Seeing Rongo Kousuke nod, Higashibume Ayame quickly hopped out of the bed and bowed to him.
“Thank you, sir!”
However, Rongo Kousuke avoided Higashibume Ayame’s bow and said to her, with a puzzled look on her face, “The one you should thank is not me, but the man behind you! He gave you the medicine! Only he can save your brother!”
Genji Takamitsu smiled and said to Higashibume Ayame, who was a little uneasy, “It’s alright! By the way… the reason you didn’t bring your brother here is because… he can’t move himself?”
Higashibume Ayame nodded and said, “Yes, sir! Now my brother, Yao An, is almost turning into a block of ice!”
“I understand!” Genji Takamitsu said. “Let’s go then! What do you think, Rongo-kun?”
Rongo Kousuke was taken aback. He didn’t expect Genji Takamitsu to say that, but he was quite interested in Genji Takamitsu’s medicine.
“Then I’ll accompany you. After all, someone has to supervise your treatment, the new Genji class leader!”
With that, Rongo Kousuke walked out of the Medicine Squad.
Seeing Rongo Kousuke’s somewhat arrogant attitude, Genji Takamitsu smiled and then said to Higashibume Ayame, who was looking down, “Let’s go! We’ll go see your brother, Yao An!”
“Okay!”
Higashibume Ayame happily led Genji Takamitsu and Rongo Kousuke towards her home in the West Twenty-Three District.
The West Twenty-Three District wasn’t far, just three blocks away, otherwise, a child like Higashibume Ayame wouldn’t be able to come to the Fourth Division.
On the way, Rongo Kousuke, who had been cold and harsh, began to talk to Genji Takamitsu about the Higashibume family.
The Higashibume family was a small, lower-class noble family.
Higashibume Ayame’s parents were Shinigami of the Gotei 13 who died in battle while fighting Hollows.
The 8-year-old Higashibume Ayame, as the eldest daughter of the Higashibume family, had taken on the responsibility of raising her 6-year-old brother.
However, lately, Higashibume Ayame had been running to the Fourth Division alone. Because the Medicine Squad was the closest place she had seen where there were Shinigami of the Fourth Division, she bought medicine from Rongo Kousuke.
At first, Rongo Kousuke simply thought that her brother had a simple illness like a fever, so the medicine he gave Higashibume Ayame was just simple medicine for the illness.
But later, Higashibume Ayame came more and more often, which attracted Rongo Kousuke’s attention.
To find out why Higashibume Ayame was buying medicine, Rongo Kousuke suggested that she go home with him. Of course, this proposal was rejected by Higashibume Ayame.
But under Rongo Kousuke’s insistence, Higashibume Ayame had to agree to Rongo Kousuke’s request.
Next, Rongo Kousuke followed Higashibume Ayame to the Higashibume family and saw Higashibume Yao An, who was almost frozen into a block of ice.
After a brief examination, Rongo Kousuke just said, “He’s beyond saving! Prepare for his funeral!” and left the Higashibume family.
But to Rongo Kousuke’s surprise, Higashibume Ayame still kept coming to see him. She firmly believed that there was medicine that could save her brother.
“I see…”
Genji Takamitsu’s eyes flashed with a hint of light, as he muttered to himself, “This little girl is quite stubborn…”
“Shinigami-sama! We’re at the Higashibume house!” Higashibume Ayame said happily.
When Genji Takamitsu looked up, he found Rongo Kousuke seemed to be in a daze.
Following Rongo Kousuke’s gaze, Genji Takamitsu saw someone he had met once before.
Genji Takamitsu walked over and asked in surprise, “Rongo-senpai… what’s wrong?”
Rongo Ki, the former Fourth Seat of the Fourth Division, said awkwardly, “Well… I came here to wipe the boy’s ass! After all, the Fourth Division is so small, it’s hard to keep things from everyone. I heard the girl beside you crying yesterday by chance, and my heart…”
Looking at Higashibume Ayame beside Genji Takamitsu, Rongo Ki, with his keen eye, immediately noticed Higashibume Ayame’s abnormality.
“This is…” Rongo Ki looked carefully at Higashibume Ayame, then turned to Genji Takamitsu and asked, “Did you cure her?”
Before Genji Takamitsu could say anything, Rongo Ki excitedly said, “I saw her before! Her symptoms are exactly the same as the young man’s in the house. Just that her symptoms are lighter! If she isn’t treated effectively, she’ll eventually become an ice block! So, how did you do it? Genji-kun?”
“Father! You’re so disrespectful!” Rongo Kousuke said loudly, who had been silent all this time.
Genji Takamitsu smiled, not minding the awkwardness of Rongo Ki being scolded by his son, and explained, “I’ve told Kousuke-kun the reason. Higashibume Ayame’s illness is caused by a loss of part of her soul, resulting in an imbalance of yin and yang in her body!”
“Yin and yang imbalance… !?” Rongo Ki mumbled, seemingly understanding what Genji Takamitsu was saying.
“I see… then how did you treat her?”
“Father!” Rongo Kousuke spoke up again, this time with a very dissatisfied tone!
“Uh…” Rongo Ki just smiled awkwardly, without saying anything, but his gaze was fixed on Genji Takamitsu, his meaning unmistakable.
However, Genji Takamitsu ignored Rongo Ki’s ardent gaze and said to Higashibume Ayame, who was beside him, “Let’s go see your brother first!”
“Okay! Heehee!!” Higashibume Ayame was simple-minded but smiled happily.
“Rongo-senpai! Please!” Genji Takamitsu turned to Rongo Ki, inviting him.
Rongo Ki seemed very happy and readily agreed, “Okay!”
Rongo Kousuke, on the other hand, was looking at his father, Rongo Ki, with great dissatisfaction!
…
The moment the door to the room was opened, a wave of freezing coldness rushed in.
As Genji Takamitsu’s eyes swept across the room, he saw a man lying on the bed, his whole body radiating cold air, his body already stiff and unable to move.
“This condition… his soul is almost completely dissipated…”
The situation was urgent, and Genji Takamitsu, without a word, turned his wrist, and a bottle of the same deep red potion appeared in his hand.
With a look of astonishment on Rongo Ki’s face, Genji Takamitsu directly poured bottle after bottle of the potion into Higashibume Yao An’s mouth.
Then, to everyone’s astonishment, the coldness gradually dissipated!
“It’s amazing… it’s amazing! What kind of potion is this?!” Rongo Ki looked incredulous.
Seeing Higashibume Yao An’s condition stabilized, Genji Takamitsu’s tense expression finally eased.
“Whew…”
Genji Takamitsu took a deep breath and then said to Higashibume Ayame with a smile, “Little Ayame, your brother’s illness has stabilized. He just needs to rest well and he’ll recover. Don’t worry!”
Higashibume Ayame wiped away the tears on her cheeks and hugged Genji Takamitsu excitedly, “Thank you! Shinigami big brother!”
Stroking Higashibume Ayame’s head, Genji Takamitsu then said to Rongo Kousuke with a serious look, “Kousuke-kun, do you have a transmission spirit machine that can notify Captain Ukitake? I think there will be big trouble here!”
“What?!” Rongo Kousuke looked at Genji Takamitsu with a puzzled look, as did the others.
Genji Takamitsu explained, “Do you know why the Higashibume siblings have this kind of illness? There’s a reason…”
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