Kumori Manor

[Bloodedge]

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[Apollymi]

In front of the forest of Sokyoku Hill as a very large open lot. One which would likely go unnoticed to most, even as they moved towards the center point of the Seireitei, and this would be the spot which Juri led Raizen to. Once there, she stopped in front of it and began speaking. "I don't know if you know this, but before I was the leader of the Onmitsukidou, I was specifically a special guard to the Kumori Household," she started. She'd always imagined this moment for the lad, and now that she could give him this thing she felt really proud of him, though the moment was kind of bittersweet as it meant the end of her time as his caretaker. "Actually, I was your mother's personal guard. She gave me one final task, before she died and it was to turn this place over to you when you were ready," with that statement she pressed her hand out against nothing but with the use of her Reiatsu a pulse happened around the space, it shattered reality revealing a very elaborate estate which covered a huge amount of land. "This is yours."

[Bloodedge]

"I figured as much, considering your constant presence in my childhood," said the following Raizen, who recalled many instances in his youth when he would undergo lesser training regimens with the woman. She'd brought him to an open lot, but Raizen knew better than to make assumptions about what stood before him. There was no way she would purposefully lead him to nothing. She eventually went on to reveal what truly filled the space, and what Raizen beheld thereafter was something truly large. The building's fore showed the insignia he remembered seeing on the garbs of his own mother once upon a time, leading Raizen to understand what this place was. "The house of Kumori..." he spoke softly, making known his understanding. "My mother tasked you with giving me my family's home?"

[Apollymi]

"Hmm, I suppose I was around a lot more back then..." she said thinking about it more. She'd often trained the young man a bit in combat, and probably had at least a little bit to do with how far out ahead of his peers he was. It seemed though that upon unveiling this place he seemed to gain a greater understanding of its meaning. "Hai," she said at his recognition of the place, it seemed though he went on question the task she'd been given. "A bit more than that, officially she tasked me with making sure you grew up alright, and told me when you were ready you could take over the clan and remake it how you saw fit," she said speaking rather fondly of the boy's mother. "But, she was really specific, because of course I was fine with helping look after you, but I didn't know how I was supposed to know if you would be ready. And she said if you became Captain, that you'd be more than ready," she said softly. "It's actually been really fun, watching you grow up, and I knew when I saw you take over the Kidoushuu in your haori. Making major changes by your own will, that you'd be alright."

[Bloodedge]

"That's a very specific condition to be met. I don't know whether to call it faith in her child, or carelessness that made her find that reasonable. Though, I suppose faith in you is a good middle ground," he asserted. This was turning out to be quite the eventful day; all in a matter of hours, Raizen had managed to become engaged, become a Captain, become Kidou Corps Commander and Grand Chief, take a Vice-Captain, and apparently become the official head of a noble house. Of all the things he'd been part of today, this was by far the strangest. "It's... quite large. Frankly, I don't find it very fitting for a family consisting of a single person. Even with the addition of one other, it is going to be ridiculous."

[Apollymi]

It seemed Raizen could really find the full sense in his mother's decision but decided to settle on something which could be considered the middle ground, which was faith in her guard to know when the time would be right after pretty much leaving the girl in charge of her son post her death. Juri smiled quite a bit just then, "Well, I suppose, I'll take it as a compliment. But she believed in you, was very sure about you actually~" she said of Raizen. Juri spent a lot of time in the personal confines of that woman within this house and she knew the woman believed in this boy's destiny for whatever reason. As such she'd never even bothered to question the boy's skills nor his abilities. When he went on to explain that the size of this home was a bit ridiculous and that it was strange, she could only chuckle. "Well, the people make the home, if it's large it can feel full and if it's small it can feel empty... depends on who you have with you..." she said in a moment of ambient wisdom most likely wouldn't expect from her. But she'd been part of this house, when it'd been full and it'd never felt right. And then still looked after just Raizen and his mother and that had seemed much warmer. After thinking about this a moment her eyes widened because she realized she'd just skimmed over something else the boy'd said. "Wait, you said one other? Are there other congratulations in order here?" she asked seemingly confused by this very new and very unknown information.

[Bloodedge]

"Hmm. I suppose... you're very right about that," he said of the very prolific clause presented by Juri. He took a few steps forward, moving onto the porch where he would stand to face Juri. Her question of whether more congratulations were in order would be met by a scratch of the head and a light chuckle. "Hai hai. Just before Nijo Kenpachi's rampage, I became engaged to Michi. I'm almost bothered; have you been slacking on your duties as caretaker and stealth specialist? This trivial information should have reached you already."

[Apollymi]

Raizen seemed to accept the woman's prolific statement in stride and given what she knew of the young man, she supposed he'd use it a bit better than most. Moving right along it seemed that Raizen had become engaged this afternoon to the Seventh Division's Vice-Captain a young woman named Kyoyama Michi. He went on to say he thought she might have been slacking on her duties as she wasn't already privy to this information. "Oi oi, it's been a busy afternoon. And I don't know if you noticed but I was on the front lines of that Nijo Kenpachi situation. And with you basically becoming the equivalent of two Captains this afternoon, I haven't had time to read the reports yet." she said in a joking manner, but she was quite serious. "That information isn't exactly trivial anyways, and I definitely don't just stalk you or anything~" she concluded her little joke and gave the young man a firm pat on the back. "Congratulations Raizen." she said and with this her work here was done. "Oh, don't worry about the house upkeep, there was a clause if it ever popped back up to have several rounds of people paid to help with the upkeep of it. Chefs, maids, general servants and such. All normally used for the nobles so you'll get your privacy. And if you want a personal guard detail for the property you can have that as well and all that... but, I know you've had a lot going on today and you probably want to get back to it. So I'll let ya' go, Ja ne, Raizen~" the woman said and given she was no longer needed for conversation she'd disappear by using Shunpo from this spot.

[Bloodedge]

Another day, Raizen returned to the Kumori estate via the family's old private Senkaimon. He brought with him the red-haired 5th Seat of the 12th Division, Niwatoko Benihime. The path let out in the courtyard, where there were various guards assigned not from the Onmitsukidou, but from the Kidoushuu instead. "Ah. They're here now. Good," he said in passing as he guided the woman toward the manor's interior. A large library was within, and in this room were many tomes obviously taken from elsewhere in the building; they were placed in stacks on a table, and were quite recently used, despite the shelves all being filled to capacity. "Do you have any other curiosities we should go over before we have a look?"

[Apollymi]

Upon exiting the Senkaimon Benihime would find herself standing on a property she'd never actually seen before, though upon looking around it for major landmarks she'd decided that she'd definitely been in the area. "Personal Senkaimon, random huge estate, Kidoushuu guards... You really were quite busy, Kumori-taichou~" she said seeming to find this an amazing development for whatever reason. "Sugei..." she mumbled as she took note of the various Kidoushuu guards whom were placed around their homes. She'd heard nobles tended to favor the Onmitsukidou, but she figured given Raizen's own apparent like of Kidou his guards made a bit more sense for him. Soon enough she was being lead through the property getting an impromptu visual tour as they headed for the library. Once inside she looked at wall to wall full bookshelves her eyes widening at the sight. She was a seeker of many things and craved knowledge. She didn't like not knowing things and a room like this so full of things it was possible she didn't know seemed to make her giddy. "Sugei, there's so much here. Like... I could know everything~" she said only to think about it more, when questioned directly about things she could only shrug. "Hm, most curiosities I have are related to what we're looking into right here, and the Hollows with the spider marks, but I've done enough of that for one day... " she mentioned with a chuckle. "Anyways, I need to know what you know... so what have you done so far?" she asked seemingly content to dive head first into the research aspect of her day that wouldn't almost get her killed.

[Bloodedge]

"I haven't worked out a deal with the Onmitsukidou yet. I intend to have Han-taichou send me the best of the best, just as she was once assigned to this house." Once the pair entered the library, Raizen took one of the larger tomes from the aforementioned table, and took it to a couch to sit upon as he opened it. Once again, he sat with his right leg crossed over his left, with the book opened in his left hand. Now that he knew what Benihime wished to learn, he could begin properly. "The spider marks, I imagine are connected to a very powerful Hollow that resides solely in Hueco Mundo. It absorbed Soutaichou's Shikai while we were there, so I imagine it does that with many. It may be marking other Hollows in its 'family' to absorb them for their power later. But, that doesn't matter." As he looked into the book in his left hand, Raizen felt that he would likely be best off admitting to the method that would prevent Benihime's fate. "This manor was not scanned when the Kumori family was executed. Because my mother, and eventually myself, were left alone, there were many pieces of their old work left around in secret places. The method they eventually used to almost perfect Hollowfication, is what I think could be used in your situation. It's no secret now that I was born some sort of Shinigami-Hollow hybrid, but I've found out how that happened. My Hollowfication has a direct connection to myself, and to my Zanpakutou. Basically, if you were to Hollowfy, it would be like a game of tug-of-war between you and the Apocrypha, with your Zanpakutou as the rope."

[Apollymi]

"Sou ka," the girl said of the man's apparent plan to get himself some people from the Onmitsukidou as well. He also went on to explain his thoughts about the spider marks and their connection to the random influx of Hollows. "That's... gonna suck later, especially with them holding grudges... Even though I am definitely of the opinion that they started it," she said knowing they were at the very least looking for her still and likely anyone else who'd managed to kill any number of them. Though admittedly she'd done it on purpose to get their attention that didn't mean that she hadn't thought about the consequences.

As they moved along Raizen picked a tome apparently related to whatever idea he had about her present situation and went on to explain that near perfect Hollowfication apparently discovered by his clan. This made her brow raise just a little, but it was at least a tiny bit interesting. She took to the couch as well sitting beside the man and peering over his shoulder at the readings ever so often so she'd keep up with the ideas involved. He went on to say that it was apparently his plan to use this sort of method on her as well, to create a lasting bond between herself and her Zanpakuto that couldn't be interrupted by whatever deal was struck between her previous incarnation and Apocrypha. "Sou ka, I understand now why this could end up getting me executed... You were only really pardoned because you were born that way though. If you go around handing such powers out, you're just as likely end up on the chopping block again as I am..." she said as her head fell back. Still the idea was a novel one, and though risky it seemed to be a better option than permanently crippling her own abilities to avoid death. "Hm, I am assuming this almost perfect method has something to do with those Bakkoutou? Seems like by all information given your family really likes making weapons~" she said, having said information because she'd been the one helping out the Captain of the 12th Division when working on his previous case.

[Bloodedge]

Raizen's gaze briefly left his book when Benihime took a seat next to him on the couch. In this moment, he looked toward the redhead, but he returned his attention to the book soon after. "It does involve them, but there were other experiments done to give Hollow powers to Shinigami. There's an infection of some sort that was attempted, but it seems to have failed on its attempts. Every subject suffered Soul Suicide, and none of the Kumori dared try it on themselves. I have no interest in replicating this infection method, but I believe I could easily use Mugen's power to inject Hollow abilities directly into another soul, and maybe even stabilize them the way I've done for myself. Still... there has to be some other way. I'd like to go for destroying the Apocrypha, but the most likely scenario in the event of that actually working would be a total loss of power. Back to square one, then."

[Apollymi]

Benihime allowed herself to gaze at the ceiling for a few seconds while Raizen explained in greater detail the different methods created by his Clan for Hollowfying Shinigami. It seemed that most methods didn't work and resulted in Soul Suicide and none of the clan members actually wanted to try it on themselves. This got Benihime to thinking about her own research into the nature of souls. "Should have tried it on themselves, might have worked out better..." she muttered as she related this idea to another in her head. "It could simply be a matter of the souls not really being strong enough in the first place. When I was developing the serum to allow for high speed regeneration in Shinigami there were several different things to overcome. Since it was based on Hollow abilities I did a lot of research into how they functioned and I learned that most things concerning them and their abilities begin and end with the base amount of Reiryoku they possess. When mimicking their abilities or trying to give them to others. It likely worked out that the Souls they used in the experiment, couldn't take the influx of power and burned up without it ever having been possible for them to use the power in the first place. At least that is how it works in the case of regeneration." she said seeming to find it amusing. It also seemed that Raizen would have liked the idea of simply destroying Apocrypha but that would in the best case also rid the young woman of her powers. "Hai, I considered that a possibility as well, or maybe figuring out how to separate Yakouboku from Apocrypha will work instead, though I have no idea how one would even go about such a thing, though admittedly that's only been an idea for a few minutes." she said going ahead and voicing the last possibility she hadn't given.

[Bloodedge]

"That seems to be precisely the case. All of the subjects were random extras on missions; Shinigami most likely to die when no one is paying attention anyway. For all their precautions to avoid being discovered, they failed in the end. What a waste." Raizen had begun flipping pages, scanning this book at an increased pace. Something was beginning to bother him at a deeper level, and he couldn't quite place what it was yet. This feeling was an annoying one. Either way, Benihime had another option to offer; one which would be better overall than the others discussed, if it were possible. "That sort of thing would be optimal. I'm afraid, though, it's wishful thinking. Kyougoku are too reliant on the memories within them, and as long as they have those memories of an existing thing, they have a connection. Even I can't erase the memories of a dimension."

[Apollymi]

It seemed that what Benihime had discovered about Hollows seemed to have applied also to whatever research had taken place by the Kumori long before. Raizen also somehow seemed bothered as he continued turning the pages of the book at an increasing rapid pace. The girl's eye flickered to the corner to see this and her left brow rose beneath her bangs. "Did that book upset you, or is it that compelling a read?" she mused almost as if she didn't expect an answer. Moving right along, the idea of separating Yakouboku from the darkness which was Apocrypha was only wishful thinking as it appeared as long as there was something living with memories connected to it, it couldn't properly be destroyed. "Really? I'm like the only one alive with any memories connected to it. A singular point of connection, even if you couldn't erase the entire dimension's memories. Seems like you would be able to erase mine... causing a clean break between us and Apocrypha," she said thinking about it. "Which seems like the most painless thing... ya' know aside from the likelihood of me losing everything I currently am in such an exchange~"

[Bloodedge]

"No, it's nothing like that. I actually have no idea why, but I am very bothered by something. It's a feeling I've had around you before," he admitted. Whatever the case, Benihime wondered about the erasure of her own memories in place of the Apocrypha's. "From how the tale is written, that wouldn't apply either. That sort of thing would require erasing your Zanpakutou's memory of its own power, but if it learned those powers again, Apocrypha would continue to demand those memories. It's looking more and more like Hollowfication is the only method, but I'd rather not subject you to that."

[Apollymi]

Benihime was soon rather shocked as Raizen actually provided her an answer to the question she'd asked only in jest. The girl's eyes widened and she leaned away from the man, and then rather suddenly she began laughing, it was simply too funny and out of nowhere for her to avoid it. After a few seconds she seemed to get herself together while scooting a bit further away from the Captain on this couch. "Alright, I... didn't expect you to actually answer me. That was just out of nowhere... gomen," she said as she rubbed a hand over her face to help rid her of the sudden surprised laughter. "I'm pretty sure I know what you mean though. It's part of the reason I was okay with avoiding you," she said assuming that because of their similarities they'd likely experienced similar feelings around each other. Moving right along, it seemed that the more they discussed the more it was seeming like this Hollowfication was the only real option which would make sense of the impending doom the young woman faced. And even beyond this it seemed like an option Raizen didn't really want to take. "Alright, well it's looking like the best option besides the obvious super caution to give more time to think of something better. You know, the not using my Zanpakuto, not leaving the Seireitei so as not to put my life in unnecessary danger... that sort of thing. Though it sounds like that would become exceedingly tedious... it would give a bit of time," she said before adding one more thing. "Though now I am curious about it, because you don't want to do it. So, elaborate if you will~"

[Bloodedge]

Raizen raised a brow when he realized the woman had distanced herself physically. If he had anything to say about this, it remained unspoken, as there were more pressing matters at hand. Most specifically, there was the matter of fixing Benihime's future problem by one of few means. She questioned why he preferred not to use this method of Hollowfication on her. To Raizen, the reason was apparent. Benihime, however, didn't seem to see things from the perspective he expected her to. "The way you hunt Hollows makes it obvious. That scar you hide is from a Hollow. It's the reason you have that emptiness. I wouldn't subject you to becoming the thing that I assume slayed the rest of your family."

[Apollymi]

Benihime soon was confronted with something very different from what she expected as his reasoning. Among all the things she'd expected anyone to realize she hadn't expected that her behavior was easy enough to follow that he'd know that she was hunting Hollows and beyond that why she was doing it. Her eyes widened in that instant as she couldn't keep the shock from her own face, she then went on to let them close as she shook her head a bit. "I didn't expect that to be the answer..." she said having not bothered to think of it in such a way herself. "I didn't even consider that could be the answer... Nothing against you, but I tried very hard to make sure no one would put that much together," she said thinking about it more, it hadn't been that long since the death of her parents and siblings. Even so, he knew so much for someone she'd barely spoken to in her life. She'd gone out of her way to not explain what had been happening in her life to anyone, so that she could finish in the Academy and enact her vegeance that she didn't realize anyone could have figured it out on their own. "Arigatou gozaimasu, but to be fair, I definitely killed that Hollow that day, and dozens of others in the days that followed, even before I left the Academy. Vengeance didn't fill that void, I doubt anything else negative I could fill it with would help either... I don't hate Hollows or anything, and I'd rather have the time to figure out how to fix it than die holding on to an anger I can't quell," she mentioned knowing she was well past the point of enjoying killing Hollows anymore. She really needed to find something else to do with her time, and in order to do that she needed time, she wanted it even.

[Bloodedge]

"Do I really need to say it again?" he asked, alluding once more to the similarities between them. He'd briefly been in a similar state at one point in the past, making even the most minute signs blatantly obvious to the man. He finally closed the book he'd been looking at all this time, and placed it on a table next to the couch as he stood. Apparently, Benihime thought nothing of becoming a Hollow, compared to the alternative. Raizen sighed, thinking he'd also rather avoid endangering this one; however, he could likely draw the ability to subdue this Hollow right away and make it easily disguised if she chose to go through with the process. He still needed a proper answer before doing anything, so he stood before the woman while facing her, aiming to be straightforward about the situation. "I could Hollowfy you right this moment by entering your inner world. Is this what you want?"

[Apollymi]

"I suppose not, I should have assumed as much," the girl said. Still it was very strange to imagine one with such a similarity to herself existing in this world, someone who knew how she felt because he'd also felt that way. The girl's heart skipped a beat at the thought, and she got that terribly uncomfortable feeling, like a nagging itch in the back of her mind. She was somewhat annoyed and found herself palming the back of her head with her left hand as a result. Soon enough Raizen had put the tome he was reading down and turned to face the girl, calling her on her decision which she was apparently fine with making. Looking at the man in such a direct way was a bit much and required her to go quite still. "Look, I wouldn't be bothered by it, to me the sentence is the same regardless and requires the same amount of secrecy I've always had but..." she paused. "It seems counter-productive for me to help get you out out of an execution and then become the sole reason you could be executed again," she finished thinking about it more. "If you're okay with the risk, then I am fine with it. But you definitely have no reason to assume such a risk for me..."

[Bloodedge]

This woman's only issue with the Hollowfication was apparently the fact that she'd worked toward clearing Raizen's charges, and going through with this idea would properly make him a criminal in the eyes of the Central 46. Raizen placed his right hand on his hip while looking toward her with a raised brow. He'd already committed to the possibility of having to do this, and he did not even actually see the consequences as something to be bothered with. The next words he said would not come normally; instead, they came only when Raizen forced his way into the forest of Benihime's inner world once more. "If you're going to be argumentative about it for that simple reason, then I must say I have no reason not to do so, either. Just blame that annoying feeling," he said while holding out his right hand. A cloud of darkness emerged from beneath and around him as the eyes opened in the sky, and he awaited the acceptance of his offered hand. "When I was last here, I told Yakouboku I wasn't afraid of the darkness. She put me under the impression that you weren't, either."

[Apollymi]

After her last speech there came a bit of a pause and a change in posture from Kumori Raizen. Soon after he'd actually make a proper reply and it would come only after they'd entered her inner world. Doing so she stood among the darkness of the forest and felt it teeming with more life than had been there previously. Beyond this Raizen went on to pick apart her logic by stating that he had no reason not to do this thing, he was offering her. "I feel like I owe people apologies. I can imagine that it's actually like this dealing with me~" she said seemingly amused. To be honest she seemed to be fine with this entire thing, it was after all, the best possible option to fix her most daunting problem. Benihime then looked towards the sky and saw eyes opening in the darkness, and beyond this a cloud of darkness at Raizen's feet as he extended a hand towards her and mentioned an earlier conversation had with her Zanpakuto Spirit. A bit of a smirk came to her face. "Iie, I'm not afraid," she commented as she reached for his outstretched hand taking it and stepping into this darkness and waiting for what was next.

[Bloodedge]

"I wouldn't be too surprised," he said as his outstretched hand was taken. The dark aura surrounding Raizen then produced a white carbon copy of himself with black sclerae and an inverted color scheme to his Shihakusho. This was the manifestation of Raizen's Hollow power. When Benihime admitted to not being afraid of the "darkness" Raizen mentioned, he grinned. "Good. Then accept it." Just as this was said, the Hollow side of Raizen produced a white version of Raizen's Shikai, which it intended to use the spear tip base of to run through the redhead's torso. To do so would mean spreading its Reiryoku, and therefore its color scheme, into the wound which one could only feel if they did not open themselves up entirely to the attack. "Gomen. I know this is a bit of a rude thing to do after you've invited me inside you. First dates aren't usually this bad for me, I swear."

[Apollymi]

Benihime was soon getting to witness the manifestation of Raizen's Hollow powers, which came forth as a white copy of himself. This was something she hadn't expected and given such she was somewhat excited by the prospect. "Sugei~ I always wondered what that would look like," she seemed amused which was probably for the best, considering she'd been told to simply accept the darkness, which she assumed meant she'd be assaulted. And she was rewarded with this line of thought by the white copy of Raizen running her through with its weapon, spreading its Reiryoku into her, but surprisingly enough she felt no pain. Likely because Raizen was one of the few individuals in the entire world she trusted and present moments not withstanding she did this blindly. He went on to apologize for the rudeness of this particular intrusion, in a rather suggestive way, which made a bit of a smile come to her face. As her body and clothing scheme began to invert. "Oh? Well, I didn't expect to be stabbed, but I'm a nice girl and I'm going to let you make it up to me~"

[Bloodedge]

Following the stabbing and apparent spread of Hollow Reiryoku into Benihime's inner self, the Hollow over Raizen's shoulder receded into his body once more. The whiteness would continue to spread along the woman's form until it fully assimilated with her, eventually creating a Hollow spirit of her own in a similar manner to Zanpakutou imprinting at a rapid pace. Benihime's own Reiryoku would be mixed into that of Raizen's Hollow to complete the process. While waiting for this to occur, Raizen chuckled through a response to the redhead's most recent clause. "Oh, are you? I assumed you leaned more to the naughty side, frankly. So, what would you suggest I do to make up for this rudeness?"

[Apollymi]

As the Hollow Reiryoku spread, Raizen's inner Hollow returned to its host, leaving the girl to assimilate with the given Reiryoku. As this happened Raizen chuckled a response to the girl's previous flirtatious statement and went on to ask how he could make up for the rudeness of his previous act. A wicked smirk spread across the girl's face as this inverted color scheme drained the tan from her person and produced pasty white skin. "Oh me? I'd suggest the next time I invite you inside me, you aim a bit lower with something more personal~" her own statement confirming this streak of naughtiness Raizen apparently thought she possessed. But before she could say anything else the process finished and her own Reiryoku mixed with that of Raizen's Hollow leaving the girl's inner self with the visage of her white Hollow self.

