer that question, would you?"

As Higashino Shuichi spoke, he unleashed a Moon Cut attack on Yoruichi Shihouin.

Yoruichi dodged the attack, but the lightning bolt that remained in place and hadn't yet caught up was cleaved in two by Higashino Shuichi's ordinary slash.

"You seem to be a bit too strong right now."

Seeing the change in her previous position, Yoruichi Shihouin's expression was not very good.

"Be confident, Captain Yoruichi, you can remove 'seems' and 'somewhat'!"

"I said with a smile," said Higashino Shuichi.

"Someone like you could have easily teamed up with Hisami Entei before."

Yoruichi Shihouin frowned. She wanted to suggest that they join forces to subdue her, but then she felt that doing so would be too much of a boost to their morale and diminish her own.

"That's an option, but then I wouldn't know if you still have any companions at the East Coast Bureau, would I?"

Higashino Shuichi was smiling happily, while Shihouin Yoruichi felt that Higashino Shuichi at this moment looked like an evil villain.

(End of this chapter)