Chapter 217: In the Hot Springs


    <span style="font-weight:400">Soi Fon and Yoruichi reached their destination, the hot spring pool. Even after a century, the water cascading into the natural pool still retained the same warmth.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Those days I spent training here to be strong…” Yoruichi whispered, an undeniable hint of nostalgia in her voice. “A century has passed, yet I haven’t reached my limit.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Her ceiling had further expanded with her Hollowification. She didn’t mind learning new abilities as long as they were fun. Thankfully, she had the perfectpanion to educate her in Hollow abilities while keeping her entertained.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Disappointment filled Soi Fon''s eyes as she shook her head. “You haven’t reached your limit because you grew weak away from battles.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Yoruichiughed, her eyes sparkling with amusement. “Wait for this out-of-shape youngdy to beat the crap out of you.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Soi Fon let out a disdainful snort before she started removing her Shihakushō.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Yoruichi transformed back into her original form and yfully dipped her toes into the warm water. “Ahh~, it feels so nice.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">And with that, she took a plunge into the hot spring, sshing water over the surprised Soi Fon. “What ya standing there for?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Soi Fon raised her arm and pointed at the twitching cat ears on Yoruichi’s head. “Yoruichi-sama... Are those real?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Huh? These?” Yoruichi asked as she pinched her ears. “You saw me transform from cat to my true form. Where did I get the time to put these on?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“But…”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“You’re wondering why I have them in the first ce, right?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Soi Fon slowly nodded her head. “You didn’t have them before.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I also wasn’t an exile before.” Yoruichi shrugged before revealing a grin. “They look cute, though.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Indeed…”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I can’t wait to tease—” Yoruichi suddenly paused as her Reiatsu spiked, making the water quiver. Her eyes narrowed as pulled at her cat ear. “This baka neko.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Her Hollow self was the embodiment of a wild feline, so it had a natural aversion to water. The aversion was so strong that it made her Reiatsu unstable — the Hollow self did her best to take control of Yoruichi and pull her out of the water.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Yoruichi-sama?” Soi Fon asked, bewildered. “What’s happening to you?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Yoruichi ignored the confused Soi Fon and crossed her arms, stubbornly remaining seated in the hot spring pool. “Get used to it, for I’ll not move an inch.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Soi Fon moved out of Yoruichi’s line of sight and undressedpletely, wrapping a white towel around herself. She had bathed with Yoruichi before, but she didn’t feel at ease with the current Yoruichi.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Yoruichi’s unhingedughter echoed behind Soi Fon. “I won’t let you be a dirty cat who never cleans herself!”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Soi Fon trembled and cautiously entered the hot spring. “Y-Yoruichi-sama, you’re starting to creep me out. Why is your Reiatsu acting like that?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Yoruichi opened her eyes and revealed a grin. “Don’t mind me. Just enjoy the hot spring.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“...”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Why are you wearing a towel? Take it off.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Soi Fon clenched her towel. “No.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Yoruichi’s brows twitched. “You’re tainting the spirit and cultural significance of hot springs. The towel should be up on your head, not around your waist.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Soi Fon tried to argue, but Yoruichi effortlessly silenced her with her overwhelming confidence. In the end, Yoruichi left her no choice but to bepletely naked in the hot spring.


    <span style="font-weight:400">…


    <span style="font-weight:400">Following Yoruichi’s Reiatsu led Kazuya deep into a dense forest. He started to grow worried. For one he couldn’t sense any other Reiatsu on the same level as his favorite ck cat. If she was having a battle, her opponent couldn’t hide her Reiatsu to the point of bing invisible to his spiritual senses.


    <span style="font-weight:400">The second and more frightening possibility of Yoruichi’s erratic Reiatsu entailed Yoruichi losing control to her Hollow side.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Skeptical and concerned, he walked into a hidden cave. As he ventured further, the darkness gave way to a cavernous space, revealing a towering wall adorned with a single sliding door.


