
"Yoruichi-san!!!" Aika and Koneko yell seeing Yoruichi in great danger. They are unable to keep up with the sudden change of situation.
Koneko used her most complete Lightning Steps towards the barrier. Seeing Koneko disappear from her side and appear in the middle of the distance from the barrier, Aika ran with all her might to catch up.
Koneko could not use Flash Steps in quick succession, so she ran as far as possible to reach the barrier. He had already returned to his original form with a pair of white cat ears and two white tails. Koneko put up the horses she learned from Yoruichi and used all her strength with Ki to punch the barrier wall, but the barrier only shook slightly with most of its strength disappearing with ripples on the surface.
Koneko did not give up and continued to repeat what she was doing to the point that the blood vessels in her thin arms would burst from overexerting themselves.
Aika also reached the barrier after some time, but she did not know what to do. She wants to stop Koneko from injuring herself, but she knows that what she is doing is their only chance to open this wall without help from Kisuke and Yoruichi.
Yoruichi saw what they were doing and got angry, "Stupid base!!! Stop messing around and run away now!!!" He was still trying to open Kisuke's hand while also trying to control his Reiatsunya, but it still took time. It was unknown if he could escape from his grasp before being blown up by the supercharged Cero.
"No! I can't leave you or Kisuke-senpai!" Koneko resolutely refused and continued to punch the transparent wall while gritting her teeth. Several veins on his arm had already ruptured and blood splashed as he swung his small fist.
Aika, who did not know what to do, decided to drag Koneko away after seeing the relatively undamaged barrier and her almost broken arm, "Toujou-san! Just stop! Le's go! We can't do anything! We will only survive back Yoruichi-san! And we still have to warn Sakura-san about what happened! We're in the basement of a candy store, remember!?" Aika hugs Koneko's waist and tries to drag her backwards but fails to move the giant cat.
"Coneko! Listen to Aika and go! You can't break the barrier with just the two of you! I can hold on, but once he's done with me, the two of you won't even have a chance to activate your pendant!" Yoruichi could focus on partially activating his Shunko, but it was still not enough to let him escape.
Koneko still did not want to give up. He chose to remain silent and continued to smash the barrier while his tears streamed down his face. It is not known whether it is from pain or despair.
Yoruichi kicks Kisuke's head to change Cero's trajectory, but it's like a statue unwilling to move. Until finally, Hollowfied Kisuke finished compressing his pure crushing ball.
They all noticed this change.
"Yoruichi-san!!!" Both Aika and Koneko shouted with all their might
At the last moment, before the release of Cero Kisuke, a trace of rationality returned to his eyes. Understanding the situation at hand, Kisuke turned his head slightly to the right.
The wave of destruction passed just one centimeter to the left of Yoruichi's head. A dark green ray of light struck the wall of the training ground in a short time and directly penetrated through it.
Cero made a huge 100-meter-long hole through many barriers that protected the training ground from outside distractions as if they were not there. All that was left was molten lava from the stone walls and the scenery outside the training ground which was a blend of colors that was impossible to find in the real world.
Aika and Koneko are shocked by the massive destruction the laser wrought from Kisuke. Koneko was even more shocked as she looked at the scene behind and muttered loudly, "Dimensional Gap?" But his focus did not last too long from it and he dashed towards the hole created after Kisuke's attack. He can't use Flash Step anymore because his Ki backup is running out, "Yoruichi-san! Kisuke-senpai!"
Aika also follows Koneko but not as fast as she is. He was still staring at Kisuke warily and trying to gauge the danger before approaching, The oppressive aura coming from him has completely disappeared, and the ivory-like material covering his entire body is slowly being destroyed. Is it safe now?'
Yoruichi looked straight into Kisuke's eyes as he slowly let go of his neck. The hole in his chest was closed and his huge body slowly fell to the ground and became ashes. Yoruichi finally saw his entire face filled with complicated emotions.
"I'm sorry." Is Kisuke's first words addressed to Yoruichi after he regains his sanity. Seeing her in bad shape and the mark on her neck where her hand had previously gripped, Kisuke approached and hugged her gently being careful not to aggravate the wound on Yoruichi's back. Enabling a portion of Hougyoku, Kisuke lets him borrow a portion of his regeneration abilities. He learned this after years of studying Hougyoku and precisely controlling the strange energy emanating from it.
"I'm sorry." He repeated his words and whispered them into Yoruichi's left ear. Her voice contained a tone of self-loathing, worry, sadness, and compassionate. Kisuke ignores the other two who call out to him with worry and only focuses on Yoruichi and shares his regenerative abilities.
Yoruichi returned his embrace and also whispered in his right ear, "It's okay... Welcome back." His voice, contrary to Kisuke's voice, contained relief and joy, but also like Kisuke's voice, a loving tone.
"Ah. I'm back." Kisuke closed his eyes and fell asleep, but he kept on activating Hougyoku and did not separate himself from Yoruichi. He was even more tired than Yoruichi and Koneko because his mind was also injured from the last attack of Seenime. Kisuke's body was also in disarray, although he managed to merge his Ki and Reiryoku together, looking like a trash can and needing to be repaired, but he couldn't do it now.
Yoruichi laid her on his lap and let her sleep. He could have taken her to a healing hot spring but he had no idea how it would affect him at the current situation, he said, so Yoruichi chooses not to move her any further and just waits for her to recover.