Chapter 42: Unrivalled Martial Genius
He got back in the shop as he sipped his tea, Urahara had a fan over his face as he lightly laughed:
"You seem to have enjoyed yourself very much."
"Well, playing with cats is always good entertainement."
Urahara narrowed his eyes:
"So, what your 'real' verdict?"
Marek smiled procatively:
"Nothing escapes your eyes, Urahara-san."
"You are overestimating me, Mister Wealthy person."
Marek lightly sighed, awe in his eyes:
"She is an unparalleled martial genius. Even more than myself."
Urahara's eyes widened as he didn't expect the verdict to be 'this' positive. Seeing his reaction, Marek nodded:
-You should understand, Urahara-san. Shunpo is a movement-type technique made for Shiningami.
Urahara knew that this immensely mighty being was about to drop some knowledge so he raised his attention to the max.
-Each energy in the multiverse has a natural form, a specific way to manifest itself and each energy can only be used in a optimate way by a certain set of techniques. Let's take for example there is another form energy named 'Chakra' in another world.
Chakra is extremely elemental in nature, using it for physical strengthening would still get results but they would never be as good as envisioned. It would even create technics that could even endanger the user, like the 8 gates. It could multiply a person power by Thousands of time but at the cost of ones own body.
Let's compare it to the type of energy I use, named Ki.
Ki is optimal for strengthening, it's actually nearly impossible to use it for elemental attacks without transformers. The Kaioken, the conterpart of the 8 gates, is much more safe, although less powerful but in long term and everyday fights one is definitely better than the other."
Urahara researchers mind was immediately triggered by his words as he kept processing this information and relying it to Yoruichi's case. He suddenly had an epiphany!
"So that means-!
Marek nodded:
"Yes. The Type of Energy used in this Universe is Reiatsu. It has a natural way to manifest itself for Shinigami"
Urahara :
"Zanpakuto"
Marek continued:
"Zanpakuto, indeed. The meaning of a Shinigami's strength will always be in 'Sword Wielding'. It's Reiatsu-based techniques will be techniques for 'someone with a sword in hand'. Because that's just how Reiatsu manifest itself for Shinigami. And Shinigami developed these techniques based on the 'Sword Wielding' aspect."
The Emperor smiled with a hint of admiration in his face:
"But The Kitty had already surpassed everyone in speed and physical enhancement using a form of movement and an enhancement technique, hell, even a form energy, completely incompatible with her fighting style, her personality and her talent."
Urahara moved his fan as he finally understand the latter sentence:
"Unparalled Martial Genius. Huh?"
Marek got a little excited and said:
"You know, if I teach her KI, she could probably kick Genryusai's ass!"
Urahara who is more familiar with Yoruichi reatsu already detected her and laughed lightly:
"I am sure she would be happy to hear that~"
Marek had disactivated his Byakugan, because Yoruichi would be changing. And he is still has to get more familiar with Reatsu so he actually didn't detect that a woman hiding her spiritual energy with a difficult face was hearing his praise, he sneered:
"She is such a spoiled princess! Me praising her would only make her lazier!"
Yoruichi still hidden had a red face. The question was: Was it from being praised or being enraged?
'Spoiled princess! Lazy! I will kill him! I swear I will do it!!'
Marek continued:
"Tch! Such great talent. She already surpasses everything I have ever seen. Only Guy Might could rival her but he is not born yet."
Yoruichi had a red face again:
'Stop saying such embarrassing things!
Suddenly the door opened up violently. Marek looked bewildered at Yoruichi who was making an unusual face :
"What's going with you? Are you having a stroke?"
Urahara who knew Yoruichi since childhood reminisced about the last time she made that face:
'It's the exact same face she made when she was having fights with her parents'
Yoruichi advanced slowly staring daggers at Marek as she sat down:
"Tell us why do you want me to go with you?"
Marek sighed:
"I am planning to form some young kids and I need teachers to help me. You, as an accomplished assassin is exactly the profile I need. It will be as long as 10 years but here only 10 days would have passed."
Yoruichi deeply sighed:
"That sounds like such a drag! I am having a pretty good lifestyle here, you know?"
Marek snickered:
"You don't need to brag about how lazy you are. I already know that"
Yoruichi wanted to rip him apart:
'Lazy! He said it again'
She calmed down:
"And what I get in exchange?"
Marek responded:
"I would owe you a favor
-And why would I want a favor from you!!!"
Marek had a weird face:
'Why is she acting like that? I thought my meaning was clear, wasn't it ?'
He then smiled as he looked at Urahara:
"Urahara, could you guess how strong I am?"
Urahara had a guess in mind:
"Probably stronger than the Soul King, by how much…I don't know."
Yoruichi immediately got lifeless on the spot. Marek laughed proudly:
"Such Praise from you Urahara-san. This is an Honor."
Urahara titled his head:
"I am probably underestimating you. You even seem to be a little insulted by the comparison to the Soul King."
"Oh! You saw that. Sorry, I am a prideful Emperor after all!!"
Yoruichi had a ironic smile:
"Oy…Isn't that a little too much?!"
Marek bombed his chest:
"See. A favour from me is-!"
"I won't owe you any favor you bastard!"
"So you don't want to go?"
Yoruichi still controlled her embarrassment:
"I will do it! Because I want to have my revenge!"
Marek looked at Urahara and said point blank:
"Is she always such a pain?"
Yoruichi jumped on him only to hit air:
"She is, isn't she? Could I return her after one year trial run?!"
Urahara continued to enjoy the rare spectacle of a bullied Yoruichi. Until Marek stood up opening a blue portal. He flicked the cat's forehead as he grinned:
"Welcome ! Black kitty-chan!"
"I will go. Prepare yourself. I will be coming back when you are ready."