Chapter 152

"Store Manager Ichihara."

The lover turned to look at Ichihara Naa.

"are you OK?"

"......How will you be here?"

The poison in Shuugai Sugo's Zanpakutō will not disappear after the first release is released, but now even his spiritual pressure has been sealed by Haruto, so the power of the poison will naturally not last - it's not anyone's Zanpakutō is as durable as Jizo Jizo.

"I visited your store."

Of course, Haruto would not explicitly say that he overheard it upstairs: in fact, when Haruto came to the store a year ago, Ichihara Naa was dealing with this matter.

"..."

Ichihara Naa moved her eyes away and looked at Shuugai Sugo who was sealed by the Mountain Crystal.

"The earth spider just now is a third-class spiritual power, right?"

"Barely."

Haruto replied casually.

The earth spider that Jiuwei Suwu transformed himself into was interesting in terms of being able to withstand beatings, but other aspects were not worth mentioning: compared with the previously killed Achiukas, there was a huge gap in both speed and strength.

Are you all on defense because you're afraid of pain?

Unfortunately.

Defenses that can be penetrated are meaningless.

But no matter what, third-level spiritual power is the threshold for captain level.

Although there are elements of restraint and calculation, intelligence itself is part of combat effectiveness. As the chief minister of Yoshihara District, Ichihara Naa will understand this truth. Moreover, she has not even been able to defeat the opponent's first solution.

It's just that his skills are inferior to others.

But as soon as Haruto appeared, he easily defeated the opponent's trump card. The difference in strength between the two should not be too obvious.

"The Achucas you killed was just barely there?"

"That's right."

Ichihara Naa's intelligence system is indeed very good. Although this matter is not top secret information, the speed of obtaining it is really fast.

"..."

"a."

Ichihara Naa no longer uses the gang name.

"Thank you for your help."

"If you fail to come today, they will never come back."

Ichihara Naa turned her gaze to the ground beneath her feet.

It has to be said that compared to the Gotei 13, the gang members who have lived in the local area for a long time are more concerned about the life and death of Rukongai.

"No, no, no, no thanks or no thanks... isn't this all business?"

Haruto simply rejected the emotional card played by the other party.

"It's hard to say how valuable No. 80's binding method is compared to a vice-captain."

This level of tacit understanding had already been established when they got the Mirror Gate from Ichihara Naa, and there was no need for smart people like them to repeat it again.

If Haruto's combat effectiveness is still at the vice-captain level, and two people need to work together to deal with Jiugai Sugo, then the agreement at that time will definitely continue to be maintained.

But now that Haruto's "value" is already at the captain level, exceeding the restrictions of the contract at that time, naturally things cannot be generalized.

Saving the two thousand people in front of me is compared to killing them all...

Even if you don't take into account their future attitude towards the Gotei 13, it is still a quite huge project.

"What are you going to do with this vice-captain?"

"Take it back and use it as a target for ghost training."

Haruto said simply.

Although the earth spider was destroyed by the black coffin, and Jiuwei Suwu who was hiding in it was seriously injured, a little treatment can still be used.

"...Can you use him as a witness to stop Division 12 from harassing Rukongai?"

Ichihara Naa put forward her own idea.

"It's feasible."

The lover nodded in agreement with Ichihara Naa's statement, and then continued to add:

"But this kind of thing...even if there is no 12th division, there will be nobles or other divisions."

"After all, your stall is so big. While you are amassing wealth and fame, you will naturally be targeted by stronger targets."

"Store manager Ichihara must have known this for a long time."

"..."

The conversation between the two reached an impasse.

"Can the 13th Division be involved?"

"Captain Ukitake doesn't have the energy to deal with these troubles."

Haruto shook his head and refused.

"You know who I'm talking about."

"...I just joined the 13th Division, and I have no time or experience."

Haruto refused again. Unexpectedly, Ichihara Naa, who is worthy of being a great leader, actually found out the details of Haruto’s past:

"You have experience."

"......I am very busy."

The process of Qingren's change of heart was heart-breaking.

"I'm willing to pay enough."

"For example?"

Haruto suddenly changed the subject - talking about good things hurts feelings, but no one would do things that are not good.

"The entire Yoshiwara area."

"I have a bright future with the Gotei 13, these things don't mean much to me."

"Women and intelligence, these are extremely useful aids to you."

"...I'm not interested in women."

"oh?"

Of course Ichihara Naa heard that Haruto was telling lies with his eyes open... as if the person who came to her store to spend money a year ago was not Haruto.

But since the other party's attitude is so determined, it means that these conditions cannot move him at all.

"What about me?"

"..."

This condition made Haruto hesitate for a moment. No matter from which aspect, Ichihara Naa is a very attractive bait.

However——

"You have to pay more."

Just like the first time the two fought.

When the other party is willing to give in, it often means that there is still more room for improvement.

"I still have a stronger ghost way."

"You have just seen the black coffin and the Thousand Hands Jiao Tian Tai Cannon with your own eyes. The ninety-plus broken way is not very meaningful to me now."

"Then what about the inner broken way?"

"Oh!?"

Hearing Ichihara Naa's question, Haruto's voice rose a few degrees.

Inner broken way.

That is the broken way used by the real name of the zero team, the monk.

Because no one in the Gotei 13 has ever used it, it can be roughly inferred that it is the exclusive ability of the zero team or the monk himself.

Or let it go, it is an ability that can only be used by those with the king key.

"Can you use it?"

Haruto decided to test it.

"Have you heard of it?"

"......"

Ichihara Naa's counter-question made the two people's probing evenly matched again.

"That's why I don't need your intelligence network."

Haruto continued.

"Including the Rihado mentioned just now, if you are unable to use it yourself...it's better not to bring it to the negotiation table."

Ichihara Naa's attitude just now at least proved one thing:

Her identity...

It is definitely not as simple as "exiled noble".

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Volume 1: 093, Parts of the Soul King

Haruto once entrusted Byakuya to help him look up the noble surname "Ichihara", but the latter did not send back any useful information.

With the power of the Kuchiki family, it is a piece of cake to look up similar information. Even if the other party has changed his surname, it is not difficult to leave clues:

The Kidou Jade is not something that every family can take out.

So

Combined with Naa Ichihara's almost straightforward statement just now, it was easy for Haruto to make the most appropriate guess--

Haruto continued to ask:

"Where are you from?"

"The same place as you thought."

"......"

"The Thirteenth Division will take care of this matter."

Haruto, who was still arguing just now, suddenly agreed to Naa Ichihara's request.

"Don't worry, what I bring out will definitely satisfy you."

Naa Ichihara also gave Haruto's expectations.

Cheating?

Haruto believes that he still has some vision to know where the other party's things belong to.

"Now?"

No wonder Haruto is so impatient.

The current situation is just like when you are halfway through the game and suddenly get a treasure chest that can only be obtained after defeating the final BOSS--Haruto is so impatient... a pragmatic man.

"Do you have enough manpower?"