[Bloodedge]

"Hoh?" he replied as a more devious grin crossed his face. For all the times Raizen had initially made such comments, his cheeky words had now become something of a back-and-forth with this redhead. Somehow, though, their discussion seemed natural to Raizen. "Well, color me an idiot for the spearing. Next time. You'll have to exemplify, of course; I get the feeling you don't mean I should fire Kidou at your bellybutton." Now that the transformation had completed, Raizen reached out to Benihime's right shoulder with his right hand. A clean sweep to the right would rip the Hollow half from Benihime's inner self, separating it to give it its own form.

[Apollymi]

This conversation seemed like the sort of thing which shouldn't be present in 'a life or death, we are committing crimes against humanity' sort of situation. Even so, Benihime couldn't say she minded this line of speaking. In fact, it felt more right than trying to decide how to sit beside the man on the couch. Soon enough another line of cheeky commentary would come, immediately followed by a swipe which would separate Benihime from her Hollow inner self. This would leave rise to the redhead speaking all by her lonesome in reply to Raizen. "Like I said, I'll let you make it up to me, and since you need examples I'll make sure you get several, no Kidou necessary~" It would be after this was said by Benihime that her Hollow would open up its mouth and speak for the first time. "Oh, get a room."

[Bloodedge]

"Several, you say? Hoh. It's my lucky day, then," Raizen replied with a raised brow. His hands were on his hips at this point, and his attention remained pinned on Benihime. Soon, though, the Hollow recently born into Benihime's inner world spoke. These words caused Raizen to look through the corner of his eye at the spirit. "Hush now; mommy and daddy are talking. If you're jealous, I could bring Shiro out for you to play with," he said before his gaze returned to the redhead. "Children. They grow up so fast."

[Apollymi]

"Oh definitely your lucky day you have no idea," the girl said with an eye roll. Of course, soon after her Hollow spoke for the first time, and it was something a bit amazing. She could almost palm her face at the words, but given what she was currently doing she totally understood the conflict of the newest incarnation of her inner self. But Raizen took care of this shushing the spirit with some rather cheeky words. The spirit itself was so taken aback that it managed to look surprised. "He just hushed me, they made me... and hushed me..." said the spirit, it honestly didn't know what to do but figured wherever it would end up, would soon be obvious. At the idea that children grow up so fast the redhead nodded. "That was almost instant, fast doesn't begin to cover it. Chatter aside this little one wasn't even fun to make~" mentioned Benihime. Her Hollow seemed to think about this more. "Look she wants to live, I want to live, can we put me in whatever dark corner you plan to drop me in so I don't have to listen to any more of this?" such a statement caused a bit of laughter from Benihime. "Well, maybe not too grown up yet~" Even so Benihime seemed to grasp in general how this entire situation was to work out, and since real subjugation wasn't really necessary for something so easily accepted."Am I right to assume I can just..." she didn't really ask she reached out for the Hollow version of herself and absorbed it back into her person, not really suppressing it but making it one of her accepted self parts, like her Zanpakuto.

[Bloodedge]

"You're making this more and more interesting. I'm intrigued," he stated. The speech of Benihime's Hollow was laughable, but Raizen had nothing to say about it outright. He did, however, have more words to share with Benihime after her statement about their "child" being less fun to make than it could have been. "I'm inclined to agree. I was having more fun trying to figure out how lucky I apparently am," he said, as if to call out Benihime's earlier statement. The redhead went on to absorb the Hollow into herself to finalize the change, and in that moment, Raizen severed the link between himself and her inner world. He next spoke while standing in front of Benihime by the library's couch, as he had been when this Hollowfication process was initiated. "Well, that was a painless ordeal. How do you feel?"

[Apollymi]

"I bet~" she said as her Hollow seemed to be having problems with realizing what her 'parents' were actually like. Soon though they were moving on with Raizen agreeing that their general conversation during this ordeal was way more fun than the ordeal itself. "Extremely, but you'll find out soon enough~" she said cheekily. After this, Benihime finished absorbing her Hollow and as such would soon find herself outside of her inner world back on the couch in the library of Raizen's home. The Captain of the 10th Division was soon standing in front of her, mentioning the painlessness of this entire situation and asking the woman how she felt. Given what she'd just done, she took a second to get a feel for her own Reiryoku and found it to be massively improved, not by the smaller increments she'd gotten used to, but way more than she could have imagined, a laugh escaped her in this moment. "Kukuku~ I feel amazing~," she said seemingly excited by potential prospects. She imagined all the things she could do and simply couldn't contain her excitement. Beyond that, there was the gratification of not having looming death over her shoulder which helped the girl feel much more normal in these moments. "Arigatou," she said as she stood, not taking a step forward or backward. Seeming to have that annoying sensation resurface rather suddenly.

[Bloodedge]

"Good," he said. Raizen was also getting a feel for this woman's energy, even going so far as to call upon spirit ribbons. Hers was the typical red of a Shinigami, but a much deeper inspection allowed Raizen to view it in a darker hue; she had indeed been fully Hollowfied and become a hybrid like himself. With the redhead now standing before him, he raised a brow once more. Her thanks resulted in a shake of Raizen's head. "Iie. You'll likely have no problems now. Do something amazing with your life."

[Apollymi]

Raizen got a feel for the woman's energy which let her know their little experience had gone over well. They'd managed to turn this young woman into a hybrid as well, and it seemed that there would be more possible benefits than negative ones. Still, that nagging feeling which happened in the back of the girl's mind but instead of taking the step backwards which she would have taken to avoid this feeling, she took a step forward. His words were ones she shared with other people on a fairly regular basis. "It feels weird to be on the receiving end of that kind of statement..." she said thinking about it more she realized she'd taken the step towards the man making it almost impossible not to touch him in this moment. 'Why did I step forward? I should have taken that step away...' she thought seeming to struggle with this idea she knew she couldn't continue to deal with this feeling. "I... should go... "

[Bloodedge]

Following Raizen's statement, Benihime took an additional step toward him. This was nothing all too strange, given the conversation they'd been having during Raizen's time spent in the redhead's inner world, but there was strangeness to come. Shortly following the step forward, Benihime stated that she should be going. The way this was spoken made the purpose of said statement more than obvious, and Raizen noted this rather quickly. "Oh? Then what would all of that banter have been for? How many times will that annoyance return in the future? Maybe this alteration to your destiny has broken whatever bound us to these endless meetings, but what if it didn't? Surely you've come to these conclusions as well."

[Apollymi]

Benihime seemed to consider at least what Raizen was saying. And though she'd stated she should be going, she really didn't want to. This got to her to wondering if it was really okay to completely shun about half a fate, in order to make her life livable and likely more enjoyable. In this moment she realized, that if she felt this way, Raizen probably felt this way too. Perhaps they owed it to themselves to not argue so much with the world around them and allow this to happen. "Yeah, I would be lying if I didn't say I had that same line of thought... we might be a bit too much alike..." she said but she didn't move away, she allowed herself to relax into his body, her left hand trailing up his neck as she stood on her toes to bring their lips together. This was something she needed to do, she needed to know if this was really why that annoying feeling kept popping up in the back of her mind, every time she saw him.

[Bloodedge]

"Of course you would be," was Raizen's retort. Frankly, he'd been going with the flow, so to speak, this entire time. He'd been told of these 'examples' by Benihime, and in spite of his own marital status, he found himself keen on discovering what she meant precisely. Within moments, Benihime was physically upon him, pressing their lips together. Raizen used this time to reach for the back of her neck with his left hand as he sank into the moment of this embrace.

[Apollymi]

If the girl had any commentary about this, she lost it. In this moment, as they embraced she felt she belonged right here. Like she was meant to fit into this exact place in front of him and it was hardly anything to be upset about. Though she had already admitted to avoiding this man on several occasions she couldn't even think of why this had been a good idea initially. This kiss would find itself gentle at first, prodding even before the crimson haired lass allowed lips to part and aimed first slip her tongue into his mouth. They were already here and she was starting to get lost in this moment as her other hand soon found itself slipping between layers of clothing as she aimed to feel his skin against hers. Deft fingers would begin opening the various layers which made up this man's clothing and she hadn't even asked.

[Bloodedge]

Raizen seemed to have found himself in a rather intense situation, as Benihime progressed the moment by suddenly slipping her tongue into his mouth. With this occurring, and with his Shihakusho being pulled open to permit contact of the flesh between the two, Raizen seemed to have somehow forgotten all about his engagement. Perhaps he didn't; perhaps he simply didn't care for some reason. As his own tongue moved about to caress that of Benihime, Raizen found himself with his arms wrapped around her lower torso, hands moving about gracefully and gradually just beneath the stopping point of the bandages she wore as a top.

[Apollymi]

Benihime was almost moving without conscious effort, as this moment between herself and the Captain of the 10th Division intensified. The fact that he'd made no moves to stop her, and instead chose only to progress in response to her actions was about all she needed to have the confidence to continue, and to know that this moment was likely as needed for him as it was for her. As his hands found the line of her bandages her right found the line of his hip and she found herself allowing just the tips of her fingers to rub along the skin there with the tiniest hint of nail. It seemed this girl was enjoying herself as she had the man's tongue thrashing about in her mouth for quite some time but soon enough she'd pull away her lips soon finding the side of the man's neck where she allowed herself the pleasure of pressing her lips against his pulse, then flicking it with her tongue before she spoke. "I got a bit ahead of myself, didn't you want me to exemplify?" she asked, hinting at their earlier conversation and giving herself just a few seconds to clear her head. She technically had a bit of a peep show in mind for the man, but only if he really wanted to see it.

[Bloodedge]

When their mouths finally parted, Raizen was given the sensation of Benihime's hand upon his hip in a manner hinting carnal desire as much as the make-out session they'd been having, if not more. Just the same, her lips and tongue against the side of his neck produced an exhale which would caress the woman's ear and neck with Raizen's breath, all before he became able to consciously answer her question. He'd nearly forgotten the discussion they had in Benihime's inner world until this point, but her query brought the memory back to him, prompting a visage containing a cheeky grin. "Ah, yes. I did say that, and I do believe you guaranteed several. You did seem very eager to avoid another staff to the chest."

[Apollymi]

It seemed Benihime could be a bit more satisfied with her work than most would have thought, as the exhale brought from Raizen's mouth against her ear brought a small moan from the redhead. It was such a startling sensation that it sent a tingle down her spine. "Ah~" her knees buckled just a tad as she managed to keep from collapsing atop Raizen. She only seemed capable of managing such a feat because Raizen chose to acknowledge what she'd said about their previous arrangement. It seemed that he soon remembered their earlier conversation, "Staff to the chest and staff through the chest are very different sentences~ But... I did offer you several examples... so I suppose I'll provide them~" she provided cheekily. Having come to their new arrangement the girl moved a chair away from the table which held the great number of tomes, doing so she'd sit it in front of the couch though off by several paces offering Raizen a comfortable view from the couch of the little show she was about to put on. Only when he took a seat would she begin.

[Bloodedge]

"I look forward to it," was the only form of response Raizen had to give. What Benihime chose to do next was intriguing, and Raizen observed with a raised brow as she moved toward the table covered in tomes. A few options crossed his mind for what she would be doing, and it seemed she chose to retrieve one of the chairs from this location, and move it closer to the couch. Raizen took this cue and placed himself upon the couch, taking a position of comfort consisting of crossed arms and legs. "Let it be on record that you called yourself a nice girl," he commented with a toothy grin.

[Apollymi]

Raizen had properly taken his seat, and thus the show would begin, though apparently not without some very interesting commentary from the man himself. As he spoke Benihime was reaching up with one hand freeing a mass of crimson locks from a ponytail before allowing her eyes to travel towards the man. "What are you talking about? You stabbed me and I'm giving you a show, and a chance to make it up to me. If that isn't nice I don't know what is~" she chimed as she shook her hair free. What happened next happened between calm and rhythmic movements punctuated by actions which seemed to get the lass closer to naked for Raizen's viewing pleasure. Her hakama fell as she swung her hips around the chair and she gently stepped out of them revealing that she didn't in fact wear underwear. But such a view would last only a few seconds before she settled as her other hand had freed the bandages from her top but they hadn't fallen completely. No, they'd simply loosened enough to give glimpses of the flesh hidden beneath them. Falling almost perfectly to dangle between her legs as she opened them from the seated position of the chair in front of Raizen. Her actions would be punctuated by moments of random eye contact with the man, as her fingers began to explore her person starting innocently enough in a manner that wasn't directly sexual as her fingers traced the lines of her thighs.

[Bloodedge]

"I stabbed you being a nice guy. You're really blurring the line of the word nice's definition, but..." Raizen's statement trailed off as the woman's hakama were shaken loose from her hips, giving him the ability to have a proper visual appreciation of the hips and rear that were upon this redhead's figure. It was after she stepped out of them that it seemed the show would begin properly. Loose bandages hanging from her torso seemed about perfectly fit to tease Raizen's eyes, leaving just the right things to the imagination as Benihime began tracing lines along her own thighs. "... I don't think you'll be hearing any real complaints from me."

[Apollymi]

Raizen went on to mention the girl's skewed view of the word nice, but as this show began it seemed that he wouldn't really have any complaints. This was about what Benihime expected as her finger tips dragged up her thighs to rest on her hips. They looked momentarily like she would begin immediately but the innocent exploration of herself wasn't quite over yet. As she shifted in the chair, it seemed that more bandages were slipping her hands traced up her sides, just nails and finger tips allowing only her right to linger, just long enough for a man to catch a quick glimpse of the peak of her left breast before it was covered from beneath the bandages. The palm of her hand dragging across it creating a rush of sensation which caused a prickling feeling across her skin. She used her other hand to toss crimson locks out of her face and provide herself a momentarily unobstructed view before her left hand began its solo trip back down brushing over her lips with her thumb, running that hand down between the mounds of her chest then back to the smoothness of her belly. All the while her occupied right hand seemed to be moving of its own according, having switched to teasing her nipple instead all while she looked towards the golden eyed man.

[Bloodedge]

Benihime had nothing to say about his previous statement, but at this point, Raizen had no complaints about anything he could think of. His eyes wandered with every movement of the woman's hands along her person, lagging behind when her left breast and face were respectively exposed, with each receiving additional treatment by the hands of the redhead. During this self-pleasuring, Raizen repositioned himself, unfolding his arms to lay his left over the back of the couch, while his right forearm rested on his lap. At this time, he found words to say about the little show he was now watching. "I would almost say you've done this before. Has anyone else ever needed these... examples from you?"

[Apollymi]

Benihime worked herself along seemingly pleased that she had Raizen's undivided attention. As her hands kept moving a small noise escaped her mouth. It seemed she was having a bit more fun than she'd initially anticipated being possible. Her left hand lingered around her waist line gripping her right hip ever so gently. This was a lot for the girl, but not only did she have the visual of the man on the couch, but his voice interrupted her thoughts at the moment she reached down to slid a single finger into her person. This first movement was enough to allow the girl to gauge the state of her being, but there was a question on the table which made something of a smile come to her face. "I don't think I have ever given thought to the idea of providing examples until we were chatting about it earlier," she said as a second stroke of her finger grazed her person, on the third stroke another would be added as they began to move in alternating rhythms. "Ah~ I might just like the idea of you watching me~" the girl said as she slipped those two fingers into her person. "Well, as much as you like watching me anyway." she added as she flickered her gaze over his person once more.

[Bloodedge]

"Hoh? You're some sort of a natural, then," he replied. Raizen's gaze soon found its resting place. Though this could have been found the moment Benihime's hand reached the most primary source of her arousal, Raizen instead found himself fixated on the expression found on her face while she furthered herself along. This resulted in a moment of eye contact when she next looked his way, which happened to be the moment he spoke again. "Well, that happens to be quite a lot. Admittedly, restraint is rather difficult for me right now. But, I suppose I'll suffer through it."

[Apollymi]

Benihime had gotten to a rather precarious state. As she pleasured herself in front of the man she was also subjected to the sound of his voice while they discussed the present situation. In this moment if she had no idea where he was looking she soon found out when her eyes met his at the point where she began rolling her thumb over the peak of her womanhood. The girl let out a breath which was something of a moan, if Raizen was having a problem keeping himself together, she was having way more of a problem. "Ah!~" the movements of the young woman's fingers sent her over the edge as she threw her head back and enjoyed the sudden flush of feeling which came to her person. Somehow the feeling of this was only further punctuated by the knowledge that Raizen had appreciated watching her get to this point.

[Bloodedge]

When Benihime's head leaned back due to the effects of her own efforts, Raizen lost his view of her visage. Since he had, his gaze trailed down her body, hovering around her nether region. In choosing this new point of view, Raizen settled his feet on the floor and leaned into his knees. He wore a grin that he didn't seem capable of removing from his face as the show reached this point, but he found himself wondering what was next. He aimed the palm of his right hand upward, as if he intend to cast a spell of some sort. "You seem to be thoroughly enjoying yourself. I thought to give you something that might help with these... examples, but you seem to be very deep into this."

[Apollymi]

With her head leaned back the crimson haired young woman grinned up at the ceiling. It took her a few seconds to restore her breathing to normal, but soon she was peering back down her body and towards Raizen having no problems figuring out exactly where his gaze was aimed. Her body had relaxed and she found herself bringing her recently used fingers to her mouth to remove the moisture from them while hearing out what the man had to say, and taking note of his posture. Her eyes narrowing ever so slightly as he mentioned he'd thought of giving her something to aid in her giving of examples. "Not nearly deep enough~" she chimed as she finished cleaning her fingers and slipped further towards the front of her seat. Once there the index finger of her left hand began to circle her sweet spot once more. "So, you have something to help me give you an example of that? Or have you seen enough to be ready to make it up to me?" she questioned. Of course she realized she could show him more, but if she was being honest, she didn't think she could keep doing this for herself and being equally amused by it.

[Bloodedge]

"Interesting choice of words. You won't be able to say that sentence again," he commented while his raised hand began swirling, as he'd begun twisting his wrist. Following Benihime's next set of words, he conjured a rather phallic, cylindrical barrier in his right hand. He even started spinning it atop his forefinger while he gave his response. "Frankly, I had seen enough to be ready before we even had the initial conversation. On the other hand, you did specify several examples. So... I figured either you would be interested in making use of something like this," he said, referencing the item in his hand. "Or, you'd like to save other examples for later points in time... and I guarantee I would be keeping track."

[Apollymi]

Raizen's initial sentence gave Benihime pause before a wicked grin broke out over her face. His words boasted a confidence she could almost call a bluff on, but at present time, she knew enough about the man to simply believe him. And the fact that she did made the girl more than a bit excited by the prospect. A small moan escaped her as she tried to respond, "Ah~, You don't say..." she responded before the Captain conjured a barrier which was rather phallic shaped and made for only one purpose she could even begin to think of. "Well with an opening statement like the one you just made," she said taking time to stop the movements of her fingers and slip off the end of the chair towards Raizen and by so doing allowing the jumble of bandages to fall away from her person. "I have to try that now, save the special kidou for later and since you'll be keeping track I won't have to~" she said, having made her decision she took another step forward slipping into the space between his legs never once thinking of stepping away from him.

[Bloodedge]

"I do say. I can even say it again, if you'd like," said Raizen, his statements seeming to become cheekier by the moment. Just then, Benihime removed herself from the chair to approach him. As the already loose bandages fell from her body to give Raizen a full view of the woman's uncensored form, she made her decision, and made it clear. Once she was standing between his recently parted knees, he pressed his hands together to erase the barrier he'd made. "That's almost a shame. Almost. Lucky for me, I'm well beyond ready." With that said, the parting of Raizen's hands revealed the casting of another spell. This one was one of numerous forbidden Kidou, which utilized spacial manipulation to teleport Benihime and himself to the master bedroom of the manor. With this spell cast, Raizen would now be seated at the edge of his own bed, which sat upon a three-tier dais of sorts at the rear-middle of the room. "I want to call this a special occasion. I'd hate to take away from the moment by having it in a dusty old library. Besides... I think the lighting here suits you even better."

[Apollymi]

The cheeky commentary given by Raizen, only seemed to further Benihime's own feelings. She found something in his attitude innately attractive, and when she thought about it at this time, it was probably always the case. "I mean, I'm not gonna be upset if you repeat yourself, that was kind of tantalizing to be honest~" she said. Soon enough the original kidou produced in Raizen's hands disappeared, as he said something about it almost being a shame except that he was more than ready to go. And go they did, as he used a teleportation spell to move the pair of them from the library they'd previously occupied into what could have only been the master bedroom of this manor. The girls' eyes widened as she found herself still standing between his knees with the space around them having changed drastically. She took a moment to glance around as Raizen spoke of this being a special occasion which he apparently didn't want to take place for the first time within the library. "Sugei~" the girl said unable to determine if she was more impressed by the room or the kidou so she settled on that word alone before moving back in. Raizen's words seemed to strike the girl oddly, as he praised the lighting in the room as suiting her better. If she had anything to say about this, she immediately lost it as she closed in on Raizen, her right hand slipping around the back of his neck as she leaned in to kiss him again, though she maintained a base amount of urgency, it seemed she wanted to enjoy this.

[Bloodedge]

"Was it now? Well then, I've almost gotten revenge for that show I sat through. No worries; I'll win that war by the time we're done here," Raizen said ever so calmly prior to the redhead further closing the distance between them. For one who seemed to be in a bit of a rush moments ago, she now seemed content to lean in for a kiss. Of course, Raizen took no issue with this, as he claimed the moment and finally managed to have his hands reach either side of Benihime's midriff with their grip. This was the flesh he'd been waiting for; that which he had run from in the past, only to eventually be taunted by it on this very day.

[Apollymi]

Raizen had mentioned eventually winning their war today, but... if Benihime had anything to say about it, it wouldn't be so simple. But right now none of that mattered. As she kissed him he seemed to occupy his hands with the flesh around her midriff, touching her as if it was all he wanted to do. For two people who'd previously spent a great deal of time avoiding each other, they had obvious chemistry which showed itself here and now. Perhaps this was why the pair felt constantly annoyed while being around each other, because they needed this more than normal. As she kissed him the girl moved forward settling into straddling the man's lap on the edge of his bed as she aimed to place them in more direct contact. She'd move her mouth away from his laying kisses along his face to the right side of his neck. She had a bit of cheeky commentary, spoken against the man's neck, as she busied her hands trying to help slip him out of clothing. "Wars are hard fought, Kumori-taichou. Don't assume that victory too quickly~"

[Bloodedge]

With Benihime moving herself into his lap, Raizen began to shift his lower half about. He seemed to need this bit of fidgeting, as the redhead had managed to get quite the literal rise out of him over her time spent in this building. When Benihime pulled away from his lips following this, his eyes tracked her movement toward his neck. The words she spoke once she was there, and while she aimed to disrobe him, caused him to chuckle. "I suppose we'll just have to see. You seem eager to do that anyway," he said while removing his own hands from Benihime's flesh to pull his hakama away from his legs.

[Apollymi]

Benihime noticed Raizen's fidgeting and wondered if it was simply a matter of placement. Regardless this man just seemed full of cheeky commentary for her, even in response to her own. Raizen's own fidgeting soon led him to discard his hakama as Benihime herself worked to rid him of his upper body layers. If all went accordingly he'd end up as naked as she was, and she'd be in about the perfect position to look down and see this manhood he'd previously boasted of in a roundabout way. She seemed a bit stunned by what she was witnessing at this moment, but it was far too late for her to back down or be anything other than excited. She'd been right in her own assumption that he hadn't been lying, still... it was quite a sight to behold. "Sugei," she managed finally though still seeming to be shocked. Still all the components were in the right place, it simply required fitting together the pieces so to speak. As such the girl slid closer leaving her own body to hover above Raizen's manhood before starting a slow descent onto it, aiming to properly start their copulation.

