While feeling surprised, Aizen suddenly developed a trace of sympathy for Yu Mikami.
Since he had known Yu Mikami, this guy had never shown his true strength.
If nothing unexpected happened, it was likely that Yu Mikami, like himself, had a personality that preferred to hide his real abilities.
The only difference was that Aizen was cautious enough and had good luck, never encountering situations where he had to reveal his strength.
Yu Mikami, on the other hand, was different.
First, he had been severely punished by Muneyoshi for skipping classes, and if he didn't show his true abilities, he would probably have to lay in the 4th Division for several days.
Then, he encountered a battle maniac like Retsu Unohana, who had no sense of reason…
Thinking of this, Aizen shook his head with a smile.
Perhaps Yu Mikami's quirky personality could use a bit of hardship now.
Considering how hard he was suffering this time, Aizen decided to look for an opportunity to secretly share with him some techniques for hiding Reiatsu.
At the head of the dojo, Yu Mikami was tense and fighting with all his might.
At first, he had unleashed all his strength out of fear from Retsu Unohana's brutal initial pressure, responding instinctively.
But as he continued to fight, he gradually discovered something remarkable.
The Retsu Unohana before him seemed to be consciously using the battle to help him adjust some minor issues in his swordsmanship while also familiarizing him with the techniques.
The abilities he had synchronized from Aizen, when not sufficiently practiced, couldn't yield their full effect.
That was why he had worked so hard to digest the footwork knowledge synchronized from Aizen back in the dorm.
He had estimated that trying to fully absorb the sword techniques synchronized from Aizen solely through mental rehearsal and practicing alone would take him at least a month or two.
But now, under Retsu Unohana's perfect guidance, his swordsmanship was rapidly advancing at an astonishing pace.
In just over a minute, Yu Mikami felt like he was close to fully absorbing the swordsmanship he had synchronized from Aizen!
Realizing this, he couldn't help but feel a spark of excitement in his gaze toward Retsu Unohana.
If he could spar with Retsu Unohana every time he synchronized his strength with Aizen, getting familiar with and digesting it, wouldn't that be amazing?
It seemed Retsu Unohana noticed the look in Yu Mikami's eyes, and a smile tugged at her lips.
Good, very good.
In the face of her attacks, this kid not only showed no fear but also had an excited expression because of the battle...
What a promising seedling; she really looked forward to seeing how he would grow. Perhaps he could even excite her as well?
As her emotions elevated, Retsu Unohana's attacks became increasingly fierce.
After more than half a minute, Yu Mikami finally couldn't hold on anymore. His bamboo sword was not angled correctly, and with a snap, it was sliced in two by Retsu Unohana, the cut area bursting with splintered bamboo fibers.
Swish!!
After severing Yu Mikami's bamboo sword, Retsu Unohana's own bamboo sword continued forward, almost cutting through his neck before she brought it to a steady stop.
After a brief silence, Retsu Unohana slowly lowered her bamboo sword.
She wore a somewhat regretful expression. "I couldn't finish it in the end."
But immediately after, she returned to that familiar smile.
"Well then, we'll leave the next battle for another time… I look forward to that day, Mikami-kun."
Yu Mikami twitched the corner of his mouth but said nothing.
He retracted his previous line of thought.
Retsu Unohana was still too dangerous.
If she could teach properly, she would indeed make a good teacher.
But once she got serious, the overwhelming pressure she exuded could genuinely be deadly.
Just now, he had a strong premonition that he might actually die at Retsu Unohana's hands.
That was a feeling he never wanted to experience again...
It was only at this point that the students began to realize they could breathe again.
In an instant, heavy panting filled the dojo.
While the students looked on with tension, surprise, or excitement, Retsu Unohana placed her hands in front of her and gently bowed.
"Everyone, today's special lesson comes to an end."
"I'm glad I could spend these two periods with you all, and I hope we get the chance to do this again next time."
"Oh, by the way, if any students are interested in the 4th Division and would like to join in the future, feel free to visit the employment consultation office to pick up a brochure about the 4th Division. It contains an introduction that I personally wrote!"
After finishing her words, the gentle (?), beautiful, and amiable (?) captain slowly left the dojo, heading toward the main gates of Shin'o Academy.
Watching Retsu Unohana's figure disappear, the students couldn't help but start discussing among themselves.
As Yu Mikami approached, still holding his broken bamboo sword, Sōjun Kuchiki wore a serious expression.
"Yu, after school, let's spar a bit."
"If you don't want anyone to see, we can go to a nearby farm that belongs to the Kuchiki Family. I'll make sure everyone leaves so it'll just be us."
Yu Mikami nodded. "Sure."
Although he typically disliked trouble, helping a friend was a different matter.
Moreover, practicing with Sōjun Kuchiki would improve his own swordsmanship as well, making it a win-win situation.
In the following days, Yamada Senosuke seemed like a changed person, pulling out the healing textbooks that had been gathering dust in the dormitory and starting to review from the first lesson, bit by bit.
Normally, this kind of behavior would just be self-deception, but Senosuke, being the once-in-a-millennium healing genius of Soul Society, managed to learn everything from the textbook in just a few days and began seeking out more challenging materials on his own.
In response to this, Yu Mikami thought to himself that it was fortunate Senosuke and he were not in the same field; otherwise, he might end up crying out of jealousy.
In their free time without classes, the four of them all went to the Kuchiki Family farm to practice and spar with each other.
Aizen initially had no interest; he preferred to train alone rather than spar with classmates to improve.
However, he couldn't withstand Yu Mikami's persistent nagging and pressure techniques.
That shameless guy even declared that if Aizen didn't join, he would promote around school every day that Aizen was hiding his strength and that he actually couldn't match Yu Mikami.
Aizen was genuinely intimidated by such an outrageous tactic that was willing to self-sabotage just to bring him down.
And so, in the blink of an eye, four days had passed.
That evening, after dinner, Yu Mikami was strolling in the courtyard, looking for something to eat.
A voice suddenly rang in his ear—
"Yu Mikami, come to the 1st Division squad building for class tomorrow."
Yu Mikami was startled for a moment, then quickly regained his composure.
It was Yamamoto Genryusai sending him a message using Kidou.
It should be some one-way communication Kidou method, like the Tenkaippin or something similar.
Yu Mikami stopped in his tracks and raised an eyebrow.
"Heh, just because you want me to come, I have to go? Do I have no pride?"
"If you have a reason that prevents you from making it, you can inform this old man."
Just as he finished speaking, Yamamoto Genryusai's voice echoed once more.
Yu Mikami: "..."
Oh shoot, it's two-way communication.
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