Demon Slayer: The Journey That Began When I Became Yoriichi's Sister

Chapter 628 Unlicensed Medical Practice

After yelling, Yoruichi couldn't help but have deep doubts about Ikuko's words and couldn't help but look her up and down.

"You...were a doctor?" Yoruichi scratched her face with her paw. "I just can't imagine it."

Yu Zi said confidently, "I've received professional training!"

"He's a fairly well-known doctor in my area!"

"Really...?" Yoruichi's eyelids drooped, her face full of doubt. "I'm really worried about your patient."

Yuko seemed not to hear, slamming her right fist into her left palm, her tone firm: "It's decided! Let's open a clinic!"

Seeing that she was completely unmoved, Yoruichi could only roll her eyes and say, "I hope the next time I see you, it won't be in prison."

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Yu Zi patted its head. "With my superb medical skills, as long as I have a breath left, I can fight against death to save people."

Yoruichi dodged her hand and said speechlessly, "In a sense, what you said is indeed correct."

"But I'm not referring to that."

"what?"

"Regarding unlicensed medical practice."

"..."

Meanwhile, in the afternoon, Kurosaki Masaki returned to the Ishida family home, where she had been taken in.

"I heard that you had a battle with a Hollow a few days ago to save a Shinigami." Masaki Kurosaki had just stepped off the building and hadn't even had a chance to go back to her room when Mrs. Ishida stopped her.

Masaki Kurosaki was taken aback by his words, cold sweat sliding down her cheeks: "Eh... no, no, how could that be..."

Ryugen Ishida, who was standing behind the railing on the second floor, also changed his expression upon hearing this.

He clearly said that this matter should not be told to his mother!

Katagiri!

"Why would you do such a thing?" Mrs. Ishida said in an unfriendly tone. "Don't you feel ashamed?"

"You, who were raised by the Ishida family, dare to break the rules of the Quincy!"

While Masaki Kurosaki was being interrogated by Mrs. Ishida, Ryūgen Ishida found Katagiri, who had been with him that night.

"Why did you say that?! Didn't I say you weren't allowed to say it?!"

“But, but, Miss Masaki was injured by a Hollow attack.” Katagiri’s tone was tinged with sadness, but also with a stubbornness that Ishida Ryūgen couldn’t understand. “If the master and mistress hadn’t personally performed a formal Quincy healing ritual for her, the Ishida family bloodline might have become impure in the future!”

Ryugen Ishida couldn't understand: "Just for that kind of reason?!"

"That kind of reason?"

"Doesn't that represent everything? Marrying Masaki-san was all for the sake of the Quincy's pureblood nature!"

Unable to communicate...

hateful!

"Mother!" Ishida Ryūken abandoned his argument with Katagiri and went to the second-floor railing. "Wait a moment, Mother!"

"This has nothing to do with Masaki!"

"No, it's alright, Ah Long, I'm fine..."

As the three were arguing, Masaki Kurosaki's slightly fake smile suddenly froze, and she fell straight down in front of her.

"...Masaki?"

After a moment of stunned silence, Ryūgen Ishida jumped directly from the second floor.

"Hey! Masaki! What's wrong with you?" He turned Masaki Kurosaki over, and then his pupils suddenly contracted.

What came into view was a small black hole that had formed on the smooth skin beneath Masaki Kurosaki's neck, where the flesh had disappeared, making it look like a void.

"What is this?" Mrs. Ishida was also shocked, unconsciously slowing her speech. "A void cave?"

Ryugen Ishida suddenly picked up Masaki Kurosaki and ran towards the villa's door.

"Wait, Ryuken! What are you doing?!" Mrs. Ishida tried her best to stop him. "Stop right there!"

"Getting involved with something of unknown origin will put you in danger!"

Ishida Ryugen didn't respond, and left home with his head down, carrying Kurosaki Masaki in his arms.

what on earth is it? !

What is this hole that looks like an empty space?

Suddenly, he remembered that strange red-haired woman from that night… who seemed to be trying to get close to Masaki…

Did she do something?

No, that's not right.

Was she actually trying to help Masaki?

Ryugen Ishida couldn't believe his own guess; how could a Shinigami possibly want to help a Quincy?

In the midst of mental chaos, a stray from the real world suddenly attacked from the side.

Just as Ishida Ryugen was about to be struck, a clean and swift slash cleaved the Hollow in two.