[Bloodedge]

A smirk of sheer arrogance appeared on Raizen's face when Benihime next spoke, but he had no comment to make. If he did, he figured it was unnecessary at this point. Now that he had no clothing to discard from himself or the redhead, he reached out for the latter's sides again. This time was just a bit different; instead of grasping at her sides, he placed his hands upon her hips. In doing this, he left freedom of movement for Benihime to do as she pleased, which happened to clear her for a slow - and seemingly agonizing as a wait for Raizen - descent upon his groin. As this occurred, Raizen exhaled deeply. It took much restraint from him in this moment to keep his hips from moving on their own, but he seemed to be managing well enough.

[Apollymi]

Raizen's hands were soon enough upon her hips once more as she made the slow descent into the proper position. She'd placed her own hands on Raizen's shoulders to brace herself, her fingers gaining the slightest bit of tension and adding nail as she slid into place. Of course, such pacing was also agonizing for the young woman as she felt nearly everything more acutely due to the speed she'd chosen. Even so, she could be nothing more than satisfied as her lowering finally finished and she exhaled a sigh at the fullness of this feeling. "Aaahh~" came out of her mouth as a moan a great deal louder than she expected. Within her pulsed as she released all remaining tension on her person as she reached a different peak in this moment. After she recovered she leaned forward lifting herself at a slightly more increased pace before lowering herself back into Raizen's lap. This movement wouldn't be a complete removal of him from her person, but just enough to simulate the girl bouncing around in his lap as she rather happily milked these movements for the pleasant sensation they were giving her.

[Bloodedge]

Though Raizen had been placed in quite the predicament by the descent of this woman, he eventually gained some ability to relax when she finally settled in properly. She began moving again thereafter, rising while leaning forward before her lower half descended once more. Raizen found himself leaning against his elbows as the woman moved in this way. This may have caused the removal of his hands from her hips, but he felt he needed to support himself in this way. After several moments passed, though, he raised his left arm to reach for the back of the redhead's neck, aiming to pull her into him and kiss her once more.

[Apollymi]

Benihime seemed to enjoy the pacing of her present ride. Taking note that Raizen had leaned back on his elbows she wondered if this was simply a matter of needing some extra support. Regardless she seemed to be approaching a nice stirring feeling as she bounced around on his manhood, only to have the man reach for her, pulling her in for another kiss which she gladly accepted. Being pulled closer into the man caused a slight shift in her movements though she didn't stop them completely, she was content to kiss this man as she felt the approach of another flourish, which seemed to be predicated upon the depth the man reached within her.

[Bloodedge]

Having gotten what he'd aimed for, Raizen immersed himself in the moment in which Benihime's lips found their resting place against his. As he'd hoped, this effort did nothing to halt the movements of the redhead's hips. He was rather thoroughly enjoying this time; even this soon, Raizen's manhood began to pulsate within the confines of Benihime's body. The sensations which struck him caused him to fall on his back against the mattress, immediately following his eventual parting from the kiss he'd pulled Benihime into.

[Apollymi]

Benihime kissed Raizen, seeming to have completely lost herself in this moment. It was passionate and close and all too quickly she felt her next end approaching. Around the time that Raizen fell back, she felt a pulsing within, it was just enough to send a rather distinct sensation though the young woman bringing the movement of her hips to a momentary stop. As this flourish was reached the girl's head fell back her eyes closing if only for a few seconds while she felt the internal clinching that came along with this sensation just before she released all that tension in but a single second, moisture seeming to leak just a bit extra from her person. She'd had no idea these efforts could feel like this, and felt like any little shift could set her off again. Having gathered her wits she looked down at Raizen a rather cheeky smirk crossing her face as she leaned forward, her hips seeming to shift of her own accord as she braced herself ever so gently to lean into the man's face. "Seems like I almost got ya' there~" she mentioned coyly. Still, she wasn't quite ready for all this to end and would leave herself open to a shift in position which she assumed was coming.

[Bloodedge]

The recovery of Raizen's composure came rather soon after his fall, and when it did, Benihime had leaned into him once more. With a cheeky grin, he pecked her on the lips before whispering his retort directly into her face. "You think I'd let this come to an end so soon? I admit to underestimating you, but that would be downright rude of me," he said. With that, Raizen had the thought that he'd agreed to "make up" for his earlier rudeness in the scenario these two presently found themselves in, yet Benihime had done virtually everything thus far. Keeping this in mind, he picked himself up, and by association, picked the redhead up as well. He kept the woman upon him by wrapping his left arm around the small of her back, and though he had a plan for the position change in mind, it was lost by the time they were standing with gravity pulling Benihime lower onto Raizen's loins. This sensation alone forced Raizen to abandon his original plan, and instead begin thrusting himself into the woman he held up there and then, from his own standing position.

[Apollymi]

Benihime soon had her lips pecked as the man beneath her had a rather cheeky reply about his intention of keeping their present interaction going. She couldn't help but smile in retort, as it was pretty much all she wanted to do anyways. "Iie, didn't think you'd let it end... and I can't say I have any complaints about continuing either~ she mentioned. And surely enough the girl couldn't have complained even if the man had finished just then considering she was already getting the better end of this deal by her own approximation. She seemed to be quite taken with the idea of them shifting and soon enough they were moving about and with no effort of her own required. This was rather strange for the young woman who was rather fresh off her most recent flourish and still a ball of feeling. Her legs felt tingly and numb by the time Raizen stood but when gravity caused her to downshift on his manhood her eyes widened as she felt a depth which she hadn't felt before. If she had anything to say, it wasn't anything intelligible, it simply came out as a moan with a low sound from somewhere deep in her throat. As she her muscles began to tighten with the incoming thrusts, her arms rested on Raizen's shoulders her hands and nails applied pressure to his back.

[Bloodedge]

"Well, no complaints is fine, but... saying that only makes me want to see if I can bait out a bit of begging," he said coyly as he progressively dug deeper into Benihime's undercarriage. His strokes were incredibly slow and steady, as if he truly intended to force the woman into some form of agonizing wait for her own satisfaction. Given the nails beginning to dig into his back, and his own feelings about this overall scenario, this was already agonizing for Raizen himself. Of course, he would not even consider alluding to this fact.

[Apollymi]

"Begging?" the girl said as if curious. "Ah~" the moan which escaped her happened as the man began to slowly and steadily move within her person. "I wonder if it's the 'don't stop kind' or the 'I can't take any more' kind?" she asked rhetorically as his own work had made it more than obvious which one he was going for. The more he kept up this place the harder it would be for the young woman. The feeling itself was something strange, she could feel the stroking deep within herself but it was just slow enough to be absolutely agonizing as it went on. Her hands found themselves clamped around his back, nails digging in as it became a supreme act of concentration. The longer this went on she'd soon find herself speaking into the side of the man's neck as she fought not to wiggle her hips and disrupt the movements. "You're doing this on purpose..." she moaned against his flesh.

[Bloodedge]

"Hmm. Good question," he replied to Benihime's rhetoric. He actually took a moment to think about this, eventually coming to an ultimate conclusion. This occurred about the same time the redhead's nails began ravaging his back, which caused him to further slow his movements while taking longer strokes each time. "I'm thinking... yes," he said in the end. Now that Benihime had mentioned it, he chose to push for these options in subsequent order. With Benihime claiming he was doing this on purpose, he couldn't hold back a cheeky grin as he pulled her torso more tightly into his own. "Of course I am. I did say something along the lines of also paying you back for that teasing earlier."

[Apollymi]

Benihime couldn't help but moan at the man's words. She seemed to find it utterly astounding that the man had managed to make this even more unbearable than it had been before. She also found his cheeky response to her rhetorical question something amazing, but knew by virtue of him having said it she'd likely cave eventually. To be honest, she'd almost done it a few seconds prior to him speaking, and in reply to his statement that he was trying to do both of things she'd mentioned before she simply moaned louder. "Yes, huh? Sounds like fun~" she managed though it was quite hard. Of course, it seemed like the more he spoke the cockier he got. So much so that while he spoke his last sentence he was holding her even closer while adding both time and depth to the strokes he delivered to her. She took quite a few of these while trying to formulate a reply, but... she didn't really have one as these slow strokes were doing her in. "Aaaah~" she said just on the edge of a cliff she couldn't push herself over given his current control of the situation. "This is almost cruel and unusual," she managed to say, each time she spoke her words got slower and she'd taken to distracting herself by licking lines along Raizen's neck vertically. "But, I really can't take this anymore..." she said as her lips came together she nipped his neck before she began to suck on it instead.

[Bloodedge]

"Almost? I'm failing, then." It seemed Raizen intended to make this some form of cruel and unusual treatment. Benihime went on to state that she could no longer take this feeling. This prompted Raizen to turn the pair of them around, and lean forward until Benihime's back reached the mattress. Following this move, he repositioned his arms to beneath Benihime's thighs, using this adjustment to raise her legs however high he could. This allowed him to plunge himself deeper yet into her, only to begin slowly pulling back while responding to her comment. "Really? Perhaps it's best I stop, then," he said, as if threatening to remove himself from her completely. In fact, by the time this statement was spoken, he had already retracted himself nearly all the way.

[Apollymi]

This man was apparently content to torture her, but surprisingly enough the little redhead didn't find any actual problem with this at all. In fact, she seemed to welcome it, as she submitted to the idea that she couldn't actually take any more of this supposed torture, soon enough the white haired man was turning the pair of them around and she was lowered enough that her back hit the mattress. Soon enough he had placed his arms beneath her thighs raising her legs into the air only to subsequently push into her at an even greater depth. His actions spurred a great feeling in the young woman, on which would seemingly leave her satisfied in a matter of moments, but as he withdrew it seemed that he teased her with the idea of stopping. In this moment she couldn't really have that, not when she was so close. "What? No. Don't stop. Keep going... I'm so close~" she said through measured breaths, her hips moving forward of their own accord as she waited for this to continue. And none too patiently for the end of her suffering.

[Bloodedge]

Raizen's withdrawal seemed to be accomplishing exactly what he'd intended it to. Just before the tip of his manhood emerged from Benihime's nether, he stopped. Her most recent statement brought a grin to his face, which spread wider as he continued to push against her legs, aiming to see how far back they could move before he did anything else. "Hoh? Is that actually begging I'm hearing?" he asked, his grin toothy and his face mere centimeters from Benihime's as he spoke.

[Apollymi]

Benihime knew enough about Raizen by way of their likeness to know he'd intended to get what he wanted. And she had enough give to do exactly that, especially with the rather precarious situation she'd been worked into by this man over the last stretch of their encounter. She was held rather strangely right at the cusp of something immense but still wasn't allowed the feeling she wanted. With Raizen rather tediously balanced right before exiting her person she couldn't help but let out an exasperated sigh as she soon found her legs being pushed back even further. This was no problem as her body seemed to be exceedingly flexible and her knees could have been almost parallel with her ears and it would have made no difference. Still he seemed to cheekily want to ask about her previously spoken sentences. With his face so close to hers, she found it rather easy to flick her tongue outwards with the aim of licking his lips before she spoke. "Of course it is. You're teasing me... And actually enjoying it~" she said rolling her eyes, she was pretty sure she had his number and he had to be something of a sadist at heart to hold hostage her feelings for so long. Regardless of what this man would have said, she hadn't teased him nearly this badly.

[Bloodedge]

"Well... maybe a bit, but you left yourself open for it," he replied. His eyes glanced to either side of him while Benihime lashed her tongue out at his lips, and he took note of how far back he'd managed to move her legs. He'd have to keep a special note about this for potential later use, but for the moment, he intended to get maximum enjoyment out of this flexibility. "Full disclosure: That was awful for me, too. I've been doing my best to resist all this time." From this angle, Raizen was able to suddenly thrust to his absolute limit within the redhead; and that he did, without a moment's notice upon deciding he was done withholding. He did not stop there; once he'd reached the end of his length, he began the thrusting process anew with each providing great force before ending in a nearly-maximum withdrawal.

[Apollymi]

"Ugh, I knew you'd say something like that..." she said. Given the time they'd spent together today, she had a pretty good feel for him, about as much as she had for herself at any given time. Even so, the anticipation of this situation was killing her. Before they continued properly it seemed Raizen had something of a confession about his previous teasing of her, being agonizing for him as well. A cheeky smile came to the redhead's face, but right before she would have spoken the man decided he was done waiting. He thrust into her with a swiftness and depth she couldn't have imagined. The sound which escaped her mouth was like a cross between a hiccup and a moan, as she found herself instantly pushed over the precipice she'd been waiting at for so long. Of course, at such a swift filling sensation and the finish she could barely even see straight, but that wasn't all she was immediately rewarded with more. Swift strokes all the way to the end of her being, filling in a way she didn't think it could be, finding herself in this moment remembering an early claim by Raizen, she realized he was quite right, deep didn't even begin to cover it. "Aaaaaah~" her body was alive with sensation and tensing with every stroke building more and more.

[Bloodedge]

The bombardment of pleasantries was not so limited to Benihime, one would find; Raizen was beginning to feel as if his entire being was filling with something waiting to explode. Even with his obvious interest in the woman beneath him earlier this day, he had never expected to be so immersed in their shared activity. Raizen couldn't recall the last time he'd felt such focus, yet at the same time, his mind was virtually blank. It was as if instinct alone had taken control of his movements, and all he could properly occupy his mind with was what he felt, and thoughts of continuing to no end. And continue, he did, keeping the pace and force of the ongoing thrusts until such a time came that he would tire himself out and require a breather.

[Apollymi]

As this pair of individuals shared an experience neither of them had ever managed before, the female of the pairing seemed to be losing it. Her voice was simply something she'd heard over and over again. It was intense, and her mind was something completely blank. It was like everything else in the world had simply vanished from existence and all she was left with was the feelings being provided to her by the man before her. It was so much, too much even, if one considered the lengths this pair had gone through previously to not be anywhere near each other. Still the man's labors would be rewarded with sounds from the young woman and her body was experiencing this range of sensations which she couldn't have thought possible under normal circumstances. "Ah~ you were holding back quite a bit then, huh?~" the woman questioned rhetorically as he slowed down in need of his breather, she took the opportunity to free her legs from their current position lowering them until she'd wrapped them around his waist. Once this was done she leaned up into him, aiming to kiss him more.

[Bloodedge]

"Of course. Did you ever think otherwise?" Raizen inquired. By the time words were being shared between the two again, Raizen had slowed nearly to a halt. His breath was labored, his body was hot, and he had no clue how long it had been since he wasn't moving. Now, though, he was given a few moments of solace while Benihime rose to kiss him. Only then did he stop moving completely. However long she intended this to go on for, he would not move the entire time; he would, however, take advantage of the eventual breakaway to speak once more. "I... think it should be your turn now," he said.

[Apollymi]

Benihime smiled while kissing Raizen, realizing that she probably had a lot of rhetorical questions which would be given answers for a while to come. Even so, she couldn't say she minded, the entire time this situation unfolded everything had simply felt right from the banter to their actual physical activity. And she literally couldn't complain given the amount of effort the Captain was putting in. Though as they moved forward and their lips eventually parted the man had gone still, stating that he thought it better if she took a turn this time. A bit of a chuckle escaped the girl as she leaned up and licked a line down the man's neck, before she moved on to pressing her lips against that same line as she spoke. "Do you?" she questioned slightly teasing. "Alright, I'll even offer a little show while you recover for a bit~" the girl said, in what was obviously one of her offers of being nice, in the strange way she applied niceness in this situation. Given she'd been handed over control she'd roll the pair of them over placing Raizen on the bottom before lifting up her body and removing him from her person only to switch into a reversed position giving the man full view of her backside and the veil of her crimson hair, as she lowered herself again at a more moderate pace. "I figured you'd enjoy this view too~" she chimed as she looked back over her left shoulder and offered the man a wink. Soon she began moving her hips in a circular motion, with her back arched, seeming to find a balance between this and slight lower and rise which she seemed to enjoy.

[Bloodedge]

"Oh?" he questioned in rhetoric. Within moments, Raizen was rolled onto his back, where he normally would have assumed Benihime would take on a rather standard position much like the one they'd begun with. In this case, she straddled him while facing away, offering a rather satisfying view which he took immediate note of. This sight, as well as the sight of the wink from Benihime, put Raizen in quite the state of elation. "Give yourself more credit than that. There isn't anything I haven't enjoyed thus far," he commented. While he sat and relaxed to leave the work to the redhead for a bit, even going so far as to shift her hair to the right in order to gain a more direct view of the flesh on her backside.

[Apollymi]

If Benihime had any question about Raizen enjoying this view, it was soon quelled by the man's own words. It seemed that Raizen had been enjoying himself for the entirety of their interaction which gave Benihime some deep sense of satisfaction. She considered his request to give herself a bit more credit with a chuckle as she continued to work. "Well I mean, since you're enjoying yourself too, I suppose I'll give myself a bit more credit than normal~" she retorted. As her body continued to move, over time her motions became a bit slower and the arch in her back a bit more defined, given her hair had been moved to the side, Raizen was likely receiving a rather defined view of the curve of her body from her rear up her spine as the girl gave occasional glances backward. As she moved she'd found the perfect stroke for herself in this position and seemed to be having a good time of it, until the inevitable peak was reached. Her mouth would open, letting out a gentle moan, as her entire body tensed over that final movement which caused her a bit of pause as a tingling sensation spread down to her toes while her body came to rest all the way against Raizen's.

[Bloodedge]

"That's the spirit," he said. Eventually, the arch in Benihime's back brought her closer to Raizen's reach. With that being the case, he awaited the perfect moment, which came when the woman reached a climax which brought her back all the way down to his chest. In this moment, he reached out with both arms to grip both of the redhead's breasts, massaging them in opposing circular patterns when he managed this. It seemed that upon requiring rest, Raizen had fallen to less aggressive, and more sensual habits, though this seemed to have nothing to do with his stamina at the time. Since he'd already exposed the left side of Benihime's neck when he moved her hair, his head soon moved upward, that he might lick from the nape of her neck to her left ear before stopping to speak where he was. "I get the feeling you'll be the death of me. I'm upset that you stopped."

[Apollymi]

Having so recently reached a finish, Benihime's body was ripe with sensation, this was only furthered by the efforts of the man behind her as his hands massaged her chest. Her once gentle flourish seemed to roll into a wave of pleasure causing her to clinch within as the man licked up her neck. The inhale she took at his point was rather sharp and she held it for just a few seconds while Raizen spoke. This sensual behavior was quite different from how they'd started this endeavor, but she couldn't say she didn't like it as well. "Aaah~" she couldn't really manage a reply to his words, they'd sent a rush of heat, through her person, her entire body was still tingling. "Oh? I don't know why you'd say that," she mentioned of being the death of this man, to his other statement though she had but one answer as a devious smirk spread across her face. "But I wouldn't want you to be upset..." she said as her hips began a slow grinding motion with the slightest of lifts to her rear, which didn't require much movement from her, leaving her within arms reach of Raizen, while continuing to stimulate him.

[Bloodedge]

"Really now?" was a question Raizen did not hesitate to ask, albeit in rhetoric. The return of Benihime's movements in this new fashion could not have come a moment too soon, as when it did, Raizen rather quickly began twitching with a pulse of sensation he tried his best to hold back. He succeeded, but he was now beginning to wonder how long he could manage. Much to the redhead's credit, he felt he would have an easier time facing an army of a thousand Hollows. For the sake of both parties' furthered enjoyment, he persisted, taking advantage of Benihime's posture once more to turn her head toward his, aiming to kiss the woman yet again while her lower half moved about.

[Apollymi]

"Yes, really~" she chimed as her lower body moved about. She'd felt the pulse from Raizen's loins and knew he had to be nearing his breaking point. She gave him all due credit for holding out so long, she couldn't imagine it was an easy task. Even so, now that she'd started moving again, she didn't want to stop. She'd found an interesting lower body motion, one which stoked something low and deep within her which made her feel incredible. While she enjoyed this, Raizen turned her head aiming to kiss her again. And since this was a thing she couldn't help but enjoy it, a slight moan leaving her mouth as she opened it to grant him a bit of tongue with their lip contact. As such the girl would continue for several moments, until of course she couldn't hold out against her own motions either and the tightening of her inner most part would signal the flourish she'd recently taken to working towards.

[Bloodedge]

Once Raizen felt Benihime's tongue emerge from her mouth, his own tongue met it with lavishing strokes. At this point, there were occasional faint streams of Raizen's breath emerging from his throat as he continued to fight against the mighty explosion he felt rapidly building within himself. He'd recovered quite a bit of stamina by now, though, so he had every intention of making at least one more change before this endeavor came to an end. He waited until Benihime reached her next flourish, and soon after she did, his hands moved lower on her torso to grip her. A secure hold allowed him to shift his own body weight and flip the pair of them, all without removing himself from the woman. With his left hand on Benihime's left hip thereafter, his right hand gripped the edge of the mattress for support as he began thrusting into the woman again. His strokes, while less lengthy this time around, came in circular grinding motions which shifted his manhood betwixt the front and back of the redhead's interior again and again. During this time, he kept himself pressed hard against her back, as if he intended to keep her pinned between himself and the mattress. "I thought I was at my limit for a moment there," he spoke into Benihime's left ear. "I'm... still having trouble holding myself back."

[Apollymi]

They'd kissed in a dance of tongues, pressed into each other barely moving and the redhead had enjoyed every second of it. She could have sworn this would be the end of this endeavor but upon reaching another end, it seemed that Raizen had different plans. A quick shift of his hands down to her hips and some expert maneuvering would cause the redhead to end up belly down on the mattress while Raizen himself remained within her. Such a random extreme movement caused a gasp from the young woman, but she could hardly complain as he soon began thrusting in a very different way from how they were previously moving about. "Oooh~" such a sound would fall from her mouth as she had the man begin speaking directly into her ear, about how he'd previously thought he was at his limit before and how he was having a hard time holding out. A bit of a smirk came to the young woman's face as she appreciated these words. "You've done an absolutely stunning job of that thus far~" she mentioned pausing her speech only to moan as it became obvious her body wouldn't hold out against this man's efforts. "But, there's no need to hold out anymore~" the girl mentioned as she turned her head to peck the side of his face where it appeared over her shoulder. And true to her own thoughts if he kept up for any more than a little longer, she'd also be seeing the end of this again. Blood was pumping in her head loudly and her vision was slightly starred. It seemed like the entire world would disappear from her vision in a matter of seconds.

[Bloodedge]

"Thus far, sure... but..." Whatever argument Raizen had against this was silenced, both by Benihime's lips pressing against his cheek, and by her statement that he needed not continue holding out. A pulse of his groin followed this immediately, but his movements continued unaltered. "Heh... don't say that. If you do, I might not be able to pull out," he said, and in all seriousness. While his cycled thrusting continued at the same pace, he went onward with more purpose, and with more force with each movement that came.

[Apollymi]

After she spoke and kissed his cheek she felt the pulsing of Raizen's groin within her again. If she had any question about his impending end, she could tell by feel alone that he probably wouldn't be able to resist past their current positioning. That being said she couldn't say she cared, after all, this endeavor had been nothing but absolute fun for her, and she couldn't imagine the end being any less spectacular than the beginning. As his motions continued it seemed that the young Captain had the issue of believing himself incapable of pulling out if she continued to egg him on in such a way. This of course, made it a personal challenge to Benihime who believed in living hard and fast, and couldn't seem to reason with her clever brain through all the consequences. The moan that escaped her as the man's strokes became more forceful would be followed by a statement of her own feelings about this. "Pulling out? I mean, do what you want but..." she paused as her hands dug into the covers and her back arched ever so gently as she was forced between the mattress and this man's more forceful strokes. "That'd be a mess and a waste~ I thought you were gonna fill me up... there'd be nothing deeper than that~" she stated rather plainly, as if she was the walking talking incarnation of temptation this day. Regardless of what he chose, her end was too near for her to deny it anymore. The force and steady pace forced the girl right over the edge and she was seeing stars as her head leaned back and her mouth opened ending with a forceful moan as she peaked with maximum force.

