Chapter 525 - Mr. Hat (1/2)
Kisuke sent the girls to his hideout after a few more adjustments. He already knew that the hideout was compromised, but after checking the logs and traces left, it turned out that only Serafall, Akeno, Irina, and Ophis had been there, so he figured that his place was still safe.
Thanks to his Vasto Lorde Form's increased regeneration, most of his wounds were already healed. However, he chose not to leave this form yet, because he was waiting until he'd be completely healed.
Once he was done checking everything, including Benihime's state, Kisuke went beside Ophis who was still munching away, and asked, ”Can you please tell me what happened?”
Although her snack time was interrupted, Ophis still told the previous events to Kisuke from her point of view. Although her accounts were broken, Kisuke was able to understand the gist of what she went through, ”So this Cao Cao guy stole your powers through using this Samael that Hades lent him? And a crazy Devil summoned a bunch of monsters before capturing you? And in response, Akeno and Irina followed him to save you, but were hit by this Samael's curse?”
Ophis nodded.
”Well, I still don't really get it, but I can understand that things are getting hectic. But one thing is for sure, since Hades is involved, it's only natural for me to make a mess of his plans.” Kisuke then stood up and looked towards Ophis, ”Wanna come with me?”
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”To the place where we can kick some ass.”
Ophis stayed silent for a minute before replying, ”But I need to defeat Great Red so that I can go home.”
After hearing those words, Kisuke finally understood what Ophis really wanted. It was never about Great Red, but it was about the place where she could return to. He already had some inkling that this might be the case, but Kisuke kept pushing that possibility out of his mind because Ophis was a being of a different caliber from the rest. His complicated thinking made a biased decision, that it wasn't just that what Ophis wanted, but something bigger, 'So she's really just a little kid... I realized it too late.'
Patting her head, Kisuke said, ”Don't you think that this place is such a dreary and empty home? Why don't you come with me? My place is also your home, and most importantly, we have cookies and doughnuts!”
Ophis's eyes widened as she muttered, ”...Can I?”
”Of course! I already consider you as a resident of the Urahara Shop. Aside from that, you're a precious friend. If you don't have a home to return to, it's fine to consider my place as your home~.”
Visible excitement emerged from Ophis's eyes as she said, ”Let's go!”
'I should have done this before.' While thinking that, Kisuke replied, ”But before that, let's go kick some ass!”
Ophis nodded in agreement. But when her vision passed by Kisuke's horns, a certain idea emerged from her immature mind. She went behind Kisuke and started climbing up his back. Kisuke didn't really know what she wanted to do, but he assisted her. Ophis then sat down on his shoulders and grabbed his horns before cheering, ”Go, go!”
Chuckling, Kisuke took out his blade, the artificial Sacred Gear, where Benihime would be residing in the future, ”Alright~! Let's go with a bang~!”
Confirming his mother's location, Kisuke created a hole to the area where she was at. But before he left, Kisuke faced Great Red and said, ”Great Red-sama! Thanks for the ride and the help~! Until next time~!”
Then, he jumped without hesitation through the hole he'd created as Great Red roared in farewell. In it, was also his gratitude for giving the 'snake' a home. Although only Ophis understood this and didn't say anything.
Emerging from the sky, what came into Kisuke and Ophis's view was a partially destroyed Devil City and a 200-meter tall humanoid monster, ”Whew~. That's one big fella and it doesn't look like it'll be easy to deal with.”
Kisuke also saw Grayfia along with some other powerful Devils fighting it. However, no matter what kind of damage they dealt to it, it would regenerate to full health in a blink of an eye. What was worse was the fact that, as it walked, it left hundreds of smaller monsters who attacked everyone around it.
Since it was not really his job to deal with this creature, Kisuke ignored it and looked around again, confirming his mother's location, who was currently fighting some Devils. She was wearing a robe at this moment, combined with a mask that blocked her aura. A giant marionette's arm was currently emerging from her shadow, and that arm belonged to the ever so familiar Benihime.