The night was already deep.
Yamatake Chiaki returned home drunk.
Although the Yamatake Clan was a high-ranking noble family, due to its declining population and dwindling fortunes, by their generation, the family's foundation was far from what it once was.
And Yamatake Chiaki had even fallen into the bad habit of gambling, which further worsened the already not-so-wealthy family's situation.
However, the family's finances had suddenly become abundant these past two days.
He patted his pocket, which was filled with gold.
This wasn't because Yamatake Chiaki had stumbled upon money by sheer luck; it was because he had "bought" his sister, which meant a political marriage.
The other party was a mid-ranking noble, whose status was far inferior to his own family's, yet they had become extremely wealthy through proper management.
A noble's rank did not necessarily represent the amount of their wealth.
For example, the Ōmaeda family was only a low-ranking noble, but they were very rich because they had gone into the jewelry business.
And nobles like Yamatake Chiaki, who lacked business acumen, sometimes lived in poverty.
When he made this decision, Yamatake Chiaki hesitated for a moment, but upon seeing the dazzling gold brought by the other party, he immediately succumbed. Half a month later, his sister would marry a complete stranger. As for whether she would be happy in the future?
Heh heh, what does that have to do with me?
This money is enough for me to squander for a while.
Besides, I am the head of this family, and you must obey me.
Yamatake Chiaki staggered through the courtyard, looking at the moonlight in the sky, giggling foolishly.
"Brother, why are you drinking so much again?" A little girl emerged from the room, appearing to be only eleven or twelve years old, well-behaved and cute, wearing an elaborate twelve-layered kimono, looking like a well-behaved little princess.
"Chiyo-chan? Come here, let Brother see. Ah, if it weren't absolutely necessary, Brother really wouldn't bear to part with you! For the revival of our family, I can only wrong you," Yamatake Chiaki sighed and said, then took another gulp of wine.
"Brother, don't worry, I'll be obedient. Hmm? Brother, why do you have a gentian flower on you?" Yamatake Chiyo asked curiously.
Yamatake Chiaki didn't know when a gentian flower had appeared on him. He casually plucked the flower and threw it aside: "Don't mind it, go back to sleep."
"But Brother, I want to look at the moon a little longer..."
"Go back to sleep!" Yamatake Chiaki's voice suddenly rose. He would not allow the only person he could control to defy him.
The young lady was afraid of making her brother angry and could only obediently return to her room to sleep.
After Chiyo-chan returned to her room, Yamatake Chiaki leisurely looked at the moonlight in the sky, giggling to himself. He would use this money to find a woman to marry, then have several more daughters. By then, those daughters could also be sold for a good price!
Thinking of this, Yamatake Chiaki laughed happily.
I am truly a genius; I will use this method to revitalize the family!
"Why do I always encounter people like you?"
Just as Yamatake Chiaki was lost in thought, a lazy voice came from the rooftop. Yamatake Chiaki quickly looked up, only to see a dispirited young man sitting on the roof, sighing and looking at him.
"Who are you? Don't you know this is my home? Get out immediately!!!" Yamatake Chiaki cursed.
The young man shook his head and smiled wryly, then suddenly raised his hand, and a cold flash instantly pierced through Yamatake Chiaki's calf.
"Ah ah ah ah ah ah!!!"
A scream echoed through the night.
"Chiyo-chan! Chiyo-chan! Come save me! Chiyo-..."
Another cold flash, piercing Yamatake Chiaki's neck and destroying his vocal cords.
Yamatake Chiaki opened his mouth in despair, but no sound came out.
"I like things simple. Someone gives me money, I help them kill. It's simple, I like it." The young man now held a steel spike, about twenty centimeters long, aimed at Yamatake Chiaki's glabella.
"When you go to hell, remember my name..."
A cold light flashed, and the spike instantly pierced Yamatake Chiaki's glabella.
"My name is Shijima Chigiri... Never mind, you probably can't hear me anyway!" Shijima Chigiri took out a gentian flower, waved it lightly, and the flower fell onto Yamatake Chiaki's face.
Just then, the sound of a door opening came, and Chiyo-chan walked out of her room. She had heard her brother's shouts just now. She looked into the courtyard and immediately saw her brother's tragic state, and the young girl let out a cry of surprise!
"Ah!!!"
Shijima Chigiri looked at the girl with a smile and used Shunpo to appear behind her.
Chiyo-chan felt someone behind her and tried to turn around, but something cold touched her cheek.
"Don't turn around. Although the employer wants your life too, it's not now. Stand here obediently, and after counting to a thousand, go call for help. If you dare to turn around or not follow my instructions, Big Brother will have to kill you right now!" Shijima Chigiri rubbed Chiyo-chan's head, then took out another gentian flower and tucked it into the young girl's hair, looking at his masterpiece with satisfaction.
"I hate trouble the most! I don't want to cause any trouble at all. Alright, you can start counting now," Shijima Chigiri said with a smile.
Although it was already spring, Chiyo-chan felt cold all over and trembled incessantly.
"One, two, three..."
"Good child, you must count to a thousand before calling for help. I'll be watching you nearby," Shijima Chigiri said, then immediately used Shunpo to leave.
Chiyo-chan counted from one to a thousand before daring to scream out loud.
The Gotei 13 had arranged night patrols. Hearing the girl's scream, the patrolling squad members immediately rushed in and found the body on the ground already cold.
"The person is dead, quickly go call for help. To openly commit murder right under our noses, they clearly don't regard our Gotei 13 at all."
Soon, the alarm gongs rang out, waking everyone in the entire Seireitei.
The patrolling squad members drew their Zanpakutō and guarded the surroundings, fearing that the perpetrator had not gone far and might launch a surprise attack.
Yamabuki's residence.
The young man and young woman were engaged in a very intense clash.
Meaning, flesh and blood flying, sparks splattering.
The underground training room was filled with sword light. Their swordsmanship was evenly matched, but in his normal state, Yamabuki's spiritual pressure was still far inferior to Unohana's. Therefore, Yamabuki wanted to use the clash with Unohana to improve his own spiritual pressure.
Indeed, this method was very effective.
Each time Yamabuki was severely injured by Unohana and then recovered, his own spiritual pressure would increase.
At this rate, in at most a year and a half, Yamabuki's spiritual pressure would be able to catch up to Unohana's current level, even without relying on Vollständig.
The two were clashing fiercely when Yamabuki suddenly leaped out of the combat zone: "Wait a moment, someone's coming from above!"
P.S.: There was a small error. The one who was cut by Unohana outside the Seireitei before should have been Shijima Chigiri, the First Division Captain. The name was wrong, my apologies, it has been corrected.
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