[Bloodedge]

"Hoh? That's not something I expected to hear from you," Raizen said as he began pulsing more regularly than any point before now. His movements were also beginning to become even more powerful, and now even faster as well. He'd officially given up on withholding himself, and now was content to push to the final stretch. However, as Benihime leaned back her head and opened her mouth, his right hand held her head in place, and he licked up her neck again before speaking once more. "You're sure about that? If it's filling you want, I can oblige rather happily right now... but... keep in mind, you're pulling me in as it stands," he said, taking note of the fact that Benihime's most recent climax had already made it rather difficult for him to withdraw. Still, he held himself back with the intention of receiving some definite answer from the redhead before he did anything rash.

[Apollymi]

It seemed that her speech was not something expected by the man currently providing her with the best sensations of her life. Even so, she'd meant every word she'd said, and found it admirable that he was holding himself back just to give her a chance to change her mind. And while most women would have probably appreciated the time to properly climax and be given an out, Benihime wasn't exactly normal. "I'm positive~" she chimed as he licked up the side of her neck, causing an internal pulsing from the girl which likely wouldn't have helped his situation. "You told me to do something amazing with my life, so I decided to start with you... no use going at it halfway, I want all of it~" the girl moaned as Raizen held her face and continued stroking within her. She'd have this feeling this day and know what it was like to be properly filled, it was something she'd needed as much if not more so than just the sex. Something deeply ingrained into every fiber of her being.

[Bloodedge]

"Sou ka." He'd given all the opportunities he had time for, and in that time, Benihime shared with him the words which finalized the decision his body was mere moments from going through with already. All he had to do now was stop resisting; and stop resisting, he did. A moan which started off more of a grunt, and ended more of an exhale, escaped him... and so did his seed, which emerged as he gave one final heave of a thrust forward, only stopping the movement because his pelvis had pressed against Benihime's backside and physically halted him as a result. This came not as a simple, streamline release, but instead was followed up by a trio of forward-jerking pulses which each took a way a fraction of the tension in Raizen's body. This event had made a massive impact on the white-haired man, and because of that, it now seemed as if his family jewels were aiming to squeeze themselves dry within the confines of the redhead's body.

[Apollymi]

It seemed that soon after she spoke, Raizen stopped resisting the desires of his own body. His final push forward was surprising enough and left the redhead with his body pressed against hers, but beyond this there was a completely new sensation. It was, the filling of the girl from within her person as his manhood pulsed out all that he had within him to such an extreme that even Benihime felt the warm filling sensation way more than she thought was logical. It was such a new feeling and one so pleasant that she couldn't stave off the additional pulsing of herself within. Her eyes were already blinded and blurred as she let out one final moan which released all of the tension in her. Her eyes rolled back, her mouth hung open and at this point she was truly filled in a way which wouldn't allow her to feel anything near empty again. Her body would collapse soon after as her left leg twitched seemingly of its own accord for whatever reason.

[Bloodedge]

Once the tension was fully gone from his body, Raizen nearly collapsed over the redhead. He managed to prevent this only by angling himself so he fell to the right of her instead. This left him on his back, his gaze fixated on the ceiling above as he worked toward regulating his breathing. "Yare yare," he said once he managed the breath to speak again. "I regret avoiding you before today. I... think that took my interest beyond some silly physical chase," he said, seemingly without any knowledge that he'd even opened his mouth to speak the words aloud.

[Apollymi]

Raizen soon fell to Benihime's right which she knew simply by virtue of the feeling to that side of her. As she gathered her wits and her breathing returned to normal she pulled her arms into herself placing them under her head before turning it to the right with her eyes still closed as Raizen apparently began speaking. She didn't know if he meant to say the sentence he'd spoken aloud, but even so... she couldn't help but comment on it herself. Her present sense of satisfaction left her to open her eyes directing her crimson gaze towards him when she spoke. "I also regret avoiding you. I know I've never felt better than I do right now... I shouldn't have run from this," she commented thinking about months spent going places she figured he wouldn't be and trying adamantly not to be anywhere in this man's presence. "Though, if it isn't about the chase, then what is it about?" she wondered curiously. She remembered the first time she'd seen this man, standing in the courtyard of the 10th Division being introduced as its Vice-Captain, that annoying pang she'd felt in her chest which made her feel strangely. She didn't have that feeling now... though she'd felt it at different intervals of their interactions before this point, she didn't feel like that anymore. She couldn't put a name to the feeling, but she was quite sure it hadn't gone anywhere, she felt like it had just changed.

[Bloodedge]

"If I'm being honest, I think I've always known why I was avoiding you, and why Mugen was advising me to stay away," he replied as his own eyes closed. "Everything has been leading to this. I wasn't avoiding something I didn't want. I was avoiding something I didn't want to lose." As he spoke these words, Raizen opened his eyes again, and rolled to face the redhead with his right hand reaching to the side of her head. "I guess I could have just put forth the effort to make sure such a thing couldn't happen. So... stay with me."

[Apollymi]

Benihime's eyes remained open and even widened as Raizen spoke on the actual reason he'd found it in himself to avoid her so fervently. It seemed that it wasn't about not wanting her for whatever reason, but instead about discovering something he didn't want to lose. She couldn't help but feel such a realization was rather stunning and a quick one to come to. Even so, they were both really clever people, so she knew for a fact he wasn't wrong about this. In fact, the more she thought about it, the more she realized that she'd been very similarly motivated. All of it was apparent in her actions after he'd been arrested. "Sou ka..." she said of this realization, perhaps that feeling of potential loss was the cause of the pang in her chest every time she crossed paths with him. Something she wanted to occupy her always. Soon enough she was facing this man by his own movements with his golden eyes looking into her red ones a hand on her face with the demand present that she stay with him. Something about this seemed oddly final and like she was agreeing to much more than their present circumstances would indicate. Even so, the girl couldn't help but have a small smile creep onto her face. "Somehow it feels like I am agreeing to a lot..." she started as she looked into his face. "Hai."

[Bloodedge]

The very next day, Raizen returned to the manor alongside Benihime once more. This time, he had in tow a barrier which contained a Hollow of some sort, though he'd made said barrier invisible to all other than his companion of choice. This was done simply to prevent other potential infected Shinigami from knowing the Hollow plan had been discovered. After entering the building, Raizen led the pair to the library once more. In a darker corner of the room, he unveiled a very powerful sealing spell which opened a path down a flight of stairs enveloped in shadows of the thickest variety. He kept his senses open for any unwanted company upon entering this staircase, also making sure the seal was reapplied when they descended. The end of the stairs would leave them in a circular room filled with strange, black crystals in a large pit at the center of the room, while the walls were covered in various weapons that looked as if they could be Shikai releases for Zanpakutou. In fact, these were the remaining Bakkoutou that were not claimed at the end of the Seireitei Civil War nearly 300 years ago. "Here we are. As far as I know, you are now the only non-Kumori to have ever entered this room."

[Apollymi]

Benihime soon enough was back at the Kumori Manor in the company of Raizen. It seemed that nothing was amiss to the people who'd encountered them, so she'd taken to realizing they couldn't see the Hollow that they were transporting with them. Still she didn't seem bothered by this as her ponytail swayed from side to side and she walked along with this man as if she belonged here. Soon enough they were within the manor heading down a dark staircase which had previously been hidden within the library they'd been in the day prior. The young woman smirked remembering the previous days activities, but soon enough she was able to let this go as they descended a darkened staircase which made the young woman feel right at home. "Sugei!~" she said as her eyes took in the darkness and dark crystals as well as the random weapons which seemed to line the walls. It didn't take much for her to figure out where they were, and soon enough Raizen was giving more credit to this by his own statements. His words made the young woman look to him with a raised brow. "Really? That's pretty steep, bringing me into family only territory. You're setting this second date bar pretty high, Kumori-taichou," she teased as she stared into the dark crystals at the center of the room. She'd already put together what this room functioned as, at this point she was just content to hear out the man's reason for bringing her here. "So, what exactly did we come down here to do?" she asked of his thoughts on their present situation.

[Bloodedge]

"You think so, even after last night? Just wait until night seven; then the swooning might never stop," he replied cheekily. He wandered around the room, scoping out many of the surrounding Bakkoutou while also comparing them to the Hollow within his barrier. "Or you'll black out. Whichever comes first," he continued. When he next spoke, it would be a statement of a more relevant variety, connected to the query offered by the redhead. "There is no telling how long these parasitic Hollows have been within the Soul Society, but... there is a direct connection to these Bakkoutou. Notice that all Bakkoutou, aside from their weapons, are actually organic components complete with a nucleus in the form of the eyes on them. Bakkoutou can be wielded by anyone with Reishi, and their power is determined by their wielder. However... Bakkoutou were an attempt to create Zanpakutou equivalents using Hollows, and they consume their wielder over time, taking over their body and mind as they grow more powerful. Only strong individuals like the Kumori were able to resist the consumption. Does that sound familiar?"

[Apollymi]

The smirk on Benihime's face became a grin rather easily at the cheeky commentary offered by Raizen. All in all she couldn't say that she was at all opposed to the idea of swooning over the man before her, and beyond that, the idea of being offered so much that she might just black out didn't seem that bad either. "Well, last night was amazing. But if you are saying you can top it, it doesn't sound like a bad time~" she said only to chuckle after his added statement. "Also, you'd have to try really hard to make me black out," she chimed seeming to find this whole line of conversation amusing. It seemed that they simply conversed this way when they were alone.

As their conversation progressed, it seemed to rather seamlessly go back into what it was supposed to be about, which was the current parasitic Hollow problem within the Seireitei. It seemed that the Bakkoutou were somewhat comparable to these recently discovered Hollows, in more ways than a few. "Awfully familiar." the young woman quipped as she averted her gaze from the crystals in the center of the room to the actual weapons on the side, noting all of the details of their construction. "Strange, makes me wonder which side was discovered first," she said quizzically. "So, the parasites are like the Bakkoutou without the weapons to use as conduits. That's kinda troubling..." the girl's brain had skipped ahead a couple of steps to a potential meaning of the information to be gathered here. And though she couldn't say it with any great level of certainty the idea that the planning of the Hollows was further ahead than the Seireitei was prepared for was a realistic possibility if any of them were clever.

[Bloodedge]

"That is a strong curiosity of mine, as well. Alas... it's hardly worth consideration for the moment," Raizen said while picking up a Bakkoutou with the appearance of a double-edged jian that had its nucleus in its guard. This weapon was held over another Bakkoutou's nucleus, at which point it began to absorb the latter into itself. "This is where it becomes problematic. Bakkoutou can also gain strength by absorbing the nuclei of other Bakkoutou. Imagine what happens when this process is done after all participants have already gained power from their hosts. I get the feeling this is the sort of thing we'll be dealing with soon."

[Apollymi]

"Well not right now, still an interesting thought for later though~" the girl said of their mental wandering. She was somewhat relieved to know she wasn't the only one who allowed her thoughts to wander several steps ahead of a single point only to know she had to go back to more normal lines of thought as it was necessary to focus a bit more. Benihime soon got to watch something she'd never seen before, the sight of a Bakkoutou absorbing another through its nucleus. Such a sight made her eyes widen and given they were using these weapons as an analog for the Hollow menace they were likely facing there was only one assumption to be made. Especially given what they'd witnessed of the Hollow killed the previous day in Karakura Town. After gaining power from each individual, the Hollows were detaching and going back to their original self, allowing the host to grow and absorb the powers which they'd gathered. "I imagine something ridiculously strong, large, with a litany of powers and physical features which make it almost impossible to properly destroy. And we're supposed to figure out how to kill it, with minimal casualties while not alerting it that we're on to it," the girl said running a hand over her face. Something like this was beyond normal levels of thought provoking. Even if they managed to figure it all out, there was the matter of baiting it to appear so it could be properly trapped and killed. There was also still the distinct possibility of all this being for no reason given their other lines of thought connected to this moment. "Alright, sounds perfectly reasonable," she finished with a tone that dripped with sarcasm.

[Bloodedge]

"I figured we'd be on the same page there. There isn't much else to it, I suppose," he said. After showcasing the evolutionary abilities of the Bakkoutou in this singular manner, he returned the tool to the wall. He came to realize that this Bakkoutou did not feel the way it likely should have when he touched it, but that was a matter for another time. For now, they had to work toward solving the issues they were looking forward to. "So, all we have to do is find the perfect countermeasure for whatever sort of creature emerges from this. This hollow here will probably serve its use before we end this experiment... and its life."

[Apollymi]

Benihime nodded her agreement. Of course, she fully expected them to agree on how this would be handled as they seemed to have very similar leanings to begin with. As they moved on through this moment, it seemed his showcase of the abilities of the Bakkoutou would end with him replacing one upon the wall as they moved on to discussing how to find the manner in which to end the Hollow which was likely to emerge from the multitude of smaller ones. "Hm, well if we start with this one as the base; It regenerates, absorbs Reiryoku, and is capable of nullifying its own presence..." she said as she began thinking her left hand palming the back of her head. "The most problematic of these when applied to a larger more powerful creature is the regeneration..." she said thinking about it more. "In most of the smaller Hollows there is a limitation to how much or how often they can regenerate. It wouldn't really be a problem, except absorbing Reiryoku would make it so a creature large enough, made up of enough of the other Hollows who've already collected a significant amount, would be capable of doing so indefinitely," the girl could speak with decent authority on this part considering her own research. Even so, if they could potentially halt the regeneration of whatever conglomerate beast was coming, they might be capable of ending it before was too much of a problem. "Oh, and killing the little pieces. Most or all of them would need to be destroyed before they rejoin their host or disappear from perception, for us to have any real guarantee of victory."

[Bloodedge]

As the discussion of minds began, Raizen leaned over the pit of black gems. He scooped up a handful while Benihime spoke, and found himself nodding during various points made by the woman. Her knowledge of High-Speed Regeneration in Hollows would be invaluable here, without a doubt, but the precise level of threat they were dealing with was still up for debate. Raizen's own consideration went to this, and the potential resurgence of the threat if/when they managed to deal with it. "We may very well want to wait this out. It may seem cruel to the Soul Society, but I believe it's the only way we can be anywhere near sure all the pieces are in one place. If I'm not mistaken, these little beauties will be able to help us when the time comes for us to act."

[Apollymi]

Benihime's words seemed to resonate with the man she was speaking with. Her knowledge in this situation was a bit more valuable than it had been for the reasons she'd used it herself. Then again, she couldn't really be upset about this, but as their discussion progressed it became obvious that there would be something of a wait involved because their target was still too much of an unknown. "Waiting is without a doubt something that will be seen as a cruelty. But a necessary cruelty will eventually be forgiven. Besides, making such decisions for them will keep them from having to think about doing it themselves. Most of them wouldn't do it, and it'd lead to more problems in the future," she said of the decision which would obviously be the waiting and gathering of various pieces of this Hollow in a single place so that they could kill all the pieces at once. It seemed Raizen thought these black gems would be helpful in this matter this made her peek over the man's shoulder, looking into his hand with a grin on her face. "Sugei~ do those do what I think they do?" she asked seemingly amused by the idea and having the immediate desire to possess a few both for the ascetics of them and for the supposed purpose.

[Bloodedge]

"True enough. They always come around eventually... Apparently, even when they've decided to execute someone." With the gems in his hand, he began pacing the room. This, of course, came to a stop when Benihime peered over his shoulder to view and address the items. "I suppose... that depends," he said while looking over his shoulder to view the woman directly. As he did, a sly grin was upon his face. "What is it you think they do?"

[Apollymi]

Benihime found herself chuckling just a little as the man stated that the people of the Soul Society managed to change their minds about things that should be final. Of course, she had to agree, since it'd been possible to change their minds about his execution, still it was a bit of a leap to assume if anyone knew about their plans that they'd be okay with the idea that the pair had made the entirety of the Gotei 13 bait for an experiment. Even if both parties could in general prove it was worthwhile in the end. Soon enough though a sly grin was coming her way and it made her return one, as she thought about the best way to reason through her thoughts on the potential of the gems. Most people wouldn't be able to follow the rather open ended way the girl had come to her conclusions but she figured Raizen would understand, even if she happened to be wrong. "Well, aside from being totally fashionable, with the potential to accessorize. I figured they'd be used to make up one possible deficit of our potential actions, mostly because you mentioned they'd help. That being our ability to act via actually getting to the place that our new Hollow friends will go when they chose to amass. Considering where they were found, I figured they were connected either to your abilities or Hollows. That would be either, using them as some sort of spacial manipulation for transport or as tracers. Personally I am hoping for spacial manipulation cause that seems more interesting, but... I could be wrong about it in general... there isn't much context to go on~" she chimed seeming to find it amusing. "Though I was kind of hoping I could just lead you into telling me... but that sly grin of yours said you weren't going to, damn shame. That look says you're up to something, Kumori-taichou~"

[Bloodedge]

Raizen's grin was met with one of Benihime's own, and followed soon enough by her thoughts on the gems. He had to admit that, for having such little information to go by, she'd done well toward discovering the intention of the items. However, there was a bit more to it than that. "To be most specific, these things have a connection to both of us. I told you the story of our ancestors; this was something that came a bit later in the Kumori lineage. These crystals connect to Kyougoku, and can be used to open portals between them. This is how the Kumori avoided the eyes of the Central 46 for so long. In this case, though... I think we may be able to use them for the sake of creating a detainment field that could keep our friend trapped between our world, and the Kyougoku. If we do that, none of it should be able to escape."

[Apollymi]

Soon enough she was given the full explanation she'd prodded for. She was quite proud of herself while being given the details of how close she'd come without knowing much of anything, and seemed content to celebrate her momentary victory. What Raizen had to say about it, was just as interesting as what he intended to use the items for himself. It was also interesting that said items were technically connected to both of them. "Moving between Kyougoku is pretty sneaky... I'm a little impressed~" she said of the previous incarnation of the Kumori who'd been doing such things to avoid the watchful eye of the Central 46. Though it hadn't done them a lot of good in the end, she could at least respect a bit of hidden movement, that much was obvious by her own choices. She'd gently toyed with the idea the previous day of using her Zanpakuto in such a manner considering what she was already capable of with it, the fact that the Kumori exploited such a thing simply made it a more concrete thing to try at some point. A hint of deviousness moved across her face as she had this thought, but she soon returned to directly addressing what Raizen had to say, regardless of her own plans. "Sou ka, that's a really good idea." she said seeming to be okay with this plan as it was obviously rather easily worked out. Between the pair of them and their shared knowledge as well as their ability to use Kidou, she thought that it couldn't be particularly hard to pull off such a thing. "So we keep parts of it from escaping and figure out the best possible way to destroy it all at once. This is seeming more and more feasible by the second," she said as if unbothered by any of the present situation.

[Bloodedge]

The day after issues concerning what was becoming known as "the silent invasion," Raizen returned to his new, yet technically old home. His arrival came with a somewhat brief walk throughout the manor, which led him to a rather large training field in the back yard of the property. Once there, he stretched and breathed in the open air, all as a gentle wind whispered through the trees of the forest behind the property. Being here reminded him of his youth, when he lived here last. More importantly, it also gave him reason to look to the future, and the presence of numerous Kidou Corps members patrolling the property gave further credence to this.

[Apollymi]

The next day when Kumori Raizen would be outside of his house, another Captain would soon be showing their face on the property. This particular Captain was quite familiar with the layout and had technically been invited to this very training ground by the lad on the previous day. She wore raven hair up in two horn like attachments, she wore a sleeveless haori with the kanji for two on the back as well as the garb she'd gotten used to as a member of the Onmitsukidou including a pair of ballooning hakama wrapped around the ankle and a small spider like dao top which left her shoulders exposed. A small wakizashi attached to her lower back beneath her haori not that she'd ever bother drawing it. "Ohayou Gozaimasu, Raizen-kun. You wanted to see me?" said the Captain of the 2nd Division Han Juri.

[Bloodedge]

Raizen was content to relax in the open training grounds until the person he'd scheduled to have meet him here arrived. He took a seat on one of three steps leading into the open area from the house, and soon enough, one who did not belong to the Kidou Corps he now commanded stepped out of the building. Leaning back on his hands, Raizen looked over his shoulder to view the black-haired woman. "Konbanwa, anesan," he said in spite of the sun in the sky, also addressing the woman in a way he'd not done since his childhood. "I think I can easily get used to being here now. It's a shame you have so much more responsibility now. These Kidoushuu members don't really compare to what I remember. So... I called you, to say I want the current Corps Commander of the Kanshitai to fill your old position here."

[Apollymi]

Juri was soon struck by a wave of nostalgia as she was greeted by the lad in a way he hadn't done in quite a while. "Oh, well you seem to be a good mood," she said with a smirk. It seemed her summoning here today had to do with the offer of giving him a guard like the one she used to be when she'd previously handed over this home once more. His demand for the person who'd taken her place made her chuckle just a little. "Sou ka..." Juri said thinking of what this young man probably remembered from his childhood she could understand why he'd want a little more than his Kidoushuu guards. "It is a shame I do a bit more now, but we could still hang out from time to time. Even I get bored doing work all the time," she said in her usual way. Beyond this the person who'd taken her place as the head of the Kanshitai was surprisingly well-suited for the type of person Raizen was likely to get along with. "The Kanshitai's current head is Takagi Sayuri. She's also the 4th Seat of the 2nd Division because of the way I organized this time. I think she would enjoy the posting and you'd probably like her too. Would you like to meet her to be sure, I can have her brought here..." she said of the girl in question, Raizen's answer would bring a messenger to the Captain of the Second instantaneously who'd confirm the order before leaving. When setting Noble Families up with guards many wanted different things. Some just wanted to know about their statistics, others just wanted a general reference, she imagined Raizen being a seeing is believing sort of person.

[Bloodedge]

"Of course I am," he replied, sighing contently with a grin upon his face. "In coming here, I'm finally able to relax. Twice now, I've come here and been without worry of the tasks I have to complete. Well... I was never worried, per se, but... You know what I mean. And of course, you're always welcome here. As far as I'm concerned, you have as much right to this place as I." With that said, Raizen pushed himself off the stairs into a standing position, at which point he stretched with his arms high overhead. Juri's speech about the woman who'd taken her old rank was intriguing enough to Raizen, and with the messenger already present to accept his answer, he figured it could be interesting enough to meet this individual himself in some way. "Sure; why not?"

[Apollymi]

Raizen was soon enough explaining his good mood, and the good feelings he apparently had about returning home. This made Juri quite happy, as his former guardian she'd worried over the boy quite a bit after the death of his mother, but seeing him happy and carefree now made her feel like he'd finally managed to recover from the trauma of it. "Hai hai, thanks for the thought. I'll be sure to stop by sometime..." she said not knowing if she was the type to randomly stop by or not. Regardless after the boy affirmed the desire to meet the person who'd be taking Juri's former posting at his Manor, the messenger would disappear. The small talk between the pair would eventually be interrupted by the appearance of a blonde young woman in a purple outfit and fishnets. Her outfit seemed to button only around the back of her neck and her fishnets seemed to cover only the exposed skin at her knees and elbows. Near her left hip a short tanto with an autumn orange wrap and hilt.

