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

Chapter 698 It’s OK If You Are a Dragon

"Wait, don't..."

Before Yuko could finish speaking, Yachiru's delicate pink hands had already grabbed the base of the demon horns without any hesitation.

"Wow~ It's so warm~"

As if she had discovered a new continent, Yachiru not only touched it, but even grabbed the horn with both hands and hung on Yuuko's horn like she was doing a pull-up, swaying back and forth.

Yuko sat there, completely exasperated; she should have imagined this scene.

"Huh? Didn't Yuuko just let Soi Fon play with her?" Yoruichi narrowed his eyes and teased, "Why is she all serious now that it's this little girl? Does she dislike her?"

Yu Zi complained to her, "What kind of weird line is 'playing with'?"

Yachiru seemed to have heard Yoruichi's words. She let go of her hand, slowly sat on Yuuko's lap, and looked at her with some disappointment.

"Xiao Yu, do you dislike Yachiru?"

Her big eyes were brimming with tears, and her lips trembled with a pitiful expression, as if they would burst forth the moment Yuko gave a positive answer.

"..."

Yu Zi's eye twitched. What a joke! How could she possibly say that?

“I don’t hate it.”

"Really?" Yachiru blinked, her tears instantly disappearing in a breathtakingly fast motion.

"Really." Yuko smiled helplessly, reached out and ruffled Yachiru's short pink hair, and glared at Yoruichi while the other looked down.

Yoruichi shrugged, spread her hands, and her expression became even more wicked.

"Teacher, what's going on with the diagonal?" Inoue Orihime asked in surprise.

Yuko placed a hand on Yachiru's head and casually replied, "Ah, this is just a decoration."

Ishida Uryu examined it carefully for a moment, then pushed up his glasses: "As far as decorations go, it's a bit too exquisite."

Chadu nodded silently.

Ichigo rolled his eyes: "Of course, because that's true."

"Huh? Really?" Inoue Orihime's eyes widened. "Is that a real horn?"

"Wow, amazing! The teacher is like a legendary dragon maiden!"

"Dragon Girl?" Yu Zi paused for a moment, then nodded silently. "It seems I can't hide it from you anymore. Yes, I am a dragon."

"You're a dragon or whatever... my ass!" Yoruichi rolled her eyes, she couldn't stand these guys anymore.

She waved her hand, "Yuko, I'll leave these guys to you. I'm going to check on Yushiro."

"Hey, Yuuko, can I hang a ribbon on your corner?" Yachiru grabbed Yuuko's hand and looked at her expectantly.

Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but raise their eyes slightly, imagining the scene.

Yuko, sporting a pair of demon horns adorned with pink ribbons, went to slash people.

"...Spare me." Yu Zi's lips twitched. "I might not be able to resist killing everyone who sees this."

"puff……"

Joking aside, the arrival of the crowd enlivened the otherwise somewhat deserted mansion.

Yuko led the group into the hall.

Before long, Yushiro and his servants brought out a mountain of food.

Yushiro noticed Ikuko in the crowd, opened his mouth, but gave up the idea of ​​calling out to her and walked over.

He called softly, "Sister Yuzi..."

Yu Zi turned her head when she heard the voice and said, "Oh, the young man has grown quite a bit taller."

"Sister Yuko has changed... no, she's changed so much!" Yushiro couldn't help but complain about Yuko.

Although Yuko-nee has always given people the impression that she is different from others, she shouldn't have grown horns, right?!

Difficult, could it be that...?

Yu Zi understood the shock in his eyes and nodded: "That's right, I am actually a dragon."

"Eh~"

"Just kidding~"

"..."

Ishida Uryu sat opposite her and continued his conversation with Yuuko: "So, the one who actually framed Rukia was that guy named Aizen?"

Yuko propped her cheek up with her hand and raised her eyes slightly: "I wouldn't say that. If you really have to say, then it's Ichigo's fault, isn't it?"

Ichigo was drooling over the delicious meal when he heard Yuuko talking to him from behind... right in front of him. He immediately looked over and asked, "Huh? What does this have to do with me?"

Yuko narrowed her eyes and said, "Because Rukia was arrested because she transferred her power to you, violating the rules of Soul Society."

"..."

Orihime Inoue looked around and asked, "Speaking of which, where is Rukia?"

Retsu Unohana chimed in, "Don't worry about that. After the Fourth Division finished their physical examination, Captain Kuchiki took her away."

