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Just as she was about to say something, Aozaki Reiji suddenly sat up.
"Someone's here."
As soon as Reiji finished speaking, Yoruichi felt a spiritual pressure approaching nearby.
She looked at Aozaki Reiji with some surprise.
As the heir to the Shihouin Family, Yoruichi had received Onmitsukidō training since childhood, with spiritual pressure detection being the most crucial part.
She had always believed that no Shinigami of her generation could surpass her in detection abilities.
But just now, Aozaki Reiji detected someone approaching noticeably faster than she did.
This guy... he really always manages to surprise people!
In the distance, the voices of the patrol teachers could already be heard.
"Daqian Tian, Vice Captain!"
"Have you seen anyone or any animals approaching this area?"
"Reporting, Vice-Captain, I haven't seen anything."
Hearing the teacher's reply, Ōmaeda didn't seem reassured.
A few seconds later, he reached out and knocked on the door of Aozaki Reiji's dormitory.
"Young Lady! Are you in here?"
Yoruichi Shihouin's expression darkened: "Oh no, it's Marechiyo, how did that guy find his way here?"
"Marechiyo?"
"The head of the Ōmaeda Family, Vice-Captain of the Second Division, Ōmaeda Marechiyo. Damn it, trying to retreat using Onmitsukidō methods is impossible now..."
"You really snuck out." Reiji rubbed his eyes and laughed, "What retreat... are you fighting a war?"
"Pretty much, this is a war for freedom..."
Reiji scoffed.
War, it should be for fun.
"You go deal with him first, I'll get my clothes on."
"Why should I help you? No, wait a minute..."
While Aozaki Reiji was momentarily stunned, Yoruichi had already returned to her human form and pushed him towards the entrance.
"If you dare to look back, you're dead."
Seemingly sensing Yoruichi's change, Reiji smiled.
"Oh, are you shy?"
"Ridiculous, how could this young lady be shy over something like this?"
Reiji smiled and extended two fingers, drawing a line in the air in front of him.
As he moved, an invisible spiritual particle film slowly unfolded, completely covering Yoruichi.
Seeing this, Yoruichi's eyes lit up.
As an Onmitsukidō member, she immediately recognized that Aozaki Reiji was using "Bakudo Number Twenty-Six: Kyokko."
Kyokko is a Kido that creates a spiritual particle film to cover the target, using light distortion to conceal the object and achieve an invisibility effect.
This technique is useless in battles where Shinigami are keen on sword fighting, so few Shinigami bother to learn it.
Let alone like Aozaki Reiji, who could cast it perfectly without incantation.
The more Yoruichi looked, the more satisfied she became.
This genius is very suitable for joining the Onmitsukidō.
Superb spiritual pressure detection skills, exquisite concealment Kido; the only drawback is that his face is too recognizable and easily attracts attention.
But it doesn't matter, Onmitsukidō members always wear masks when performing missions, so covering his face will suffice.
Aozaki Reiji walked to the entrance and opened the door.
A two-meter-tall burly man walked in.
The brawny man had a brown pompadour, a robust physique, an arrogant expression, and wore a thick, heavy gold chain around his neck.
Reiji looked directly at him, immediately feeling an air of nouveau riche assaulting him.
The brawny man asked, "Aozaki Reiji?"
"That's me. You know me?" Reiji asked, puzzled.
"I am Ōmaeda Marechiyo, Vice-Captain of the Second Division of the Gotei 13. A large part of the reason we're here is because of you."
Ōmaeda Marechiyo laughed heartily:
"For your sake, Captain-Commander Yamamoto specifically had our Second Division add patrol Squad members around the Shin'o Academy."
"I see. No wonder there are so many powerful spiritual pressures in the Shin'o Academy today. Thank you for your trouble, Vice Captain."
"You noticed? As expected of Captain-Commander's disciple."
"Is there something you need?"
Reiji glanced at the busy Second Division Squad members behind Ōmaeda and asked without changing his expression.
Seemingly amused by Reiji's excellent acting, Yoruichi gave him a mocking smile.
Ōmaeda Marechiyo: "We're looking for someone. Have you seen a crazy, eccentric person in your dormitory?"
"A crazy, eccentric person..." Reiji glanced behind him.
Hidden within the Kyokko, Yoruichi gritted her teeth and clenched her fist.
How dare he speak of this young lady like that? He'll have it coming when this young lady becomes a Captain.
Reiji said, "No."
"Strange... someone clearly saw the Young Lady heading this way." He suddenly narrowed his eyes and walked towards Aozaki Reiji.
Yoruichi tensed up like a startled cat.
Aozaki Reiji remembered something, and the corners of his mouth curved upwards.
At this moment, he was much more awake. Not only was he not nervous, but he even felt that being discovered wouldn't matter, and it might even be interesting.
To put it bluntly, if Yoruichi was caught, he wouldn't suffer any losses, and the turn of events might be quite amusing.
Seeing Aozaki Reiji's schadenfreude, Yoruichi Shihouin rolled her Byakugan.
Under their gazes, Ōmaeda Marechiyo took a few steps to the shoe cabinet.
On the shoe cabinet, a pair of familiar-looking shoes were placed.
He reached out, picked up the shoes, and was stunned. His eyes sharpened, and he blurted out, "The Young Lady snuck out of the house at night, snuck into a Shin'o Academy student's private residence, and then..."
He paused slightly, apparently finding this speculation a bit far-fetched.
His Young Lady was, after all, a princess of the Four Great Noble Clans' Shihouin Family and the future Captain of the Second Division. How could she sneak into a Shin'o Academy dormitory and harbor ill intentions towards a student?
But then, recalling Yoruichi Shihouin's usual behavior and looking at the appearance of the person before him, Ōmaeda Marechiyo felt that it might not be impossible after all...
"Aozaki Reiji, the Young Lady didn't hurt you, did she?" He looked at Reiji with pity.
How little confidence do you have in your Young Lady!
"No." Reiji shook his head.
"You did see her after all." Ōmaeda Marechiyo stated firmly.
Damn it, I fell for it.
I didn't expect this guy with thin eyebrows, small eyes, and thick lips, who looked like a rough brute, to be so cunning.
"Aozaki Reiji, you wouldn't mind if I searched your dormitory, would you?"
Ōmaeda Marechiyo rubbed his hands and laughed:
"You know that rebels are rampant now, and the Young Lady's status is noble. It would be troublesome if she encountered danger."
Reiji sighed, glanced behind him, and gave Yoruichi a look that said, "fend for yourself."
"Vice Captain, please do."
Ōmaeda didn't call in Squad members; he entered the room alone and began a thorough search.
No one knew what method Yoruichi Shihouin used, but even Aozaki Reiji couldn't find her location.
The moment Ōmaeda Marechiyo entered the room, the Kyokko Reiji had cast was dispelled.
But they still couldn't see Yoruichi, nor could they sense her spiritual pressure.
Ōmaeda Marechiyo searched the dormitory thoroughly, inside and out, not even sparing the toilet, but ultimately, he didn't see a single soul.
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