Demon Slayer: The Journey That Began When I Became Yoriichi's Sister

Chapter 616 Escape

In the present world, in a forest.

Wo Ling Tiezhai casually put the group down, checked the operation of the forbidden technique, and sat quietly in the forest to wait.

A moment later, a bright light flashed, and a door opened in the woods, from which Yoruichi and Kisuke Urahara ran out in a disheveled state.

Tetsuzai lowered his raised hand and breathed a sigh of relief: "Are you alright?"

It's truly astonishing that they managed to escape successfully despite being blocked by Captain-Commander Yamamoto.

"Hmm, no problem." Yoruichi stretched her shoulders and calmed her breathing slightly.

Although they didn't directly confront Yamamoto, Kyoraku Shunsui and the others were no pushovers. Despite Kuchiki Ginrei's apparent leniency, they were still outnumbered, and Kyoraku Shunsui and Ukitake Jushiro were two veteran Shinigami.

Both of them are disciples of old man Yamamoto, and their strength should not be underestimated.

Yoruichi glanced back at the door that was about to close and said, "Let's leave here first, just in case the pursuers catch up."

"Understood." Tetsuzai nodded slightly, bent down and carried everyone on his back. Kisuke Urahara helped him share the load, carrying Hirako and the others.

Tetsuzai instinctively took half a step forward, then stopped, turned back, and asked in surprise, "Aren't we going to wait for Miss Yuko?"

Yoruichi smiled and took out a bone vial for treatment from her bosom: "Don't worry, Yuuko is not an ordinary Grim Reaper. Even if only a few cells are left in her body, she can regenerate."

Her and Kisuke's bone jars hadn't been used yet; they still contained blood.

"……I see."

Tessai nodded. Although he still had some doubts, Yuko had already demonstrated that unimaginable regenerative ability to him when she fought Captain-Commander Yamamoto.

"Let's go."

After explaining, Yoruichi took two steps out, then suddenly stopped.

Kisuke Urahara noticed her pause and turned around to look at her: "What's wrong?"

"You don't look well."

Yoruichi didn't answer; a scene suddenly flashed through her mind.

What is it?

It seems to be at a banquet...

"Could you help me back?"

"I've raised you for so long, what's wrong with helping me back?"

"Alright, I'll help you up after I take Shaoling back to her room."

"Can't you... hiccup, create clones?"

"When can I split myself into two?"

"Aren't you the one who can... split, divide?"

"I am a split, not a clone."

……

Yoruichi's face visibly turned ugly.

Kisuke Urahara called out to Yoruichi twice without getting a response, as if he had suddenly been mesmerized by something. He involuntarily took a few steps back and reached out to pat her: "Hey, Yoruichi..."

Before Kisuke Urahara could even pat Yoruichi on the shoulder, Yoruichi suddenly flew into a rage, brandishing the bone bottle and angrily shouting, "You bastard!"

"Change back right now!"

Kisuke Urahara paused for a moment.

Woriya Tessai was completely baffled.

Yoruichi shook the bone bottle violently, and the sound of water sloshing inside could be heard, but the bone bottle never turned into Yuuko as Yoruichi had hoped.

Yoruichi gritted her teeth: "What a joke! That bastard!"

Yoruichi turned and left without saying a word.

Kisuke Urahara grabbed her arm: "What do you want to do?!"

"That bastard lied to me!"

What do you mean by having more children so casually!

It's a complete scam!

……

That regenerative ability, regarding the separation of consciousness, is probably limited by distance and the number of individuals involved!

Kisuke Urahara stopped her: "What's the difference between going back like this and committing suicide?"

Yoruichi wanted to explain, but the gaps in the forest were almost disappearing. She casually pushed Urahara Kisuke's hand away, turned her feet with a quick step, and flashed into the Dangai.

"Hiss..." Kisuke Urahara gasped, his headache growing stronger as he stood there.

……

Why am I being chased by a train?!

Inside the barrier, Yuko cursed and ran forward as fast as she could.

You're taking advantage of her being weak right now, aren't you!

hateful!

The thick, lifelike walls around her were constantly shrinking, squeezing Yuko's living space.

Meanwhile, right behind them, the train-like Jutu was relentlessly pursuing Yuko.

Her physical strength was rapidly depleted, and her regenerative abilities became sluggish due to lack of stamina. The confining walls not only physically compressed the space but also continuously absorbed her spiritual pressure, causing even her Shunpo (Instant Step) to become sluggish. She felt as if she were sinking into a bottomless quagmire, and she was running more and more powerless.

