Help! I am bound to Aizen!

Chapter 120

Chapter 120

"Oh ho, even though it's your first meeting, you're already getting along so well."

Kirio Hikifune brought over a tray and placed it between the three of them.

On the tray were various exquisite pastries.

For a moment, Kaelith felt as if he were back in a café before he transmigrated.

"Come on, Teacher, Captain, try my latest creations!"

Kirio Hikifune looked at Kaelith with expectant eyes.

Kaelith, however, looked curiously at Senjumaru.

"A piece of clothing can eat?"

Senjumaru chuckled.

"Boy, don't compare my crafted 'Heavenly Garments' with ordinary clothes."

"With my power imbued, 'Heavenly Garments' can possess all sorts of abilities."

"For example, this one can be remotely controlled over long distances and significantly share the five senses."

"All I have to do is this..."

As she spoke, she picked up a small cookie and placed it at the collar of the garment.

With that motion, the cookie transformed into particles of spirit energy and disappeared.

"...I can experience about seventy percent of the food's taste and texture."

"How about it? Isn't it amazing?"

Watching Senjumaru's demonstration, Kaelith showed a somewhat surprised expression.

Then, he asked excitedly, "Can this be mass-produced?"

Senjumaru's technology was essentially what people dreamed of—a device that lets you taste food remotely!

He hadn't seen such technology before his transmigration and didn't expect to encounter it here.

Senjumaru said displeasedly, "What do you take Heavenly Garments for? Granting abilities to them is very difficult."

Kaelith instantly looked disappointed.

Seeing his reaction, Senjumaru felt her blood pressure rising.

Does this kid know what it means to respect his seniors?

But in the next second, she suddenly paused.

Then, under the gazes of Kaelith and Kirio Hikifune, Senjumaru, somewhat surprised, picked up another pastry and placed it into the collar.

As the spirit particles dispersed, she couldn't help but look at Kirio.

"Kirio, did you make these pastries?"

"Yes! I worked hard under Teacher's guidance!"

Kirio Hikifune proudly raised her head, stretching out her hands to rest them on Kaelith's shoulders from behind.

Senjumaru couldn't help but glance sideways.

As Kirio's former captain, she knew a bit about her former subordinate's path of training.

Kirio's training method involved infusing the spiritual power she produced into cooking and strengthening herself by eating.

The more enjoyable the food, the more energy she could absorb, and the stronger she would become.

Because it's difficult to fuse spiritual power with ingredients, making delicious food wasn't easy for Kirio.

At least, the last time Senjumaru visited, the things Kirio made were still quite mediocre.

Moreover, the "Heavenly Garments" would reduce some of the food's deliciousness, so the last meal she had was rather unsatisfactory.

But this time, the pastries Kirio made were far superior in both appearance and taste compared to before.

Even with the Heavenly Garments diminishing some of the flavor, they could still be called "delicious"!

If she continued improving her culinary skills at this rate, Kirio's strength might double.

Her promotion to the Royal Guard might happen faster than expected.

Thinking of this, Senjumaru couldn't help but feel some anticipation.

"Not bad, Fukuda Ei."

She praised.

Kaelith was slightly taken aback. "Who is that?"

Senjumaru: "???"

In the Royal Palace, Senjumaru's true body couldn't help but take a deep breath, a vein appearing on her fair forehead.

She gritted her teeth and said, "Kid, you seem to lack respect for me, a member of the Royal Guard."

Kaelith, while eating a macaron, asked puzzledly, "Royal Guard?"

"It's the Royal Special Task Force I mentioned before," Kirio explained. "Only those with strength, loyalty, and who have left a mark in the history of the Soul Society are qualified to be promoted to the highest ranks."

"Oh... sounds pretty impressive."

Kaelith nodded slightly.

"Hey, Kirio," Senjumaru reminded.

Although the Royal Guard isn't something that needs to be kept highly confidential, Kaelith isn't a captain, so it's not appropriate for him to know too much.

Kirio smiled, "Don't worry, Captain, it's fine."

"With Teacher's talent, joining the Royal Guard is only a matter of time. Think of it as an early introduction."

"Oh?"

Hearing Kirio say this, Senjumaru became interested.

She knew Kirio's strength well.

For her to say this, it seemed this Fukuda Ei really had some skills.

She chuckled, "Since you'll join sooner or later, it's a good choice to start currying favor with me now."

"When you come up in a few hundred years, I can give you preferential treatment~"

Kaelith asked curiously, "Are you strong?"

"Of course," Senjumaru said proudly. "After being enhanced by the Soul King's power, I'm stronger than any captain. The top-tier powerhouses you know are just a bunch of kids compared to me."

Kaelith was a bit surprised. "Then how do you compare to my teacher?"

"Your teacher?"

"Yes, Captain-Commander Yamamoto."

"..."

The kimono controlled by Senjumaru suddenly froze.

She hesitated a few times, as if wanting to say something, but in the end, she couldn't.

After a few seconds, she said sullenly, "Well, Yamamoto is the Captain-Commander after all... He's not the same as other captains."

"I'm not afraid of him; I'm just giving my former superior a bit of face... Definitely not afraid."

Seeing Senjumaru's sudden loss of confidence, Kaelith didn't need her to answer to guess the result.

Noticing Kaelith's waning interest, Senjumaru couldn't help but feel annoyed.

After thinking for a moment, she suddenly chuckled, "Fukuda, would you like a Heavenly Garment?"

Kaelith looked at her, "Like the one that lets you taste food remotely?"

"Hmph, don't underestimate me. As long as I want, I can realize all kinds of abilities."

Hearing this, Kaelith pondered for a few seconds and then seemed to think of something.

"Then, can you design clothing that completely isolates spiritual pressure and sound?"

"Uh, of course I can."

In a certain side hall of the Royal Palace, Senjumaru frowned slightly.

Isolating spiritual pressure isn't too difficult.

But adding the function of isolating sound isn't that simple.

Especially since, to showcase her ability, she couldn't make a garment with a short effective period; she'd have to create a long-lasting enchanted item.

She might have to use some of her precious material reserves.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a bit reluctant.

After pondering, she "looked" at Kaelith.

"Although I can make it, what can you offer me in return?"

Kaelith asked curiously, "Weren't you the one who offered it?"

"...Even so, I can't work for free, can I?"

Hearing this, Kaelith showed a thoughtful expression.

After a few seconds, he seemed to make a difficult decision, took a deep breath, and said:

"If the clothing is good enough, I'll marry your granddaughter as my... consort."

Senjumaru: "????"

If it weren't for the fact that members of the Royal Guard need to go through various procedures to descend to the Soul Society, she would have rushed down immediately to strangle this guy!