"This guy is just playing around!"
Such an absurd yet undeniably real thought surfaced in Yoruichi Shihoin's mind.
Before, she could use various excuses like carelessness, the inability to use Bankai, or the need to avoid detection. But now that the situation had deteriorated to this extent, no excuse could justify it anymore.
The only ones left who could still move were the two Lieutenants, Lisa Yadomaru and Hiyori Sarugaki. Even if Hachigen Ushoda and Tessai Tsukabishi gave up maintaining the barrier right now, their remaining Reiatsu would not be enough for them to do much more.
Her own Shunkō: Raijin Senkei was not yet stable. Although she knew this move still had a lot of potential to be excavated, could she really win by unleashing it now?
The doubts and worries in her mind could not be dispelled, but Yoruichi had already gathered her Reiatsu.
Win or not... could she really just abandon Kisuke and the others and run away?!
"Shunkō: Raijin Senkei!"
The high-density Reiatsu that originally surrounded her shoulders and back like wings transformed into a ring composed of six Tomoe drums, and horns flickering with lightning appeared on her head.
'Does she know this move already?'
Suzuki Makoto immediately used his Reiatsu to form an air wall and pushed it forward, blocking the lightning that was scattering in all directions. This was not a display of power, but evidence that the opponent still couldn't completely control this move—because he had just seen Kensei Muguruma, who was lying unconscious on the ground, twitching from the electric shocks.
If he didn't help block it, this Captain might have to report to Hell ahead of schedule.
Seeming to also realize her indiscriminate damage, Yoruichi Shihoin leaped high into the air and began to charge power mid-flight. Suzuki Makoto was initially puzzled as to why she would choose such a strange, passive posture, but he immediately discovered that Hiyori Sarugaki and Lisa Yadomaru, who were originally in the distance, were suppressing their Reiatsu and quietly sneaking over.
They shouldn't be so blind to the situation as to try a sneak attack—so they must be coming to save people.
'Trying to lure me up there?'
'Then, as you wish.'
Using Hirenkyaku, he arrived in front of Yoruichi Shihoin. Seeing her goal achieved, she interrupted her charge without hesitation. The six Tomoe drums on her back beat in succession, and countless bolts of thunder crashed down toward Suzuki Makoto.
Bathed in the sea of lightning, Suzuki Makoto, who had long since constructed a full-body defense with Reiatsu, remained unharmed. He even had the leisure to analyze how the opponent's Reiatsu constructed the lightning attribute.
At this moment, Yoruichi felt no frustration that her attack was ineffective, because the two below had already rescued everyone else. Her strategy had worked; now she just needed to stall...
"Interesting Reiatsu. Although Shunkō is somewhat trivial to me, this method of using Reiatsu is actually quite valuable for reference."
Suzuki Makoto's indifferent voice rang out, sounding increasingly chilling due to the distortion he applied to it.
The fine hairs on Yoruichi Shihoin's body stood on end. Just as she wanted to drive more thunder to attack, she was directly swallowed by the lightning released by Suzuki Makoto.
"Although you are the 'Flash Goddess,' it seems you still aren't as fast as lightning."
The unconscious and falling Yoruichi Shihoin was caught by Lisa Yadomaru. She nervously swung Yoruichi behind her, handing her over to Hiyori Sarugaki, while she tightly gripped the spear in her hand, staring at Suzuki Makoto, not daring to make the slightest move.
Suzuki Makoto paid her no mind. He hadn't used lethal force earlier, and Kisuke Urahara and Shinji Hirako, who had suffered the lightest injuries, should have been able to wake up by now.
"Lisa, I'll talk to him."
The manager of the general store, wearing a face full of bitter smiles, patted the girl on the shoulder. After waking up, he had briefly checked the condition of the others and found that they had only lost their combat ability and couldn't even be considered seriously injured. He had already understood the opponent's meaning.
What this man said from the very beginning turned out to be true—he really was just here to test if they were qualified.
A heavy Reiatsu instantly squeezed Lisa Yadomaru out. She was startled and was just about to take action when she saw Kisuke Urahara wave his hand, signaling her to go back first.
"To be able to instantly deploy a barrier of this level... If I had known earlier, I should have told Hachi and Mr. Tessai not to maintain the barrier. If we had joined hands, perhaps we could have forced out more of your abilities."
"To be honest, I am somewhat disappointed. Judging by the abilities of you Captains, even adding those two Grand and Vice Kido Chiefs, it would have been impossible to last much longer. After all, I've grown somewhat tired of learning things like Kidō."
Kisuke Urahara could not refute this point. To be able to unleash an attack of the same nature after taking a single glance at the Thunder God War Form Yoruichi used... the opponent claiming to be a Quincy who knew Kidō was clearly reasonable.
What was unreasonable was that his source of intelligence had reached a level that was completely incomprehensible.
"This... Mr. Quincy, you went to such great lengths to come over and give us a beating, yet you held back so much, proving that you are not a bloodthirsty person. Now you have expanded such a terrifying Reiatsu barrier, certainly not just to show off your martial prowess to us—so, what do you need us to do?"
Suzuki Makoto looked appreciatively at the former Director of the Department of Research and Development before him. Kisuke Urahara had always been a pragmatic person. Upon realizing they could not defeat Suzuki Makoto, nor resist him, he straightforwardly chose to lie flat and accept it.
"To be precise, it is you, Mr. Kisuke Urahara. I need you to help me deal with a person."
"Who?"
"The King of the Quincies, Yhwach."
Kisuke Urahara searched for this name in his mind, then was surprised to discover that his memories related to it were actually from the history textbooks of the Shin'ō Spiritual Arts Academy.
"Isn't that the Quincy leader who led the Quincy army to invade the Soul Society a thousand years ago and was defeated and killed by Captain-Commander Yamamoto?"
"He did not die. Instead, he used his power to open up a brand-new nation for the Quincies. We have spent a full one thousand years there, conserving our strength, preparing at all times for the second war with the Gotei 13."
These words made Kisuke Urahara's heart skip a beat. From how Suzuki Makoto had previously rattled off their names and experiences as if they were family treasures, it was evident that this Quincy nation's understanding of the Seireitei was definitely far more thorough than anyone imagined.
"Then what about you? With your power, I think you should be at least Yhwach's right-hand man. Why would you choose to come to the World of the Living, find us, and even test us?"
"Because I want to kill him. Kill Yhwach and liberate my clansmen from the hands of that devil."
Suzuki Makoto gave an answer that Kisuke Urahara had not expected.
"He calls himself our King, but he has never fulfilled the responsibilities of a King. He wants the Quincies to drain their last drop of blood for his ambition, yet he refuses to grant even a shred of grace or benevolence!"
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