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After the brief commotion, the rest of the journey was smooth sailing, without any further incidents.
"I never thought those bandits would be such cowards."
"Yeah."
One of the guards echoed, "If I had known that taking care of the leader would make the others run away, I could have handled that scrawny guy too."
"Hahaha~~ You're bragging now, but back then you were so scared you almost peed yourself."
"Get lost, you're the one who almost peed yourself."
Ishikawa Katori and the guards walked at the front.
After the previous battle, President Shinno directly transferred him to the guard team.
Neither the guards nor the cart pullers had any objections to this, as Ishikawa Katori had previously kicked a person flying onto a small hill.
Compared to the Shunpo Ishikawa Katori used when moving behind Takashi, the power displayed in Ishikawa Katori's final kick was even more shocking to them, because… none of the people present knew what Shunpo was.
However…
It felt like he had taken on two commissions.
Ishikawa Katori stood in the middle of the guards, and the more he thought about it, the more something felt off.
When President Shinno transferred him to the guards, they had already left the mountainous area.
Those who had been pushing the cart with him earlier were now discussing Ishikawa Katori's fight with the bandits with relaxed expressions.
Only Ishikawa Katori himself had moved into the guard team.
Ishikawa Katori sighed, giving up on the idea of asking President Shinno for more money, as his initial commission was to be a guard, not a cart puller.
Once on the Seireitei Road, the caravan's speed greatly increased.
The so-called Seireitei Road, as the name suggests, is the road leading to Seireitei.
If this road doesn't turn, it basically won't pass through any towns, making it the Soul Society's highway.
From West 43 District to West 40 District, the caravan took a full 3 hours; but after stepping onto the Seireitei Road, the caravan only took 7 hours to go from West 40 District to West 1 District.
Ishikawa Katori looked up at the sky; it was already nearing dusk without him realizing it.
Of course, he wasn't concerned with how long they had traveled, but rather…
He was hungry!!
Because they had to gather too early in the morning, Ishikawa Katori didn't have time to eat breakfast, nor did he have time to prepare portable dry rations as he usually did when working.
Although…
The main reason was that he overslept due to a hangover.
Now, 10 hours later, Ishikawa Katori's stomach had long since started sounding the alarm, yet President Shinno at this moment showed his true colors as a capitalist—he didn't provide any food!
Not to mention providing food, there wasn't even time for a lunch break; he just gave everyone a kettle of water…
Ishikawa Katori took a couple of sips from his kettle, looked at the energetic people around him, and sighed inwardly, deciding to pay for a meal at a restaurant himself once the goods were delivered.
"Quiet down, everyone, Byakudo Gate is just ahead."
In front of them was a white stone road, distinctly different from the streets of Rukongai, looking extremely neat, with no buildings around it.
Unlike during wartime, there was no towering wall between Rukongai and Seireitei; they were merely separated by the white stone road as a boundary.
But once someone stepped into the warning range of the boundary line, that tall wall would emerge from the void, then envelop the entire Seireitei.
However, this does not mean that someone can rush into Seireitei before the wall falls, because even if the wall is not visible, that spherical barrier still envelops the entire Seireitei.
As for why it doesn't show up normally, Ishikawa Katori didn't know.
The caravan stopped at the warning line fifteen meters in front of the white stone road.
President Shinno walked forward and called out respectfully, "Excuse me, is Jidanbō here?"
Whoosh~~
Accompanied by the whooshing sound of a rolling door being lifted, a deep voice came from directly behind the caravan: "Over here."
Following the sound, a giant head emerged from the huge warehouse behind them.
As he spoke, Jidanbō walked out of the tall, warehouse-like building.
His nearly ten-meter height caused the ground beneath everyone's feet to tremble with each step.
"Jidanbō."
Everyone in the caravan said respectfully.
Compared to the high and mighty Shinigami, for the residents of West Rukongai, this hero who originated from West Rukongai was truly the one they respected.
