Following the golden-haired handsome man's command, the members of the Sternritter dispersed throughout the palace to stand guard.
Although they didn't believe those two Shinigami would dare to break into His Majesty's palace, it was the Captain's order after all.
In the corridor of the side hall, two Quincy were patrolling, complaining as they walked.
"Seriously, those Shinigami are so weak, why bother with such extensive precautions? Couldn't we just kill them directly?"
"Why so much talk? The Captain told you to patrol, so just patrol obediently. If those adults hear you, you'll be in trouble. But... I also don't believe those Shinigami have the guts to come to our base. Oh, by the way, after patrol, shall we go for a drink?"
"Sounds good! But the liquor here is too bland, and the food is terrible. I miss the fine wine from my hometown."
"Me too."
The two of them walked through the corridor, chatting and laughing.
After their voices completely faded, a hand suddenly appeared on the corridor wall. The hand lightly swiped, and an invisible light curtain was torn away, revealing Yamabuki and Saitō Furōfushi beneath it.
"These people are too careless, aren't they? If we launched a direct surprise attack, we could definitely inflict heavy casualties on them." Saitō Furōfushi whispered.
Yamabuki also lowered his voice: "Don't underestimate them. Don't forget that some of these Quincy can awaken strange abilities. We still don't know who ambushed us earlier. If we attack rashly, it could easily lead to heavy casualties, which would be counterproductive."
Furthermore, the intelligence Yamabuki received indicated that Yhwach had entered a state of slumber. How he fell into slumber, and whether he had awakened The Almighty, were still unknowns. His previous thoughts were merely Yamabuki's own conjectures.
"Shh, someone's coming!" Yamabuki grabbed Saitō Furōfushi's ponytail and pressed against the wall again, lightly waving his arm, and a curved light enveloped their bodies.
Just then, a Quincy in a white robe walked over. This person was clearly not a mere soldier; his demeanor was different from the others.
"Why do I hear voices over here? Am I just imagining things?" The Quincy stared strangely at the empty corridor, then slowly said after a long pause: "Seriously, the Captain is being too cautious. How could those Shinigami possibly have the guts to attack our base?"
Inside the curved light, Saitō Furōfushi reached out and lightly touched his neck, signaling Yamabuki, asking if they should both talk about eliminating him.
Yamabuki shook his head slightly. Their target was Yhwach. It was best not to act rashly before seeing the slumbering Yhwach.
Now, they were in the enemy's stronghold, where there were more than twenty of those powerful Sternritter members. If they were surrounded by these people, even Yamabuki was not confident he could break through.
After all, many people's abilities already involved rules, like Momo's chains. Theoretically, no attack could sever the chains. Fortunately, Yamabuki's Zanpakutō was space-type, which, in terms of rules, should be superior to the opponent's ability, allowing him to easily sever the chains.
And who knows how many people possess such abilities?
Saitō Furōfushi said in a mosquito-like voice: "This is too passive. I'll go get two of their uniforms to change into later."
"Alright."
Soon, this Quincy also left, and Yamabuki and Saitō Furōfushi quietly jumped onto the rooftop.
Just as they were racking their brains about where to get two uniforms, the two patrolling Quincy from earlier actually returned.
They continued to patrol and grumble incessantly.
It seemed that no matter which side, the lower ranks harbored dissatisfaction with the decisions of the upper ranks, especially with the tyrant Yhwach.
He only carved Schrift onto his subordinates to better absorb spiritual power.
No matter where these Quincy with Schrift eliminated enemies, the enemies' souls would be devoured by Yhwach through the Schrift.
Yamabuki and Saitō Furōfushi hid above, watching the two Quincy. Yamabuki took out a rope and silently lowered it. The Quincy on the left was still complaining about how it wasn't time for the shift change yet. He turned his head and found his companion was gone.
"Huh? Stop playing around, come out quickly!"
Little did he know, his companion had already been lassoed by the neck and directly pulled into mid-air. To avoid leaving bloodstains, Yamabuki simply strangled him to death with his hands.
The other Quincy was still curious where his companion had gone. Suddenly, he looked up and found two people on the rafters!
The Quincy's mouth fell open in fright. Before he could scream, a flying rope wrapped around his neck, and a powerful spiritual pressure directly destroyed his vocal cords, then dragged him into mid-air.
Before he could react, a hand had already grabbed his neck and directly crushed his cervical vertebrae.
Then, the two of them stripped the clothes off these two bodies.
Yamabuki changed quite openly, as a grown man he wasn't afraid of being seen. He originally thought Saitō Furōfushi, being a young lady, would be shy and hesitant, but unexpectedly, she was also very open, directly taking off her outer clothes to change.
One must know that in this era, Japan had no underwear, so this removal basically revealed everything!
"Hmm... you looked quite flat with clothes on, but I didn't expect you to be so well-endowed once they're off!" Yamabuki said with a 'why not look' mentality.
Saitō Furōfushi threw her original clothes back onto Yamabuki's head.
"Indeed, all men think about these things." Saitō Furōfushi said with a proud expression: "You and Unohana, have you, ahem, have you done it already? How was it?"
"Don't make us sound so sordid. We're a very pure boyfriend-girlfriend relationship, just living together." Yamabuki's eyes darted around. He also wanted to take their relationship further, but he could never find the right moment to speak.
"Trash! If I were a man and lived with her, I could conquer her in three days!" Saitō Furōfushi said proudly.
"You talk as if you know a lot? Can I show my eyes now?" Yamabuki pulled the clothes Saitō Furōfushi threw onto his head and saw that Saitō Furōfushi had already changed.
Under the pure white uniform, the wild girl seemed to gain a touch of a professional woman's aura.
Then, the two of them quietly landed on the ground, pretending to be patrolling Quincy.
Judging from this palace, there should be quite a few Quincy. These people couldn't possibly all know each other, so they decided to play a game of fishing in troubled waters.
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