At mealtime, Chōjirō Sasakibe came with a food box to deliver the meal. Yamabuki was sitting grandly at the entrance.
Chōjirō Sasakibe looked inside curiously, and Yamabuki slapped the back of Chōjirō Sasakibe's head hard: "Kid, what are you looking at?"
Chōjirō Sasakibe quietly asked: "Brother Yamabuki, can you guard her alone? Should I bring more people?"
"If I can't guard her, then neither can you. I heard you were the first one to charge when she broke in, kid?" Yamabuki looked at Chōjirō Sasakibe with a chuckle: "Quite courageous, aren't you!"
Chōjirō Sasakibe's face showed a shy smile.
"But I heard you were also the first one to be instantly defeated. Can't you see the difference in strength between yourself and the opponent before charging?" Yamabuki slapped Chōjirō Sasakibe's head hard: "Strategic retreat is not shameful. All right, let me see, what delicious food do we have today?"
Chōjirō Sasakibe opened the food box, and an appetizing aroma wafted out.
Today, there was stewed meat, fried fish, stir-fried vegetables, and two bowls of white rice. Yamabuki's appetite was greatly stimulated.
"The cafeteria is serving such good food today? I should have eaten my fill before coming back." Yamabuki took a portion of food and placed it at the door of Unohana's confinement room: "Time to eat!"
Chōjirō Sasakibe pouted and said: "This is a special meal Hanako made for you. She wouldn't even give me any! But, is it okay to give such food to a prisoner? Won't she escape if she's full?"
Yamabuki narrowed his eyes and asked: "Then what do you think we should do?"
Chōjirō Sasakibe said fiercely: "She should be starved half to death, so she won't have the strength to escape."
Yamabuki said to Unohana in the room: "You heard that, right? This has nothing to do with me, it's all what this kid said. If you go hungry, go settle the score with him!"
Chōjirō Sasakibe's face turned green. This is not how you trick someone.
"Oh, right, you're still wearing handcuffs, it must be inconvenient to eat, right? I'll open them for you." Yamabuki took out the key and unlocked Unohana's handcuffs.
Chōjirō Sasakibe's expression became even worse: "Brother… Brother Yamabuki, is it okay to unlock her handcuffs? Won't she cause trouble again?"
Yamabuki looked at Unohana and smiled: "She's temporarily fed, she won't cause any more trouble. You can go back now!"
Chōjirō Sasakibe was still curious. Could it be that this fierce woman destroyed the Seireitei just to eat? If you're so powerful, couldn't you have just told us? Why did you have to cause destruction?
What a baffling woman.
Yamabuki and Unohana began to eat with a wall separating them. Hmm, Hanako's cooking has improved recently. Although Hanako doesn't have talent in combat, her domestic skills are almost maxed out, and she also has basic medical knowledge.
At this moment, Unohana handed out her bowl, which was already clean. It seemed she was hungry after such a long battle.
"How about you go wash the dishes?" Yamabuki asked tentatively.
"Mm." Unohana didn't refuse. After cleaning the tableware, she returned here, and Yamabuki put the handcuffs back on her.
Unohana looked as if she had something to say but didn't know where to begin.
"Problem?"
"Mm."
"Want some tea? Let's talk while drinking tea?" Yamabuki asked.
"Mm."
Yamabuki brewed a small pot of tea. This was good tea, which he had shamelessly begged for the last time he went to the Captain Commander's office for a meeting.
Unohana took a small sip of tea and asked: "What exactly are you?"
Hmm? Why does that sound like she's insulting him? What does "what are you" mean? Can't you see such a big person like me?
"Humans don't have such strong regenerative abilities. If it were an ordinary person, they would have died long ago after such a battle." Unohana was very certain. Although she wasn't a doctor yet, she had killed too many people and knew exactly where a person would be fatally hit. In the previous battle, if it were an ordinary person, they would have died many times over, yet Yamabuki was still sitting in front of her, sipping tea with her.
Eliminate all possibilities, and whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.
There is only one truth.
"You are not human!"
This was the truth Unohana arrived at.
"You're the one who's not human! Your whole family isn't human!" Yamabuki retorted. Why am I not human? Haven't I just awakened the Quincy's ability to manipulate Reishi and Blut Vene? Haven't I just awakened Iron Skin and Super-Speed Regeneration? How am I not human? Young lady, you need to provide evidence when you speak, or I'll sue you for defamation.
"Don't talk about me yet, your problem is much more serious right now. You've destroyed the Seireitei to this extent, and you've slaughtered half of Central 46…"
"Nonsense, one of them was clearly killed by you. Don't try to push it onto me." Unohana smiled.
"…Even if one was killed by me, didn't most of them die by your hand? Once the Captain Commander returns, you're dead for sure." Yamabuki's words were not alarmist in the slightest. What Unohana did was unprecedented. Those Grandsons in Central 46 were scared out of their wits; there's no way they'd let such a dangerous person live.
Unohana, however, showed no fear on her face, quietly listening to Yamabuki continue.
"There's only one way to survive now, and that's to join our Gotei 13. Our Gotei 13 and Central 46 are separate organizations. Their power, no matter how great, cannot judge members of the Gotei 13. As long as you join the Gotei 13, those old men won't be able to do anything to you. Don't let the Captain Commander's usual stinginess and stern face fool you; he's actually very protective of his own. And with your strength…" Yamabuki thought of Unohana's astonishing strength. Joining the Gotei 13 at this time would surely not be refused.
Unohana didn't immediately give an answer. Instead, she looked up at the falling cherry blossoms and suddenly said: "I can join the Gotei 13, but I want to be in the same Squad as you. That's my only request."
"This…" Yamabuki was currently the Vice Captain of the First Division. Was he supposed to let Unohana join the First Division?
"Okay, I agree." Yamabuki hesitated slightly before immediately agreeing. He might as well trick her into joining first.
Unohana smiled: "Oh, by the way, these clothes you gave me are very strange. I've never seen them in Rukongai. Are they a new style?"
"This is the most fashionable attire in Seireitei." Yamabuki puffed out his chest, saying that he was a figure who had led fashion for a thousand years.
Suddenly, Chōjirō Sasakibe's voice came from outside: "Brother Yamabuki, the Captain Commander has returned!"
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