Chapter 183: Judgment of character
(Ryoto's pov)
I was pretty proud of myself. I obviously couldn't land a hit on Shunsui, but because he was underestimating me, I could trick him. I did something similar to Koro-sensei if I recall correctly. Though that time, I 'borrowed' the idea of Karma from the original work.
I turned to Sensei, who wasn't amused by my victory.
Ryoto: "Something wrong, Sensei?"
Yamamoto: "Ryoto, don't you know how to respect property!?"
He was angry. I looked around, and the whole dojo had a newly created view of the stars and Seireitei.
Yeah, I wasn't paying attention to property damage, but that's why I asked who was paying.
...
I think he got angry because the cost exceeded what he expected.
After all, I had never shown him Getsuga Tenshou before.
He must be so proud of me, seeing me so strong.
Ryoto: "Before you yell at me, I have a few things to say."
I raised my finger and stopped Yamamoto-sensei from saying anything.
Ryoto: "First, I don't regret anything, and second, don't hate the player, hate the game. I followed the rules, and I expect the reward."
Shunsui, hearing that laughed.
Shunsui: "Haha, I can't believe that someone is brave enough to say that to Yama-jii's face, but you must admit, Sensei, he won fair and square under the set rules."
Yamamoto-sensei didn't say anything but both Shunsui, and I could feel the temperature rising. He then looked at Shunsui with him turning to me.
Yamamoto: "I'm doubling the amount of work I was supposed to give you, and you Ryoto will get the reward, but first do 1000 Shunpo before sunset. Otherwise, I'm doubling the amount tomorrow. Start!!!"
I quickly began doing Shunpo as fast as I could.
(Yamamoto's pov)
Maybe it was a bad idea to let Ryoto go all out. I didn't expect him to have a devastating attack like this. It isn't anything too complicated as it's just releasing highly condensed Reiatsu at his opponent.
I feel conflicted. On the one hand, I am impressed by Ryoto's fighting style. It's ever so changing. While most Shinigami, after learning their Shikai depend on it too much and are defenseless without it. Ryoto, however, uses both of his Zanpakuto's forms situationally. His Shikai lets him fight more wildly, while a sealed state makes him use more standard techniques. But that was not what I was most impressed by that.
Yamamoto: "What do you think, Shunsui?"
Shunsui: "The boy's a monster. His fighting style is very flexible, but the scariest thing is that he could predict my movements."
Just as I thought.
Shunsui: "And his last attack was scary. I blocked two swings at the same time, coming from one blade. Could it be the ability of his Shikai? While it's very rare, there are some Zanpakuto's that remain in their sealed state while using its Shikai ability. Just like Ryujin Jakka stays the same and only releases flames, to say very simply."
Yamamoto: "What do you think of him?"
There's no one better than Shunsui in seeing the true character of anyone he meets. It was one of the reasons I decided to let them meet.
At my question, Shunsui started thinking.
Shunsui: "Ryoto-kun has what it takes to become one of the strongest Shinigami in Sereitei. From what I've seen, he is a cunning little fella that will use every little trick and loophole to win. It's not to say that he is obsessed with winning. He seems like someone I would enjoy company while drinking."
Hmm.
Shunsui: "But I feel like his loyalty doesn't lie with Soul Society. He looks like he hides some secrets, but as long as the benefits outweigh the negatives, he will be a great ally."
Yamamoto: "Are you saying that he is a danger to the Sereitei?"
Shunsui: "Not exactly. What I want to say is that Ryoto-kun has something that he wants to protect at all costs. Even if he becomes an enemy to the whole world. That's how I felt in the past at some point, but my view of the world has changed. If I was enemy of the world, I couldn't chase the ladies afterall~."
He joked at the end, which made me sigh. But he makes a great point. Ryoto is still young, and his views can be changed. He can also mellow down with age.
It looks like my student will be full of trouble. I'm too old for this.
(Ryoto's pov)
I was walking around the Academy in a great mood. I think it was one of the best days since I got here. Right now, in my mouth was a lollipop. Yes, a lollipop!
I team tagged with Kisuke to create the first prototype. It wasn't difficult as it was basically candy on a stick.
Screw you, George Smith! I'm the creator of lollipops now!
That was the important thing I needed to talk about with Urahara. I will share the joy of lollipops with people in Soul Society.
Together with Kisuke, we opened a candy shop, but as we were the students at Academy and after graduation, we will be part of the squad. In short, we won't have time to manage it, so we hired someone.
How did we have money to open up the shop? Yoruichi. Yoruichi is the answer. She has more money than she could spend on herself, so we loaned a small amount of money. We were forced to give her free samples but jokes on her. I don't care about the money. I just wanted to have a supply of lollipops, and finally, after one year, I can taste happiness once more.
I was thinking about the request I could ask of Sensei. I could save it for later, but if I cross him for some reason, this request will mean nothing. Maybe I could use it to protect Rin somehow. I don't want to be too controlling, but if I had the word from Head Captain that Rin would be safe, I would feel a lot better, but it may be too big of a request.
What to do, what to do.
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