"Han-sōshireikan, you wanted to see me?" the girl asked as she appeared at her side on one knee. This made Juri smile just a bit as she looked off at the sky. "Hai, introductions are in order, this is Kumori Raizen, Juubantai taichou," she said seemingly like a normal situation. "Oh, Takagi Sayuri. Nice to meet you," the girl said only to bow to the man before her, she then returned her attention to Juri who spoke again. "He wants a Kanshitai rotation for this place." she mentioned the pause leaving the girl to believe she'd be helping the man by providing information on the other people under her purview. "Specifically he wants you, would you be okay with taking that post in addition to your other duties?" she said to the girl which gave her a bit of pause. "Of course, but..." she looked back to Raizen seeming to find this request strange, it was after all one she'd never received from a noble surprisingly enough. "Usually people want more information to foster a bit of faith. Do you need anything like that Kumori-taichou?"

[Bloodedge]

In what felt like no time at all, the apparent 4th Seat of Juri's Division was among the pair. He was immediately satisfied that members of the Onmitsukidou were capable enough to bypass the Kidoushuu members he presently had available in the yard, but he was more interested in this blonde he'd never seen before. "Hajimemashite, Takagi Sayuri," he said, taking a side to Juri so he could whisper a statement to her on his way around. "Remind me to bring up how little help you were when I was looking for a date," he stated. Moving on, he shifted himself around to the open yard, turning to face Sayuri as she wondered aloud if he'd be needing any information about herself and the Kanshitai. Another exhale saw Raizen make use of his Reiatsu control by sealing the vast majority of his power within himself, and with that done, he dashed in the blonde's direction. Prior to reaching her, he pulled back his right leg as if to kick outward at her torso, but an immediate high-speed movement left this image of himself behind as he moved to her rear. From there, he fully intended to thrust his open left palm into Sayuri's back and launch her into the yard.

[Apollymi]

When Raizen whispered to Juri a wide smile spread across her face, she walked with him mostly so she could change her position for better spectating. A whisper back was in order before they parted ways. "First, she's seeing someone. Even though they're doing so in relative secret. Second, you seem to have no problem of that yourself, given who you've been seen in the company of lately~" the woman said with a knowing smirk. It seemed she was quite in the know in their present meeting, so as not to be shown up again, given what had happened the last time she'd seen him.

Takagi Sayuri was greeted in response and left to wonder what the pair could have been discussing in hushed tones, but didn't seem to care one way or another given that Raizen hadn't yet mentioned if he needed more information from her. Even so, she soon became privy to what had to be the most masterful Reiatsu control she'd ever had contact with as the young man's power seemed to limit itself down to levels common to herself within a matter of seconds. Soon after he dashed at her, and she understood what kind of show of skill this would be. The kick towards her front would seem to be that of a clone and given the kind of combat this young woman was used to she turned her upper body, using her left foot to spin a hand up to catch the coming palm thrust. "That thing with your Reiatsu is the most intense form of suppression I've ever seen, Kumori-taichou." she mentioned as she brought up her right leg and aimed to send it into his left side with a rapid sweeping motion at the same time she'd let go of his hand to send him flying away from her and towards the yard instead.

[Bloodedge]

"That's now; we're talking about then," he replied with a cheeky grin. Raizen went on to perform his feint attack, as well as his true assault on Sayuri. Her reflexes were immediately of an impressive sort; just what he'd hoped for from this individual. With her quick defense against his palm thrust, Raizen's grin grew wider. "Arigatou," was his retort to the compliment on his suppression ability. There was no time for further words from the young man, as Sayuri was on the offensive. Raizen's right hand slipped under his outstretched left arm to catch the kick aimed at his side. With the given momentum of said kick, and the release of his left hand, the intent of the attack was clear; she wished to launch him away. As such, Raizen's immediate aim was to grip her leg by the shin, and spin himself counterclockwise while pulling Sayuri around him. If he managed this, he would throw the lass across the yard, only to take off after her and keep pace with her movement by running alongside her flying body. Just at the end of this path, Raizen would be at the ready to spin again and kick the blonde back toward the middle of the yard, into the ground itself.

[Apollymi]

A roll of Juri's eyes would follow the young man's cheeky statement. She didn't envy anyone having to deal with such a thing. "The first statement was true even then..." she said sticking her tongue out at the lad from where she was watching. What she saw as far as the match-up was concerned was about what she'd expected. Both Raizen and Sayuri were her among her rotation of combat partners and she found them both to be fairly interesting as far as high speed combat and hand to hand combat were concerned.

Sayuri had the young man before her accept the compliment she'd offered him only to have him catch her coming leg and spin her around with it. Such a motion was something she could do nothing about and she soon enough found herself flying off into the distance. Even so she didn't lose her barrings and instead she found herself falling into a formation of flips but as she went to right herself she found the lad had kept up with her movements and was standing at her side. 'So fast...' she turned as he spun and found herself raising both arms to block the coming spin kick which did send her back towards the center of the yard through the downward angle would keep her from travelling too far as she sank into the yard quite a few inches. She paused, feeling a slight tingling sensation in her limbs. "Wow, even limiting yourself like that you're all skill," she said seemingly very impressed. Hearing such a compliment made Juri beam with pride, though she could hardly take credit for it. It was almost as if Sayuri wasn't the one presently being scouted for a new post. Most of the regular Shinigami and nobles, she'd encountered didn't bother with such a high level of skill as to be so dangerous without the use of their Zanpakuto. Even from this short exchange, Sayuri had a pretty good idea that this man could rather easily end her if he wanted to. It sort of made her wonder why he wanted a guard detail in the first place, though she was more than willing to provide someone so skilled with one regardless.

[Bloodedge]

"... Hmph," he murmured. There remained a light grin on Raizen's face as Sayuri spoke of his ability, as she was showcasing high combat ability of her own even while speaking. Since she'd managed to avoid being properly downed by Raizen's most recent attack, he released the self-induced limiter and raised his right hand overhead. "You're good. I can certainly trust you with anyone who manages to slip into the property past your subordinates. But... Can I have faith in your ability to deal with a real threat from outside?" Suddenly, Raizen's eyes began to glow, and his Reiryoku rose from his body into the sky. "Tengai Shinsei!" The dropping of Raizen's arm heralded the breaking of the clouds above, as a meteorite ripped its way through the atmosphere of the Soul Society. It boasted a great enough size that, if it struck the property, there would be nothing left of the Kumori manor; only a crater would remain in its wake. Still, Raizen had not quite put everything he had into this special spell of his. It seemed he only wished to test the waters, and ensure that this individual could do what he once expected of her predecessor.

[Apollymi]

Raizen seemed to having nothing but good things to say about Sayuri's abilities. About that the girl could do nothing but smile, but it seemed he intended to test her abilities a bit further. He released his own self induced sealing and used a spell that Sayuri nor Juri had ever seen before. Sayuri's eyes widened as she simply had no idea how or why this man would do such a thing just to test her abilities. "How did you manage something like that... and why?" asked Juri who'd seen the boy do some amazing things with Kidou but never imagined anything like a meteor dropping from the sky.

Even so, Sayuri didn't have much time to think on it. "What... how... ah..." she seemed confused. And then energy began to prickle along her back, soon enough it exploded into a massive pillar of burning energy. She went on to meet said dropping meteor aiming at it several fists and kicks full of burning fire which she'd use to break apart this massive rock into smaller more manageable pieces which she'd also take care of. Moving at rapid speed from smaller pieces to make it so that eventually a shower of pebbles would be the thing which hit the property. None too scary but... over all Juri was quite satisfied with the work of her subordinate, in fact she couldn't have said she would have reacted any differently to the giant rock falling from the sky. By the time, Sayuri landed she was a tiny bit winded but seemed to be fine otherwise. "Why? That was so much for a test... too much even..." she said as she caught her breath.

[Bloodedge]

Following the casting of this meteor, Raizen folded his arms across his chest and looked toward Sayuri with a grin. He truly wished to see how she intended to deal with this, but before she did, Juri borrowed his attention with her words about the meteorite. "It's one of the new spells I've been working on in my downtime. It captures the high-tier materialization aspect of the greater barriers, and lets gravity do the rest. I think I've managed a good cost ratio, but I only managed about a fourth of its strength. I'd hate to have to make an incantation." In the midst of this speech, Raizen's gaze shifted to Sayuri again. It seemed she had a good plan for dealing with the assault, but her execution caused Raizen's brow to rise. "Fire? Hoh, that's new. Is this the result of greater Kidou focus?" he wondered aloud as she went on to blast the meteorite into pebbles. As they fell, Raizen held up his right hand to form a barrier that would be used like an umbrella for himself and the others. "Congratulations. I think that's about enough for me to be confident in your skills. Gomen... I had to make sure you'd be able to deal with the types of rogues that tried to have my head when I was released from imprisonment."

[Apollymi]

Juri was more than a bit shocked to learn this was a spell developed by the lad in his 'downtime'. The fact that he had the time and energy to do something like this, but hadn't worked towards giving the spell an incantation or anything of the sort was exactly the sort of thing which got the Kumori Clan wary gazes in the past. Of course, Juri was quite proud of the lad, though she still had no reason to understand how or why he'd use such a thing in any form of combat. "Uh-huh... you might have too much downtime..." Juri said with a brow raised.

They both then went on to watch Sayuri's work and Juri nodded before adding in about Sayuri's use of the technique that Juri herself had invented. "Hai, Kidou focus makes it fire, a balance makes it lightning and a melee focus makes it wind. So far as I can tell anyways. There are probably others as well, but more people would have the be capable of using the technique before we could see it..." she said of Shunko itself. Since when she'd created it, she'd intended for it to be as unique as whoever could use it. When Sayuri landed she and the rest were protected by the spray of pebbles via some form of barrier created by Raizen. The man went on to praise her abilities stating she'd be more than capable of dealing with the types who'd tried to kill him before. "Yare yare, high profile already huh?" said Sayuri as she rubbed the back of her neck. "Hai, I'll do my best!" she agreed. And with this she was more than capable. "I'll start today. Taking the first rounds and organizing the rest of the patrols for when I can't be the one here specifically. I like to be proactive about things. I am sure you understand, so let me know if any major changes to my duties should raise," she said, strangely confident in the idea that she alone could look after the entire property all alone.

[Bloodedge]

For the first time in days, maybe even weeks, Raizen left his office and division. This was by no choice of his own, but rather by the suggestion of Benihime that they have an outing and attend the ongoing festival. A leisurely walk carried him home this day, and of course, he did not come alone. Still, he led the way to and through the entrance. His presence alone deterred the would-be offense of the Kidou Corps and Onmitsukido members that would have otherwise targeted the redhead in his company. "Ah... I nearly forgot that I put so many people on payroll. I should get someone to manage their checks if I'm going to keep being away for so long," he said to continue a bit of small talk with Benihime, though his following words were spoken to someone else not even in sight at the time. "What do you think... Takagi-san?"

[Apollymi]

In the company of the young Captain of the 10th Division as he approached his residence, a younger redhead walked along with her left elbow resting on the hilt of her sword while, she managed to smile. The leisurely pace they took to get here, didn't seem to bother her in the slightest. By her own account they were more than ahead of schedule for the people watching she intended to do with this man in her company. Even so, it'd been a while since she'd last visited this place, as she settled into her duties as 3rd Seat and the Captain himself rarely left the Division. Upon seeing the added number of people moving about in ways she hadn't previously noticed a small smile came to her face. "Sugei, you added the Onmitsukidou too. Those ones always seemed like they'd be a lot of fun~" she chimed. On the matter of actually having someone else in charge. "I figured there was a head attendant who saw to matters 'Unbefitting of the Master'," she said with a large grin crossing her face. Where she heard such a statement before would likely be left up to the imagination, not that Raizen needed much to piece such things together, she was quite sure he could even without her nudging him in any particular direction.

Her crimson locks shifted ever so slightly as her gaze turned to find the person being addressed by Raizen before the lad. A young blonde haired woman decked out in purple gear with blue eyes. She was the 4th Seat of the 2nd Division, and also Kumori Raizen's personal Onmitsukidou Guard. "Kumori-taichou, it's nice to see you. And it's as Niwatoko-sanseki says, a head attendant could take care of that for you. You could always choose one from your existing staff or if you would prefer someone a bit more 'capable' than average I could make a few recommendations," she said. Benihime's eyebrow raised, at the idea of being identified so readily. Of course, she was sort of used to people knowing who she was it was still quite impressive for this young woman to state such a thing. It was likely a thing meant to bolster more confidence. Less than a second of thought came from the young woman before she voiced sheer amusement. "Sugei!~" she chimed seemingly in appreciation. "Arigatou gozaimasu," she added to Benihime before moving right along. "Though, we are paid regardless, by the 2nd Division for completing our duties here. You are sent an invoice fairly regularly to pay our salaries. It's probably included in that mountain of paperwork you do, so you could spread the load around," she finished that sentence and awaited orders or anything of the sort.

[Bloodedge]

"Hai. The Kidoushuu members alone aren't nearly enough to safeguard this place from the kinds of threats it will be seeing in the future. I'm wagering on threats nearing Bankai level within a matter of months, and far greater threats over the years to come," Raizen said regarding the addition of the Onmitsukidou to the manor's guards. Of course, there was more to his reasoning than just this, and he intended to hide nothing. "If I'm being honest, I also sort of missed the Onmitsukidou patrol on the property."

Both Benihime and Sayuri alluded to a head attendant of sorts being what Raizen would want. There was also an interesting thing to note in the latter's speech about pay, which Raizen addressed first and foremost. "That is interesting. You're paid by the Gotei for these duties now? Well, that doesn't seem fair. This is a higher mark than what you'll be expected to do as a member of the Gotei, so I suppose I'll be organizing additional wages directly from the property. That shouldn't be an issue at all, but I'm willing to hear any of those recommendations now."

[Apollymi]

Both Benihime and Sayuri got to hear out Raizen's reasoning for acquiring Onmitsukidou guards in addition to the members of the Kidoushuu who were on rotation around his residence. A simple nod came from both of the young women as fear of potential safety was reason enough. Benihime knew from personal experience that people from some of the other clans and members of the Central Forty-Six would be likely to send assassins after this man. Even so, to expect Bankai level was admirable as far as planning was concerned. But it seemed that tactical reasons weren't the only ones that Raizen thought of when making such a choice, there was also the rather simple reasoning of missing such a presence. Benihime thought about this, and thought about the roles such people had to play in his life. Thinking about his abilities, she'd at least one of them used by a member of the Onmitsukidou, more directly its leader, so there was reason enough to assume some sort of mentor, sibling, or social connection. Not to far from the sort of relationship the redhead maintained with Saya. "Sou ka, I can understand that..." Benihime added, she had after all gone out of her way to help get Saya reinstated simply because she missed having the woman around, among a myriad of other reasons.

Sayuri at the mention that extra pay should be received because her job here was more than what was expected from her in the Gotei, simply made the blonde haired young woman laugh. "Right, well, I am not one to turn down a bigger paycheck or anything like that, so do what you wish..." she said giving a soft bow. "As for my recommendation, my favorite would be Yuhi Kurenai. She's got the most experience in running households for other people. She organizes staff very easily and is good with people in general, she is also extremely good at general household tasks. She's also very strong and is on the regular training rotations with Han-taichou. So more than talented enough to take care of herself and anyone else left in her charge," the young woman said with exceedingly open hands and posture. Such a person seemed to Benihime like the type who had some extreme level of boredom, but from what she'd seen of other attendant types that was pretty much a standard character trait. Benihime was reading between the lines of this young woman's speech and indeed it seemed like her choice had all the makings of a great attendant. Which made her wonder innately why this young woman was keen enough to get her out of their barracks and on to do other things that would take up more of her attention. Benihime continued to think it over and a devious smile came to her face, this woman sounded like she probably had extreme mothering tendencies, and was more than likely abusing that all around the Second Division. It was likely hard for them to have fun and relax with the equivalent of a barrack's mom around. Still this left Benihime wondering what Raizen would say to this proposition, after all an attendant was needed and one like this would be good for his household.

[Bloodedge]

"I figured you wouldn't be. As empty as this house is without the rest of you here, I'm considering also looking into a vacation policy that would also relieve you of your duties as a Gotei member. There's no point having money without time to spend it, after all." Raizen knew there were many individuals currently employed under himself, the Gotei, and their own separate organizations. With three jobs under their proverbial belts, these people were entitled to a hefty amount of relaxation for their own sanity and general wellness. For the moment though, his focus was on this attendant being recommended by Sayuri. As she explained the nature and potential usefulness of this woman, Raizen looked upon her with a raised brow. For all this talk, Raizen found it interesting that he was unfamiliar with the name Yuhi Kurenai, but he could think of numerous reasons for this to be the case. "... Sou ka. If it'll help you out that much, I'll make sure she's acquired. Now then, I suppose we shouldn't waste much more time. Niwatoko."

[Apollymi]

"If you could swing that, you'd be a hero..." Sayuri mentioned. Though the team of Onmitsukidou members weren't at all overworked, most of them simply balanced their life with work and sleep and very little in between. That being said, it wasn't at all like any of them regretted their choice. But relaxing now and again was good, and to that end it seemed that Kumori Raizen did indeed want Yuhi Kurenai, the person she'd given a stellar recommendation about. That being said, it seemed her reasoning was much more obvious than she'd initially realized, she managed to look a bit abashed as she bowed avoiding eye contact with all present. "Hai! Arigatou Gozaimasu!" the girl mentioned and with Raizen's words that he intended to leave now with Benihime she also nodded holding back a chuckle as a flash of purple dictated the leaving of the blonde head of security at the household. "Kukukuku~" the chuckle escaped the young woman before she took up walking with the lad again. She was already amused which meant for her this day could only really get better. "Hai! Kumori-taichou," she agreed moving right along with Raizen as if nothing was amiss. About their timing, she figured they were still a bit early for the entertainment she had planned, even so, she still had to pick out clothing and that could potentially be a long ordeal by her own calculation and as such she was more than willing to start on this activity at Raizen's leisure.

[Bloodedge]

"Hai." This was the final word Raizen would share with Sayuri during this interaction. With his top guard gone, he led the way through the manor as his memory dictated, until eventually reaching the end of a corridor whose final door opened to reveal a large room used as a wardrobe. A slew of clothing options were upon every wall in this room, and more yet lay upon mannequins, shelves and tables spread neatly throughout the walking space. One who'd spent any leisure time in the world of humans might note the similarities between this room and a small clothing store, as the room itself even contained chairs, mirrors, and other such things typically used when shopping for - and trying on - apparel. Upon entering this room, Raizen continued moving toward the rear wall, and seated himself atop a velvet sofa. His arms folded, and his right leg dangled over his left as he awaited what could end up being a bit of a long search for perfection. "This is the women's closet. You have free roam. If it fits, consider it yours."

[Apollymi]

Benihime was soon enough led into the Kumori Manor which Raizen called home. And without any inclination towards stopping straight to a room which she'd not laid eyes on during her previous visits. Here was a room which Raizen referred to as a 'Women's Closet' but it was more like a well put together boutique in the human world. Clothing and accessories lined walls, whole outfits atop mannequins. "Sugei!~ It's like a giant boutique! There's so much stuff in here!~" were the immediate excited utterances of Benihime. For all the oddness of her general choices in attire, she actually seemed to be quite fond of this place and the idea of what would amount to free shopping. As such she began to move around rather strangely initially, unwrapping the bandages from her hands and removing them from her person only to turn them into small capsules to place into her pockets as she passed mirrors and allowed her gaze to move around them and all clothing present. She looked to Raizen who'd taken up a comfortable seat for spectating and offered him a wide grin.

"Arigatou gozaimasu, Kumori-taichou~" the girl chimed seemingly happy that she could take what she wanted. Her eyes were alight as she began to pick through several different individual pieces. "I like this one..." she murmured to herself. Her body began to move of its own volition through several pieces she liked. Several different pairs of thigh high socks, kimono of various colors and patterns, mainland inspired form-fitting dresses and a few open ended multiple pieces all seemed to fit into the girl's personal style choices. "Oooh and all of these~" the young woman chimed. Different color obi, ties and other such accessories were also chosen before the girl would eventually return to the same area Raizen currently occupied with arms full of clothing she'd pulled. These were all placed into a side space which would leave the girl to look around at several mirrors and know she'd get a good chance and likely an even better critique of her choices. "You'll give some good input while you enjoy the show, right?" she teasingly questioned the Captain of her Division as she removed from her person her Zanpakuto and began to unravel the bandages which made up her shirt. Even so, she didn't get completely naked in this moment, and instead simply chose to tease Raizen's gaze for a few seconds before she disappeared to try on the first of multiple ensambles. When she returned from the pile of clothes she'd collected she'd be wearing something like a red and white open concept kimono with long tails in the front and back with exposed thighs all the way up to her hips. This was completed by red and white wrist guards and would be followed by the girl examining her own figure bending over slightly in the mirror and gazing towards Raizen within it. "Hm, I kind of like this... but I don't think I am sold on it..." she mused absently.

[Bloodedge]

As he sat, Raizen blinked away the strange occurrence that was Benihime's reaction to the wardrobe. "Hmm. I suppose you could look at it that way. Apparently, my family was very large. It is likely they had much time to be influenced by humans," he claimed. And so, the waiting began as Benihime moved about the room claiming fondness of numerous articles that seemed within her measurement range. Soon enough, she was nearby with a pile of clothes and a query about his potential input while he enjoyed a 'show' of sorts. Considering their last encounter in this very location, there was only one conclusion to be made here, so Raizen addressed her question with a chuckle. "Hmph. I suppose I'm good for that much," he said to offer his services as a critic. Just then, he looked to the redhead and witnessed the removal of her favored bandage top just before she darted off to properly change. Any thoughts he had regarding this were left in his mind, but the 3rd Seat returned in no time at all with a skimpy, primarily red kimono and wrist guards. Benihime's gaze found Raizen through the mirror, while his own eyes examined the form of the bent-over redhead, and his own head tilted to the left. "Well... I have no complaints about the garment itself, but the wrist-wear may be a bit much for a festival. You do realize underwear exists, right?"

[Apollymi]

"Hm, that makes a reasonable amount of sense... communal closets that are set up like places to shop though is very different from general expectation~" Benihime mused, remembering her elder brother being a bit more than upset when she raided his closet. The Kumori Family as a whole seemed to be very strange. Between the odd fixation of power, rumored out right ability and what she could only assume was an undue obsession with fashion she imagined they would have been an interesting sight at their peak. With outfit one properly on display she gave a general turn and kept a watchful eye as Raizen commented on her attire. She supposed wrist guards were a bit much for day to day wear, but even so, they seemed to match the outfit and who was she to argue with an already established standard. "I suppose looking like I am trying to start a fight at a festival isn't a complete selling option..." she said seeming to be giving real thought to her current attire. Within a second though a devious grin spread across her face as she hadn't yet responded to the second part of Raizen's query. "Yare yare, of course I realize underwear exist, contrary to popular belief I am actually wearing some~" the girl chimed she turned around once more and a flash of a thong also red in color would be seen. It seemed to almost blend it at the top of her hip, covered by the points where the fabric layers met, doing so without leaving obvious lines on her body. Doing this turn would flash Raizen a look at her bare bottom in this particular article of undergarment for just a few seconds. "Though to be honest, from what I've seen you can hardly talk~" the young woman said, remembering that Raizen himself didn't seem to favor undergarments at all.

