"...What did you say?"
"You try tattling on , you explode."
"...Are you threatening ?"
Soi Fon's eyes narrowed as she asked this.
"A threat? No. Only third-rate villains make threats. I am just stating facts. You are free to do as you wish with the information I provided."
Gojo was serious. Threatening a Captain like Soi Fon was useless, and there were few things Gojo hated more than useless actions.
The tension between the two continued to grow steadily, one wearing a stiff expression and the other wearing an easy-going smile.
In the end, the light in Soi Fon's eyes dimd as she asked,
"So, in the end, you never trusted ?"
She had trusted him enough to ask all her subordinates to leave and stay with him to face what could only be called a certain death. She had thought that the two of them were companions and had sothing of a friendship. It seed that it had been her illusion all along.
'I have been really stupid.'
"Oh? But I do trust you."
"...Are you joking with ? If not, then you have a really weird way of showing your trust."
"As I said, I trust and believe in you. The Soi Fon I know is a just and loyal shinigami, ready to dedicate her life to the soul society. I am sure that even if Yoruichi herself attacked the Soul Society, you would face her even if it hurt your heart. This is exactly the reason why I have to do this."
A gentle smile ford on his lips as he let out the whisper of a devil.
"Later, no matter what happens, you can just say that you had no choice and was under duress."
Gojo believed in friendship, love, and such things, but he believed even more in proper understanding.
Never ask for more than they could handle. Never leave all the weight on their shoulders. Find a way for them to surpass their limits. This was why, even though gumi had the potential to one day rival him, he had never really guided gumi before the appearance of Yuji.
After all, before Yuji ca into the picture, the mindset gumi had would always stunt his talent.
As a teacher, he had to deal with different students who had different skills and mindsets. Underestimating one student ant wasting his talent. Overestimating another student ans sending him to his death.
The shinigami world was cruel, true. Every day, shinigami died fighting hollows. But even though this world outclassed his previous one on nearly every level, there was one that they could never surpass.
Brutality.
Compared to the pain and misery brought by Curses, Hollows were just cute children in Gojo's opinion.
Since the start, Gojo had developed the habit of never giving his full trust to anyone.
'Always keep a failsafe when necessary. Always understand what kind of information you can give.'
He trusted Unohana enough to explain his skills to her, but not enough to reveal his past.
He trusted Momo and Toshiro enough to see them as siblings but never shared his worries with them.
He trusted Nemu enough to show her his secrets but never left her out of his sight.
As for Soi Fon, he trusted her enough to give his back to her but knew that her loyalty to Soul Society as a whole could not be shaken.
In such a situation, threats were worthless. What he needed to do was carefully manipulate the situation to give her an outlet.
When he took her out, he blended a part of his own Reishi in her body. Currently, like a chain, that Reishi had already coiled around her heart.
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