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Name: Ishikawa Katori
Race: Human
Level: Stage 6
Physique: Beginner (108/500)
Reiatsu: Intermediate (84/10000)
Hakuda: Low Level (894/1000)
Shunpo: Low Level (576/1000)
Zanjutsu: Low Level (203/1000)
Zanpakuto: Not Activated (Activation conditions unknown)
Kido:
[Hado]:
Low Level Hado 'Numbers 1-29': Quantity (4) (↓ Expand for details)
Intermediate Hado 'Numbers 30-59': Quantity (2) (↓ Expand for details)
[Bakudo]:
Low Level Bakudo 'Numbers 1-29': Quantity (5) (↓ Expand for details)
Intermediate Bakudo 'Numbers 30-59': Quantity (2) (↓ Expand for details)
Special Skills:
[Chantless Kido] Low Level (486/1000)
[Kaido]: Low Level (64/1000)
Current Experience: 11400
↓ Expand to view the Favorability interface.
...
In the past six months, the 'Shinigami Cram School' opened by Ishikawa Katori recruited over a hundred students, about 60 of whom were female.
These female students provided Ishikawa Katori with anywhere from 10 to several hundred points of experience each.
Together, they amounted to over 5,000 experience points, but in order to better guide his students and encourage them to bring more classmates, Ishikawa Katori invested all of this experience into Kido.
To possess enough knowledge to teach his students, he needed the corresponding Kido to reach at least Low Level.
Activating a Kido required 50 experience points, and advancing from beginner to Low Level required 500 points, meaning Ishikawa Katori needed to spend at least '550' experience points on each Kido, always operating at a deficit.
Thanks to this, his level also increased from 'Stage 7', equivalent to an elite Shinigami, to 'Stage 6', which could contend with a Low Level Seated Officer.
To fill the gap, he invested all the experience gained from others into Kido.
And these 'others' naturally included Shiba Kūkaku.
However, a few months ago, after Shiba Kūkaku provided him with 2700 experience points, her favorability reached a bottleneck.
No matter how Ishikawa Katori tried to increase his presence in front of her, her favorability remained at '9' points.
Simply being present was no longer enough to increase Shiba Kūkaku's favorability towards him.
Ultimately, Ishikawa Katori had no choice but to give up on gaining experience from Shiba Kūkaku, instead trying every method to increase the students' favorability towards him.
Thoughts flashed rapidly through his mind, and a hint of regret flickered in Ishikawa Katori's eyes.
If he had known earlier that he would encounter such a strong enemy in Rukongai, he would have, even at the cost of losing his shop's reputation, saved his experience points to deal with the current situation, instead of squandering them...
Empty?
Ishikawa Katori's pupils suddenly dilated, and his mind focused again on the system interface in his head.
Current Experience: 11400
How is this possible???
Ishikawa Katori felt his head buzz, and the Reiatsu output of his Byakurai stopped.
Without the Reiatsu replenishment, the Byakurai quickly dissipated and gradually vanished!
In the distance, Daimaru's right fist was wreathed in smoke, emitting a faint smell of burnt flesh.
The intense pain distorted his expression slightly.
Even with the enhancement of his powerful Reiatsu, his right hand was still severely injured.
However, Daimaru, who had struggled on the brink of death for years, paid no attention to this pain.
His gaze towards Ishikawa Katori was even extremely fervent.
A guy whose Reiatsu strength was far inferior to his own had actually posed such a great threat to him with just Low Level Kido.
If he himself learned it...
A sinister smile appeared on Daimaru's face.
He decided that not only Shiba Ganju, but also this black-haired youth in front of him, he would obtain!
From the situation just now, it was clear that the youth had reached his limit and was no longer a threat to him.
Thinking of this, in order not to give Ishikawa Katori a chance to recover and regroup, he charged towards Ishikawa Katori again, the fanaticism in his eyes growing even stronger.
But at this moment, Ishikawa Katori's attention was completely off him, because Ishikawa Katori finally knew where the '11400' experience points came from!
['Shiba Kūkaku' Favorability +1, gained 600 experience points, current Favorability: 10.]
