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"You need to pay more!"
Although he wanted to reply with that, the most important thing right now wasn't the extra payment, but rather… how to deal with the possibility of the other party coming to kill them.
Originally, Ishikawa Katori had expected them to be safe hiding inside the bar because Kukaku had set up many of Shiba's unique Spiritual Crests for him.
These included not only Spiritual Crests that blocked detection but also many Binding and Attack Spiritual Crests and barriers.
Of course, the Spiritual Crests that blocked others' detection had already become useless since he let those villains leave.
At that time, Ishikawa Katori had let those villains leave, actually intending to kill all the villains who knew Nishijin Ori was hidden with him…
Kill them all!
However, the presence of Oyama and others made him abandon this idea.
Nevertheless, even if the other party learned from those villains that Nishijin Ori was hidden here, Ishikawa Katori wasn't without confidence in dealing with them, because with those Binding and Attack Spiritual Crests, combined with his current strength…
As long as the opponent was still within the scope of a Vice-Captain, then with preparation against an unaware enemy, he should be able to take them down.
Even if he couldn't resolve it, trapping him for a period of time should be no problem, and he could fully Exploit this time to take Uzuki to Shiba.
But if the opponent was a Visored, the situation would be different.
Even though from Nishijin Ori's description, the opponent didn't have a Hollow mask, but merely had a Hollow aura mixed into their Reishi. Even so, he couldn't treat them as an ordinary Vice-Captain, and Ishikawa Katori also needed to consider the potential future implications.
Was it worth being targeted by the hair gel guy for Himura and the other person? Ishikawa Katori could say without hesitation that it wasn't worth it!
Even after realizing that he was essentially very similar to those villains, enjoying the thrill of battle, Ishikawa Katori had never thought of actively seeking trouble. More often, he was in a contradictory passive state.
Although this sounded a bit awkward, it was Ishikawa Katori's current psychological state.
On one hand, he suppressed his original personality to avoid trouble, in order to change; on the other hand, he instinctively wanted to be like those villains, casting off all restraints and acting purely on instinct and desire.
Only when a person can control his desires is he a normal person.
So Ishikawa Katori had always maintained restraint.
But when trouble actively sought him out, trouble was like a key that could unlock the lock named 'restraint'; it made Ishikawa Katori not want to avoid it, but rather to convince himself to face it with various reasons.
It was precisely for this reason that it was said Ishikawa Katori had always been in a contradictory state.
Whether it was accepting the commission from Oyama and others, or protecting Himura earlier, Ishikawa Katori wasn't without other choices; he simply chose not to take them.
The same was true now; the experience points were already in hand, and he could completely give up the commission fee and terminate the commission on the grounds of 'discrepancy in information'; it was just that he used 'the commission has already been accepted' and 'five million Kan' as reasons to convince himself.
Wacky and perverted?
Ishikawa Katori shook his head, no longer dwelling on whether he had changed or become neurotic, and instead considered the possible implications of this commission.
The fallback plan of hiding at Shiba was directly abandoned by Ishikawa Katori.
If the other party was just a major villain, it wouldn't be trouble for Shiba, but if it was truly as he guessed, then Shiba couldn't be involved.
Abandoning Shiba as a fallback meant he had to prepare a new fallback.
If not Shiba, then Ishikawa Katori had only one choice left…
Run towards Seireitei!
Anyway, with Gotei 13's surveillance over the higher-numbered districts of Rukongai, as long as there was a Hollow fluctuation, they would absolutely not sit idly by.
The fact that the opponent was a Visored actually gave Ishikawa Katori more retreat options, and the completion of the commission would also become easier.
Moreover, there was a high probability that the opponent would not leave the lower-numbered districts, and even if he wanted to come, the one behind him should not agree, to avoid being detected by Seireitei.
The reason he didn't pursue Nishijin Ori out of West 80th District back then should also be because of this.
If he doesn't come, wouldn't I have gotten five million Kan for free?
"Thinking about it this way, this commission is a huge profit."
…
Unbeknownst to them, the bar gradually became lively, with Oyama and others appearing one by one as if they were going to work.
However, today, besides Uzuki, the bar also had a new waitress.
A two-meter tall, muscular female waitress—Himura.
According to her, to express her gratitude to Ishikawa Katori, she wanted to help him within her capabilities.
Originally, Uzuki stayed in the bar only to collect money and didn't pour drinks, so people who came to the bar would pay and then take their cups to get their own drinks.
Now, with Himura, it truly began to resemble a bar; customers would order drinks, and Himura would pour them from the barrel and bring them to the customers.
Of course…
Bang!!
Along with the sound of the glass shattering, Himura's roar came simultaneously: "Come on, tell me, where did the drink I poured fall short?!"
It would be even better if she could smash fewer cups.
Oyama looked at his subordinate, who was on the ground with a bloody head, looking at him with pleading eyes, and silently turned his head away.
Why are you looking at me? I can't beat her either.
Oyama's mouth twitched slightly, and he swallowed the words that were about to come out as he looked at the glass that was less than half a finger from being full.
In the past, when the service attitude was poor, they would still dare to complain a few times.
Because they called Uzuki 'Big Sister' only out of respect for Ishikawa Katori and Ganju. They didn't really care much about Uzuki herself. Although they didn't have the guts to bully Uzuki, they would occasionally tease her or secretly pour themselves drinks when Uzuki wasn't paying attention.
Anyway, complaining a few times wouldn't anger Uzuki, and even if they accidentally angered her, they would just be scolded a few times and apologize.
But now, complaining to this waitress with explosive combat power, wasn't that seeking death?
Didn't you see that Big Bro Ishikawa didn't react at all?
Ishikawa Katori lay on the recliner he made, oblivious to the scene of the waitress beating customers in the bar.
Ishikawa Katori didn't care at all whether the drink was poured too little or not; anyway, the standard was set by Uzuki, and Ishikawa Katori had completely delegated authority over the bar's operations, even the bar's income was managed by Uzuki.
Rather than saying he was the owner of the bar, it was more accurate to say he was the backer of the bar's owner, serving more as a deterrent…
Ishikawa Katori reached out and drew a circle on the small table next to the recliner, and a wave of spiritual energy immediately permeated the entire bar.
Everyone's eyes were immediately drawn over, and then they heard a soft chant coming from Ishikawa Katori's mouth.
"Bakudo No. 58: Kakushitsuijaku."
Along with the soft chant, the circle on the tabletop immediately lit up, forming a circular wall of Reishi that floated above the bar table.
After observing for a while, Ishikawa Katori raised his hand and waved, dispelling the support of the spiritual pressure, and the circular wall immediately turned into Reishi and dissipated on the bar table.
"What is Big Bro Ishikawa doing?"
"I don't know, but he did that an hour ago."
"Hmm, I saw it when I first came. It should be some kind of Kido."
"You scared me to death, I thought I'd be personally killed by Big Bro Ishikawa for complaining about the drink being too little."
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