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Around noon.
Outside the dilapidated District 79, a young man in black clothes and black hair arrived. With his arrival, the residents hidden in the shadows of the houses stirred.
Although they had all agreed to ask Ishikawa Katori Boss for help, except for the few who went to the Everything Store with Oyama, the rest still felt a bit uneasy and fearful when they saw Ishikawa Katori.
Ishikawa Katori surveyed his surroundings; nothing had truly changed here.
Not only were the people scattered, but despite a major battle impending, there was still no sense of urgency. However, the last time he came here with Ganju, these people were also like this, yet once action began, these scattered individuals would immediately gather and surround the enemy.
Disorganized, yet always prepared for a fight.
Even if they were to go to the battlefield the next second, there would be no hint of tension.
These people were truly terrifying.
Ishikawa Katori silently evaluated the residents of District 79 in his heart.
However…
"That smiling Asura has arrived."
"I didn't expect him to actually accept our request. I thought Oyama and the others were dead for sure."
"Yeah, I thought the same when Oyama went. I didn't expect Oyama to come back completely unharmed. It seems he doesn't like to eat people."
"Lower your voice, don't be fooled by his smiling face. We've seen with our own eyes what this guy looks like when he changes his expression."
"…"
The residents looked at Ishikawa Katori with a look of horror.
Although many of them had never seen the notorious villain of West 80th District, the figure who exuded a sinister aura from within a month ago had already left an impression of what a 'villain' should be like in their minds.
He looked at people as if they were lambs to be slaughtered, and his methods of killing were extremely cruel.
Afterward, when the battlefield was cleared, everyone who had fought him was, without exception, killed by extremely cruel methods. Some were torn in half, some had their heads ripped off, and some had their hearts missing…
It was the first time they had realized that the ways people could die could be so rich and varied.
And as far as they knew, the other party had only been in Soul Society for four years.
One must know that even these villains among them had mostly spent decades or even centuries struggling to survive in the lower-numbered districts before gradually developing their current personalities.
But the other party…
Four years could not possibly change a person. This meant that this young man, barely in his early twenties, already had this personality in his previous life.
What on earth did he do in his previous life?
"I always feel like the gazes of this group of guys… are very dangerous."
After arriving here, Ishikawa Katori felt gazes coming from all over the town. He secretly decided in his heart that it would be better to have less contact with these dangerous individuals in the future.
"Ishikawa-sama!"
Not long after Ishikawa Katori entered the town, Oyama rushed over upon heakan the news. When he saw Ishikawa Katori alone, he was slightly startled, his gaze constantly searching behind Ishikawa Katori.
"What are you looking for?" Ishikawa Katori asked.
"That…"
Oyama seemed to have thought of something. He leaned next to Ishikawa Katori and said mysteriously, "Is it like last time?"
Ishikawa Katori: "???"
What was like last time?
Could it be that they didn't fight enough last time, and this time they spent 200,000 kans to call him here to fight him again?
"It's that older sister from Shiba!" Oyama said.
That older sister from Shiba?
Ishikawa Katori was stunned for a moment. Combining it with Oyama's words this morning, he gradually realized.
These guys commissioned him not because of his strength, but because of Shiba Kūkaku?
However, that made sense.
Ishikawa Katori did not feel looked down upon, because that was the reality.
Previously, he had been somewhat prejudiced, thinking that Oyama and the others knew he had been training for the past month, so they came to seek his help, hoping for a miracle.
But from their perspective, he had almost died at Daimaru's hands a month ago, and now he was facing an enemy even stronger than Daimaru. With Ishikawa Katori's strength, it was impossible to defeat the opponent, so the only solution was to ask Shiba Kūkaku to act.
Understanding this, Ishikawa Katori said to Oyama, who was constantly scanning the surroundings with the corner of his eye, "No need to look, I came alone this time."
"Ah? Hmm? Eh???"
After changing his tone several times, Oyama was dumbfounded. He subconsciously blurted out, "Then why did you come here? To die?"
Ishikawa Katori's mouth twitched slightly. This guy was calling him 'Boss' a few seconds ago, but as soon as he heard Shiba Kūkaku wasn't coming, he immediately changed to 'you guy.' His attitude changed so quickly, it could rival those two gatekeepers of the Shiba.
