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"As expected of you, you mastered Kido compression and binding in just one day."
Yoruichi Shihōin's smiling voice came out, followed by the sound of rippling water.
Something in Aozaki Reiji's mind seemed to go "boom," and his eyes completely cleared. He covered his eyes with his hand.
"Do you want to join? I'm not wearing anything, you know!"
He lay in the underground training ground's hot spring, his head resting on a towel, leaning against a large rock.
This was Urahara Kisuke's most useful invention at this stage.
It was a restorative hot spring created by imitating Kirinji Tenjirō's White Bone Hell and Blood Pond Hell.
Urahara Kisuke truly did not disappoint him.
Just a few seconds after Aozaki Reiji sat in the hot spring, the injuries he sustained from his Shunko training had mostly healed.
"Don't be shy…" Yoruichi squatted by the hot spring and extended her foot to test the water temperature.
She glanced at Aozaki Reiji, who seemed to be innocently covering his eyes, and pouted in annoyance.
Does this guy even know how to do bad things? It's so obvious he's peeking, who wouldn't notice?
Can you please show me some respect and close your fingers a bit more, make the gaps smaller?
She hesitated for a moment, then nonchalantly untied her belt and took off her Onmitsukidō-specific form-fitting Shinigami robes.
In a flash, the naked, dark-skinned beauty sat by the hot spring, her exquisite small legs completely submerged in the hot spring water.
If you're shy, don't try to be brave… Aozaki Reiji thought.
He saw that although Yoruichi Shihōin appeared generous on the surface, her ears were actually starting to turn red.
Without a doubt, this was a sign of shyness. At this time, Yoruichi Shihōin was indeed not as uninhibited as she would be in the future.
No, after a long period of observation, he found that this girl not only hadn't gradually let go of her personality, but her sense of shame was constantly increasing, making her more and more easily embarrassed.
This was definitely strange; the Yoruichi in the original timeline wasn't like this.
Of course, there's nothing wrong with that.
But the problem was that this Yoruichi evoked a different kind of emotion in him.
This emotion gave him a strange idea.
He didn't want her to become… what she would become.
Yoruichi seemed to realize that her complexion and body temperature were getting out of control. She pushed off the ground with both hands, and with a "plop," she plunged into the hot spring.
She wanted to say something, her mouth slightly agape.
Aozaki Reiji couldn't hear what she said, only that the rising bubbles were very cute.
Watching Yoruichi's actions, Aozaki Reiji suddenly said:
"Yoruichi."
"Hmm?"
Yoruichi's body trembled slightly, half her face submerged in the hot spring water. She blinked and looked at him strangely.
Suddenly calling someone's name at a time like this is quite startling.
She poked her face out of the hot spring, took a deep breath, and nonchalantly swam to Aozaki Reiji's side.
She extended an arm and draped it over Aozaki Reiji's shoulder, acting as if they were good buddies.
However, it was visibly clear that her cheeks were flushed, and that charming blush even showed a tendency to spread to her neck.
"The last time I saw you so exposed was about a year ago, wasn't it?" Aozaki Reiji said with emotion.
Yoruichi Shihōin was stunned for a moment, then feigned a grand laugh, her voice trembling as she said, "Nonsense, why don't I remember that? Did you peek at me sometime?"
Aozaki Reiji chuckled, "You forgot? The first time we met, we were still at the Shin'o Academy, right in my dorm room."
Yoruichi Shihōin was stunned, then came to her senses. "Oh, you mean that time… Didn't I say it already? A cat's fur is its clothing, so it doesn't count as being exposed to each other."
Under the gaze of the dark-skinned girl, Aozaki Reiji lowered his hands from his face, swam in front of her, grabbed her arm, and said with a serious expression:
"Yoruichi, you must never do something like this in front of others today, okay?"
That's right, he knew he wasn't qualified to say this, but he still said it.
He understood that this was selfish.
But after saying it, he felt no regret in his heart; instead, he was somewhat relieved that it was he who had said it.
"Something like this today?" Yoruichi tilted her head, asking in confusion, "Are you referring to Shunko? But I've already taught it to Yushiro Shihōin."
"No." Aozaki Reiji shook his head firmly, meeting her gaze. "I mean like this, like you and I are now."
Under Aozaki Reiji's fervent gaze, Yoruichi Shihōin seemed to understand something. Uncharacteristically, she appeared somewhat flustered, and her laughter became hurried.
"I see… Haha! Hahahaha!!"
"This… This… I knew it… You little rascal, you're indeed secretly in love with me."
"Now that I used a little trick, you've revealed your true colors. You can't hide it anymore, can you?"
"I… I…"
Her laughter was loud, but hearing her trembling voice, Aozaki Reiji felt as if she was about to cry.
Aozaki Reiji was not in a hurry for an answer and just quietly watched her.
Yoruichi Shihōin, being stared at by him, her face grew even redder, but her movements gradually calmed down. She sat in the water like a docile kitten.
"I understand, I'll be good and listen, so please don't look at me like that anymore."
The answer Aozaki Reiji received was just this sentence.
What a terrible answer, it makes it sound like we've become a very strange relationship… Aozaki Reiji couldn't help but think.
Yoruichi Shihōin buried her face deeper, and more bubbles came out.
This continued for a long time, and Aozaki Reiji couldn't help but marvel at her strong cardiopulmonary function.
At the same time, he let out a heavy sigh of relief.
Before saying that, he was actually very confident that Yoruichi Shihōin would agree to his request.
However, actually getting the answer he wanted still made him feel relieved.
Aozaki Reiji glanced at Yoruichi Shihōin, knowing that she might need some time to recover from her current state. He simply swam to the side, leaned against a rock, and closed his eyes to rest.
Actually, he was also nervous just now, and now he needed to relax his mind.
The silence lasted for an unknown amount of time.
Aozaki Reiji suddenly felt something poking him.
It poked and then scratched, and the number kept increasing, making him feel itchy.
Aozaki Reiji opened his eyes and saw Yoruichi Shihōin tracing something on his chest with her finger.
He suddenly shivered, remembering a comedy movie he had seen in his previous life.
The female lead in it possessed a strange magical power and could talk to the male lead's conscience.
What is she going to do?
Could it be that she wants to ask his conscience if he loves her?
But he knew himself well…
His conscience would undoubtedly give an affirmative answer, but… he probably wouldn't be the only one to get the same answer.
Aozaki Reiji noticed her eyes gradually becoming hazy, and her breathing quickened.
Yoruichi Shihōin shyly said, "Reiji, although you have Fourth-Grade Spirit Power, you defeated a Captain-class. So, to put it another way, you can now be considered Captain-class, right?"
"Well, I guess so…"
After speaking, Aozaki Reiji was stunned.
Yoruichi Shihōin's face was getting closer and closer.
Their bodies also got closer and closer.
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