A month later, Sora received an unexpected invitation.
A Shinigami from the 12th Division brought an invitation from Kirio Hikifune.
"Captain Hikifune is inviting me to be a guest at the 12th Division?" Sora was a bit surprised to receive an invitation from her.
He had only met Kirio Hikifune once or twice and wasn't very familiar with her.
"Yes, the Captain has invited Professor Katori to the 12th Division to sample some fine cuisine," the Shinigami from the 12th Division nodded.
"Since it is an invitation from Captain Hikifune, it would be disrespectful to refuse," Sora said. He hadn't expected her to be so cordial as to invite him for a meal.
Sora followed the Shinigami to the 12th Division.
The 12th Division of this era had not yet been converted into the Shinigami Research and Development Institute; it lacked the futuristic feel it would have in the future.
However, it did have a technology research department, where Shutara Senjumaru had once worked.
The Shinigami led Sora to the barracks area, where Sora saw Kirio Hikifune in an open-air courtyard.
Kirio's appearance surprised Sora greatly.
She had gained some weight.
The last time they met, Kirio Hikifune's figure had been quite slender.
Now, she had entered the ranks of the slightly plump.
Sora, possessing memories from his past life, knew exactly what this change signified.
Kirio Hikifune's weight gain was, in fact, her stockpiling spiritual pressure!
"Captain Hikifune, the spiritual pressure on your body is very strange. Has the 'Temporary Soul' technology been perfected?" Sora asked.
This technology was one that Sora also regarded with great importance.
Kirio's "Temporary Soul" technology was the method of creating temporary souls and inserting them into living organisms.
It was different from Mod-Soul technology. Mod-Soul technology still required using the reishi of other Shinigami as a foundation to create a spiritual body.
But such a soul was not complete. The souls created with Mod-Soul technology were incomplete, possessing fundamental defects, vastly different from ordinary spiritual bodies, violently tempered, and incapable of growth.
The "Temporary Soul" technology, however, was different. It was the foundation of the future Gikon and Gigai technologies.
It had the potential to create complete souls.
Sora even felt that this was a technology that could potentially affect the balance of souls across the Three Worlds.
However, the "Temporary Soul" technology was only in its infancy. It wasn't until the generation of Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi that the creation of complete souls from reishi was truly achieved.
"Oh my, does Lord Katori know about this too?" Kirio Hikifune asked, surprised.
"I heard about it from Batsu'unsai," Sora nodded.
Tenjirō Kirinji had told Batsu'unsai Katori that the "Temporary Soul" technology Kirio was researching might one day be able to completely solve her spiritual pressure core problem.
"The 'Temporary Soul' technology hasn't reached the point of creating complete souls yet, but it can already be useful in some areas." Kirio patted Sora's shoulder. "And this is all thanks to your Nōreitan, Lord Katori. It gave me a flash of inspiration that allowed me to perfect the technology!"
Previously, Tenjirō Kirinji had created the oversized Nōreitan in Kirio's laboratory, so she had witnessed the entire process.
Sora was slightly taken aback. It seemed his Nōreitan had caused Kirio to perfect the "Temporary Soul" technology ahead of schedule.
"So, I'm going to cook a fine meal to thank you properly, Lord Katori!" Kirio laughed heartily.
Kirio Hikifune's cooking!
Sora was full of anticipation, because Kirio had gained weight.
This meant she had used her "Temporary Soul" technology to stockpile spiritual pressure, which could be infused into food during cooking.
Eating the food she cooked could increase one's own spiritual pressure!
This was one of the few methods in the Soul Society for boosting spiritual pressure that had no side effects.
Even though Kirio wasn't yet so plump that her facial features were obscured, and the effect wouldn't be as exaggerated as when Ichigo Kurosaki ate in the Soul King Palace, it was still enough to make Sora look forward to it.
Kirio brought Sora to a dining hall and quickly got to work.
Her cooking speed was extremely fast. In less than half an hour, she had placed more than a dozen delicious dishes on the table.
After she finished cooking, her weight had decreased by thirty jin, and her figure had slimmed down from slightly plump back to slender.
"Go on and try it, Lord Katori. You must finish everything~" Kirio said enthusiastically.
"Thank you for the meal!" Sora began to eat eagerly.
Kirio's culinary skills were no less than his own. Apart from his own cooking, this was the first time he had eaten food of this caliber in the Soul Society.
Sora quickly polished off all the food on the table, patting his full stomach. He exclaimed, "The food Captain Hikifune makes is truly delicious!"
Kirio smiled. "I've heard that your cooking is also quite good, Lord Katori. I hope to have the chance to taste your food next time."
Sora could feel the spiritual pressure inside his body growing rapidly.
He glanced at his panel. His spiritual pressure level was jumping quickly.
84... 85... ...88!
The meal Kirio had prepared had directly raised Sora's spiritual pressure level from 84 to 88!
"Next time, I must invite you to be a guest at the Katori Dojo, Captain Hikifune," Sora paused, then continued, "I feel that my spiritual pressure has increased quite a bit."
Sora released his spiritual pressure.
"This is an application of the 'Temporary Soul' technology. I infused the stockpiled spiritual pressure into the food while cooking, allowing you to absorb it through eating." Kirio sensed Sora's spiritual pressure and said in surprise, "Lord Katori's spiritual pressure... it's already very close to captain-level."
"It's all thanks to your help, Captain Hikifune," Sora said gratefully.
"I was also just thanking you for the inspiration from your Nōreitan," Kirio chuckled. "If not for that, I wouldn't have been able to perfect the 'Temporary Soul' technology so quickly."
After the meal, Kirio gave Sora a tour of her laboratory.
Her lab was not large, with only eight research personnel.
Sora noticed one of them, a young man with short, light-yellow hair.
[Kisuke Urahara]
[Talent: SS]
[Spiritual Pressure: 75]
[Affinity Level: Stranger]
Kisuke Urahara's talent was SS-rank!
In terms of combat potential, he was not on the same level as Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni or Sōsuke Aizen.
It was clear that he had squeezed into the SS-rank by virtue of his extraordinary intellect.
"For you to be able to develop a medicine like the Nōreitan, Lord Katori, shows that you also have a great talent for research and development," Kirio said with a smile. "My laboratory is in great need of talented people like you."
Kirio's words sparked some ideas in Sora's mind.
Kirio had perfected the "Temporary Soul" technology ahead of schedule.
According to his memories, Kirio's promotion to the Royal Guard was precisely because she had invented this technology.
This meant that it was highly likely Kirio would be promoted to the Royal Guard early!
When that happened, the captaincy of the 12th Division would become vacant.
Sora's interest was piqued.
Kisuke Urahara had not yet reached captain-level. It was even very likely that by the time Sora reached captain-level, Urahara still wouldn't have.
As long as Sora vied for it, it was highly possible he could secure the position of 12th Division captain before Urahara.
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