When he left, Katori Sora chose not to take the fully forged Bakutō. Its side effects were too great; he would certainly never use it.
Besides, if the Kasumiōji family dared to distribute the sword blanks, they must have a way to track them.
Therefore, Sora decided to leave it there as bait, waiting for the fish to bite.
After the two of them left, the forest once again fell silent.
More than an hour later, there was movement in the area again. Two black-robed Shinigami lifted their hoods, revealing themselves.
They had come to retrieve the sword blanks. Each blank had been crafted with information that made it easy to track.
The two began to inspect the four swords on the ground.
"This one was successfully forged," one said, putting on a special glove and picking up the Bakutō.
"The blanks over here are all damaged," the other said, checking the swords left by Katō and the others, finding cracks on their blades.
The success rate for forging a Bakutō was not high. For one out of four to succeed was already considered lucky.
"Let's go. The batch of blanks distributed in the Sakahone district should be showing results soon," the robed Shinigami said, putting away the Bakutō.
He didn't notice that as he picked it up, something from its shadow stayed behind in his own. The Spiritual Pressure Sora had left in the Bakutō's shadow had transferred to his.
Although Sora couldn't control the "monitoring point" to move remotely when he wasn't present, as long as the shadows of the robed Shinigami and the Bakutō overlapped, the spiritual energy could transfer.
The robed Shinigami put his hood back on, concealing his form. On the surface, he cast no shadow, but beneath his cloak, it was all shadow.
Therefore, as he moved, he was essentially carrying Sora's "monitoring point" with him!
Sora could now determine the robed figure's location by tracking his own spiritual pressure. As soon as he entered the Kasumiōji family's experimental base, Sora would know its location.
Sora didn't know when they would go to the base, so to ensure the monitor could last a long time, he invested enough Spiritual Pressure to sustain it for several months. Fortunately, this ability had a strong hiding effect; otherwise, the energy would be very conspicuous. At least captain-level strength would be required to discover it.
Several days later, at the Katori Dojo—
"I did it!" An excited shout came from the backyard.
Sora walked into the yard, his hands tucked in his sleeves. "Kana, you didn't go back to the academy last night?"
Kana Azashiro often stayed overnight at the dojo, but her Kidō class this morning was very early. Kensei, Shinji, and Uemon were afraid of oversleeping, so they had all returned to the academy dorms.
"I suddenly felt inspired after dinner last night, so I practiced all night!" Kana Azashiro's body was a little tired, but her spirit was soaring. "Professor, I've learned 'Ryūkō'!"
"Let me feel your 'Ryūkō'," Sora said, gesturing for her to attack him.
Kana sheathed her sword to demonstrate for her professor on the spot. To use the technique, she first had to seal her Spiritual Pressure within the blade.
She still wasn't familiar with "Ryūkō" and needed to rely on her scabbard to compress the energy, using it like a mold to pour Spiritual Pressure onto the blade inside, which lowered the difficulty.
"Professor, here I come!" Kana shouted, drawing and slashing her blade. A pale blue blade of light erupted from the scabbard.
However, the sound of clashing swords she expected never came. Kana's eyes widened in disbelief.
She had just seen her professor suddenly raise his hand and catch the extended "Spiritual Pressure blade" between his palm and thumb!
"The professor caught it with just his hand!" she said, stunned. "Is my 'Ryūkō' too weak?"
"The power of your 'Ryūkō' is adequate. It's just that my Spiritual Pressure and control are far superior to yours, which is why I could catch it so easily," Sora said, feeling the sharpness of the blade he held.
The blue "Spiritual Pressure blade" was less than a centimeter from cutting into the web of his hand, but that one centimeter was an insurmountable gap.
"I see. It looks like I still have a long way to go," Kana said. She felt she had gotten much stronger recently, but she still couldn't fathom the depths of her professor's power.
Sora looked at his panel. The training mission had a new notification.
[Disciple Kana Azashiro has learned the sword technique "Ryūkō."]
[Guide Kana Azashiro to complete a sword technique training. Reward settlement.]
[Reward obtained: 5000 general experience points.]
[Reward obtained: Sword Technique: Jintō (Beginner level).]
"Jintō" (Dust Blade), like "Raikiri," was a technique that combined swordsmanship with Kidō. When executed, the slash would stir up dust that carried a special effect, capable of blinding an enemy for a short time.
"Alright, hurry up and get to the academy. You're about to be late," Sora chuckled.
"AH!!!" Kana looked up and saw the sun had already risen. "Professor, I'm leaving!"
"You probably don't have time to go to the cafeteria. There are some leftover brown sugar cakes in the pot..." Sora said.
Kana, who had just rushed out of the yard, quickly ran back and darted into the kitchen. When she emerged again, she had a piece of cake dangling from her mouth, with another in each hand.
She thanked him with a muffled voice and hurriedly left the dojo.
"She's probably going to be punished by copying the student handbook again," Sora shook his head. Kana didn't like Kidō class, especially the early morning ones that required memorizing incantations, so she was late around this time almost every week.
"Good morning, professor. Do you have a class today?" Aizen Sōsuke came into the courtyard.
"Morning, Sōsuke," Sora said, shaking his head. "I have a class this afternoon. But since I'm free this morning, how about I teach you some Kidō? I hear the morning is the best time for memorization..."
His voice suddenly trailed off. Aizen saw his professor's gaze suddenly become incredibly sharp.
"The rats have returned to their hole... Sōsuke, it seems there's no time to teach you today..."
The vision from the monitoring point he had hidden in the black-robed man's shadow had paid off. That group of men had finally returned to the sword-forging experimental base.
Now that he knew the location, he wouldn't be reckless enough to go alone.
A moment later, Batsunsai contacted Kyōraku Shunsui.
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