Yamabuki slowly opened his eyes, Unohana was looking at him worriedly, as the fusion of Shinigami and Hollow powers was an unprecedented event, and no one knew what might go wrong.
Yamabuki touched his face, confirming that there was no mask on it, and then said with relief, "It's fine, I just talked to the Spirit Form inside me, I just need to give her a good beating and let her know who the real boss is."
But Unohana's worried expression didn't disappear; instead, it became even more anxious. Yamabuki couldn't understand why Unohana would show such an expression. Suddenly, a small foot stepped on the back of his head, and at the same time, the Spirit Form's voice came, "Who did you say you were going to give a good beating to?"
Yamabuki's first thought was, bare feet are the best! Only then did he realize, why was the Spirit Form outside? Wasn't she a part of his soul? Theoretically, she should only appear in his inner world, but…
Yamabuki slowly turned his head and saw the Spirit Form waiting for him expressionlessly. Indeed, her fair, tender small feet were not wearing Yamabuki's favorite black stockings, but that didn't matter. For such a cute girl, bare feet were enough, and even more charming.
Wait a minute, the Spirit Form is a part of my soul, so doesn't that mean I'm stepping on myself? This feeling is so strange! No wonder Unohana was looking at him so oddly.
She must have witnessed the entire process of the Spirit Form splitting from his body, which was even more bizarre than a woman giving birth.
Yamabuki reached out and pinched the Spirit Form's cheek: "Stop messing around, hurry up and go back. You are a part of my soul; without you, I am an incomplete person."
The Spirit Form hugged her pumpkin lantern and snorted: "You haven't completely solved the Hollowfication problem yet. I've temporarily split off your Hollowfication power. It's not too late for me to go back once you can fully control this power."
The Spirit Form raised the pumpkin lantern in her hand, and under the eerie light, a huge Hollow appeared in the Underground Training Ground.
Unohana quickly drew her sword. Yamabuki reached out and pressed Unohana's hand. This Hollow was also a part of his body. If it were killed, who knew what changes would occur in his body. So, the best way now was to wait and see. According to the Spirit Form, to completely control the power of the Hollow, one must control one's negative emotions.
But this thing isn't something one can control just by wanting to!
Moreover, this Hollow that emerged from his body was very strange; it didn't seem like something truly existing in this world, but rather something existing in a parallel world. Normally, including Yamabuki, no one could see it, only when the light of the pumpkin lantern shone on it could it be seen.
"It's so stuffy in here, I want to go out and play," the Spirit Form said.
"You're a soul that split from my body, don't be so picky. You stay here for now. Once I figure out how to deal with the Hollow power, we'll merge," Yamabuki said.
Although the little loli was incredibly cute, Yamabuki still felt very strange looking at this little loli who had split from his own body.
It felt like facing his own clone.
However, the Spirit Form managed to win over Unohana in just a few minutes. Although their personalities were different, the Spirit Form and Yamabuki were, after all, of the same origin. They even had completely identical memories, and naturally, they liked the same things, such as gentle older sisters.
He wondered if this counted as NTRing himself to his face.
"Yamabuki, let's just raise this child for now, isn't she cute?" Unohana said with a smile.
Yamabuki had no choice. Before completely solving the Hollow power issue, he could only temporarily raise her. I raise myself, awesome.
Suddenly, Yamabuki remembered a detail and asked, "Spirit Form, you just said that your emergence was the result of unanimous agreement among four people? You count as one, Little White as one, Little Red as one, so who was the last one? Could it be this big guy behind you? Or… do I have another split soul, representing the Quincy power?"
"Hmm, there is indeed another one representing the Quincy power," the Spirit Form admitted generously. Anyway, this wasn't some unspeakable secret.
These four people aren't playing mahjong inside my body, are they? And they didn't even include me, that's outrageous.
"I'm hungry, I want to eat," the Spirit Form said.
"Go cook yourself, don't try to act pitiful in front of me," Yamabuki said without a hint of compassion.
The Spirit Form stared at Yamabuki with her big, watery eyes. Although Yamabuki knew this girl was deliberately trying to be cute, he ultimately couldn't resist.
I'm actually so cute, it's unfair!
"Alright, what do you want to eat?" Yamabuki asked.
"Manchu Han Imperial Feast."
Yamabuki grabbed the Spirit Form by the neck and directly threw her out the door.
Manchu Han Imperial Feast? Go out and work to earn money. Our family never supports idlers.
But as soon as he turned around, the Spirit Form was back beside Yamabuki, still holding her pumpkin lantern, letting out a soft "hmph."
"If I'm not happy, the Hollow power might go berserk, you need to think carefully," the Spirit Form said. "Although I don't know how strong this child's power truly is, it certainly won't be weaker than Starrk or Baraggan."
As the light from the pumpkin lantern spread, a Tyrannosaurus Rex Hollow appeared in the room.
The Tyrannosaurus Rex Hollow seemed to exist in a peculiar space, and the light of the pumpkin lantern was the medium that summoned it.
What sin did I commit in my past life? How did I end up with such an ancestor?
"No Manchu Han Imperial Feast, is potato stew with meat okay?" Yamabuki asked expressionlessly.
"Okay," the Spirit Form readily agreed. Yamabuki suspected she was trying to trick him.
"Don't make that face. Don't you have another half a year? I'll teach you how to increase your power," the Spirit Form said. "Increasing spiritual pressure can only improve your Shinigami abilities, but the abilities of Hollows and Quincies aren't so easy to improve, I think you've already noticed."
Yamabuki stared at the Spirit Form. The improvement of Hollow power doesn't rely on training, but on devouring, constantly devouring fellow Hollows, and the Hollow's spiritual pressure will continuously increase.
While the Quincy's inherent abilities can be improved through training, it is very limited.
The Sternritter are powerful because they possess the Schrift bestowed by Yhwach. Without the Schrift and Vollständig, an ordinary Quincy would at most be on the level of Ishida Uryū.
Thinking carefully about the various abilities of Quincies: reishi absorption, reishi control, and power bestowal.
But ultimately, they all point to one ability: plunder.
"You're not going to make me devour Hollows, are you?" Yamabuki asked.
"Smart, you got it right."