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Aozaki Reiji recalled an unpleasant memory and hastily waved his hand:
"No... Old Man, listen to me. I wasn't making fun of you. I really learned Shikai!"
Yamamoto paused, stopped what he was doing, and frowned, saying suspiciously:
"What do you mean? Was your Zanpakuto half-released before? Or does it have multiple Shikai abilities and release commands?"
Aozaki Reiji praised, "As expected of the Old Man, the strongest Shinigami in a millennium! You're so knowledgeable to guess it right away!"
The flattery was stiff, but Yamamoto was pleased and slowly nodded with a smile.
It was truly difficult to get this kid to say a few nice words about him, and when he did, they were usually sarcastic and strange.
This heartfelt praise truly made his blood flow much smoother.
Seeing the Old Man's expression soften, Aozaki Reiji became audacious again and said casually:
"Actually, the Shikai I used before was always in a half-released state due to an incorrect release command."
"Through this battle with Kenpachi Kiganjo, after experiencing the tempering between life and death, Shinra Bansho finally revealed its true release command."
"After learning the release command, I also successfully completed the true Shikai!"
At this point, Aozaki Reiji secretly glanced at Yamamoto.
Yamamoto listened quietly without speaking, his deep eyes fixed on him, as if expecting something.
Aozaki Reiji recalled a line from the British drama 'Yes, Prime Minister'—
If you're incompetent, you have to be honest; if you want to play tricks, you have to be clever.
He had always used this line to deal with Aizen, never hiding his ambition in front of him.
...It seems I'll have to use it on the Old Man today.
He took a deep breath, smiled with a hint of relief, and continued:
"After complete release, she has three effects."
"First, she can imitate the Shikai of other Zanpakuto, with the power of the Shikai determined by my own Reiatsu."
"Second, when imitating Shikai, the user can decide whether to change the Zanpakuto's appearance according to their will."
"Third, she can simultaneously use the power of multiple Shikai, and Shikai abilities can be stacked."
"What about the side effects?" Yamamoto asked with a frown.
This was the question he cared about most.
Shinra Bansho's Shikai ability reminded him of the Tsunayashiro Family's Enrakyoten.
Enrakyoten was the inherited Zanpakuto of the Tsunayashiro Family, also possessing the ability to imitate other Zanpakuto, but its drawback was that it permanently consumed the user's Souls.
The side effects were severe, but its powerful ability still made generations of young people from the Tsunayashiro Family flock to it.
With this child's talent, he didn't need to rely on such cunning methods to become strong.
If there were similar side effects and he became addicted to it, that would be troublesome.
"None," Aozaki Reiji shook his head.
Seeing that he didn't seem to be faking it, Yamamoto finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He closed his eyes in deep thought for a long time, then nodded with satisfaction, a relieved smile appearing at the corner of his mouth, and said meaningfully:
"Very good, Aozaki Reiji, you haven't disappointed this Old Man."
"Your Shikai ability is basically consistent with this Old Man's deduction."
"Aozaki Reiji, you are this Old Man's disciple. This Old Man doesn't want to deceive you, so I'll tell you the truth..."
"If you deceive this Old Man, then this Old Man will consider whether our master-disciple relationship should continue."
Yamamoto paused, as if having made some decision, and continued, "This Old Man understands that as a teacher, I shouldn't doubt my disciple. This is this Old Man's mistake."
"This Old Man is not a qualified teacher. If you don't want to acknowledge this Old Man as your teacher, this Old Man agrees to your leaving the mentorship."
"Don't worry, after you leave, this Old Man will recommend you to Unohana Retsu, the Fourth Division Captain."
"You might not know her well, but she is the first Kenpachi of the Soul Society, one of the strongest combatants in the Gotei 13, and is completely qualified to be your teacher."
Having Unohana as my teacher sounds a bit exciting.
Cough cough...
No, why is the Old Man so rigid, saying all his thoughts? Can't he just lie to me?
I'm very easy to trick. Just introduce me to a few beautiful Shinigami, and I'll pretend I don't know anything!
He can't possibly be saying this because he doesn't want me, his good student, right?
Then why did you wink at me just now?
Could it be that I misunderstood again!?
Aozaki Reiji's thoughts drifted to a place Yamamoto hadn't expected.
He shook his head and said with an annoying expression:
"You old geezer, don't tell me you think I'm exceptionally talented and are afraid I'll surpass you in the future, so you don't want to teach me good things and want to kick me out?"
"What kind of talk is that? Is this Old Man that kind of person?"
Yamamoto was so angry his eyes widened.
He had taught so many strong people; how could he hide anything?
Only this kid could say such heartless words!
The next second, He came back to his senses, seemingly feeling that his words had damaged his prestigious image. He immediately regained his composure and asked in a feigned serious tone:
"This Old Man just wants to know your answer, Aozaki Reiji. This Old Man asks you one last time, do you wish to leave the 'Genryu' school?"
"I don't!" Aozaki Reiji shook his head firmly.
"What!?" Yamamoto nodded, then said in surprise.
"I said 'I don't'!" Aozaki Reiji waved his hand, "How can being the Fourth Division Captain's disciple be better than being the Captain-Commander's disciple?"
"One manages the Fourth Division, and the other manages the Gotei 13. You can tell which one has a higher rank, right?"
"I still want to use your status to run wild in the Seireitei. You old geezer, don't think you can easily get rid of me!"
"You brat, you're so disrespectful! How dare you speak to this Old Man like that!?"
Yamamoto finally lost his patience, stood up, and lightly tapped Aozaki Reiji's head with his cane.
Aozaki Reiji rubbed his head and looked up, somewhat confused.
The force was too light; not only was he not injured, but he didn't even feel any pain...
Yamamoto snorted, looking at this ignorant brat, he was filled with anger and said irritably:
"Why are you looking at this Old Man?"
"Go change your clothes. Can't you use Ryujin Jakka? This Old Man will teach you some techniques."
"Having only power without skill, how is that different from a brute? This Old Man would be ashamed to admit it."
"How could this Old Man have such a foolish disciple like you!?"
..."Yes, Old Man."
Aozaki Reiji bent down, making it impossible to see the expression on his face.
......
The two trained for a full day, until the sky gradually darkened.
Even Aozaki Reiji, a training fanatic, couldn't take it anymore before Yamamoto stopped teaching him about Ryujin Jakka.
Aozaki Reiji had used Ryujin Jakka's ability before.
But even just getting close to Yamamoto's Ryujin Jakka, he found it difficult to endure that scorching Zanpakuto.
Training for a day was already his limit.
"Speaking of which, Old Man, how did you discover that my Zanpakuto could imitate Shikai?"
Aozaki Reiji wiped his sweat with a towel and voiced his confusion, "Logically speaking, shouldn't you have suspected my Zanpakuto was a Kido-type?"
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