A crowd of Shinigami had gathered at the entrance of the Squad 4 hospital.
Katori Sora had finally finished treating the last of the severely injured patients. Starting tomorrow, he would no longer have to stay at the hospital.
Knowing he was leaving, the medical team members had all come to see him off. A girl with twin tails, her eyes filled with tears, said in disbelief, "Lord Katori, are you really no longer serving as our vice-captain?"
Sora chuckled lightly. "I am a Professor at the academy. School starts tomorrow, and I still have to teach my students. The duties of a vice-captain are too demanding for me to handle both at the same time."
A long-haired girl lamented, "For someone with your talent, Lord Katori, teaching at the academy is such a waste!" She really couldn't understand why he would choose to teach instead of being a vice-captain.
Sora said with a serious expression, "Educating people is an equally important task. There is no high or low between it and saving lives."
"I'm sorry!" the girl immediately bowed. "I didn't mean to look down on Professors! Your noble character, Lord Katori, is truly admirable!"
The medical team members felt as if they were being melted by Sora's radiance, and their admiration for him grew even stronger.
"Alright," Sora said gently. "There's no need to see me off. There are still wounded in the hospital. You must take good care of them."
"Lord Katori, remember to come back and visit Squad 4 often!"
"Waaah—Lord Katori is really leaving!"
"I'm so sad to see him go. Lord Katori is just so gentle!"
"Can I go back to the academy to study... to be his student... how lucky that would be..."
...
It was already late when Sora returned to the dojo. He saw Batsunsai still sitting on the veranda in the backyard. "Are you finished with your work?"
"It's so late, you're not resting yet."
"I was waiting for you!" Batsunsai said with a mysterious smile, then ran towards the kitchen. "Come with me! I recreated the glutinous rice dish you made last time. Come and try it!"
Sora scratched his head, a strong sense of foreboding washing over him. Batsunsai's cooking skills, like his, were maxed out. But—hers were maxed out in the opposite direction!
He followed her into the kitchen. "Ta-da!" Batsunsai lifted a pot lid, showing off her creation.
On a plate was a hemispherical bowl of glutinous rice, soaked in red syrup, making it look like a freshly served plate of brains. The "brain" was studded with several lotus seeds, which were wrapped in pitted red dates, making them look like eyeballs growing on it.
"..." Sora was silent for a moment. He had absolutely never made such a dish. "You call this a recreation?"
"You truly have a talent for abstract art."
"What's abstract art?" she asked curiously.
"Nothing..." Sora sighed.
"Hurry up and try it! It's really delicious!" Batsunsai brought the plate over and even scooped a spoonful, bringing it to Sora's mouth. His eye twitched. It looked like an eyeball being scooped out of a brain.
But since she had already brought it to his lips, he could only open his mouth. Batsunsai fed him the spoonful.
"Hmm?" After tasting it, Sora was greatly surprised. "It's... actually quite good..." The fragrance of the lotus seed mixed with the sweetness of the date and rice, creating three different layers of texture. It was completely beyond his expectations.
"Hahaha, right!" she laughed heartily. "Kana deserves a lot of the credit too. She handled the ingredients and seasonings. I just did the styling!" She seemed very pleased with her creation.
"Kana made it?" Sora was surprised. He hadn't expected her to have a talent for cooking.
"Where is Kana? I don't sense her Spiritual Pressure in the dojo," he asked.
"She went home today. Something about family business," Batsunsai said, taking a spoonful herself before feeding another to Sora. "Before she left, she said she had a surprise for you tomorrow."
"Then I'll praise her tomorrow," Sora said with a smile.
After they finished the dish, Batsunsai cleaned up. "You must be tired. I've prepared some fatigue-relieving medicinal ointment for you. Let's go, I'll help you apply it."
Sora followed her to the bedroom and took off his shirt, revealing a lean and powerful upper body. Batsunsai brought over a bottle of ointment. A light, fresh scent emanated from it. She poured it onto her hands and began to rub it on his back. Her hands were incredibly soft, and wherever her gentle hands touched, a wave of warmth spread.
Soon, Sora felt the spiritual particles in his body become more active, a swelling heat rising from his heart and spreading throughout his body.
"Why are your muscles getting so tense... is there a problem with the ointment?" she asked, puzzled.
"It's fine... I've just been under a lot of stress lately..." Sora said softly.
"You worry too much. The war is over. Just leave Squad 4 to Unohana," she said, finishing his back and starting on his front. Her gentle, long breaths blew against his heart, and the feeling of heat grew more intense. The moment seemed to stretch on for an eternity.
"Pants," Batsunsai said, patting his abs. "Quick, take them off."
"I can do it myself..." Sora said.
"Getting shy now?" she rolled her eyes. "It's not like I haven't applied ointment for you before!" Though she said this, a faint blush unconsciously appeared on her face.
"Lie down!"
Sora could only lie down, letting her pull off his pants and continue. When the ointment had been applied to his entire body, the feeling of heat reached its peak. He felt as if every spiritual particle in his body were boiling, like a volcano about to erupt.
"Sora, the Spiritual Pressure in my Nōreidan seems to be running low," Batsunsai said suddenly.
"Is that so? I guess it's about time to replenish it," Sora said, placing his hand over the spot where the device was. It felt inexplicably hot.
...
After a while, the ointment's effect was fully realized. The long-suppressed volcano erupted. The swelling heat transformed into a powerful sense of relief, as if every spiritual particle in his body had been cleared. All the fatigue from the past few days was swept away.
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