join p atreon.com/KeyofStars and become a Sequence 9: Reader for hundreds of additional chapters and over a dozen stories
Reiji felt very comfortable being stroked, but he quickly realized a problem.
How was he supposed to change back?
"Hey, hey! Yoruichi, stop playing!" Reiji protected his indescribable parts and smiled at Yoruichi: "Quickly tell me how to change back. Don't forget we still have important matters."
Yoruichi Shihouin hummed, as if still somewhat reluctant, and said, "Just use the secret technique in reverse. Once you're back, we can discuss the details of the operation."
Reiji tried it and found that it indeed worked. A few seconds later, he transformed back into his human form and laughed:
"When we act, do we need to turn into cats to go to the Fourth Division?"
"No, if we turn into cats, we won't be able to carry many things, which would be very troublesome."
Yoruichi Shihouin said this casually, and Reiji couldn't tell how much of it was true, so he also laughed:
"That's true."
The relationship between the two was very strange now; it was as if one step closer meant they were inseparable, while one step back meant they were worlds apart.
Reiji didn't know how to handle this complicated situation and could only take it one step at a time.
Yoruichi Shihouin took out a small booklet from her embrace and patted it: "The plan is all in here. I studied it all night, ensuring it's foolproof."
"You didn't sleep all night?" Reiji put on his clothes, sat opposite her, and softly said, "Why go through so much trouble? Just leave this kind of mental work to Kisuke; it's his stuff anyway."
"What do you think Onmitsukidō does? I can go a week without sleep."
Yoruichi Shihouin burst into laughter:
"Instead of worrying about me, worry about yourself. Don't think your body is so amazing. You don't know how to exercise restraint, and look how weak Kuchiki Soujun has become."
Reiji: "..."
Yoruichi Shihouin didn't continue the small talk and turned to the main topic:
"My plan is this: tomorrow night, you'll pretend to be studying kendo to keep Retsu Unohana occupied, and I'll secretly infiltrate the Fourth Division Squad Barracks."
Reiji listened intently.
Yoruichi Shihouin was very satisfied with his attitude and continued to explain:
"Kisuke has figured out the location of the hot spring. Simply put, while Retsu Unohana is focused on you, I'll silently find the hot spring and then retreat completely."
"..."
"That's it?"
"That's it!"
Reiji blinked. She stayed up all night just to come up with this?
He looked at the smiling Yoruichi and, after a moment's thought, found it understandable.
To her, it was just a small game to relieve boredom. The plan didn't need to be too detailed; an unexpected turn might even be more interesting.
After agreeing to "visit" the Fourth Division with Yoruichi Shihouin the next evening, it was already late at night. Reiji had stayed in Yoruichi Shihouin's room for too long, so he bid farewell and returned to the Shin'o Academy dormitory to rest.
He left alone. Yoruichi Shihouin stood upstairs, indifferently watching his departing back, making no effort to keep him.
Because she knew very well what kind of person Aozaki Reiji was.
He might act frivolous, but he had his own thoughts and sufficient composure. He knew what he could and couldn't do, and would never easily put himself in danger.
Engaging in forbidden acts with Yoruichi was a dangerous situation.
Yoruichi Shihouin herself knew this, and Aozaki Reiji also knew it. This matter did not need to be considered for now.
Only when Aozaki Reiji became Captain-class and barely gained the ability to protect himself in this turmoil could the next step be taken.
...
Aozaki Reiji walked onto the familiar street again.
It was still a dark and windy night, still a biting cold wind, but the faint scent of blood could no longer be found.
It felt as if a long time had passed in a trance, but he knew it had only been a little over five months.
"Reiji..."
At the dormitory entrance, Matsumoto Rangiku still called out to him like that, seemingly becoming more intimate with each call.
Reiji smiled and hummed in response.
Matsumoto Rangiku casually tidied Reiji's clothes: "You didn't come back from the Shihouin Family, did you?"
Reiji looked down at Matsumoto Rangiku. She had grown quite a bit, her height approaching Yoruichi Shihouin's, and she would probably surpass Yoruichi soon.
The growth process of souls was different from that of Human World people, but it could roughly be divided into three stages: fast, slow, and fast.
The growth rate in childhood and the aging rate in old age were relatively fast, while the maintenance period in youth and middle age was the longest.
Of course, there were exceptions, like that kid Tōshirō Hitsugaya.
In the original timeline, he was nearly a hundred years old, yet still looked like a teenager, which was extremely rare even in Soul Society.
Matsumoto Rangiku's current situation was also not quite normal; she was growing too fast, while Ichimaru Gin still looked like a teenager!
Aozaki Reiji was stunned: "Why do you say that?"
Matsumoto Rangiku smiled: "You've changed clothes. They even have the Shihōin Clan crest embroidered on them. These kinds of clothes can generally only be worn by Shihōin Clan members."
"Anyone who doesn't know might even think you married into the Shihouin Family."
Though she said this, Matsumoto Rangiku's tone was very casual, clearly not truly considering Aozaki Reiji as a son-in-law of the Shihouin Family, but it was also a strange tone... how to put it, closer to a hint of resentment.
The main point of her words was merely to scold Aozaki Reiji for not coming back to her first, and for making her worry until midnight.
"I really almost married into the Shihouin Family," Aozaki Reiji said with a smile.
This time, it was Matsumoto Rangiku who was stunned.
This woman was a born actress; her eyes immediately reddened.
Reiji truly couldn't bear to see her cry, so he quickly explained: "But I refused. After all, I still have great ideals to achieve, and it wouldn't be very convenient to achieve them after marrying in."
Matsumoto Rangiku immediately stopped, pouted, and whispered, "Then you... have to stay with me tonight."
This was something she had wanted to say for many years, but she had nothing before, so she didn't dare to bring it up. Now that she had become a golden-haired beauty with a budding charm and graceful figure, her courage had grown considerably.
Aozaki Reiji lowered his head, sniffed, and caught a unique girlish scent. After a long moment, he said, "I'm not going anywhere tonight."
Matsumoto Rangiku smiled: "Can I take that to mean you're captivated by me?"
Aozaki Reiji nodded: "I think so, because you are Matsumoto Rangiku, and I am Aozaki Reiji. Isn't it only natural that I would be captivated by you?"
"Sweet talk," Matsumoto Rangiku said, playfully rubbing her cheek. "But I just love to hear it."
At this point, the two had already left the living room and entered the bedroom, where the bed was vaguely visible in the darkness.
Matsumoto Rangiku stopped, smiled, and said, "Go wash up quickly, and go to bed early after you're done. It's getting late..."
Aozaki Reiji nodded, his heart twitched, and he looked at her intently. He felt that Matsumoto Rangiku's words had another meaning.
Matsumoto Rangiku didn't wait for Aozaki Reiji's response and lay down on the bed, stretching lazily, inadvertently displaying her gradually maturing, proud figure, which was tightly wrapped by the large blanket.
join p atreon.com/KeyofStars and become a Sequence: 9 Reader for hundreds of additional chapters and over a dozen stories