And just like that the girl had disappeared once more for a change in attire. When she next exited she had on a light colored kimono covered in sakura flowers. But this piece wasn't intact. It was a single body piece sleeveless with separate sleeves attached at the arms. Unlike her previous long attire, this one had a short attached skirt. So, short in fact that it stopped well above the burgundy thigh highs she was wearing to accompany it. The kimono itself was trimmed in burgundy as were the top sleeves of it. The best thing about this outfit by Benihime's own approximation was the ample roundness of her bosom revealed on either side, but fully covered in the front. "I actually really like this, not normally into flowers, but this is nice~" she said seeming to enjoy herself as she turned to watch Raizen, and get his opinion on the outfit in question.

[Bloodedge]

"Of course I can talk; it's one of the only things I do. That doesn't invalidate my point regardless, but..." It seemed Raizen had actually missed a detail for once. Perhaps he'd been distracted, but he had gone without noticing the undergarment of choice worn by the redhead, nigh nonexistent though it may have been. He looked upon her as she spun around, focusing in a way that made the turn seem to be in slow motion. In this time, he noted the human influence of the item in question. "You didn't get those from here. Have you been back to the human world without me?" he asked.

Soon, Benihime sported a different ensemble. This particular garment was more what he would have expected someone in his family to leave the house in, considering what he did know. There was also a bit of strangeness surrounding the woman's torso in this kimono. "Appealing, though... it looks like something my mother would have worn. Perhaps it was, given the clause that I'm sure it wasn't made with your frame in mind."

[Apollymi]

"You know I meant to point out the hypocrisy of that statement~" she mentioned of her choice to wear or not wear undergarments. She figured the man was having a look at the ones she claimed to be wearing and watched his face, his countenance belayed the idea that he'd not actually noticed that she'd done this in the first place. "Kukuku~ I didn't expect to actually sneak one past you~" she chimed thinking about it more. It seemed he noticed the very human influence of her clothing choice and it made her shake her head and wave off the assumption that she'd been back to the human world without him. "Iie, this among some other things were picked up on my last trip. My title in the laboratory gave me a lot of freedom to come and go, and among the things I created were some to turn Human World objects into spiritual ones to exist here. This is one such object, and one of several things I was doing during the trip where you bumped into me, before I was transferred to the 10th Division. I haven't been back to the Human World since, though I wouldn't mind a trip~" the girl admitted. Apparently even though she'd been slaying Hollows with impunity, it seemed her research and work had many more applications than the ones she'd shown them to have. Of course, her apparent love of shopping, science, the Human World, and general combinations of such things were likely all coping mechanisms, but that wasn't really important so long as she found a reason to keep moving.

Irrespective of this, her next outfit choice garnered a bit more criticism from Raizen. This outfit was one which seemed to be more normal, but was less so upon this young woman's rather buxom frame. She realized this when she'd put it on, but had done it anyways, to gain some kind of reaction from the man on the couch. "Hmm, I don't think there are many things made with my frame in mind~" the young woman mentioned, this gave her a bit of reference for her next choice. Which was surprisingly one of the mainland influenced dresses. This one, was short, lavender in color and covered in flowering trees. Held together by golden clasps at the neck and opened around her chest at the top. It then came down her belly and hips in form fitted fashion revealing skin on both sides of her body. This appeared to be made for someone with her body shape, but perhaps not with the length of her legs, as they seemed almost endless given the sudden stop of the garment right below her bottom. "Hm, this is pretty close, and I've never worn anything like it," the young woman said, the new undergarments of choice were lacy and a deep purple which matched the inseams of the dress for no reason other than to blend. This was of course, done simply to contradict the idea that she didn't wear undergarments when apparently she did. The dress itself also had a cape. "Don't know how I feel about the cape, but I do like the color~" she said posing with one hand on her hip for Raizen's viewing pleasure.

[Bloodedge]

"Of course you did, but let's focus on the important things for now, shall we?" he said coyly. He had little concern for whether the woman wore undergarments or not, in actuality, though he could admit that there was a certain appeal to allowing a wandering imagination. Though Benihime had apparently acquired these items during a much earlier excursion to the material world, and even created a way to convert them into Reishi, he found it surprising that this was his first time seeing this clothing. "Yet you did not wear them last time. I wonder what went wrong with the conversion initially," he mused.

The next outfit to be previewed was more to standard for Benihime's general figure, yet somehow rather short. Raizen couldn't imagine a relative so short in stature while having such a shape, but apparently, they once existed. The only things Raizen could bother pointing out about this particular garment were the shortness and... the very strange cape attached to it. "The cape is a bit on the nose. Again though, this is a festival. At this point, I wonder if you're just putting on these skimpy articles to get a rise out of me."

[Apollymi]

"I mean important or not it's always something worth discussing... or finding out~" the girl replied with just as much playfulness as she'd initially had. She'd add a wink to this speech which would be seen in a passing moment. Whether it was simply her intention to tease Raizen or not wasn't really important at the moment. She had his undivided attention and as such intended to take full advantage of it. He found it interesting he'd never seen her choice in undergarments before this point, and figured that there had to be something wrong with the conversion. She chuckled, it was very strange to be able to both flirt with and talk science with the same person, but it was something she was adjusting to in Raizen's case. "The conversion ratio was a guessing game initially. Too far in one direction and the solidity of the object wasn't stable causing it to vanish completely. In the other direction it caused an increase in mass which made the object too great in size to serve its original purpose. I spent a while finding the perfect conversion rate and used several more normal pieces in the experimentation to save things I really liked potentially for later," Benihime stated. Having clothing to dress her Gigai was one thing, but some of the things she'd picked out she'd enjoy regardless, and now she knew it would be just as entertaining for Raizen as she'd found it herself.

As they moved on, her newest outfit was commented upon by Raizen in about the way she'd expected. Strangely enough he went on to state an assertion about the reasoning behind Benihime's little fashion show. A coy smile came to the girl's face but she didn't manage to look shocked by the assumption. "Ooh? Would I do something like that? I don't know what would give you that idea~" the young woman said, of course, this had been exactly the reasoning behind her trying on multiple outfits, but now that the jig was up to so speak, she already knew exactly which outfit would come next as well as having a more than reasonable idea about the one she actually wanted to wear for the festival. When next the young woman reappeared, she was wearing a pair of bright pink underwear and a small apron tied over her chest. On her legs fishnet thigh highs topped in the same lacy material as her underwear. This of course, hadn't been taken from within this room at all but instead was one of the aforementioned favored pieces that she'd taken from the Human World at some point. And when she re-entered she'd bend low showing off the full curve on her body. "It goes without saying that I didn't intend to wear this to the festival, but... I figured you might like it~"

[Bloodedge]

Benihime made it clear what issues she had run into when working on this Reishi conversion project. Raizen could understand how easily such a thing could go awry, but the ability to recover and find the perfect balance between states of existence was something to appreciate. "Well, excellent work then. I suppose then you'd eventually be looking into various stations throughout the material world, all converted to Reishi as to avoid the eye of most humans. There is an easier way, you know?" was his retort.

On the topic of retorts, Benihime had a very interesting one for Raizen's earlier assertion about this show she put on. "Call it a hunch. Alternatively, one could blame the fact that you're..." Before Raizen's clause could be fully formed, Benihime appeared before him once again, clad in nothing more than an apron, panties and thigh-highs. Her showing herself in such a way only proved his point before it had even been spoken. "... less clothed each time you show yourself. Who'd have thought? You would go through all the trouble of converting material items into Reishi, then gather all of these clothes... just to make me wonder if you actually intend to visit this festival."

[Apollymi]

"When I had a plan to remain in the 12th for more than a year or so, sure that was my intention. Now I am not sure what I want out of it, except the ability to shop and keep the items I get when I do. Being able to come and go without human detection is just an added bonus, potentially..." she said, it seemed her reasons for doing this sort of thing were less about the general good and more about her general boredom. "But by all means, don't let that stop you from sharing something I may find pertinent. There isn't any reason I couldn't simply do both. I am certain I could still find reasons to visit the human world, even without the outright excuse of completing my research," she said seeming to be interested in whatever Raizen had to share as far as this easier methodology was concerned.

Soon after this statement was made, Benihime had emerged wearing even smaller amounts of clothing than she'd started with. Raizen came to some easy conclusions about her intentions, which made something of a devious smile appear on her face. "Well, sure, you could go at it like that, but..." a pause came from the girl. "You did say anything I could fit I could have, and I can't turn down shopping potential. There is also the fact that I already knew the sort of thing I should be wearing. But a show is a show and I still owe you a few~" the girl managed coyly looking at the man from her current position. "Also I should state that I still intend to go to the festival, but I wouldn't want to leave you hard up or anything~" the girl say with an interesting choice in words. "Fashionably late is still a thing after all~" she mentioned. The girl's ability to plan could not be understated in this moment. Of course, she'd leave it up to Raizen whether or not her offer would be taken up. It mattered to her only as much as it mattered to him, and she knew the things she planned to watch would take a bit regardless of the circumstances.

[Bloodedge]

"You joined the 12th due to your own curious nature, did you not?" Raizen asked to follow Benihime's assertions, albeit in rhetoric. "It should not matter how necessary your research is, but whether you wish to see it through regardless. We do have duties in the human world in the 10th, so you're free to your excursions... more so than you may have been in the 12th. I have even been working on a barrier that no one lacking knowledge would ever even know existed, so your... or rather, our stations could be set up. I do enjoy a bit of science-related work of my own, after all."

Benihime's idea became a topic, and she seemed to be doing nothing to cover her intentions. In fact, one could say they were being made more obvious as time went on, now by her words as well as her actions. "Hoh? I didn't think this sort of thing classified as one of those... what was it... examples? By all means though, don't let that stop you. While I could argue that this would in no way be doing me any favors, as opposed to creating the very issue you aim to fix, I have no qualms." As he spoke these words, Raizen uncrossed his arms and legs, choosing instead to lean forward in his chair with elbows against his knees. "So, you do mean to get a rise out of me, but you also plan on taking responsibility. With all these guards around, though? That would be so bold of you."

[Apollymi]

"I did. I also joined the 12th because it seemed like less perpetual boredom than normal. My own curiosities can always keep me busy after all~" she quipped, answering the man's rhetoric with a few extra facts which he could have figured out on his own, but how else would she contribute to the conversation? Raizen went on to make more than a simple explanation of the girl and her own ability to complete things due to her curiosity rather than the necessity of the things themselves. Her eyes widened at the news that the 10th Division also had duties in the Human World, and she was rather laxly given permission to continue pursuing her own interests as such. Beyond this apparently both she and Raizen could make use of some form of barrier he'd thought up, to make stations in the Human World that they could travel to and from because of their shared interests. "Sugei! I didn't know the 10th Division had such duties. I've been bored enough to almost take Saya up on her offers of helping her train recruits... But that is something I should be doing, well aside from completing my research projects. Which, it goes without saying I've been doing anyways, I've gone through quite a few of them by now actually..." the girl's mind said seeming to wander. But there was more on the table than just her ability to come and go as she pleased. No, there was much more than that. "Oh? A barrier, huh? I've been including Kidou and the like in my research for a while, offensively now in a couple of different ways. But I hadn't thought of supplementary uses as such. You'll have to show me the spell sometime~" she chimed. She enjoyed learning new things, particularly things she couldn't figure out on her own. The crimson eyes this woman possessed were sparkling with possibility and utterly tantalized by a lust for knowledge which bordered upon the shameful. Of course, this was no true negative in the redhead's eyes, it only served to make Raizen an even more interesting person to know.

As they moved on to addressing the real reason she'd been trying on clothing and her unveiled intentions. It seemed that Raizen was quite quick to catch on, this was rather surprising at the same time it seemed perfectly normal. In fact the man's entire speech seemed to pick up both on the implied and obvious messages as well as her playful word choice and general flirting. Such things were so uncommon made her smile in appreciation. "Yare yare, I am never going to get used to that..." the young woman said with much amusement in her voice. "It's an example but not in so strict a term as our previously discussed iteration of the word. And of course I intend to take responsibility, it was my idea after all~" she teased as she stepped towards the man in his recently changed posture. "Admittedly, I didn't expect the new guards. And I wouldn't want to be too bold... so I'll let you decide~" the girl said grinning her face mere inches from Raizen's own. She knew that as much as she enjoyed teasing him he seemed to enjoy doing the same to her. And as much as she'd like to immediately take care of their baser needs, perhaps, a lesson in patience was a bit overdue.

[Bloodedge]

"It seems you have more ways to keep yourself from boredom. Or, perhaps... these shows you so readily offer are just for my benefit. I'm not quite willing to believe that." Raizen altered his position ever so slightly as he spoke, raising his right hand to rest his chin upon it while still leaning forward. His gaze never wavered from the 3rd Seat's body, even though their discussion at present was never on a single subject. One topic they discussed - that being the barrier Raizen himself concocted - would be addressed by Raizen as he continued scanning Benihime's form. "Of course. I'll show you whatever you like," he said.

Soon, they were back to the discussion of Benihime's offered 'examples' and the matter of numerous nearby guards to hear/see/sense whatever they were up to within the manor walls. Raizen was never the type to be concerned about many things at all. As such, he cared not for the presence of others, nor the idea that they could even miss the festivities if they were to indulge themselves here and now. "Well then, you'll have to make me understand how a not-so-strict example is going to send the message you intended. I wouldn't want to run you through again because you were misconstrued. As for your boldness... well, we Shinigami are occasionally expected to throw caution to the wind when the need arises, so I certainly wouldn't hold anything against you if you were only doing what you thought necessary."

[Apollymi]

Benihime watched as Raizen's posture shifted ever so slightly. It was strange to her, that unlike most people it wasn't always readily obvious what the man was thinking and more so than that, how exciting she found it to try and figure it out, or influence his thoughts in one way or another. When he mentioned the idea that she had many ways to keep herself from boredom including these shows she offered she couldn't help but allow her present grin to widen. "Well, I don't know if I'd go so far as to say it's just for your benefit. Obviously, I am getting something out of it..." she mentioned. It was her belief that no one truly did anything without reason, she was like this herself and simply found altruism to be something not to be trusted. This was evidenced in how she dealt with all aspects of her life, including her Zanpakuto, but that was a matter for a different discussion. As their ever changing conversation moved on, it seemed Raizen was just as focused on her physical form as she'd expected, perhaps more so considering the present lack of space between them. He went on to mention that he'd show her anything she'd like which made her face shift to one of gleeful surprise. "Oh? Whatever I'd like?" she teasingly questioned, knowing that though this statement had been initially about Kidou she could apply it to any great number of other things and be just as pleased about it. "That is a pretty open-ended offer~ Are we just talking about Kidou I wonder, or am I thinking too small?~" she mused seeming to find a great amount of amusement in the conversation, though it didn't seem to have any real substance.

The more strictly sexual aspect of their conversation seemed to return with more vigor than one would have normally expected. Apparently, Raizen among his other personality traits, didn't seem to care much about anything, which she could see rather clearly by his lack of movement in this moment. "Well, in this case it's about the subtlety of the message~" she mentioned as if she wasn't presently wearing nothing but underwear. She was still standing directly at Raizen's fore, and her movements would shift if only to bring her closer. "If you'll be running me through it's all about the choice of the tool~" she said with a sly smirk appearing on her face. "And if my boldness is being forgiven..." Benihime's words trailed off just a bit as she leaned her lips into Raizen's and simultaneously reached for his manhood with her left hand, aptly beginning to fondle the Captain of her Division through his pants. "You won't mind showing me this and letting me help you out with it~" she finished her previously abandoned statement seeming to gain some ability not to care about her previous intention.

[Bloodedge]

"I suppose you do get something out of it. Your behavior even says you'd consider it a fair exchange, so I have little to say about it," he commented. The shifts in Benihime's facial expression were heralding alterations in Raizen's as well, particularly to one of interest the more the redhead spoke. For all the wasted effort of avoiding this woman before, he was finding her presence to be more enjoyable than any other. One could even say he was beyond considering this as a connection between their earlier incarnations, and was holding it in a much higher regard than he did initially. "Of course. Last time we were here, I asked you to stay. I would be rude if I didn't offer enough hospitality..." His statement paused there, as his left hand rose to the right cheek of this woman, where it then trailed down to her chin. "... to make your experience as pleasant as I possibly can. That, of course, means whatever you like. And yes, you're thinking too small."

In spite of her talk of subtle messages, Benihime's actions were anything but subtle. Such a direct approach as what she took when closing the distance between them could be called shameless, but Raizen once again had no qualms. As her lips brushed against his, a welcomed hand was suddenly upon his groin. Raizen grinned against the woman's lips even as she continued speaking, and such was how he followed suit with his own clause. "At this point, I'd be remiss to have you reject the idea. Like I said... whatever you like. Just remember to let me know how much you like it, for... future reference, of course," he said while wearing the cheekiest grin. By now, his right hand had abandoned its place beneath his chin, and had taken grip of his hakama. Even though Benihime had only just begun her efforts, there was only so much of this fondling he would be able to tolerate before he felt compelled to move on. As such, he thought to get a head start by pulling his hakama away as they spoke. She had, after all, so recently spoken of seeing his manhood.

[Apollymi]

"A bit more than fair. But I am not going to argue semantics already in my favor~" the young woman murmured with much appreciation. The movements of Raizen's hand soon led to it being placed upon her cheek before trailing down to her chin. Such an action brought an unadulterated grin to the face of the redhead which only widened with Raizen's every word. Benihime's appreciation for this man was far beyond what she'd imagined it being. Her own misgivings about whatever past shared versions of them had in common were easily displaced by how amusing she found him in these moments. "I'll just have to adjust my way of thinking then and be sure to take advantage of your hospitality~" she said her gaze presently matched up with his by his own actions. She hadn't known she'd find staring into his eyes so enrapturing, but she wasn't about to let this moment pass her by.

Though she'd already moved forward and pressed her lips against his, hers and Raizen's conversation was going to continue. She even felt the spread of his grin as she pulled away just a bit. Both of them apparently in the mood to tease while their bodies betrayed both amusement and desire. Her hand against his groin was not turned away, and in fact it was welcomed, not only by lack of interference but by words. "Well, if all you're asking is that..." she moved her hand gently against what had previously been his covered groin only to find it soon exposed as she'd asked. There was nothing but surprise in her face, but it would shortly be followed by nothing but her outright bemusement. If she'd been shameless in her initial start up of this interaction, Raizen was always overtly prideful at the moment he unveiled himself. Benihime's hand slid along the smoothness of him and she managed if only for a second to pull her gaze away from his to gander at her still moving fingers playing over the tip of his manhood. "Sugei!~ I can make sure you have all the material you need for future reference~" she said these words and moved forward with her legs on either side of Raizen's, her knees wide spread while she continued to play with his manhood with her left hand, while her right searched between the layers of his upper body for skin to touch. The visual presented had everything on her body covered, but she was still outright presenting herself for Raizen to have as he wanted.

[Bloodedge]

"In your favor? I'm wiling to argue the opposite, but... I'll refrain for now," he spoke, taking it upon himself to let his left hand trail from Benihime's chin down her neckline. He did this while Benihime toyed with his exposed groin and virtually straddled him with her chosen posture. In seconds, his hand traced a line down the exposed skin of her upper torso, until it stopped at the tip of her apron. "All I need, you say? Yet another offer you've made, which I can't refuse at all. I'm quite the needy person, you know?" was Raizen's reply, said during an effort to drag his hand further down yet, tugging at Benihime's apron to both unveil her cleavage and pull her upper body further down. With this, it was Raizen's intent to force their faces even closer together and kiss the redhead directly. Only after this would he bother speaking again. "Again... If it fits, it's yours."

[Apollymi]

A cheeky smirk was on the face of Benihime as Raizen mentioned that he could argue against this situation and the words of it being weighted in her favor. "Oh, can you?" she asked while amusing herself with the movements of her hand over his groin. "Well, if that is the case, I'm sure you'll find a reason to tell me sometime~ I'll wait on it to be brought up again~" she chimed finding great amusement in everything happening in the present moment. As her apron was pulled upon her cleavage spilled out and her face found itself being pulled in even closer proximity to Raizen's. She was apparently making him another offer he couldn't readily refuse, and beyond this, he went on to claim he was a needy person. Before she could reply to this though, their faces were together once more her body pulled down lower as they shared another kiss. And only when their faces parted did he speak again, this time alluding to his first statement upon reaching this room. "There is only one way I could take that~" she said a devilish smile forming on her face as she slid her body forward. "You can be as needy as you want, but right now, I need this~" she mentioned, using the thumb of her still occupied left hand to slide her underwear out of the way as she took the liberty of beginning proper copulation without needing much stimulation herself. In fact, the ease at which she found herself filled by this man made her mouth fall open and a gentle moan pass from between her parted lips. It took seconds for her to finish this motion but as she did she found her eyes trained on the face of Raizen beneath her.

[Bloodedge]

When their faces parted, Raizen was able to let his gaze travel downward and observe the movements of her body. In no time at all, the woman used her already advantageous positioning to slide onto his manhood, even whilst leaving what clothes she wore intact. Raizen inspected the redhead's altering visage, and the grin upon his own grew larger. "Hoh? I could get used to this expression," he commented as his right hand reached out to caress the face he'd begun studying so intently. "You said you would be taking responsibility. You'll show me more then, won't you?"

[Apollymi]

With their faces parted Raizen was free to watch once more, and he seemed pleased about it. She didn't have to infer this, it was stated by him, as he spoke to her. Whatever he saw in her face, he was enjoying, enough that he grinned while making such commentary before reaching up to caress her face. "Could you?" she questioned this with teasing in her voice, even so she couldn't stop the start of the movements of her hips within his lap. A gentle rocking would begin which served to properly begin her journey towards whatever pleasant feeling she was chasing. Even so, Raizen's words wouldn't be ignored even as her hips rocked in tiny circles in his lap. "Show you more?" her words came out with an upward inflection but this was mostly in rhetoric. She had no intention of withholding whatever visual he found so amusing. That being said, she was only doing what felt right at present and this included a gentle biting of her own lips. "I can probably manage that... aaaah~" a moan left the young woman's mouth as her eyes fluttered to a close and she found the first peak she'd been aiming for. Her hips came to a momentary slow which gave her enough pause to try and recover from her flourish.

[Bloodedge]

The biting of a lip was seasoning to a dish Raizen would soon engorge himself on. There was the overarching goal of attending whatever festival Benihime brought up before their trip here, but he couldn't care less about some dusty old celebration while there was something truly praiseworthy sitting atop him at this very moment. The hand at Benihime's cheek remained in place, its thumb sweeping across the width of her cheek until it brushed that recently-bitten lip. Such appreciation would halt for nothing, even as Benihime herself nearly halted her own movements. "Well that's definitely something to see. Don't go slowing down now though, or you'll never make it to that festival," he said cheekily, his tool swelling within the confines of her being. Of course, Raizen didn't care at all how much time they burned away in this building. That festival outside could end, and the next one start, and it would make no difference to him. She who taught the last Kumori, the lonely white-haired lad of a fallen family, anything resembling dependence... well, she was due for a lifetime of being targeted by obsession. Raizen would not bother hiding this, of course. No; as his thumb pressed to the redhead's lip, and as his tongue traveled up the side of her neck, he was merely considering the method of sharing this truth. "You resigned yourself to a lot of things. Are you sure you understand the weight of them all, and all you may well sacrifice?"

