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Aozaki Reiji returned to the Shinigami Research and Development Institute.
About an hour later.
Jūshirō Ukitake, his face pale, slowly woke up, his consciousness not yet fully clear.
"Captain Ukitake, how do you feel?"
Kurotsuchi Mayuri, holding a pile of organs he had just thrown into the incinerator, walked up to Jūshirō Ukitake and asked with a strange chuckle.
"Hmm… I feel… does my butt still hurting count?"
Jūshirō Ukitake's eyes were a bit dazed, and he subconsciously touched his butt as he replied.
"Yes, of course it counts."
Kurotsuchi Mayuri smiled brightly:
"This is normal. When I gave you the injection just now, I accidentally used too much force and broke the needle inside."
"What!?"
Even the battle-hardened Captain of the Thirteenth Division was startled by these words, and his mind instantly cleared up a lot.
Revenge!
This was definitely revenge!!
In an instant, he had already thought of countless counter-attack plans in his mind.
"Hehe, just kidding, Captain Ukitake."
Kurotsuchi Mayuri spread his hands.
"There is absolutely no damage to your body now."
"As for the butt pain, it might be psychosomatic…"
"But speaking of which, isn't my new invention good?"
"Of course, it still needs further experimentation and improvement, but I believe it has huge potential!"
"Perhaps the Gotei 13 should support it, Captain Ukitake, what do you think?"
Kurotsuchi Mayuri said excitedly, his eyes gleaming with passion.
Jūshirō Ukitake listened to Kurotsuchi Mayuri's incessant talk, a wry smile forming in his heart.
This guy was just like this, full of enthusiasm and confidence for inventions and creations; this was clearly an attempt to extort the Gotei 13.
However, he had to admit that Kurotsuchi Mayuri was indeed a genius scientist.
His invention could indeed bring considerable help to the Soul Society.
"Hmm… a very good idea…"
Jūshirō Ukitake endured the discomfort in his buttocks and replied perfunctorily.
"That's it! I knew Captain Ukitake would agree!"
Kurotsuchi Mayuri laughed triumphantly, "So, for the future of countless young Squad members of the Gotei 13, how much are you willing to contribute to support my further research?"
"This… you should ask Old Man."
Jūshirō Ukitake said hesitantly.
"You two are having a lot of fun!"
Aozaki Reiji leaned to the side with a helpless expression, watching the two joking around, and couldn't help but ask:
"Senior Brother, how do you feel physically now?"
Hearing the voice, Jūshirō Ukitake turned his head and, upon seeing his junior brother, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
He propped himself up and slowly sat up, shaking his slightly dizzy head, and said softly:
"Compared to before, my body feels much lighter."
"Before, even breathing would bring endless pain, but now I only feel a sense of comfort."
"Moreover, that faint throbbing pain inside my body has disappeared, and I don't even have the urge to cough up blood anymore."
As he spoke, Jūshirō Ukitake lightly clenched his fist, feeling the changes within his body.
"Although my body is weak, I can still mobilize the Reiatsu within."
He moved his arm, and his already pale face was now completely bloodless, as if the words "weak" were directly written on it.
Aozaki Reiji handed the prepared soul reaper uniform and haori to Jūshirō Ukitake, and watching him put on the clothes, he felt a slight sense of relief.
At this moment, Jūshirō Ukitake was very happy.
This unprecedented feeling of lightness filled him with anticipation for the future.
"Weakness is bound to happen."
Kurotsuchi Mayuri explained seriously:
"After all, after that thing left your body, you are missing a lung."
"And it's not just that; in fact, your other internal organs were already severely damaged, and you were relying on 'that thing' to maintain life."
"Therefore, when it left your body, I directly replaced all your internal organs."
"I see… So those internal organs just now were my original ones?"
Jūshirō Ukitake looked astonished.
"Yes! What do you think? Does Captain Ukitake want to keep them as souvenirs? I should have known not to destroy them."
Kurotsuchi Mayuri said, raising a hand to stroke his chin, showing a hint of regret.
Noticing the increasingly strange looks from the two people in front of him, Jūshirō Ukitake quickly waved his hand vigorously:
"No, no, no, please don't misunderstand, I was just a little surprised, you can dispose of these things as you please."
Seeing this, Aozaki Reiji and Kurotsuchi Mayuri both smiled and nodded.
Jūshirō Ukitake looked at the two, his eyes gradually becoming moist, and his voice began to tremble slightly. He bowed deeply to them and said:
"Deputy Director Kurotsuchi Mayuri, thank you very much!"
Jūshirō Ukitake had been frail and sickly since childhood, even nearly dying from illness.
He had always longed for a healthy body.
Especially after becoming a disciple of Old Man Yamamoto and serving as the Captain of the Thirteenth Division of the Gotei 13, this desire became even stronger.
He longed to shoulder his responsibilities as a Captain, rather than lying idly in a sickbed all day, leaving all matters to the Squad members.
Aozaki Reiji waved his hand and said with a smile:
"Senior Brother, why are you being so polite with us? If your body has problems again in the future, just go to Kurotsuchi Mayuri!"
Kurotsuchi Mayuri's mouth twitched, and he muttered to himself:
"You're really not holding back!"
Although filled with resentment, Kurotsuchi Mayuri still nodded helplessly, indicating his agreement.
"Oh, right."
Jūshirō Ukitake suddenly clapped his hands, then pulled Aozaki Reiji closer and asked in a low voice:
"Where did 'that being' go?"
"That being?"
Aozaki Reiji looked puzzled, seemingly unaware of whom Jūshirō Ukitake was referring to.
Seeing this, Jūshirō Ukitake quickly explained:
"It's Lord Mimihagi, the One-Eyed Great God!"
"One-Eyed? You mean that big hand with an eye!?"
Aozaki Reiji shook his head and replied very calmly:
"It disappeared after leaving your body!"
Aozaki Reiji secretly muttered to himself that he wasn't lying.
The Soul King's Right Arm indeed disappeared after leaving Jūshirō Ukitake's body.
And it was a complete, traceless disappearance.
As if it had never appeared in this world!
Jūshirō Ukitake listened to Aozaki Reiji's words, pondered for a moment, then nodded, indicating his understanding.
After all, that was the Soul King's Right Arm; what terrifying power it contained, and how could a mortal body withstand and contend with it?
If it wanted to leave, no one should be able to stop it.
He couldn't have imagined that the noble arm had already been devoured by his seemingly harmless junior brother and transformed into nourishment for his own evolution.
"Since there's no problem, you rest a bit longer, and then we'll go to the First Division. Old Man and Senior Brother Shunsui are probably getting impatient."
Aozaki Reiji said with a smile.
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