"Oh dear, that was close! You were almost in trouble."

Ryūgen Ishida looked in the direction of the voice and saw that the person who had come was the male Grim Reaper that Masaki had saved that night.

"No need to thank me, I don't need a grown man's thanks." Shiba Isshin grinned, then suddenly noticed Kurosaki Masaki in his arms.

"Wait! What happened to her?!" Shiba Isshin sheathed his Zanpakuto and quickly approached. "Let me see her!"

Ryugen Ishida roared in anguish, "Masaki became like this all because of protecting you!"

"You've broken the rules of the Quincy! Go protect you, the Shinigami!"

Shiba Isshin's pupils contracted slightly as he recalled the strange woman's words, and he unconsciously stopped in his tracks.

"We're doomed... that girl..."

Ryūgen Ishida was enraged by his tone: "What did you say?!"

"No, no!" Shiba Isshin quickly waved his hands. "I mean that woman! That woman! She seems to know what's going on!"

"Isn't she on your side?!"

"No! I don't know him..."

"Excuse me for interrupting." Suddenly, a calm voice rang out beside the two of them, "Is the woman you're talking about the one with dazzling long red hair, golden eyes, and who's very beautiful but also has a very annoying way of speaking?"

"Yes, yes!" Shiba Ichishin turned his head excitedly, "It's that... who are you?"

A man wearing a green and white fisherman's hat appeared beside the two.

"There's no time to explain anymore. If you still want to save that girl, come with me."

Is this a case of desperate measures being taken without proper consideration?

Completely unsure of what to do, both chose to trust the stranger.

……

Urahara Store.

Kisuke Urahara flung open the door and strode quickly toward the backyard.

"Yuko! Is Yuko there?"

He opened the door to the backyard, but the corridor was empty except for a black cat resting in a corner.

Urahara Kisuke asked: "Where is Ikuko?"

Shiba Isshin glanced around, not sensing anyone else, and asked in confusion, "Are you talking to the cat?"

"They've left." A deep, middle-aged voice came from where the cat was.

"Speak! He spoke!" Shiba Isshin jumped up in surprise.

Yoruichi's black cat ears bent slightly at his sudden voice, and she opened her golden eyes with displeasure, looking at Shiba Isshin, who was wearing the captain's haori.

"Could this guy be the trash captain Yuko was talking about?"

Shiba Isshin's face stiffened: "Trash, garbage..."

Kisuke Urahara's lips twitched, but he didn't say anything!

Compared to the others, Ishida Ryūken was extremely anxious: "Where is that woman named Ikuko?"

"I'll go find her!"

Yoruichi raised her eyelids and looked at Ishida Ryugen.

"I see, a Quincy, huh? Then, that girl is..."

“Yes, it's the Quincy that Ikuko mentioned.” Kisuke Urahara nodded slightly. “Has Ikuko already left?”

He also thought that with Yuko's abilities involved, things would be a little easier to handle.

"No, after this incident, it seems she's decided to stay for the time being." Yoruichi shifted to a more comfortable lying position. "She just left, saying she was going to steal a medical license."

"Medical practitioner's license?"

"She said she wanted to be a doctor."

Ryūgen Ishida was frantic: "Where is that woman? I'm going to find her right now!"

"Don't worry." Kisuke Urahara turned around. "That girl will be fine for now."

“But…” Ishida Ryugen looked at Kurosaki Masaki, who looked distressed, and bit his lip lightly.

“I have been studying the symptoms that appeared on that girl for almost a hundred years.”

"a hundred years?"

"So that means your age doesn't match your appearance?" Shiba asked curiously. "Who exactly are you?"

“…My name is Kisuke Urahara,” Kisuke Urahara said calmly. “I am someone who has been expelled from Soul Society.”

Shiba Isshin was taken aback upon hearing this: "It's you?"

"I've heard of you..."

"I don't care about your identity! Please, just think of a way to restore Masaki to her original state!"

“I never said she could be restored to her original state.” Kisuke Urahara glanced down at Masaki Kurosaki.

"What……"

“Don’t misunderstand, even with Yuko here, this young lady cannot return to her original state,” Kisuke Urahara said calmly. “She can only stabilize this young lady’s condition.”

Shiba Isshin subconsciously touched his shoulder, thinking to himself, "Does it refer to that amazing regenerative ability?"

