7-3 Sudden Violence

Unfortunately, I was never good at fighting scenes.

But could you tell me why you had that sudden burst of violence, royal lady of the Shihoin Clan?

Violence is a harsh word. I'm nothing but a meek little cat.

Then will you tell me why you stopped feigning friendliness, or did the cat get your tongue?

Don't you think that cat idiom sounded a little forced? Well, that aside.

I simply value efficiency. I exerted myself a little harder, so I could defeat all of the assassins at once.

I didn't think the walls and floors would crumble from an attack that small, though. Charge the repair expenses to the Shihoin Clan.

If you have the spare time to make such demands in the future, that is.

The fact that you went this far must mean that my proposal regarding the Soul King and the Shiba Clan was rejected. Is that correct?

Oh, that. I don't know about Byakuya, but I don't mind the kind of world you're proposing.

Oh?

No matter how the world of the living, Hueco Mundo, and the Soul Society are controlled, no matter what the status of the Shiba Clan is, I will still be me.

Well, Kukaku might feel that the Shiba Clan getting reinstated is a bother, but I think she'd step up.

But whether or not I can pardon your personal wrongdoings is a whole other story.

I couldn't even accept Sosuke's attempt to rule. Do you really think I would ever approve of you, someone who is even more of a low-life than he was?

If someone completely different from you were to create the world you speak of, I would simply sit back and observe.

I see, I see. I didn't think I'd be treated like even more of a villain than Sosuke. It's an honor.

Weren't you listening? You aren't evil, you're a low-life.

Ha, ha, ha, ha! I see! That is a big difference indeed.

However, as a descendant of the Shihoin Clan, are you really one to talk? You're a member of the Four Great Noble Clans just as much as I am!

Yes, I'll say it again and again. No matter who my ancestors were, I am me, and you are you.

Regardless of the Tsunayashiro Clan's pedigree or their past deeds, you choose to spit on the world of your own volition. Isn't that right, Tokinada?

Yes, that's right! Exactly!

I respect Byakuya Kuchiki who could kill his own heart for the sake of his family! Although I don't envy him.

However, if you peel away each ring of the unbreakable tree that is the Kuchiki Clan...

...you will see that its core is rotten, just like ours.

Even so, the Kuchiki Clan has become a pillar that supports the world. It's insolent to compare it to your own clan, where not only the trunk but every single sprout is rotten.

(What? What is Lady Yoruichi talking about?)

(Why are the Shihoin and Kuchiki Clans also rotten?)

(What exactly did Lady Yoruichi's ancestors　and the ancestors of the other Four Great Noble Clans do?)