"Customer, should I leave??"
"Don't."
Oyama also realized his slip of the tongue and grabbed Ishikawa Katori's arm. "Boss, you've already taken the money! If you just leave like this, even if we die and become building blocks for those assassins in Seireitei, we will definitely become bricks on the road, and when you approach, they will immediately collapse!!"
Although Shiba Kūkaku wasn't here, Ishikawa Katori's strength still far surpassed theirs. They absolutely could not let him leave now.
Moreover…
Even if he died, he would drag Ishikawa Katori down with him. That way, after receiving news of Ishikawa Katori's death, that older sister from Shiba might still avenge them.
"I thought you were going to say, 'When you approach, please listen carefully, the creaking road bricks are my resentment.'" Ishikawa Katori shook off Oyama's hand. Just as he was about to say something, his expression suddenly became serious. "No time for idle talk, someone's coming. About two hundred people."
At these words, Oyama's expression immediately tensed. Without asking how Ishikawa Katori had discovered them, he raised his hand and made a gesture.
The atmosphere in the dilapidated town instantly changed. People hidden in various shadows simultaneously gathered in one place.
Killing intent quietly rose.
After the District 79 residents finished gathekan, a group of people appeared in everyone's sight.
Leading them was a woman two meters tall, weakan a tight-fitting athletic vest-like top, shorts, and carrying two axes.
Her muscles, more Terminator-like than a Terminator, made even Ishikawa Katori, a male, feel a sense of inferiority.
Daimaru was like this, and this woman was like this. Were all these guys body-building champions in their previous lives?
Behind the woman, nearly two hundred people all had bloodshot eyes, as if possessed, and even without saying a word, one could feel their excitement for the upcoming fight.
Ishikawa Katori did not immediately go forward. Instead, he carefully observed these villains from the 80th District from the back of the group.
Although their appearances were similar, it had to be admitted that the spiritual pressure of these people from the 80th District was generally stronger than that of the people from District 79. Especially the woman named 'Himura' at the very front of the group, her spiritual pressure, while still within the scope of a high-ranking Seated Officer, was much stronger than Daimaru's.
"Kill them!!"
Just as Ishikawa Katori was thinking about how to complete the commission, Himura suddenly waved her hand.
The villains behind her roared in agreement, their formation scattekan into three groups. The middle group met the District 79 residents head-on, while the others flanked from both sides to prevent escape.
"Kill them all!!"
The residents of District 79 were also fearless, roakan and charging forward.
Ishikawa Katori: "???"
What the heck? They're fighting already? Aren't they here to reclaim the territory? Why don't you ask first?!
And normally, before a battle, both sides should at least exchange some harsh words, right?
This left Ishikawa Katori, who had originally planned to try to communicate and, if necessary, show off his strength to avoid a fight, somewhat caught off guard. He grabbed Oyama, who was roakan and about to charge forward:
"Hey, what's going on? Do you have some kind of undying grudge with them?"
"What grudge?" Oyama subconsciously struggled, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't break free from Ishikawa Katori's hand. He could only say anxiously, "Hurry up and attack! The fight has started, what are you still standing here for?"
"…Do you all just start fighting without a word?"
"Otherwise?"
Oyama looked at Ishikawa Katori with a puzzled expression. "It's been almost a week, and the ultimatum has been given. Since we didn't go, there's no need for communication. What's the point of a lot of wasted words? It's much simpler to just kill the opponent!"
Ishikawa Katori opened his mouth. He actually found what Oyama said to be very reasonable…
Indeed!
The other party had given Oyama and the others time to consider and had issued a final ultimatum, so there was indeed no need for further communication. But even so…
"Besides, when you attacked us back then, didn't you also just suddenly kill your way in?" Oyama said with narrowed eyes. "Compared to you saying nothing, that bitch at least shouted 'Kill them all.'"
"…"
Ishikawa Katori released Oyama. After a few seconds of silence, his still somewhat delicate face immediately became distorted.
"Fight!!"
Why consider strategies with this bunch of lunatics who always want to solve things in the simplest way possible?
Just do it!
He had to admit, he was convinced by Oyama…
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