Jidanbō, full name Ikkaku Jidanbō, the guardian of Byakudo Gate, with a height of nearly ten meters, even just standing there, he gives people a strong sense of shock.
"This is my new resting place; from now on, you can just come here and knock on the door."
Unlike his appearance, Jidanbō was extremely gentle in nature.
As he surveyed the people in the caravan, he said, "Old man Shinno, the Fourth Squad has already informed me about your matter, but they are currently processing the paperwork and will only be able to come and receive the goods later… Eh?"
Jidanbō's gaze, which had been surveying the caravan, paused and finally settled on Ishikawa Katori, and he smiled, "Little Ishikawa Katori, you're here too."
"Long time no see."
Ishikawa Katori replied with a smile, "Is the house comfortable to live in?"
"It's absolutely fantastic!"
President Shinno, standing nearby, looked at Ishikawa Katori, then at Jidanbō, and asked in confusion, "You two know each other?"
"Yeah."
Ishikawa Katori nodded, but they only knew each other.
Although in recent years, Ishikawa Katori's reputation in West Rukongai had vaguely shown signs of being on par with Jidanbō, in reality, the two had never interacted privately.
The reason Jidanbō was so familiar with Ishikawa Katori was due to a commission.
The huge rest room behind Jidanbō was not built with Jidanbō's own money, but was funded by the residents of West 1 District for him.
After screening, the residents who contributed funds ultimately chose Ishikawa Katori, who had the best building skills and was the most affordable.
The completed house greatly satisfied Jidanbō, and his favorability towards Ishikawa Katori surged.
Every time they met, he would greet him enthusiastically, making it seem as if the two were very familiar.
Unfortunately, the other party was a man, and his favorability was of no use to Ishikawa Katori.
If only Sister Kukaku's favorability was so easy to gain.
"I'd say, Little Ishikawa Katori's building skills are truly excellent."
Jidanbō pointed to the huge house behind him and said with a smile, "Don't let the exterior fool you; all the layouts and furnishings inside are custom-made to my height.
I've lived for so many years, and this is the first time I've felt so comfortable in a house!"
"That's truly the case."
President Shinno laughed, "Most of my farms in the suburbs were also built by him."
The rest of the caravan also chimed in, and soon, praises filled the air.
Ishikawa Katori was so flattered that he couldn't help but grin from ear to ear.
"What exactly did you do in your previous life, kid?"
The uncle next to him patted Ishikawa Katori and asked in confusion, "How come I feel like you can do everything?"
At these words, everyone immediately looked over.
To be honest, the residents of the entire West Rukongai were very curious about Ishikawa Katori's profession in his previous life.
Because this guy was truly versatile…
No matter what kind of commission, he could complete it excellently, and occasionally when he encountered something he didn't know, he could quickly master it after following and learning for a while.
Ishikawa Katori did not answer, but instead turned to look towards Seireitei and said, "It seems the people picking up the goods have arrived."
Upon hearing this, everyone's gaze immediately turned towards Seireitei.
They saw a team of over a dozen people slowly approaching them, led by a young man with drooping eyebrows and eye corners, who appeared timid and subservient.
Ishikawa Katori's gaze immediately fell on that timid young man.
"Don't stare, it's rude."
The uncle beside him secretly tugged at Ishikawa Katori's sleeve, "Don't let that adult's 'I'm easy to bully' look fool you; from what I know, he's the Seventh Seat of the Fourth Squad."
"…" Ishikawa Katori.
Who's being rude now.
Do you think lowering your voice can fool a Shinigami? Haven't you noticed the people behind him looking at you strangely?
However, these people from the Fourth Squad were clearly good-tempered; even Yamada Hanatarō, the person in question, didn't mind, but instead, his ears turned slightly red.
"Um…"
Yamada Hanatarō led his team to a stop in front of everyone and said softly, "You can just hand over the goods to us."
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