Death's Slash

Chapter 29
Shiba Haiyan stayed at home for two days before leaving. Now the [-]th division is busy with affairs, Ukitake Shishiro is not in good health, and Shiba Haiyan is in charge of all affairs.

Even though Xue Xin returned home, he still did not give up his cultivation.

He made a strict training plan for himself, taking time every day to practice kendo and physical fitness.

"960 five, 960 six."

Xue Xin stayed in the backyard, his upper body was bare, his lower body was wearing a combat uniform, and he was holding an iron knife in both hands, doing shimmy motions.

Shimming is one of the basic movements in kendo. When you step forward, swing the knife in your hand forward.

Stepping is a move other than the six basic footwork of kendo. The front foot takes a step forward, and the moment it steps on the ground, the back heel.

Because of the coherence of the movements, the body will burst out with a forward force. At this time, wave your arms and swing the long knife forward.

When waving, raise your arms high and swing your arms out with the shoulder joints as the axis. At the same time, when the long sword is struck, the left hand turns inward, and when the long sword stops, the right hand twists inward.

In this way, all the energy from the whole body, arms, and the long sword will be concentrated on one point, and transmitted to the enemy through the blade.

Because shimmy moves the feet, body and arms, it is the most suitable move for exercise.

There are two ways to exercise, one is to pursue the number of shimmy, and increase your endurance by doing as much shimmy as possible.

The second is to pursue the speed of shimmy, and increase the burst by the number of shimmy per unit time.

Xuexin will do both methods, and now the choice is endurance training, one thousand shimmy.

"Nine hundred and ninety-eight, nine hundred and ninety-nine, one thousand."

Xue Xin finished the thousandth shimmy, his body was already covered with sweat, and his muscles reflected light in the sun.

During the months-long high-intensity exercise, Xuexin's body fat content is getting lower and lower, but he does not pursue strength exercises too much, so his body maintains a lean body shape.

Xue Xin breathed out, walked a few steps in place, jumped a few times, and then slowly sat down on the stone bench beside him to rest.

"Here are your towels and water."

Xue Xin's head was covered with a towel, and a glass of water was handed to Xue Xin.

"Thank you."

Xue Xin glanced at Matsumoto Ranju who was standing beside him, took the water, put it near his mouth, raised his neck, and drank it in big gulps.

"Whoo~"

After Xuexin drank the water, he let out a happy sound, returned the water glass to Matsumoto Rangiku, and then picked up the towel to wipe the sweat off his body.

"Do you need such hard training to be the god of death?"

Matsumoto Rangiku suddenly asked.

"No, it's just that I think we should do more."

Xue Xin said with a smile.

Hearing this, Matsumoto Rangiku nodded with a relaxed expression.

But the next moment, Xue Xin suddenly said, "But it's dangerous."

"what?"

Matsumoto Rangiku was slightly taken aback, and asked subconsciously.

Xue Xin said earnestly: "To be a god of death, you don't need to work as hard as I do, but you need to take responsibility. When Sei Lingting is in danger, you must protect Sei Lingting, and when you encounter Xu's attack, you must kill Xu. These They are all very dangerous, and you may die if you are not careful."

When Matsumoto Rangiku heard this, his eyes were dark and his expression was a little shaken.

Now she is just a young girl who was living in the poor area of ​​Seireitei four months ago, living a life of starvation.

Her biggest purpose in being the god of death is to change this kind of life.

But that has changed now.

Staying at Shiba's house, you can live in a huge house, eat delicious food, and the people around you are very easy to get along with, living a comfortable life without any troubles.

What Matsumoto Rangiku paid was just a few hours of work every day, and there was no danger.

But to become the god of death, you have to pay too much, and you will also face the threat of life and death.

If that's the case, why do you still have to be a god of death?
This is what Matsumoto Rangiku has been troubled with for a while.

Seeing this scene, Xue Xin knew that she was shaken, so he asked, "Why do you become the god of death?"

Matsumoto Rangiku hesitated for a moment, and said directly: "I am the god of death so that I don't have to go hungry or worry."

Xue Xin said with a smile: "If it's just this request, you have already fulfilled it now."

"Yes."

This is what Matsumoto Rangiku hesitated in his heart, and he didn't know how to make a choice.

Xue Xin said with a smile: "Whether it's killing Xu or protecting Seilingting, this is not your responsibility. So if you give up, it's okay."

With Xuexin's approval, the scale in Matsumoto Ranju's heart shook a little bit, and the end that chose to give up became heavier and heavier.

But at this time, Xuexin looked at Matsumoto Ranju, and asked seriously: "But, are these the only reasons why you become the god of death? Don't you want to see a wider world?"

When Matsumoto Rangiku heard this, his heart beat slightly faster.

Xue Xin asked with a smile: "Don't you want to pass on the help you have received to others?"

Matsumoto Ranju thought that when he was hungry and fainted, Ichimaru Gin appeared and rescued him. When he was threatened, Xuexin rescued himself, and invited himself to eat and provide him with a place to live.

She has experienced despair, and she has also experienced the hope that someone will save her when faced with despair. If she can pass on this hope, then she is very yearning.

Finally, Xue Xin said: "Also, didn't you make an agreement with your friend to become the god of death together?"

When Matsumoto Rangiku heard this, his body shook suddenly, he let out a breath, and said, "Yes, it's already agreed."

Xuexin stood up, looked at Matsumoto Rangiku, and said seriously: "What kind of path you choose to take next depends on you personally. But no matter how you choose, please choose the life you like, and continue to love it. And There will always be a place for you here."

Matsumoto Ranju looked at Xue Xin's face and was a little moved.

But Xue Xin waved his hand, turned and left, and said, "I'm going to train, you can do your own thing."

With that said, Xue Xin began to continue training, this time he performed multiple shimmy in a short period of time to enhance his explosive power.

Explosive power is very useful in battle. The power that many people can explode in an instant is far more than the durable power for a long time.

Weightlifting, sprinting, short-distance swimming, and fighting all require extremely high explosive power.

Enhancing explosive power can allow oneself to exert more powerful strength in a short period of time.

Xue Xin stood there, doing explosive training.

And not far away, looking at Xuexin in training, Matsumoto Rangiku smiled slightly, and said softly: "Do you like life? Then I must become Shinigami."

"Because the two people I cherish the most have both become gods of death."

Matsumoto Rangiku thought with a smile, put away the towel and water cup, and left here.

Although, as in history, she continues to choose to be the Grim Reaper.

But the difference is that the reason for becoming the Grim Reaper has changed.

(End of this chapter)