Recalling the scene at Sogyoku Hill, Yuko sighed, "That's why it's sometimes better to be more frank."

Yoruichi smirked: "You have no right to say that."

"Huh? Am I not frank enough?"

"That's why I said, this is what people who lack self-awareness are like," Ye Yi said calmly. "They only know how to gossip about others."

"What did you say?"

Seeing the tension between the two growing stronger, Yu Shiro hurriedly waved his hand, saying, "Well, well, all the food has been served."

"If it's not enough, I'll have the kitchen make some more. Please eat as much as you like."

What's going on with these two?

Why is it still the same as before... Well, it's not bad either.

"Ah woo~"

Yachiru sat next to Yuko, picked up her fork and pounced on the delicious food on the table, her mouth already full of crumbs.

Although Inoue Orihime and the other two were being taken care of by the Eleventh Division, their previous injuries had not fully recovered, and many parts of their bodies were still wrapped in bandages.

In other words, Ishida Uryu's injuries were slightly more serious, but it wasn't a big problem.

For everyone who had just finished a fierce battle, nothing was more relaxing and comforting than a banquet.

I guess so……

A little while later, Yuko kept eating with her head down. When she finished eating and looked up at the table, she found that the plate was completely empty.

She lifted her head a little higher and saw that everyone sitting opposite her was staring at her in disbelief.

Yuko licked her lips, and Asahi Shiro asked, "Is there any food left in the kitchen?"

“…Ah, I’ll go right away.” Yushiro was also a little lost in thought when he heard this, and quickly got up and walked out.

It seems that not everything has remained unchanged in the past hundred years; at least Yu Zi's appetite has become something he doesn't recognize.

That’s too exaggerated!

Yuko quietly picked up the miso soup and drank it, completely oblivious to everyone's surprise.

Although Yuko didn't react, Ichigo couldn't help but ask, "How should I put it..."

Yu Zi put down her bowl and said calmly, "If you don't know how to say it, then don't say it."

"...Although her mouth doesn't open very wide, and her figure doesn't suggest she can eat a lot, but..."

Before Ichigo could finish speaking, Yuko grabbed her chopsticks and shot them at him.

Ichigo instinctively tilted his head to the side and looked back to see the chopsticks embedded firmly in the pillar.

He shuddered, and the hairs on his body stood on end: "You want to kill me?!"

Yuko elegantly wiped her lips with a handkerchief: "This is to recover the stamina consumed in the battle."

Yoruichi watched as Yushiro directed the servants to bring out dish after dish of food, which quickly disappeared into Ikuko's bottomless black hole-like mouth, and her eyelids twitched.

"Even the Shihōin family couldn't afford to feed someone with that kind of appetite."

Yachiru leaned closer: "Can I keep Yachiru as a pet?"

"No." Yuko looked up and firmly refused her, then lowered her head again to eat and drink heartily, replying indistinctly, "That kind of high-intensity spiritual pressure consumption, even I am starving right now."

"You should know that when ghosts are starving, their brains lose their reason. At that point, even family members are just food. Do you want to see me eat your brother?"

As Yushiro was passing by with a tray, he slipped and almost fell off with the food, his face filled with horror: "Eh?!"

"Just kidding." Yu Zi swallowed the food in her mouth, picked up a handkerchief and wiped her mouth with a smooth motion, without any trace of the rudeness of her previous beastly eating. "I'm a picky eater. I only eat fair-skinned, tender-fleshed girls."

"Fair skin..." Yoruichi glanced down at herself, "Are you trying to humiliate me?"

Soi Fon was the first to speak up: "How could that be! Yoruichi's skin is handsome even when it's dark!"

Yoruichi's face darkened even more.

Which side is this kid on? And Soi Fon, your skin isn't exactly that fair.

"Is Yachiru delicious?"

Yachiru was also looking down at herself.

Yuko glanced at her sideways: "It's alright, barely counts in my recipes."

Ichigo's lips twitched slightly: "How did the topic of conversation turn out so strange?"

Yuko gave him a strange look: "You don't think I'm joking, do you?"

"Huh? Could it really be true?" Ichigo's expression was blank, he was almost rolling his eyes.

Eating children? That's terrifying.

"Excuse me, Auntie." He might have been frightened if he'd said that when he was nine, but now he's a high school student!

