Help! I am bound to Aizen!

Chapter 153

Chapter 153

After an unknown period, Kaelith slowly opened his eyes.

“Water… water…”

He raised his hand, his voice trembling.

In the corner of the room, a girl who had been resting with her eyes closed immediately opened them.

Hearing Kaelith's words, the girl stood up, poured a cup of warm water, and brought it to him.

“Lord Kaelith, here’s your water.”

Kaelith propped himself up weakly into a sitting position. After staring at the cup for a few seconds, he suddenly looked up:

“Ah, sorry, I’m not actually thirsty. It just feels customary to ask for water when waking up from unconsciousness.”

Soifon: “?”

Watching Kaelith stretch lazily, looking nothing like his previously frail self, her blood pressure began to rise. Glancing at the cup in her hand, she tilted her head back and drank the water herself.

After finishing the water, she silently looked at Kaelith, as though trying to say something.

Noticing her expression, Kaelith chuckled, “What’s the matter, young lady? Have you been charmed by my stunning looks while taking care of me and now want to confess your feelings?”

He waited a few seconds.

When Soifon didn’t respond and maintained her solemn expression, Kaelith sensed something was off.

After a brief moment of thought, his eyes widened in realization.

“Wait a second… That serious demeanor, that gaze filled with bitterness and regret!”

“Could it be… I’ve slept for hundreds of years?”

“During this long time, Yoruichi was dismissed from the Second Division for slacking off, and now you’ve taken her place as captain?”

“Hmm, the more I think about it, the more it makes sense. That demeanor, that expression, and the unchanging flat—uh, your unyielding resolve! It all screams ‘captain material!’”

“Quick, Miss Soifon, put on the captain’s haori and let me feast my eyes on the sight!”

Watching Kaelith’s enthusiastic antics, Soifon couldn’t help but facepalm.

Clearly, his body was just fine.

His mind though.....

Setting down the cup, she gave Kaelith a complicated look.

“Lord Kaelith, I’ve heard a bit about what happened from Lady Yoruichi.”

“Thank you for protecting her in such a desperate situation.”

She bowed deeply to him.

“In comparison, I, as her direct bodyguard, wasn’t even there during such a critical moment…”

She let out a self-deprecating laugh.

“No, even if I were there, I probably wouldn’t have been able to do anything.”

“For the past two days, I’ve been thinking: with my level of strength, do I even deserve to be her personal guard?”

“I… I’m utterly useless.”

Kaelith adjusted the pillow behind him, leaning comfortably against the wall. Watching Soifon drown in self-reproach, he closed his eyes, adopting a thoughtful expression.

“Hm… Since you’re so conflicted, how about paying a price?”

“A price?”

“Yes, a price to me!”

Kaelith tilted his head slightly, a villainous grin spreading across his face. “I, Kaelith Yurei, was the top contributor in this Hueco Mundo mission!”

“Excluding a certain anonymous participant, I should be the biggest hero here.”

“If you wish to atone, then pay the price to me!”

“That way, it’ll be as if you contributed to my victory as well. Isn’t that wonderful?”

Soifon shot him a suspicious look.

“Why do I feel like Lord Kaelith is just using this as an excuse to satisfy some strange personal desire…”

“Slander! What cruel and unfounded slander!”

Watching Kaelith clutch his chest in mock anguish, Soifon sighed.

“So, what price does Lord Kaelith want me to pay?”

Kaelith pondered for a few seconds before his eyes lit up as if struck by inspiration.

He turned to Soifon. “Take off your shoes and give me a back massage with your feet!”

Soifon: “?”

What kind of bizarre hobby was this?

Although puzzled, Soifon found the request within her range of acceptance.

"Will this suffice?" she confirmed.

Kaelith shrugged.

"Step by step. If I asked you to wear only a towel and assist me in the bath right now, you’d refuse."

"As a seasoned romance expert honed by dozens of galgames, I understand the rules!"

Soifon: "..."

Previously, when she brought back the gravely injured Kaelith to the hot springs for treatment, she had to go into the water occasionally to adjust his position and prevent him from moving, which could disrupt his bone recovery.

As she was uninjured, directly entering the healing hot springs would have caused overexposure and severe skin irritation. So, she wrapped herself in a layer of reiatsu-insulating bandages.

To Soifon, that outfit was far more embarrassing than wearing just a towel.

By comparison, assisting Kaelith in the bath with a towel wrapped around her would hardly be difficult.

Fortunately, Kaelith had been unconscious at the time and was unaware of what had transpired.

Remembering this, a faint smile tugged at Soifon's lips.

Confirming that Kaelith had recovered enough and was no longer in any serious danger, she removed her straw sandals, climbed onto the bed in her white socks, and cautiously tested her footing on his back.

After ensuring her steps wouldn’t harm him, she finally stood up. (t/n I remember doing this to my grandma when I was younger, anyone else experince the same?)

Feeling the warm pressure on his back, Kaelith couldn’t help but hum in comfort. Under his guidance, Soifon began to slowly move across his back.

For someone trained in stealth and mobility from a young age, walking on Kaelith’s back felt as effortless as walking on flat ground.

This level of balance control was as simple as a preschool exercise for her.

Kaelith, however, felt as though he were in heaven.

The sensation of Soifon's slim feet stepping on his back was sheer bliss.

The only downside was her weight—she barely seemed to weigh sixty pounds.

This wouldn’t do... Sure, it was adorable, but health came first.

As he enjoyed Soifon’s unique “service,” Kaelith began asking about the current situation.

Hearing him switch to serious topics, Soifon adopted a similarly earnest tone.

While pacing steadily on Kaelith’s back, she recounted the events of the past two days during his unconsciousness.

The crackdown on the rebels was, of course, the highlight. For two days, the entire Soul Society had been embroiled in chaos.

Among all the battles, the most notable was none other than Senzo Tsunayashiro, who singlehandedly fought against multiple captains.

Hearing this, Kaelith looked astonished.

Two days earlier, four captains, accompanied by over two hundred Soul Reapers, had surrounded the Tsunayashiro estate.

Senzo Tsunayashiro faced them alone.

Against the subjugation force led by Kuchiki Ginrei, he showed no fear and revealed a Zanpakut?.

Its name was Enra Ky?ten!

This blade was the Tsunayashiro family’s ancestral treasure, passed down through generations.

Its ability… was to replicate the powers of any Zanpakut? it had seen!

Upon releasing its Shikai, Senzo immediately used two abilities: Reverse Stroke and ?yamatsumi.

The subjugation force was thrown into disarray.

Hearing this, Kaelith’s jaw dropped.

"Wait, are you saying that this... whatever Ky?ten not only replicates Zanpakut? abilities but can also use multiple abilities simultaneously?"

Soifon nodded.

"Yes, that’s what Lady Yoruichi said."

Kaelith couldn’t help but draw a sharp breath.

What a weapon…

If he could get his hands on that sword and pair it with Aizen’s modifications, wouldn’t he become invincible?