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Behind the battlefield, Ishikawa was fighting a hundred enemies and had the upper hand, making Oyama's subordinates unsure whether to help him or not.
Now was undoubtedly the perfect time to strike, but Ishikawa seemed unable to distinguish between residents of District 79 and West 80th District. A few brothers, unable to contain their excitement and bloodlust, charged forward, yelling, only to be killed by Ishikawa, one punch at a time, before the enemy could even touch them…
To avoid suffering the same fate as those brothers, they could only stand far away, watching Ishikawa slaughter people in the crowd alone.
"I'll bet you five thousand Kan, Ishikawa-sama probably had a problem with his brain when he was alive."
"Is it so obvious that you need to bet? I can even tell you the diagnosis; it's definitely schizophrenia. Otherwise, how could a person change so much?"
"Should we retreat further? Even if we're on the same side, standing here feels like he might kill us."
"Don't panic, it's not a big deal, and panicking is useless. He kills the guys from West 80th District like chickens, let alone us."
"…"
…
At this moment, Ishikawa felt incredibly exhilarated. Even if he was unwilling to admit it, the boiling blood in his body and the surging battle intent in his mind all indicated to Ishikawa that he enjoyed the feeling of this slaughter and the thrill of being on the brink of death.
It was the same feeling he experienced during the battle a month ago.
This made Ishikawa extremely surprised because he had always strived for a stable life and never had the desire to fight anyone. Now, this feeling seemed to appear out of nowhere, making Ishikawa suddenly have the urge to go to West 80th District after the battle.
Of course, this thought was immediately extinguished by Ishikawa the moment it appeared.
Relatively speaking, Ishikawa also liked his current busy life. If he had to compare, he preferred his current life.
However…
Ishikawa slightly shifted his body, dodging an incoming blade, and a strange arc formed at the corner of his mouth.
Thinking about it carefully, this feeling didn't seem to appear out of nowhere.
Because ever since he came to Soul Society, he had never stopped wanting to become stronger. Ishikawa had always thought he only wanted to gain the ability to protect himself, but now it seemed… that wasn't the case.
As the battle continued, Ishikawa's movements became more concise, shedding flashy and useless actions, allowing every punch and kick to land on the enemy at the fastest speed. The blood boiling from the slaughter made the eerie aura around him weaken by a few points.
The number of enemies dwindled as the fight progressed, and Himura had also disappeared at some point.
Ishikawa was not surprised, because after realizing that his subordinates could not resist Ishikawa's attacks at all, Himura had already retreated.
Although his brain was somewhat feverish at this time, Ishikawa did not forget his purpose for being here.
The main reason District 79 was targeted was because Daimaru had died. His death left the people of District 79 without a strong leader. If someone of Daimaru's strength were to take over West 79th District at this time, the followers of the great villains in West 80th District would no longer come here.
It wasn't that they lacked the ability, but rather that there was no necessity.
After all, those great villains they followed had no interest in expanding their power or increasing their number of subordinates. These matters were generally handled by followers who admired and followed them. Compared to suffering losses to conquer people outside of West 80th District, it was better to directly conquer the people within West 80th District.
Himura targeting Oyama and others certainly had the reason of acquiring them with virtually no loss, but also some intention of settling personal grudges.
Unless she could persuade the person she followed to act, or her strength increased enough to contend with Ishikawa, Himura should not return to West 79th District.
Although she might resent him, it was better to let her take the message back than to kill Himura, to prevent people from continuously coming to subjugate Oyama and others, which would lead to Ishikawa constantly providing after-sales service here…
Running a business is all about reputation.
Ishikawa didn't want to be like a certain silver-haired natural curl, whose shop was so poorly managed that he couldn't even afford to eat, even though the main reason for that silver-haired natural curl's financial difficulties was that he raised a rabbit, but he also raised a Uzuki who only thought about loafing around every day.
The battle had ended without him realizing it.
When Himura disappeared, her subordinates either fled or died, and the entire town gradually returned to peace.
Only the scattered Mukuro proved that a fierce battle had just taken place here.