['Shiba Kūkaku' Favorability +1, gained 600 experience points, current Favorability: 11.]
[...]
['Shiba Kūkaku' Favorability +1, gained 600 experience points, current Favorability: 19.]
['Shiba Kūkaku' Favorability +1, gained 1200 experience points, current Favorability: 20.]
[...]
['Shiba Kūkaku' Favorability +1, gained 1200 experience points, current Favorability: 25.]
...
Shiba Kūkaku is nearby!!
Ishikawa Katori instantly reacted.
Only this way could her favorability towards him suddenly surge so much.
Moreover...
She might have been following them all along.
The bottleneck was broken!
The favorability that hadn't budged for months of effort suddenly increased so much in an instant.
Although the method of breakthrough was extremely unexpected for Ishikawa Katori, this did not prevent him from looking at Daimaru, who was charging towards him with a sinister smile, with an incredibly gentle gaze!
This guy...
Why does he look so cute?
Meeting Ishikawa Katori's gentle gaze, Daimaru felt a chill run down his spine!!
This kid...
Is there something wrong with his head??
However, in that fleeting moment, Daimaru had already rushed in front of Ishikawa Katori, and a punch carrying fierce momentum slammed down towards Ishikawa Katori's chest.
Bang--!
With a dull thud, Ishikawa Katori was sent flying back, spitting blood, like a soccer ball kicked away.
"Ishikawa Katori!!"
This scene made Ganju-nii, who had been paying attention to this side, change his expression and quickly rush towards Ishikawa Katori.
However, just then!
Ishikawa Katori, clutching his chest, shakily climbed to his feet.
Without even wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, he hoarsely shouted:
"Ganju-nii, you go quickly, don't mind me!!!"
Hearing this, Ganju-nii's steps not only didn't stop but quickened a few points.
"Go quickly!"
Ishikawa Katori shouted, blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, Reiatsu surging, and roared: "I'll hold them off, you take the chance to leave here, let Kukaku-Dage avenge me.
If both of us die here, Hawk and the other four will soon be caught by them.
Don't let my efforts be in vain!!"
His words were truly stirring and moving.
If he hadn't felt it would be out of place to praise Shiba Kūkaku at such a moment, he would have added adjectives like 'gentle and considerate, beautiful and kind' before 'Kukaku-Dage'.
Upon hearing this, Ganju-nii's steps towards them finally stopped, his eyes filled with struggle.
As Ishikawa Katori said, if both he and Ishikawa Katori died here, these guys would inevitably focus their efforts on pursuing Hawk and the others, and in that case... none of the six of them would escape.
"None of you are getting away!!"
Daimaru sneered and charged towards Ishikawa Katori again.
However...
"My little brothers, I truly appreciate your care."
An incredibly cold female voice entered Daimaru's ears.
Before he could react, he felt an incredibly terrifying force from behind his head.
The next second, his entire upper body was pressed hard into the ground.
And the culprit behind all this was merely a clean and delicate hand.
Looking at Shiba Kūkaku, who suddenly appeared and pressed the big man's head into the ground with one hand, Ishikawa Katori's attention immediately shifted to the system interface!
['Shiba Kūkaku' Favorability +1, gained 1200 experience points, current Favorability: 26.]
[...]
['Shiba Kūkaku' Favorability +1, gained 1200 experience points, current Favorability: 29.]
['Shiba Kūkaku' Favorability +1, gained 2400 experience points, current Favorability: 30.]
Ishikawa Katori closed his eyes in satisfaction, his consciousness sinking into darkness.
He hadn't touched the experience points he gained; the previous blow he had endured head-on.
If he hadn't held on, he would have fainted earlier.
The purpose of doing this was precisely to make Shiba Kūkaku feel more favorably towards him.
Although Ishikawa Katori really wanted to kill Daimaru himself and could have achieved his goal by spending experience points.
But he had already shown a desperate stance earlier.
If he suddenly increased his strength and killed Daimaru now, Kūkaku's favorability towards him might not increase, and there was even a risk of it decreasing.
It was better to end it this way; Daimaru would die in the end anyway!
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