Indeed, although he couldn't see the other person move at the time, his injuries were completely healed in just a moment with a slight touch.

"Come with me."

Ikuko wasn't there, and Kisuke Urahara didn't intend to wait for her any longer, leading the two of them to a corner of the shop.

"Please put Ms. Masaki here." Kisuke Urahara pointed to the floor beside him.

“Her symptoms are called Hollowfication,” Kisuke Urahara explained. “Hollowfication is an attempt to elevate an object to a higher dimension by injecting a Hollow’s soul into another soul and breaking down the boundaries between souls.”

"This was originally an attempt to strengthen the soul of the Grim Reaper, but simply trying to control it has already exceeded our technological capabilities..."

"Kisuke! Do you have any methods for forging documents...?"

Suddenly, the door to the room was opened, and a neat figure stood in the doorway.

Yuko paused for a moment, her gaze lingering on the three of them for a while before she subconsciously looked at Kurosaki Masaki lying on the floor.

“This is…” Yuko took off her shoes, stepped in, and bent down, “It’s reacting differently from the Shinigami’s Hollowfication?”

Kisuke Urahara explained, "This technology was originally designed for the souls of Shinigami. Applying it to Quincy will naturally lead to different results."

He asked, "So? Can you see anything different?"

“I’m very surprised.” Yuko squatted down, her golden eyes fixed on Kurosaki Masaki. “Even though your soul doesn’t have the high concentration of spiritual particles like a Shinigami, you can resist Hollow souls to this extent.”

“It doesn’t seem to be a problem with the strength of the soul,” Yu Zi said intently, “but rather it involves the essence of the soul.”

"Unlike Shinigami, Quincy do not manipulate the spiritual particles in their bodies. Instead, they draw spiritual particles from the external environment to fight. Therefore, their soul strength cannot be compared with that of Shinigami."

"But in essence, Quincy have always been considered the opposite of Shinigami."

Yuko looked up: "The opposing side you're talking about, you don't mean that pointless stance, do you?"

"of course."

Yu Zi was silent for a moment, then stood up: "No matter what, this is a kind of soul invasion. I can try to help her stabilize, but she doesn't have the soul strength of the Grim Reaper, so she may not be able to recover successfully."

The essence of ability is to interfere with the balance of power between the void and one's own soul, but if what affects this balance is the nature of power rather than its quantity, then it may not be feasible.

At least in Yuko's opinion, it's a miracle that Kurosaki Masaki hasn't lost her mind.

The Hollow's strength was enough to suppress the captain in his Shikai state.

If it were Hirako and his group, they definitely wouldn't have been able to hold out.

But the girl endured it for several days before the problem appeared.

Ishida Ryūken was surprised. This person...

He doesn't seem to be the kind of person with a bad temper that the cuckolded man described.

Despite being a Grim Reaper, he decided to save people without explaining anything. "It's alright, go ahead and try," Kisuke Urahara said calmly, adjusting his hat brim. "I've already found a way."

"That's good." Yu Zi raised her hand and made a gesture in the air, causing ripples in the space. A Zanpakuto with a dark purple body was then pulled out of the air by her.

"I remember now..." Shiba Isshin saw this scene and a few beads of cold sweat appeared on his forehead, "The name Yuko..."

"Hmm?" Yu Zi glanced at him sideways.

“But I heard that you should have white hair.” Shiba Isshin broke out in a cold sweat. “White-haired witch, that’s what the internal captains call you.”

Ryugen Ishida instinctively followed up: "The White-Haired Witch?"

“…What idiot came up with such an old-fashioned name?” Yu Zi remained silent for a moment, gradually exuding an aura of resentment.

"Eek!" Shiba Isshin jumped in surprise. "It's the Fourth Division Captain, Unohana-senpai!"

"..."

The chill that had enveloped Yuko vanished quietly.

It's Sister Hua.

That's fine.

Yuko exhaled softly and drew her Zanpakuto.

It was a strange blade, entirely dark purple with a faint blue glow, without a handguard, its blade showing some broken patterns, and a groove in the middle.

Seeing her draw her Zanpakuto, Ryūgen Ishida couldn't help but ask, "What do you want to do?"

Yuko explained, "My abilities might be able to balance the two forces within her."

Ryugen Ishida was taken aback, not by Ikuko's abilities, but by how easy she was to talk to.

Listening to everyone's conversation, he clearly didn't seem like the type to be trifled with.