Ishikawa stood in the center of the Mukuro, his expression having returned to normal, but he did not leave immediately. Instead, he stood still and carefully reviewed the previous battle.
Compared to training alone, this kind of slaughter allowed him to make greater progress.
He checked his status panel and found that both Shunpo and Hakuda, as well as his spiritual pressure, had made some progress after the recent battle.
It's better to travel a hundred miles than to build a cart behind closed doors.
Relying solely on experience points to grow stronger would only lead to a lack of practical combat experience. After carefully reviewing the previous battle, Ishikawa himself felt that there were dozens of areas that were not ideal. If the enemy had equal strength to him, these could have led to Ishikawa's death at their hands.
Comparatively, those villains who had been fighting for hundreds of years, even with strength far inferior to Ishikawa, had a much keener sense in this regard than Ishikawa.
"…"
Oyama looked at the figure standing among the broken bodies and severed limbs, his expression constantly changing, and felt his heart rise to his throat. He swallowed the words of thanks he was about to say, not daring to approach rashly, and instead began to retreat.
It was confirmed, Ishikawa was definitely not a normal person!
What normal person would look at a pile of corpses and be deep in thought, annoyed, and occasionally even show excitement?
Trying to suppress the sound of his footsteps, Oyama moved backward, swallowing. He had always thought that his group was crazy enough, but now, he realized that true monsters were those who smiled, had a gentle demeanor in everyday life, and acted like good-natured old men.
This Ishikawa, with his actions, showed him that lunatics aren't scary, but lunatics disguised as good people are the scariest!!
After a while, Ishikawa came back to his senses, turned to look at Oyama and the others, and his signature gentle smile reappeared on his face: "Customers, this commission should be considered complete, right?"
"Huh?"
Oyama, who was still moving backward, immediately stopped, stood ramrod straight, and nodded frantically: "Co-completed." After saying that, as if afraid Ishikawa wouldn't believe him, he added, "It's really complete. Ishikawa, you killed… cough cough, you worked so hard. If you feel the reward isn't enough, we can gather more."
Oyama dared to say that if any other person were in his current position, they wouldn't dare say that Ishikawa hadn't completed the commission.
His demeanor was very gentle, yes, and his smile was very bright, also yes.
But…
Combined with the current scene, it was terrifying beyond words!!
…
At the same time.
In the area between West 79th District and West 80th District, Himura was rapidly fleeing towards West 80th District. She never expected that one day she would believe West 80th District to be safer than West 79th District.
On that black-haired youth, she once again experienced the terror she had felt before.
Although he was somewhat different from the great villains she had met, he indeed gave her the feeling of facing the great villains of West 80th District.
One must know…
No matter which region, northeast, southwest, or north, the individuals who could be called great villains in West 80th District were all monsters who had lived for over a thousand years.
The black-haired youth initially didn't give her such a strong feeling, but as the battle progressed, he seemed to have activated some kind of switch, making her feeling grow stronger and stronger, eventually completely crushing her idea of being his enemy, leading her to choose to flee!
Unease, fear…
Intense negative emotions filled Himura's mind. It wasn't until she stepped into West 80th District that she finally gained a slight sense of security.
Although she was extremely afraid of the black-haired youth, she also had immense confidence in West 80th District.
As previously mentioned, the individuals capable of becoming great villains in West 80th District were all monsters. While the strongest among these monsters were either recruited by the Gotei 13 assassin organization or purged for refusing to be recruited, some still escaped the purge and survived to this day.
Even that terrifying black-haired youth would definitely not find it easy to establish himself in West 80th District.
Of course, Himura did not deny that he had the qualifications!
If he really came here…
It doesn't seem so bad.
After all, compared to those fierce great villains, the black-haired youth was much more handsome.
It seems truly necessary to investigate thoroughly.
…
"Hmm?"
Ishikawa, who was changing into a set of clothes he had gotten from Oyama and the others, froze.
[Himura Favorability +5, gained 200 experience points]
Ishikawa stared at the information on the system interface for a long time, his mouth twitching slightly.
"Hmm, sure enough, all these villains have very strange brain wirings."
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