
"So, it looks like there's been a plan all along, do you understand?"
"..."
"I asked if you understood that"
"..."
"I said..."
Soi Fon angrily turned around only to see Itsuki nod.
"Ap..I want a reply not a nod"
Itsuki just looked at him and turned his head to the side, clearly ignoring him.
Seeing this Soi Fon just stomped his feet while gritting his teeth.
'Ap.. why he ignored'
Not knowing the reason, a strange feeling arose in Soi Fon along with another thought
'What is he thinking?'
There was actually only one thought that flashed through his head at the moment
'I had to remain silent for some time to make up for how much I spoke. Mmhm. Balance's'
Giving himself a mental nod, he turned the Onmitsukido members around and gave another nod while also giving one nod to Noel and Ninei.
Confusion was written on their faces as they were unclear with what he meant. What followed was that he used Shunpo to come next to Noel, lift him from the neck like a cat, and Shunpo left.
"I think he wants us to follow him"
A member of Onmitsukido said hesitantly. Soi Fon was irritated by Itsuki's current actions and vented it onto the floor. Turning to Ninii he shouted,
"Speak show us the way"
"Y-yes Ma!"
As they left, a drop of blood fell from the side of the broken floor as if it was crying. Ah, misery becomes a floor, stepped on, every day, but when it is destroyed, it will not be repaired immediately but, after the ventilation period, only then repaired.
In the distance Itsuki suddenly stopped and turned Noel to face him. He did not say anything, he was still in his silent attack. Noel only looked towards Itsuki and the silence continued with Noel becoming increasingly uncomfortable. No matter how handsome the other party was, it remained uncomfortable to stare with such intensity.
Realizing that focusing intently would not make him realize his intentions, he pointed his other hand in multiple directions with a 'where' gaze'.
Realization smashed into Noel's face as he clenched his right hand and smacked it into his left palm like he was hitting a hammer.
"Oh! You want directions"
"so"
With Noel acting like a human satnav, it is not long before Itsuki arrives at his destination. What he found was a large, tattered warehouse, perhaps the size of a football field. It seems to have been years since the last time it was visited or cleaned. Itsuki never went in and waited for the others to come.
Surprisingly, it was not Soi Fon and them, but Yoruichi who came.
"It looks like you're already here, Itsuki"
"Yes captain"
'Ah, he started talking again'
"We will wait for Soi Fon and the others to arrive before infiltrating"
Itsuki nodded once more as he lowered Noel and rubbed his neck, he was tired from all those nods.
Moments later, Soi Fon arrives and waits for Yoruichi.
"Yoruichi-sama"
As he did this, he gave a hateful look towards Itsuki. This did not go unnoticed by Yoruichi as he stuffed his hand into his mouth,
"Oho, it seems Itsuki has bullied our little Soi Fon"
"Can we focus on the Yoruichi-Sama mission"
Soi Fon tries to shift the topic while Itsuki just quietly listens. With their time not enough, Yoruichi decides to continue teasing her later and turns towards his team.
"I have learned that the chief plans to use the first black dragon material to help him. We don't know how but all the investigations lead here. We were alone and there wouldn't be enough time to call for reinforcements from home so it was just us. I'll lead and kill in plain sight, no survivors, try to keep the head alive"
"Hi!!"
"Then let's move"
"What is this"
"We use it to harvest wine..."
"heeee"
A look of understanding was plastered on Soi Fon's face until Noel finished his sentence,
"...from the camel's muzzle"
Disgust immediately replaced the look of understanding as he threw the scissors out of his hand. Hearing a soft laugh to the side, he turned his head only to see Itsuki and Yoruichi closing their mouths desperately trying to hold back their laughter. The other members did not make such a move but saw the occasional tremor, obviously they tried their best not to laugh.
Soi Fon immediately blushed in embarrassment and forgot all of his previous practice as he rushed forward. Seeing this Itsuki only looked until he sensed something from the ground below him. Seeing it coming towards Soi Fon, he was about to warn her but someone else beat her up,
"Soi Fon, look out!!!"
Although Yoruichi shouted, Itsuki had already made a move. The ground before him exploded as he regained his senses. Seeing the claws swiping towards him, Soi Fon realized his mistake and tried to take out his Zanpakuto. But by the time he reached the hilt, the claw was already in front of him with the intent to kill. Even though he jumped back, it was still quite fast and the distance seemed to be non-existent, still with his training he did not give up and tried to fight back. Unfortunately it's useless.
As despair grew in Soi Fon's heart, a shadow suddenly pulled her into his arms and the sound of metal clashing could be heard. It was Itsuki. Yoruichi had just finished yelling while Itsuki was already next to Soi Fon. Looking up, Soi Fon looked into Itsuki's active eyes and immediately felt something stir in her heart. Itsuki had just grabbed Soi Fon and retreated backwards as all the dust was gone.
What appeared in front of Yoruichi and them were monsters. All the other black dragons paled in comparison to their size and strength with whatever appeared in front of them. It looked similar to the other dragons just more menacing and seemed to have a gleam of intelligence. A total of four smaller black dragons appeared on the side with Fang clan members on each of their shoulders.
"It looks like the party's enough"
Yoruichi turned to the members of Onmitsukido,
"You take care of those little fries; I'll go with ..."
He then turned to Itsuki only to see a partial pink atmosphere,
Itsuki looked down at Soi Fon who was in her arms, she never said anything and checked to see if she was okay. Soi Fon looked into her eyes with a hint of pink color appearing on her cheeks. Itsuki looked back and…
Dropped him.
'Looks like he's okay'
He then ignored her and walked towards the head
"You seem to have created your own atmosphere there"
"A-...?!"
"Sin...?!"
"Quick?!"
By the time they turned around, a chill spread throughout their bodies as their gaze became blank. The last thing they heard was Itsuki's voice sheathing his sword. The dragon had not fared better and was also sent out instantly.
Soi Fon got back up with an angry expression on her face before suddenly noticing
'Am I interested in him; no. Not likely. I only have Yoruichi-Sama in my heart. I only have Yoruichi-Sama in my heart. I just have…'
He seemed to have already started chanting the moment he woke up and joined the other Onmitsukido members with a stern face. He believes in Yoruichi-Sama and approves of Itsuki's power. All he could do now was try and quickly defeat the others and quickly join Yoruichi.
Itsuki and Yoruichi were currently in front of the first black dragon and the Fang clan head.
"Looking at this guy, it looks like he's not going to give up, try to keep him alive, we need something to take back"
The head took out his fear and thrust it into the Black Dragon. A bead expression was on her face as she let go of her Shikai,
"Absorbing, poor octopus"
Shocked by the turn of events, Yoruichi tries to stop her after realizing what she is trying to do.
"Eh?!"
However Itsuki stood there dumbfounded as he recalled something from his previous life. His ears turned red as his mind thought of various things
'Wr-rr ..."
Although he had read the information about the Shinigami's strength, it was different to hear a middle-aged man chanting it. Especially with such a proud voice.
Quickly gathering his thoughts, he realized that he needed to train himself even more after returning. Confused by something so small is an embarrassment and feels lucky enough that no one is looking. He seems to have finally found a way to awaken his Bankai, he needs to train his mind for calm.
He was in too much of a hurry and needed to calm down. Upon realizing this, he seemed to have a breakthrough in his swordsmanship. Really, when it rains. Hiten mitsurugi-ryu's last move seems to have been shown to Itsuki.
It was a difficult step and using it was difficult. Itsuki may know the culprit behind it but using it could prove detrimental.
However, now Itsuki is confident in using it without any side effects.