[Apollymi]

The pausing of her hips was one thing, but Raizen seemed to be quite the cheeky man. Benihime saw nothing wrong with this and as much as she enjoyed the activity she was now engaged in, it was all the more enjoyable with this man's reactions to her movements both seen and unseen. The swelling of his tool for instance left the redhead beginning to wiggle and move again, even as she was being prodded into doing so. "Hm? I can slow down a bit... tarrying never hurt anyone~" she flirted seeming to find the conversation itself amusing. Yes, she still intended to go to the festivities being held, but that did not mean she'd be giving up the opportunity she'd created to indulge in the man currently wedged into her person. As such that gentle wiggling became full rocking again, though admittedly at a slower pace than she'd been using before. Slow enough in fact, that it seemed to match the pace of the tongue traveling up her neck. A heated breath escaped her as she heard out his words. She'd resigned herself to many things and he did not know if she understood the level of sacrifice? Ah, well it didn't really matter did it. It wasn't like she'd been tricked into this, a life not worth living anymore suddenly had something rather interesting within it, taking up space, providing warmth and light in an otherwise dark world. "I... ah... understand enough. I'm sure you can fill me in on the finer details~" she mused, that tongue against her neck had her moaning ever so gently against as she held herself against this man rather firmly. She wasn't exactly new to this sort of thing, even so she could say it'd never been more entertaining nor had it ever felt more correct as a course of events. She was beginning to question her own sanity in thinking she could even bother trying to fill the missing parts of herself with anyone or anything else... the fit was obviously too perfect to deny.

[Bloodedge]

Tarrying never hurt anyone she claimed. Well, Raizen had never heard a more incorrect statement in his life. "I'm sure there are tens of thousands of dead who would argue against that," he quipped. "I suppose it won't hurt here, though. Between this and a festival I wouldn't have gone to myself, I think we both knew before you entered my office what I would choose," the Captain concluded. Further into bliss he'd go, concern for time thrown to the wind. At least, that was the case up to the moment a very offensive Reiatsu began casually making its way toward the manor. Inuzuri, the current Kenpachi of the 11th Division had just barely missed the 10th's Captain, appearing at the 10th's barracks just after they left. That very same Kenpachi had been on the move since, and had now arrived on the property. Knowing this, Raizen spoke again. "Do you now? That'll do. I'll gladly 'fill you in' on a lot of things, but... what will we do in the face of interruption? I'm curious, unless you think you've got it in you to finish us both off before a wild Kenpachi bypasses the guards." Raizen's curiosity had truly been piqued. He'd seen many signs of Benihime's debauchery on this day alone, but now there was an unusual obstacle placed before them. He could consider himself having a good measure of the time it would take, before Inuzuri Kenpachi came bursting through a nearby wall or something of the sort. By his approximation, there were... "Four minutes. That's about the maximum amount of time we have now."

[Apollymi]

Ah, Raizen had a very interesting counterpoint to give. Apparently many deaths could be attributed to tarrying. "That would be very different. I know what I'm getting into~" she commented absently. Still those movements of her hips were ever so conscious as she seemed to find something new in this particular kind of movement. He even went on to comment that between going to the festival and this particular bout of debauchery they were both aware of which he'd choose. "Well that is good to know. But I do like to indulge a bit~" she stated carefully. She might as well get to enjoy a few things, not that she'd ever discount taking sex as an activity break. There would always be another festival and there would always be more sex to have, she'd make sure she took everything she could enjoy in spades especially when Raizen as involved. Their banter as witty as it was, would not completely bar the imposing threat which was upon them. Benihime had let her senses dull just a bit, and even she could still feel the impending doom of a Kenpachi on the loose.

What was this though? Would they be stopping now, knowing such a threat was on the way? Benihime's brand of debauchery said no. Technically speaking if any other had been beneath her at a moment like this she wouldn't really expect them to be doing anything but holding out against her own movements. Most would simply be waiting for her to finish to find the relief they'd have to deny themselves to keep from making her unhappy. To think she should be challenged in such a way was exciting. Could she finish them both again in four minutes? She could definitely do something about herself but Raizen was an entirely different story. Ah, but she wanted to try didn't she... "He should have something better to do, shouldn't he?" she mused against the side of his neck her tongue flicking his earlobe before she pulled back to look at him a bit. Her core seemed to tighten around him a bit enjoying the idea of this particular challenge more so than most. "Hm, I don't really have it in me to say no to a challenge like that..." she mused as her hips began to gain friction she shifted her legs ever so slightly to give her rise and fall a bit more space so she could rock with more freedom. "It'd be rude to leave you like this as well... four minutes is a bit tight of a squeeze even for me..." she flirted just before shifting her eyes. "But I'll still do my best!~" And that best would begin with the immediate forward rocking of her hips, shifting Raizen's manhood in and out of her at the tightest angle those more open legs of hers could manage. A tighter squeeze with greater friction would do wonders for her, but what of the Captain whose lap she rode? Well, only time would tell, but even with the tighter fit, it would be no less moist than it had been this entire time.

Meanwhile, Takagi Sayuri was now being faced with the coming of a monster. Surely, Kumori Raizen didn't expect such a visitor. Not when he'd obviously taken what had to be his girlfriend into the Manor with him. Given what she'd heard from some members of the Kidoushuu who were floating about, she doubted they had anything but a rendezvous instore for the afternoon. But as far as she knew, Kenpachi Inuzuri was not the type to make house calls for visits. She'd do the best she could and make the initial approach as keeping house and home safe were her primary objectives. "Inuzuri-taichou... is Kumori-taichou expecting you?" she asked of the man, trying her best to be both cordial and buy some time.

[Bloodedge]

Indulgence was no stranger to either party sitting within that wardrobe. If Benihime fancied indulging a bit, then Raizen was all the merrier to do so as well. A bit of banter thrown back and forth when any payoff had already presented itself was strangely refreshing, what with all his previous shots at high-profile targets that now seemed incapable of comparing to... well, one who may as well have been nameless previously. What of their current conundrum, though? Would Benihime take on the challenge, attempting to wrap this encounter up within four minutes? Interestingly enough, the answer was that she would try. First though, came the idea that their resident Kenpachi should have something better to do. Raizen opened his mouth to retort, albeit hesitantly as the lapping of an earlobe caused his breath to catch. "Does Kenpachi have something better to do than go looking for a fight? As a wild guess, I'd assume he doesn't," he joked.

More importantly, a challenge most indirect had been accepted nonetheless. Raizen's brow rose; what an amusing reaction that was. Four minutes was a tight squeeze, according to Benihime, but the only tight squeeze he knew of was the one presenting itself around his girth. The wonders of slight positional alterations were not to be understated. That intense tightness which remained so slick in spite of its firmness was enough to make a man reconsider his own life decisions. "Tight squeeze, huh? That's a bit on the nose, even for you. I─" He paused there, breath escaping him during one gloriously agonizing descent. "─don't have any complaints to offer, mind you. Just be sure you worry more about your own satisfaction, or I'll never let myself hear the end of it."

In the meantime, Takagi Sayuri was certainly earning her paycheck by running interference. As he made his way toward the manor, Kenpachi found himself standing in front of some little blonde woman he'd never seen. She was in no way what he'd come here to see, but her introduction involved the very name he sought. He came to a halt, attributing no difference between a guard and a doorstop standing in front of him. "Eh? Damn right he's expecting me," the bearded Captain spoke. "He here? That kid owes me a fight, and I'm here to take payment. Gettin' tired of not being able to stretch my legs."

[Apollymi]

A fun bit of banter was given and taken back and forth between the pair. Of course, Benihime found this to be quite a bit of fun. Of course, it could be said that fun was always different with different people, but the words and activities she shared with Raizen always had their own type of excitement built in. It often lead to her being a bit less contained than she normally was... though she'd admittedly always been a bit flirty when the mood struck. In this new challenge phase, the Captain of the 10th Division seemed to be having some more diverse reactions and a bit of a joke to be shared about the Kenpachi who'd so recently returned to power. "I am sure he should. I was bored for a few weeks and I had something much better to look for than a fight~" she said offering the man a wink as her hips continued moving against his.

The slight alterations of her position and the newfound urgency of the situation gave her a strangely calm outlook on it. The worst thing that could happen is that an interruption would properly take place and neither of them would finish, but she knew her own body quite well and was getting to know Raizen's as well. The more she did this the easier bringing either of them to climax would be. According to the man beneath her, the redhead's word choice was a bit on the nose even for her flirting discussion. A heavy breath which was almost a chuckle escaped her right near his ear where she'd continue to talk for the sake of sharing a bit of information. "Ara ara, I didn't even mean that one~" she said of the word choice. As for the rest and looking after her own satisfaction she could only continue having found the right depth to move him against to bring herself a bit more pleasure than most positions. "There is no need to worry, Kumori-taichou. I will always seek what satisfies me. It is why I came to find you after all. You can take it easy on yourself. I won't~" she stated almost playfully, as she gently pressed her lips against the side of his face. Those movements of her hips continued even as her body remained leaned against his. Only those tight movements which did not move him completely in or out of her, resulting in a grinding sensation against her depths which was causing a great pressure to appear in her depths.

Ah, but while that happened, it was up to a single blonde lass to stand between them and Kenpachi. And she was doing this dutifully. According to the Captain of the Eleventh Division he was expected by the young Kumori Raizen. According to him, Raizen owed him a fight and he was here to collect it. That was a strange thing to say but all intelligence about this particular man said he enjoyed battle more than all others. Of course, she also knew that the man had entered his dwelling with a young woman and thus likely wasn't intending to fight anyone. "I am sure that is quite difficult, sparring partners are often hard to find," she could commiserate at least a little bit. Hoping to buy a bit of time, she knew Raizen had to know this man was outside unless he was really busy. "I don't think he realized you were coming here now though... I should let him know as the person guarding his manor today. Give me just a few moments to clear it up?" she asked very politely. Holding off a Kenpachi was a pretty hardcore thing to have to do. Even so, if it was simply a fight she'd take it on to help out if it was necessary. Even so, if she could get the Captain to come out she could ease this transition just a bit.

[Bloodedge]

With a Kenpachi on the loose just outside the building, the pair continued. Interruptions aside, there seemed to be every intention of finishing this one way or another. Raizen had no qualms. He did, of course, have a few issues with the arrival of Inuzuri Kenpachi. "I'd rather he did. Someone should find him a woman," he added to the discussion. Speaking of ongoing discussions, one particular segment would take an interesting turn. The heat of breath passed over his ear, heralding the claim that Benihime's most recent pun was an unintentional one. To this, he offered a chuckle. "I almost believe you. Almost."

Of course, Benihime's proclamation was backed by true effort. She truly intended to wrap this up if at all possible, and the veritable vice-grip of her entrance was doing a great deal of work toward that eventuality. Whether it worked or not, the next few minutes would tell. Whatever the case, it didn't need saying that she wouldn't be taking it easy on him. "Really? And here I thought this was just a casual start to a long night." As he spoke, the Captain reached out to take his 3rd Seat by the back of her neck, fingers taking up locks of hair as to tilt her head with it. She'd kissed the side of his face, but he would have nothing so simple. In turning her head, Raizen would partake of her lips both before and after addressing her claims. "This isn't all though, is it? How much more are you saving for a rainy day?"

Sparring partners are often hard to find. No words spoken had ever been as false, nor as true. This Kenpachi never had difficulty finding people to fight. There were always two options, though those came with some... additional restrictions, so to speak. He sought combat with one Kumori Raizen before those same restrictions would be applied to a fight with him, all so he could at least have a bit of proper excitement for once. "He's here then. Yeah, bring him out. Tell him I ain't gonna wait around forever. Much as I hate fighting indoors, I'll bring the inside to the outside if he leaves me bored out here."

[Apollymi]

A jest shared between two people fighting against a clock of their own imposition. This time hardly seemed appropriate for such words, but it did not bother Benihime one bit to be sharing such words with him. "I do too. I vote the Sixth Division's Captain as tribute," she said jesting only slightly. After all, it was perfectly legitimate for the pair of them to know each other and in her own opinion Tamamura had seemed just a little too happy to see the man out of incarceration. Moving on from this point, apparently her statement that her most recent pun wasn't intentional was only 'almost' believed. A playful huff escaped the redhead as her decent finally came to an end and she'd left herself to grind against him, enjoying the stimulation both externally and internally and feeling the pulse of her nether as a compliment to such a sensation. "Aww, only almost? But then what happens when I say something on purpose I wonder~" she mused seeming to find the whole situation more and more amusing even as they kept going.

This ride was a casual start to a long night? Well, yes... that was a pretty apt descriptor. "That is accurate as an understanding of my agenda," she said cheekily. Still there was only so much which could happen as a result. Rather suddenly though, Raizen had Benihime by the back of her neck, hands tangled up in her locks, pulling her into his mouth. They'd share another kiss so dangerous before he spoke again and then again immediately following such speech. He was definitely more than enough to fill the parts of her which could not have found meaning otherwise. Ah, that was a philosophical thought, the sort they had constantly. What did she have saved up for a rainy day though? She couldn't answer with her mouth, no that was quite busy being attacked again. But another slight shift could occur. She'd never truly gotten to fully explore a position like this, but now was as good a time as any. Her legs spread out to the sides, taking the position of a full sideways split, causing that vice grip of her insides to tighten in all directions. The shifting of her hips did not stop the grinding motion, even as she knew they'd be encroached upon by another. Actually, just like this she could find elation, her hands explored finding themselves at the back of his neck exploring his hairline and gaining the slightest bit of tension as she approached what she did not doubt would be a blinding flourish.

Speaking of things reaching climax. The end of what Sayuri assumed was only her first conversation with Inuzuri Kenpachi. A sigh escaped her as she made her way into the manor after hearing his final declaration. Maybe just maybe, her new boss wouldn't ask her to hold him off for very long. She was sure she couldn't take that particular man in a fight and that it would be somewhat of a pain to have to do so. That being said, she also knew the negatives of being interrupted when one was spending quality time with their significant other. Outside of the door to the closet the girl kept her head down and her eyes to the ground announcing herself with only words. "Kumori-taichou, I am sure you know of your visitor. He claims he will not wait long for you to appear. He claims to not like fighting indoors, but he said he will bring the indoors out if you don't appear in a timely enough manner..." she stated. Yes, surely this little diversion might give them enough time to finish up whatever it is they were doing within this closet. At the same time, Benihime had taken to stifling her own moans not that it wasn't obvious to all the kinds of activities they were likely up to.

[Bloodedge]

What would happen if Benihime said something on purpose? That was an interesting thought to mull over, and one Raizen would be revisiting only momentarily. First though, he seemed content to enjoy the press of her lips, and eventually the confines of her mouth as his tongue sought a swift breech. Each party had a clear attachment to grasping at the other. Each had no desire to speak while they partook of each other's maw, and each had every desire to proceed with their shared activity of choice. Raizen himself hated that he couldn't take full advantage of this little ensemble Benihime chose to wear, but... if he was right, there were many others hidden away somewhere. Another day would produce something truly glorious, even if today was cut short.

Ah, but today was not at all short of glory. Benihime's legs moved once more, spreading outward horizontally while her insides collapsed. She'd strangulate his tool by this method, and he'd be perfectly fine with it. In fact, he seemed to be suffering a sudden influx of repeated pulses, as if his manhood were fighting against the closing walls. Just as that began, the Captain retracted his tongue. The snap of a saliva trail caught betwixt oral muscles marked the moment Raizen finally spoke his rebuttal. "Haah~ Why wonder? You're a scientist; experiment," he goaded.

There was another voice, just as Raizen expected. The timing was not a moment off his assumption, and the speech was... well, very much the same. Takagi Sayuri would not have to worry about distracting Kenpachi. Things would be handled naturally by the battle-loving Captain's own impatience, and Raizen fully intended to take advantage of that. "That's about what I expected," he stated loudly enough to let his voice travel beyond the door. In doing so, however, his eyes remained locked on those of Benihime. It seemed the intensity of the moment was not at all lost to him, even whilst upholding a separate conversation. "It's nothing to worry about. Actually... don't even address him again; just leave him waiting and clear out the front of the house. Make sure no one is present at that end of the property in... two minutes."

[Apollymi]

Benihime was being kissed with a high amount of vigor. Of course, this did not bother her, she was even apt to play with the tongue which entered her mouth swirling her own around it and finding the sensation of it to be well worth diving into without question. One day she'd try this again, no time constraints and see what the young Kumori man was truly made of. She assumed he was getting around to that part of it with all of his work. She would not interrupt things to her long term benefit, just the same she'd consider this kind of meeting a snack on the way to a feast. A simple testing of the waters as they moved forward down this strange path that the world at large seemed to be pushing them towards. Whatever the case, there was a looming threat on the horizon.

Not simply the one outside the manor either. No this one came in the form of the grip she currently had on his manhood which she was apt to take advantage of. It went without saying those pulses from him were felt, appreciated and even reciprocated as she moved about on his manhood in this newfound way. He claimed she was a scientist with their mouths finally parted, and that as such she should experiment? Ah that made sense, "Well, sure I should, but there are many things I could say... preparations are to be made~" she mused softly against his face. of course, she had every intention of following through. But there was a new voice. This one belonging to Sayuri. Benihime's hips continued moving and Raizen continued admirably carrying on a somewhat normal conversation while she moved about on his manhood.

Sayuri was unsurprised he knew about Kenpachi but his words about dealing with him were strange. Yes, or mad. That was a better descriptor. She was simply to evacuate the front of the building and not deal with the Kenpachi again? That was a relief but also perplexing. Were rich people always like this? Did he have a plan? Was fight code for something around here? 'You know what, I am paid enough to not think about the details too much.' That thought rang through her head within seconds. "Hai. It will be done." and just like that she disappeared from where she was. It would take her about 2 full minutes to clear out the front of the manor. All of the people working and mulling about up there were encouraged to leave due to the emanate visit of one called Kenpachi. Right after her disappearance there was a near whisper from Benihime as her hips found that perfect rhythm needed to maintain that semi-constant pulsing that was the start of her own climax. "I should tell you I am teetering on the edge here... how dangerous for you to keep impatient people waiting."

[Bloodedge]

In terms of preparations, the only ones Raizen concerned himself with were those that would solidify this very moment's progression. Kenpachi's arrival was admittedly an unexpected one; he'd anticipated having to deal with that one in the barracks some time later. Surely, something else was to be factored in. Sayuri was sent off, likely believing his reaction was something strange or callous. No matter. Raizen had already begun formulating a plan for repairing the property itself─ one he would begin enacting whenever he had his wits about him properly. "Right. Speaking of preparations..."

Wherever he was going with that, it would have to wait. Their brief interruption hadn't been much of an interruption at all, as Benihime's movements continued throughout. Moments after though, she found her stride in such a way as to stagger the coming clause again. When would he find words? Not soon, sadly. Another moment of hesitation was brought about when Benihime spoke again, proclaiming her impending flourish and his propensity for keeping the impatient waiting. "Hmph. You hardly had to tell me, but good of you to do so. All this talk of impatience, however... I wonder if we're even talking about Kenpachi," he stated. Now, Raizen would at last address his unfinished point. There may have been a few huffs here and there before words actually emerged, but surely that was nothing worth writing home about. "Besides, what danger? I'm fairly certain I can put everything back in place, even if it's all destroyed by him. Though as long as you're alright, the rest is inconsequential regardless. Now then, you were saying something about... teetering?"

[Apollymi]

Raizen started a sentence after the departure of Sayuri but it did not seem to have much to it. Benihime took note of all the various reactions this man had... he was always an interesting partner. Of course, she found that statement to be true regardless of what they were doing, but in moments like this he was interesting. Always composed the Captain of the 10th Division seemed to stir only occasionally. Right now, the normally cheeky and talkative man was somewhat quiet. Well, that wasn't entirely true, he breathed heavily... seemingly trying and failing at his normal level of conversation. There was great solace to be taken in such reactions. Knowing she had such an ability to sway him was almost intoxicating, well... it likely would be if she chose to take it at face value.

Ah, there his words were again. She did not have to tell him what she did... but he was happy to have that information. While her hips rocked at that newly steadily pace she felt each gentle plunge in herself caused by the movements of her hips like a drop in a bucket. It was filling drop by drop and she was loving it. Oh, but she was also ever busy even as Raizen spoke she studied his face. Those hands of hers moved about as she kept the amount of eye contact she enjoyed. She even gave gentle pecks to his lips and face between as if simply enjoying him as much as she could. Her body seemed to enjoy this as those lovely pulses held steady. "We are talking about the Kenpachi but we also are not... we are always having a couple of conversations at once after all~" she teased as a flush overtook her face and she exhaled gently. According to Raizen he could fix anything broken and besides her there was nothing he thought required so much of his attention here. That was sweet. So sweet. "If you are going to butter me up, Kumori-taichou... we have already found a way I enjoy that~" she flirted just a bit. "And if you say you can do something... I'd always enjoy seeing how~" she mused with a genuine curiosity, but that was simply her nature. Suggestive as she always was... "Teetering is the truth, so close I'm sure I could just fall any time~" she stated, her lips would meet his briefly before she'd aim to pull his lower lip into her own mouth. She'd suck on it gently enjoying this part of him as well. The arch in her back became a bit more firm as she moved her hips in this split. Just a little more of that hip rocking and she was sure she would reach that glorious and blinding finish. Sayuri had evacuated the house and Benihime moved steadily towards her goal of a shared climax in four minutes.

[Bloodedge]

True enough, discussions between the two had never been about just one thing at a time. At the very least, one could say each sentence shared had two purposes. With that as a minimum, it was anyone's call how future conversations would be. Just the same, what of the present? "Keep talking like that, and I'll change the plan entirely. How many conversations should we be having right now, I wonder. Maybe I should use this for something different." Even mid-coitus, Raizen was plotting a solution to the current Kenpachi-related issue. His hands left the redhead's flesh, clasping together between bodies as his Reiryoku surged through them. Even as their lips met again, he grinned for multiple purposes. Naturally, he was quite thoroughly enjoying himself here and now. Additionally though, he'd come up with a magnificent idea for maintaining the property. Lime-colored energy accumulated in his hands, which spread to conjure a strange cylinder while Raizen's bottom lip was being tugged into Benihime's mouth. Oh, he'd butter her up just as she implied, but there would be much more done than that.

What of the alleged falling though? Well, it could be said that Raizen could join the 3rd Seat in her descent at any given moment. The timing was just right, and it seemed she was actually managing to bring about his end so quickly. Recovering his lip was something Raizen used as an opportunity to gnaw at the redhead's in exchange. In doing so, he would also share words... while that Reiryoku between his hands turned a deep shade of blue. "Any time isn't very specific. How about I give you a push? I can even use this," he commented, alluding to the current spell in progress. "Kaizou Kidou: Bakkyou Jikanteishi. Tell me the moment you feel best, and I will make it better a thousand times over. But first... are you ready for a push?"

[Apollymi]

Oh? The cheek hadn't left him just yet. Raizen had much to say about her choice in words. He'd change the plan completely if she kept talking like she had? Well, that meant there was no reason for her not to speak that way. As far as experimentation was concerned this could be considered no less than a resounding success. "That doesn't make it sound like I should stop, Kumori-taichou~" she mentioned in a manner which was cut off by a moan slipping between her lips. Such a position with such a tool was truly a divine experience, even with the time constraints this particular endeavor was well worth undertaking. "We should be having as many conversations as we like. I do enjoy it, when it's you I'm talking to~" she said with a little smirk. What a strangely pointed thing to say. To be honest, the only lectures or teachings she could rouse herself for were ones which featured the Vice-Captain of the 10th Division, as rare as those moments were they always had her undivided attention as he had hers here and now. Even as her hips moved though, Raizen was apparently plotting to do something about the impending Kenpachi. What was it though? Kidou, that was at least at least the bare minimum.