The raging torrents on both sides, like landslides, were about to bury Yuko's path forward.

It's truly a dead end with a dead end in front and a locomotive behind.

It seems that no matter how you die, it's not dignified.

"What a joke!"

If she dies here, wouldn't people laugh at her to death if they passed by here in the future?

Just as the massive headlights of the car behind her were about to kill her, a swift, dark shadow flashed in the corner of her eye, followed by a feeling of weightlessness.

"You bastard! You really know how to cause me trouble!"

The familiar voice, tinged with a hint of exasperated anger, instantly eased Yuko's tense nerves.

At this moment, Yuuko was being carried in Yoruichi's arms in a princess carry as they broke through to the front.

Yoruichi unleashed a burst of speed with her Shunpo, and at this speed, the flood of Kokuryu couldn't keep up with Yoruichi's advance at all, while Kokuryu behind her was left far behind.

"How did you come back?" Yuko leaned against Yoruichi's chest, panting heavily, feeling a wave of exhaustion wash over her.

Yoruichi's anger vanished instantly; seeing Yuuko like this, she simply couldn't bear to hit her.

Never mind, this time...

"Thank goodness you're back." Yu Zi hugged her neck and patted her chest. "You scared me to death. We almost got into a car accident."

"...Hehe." If she hadn't been in danger yet, she would have already crushed this guy to the ground by now.

Hearing Yoruichi's cold laughter, Yuko shuddered.

What, what’s going on.

Why do you seem angry?

With Yoruichi's help, and using Shunpo to travel quickly, the two escaped from the Dangai.

A bright light appeared before my eyes, and the bare boundary disappeared, replaced by a forest.

The moon was bright and the stars were few; it was the dead of night.

"I'm saved!" Yu Zi beamed with joy. "I've escaped death again..."

"Huh?" Before she could finish speaking, Yoruichi suddenly let go of her hand, and Yuko fell to the ground with a thud.

"That was too reckless, Yoruichi." Kisuke Urahara and Tessai Kishiriya breathed a sigh of relief and stepped forward.

"Sigh~"

Yuko rubbed her backside, got up from the ground, and pointed angrily at Yoruichi: "Is this how you treat the wounded?"

"Hehe." Yoruichi's face was as if covered by a layer of gloom. She was not embarrassed at all in the face of Yuuko's accusation, which made Yuuko's heart skip a beat and she couldn't help but ask herself.

What exactly did she do wrong?

……

Ah, she seems to remember now.

Yu Zi's angry gaze became unfocused, her momentum weakened, and she coughed twice before changing the subject, saying, "Well, let's leave here first, or they might catch up with us."

Kisuke Urahara and Tessai Nishiki stared at her calmly.

"What are you looking at me for? Let's go."

Both of them turned their heads in unison, their gazes falling on Yoruichi standing next to Yuuko.

Please, she knows the situation perfectly well, can't you give her some face?!

Yuko's expression was almost contorted.

"Gulp..." Yuko swallowed hard, turned her head away cautiously, and then...

Stare~

Golden eyes were staring at her intently.

Yu Zi suddenly turned her head, feeling uneasy under her gaze, which also dispelled much of her fatigue.

“…Um, Yoruichi.” Yuko chuckled dryly, carefully moving her feet to create a safe distance, as if afraid that Yoruichi might suddenly attack.

"Shut up," Yoruichi said in a gloomy tone.

"..." Yuko wisely shut her mouth and looked at Kisuke and the other two.

Kisuke Urahara and Tessai Nishiki tilted their heads and looked away.

……

Just when Yuko thought the matter was over, Yoruichi spoke up.

"Put the bone bottle away carefully." Yoruichi mimicked Yuuko's tone at the time, emphasizing each word. With each word she spoke, the temperature around them dropped by one degree.

Yu Zi's throat moved, and Mu Mu nodded.

Oh no, I'm going to get killed by the green garlic.

“Yuko isn’t an ordinary Shinigami. Even if only a few cells remain in her body, she can regenerate rapidly,” Yoruichi continued. “Isn’t that reliable? Doesn’t it give you peace of mind?”

Yuko's eyes lit up, and she turned her head excitedly: "I didn't say that!"

Yoruichi's face darkened: "I said it!"

“…Yes, I’m sorry.”

Seeing that things had calmed down enough, Kisuke Urahara stepped in to smooth things over: "Well, Ikuko just wanted everyone to evacuate safely, and her intentions were good. Besides, in the end, everything turned out fine, didn't it?"