    <span style="font-weight:400">His heart raced as he sensed Yoruichi’s familiar Reiatsu emanating from the other side. Without hesitation, he pushed the door aside, only to be greeted by a room enveloped in a misty haze, the steam rising from the natural hot springs that surrounded him.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Not too far from the door he could see the dark-skinned cat girl rxing in the hot spring. Her back was turned against him but he wouldn’t mistake her skin color and cat ears for anyone else.


    <span style="font-weight:400">His gaze fell upon the familiar toned back of the dark-skinned woman rxing not far from the entrance.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Yoruichi.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">He had been tirelessly searching for her, expecting her to be engaged in a wild battle against Aizen or some other captain. Yet here she was enjoying her time in a hot spring. What caught him off guard was the presence of another woman in the steamy waters.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Kazuya?!” The naked assassin hurriedly covered her modest breasts and red at him with an unmistakable killing intent. “Leave before I—”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Yoruichi kicked the pool, sending a ssh of water at Soi Fon’s face. “Rx, little pup.” Leaning back against the warm stones, Yoruichi looked over her shoulder. “Take off your clothes and join us. This water has the power to heal both your body and mind. Such an opportunity may note again.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Soi Fon didn’t speak against Yoruichi’s wishes, but her eyes made her intentions known to him. ‘I will kill you if you step inside with me’ was more or less the message behind her deathly re.


    <span style="font-weight:400">A sly smirk formed on Kazuya’s lips as he reached for his belt, swiftly unfastening it in one fluid motion. Against Soi Fon’s wishes, he began to undress, much to her chagrin.


    <span style="font-weight:400">{Partner being a massive S is turning me on.}


    <span style="font-weight:400">He wasn’t that big of a sadist but inflicting emotional damage to a bully like Soi Fon would never stop pleasing him. He simply loved oppressing those oppressed others.


    <span style="font-weight:400">{Partner, kiss Yoruichi. The simp would literally explode.}


    <i><span style="font-weight:400">‘Not now.’</i>


    <span style="font-weight:400">After taking off all his clothes, he reclined in the position beside Yoruichi, who proudly and unabashedly revealed everything to him.


    <span style="font-weight:400">He revealed a faint smile. “One of these days you’ll pay for your seduction.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">The side of her eyes crinkled — an unmistakable sign of joy. “You couldn’t sleep without checking on me.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Kazuya sighed. “I thought you were caught by him, and were fighting for your life.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Yoruichi paused, her expression turning solemn. She yanked him closer, sandwiching his arm between her soft, jiggling tits. “My other self was throwing a tantrum over water. She became calm when you came. It’s as if she likes having you by her side.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Kazuya blinked in surprise. Hisst interactions with Yoruichi’s Hollow weren’t the brightest as he had brainwashed her to sleep and let Yoruichi take control of her body.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Somehow he became the Hollow’s favorite person.


    <span style="font-weight:400">{It’s simple, Partner. She likes strong, dominating men.}


    <span style="font-weight:400">He couldn’t argue with Nami’s logic when proof was before him — Yoruichi’s Reiatsu had indeed returned to its normalcy now that he joined her in the hot spring. The Hollow cat truly found hispany pleasant.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Did you seduce her when I was sleeping?” Yoruichi whispered in a honeyed, almost sensual voice. “You can say it to me. I won’t judge you.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">The alluring former assassin devised her first honey trap to extract his secret. She, however, forgot she was dealing with a man who had plentiful experience with women of three realms.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I prefer you over a kitten,” he whispered, his voice captivating the catgirl, and pressed his lips against her wet neck. “Because I adore you.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Yoruichi took a shuddering breath, gripping his arm tightly. Her breath hiked, her heart pounding in her chest. “Kazuya, I have something to tell you.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">He swallowed hard, feeling a sense of anticipation building in his mind. The excitement she disyed gave him a kindling of hope — that Yoruichi was ready to confess her love for him. The chances of everything being a yful attempt to tease him were considerable, but he was willing to take the chance.


    <span style="font-weight:400">With zed eyes, she nced up, her gaze unfocused and distant. “Kazuya, I want you…”


    <span style="font-weight:400">A/N: Soi Fon in the background


    Meanwhile Yoruichi in the background


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