Lime colored energy amassed in the Captain's hands, and Benihime's eyes shifted just slightly as she took in the nature of his work. Her understanding of Kidou far surprassed the norm and his naming of this one made at least partially clear its purpose. All the while, Raizen initially gnawed at Benihime's lips after having his own returned and she moaned in response. Why was this so much more engaging than it had ever been before? She supposed partners had a great deal to do with it. Perhaps this one would have always been worth the extra effort of pursuing. According to the man below her, she was to alert him to the moment she felt best to get that feeling enhanced a thousand times over and... she would be receiving a push. "I will let you know when it is too good for me~" she said with a cheeky wink as those hips of hers continued their constant shifting and internally she rubbed this man in such a way as to continue his downfall as well. "As for a push, if you are the one giving it... I don't see why I wouldn't take it.~" There, more words filled with flirts as her body dangled rather helplessly right at the edge of the abyss. What would he do with that spell of his? How would he make it better? How would it help with the Kenpachi situation? She was sure she'd find out over the next few moments.

[Bloodedge]

Of course she had no intention of stopping. Frankly, Raizen would have been offended if she did. Whatever the case, their time was nearing its end in numerous ways, so Raizen continued adjusting the balance of Reiryoku in that glowing cylinder, planning to trigger it in a very specific moment. Benihime would let him know when the time came, according to the redhead herself. Good. As for the push he intended, there was little more to it than Raizen holding himself back no longer. This hadn't been easy. The Captain bore the stamina of his prime like a badge of honor in all regards, even in the bedroom, but these recent two instances managed to make him lose himself. Mentally, he could almost erase the outside world entirely while engorging himself on pleasures of the flesh, and as a result... he had little choice but to focus. Now, he could refrain from doing so.

"Alright then," he said with the lightest chuckle. Perhaps his constant throbbing had given away the secret, or perhaps not. In truth, he'd been keeping himself on the edge of bliss for the past two minutes or so. It was all for this purpose, for this agreement. Benihime would take a push, so he'd give it. In doing so, he'd finally let his body take over after consciously refraining from any thrusts up to this point. One was all he had to offer. While Benihime descended, his hips thrusted upward with vigor. That happened to be the very same moment Raizen expelled the fruit of his loins. Twice now, she'd made such a request of him whether directly or otherwise. It wasn't as if he could say no to the idea of filling that void within her, whether it was the metaphorical or the physical one. Now, all he waited for was that very precise moment of his spell's activation. What would the exact moment be though, he wondered. . .

[Apollymi]

Cheeky commentary Benihime could not help but feel a certain attraction as she always did. It was strange but being around Raizen always made her feel a bit less alone than she normally did. Of course, it went without saying that because of such a feeling, she could easily find herself seeking him out for any old reason. Perhaps such a feeling was subconscious and that was why she often found herself in places he would be even while actively trying to avoid him. Whatever the case, she had no intention of avoiding him now. No, she'd barrel towards him with both arms open to jump into his embrace any time he was ready for it.

That constant throbbing of his manhood, was doing her the world of good. Each pulse was its own kind of experience, of course, his words made her aware of the fact that he'd be lending a hand in a manner of speaking. How was this help delivered? A mighty upward thrust meeting her downward one at just the right moment. He nudged against the actual end of her, and exploded within. Oh?! That was indeed the kind of push she needed. She might have wondered why Raizen so willingly rose to the occasion to filling her body, of course she could do nothing but enjoy it. Her hips finally came to a halt against the filling sensation, and her depths found that pulsing clamp which was amazing for her. Could she ever feel better than this particular feeling, "Aaah!~ That's it!!" she was clutching onto his person internally seeming to enjoy herself beyond all reason. Her mind was swooning and her body felt completely free.

[Bloodedge]

That's it. Well, that was about all the notification Raizen needed, if the halting of Benihime's movements and the clutching both internally and externally didn't speak loudly enough. The moment these three things occurred, Raizen cast his spell not once, but twice. The first use, and the most important if one were to ask Raizen himself, was one of smaller scale. The time of this exact moment was frozen, then copied over to be repeated at Raizen's leisure. Only an instant later, the same spell took place over the whole property, claiming the memory of the Kumori manor as it stood at present. With these things done, Raizen grinned again. There was a specific memory playing in his mind─ one he thought worth mentioning. "There. By the way... it's night seven, if I'm not mistaken."

Seven was a claim both true and false for the number of nights the pair spent in each other's company. In truth, more than a fortnight together would be something of an understatement. He did, however, discredit time spent working and the like. This was the seventh night he had a proper opportunity to woo. "Do you remember that promise from night one?" he asked. A statement had been made previously, and it seemed now was the time to make due on earlier agreements. The moment Benihime's inner walls convulsed around him was memorized, and would be freely regurgitated by the spell still in his hands. "Kenpachi should be on his way in only a few seconds. That's plenty of time to find my answer, I think~"

[Apollymi]

Benihime expressed her happiness in a single moment and it was noted. She knew enough of Kidou and the movements of spiritual particles to know something was being done, but the exact nature of it was outside of her current realm of caring. Of course, that did not make it any less interesting a thing to witness, once she fully understood this she might want to think of a few applications. Though, long before she could think of something like that... there was a more pressing matter, the words of Kumori Raizen. "Hm? I suppose it is, the seventh night we've spent together while not working~" she mused having accounted for the times they'd been together but not exactly just for the sake of getting better acquainted. Strangely, things concerning Raizen got permitted to her memory with the greatest of ease.

Her body hadn't even properly come down yet, she was just starting to relax. Her eyes opened gently and she looked Raizen in his face. "I... ah~" she moaned again thinking about it. 'Wait until night seven, the swooning will never stop... or you'll black out~' Yeah, that might be right, was her conclusion. Raizen would have no idea how impressive it was she remembered things he said and did. How few things she bothered committing to her memory and how very important he was even before they properly met given she'd committed his name and face to her memory. Regardless, if he was bringing up such a notion, she supposed she was about to find out one of the uses of that spell he'd so recently claimed the use of. Context clues said her experience was about to be something amazing. Oh, that feeling in her body restarted immediately. A moan escaped her, even as he claimed the Kenpachi was on his way in a few moments, it was the assumption that he'd find out if she truly remembered. Oh she remembered and this was glorious. Repeatedly, her body would convulse around him where she was, and she'd experience it just like the moment of being filled. Recreated by that spell freely with her body going over and over again. That sensation was overwhelming, and would happen enough to leave her clutching at this man again. Would she black out? Well yes and no, she felt a number of tingles, her entire body was fiery but also very calm. She might have lost a few seconds of time. How much could she experience over such a few moments? Experiencing the peak over and over again was brilliant!

[Bloodedge]

"Well, I wouldn't say that. I've been working on something this entire time," Raizen corrected. Though six meetings had gone by without any paperwork, research or other official business between them, Raizen had been working nonetheless... in a manner of speaking. An acquisition had been made, but there was no time to waste shirking general maintenance. Solidifying the future was a thing of great importance. Now was such a time as that importance manifested, as the future was to be a pleasurable one by any machination of Raizen's. Alas, how would he make it so?

The answer was simple. Raizen's in-use spell could be repeated whenever he liked, so long as he could recall the structure of all affected Reishi. Such a thing could be freely used on ambient Reishi matching the criteria of recapturing the moment, but in the case of a living being, the situation was a bit different. For the more 'important' version of his spell to work, Benihime's recollection was just as necessary to allow her personal Reishi to be restructured as required. All she had to do was remember the same thing he did, so of course... the moment had to be as potent as possible to solidify said memory. Over and over again, the moment of orgasm repeated, and over and over again it would continue to repeat. Raizen had modified a spell that halted time in a select area as its basic form, so in a manner of speaking, he had all the time in the world to revisit this single moment. Of course, that would require Reiryoku expenditure that could not be gambled on with Kenpachi just outside. Costly as the spell was already, Raizen thought to limit this otherwise endless loop to... approximately seven minutes, in which each second copied and pasted the same moment just as he recalled the spell's construction, and just as Benihime recalled the sensation she felt. In doing so, perhaps she'd never forget... and his promise would be thoroughly fulfilled well into the future.

[Apollymi]

Sensational overload. Benihime's brain and body were experiencing sensational overload as Raizen did the work he apparently thought of as important. She could feel the pinnacle of her own flourish repeatedly for what felt like an eternity. Her blushing face and moans, those red eyes of hers flashing as the peak tingling that started in her loins spread to every corner of her body. She wasn't sure why she needed to feel this, but she was quite certain she'd never forget it. She imagined such sensations were what actually tied people together for extended periods of time. Perhaps some other thing she'd have to think about why this was so potent. But beyond that she had seven whole minutes of this experience being seared into the fabric of her very being. Universes could start and end just like this and she'd never argue with what happened. She imagined a future where Raizen could bring her back to this moment and leave her a calm and heaving mess. There were much worse uses of a time span like that and she could imagine this fleeting but everlasting moment would be one that remained indefinitely.

That was apparently the plan, not that her brain had caught up to that particular potential yet. With the ability to repeat or replicate a specific instance, the sensation of her body reaching the peak of its climax would be one which could also be repeated. What a novel use for such a skill, probably a bit deviant, but having fun for an extended lifetime was how one kept from criminal enterprise. There was so much which could be done. Her mind went into hyper drive thinking about all the possibilities. She lost sensation and maybe even consciousness just for a blink. And by the time that throbbing sensation of her core stopped she could still feel the echoes of it with every breath. "Aaah~ I think... I understand everything now..." she murmured ever so softly. She'd lean into Raizen's lips for just a second pressing them together as she struggled to find her breath. "That's some dangerous work to undertake, Kumori-taichou but... it definitely works~" she stated happily. Oh, right there were other things to be doing and dealing with, like a rampaging Kenpachi for instance.

[Bloodedge]

The end of a spell managed to, surprisingly, wind Raizen just a bit. Well, perhaps that wasn't the whole truth of it. He couldn't honestly tell whether it was his Kidou, or the moments immediately following ejaculation which took his breath. Did that matter? Frankly, it was something worth finding out later... though Raizen had his assumptions. More important than those assumptions though, was the silence brought about by a meeting of lips. In no way would he refrain from having his own pucker against Benihime's. Neither party could locate a stable form of breathing for the time being, it seemed. Nevertheless, there remained a coming threat.

Seven minutes had passed in seven seconds. Now though, they remained only seconds away from Kenpachi's arrival. "It's not dangerous at all... yet. What may be dangerous is you wearing only an apron when Kenpachi arrives in... now," he said, mere breaths before an oppressive Reiatsu made itself known. Right on time, the top half of the manor began to crumble after being sliced off by the unsheathing of Kenpachi's Zanpakutou. The side that same Kenpachi stood on had taken even more damage, collapsing inward as the roof fell. "Oi oi! I ain't gonna wait around out here all day! I already sent one warning," Kenpachi said from afar, yet to actually pinpoint his target. In this moment, Raizen sighed, having already erected a barrier overhead to deal with all the ceiling chunks falling. "Just this once, I think I hate being right about something. . ."

[Apollymi]

Winded and satisfied. There wasn't much better Benihime could be in a moment like this. Of course, the peace of this moment wouldn't be allowed to last. Her own cheeky commentary was met by Raizen mentioning their incoming visitor and the potential dangers of her appearing less clothed in front of that individual. A smirk crossed Benihime's face. "Less dangerous, more awkward... admittedly he probably wouldn't even get it. It doesn't matter though, we are in a closet, and I am a master of wardrobe changes~" she said finally extricating herself from his lap. Of course in so doing she pulled out a small capsule and in pressing the button had it produced hakama and bandages which were her normal attire. She rather easily slipped out of her aprone even slipping into clothes in the moment that the ceiling would have come crashing down. It only took about three seconds for her to be dressed as normal though without the bandages on her hands and feet. "Sugei!! That's pretty good timing," she said about the barrier over head. "I also wish you were wrong. I had a nice leisurely afternoon planned for us~" she said. Knowing she'd left him more than enough room to dress himself she managed to look simultaneously satisfied and unamused. Admittedly she wouldn't be moving around too much. Having taken a seat on the couch beside Raizen given her own lack of leg strength. Was that oppressive Reiatsu, or post-coital relaxation? It didn't really matter. What did matter was her secondary question of the day, how would Raizen be handling Kenpachi Inuzuri?

[Bloodedge]

As anticipated, Benihime's state of undress was no real issue. After seeing how easily she hopped in and out of different ensembles, Raizen figured redressing wouldn't be problematic for the lass at all. Of course, his situation was no less simple; he easily tucked his manhood away and situated himself. Hakama being so loose was quite a boon. Now, as Benihime seated herself and Kenpachi began his approach, Raizen's spell had only a single purpose remaining. Alas, first came the matter of an alleged leisurely afternoon Benihime had in store prior to this interruption. "Oh did you? That's funny; a lack of vigor typically comes to mind when one uses that phrasing. I suppose there's no point getting into semantics," he said.

Inuzuri Kenpachi would soon be seeing the pair as they sat upon that couch. He stepped over piles of rubble, sword in hand and ready to begin swinging the moment his battle with Raizen was confirmed. "There you are. Pretty rude to keep a guy waiting while you schmooze and lounge, ain't it?" asked the 11th's Captain. "It's almost festival time, and I got shit to do. Let's get right with this thing. Make those fireworks go off so I can cut through 'em."

What an interesting way Kenpachi chose to phrase things. Raizen couldn't resist chuckling as the Reiryoku in his hands pulsed. His words, when spoken, were toward Benihime as opposed to the man addressing him. "This festival is going to have fireworks? Well, I would hate to overshadow the Kisaragi family's show before it starts. What do you think? Should I keep the... explosions going?"

[Apollymi]

Cheeky commentary would never stop between them. Apparently, Raizen took some issues with her word choice, pointing out the vigor of their previous actions and how it did not exactly coincide with the idea of leisurely action. A grin spread across the redhead's face as she gave such a thing the most minor consideration. "Vigor and leisure can go together. Nothing more relaxing than the moments following vigorous activities, right?" she mused as if that was the perfect comeback for anything considered contrary to her plans for their afternoon. Ah but the time for direct cheeky conversation was coming to an end.

The Eleventh Division Captain was making his way up to the pair and both seemed to be having a leisurely conversation on the couch instead of doing anything in particular. Of course, only moments before they'd been engaged in such a way that it would have been more than a bit embarrassing to be seen in such a way. Here and now that man expressed his apparent irritation at being kept waiting while they schmoozed? "That is an interesting word choice, Inu-tai," the redhead said seemingly amused by it. Perhaps it would have been clearer to him the context he'd interrupted if half the room wasn't covered in rubble and it wa smore obvious the kind of privacy such a room would have given the pair. No matter.

The words that were shared didn't just hit Benihime's ears strangely apparently. Raizen had more to say, and given how they chose to converse, Benihime knew for a fact he was addressing her with his words. Given what they had been doing previously, Benihime could only chuckle as well. What an interesting question, "Well, I do enjoy explosions. I'm sure it'll be worth the experience~" she stated cheekily seeming to shift only slightly. Well, maybe she shouldn't be calling his bluff at a moment like this, but what was life if she didn't experience a bit of danger every now and again.

[Bloodedge]

"You think so? That would imply a loss of vigor at any point, which... though certain as an eventuality, I believe was really nowhere in sight," he asserted. There were many things ahead of them this day, and he imagined that without interruption, nothing considered casual would have occurred for quite some time. Perhaps it would have even been another day, depending on how many more random getups Benihime had laying about. Oh well; things had taken a different turn. Now, Inuzuri Kenpachi was awaiting confirmation of a fight... which he wouldn't be getting.

Had Kenpachi made an interesting choice in words? Perhaps. However, what he saw was very obviously nothing that implied fight preparation. Hearing Benihime's claim, he scoffed. "Eh? I'm here for a fight, not to watch some kids pitching woo at each other. Hurry it up, kid," he insisted. "Well, Inuzuri-taichou, I'm remiss to inform you that you'll be getting neither. Hopefully this show will hold you over until I'm no longer too busy to fight you." With these words spoken, Raizen unleashed the larger version of his spell, in conjunction with another. Light encompassed the manor's property, teleporting the Kenpachi to a remote location of Rukongai as per the second spell. The first, meanwhile, returned the manor to the precise state it had been in during the spell's loading. Was that all, though? No... not quite. Benihime stated that she enjoyed explosions, so Raizen utilized all excess energy for a little test. Her earlier experience would be delivered once more in sequence, roughly a dozen times over while the other matters were being handled simultaneously.

[Apollymi]

Apparently, Raizen saw no end in sight for the amount of vigor used initially. Though he admitted it as an eventuality at some point in the future. "Well the night is long. I may have been a bit generous with the aspects of timing and the like," she mused seeming to find that statement to encompass everything she intended. Of course, she realized that the feverishness with which she approached the situation likely wouldn't have diminished at all in so short a time, she also acknowledged there were a great many things she could have and would have enjoyed about such moments. There were also several other outfits she'd fully intended to show the man after he'd shown interest in any of them, but all of that would be a game of patience..

Patience. That was something seemingly lacking from Inuzuri Kenpachi. He made a claim which left Benihime staring at the man as if he'd grown a second or maybe even third head on his shoulders. "Pitching woo... right," what else could she even say. She wanted to point out that such a statemen thad to be older than the act of sin. That such references weren't even used in modern times. She could barely stop the scoff which escaped her lips as she turned her head to the side. "My tribute volunteer choice remains the same," she murmured, remembering their earlier chat about finding a woman for Inuzuri, so that they might enjoy peace. She realized that she had several habits picked up from people like Saya but that might have been the oldest descriptor of what was happening between herself and Raizen that she'd ever heard. Moreover it was proof he at least understood in general what was going on here, but was still apt to interrupt. She could honestly only think that the man needed a new hobby.

Ah but a bit of exercise would be what he got instead. Raizen went on to make the claim that he would not be fighting this man and sent him off with style and a tiny bit of sass. What was more, Benihime herself was allowed to flourish a dozen more times. The first of which was only barely held back, while the rest seemed to stir her loins enough to leave her moaning after they were alone together again. What an interesting thing to be able to spontaneously cause in someone. That exact feeling was something that she could understand and not even begin to resist. At the very least after this dozen or so orgasms she was quite sure there was nothing she'd enjoy more than her time inside and outside of Raizen's presence. As for the restored house, she'd eventually comment albeit seemingly winded just the same. "Sugei... I'm really honestly impressed. Ah and just as dangerous as a I thought~" she sighed as she rubbed a hand over her face. What exactly had she gotten herself into?

[Bloodedge]

What had Benihime gotten herself into? It was a simple answer. Raizen had taken remote access to the core of her being, and in doing so had every ability to trigger that very same orgasm whenever he pleased. He'd be a fool to refrain from making use of this ability. "You're impressed by what exactly? The simple restoration of a house, or the idea that I can probably bring you to your knees in the middle of a casual stroll?" he wondered aloud as the Reiryoku dissipated from his hands. All testing and active applications had been taken care of, so Raizen was content to let the spell rest for the time being.

It would be quite some time before Inuzuri Kenpachi managed a return. By Raizen's count, they could take a leisurely pace leaving the manor, and still not encounter the other Captain before reaching and enjoying the festivities. Sadly, the mood for debauchery had already been torn away. No matter; there was always the future, so long as the future was assured. "You implied that you already knew what to wear to this festival. If it's another provocative one, I promise you'll never hear the end of it," he stated, finally beginning to mull over his own choice in clothing for the event. "Besides, I doubt I have anything that would match... well, the apron, for example."

[Apollymi]

Raizen apparently maintained a curiosity. He wondered what it was Benihime was impressed by... Having had her body basically surrender itself to a spell was something which was astonishing both as a novel use of a spell and for general debauchery purposes. That being said the fact that he'd managed to fix the house up perfectly using a different application of that same spell was also astounding. "Yes," she said simply. "But if it was simply a matter of bringing me to my knees, I'm sure you're more than capable of that~" she added cheekily. Of course it took nothing for her to go back ot her normal level of conversation as one like Inuzuri would put it, 'pitching woo'.

Ah, what was this though? The moment of debauchery was gone, but they could still have a pretty good time regardless. According to Raizen if her choice in clothing for this festival was something else provacative she would not hear the end of it. He also claimed he wouldn't be able to match such an outfit if she went for something as scandalous as her 'apron'. A smirk came over her face as she heard these words. "If you wanted something to match the apron I am sure we could come up with something~" she said seeming to find the idea of such a thing funny. "But lucky for you... I have nothing so open planned for today," she said turning on her heels she went towards the room she'd changed in several times already. She took a brief moment to clean herself up before she emerged once more wearing a yukata with thigh high black socks. The yukata was white with a silver lining and a deep almost burgundy butterfly motif. She wore such a thing with one leg mostly exposed. In addition her cleavage exposed but not in a way that would seem too sultry. Instead she simply gave a little twirl in this version of her clothing. "This one... is the I am planning on going with~" she explained of her own choice. Of course she could also still carry her Zanpakuto tucked into her obi and have the same amount of comfort she always did but with big sleeves and a festive mood to go along with it.

[Bloodedge]

"H'oh?" Raizen muttered. Right back to the normal method of conversation, quite the implication was made without hesitation. Naturally, it was something attention-grabbing to boot. "Then you'll have to forgive me for failing thus far. I'll have to keep that in mind for the future, I suppose," he continued.

Implications aside, it would soon be revealed what sort of outfit Benihime intended for the festival. She claimed to have nothing so open as the apron in mind, though him matching it was implied to be a possibility. A pretend scoff passed Raizen's lips at this notion. Whether it was truly possible or not, he would do no such thing. Ah, and a similar notion would appear shortly after Benihime swapped her clothing for a very interesting yukata. Chin rested atop the back of his own hand, Raizen took this visage under his scrutiny. That exposed leg and cleavage combination was nothing short of provocative in his opinion, but there was obviously no way he could blame the yukata itself. "I figured as much," he said while the woman twirled about. "You're just physically incapable of covering up completely. How do you manage to fight off the masses with only one Zanpakutou?" he joked. As for his own outfit, he hardly had a thing in mind... though he did not something that wouldn't be happening. "I'm still undecided. I can say though, there is absolutely zero chance I'll be caught dead wearing a jinbei. Those things are atrocious."

[Apollymi]

Beninhime probably made a startling implication, but it wasn't the first time she'd done such a thing. She hardly had it in her to resist doing such things when Raizen's reactions were always strangely amusing. This time was no different than the first time she did such a thing, with the young Kumori Captain making the claim that he'd keep that information under advisement for the future and apologizing for failing to take advantage of such a situation before. "Hoh? I'll keep a look out then~" she said the amusement of the moment dancing through her voice.

Of course, there was the matter of her choice in clothing which was appraised by Raizen as fully as any of her other clothing choices had ever been. According to him, such a look was about what he figured it would be, though he went on to jokingly question how she managed to fight off the masses with only a single Zanpakuto. She knew the nature of her body to be well beyond provocative, but it'd grown naturally that way, there was nothing she would do about it. Nor was she keen to hide it at all... that would do nothing for her benefit long term, so she dressed for comfort and fighting ability and left her fashion appraisal up to others. As for his question she had a simple and slightly snarky response. "Disgracefully~" that was the answer given as to how she managed to fight off the masses. In truth many did not approach her and she could fight. Those who were with her could also fight so it was never truly a problem. According to the Captain himself, he did not yet know what he had planned but he did however know what it wouldn't include. "Oh? No Jinbei? Well that is pretty understandable... I've never really known anyone who liked those either..." she mused. Even her brothers hated the things and most of them when shirtless to avoid the hideous combination. But this was an old huge family surely there were quite a few fabulous ceremonial garbs to be mixed and matched until he was content. "Is there a men's version of this closet? I'm sure you could pull some pieces together from something like that make the style completely your own~" she mused happily. She could just as easily watch him choose such things as she paraded herself about in front of him.