"Everyone escaped safely."

With Kisuke speaking up for her, Yoruichi's expression finally improved considerably.

"Let's go, let's figure out a way to settle them down first." Kisuke Urahara nodded to the group, "Let's see if there's anywhere nearby where we can rest."

Yu Zi breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, "I'll do it."

She needs to show some skill, or she might get a beating.

Yoruichi's brow relaxed slightly: "Are you alright?"

Yuko was so moved she almost cried: "Yeah, I'm just a little too exhausted. I'll find something to eat later."

Yoruichi's expression changed, and she returned the bone bottle to Yuuko: "With this, you should be able to recover a little, right?"

After all, this originally belonged to Yuko.

"Yes, thank you." Yu Zi did not refuse, took the bone bottle, and with a flick of her wrist, the bone bottle disappeared from her hand.

At the same time, her pale face regained some color.

"..."

How exactly did it disappear?

Wo Ling Tiezhai was completely baffled.

“There’s also a share for me.” Kisuke Urahara returned the bone bottle to Ikuko.

"Ah, there's one here too." Tetsuzai Wakashi realized and quickly found his own.

Surprisingly, none of the group needed to use the bone bottle, which was a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

After absorbing all three bone bottles, Yu Zi's stamina finally returned to normal. She had been so exhausted that her legs were weak, but now, while she couldn't run or jump, she could at least move around a bit.

"Wait a moment, let me sense it."

Yu Zi closed her eyes slightly, and her senses instantly spread in all directions. In less than half a minute, she opened her eyes.

"There is a cave about 700 meters to the northeast, and the cave is about 20 meters deep."

What an amazing ability to perceive!

"Let's go."

The group headed towards the cave.

As they approached the cave, Wo Ling Tiezhai, who was walking ahead, smelled a strange odor: "There's something inside the cave."

"Oh, I forgot to mention, it's for today..."

"Roar!"

A brown bear pounced out of the cave, and was then instinctively knocked down by Tetsuzai Wakashi.

"Today's food." Yuko licked her lips and dragged the brown bear into the cave.

Yoruichi: "..."

Are they here for a picnic?

The group cleaned up the cave a bit, placed the remains of Hirako and the others aside, and separated their souls from the remains.

The faces of the several people were completely covered by bone masks.

Yu Zi stepped forward to observe and said calmly, "I can see that the two energies within their bodies are temporarily in a state of stillness."

Wo Ling Tiezhai steadied the forbidden technique again, sweat dripping from his forehead, and said, "Using forbidden techniques continuously consumes too much energy. If this continues, the forbidden technique will eventually lose its effectiveness."

"We must find a way to solve their problems as soon as possible."

Yoruichi asked, "Is there nothing we can do even with the Hogyoku?"

“Since Aizen could turn them into this state using the Hogyoku, then logically, the Hogyoku could also turn them back.”

Kisuke Urahara shook his head: "No, I don't know what the problem is, but it didn't work."

Yuko asked curiously, "Could it be that his Hogyoku is of a higher grade than yours?"

"..."

Yoruichi shrugged: "Alright, Yuuko, stop rubbing salt in his wounds."

You didn't let him off the hook either!

Tetsuzai's voice was slightly hoarse: "So, there's no other way?"

Kisuke Urahara shook his head: "It's too early to give up now."

"As a researcher, I have to say you're still too green," Yu Zi said abruptly.

Everyone looked on in confusion, thinking to themselves.

What kind of trouble are you up to now?

Tetsuzai asked bluntly, "Miss Yuko, what method do you have?"

Yu Zi held up one finger: "It's not exactly a method, but I do have an idea."

Everyone asked in unison, "What are your thoughts?"

Yuko countered, "The infection from the ethereal form should occur through wounds, right?"

Kisuke Urahara nodded slightly: "Yes, that's right, it was infected through a wound."

"In other words, this is essentially a physiological change, and it enters the body through blood infection."

"You mean!" Kisuke Urahara's eyes lit up suddenly, and he immediately understood what Ikuko meant.

“That’s right, I want to try to see if I can resist the power of the Hollow with my blood.”

"Since it's infecting through the bloodstream, it's bound to clash with my blood. Next..."

Kisuke Urahara murmured, continuing, "The rest depends on whether regeneration can suppress the power of the Hollows, right?"

“You got it right.” Yu Zi snapped her fingers.

Yoruichi frowned: "But what if you fail?"

"Then you'll become like them too."