Chapter 110: LET'S BET

Chapter 110: LET'S BET

The moment Gojo opened his eyes, the three women shuddered at the sharp increase of Reiatsu.

Yoruichi was still alright. But, for Soi Fon who was pretty much dead tired, and Nemu who was only a vice-captain, the current pressure was unbearable. They felt as if thousands of kilograms were suddenly placed on their shoulders.

Thankfully, Gojo had not melded any intent in his pressure, otherwise, it could have ended quite badly.

"Oops."

He was a little disoriented at first, but once he understood what was happening, he immediately took control of his pressure.

Nemu couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, while Soi Fon, who was already in a pretty bad shape after being drained for two months, fainted.

Just as she was about to hit the ground,

Whoooosh!

Whoooosh!

Two people immediately appeared next to her and supported her.

"She has just fainted and is suffering from exhaustion. Nothing worrisome."

Taking her in a princess carry, Gojo took out the chain she had used to connect to the wall of Dangai and verified her current state.

On the other hand, Yoruichi, who was one step late, was gobsmacked and looked at Gojo with an incredulous expression.

'He was faster than me?'

Yoruichi could hardly believe it. Even though she had become quite rusty after all those years without fighting and living in the form of a cat.

She still believed that aside from Raijin no Tenjir[1], a member of the Zero division, who was also the greatest healer she knew[2], no one could match her when it came to pure speed.

Thinking back to what had happened, she was sure of it,

'It wasn't speed. It was.Teleportation?'

She didn't know if she should be relieved at the fact that he wasn't faster than her or horrified about this outrageous revelation.

Despite the many restrictions, there were many shinigami who dabbled in space-time techniques. Some were more successful than others, though the vast majority failed.

Still, even after thousands of years of research, there were many limits to what had been actually possible with space-time Kido. Some shinigami, like Kisuke, even reached the level of being able to travel between dimensions, but none of them could teleport.

If she wasn't wrong, if what he did was really teleportation, then he would be the first one since the creation of Soul Society.

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After making sure that Soi Fon was alright, Gojo stood up and stretched with a big smile on his face, and began to check his changes.

"Why should I? I gain nothing from fighting you?"

Yoruichi frowned a little. She wasn't like Zaraki who would madly attack someone that didn't want to fight. As such she asked,

"What do you propose then?"

He wiggled her finger at her,

"A bet."

"...A bet?"

"Indeed. If you win, not only will I tell you everything you want to know, but I will even work for you and listen to any of your orders."

A strange expression flashed on Yoruichi's face, "...And in case you win?"

This time, Gojo did not hide his grin, "If I win. Then you will become my maid and listen to any of my orders."

He also shrugged, "Of course, I say 'all' of my orders but there are of course some limits. The winner cannot ask for the life of the loser and cannot make orders that go against the bottom line of the loser. Furthermore, the loser will listen to the other for only 50 years. What do you say?"

Yoruichi, who had been on the verge of refusing, stopped short. If there had been no limits, the choice wouldn't have been difficult. But now, it appeared to be much more reasonable. For shinigami like them, 50 years was really not that long.

Of course, she wasn't stupid. She knew that Gojo had first made an unreasonable proposal followed by one much more appetizing. It was a common tactic in negotiation.

But deep down, she had the confidence to not lose. If she went all out and used her Shunko, few people could beat her.

Worse came to worse, if it was necessary, she could use her final form. Though she hated it because of how unstable the technique was.

That was why,

"Alright."

Yoruichi made the decision on the spot,

"I accept your bet."

They said curiosity killed the cat.

Yoruichi was about to learn this lesson hand down.

But, just as the two were about to fight,

"I object!"

[1]: Lightning-Fast Tenjir

[2]: The guy is pretty badass. He's the teacher of Unohana in healing skill and was so fast Soi Fon could hardly perceive him. Personally, I think Ichibe is even faster. But what he used against Yhwach was a special skill rather than pure speed. So it's hard to say.

(AN: There is one thing I always found weird in Bleach. Why did Yoruichi flee? She is the princess of Shihoin. Just saving some inmates sentenced to death means shit. The Central 46 or Gotei 13 can't even touch her without risking war. But let's say that she didn't want to risk war and didn't want to inform Soi Fon because the girl is a hothead when it comes to Yoruichi. Why not inform Byakuya and his grandfather about Aizen? What about warning Captain Yamamoto or Shunsui or Ukitake? Of course, it would have been a contest between Aizen and Yoruichi since there's no proof. In fact, Aizen used his illusion and created the perfect alibi. Still, as the princess of Shihoin, her voice had way more weight than Kisuke who was basically bullied during the trial, if you even call what happened a trial. The guy couldn't even defend himself. Anyway, rant over.)