chsdbacks Chapter 30 Physician
Chapter 30 Physician
She turned around and looked towards the row of medicine cabinets deep inside the clinic. Sunlight slanted in through the window, casting dappled patterns of light on the glass bottles filled with dried herbs.
"From now on, I will be a doctor. If anyone in your organization gets injured, you can send them to me, but you must say you're going to kill someone..."
"You don't need to come looking for me."
Yamamoto gave Unohana a long look, and then, feeling that she didn't seem to be faking it, said with some disappointment, "Where's Tenjiro?"
"He just left. If you don't believe me, you can go and ask him to confirm. I already told him before that I would stay by his side to continue my medical studies."
Since Unohana had said that, Yamamoto had nothing more to say, and he turned around.
"...Well then," Yamamoto finally exhaled slowly, the breath condensing into a cloud of white mist in the cool air:
"Just consider it that I came to the wrong person."
In his view, Unohana is not only exceptionally strong, but also has a powerful influence among yakuza. If he could win her over, it would greatly benefit the creation of the Gotei 13.
But now that they've already put down their blades, you can't force them to pick them up again, can you?
What if doing this forces out an enemy?
only……
What exactly happened that made Unohana decide to give up the fight?
Yamamoto's intuition told him that something must have happened to make this unprecedented villain, Unohana, reform and even willingly give up the fight.
She then went to the Reverse Bone Area...
Could it be related to the hidden talent of the rebellious?
Yamamoto left with questions in mind, just as he had arrived, in a whirlwind and without any delay.
After he left, Yoriichi Tsugikuni emerged from behind the screen in the room.
Do you think I did the right thing?
Unohana's voice was so soft it sounded like she was talking to herself.
She walked to the square table and slowly knelt down.
On the table sat a white porcelain vase, inside which was a single, unidentified flower, its vibrant red color resembling congealed blood.
After Ji Guoyuan came out, she closed her eyes at the table, her long eyelashes casting fine shadows on her pale skin.
How could she not be tempted when Yamamoto invited her before?
Even setting aside the possibility of fighting a top-tier powerhouse like Yamamoto, just the idea of ending an era would involve countless battles.
For her, who yearned to fight against the strong, Yamamoto's invitation was incredibly tempting.
She ultimately refused.
At the moment of refusal, she felt something shatter in her chest, and something else was reborn from the ruins.
The blood that had nearly given up hope after witnessing Yoriichi's immense power seemed to be quietly warming up again in the veins.
She took a deep breath, trying to suppress the restlessness.
Then he opened his eyes again and found that Yoriichi Tsugikuni was kneeling opposite him.
"If we have time later, I'll take you somewhere."
Yoriichi spoke softly, his voice carrying a strange gentleness:
"She might be able to help you."
"Huh?" Unohana asked, puzzled. "Who?"
"She is a doctor, and in terms of understanding the human body, she should be no less knowledgeable than the doctor at Qilin Temple here."
"If you want to understand the mysteries of the human body, she is the most suitable person."
"Is that so... But Kirinji... is no ordinary doctor." Unohana said in a deep voice, "In the millions of years of Soul Society's history, there may never have been a doctor more outstanding than him."
"Perhaps, but the person I'm talking about... she's not a doctor, she's a physician."
What's the difference?
Unohana's lips twitched almost imperceptibly.
But looking into Yoriichi's eyes, which were always as calm as a lake, she realized that this man was not joking.
Rather, the doctor he mentioned did indeed have some differences from other doctors.
"...If you have time, you must take me to visit her."
After saying that, she stood up and walked naturally toward the cellar entrance deep inside the clinic.
She seemed to know her way around so well that anyone who didn't know better would think this was her own home.
When she opened the cellar door, a blast of cold air, mixed with the smell of earth and aged wine, hit her.
She went downstairs for a moment and then came back up carrying two jars of wine.
The wine jar was made of coarse pottery, and the mouth of the jar was sealed with red cloth, which was covered with a thin layer of ash.
She placed one jar in front of Yoriichi and the other in front of herself.
When the clay seal is broken, the rich aroma of the wine instantly fills the air.
"My swordsmanship is inferior to yours," Unohana said, lifting the sake jar and pouring the amber-colored sake into the rough earthenware bowl, creating tiny bubbles.
"Then let's have a drinking contest."
She looked up at Yoriichi.
At that moment, a familiar light flashed in her eyes again. Although it did not contain killing intent, it was indeed the fighting spirit that had disappeared for several days.
"While we're waiting for him to come back, we need to find something to do, right?"
………………
When it comes to intelligence gathering, most people would think of the Shihōin family.
Kirinji Tenjiro was no exception.
After leaving, he went to the Shihōin family and found Shihōin Chihiro there as well.
"Why are you paying attention to this now?"
Upon learning of Kirinji's purpose, Shihouin Senhi couldn't help but ask...
"What? Who else is paying attention besides me?" Kirinji raised an eyebrow.
"Yamamoto," said Shihōin Chihiro, "has been investigating related matters these past few days."
"Him...?" Kirinji Tenjiro was somewhat taken aback, and couldn't help but say, "He actually cares about such a trivial matter?"
Although hundreds of people have gone missing this week, it's really not a big deal.
After all, even if these hundreds of people don't go missing, they might be killed by someone else.
Just like Unohana did back then, she killed dozens of people with a single move.
In this era, no one can be sure they will be alive tomorrow.
Yamamoto and his group were originally just unruly samurai, but later they were granted amnesty by nobles and became servants.
Wild samurai are a type of armed force that wanders among local nobles and is recruited by them whenever there is a war, waiting for an opportunity to become official members.
They had no master to serve and no status as warriors; they were simply an armed civilian force.
The term "侍" refers to a warrior who serves a fixed lord.
Yamamoto is now essentially a retainer of the five noble families, while Unohana was previously considered a wild samurai.
Kirinji also heard that Yamamoto recently wanted to create a Gotei 14 assassin group. Instead of working on that, he has been focusing his energy on investigating the disappearance of the Shinigami.
"So you can go ask him."
Shihōin Senhi said, "Look, we were just talking about him, and here he is."
Yamamoto did indeed come. After meeting with Unohana, he planned to investigate what had happened to Unohana, so he also came to the Shihouin residence.