Yuko understood Ichigo's disdain from his eyes and put down her chopsticks.

"You're full already?" Yoruichi raised an eyebrow. "I think there's still half the usual amount left in the kitchen."

"That's enough. Any more food will just be a matter of appetite, not a necessity for survival." Yu Zi leaned back lazily, her posture languid.

He then looked at Ichigo and said with a serious expression, "I'm actually not a dragon."

"...Isn't that obvious?" Ichigo was silent for a moment. That's all?

Isn't that a lie that's obvious at a glance?

Orihime Inoue looked shocked: "Eh?! Isn't the teacher a dragon girl?"

Yachiru's mouth dropped open: "Eh? Isn't Yuu a dragon?!"

There are two idiots here!

It's one thing for kids to react like this, but Inoue, why are you reacting like this too?! Are you just naturally dense?!

Ichigo couldn't help but mentally complain.

A sliver of white light flashed in Ishida Uryu's glasses: "Are you referring to the...ghost you just mentioned?"

"Yes."

"A demon? You mean one of those stories used to fool kids?" Ichigo rolled his eyes. "That's probably what people used to call a Hollow, right?"

“To some extent, what you said is indeed correct.” Yu Zi put down her chopsticks, wiped the corner of her mouth, and said lightly, “However, I’m not a local.”

"A local?" Everyone tilted their heads, completely not understanding.

"Simply put, I am beyond the Three Realms and outside the Five Elements."

Ichigo slammed his right fist into his left palm: "I know this! Son Goku!"

Yoruichi, unable to contain herself any longer, punched Ikuko: "If you're going to explain, then explain properly, you bastard!"

"That's true, but we have some guests arriving."

Yuko rubbed her head and looked outside.

guest?

Everyone was taken aback and turned to look at the main entrance.

There was no one there.

But the next second, two figures arrived in an instant.

"Oh dear, I was planning to wait until you finished eating before coming in, but it seems I've been discovered."

Accompanied by that frivolous, middle-aged voice, Kyoraku Shunsui, dressed in a flashy pink haori, strolled in leisurely. Behind him was Ukitake Jushiro.

"Uncle." Chadu became more alert upon seeing the newcomer.

"Don't be nervous, young man." Kyoraku Shunsui adjusted his straw hat, revealing one smiling eye, and shook the sake jar he was carrying. "We're not here to fight. With such a beautiful moon, wouldn't it be a waste not to have a drink?"

Jushiro Ukitake smiled apologetically and said, "I apologize for disturbing your enjoyment. However, there are some things I would like to discuss with you in person."

Yoruichi waved her hand, signaling Yushiro to have the servants remove the leftovers from the table and replace them with sake cups.

Yuko looked at Ichigo and the others and emphasized, "Don't even think about it if you're underage. Go out and have some fun after you've eaten."

"It's alright, it's alright, we'll just sit to the side, we promise we won't get in your way." Ichigo quickly waved his hand, gesturing for everyone to support him. "Right?"

"Yes, yes!" Everyone nodded in unison.

Are you kidding me! You want to kick them out again?

I want to hear it!

"Since you're here, please have a seat." Yoruichi wasn't surprised by their arrival, nor did she pay any attention to Ichigo and the others; letting them hear what was going on wouldn't hurt. "Have you finished dealing with the Central 46?"

"Ah, that was truly a hellish sight." Kyoraku Shunsui found a seat, poured a glass of wine for Yoruichi and Ikuko respectively, his tone light, but there was no smile in his eyes. "Completely annihilated. And according to the examination report, they were already dead. In other words, it was Aizen who was issuing the orders to us all along."

Upon hearing this, Ichigo and the others' expressions darkened.

He controlled the entire Soul Society's central hub, manipulated all the captains, and even nearly killed Rukia—that bastard…

"Ha ha……"

An untimely laugh rang out.

"Ah, I'm sorry." Yu Zi's lips curled up slightly. "I really can't imagine what's wrong with that scene. On the contrary, I find it quite amusing. Should I go outside and laugh?"

Ye Yi looked speechless: "You should at least put on an act. Luckily, it wasn't in front of the old man."

Yu Zi picked up her wine glass, took a sip, and her expression became even more arrogant: "I'll still laugh in front of him, and I'll laugh even louder."

"..."

Kyoraku Shunsui and Ukitake Jushiro exchanged a glance, sighed helplessly, and then looked at the crowd.