Help! I am bound to Aizen!-Chapter 216

Chapter 216

Yamamoto was furious.

Today, he had planned to take Kaelith up into the mountains for training, to teach him some newly refined techniques. Yet when he tried sending messages, no response came back. He sent people to Second Division—no sign.

Checked the Research and Development Bureau—empty.

Even went to the Shihōin estate—still nothing.

Worried that Kaelith might end up dead in some corner where no one could even retrieve his body, Yamamoto used a tracking Kidō. Upon seeing the destination revealed—Hueco Mundo—he fell into deep thought.

That little brat actually went to Hueco Mundo?

A bad feeling settled in his gut.

Deciding he might as well look for answers, he headed to the Tech Bureau’s vicinity. The moment he arrived, he sensed Kaelith’s Reiatsu. Following that trail, he saw Kaelith stepping out, clothes ragged, one arm bearing a long wound. That unmistakable trace of Hueco Mundo’s spirit particles clung to him, causing Yamamoto’s blood pressure to spike.

He scowled and opened his mouth to speak—but Kaelith beat him to it, dashing forward like an arrow.

“Teacher!! They bullied me!!”

Yamamoto paused, and in that fleeting second, Kaelith crashed into him like a cannonball, nearly knocking him off balance. The impact was so forceful it felt like a war chariot slamming into his chest. Even with Yamamoto’s sturdy physique, he almost coughed up his lunch.

Holding this brawny youth who clung to him, wailing, Yamamoto couldn’t help the question marks swirling in his mind.

“What happened? Explain.”

Kaelith employed a brief burst of Reiatsu to redden the skin around his eyes, lifting his head with a teary look.

“Teacher… you know I recently became a noble, right? I thought I’d use my privileges a bit.

I’ve spent years in the Soul Society, visited the World of the Living, but never Hueco Mundo.

So I opened a Senkaimon to have a look around. I walked just a few steps and—bam! Some Hollows ganged up and beat me!”

“Sob, you have to stand up for me!”

Yamamoto narrowed his eyes, silently observing Kaelith for a moment. Then he spoke calmly.

“Traces of time’s erosion…”

At those words, Kaelith froze.

Yamamoto’s tone was unhurried, like still water.

“Others may not see it, but I can.

Kid… you didn’t just take a stroll in Hueco Mundo. You went all the way to Las Noches.”

“And while you were at it, you clashed with that old fool Senzo Tsunayashiro… am I right?”

The farther he went, the colder Yamamoto’s voice grew. It was downright freezing, despite his Zanpakutō being fire-based.

Feeling the old man’s glare, Kaelith coughed once and slowly let go of his teacher’s waist.

“Fine, since Sensei doesn’t care, I’ll swallow it down.”

“I’ve got my own self-training to do. If nothing else, you can head on back. Another day I’ll bring some good sake when I visit.”

With that, he turned to leave.

In the next instant, his eyes bulged wide and bloodshot, as though pursued by a vengeful spirit. Screaming in panic, he tore off running.

Behind him, Yamamoto’s face had gone dark as iron, flames roiling around him in a raging cloud as he gave chase.

“Teacher! You can’t do this!!

I’m a noble! A middle-ranked noble—you can’t just beat me!

Hey, the Captain-Commander’s attacking me! Won’t somebody stop him?!”

Kaelith’s piteous cries echoed as the Captain-Commander’s monstrous Reiatsu swept across half of Seireitei like a tsunami.

Countless Shinigami felt a chill, lifting their heads in alarm toward the onrushing spiritual power.

“The Captain-Commander is fighting?! That’s some enormous Reiatsu… He’s serious!”

“An intruder in Seireitei?”

“Wait. Listen carefully to the direction it’s coming from!” Some of them concentrated, then halted.

They sensed it was coming from near the Second Division, mingled with Kaelith’s Reiatsu.

Yamamoto vs. Kaelith.

Well, nothing new there.

Kaelith had tried to rebel and challenge the Captain-Commander before—nothing but old news around here.

So, each Shinigami patted their chest in relief and dispersed, leaving the distant clouds of scarlet flame and faint screams behind.

…

Sometime later

Kaelith lay sprawled on a sickbed, while Soifon stood at his side, calmly applying medicine.

“Ow… careful, that spot got seared by Ryūjin Jakka—hurts like hell.”

“Smear a little more on this side. That wretched old man burned me up. Whenever there’s time, I need a real soak in the Hell Hot Springs.”

As Kaelith whined, Soifon couldn’t help feeling a bit of awe.

Ryūjin Jakka wounds—he spoke of them so casually. Anyone else would be sitting in a prison cell, or feeding the Soul Society’s soil by now.

Her lord might not be the most dependable person, but his guts were undeniable, and his recklessness absolute.

Wait—lord? She reminded herself that she was only placed here temporarily. Until Kaelith officially married into the Shihōin family, she wouldnt always work under him.

Soifon let out a little snort, pressing the ointment down harder. Kaelith yowled like a cat caught in a door.

The application done, Kaelith’s Shihakushō began repairing itself.

Once dressed again, he sat up.

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“Old man Yamamoto, bullying the weak like this—just wait two hundred more years till I grow strong enough to—”

“To do what, exactly?”

Yamamoto slid open the door and stepped inside.

Kaelith froze. “…Until I can show him my unrivaled massage technique, obviously!”

He shot a bright smile.

“Teacher, didn’t you head home? Why’re you back so soon?”

Yamamoto shook his head. “There’s no going back, not yet. This is too big a matter—you’re going to explain everything.

I am the Captain-Commander. This concerns the stability of the Soul Society and Hueco Mundo; I won’t let you off just because you’re my student.

If you’ve done something you shouldn’t have, I will punish you. Possibly more severely than you expect.”

Kaelith nodded. From the moment Yamamoto mentioned Senzo Tsunayashiro by name, Kaelith knew there was no squirming out of this.

Under Soifon’s worried gaze, Yamamoto led Kaelith away, toward a distant mountain range.

Soifon stood thinking for a second or two, then turned and set off for the Shihōin estate.

…

Two shapes flickered in Shunpo, arriving among the mountains.

“Speak. What exactly happened?”

Yamamoto’s voice was calm.

Kaelith scratched his head.

He owed Yamamoto too much gratitude; if possible, he didn’t want to lie to him. But this tangled up so many issues involving Aizen.

He couldn’t betray that… helpful friend.

Under the Captain-Commander’s piercing stare, Kaelith began recounting the major events—omitting any mention of Aizen, or at least filtering him out…