Chapter 223

That's all.

A perfect scene unfolded before the eyes of the Soul Society: "The squad successfully completed its mission, but Quincy."

As well as...

Haruto also provided a little bit of less important information about the Wandenreich.

Volume 1: 134, Number 99

Haruto walked out of the somewhat oppressive First Division meeting room.

The Quincy issue has nothing to do with him; he can leave it to the captains to figure out. It's better to put in more effort now than to have more people die later.

As for that counterfeit Scorching Water Mirror that was of decent quality...

After Hiyori returned to the Twelfth Division from the World of the Living ahead of schedule to report, Captain Hikifune worked a little overtime to help Haruto make some temporary modifications—only the appearance needed to be modified, as she had a lot of similar spiritual tools stored away.

Therefore...

"Don't keep staring at those old relics. Science and technology are the primary fighting force," Haruto, who had been staring at him with hostility for a long time before finally leaving En Kusaka.

Haruto wasn't worried at all about this guy causing trouble.

His own strength was only at the ordinary Third-Class Reii. He was able to defeat Captain Seigen. As for that divine artifact, it was of no use to Haruto at all.

For the rule system?

Haruto wouldn't even need to Zanpakuto to fight someone of his level!

"The problem is temporarily resolved."

The gloomy sky didn't stop Haruto from stretching.

"The rest..."

"Although we can't return to Seireitei for a while, we're still safe in the World of the Living... Captain Seigen should continue to train diligently."

After the siblings joined the Gotei 13, they spent a lot of time searching for the Scorching Water Mirror; now that the artifact has been recovered— Haruto didn't covet it, and the original is still in Ika's possession—it's time to return to the normal life of Soul Reaper.

Haruto arranged for the Shusuha siblings to work at the dessert shop, and even used Kidō barrier to disguise it, so that even if Soi Fon went back, she might not be able to find out anything.

As Jūreichi.

Karakura Town could be considered a lucky place even for Soul Reaper, not to mention that Haruto found them such good neighbors as the Ishida Family.

I'm sure I'll have a great time...

Bar?

At this time.

"Whoosh."

A deep, resonant sound of Shunpo) appeared beside Haruto's voice: this was the user deliberately asserting their presence.

"... Great Kidō Priest."

Haruto nodded to the person who had come.

The visitor was the great Kidō Tessai Tsukabishi. He rarely appeared in the territory of the Gotei 13 unless necessary.

"The captains are already waiting inside."

Haruto voluntarily stepped aside.

The report was supposed to be submitted in person, but it was already handed in when I returned to Seireitei... Of course, it was Isane who helped draft it.

"No."

The cloudy weather did not affect the reflectivity of the glasses Tessai Tsukabishi.

"Haruto, I've come to see you."

"Huh?"

Looking for yourself?

This was something Haruto hadn't expected.

He had a good attitude towards the Kidō Corps, but apart from a brief encounter with Tessai Tsukabishi during his graduation year, the two had almost never met again.

"In recent years, you've been involved in almost every major achievement within the Seireitei... Hasn't the Captain-Commander mentioned anything about promoting you to Captain?"

"Perhaps they didn't have time?"

Upon hearing Tessai Tsukabishi's words, Haruto finally understood the meaning behind his earlier question.

But...

Being the team leader is certainly a good thing.

However, there don't seem to be any vacancies in the Gotei 13.

Will he compete with Shinji Hirako for the position of captain of the Fifth Division, or with Kaien for the position of captain of the Thirteenth Division?

No, no, no.

That would be incredibly stupid.

"It's alright, the Captain-Commander probably has other plans."

Tessai Tsukabishi did not delve into the question from earlier.

"I have something else to discuss with you, Haruto."

"Um... Great Kidō, please speak freely?"

"Do you remember the two styles of the Ninety-Nine Kidō I mentioned the year you graduated?"

"!!"

You mean...?

Haruto's tone became much more polite.

"Right."

Tessai Tsukabishi nodded.

"Although it's a mission, the Gotei 13 is not lacking in the rule of rewarding merit."

"This matter should have been brought up by Captain-Commander Yamamoto, but you were also kind to our Kidō Corps during the Valley of Screams Incident back then."

"It is time for me to repay this kindness."

"So... in such a hurry?"

Five years have passed, and apart from that name, Haruto has almost forgotten the details of the Valley of Screams Incident. Yet, Tessai Tsukabishi is only now beginning to take action... He really can't judge whether Seireitei's processing speed is fast or slow.

"We've run into some trouble in Hueco Mundo, and the Kidō Corps needs to send some people there. I won't be able to stay in Soul Society for a while."

Is the Great Kidō Master also leading a team to Hueco Mundo?

So much time has passed, and Kōga still hasn't returned from Hueco Mundo... More than ten Captain-level from the nobles and the Gotei 13 have gone to rotate, yet they still haven't reached their expected goal. It's hard to imagine just how harsh the environment in Hueco Mundo really is.

"Good."

The lover nodded to indicate that she understood.

Actually, all you need to do is send a message to Haruto using Hell Butterfly, and he'll definitely rush over right away.

It's already a huge honor that Tessai Tsukabishi even came.

"Then we--"

"Let's go to the Kidō Corps's camp now."

"Whoosh!"

The Kidō Corps.

The underground training ground has twelve floors.

In terms of spatial scale, this place is even more extravagant than the Seireitei Research Institute.

The top ten floors, numbered in units of ten, correspond to different levels of testing and improvement sites for the Kidō.

The eleventh floor is a special area dedicated to creating advanced Kidō and forbidden techniques; as for the twelfth floor where Haruto is currently located, it is an area that is usually only open to two Kidō.

"Arrive."

Without Tessai Tsukabishi's help, Haruto wouldn't have even bothered to look at those densely packed barriers outside.

Not to mention using Shunpo to pass through them.

Tessai Tsukabishi was extremely efficient; he brought Haruto to his destination in just over ten minutes.

Thump!

With a heavy thud Zanpakuto the ground.

The once dull and lifeless walls were suddenly covered with densely packed characters that would make anyone dizzy just by looking at them.

"Your Haruto."

The tin staff that Tessai Tsukabishi's hand.

--This thing appears to be a key-like, inherited sword from the Great Kidō Master, rather than a weapon exclusive to Tessai Tsukabishi.

"Bakudō #99: Forbidden"

"Hadō #99: The Five Dragon Destruction"

These two techniques represent the pinnacle of Soul Society's Kido (Kidō). In the era before Zanpakuto), only Soul Reaper who could wield them were worthy of being called the strongest.

Which one do you want to learn first?

"Both are fine?"

Haruto was startled by Tessai Tsukabishi's words.

Given the rigidity of Soul Society's rules, Haruto thought he could only learn one of the techniques... and most likely, it would be an incomplete version.

"With your mastery of the Kidō, the question of order no longer applies."

"Is the Central 46 Chambers really that generous?"

Haruto wasn't talking about the difficulty of the course; his next statement essentially forced Tessai Tsukabishi to tell the truth:

"No..."

Tessai Tsukabishi shook his head.

"In principle, you can only have contact with one of them. As for the other one... consider it a small favor from my colleagues in the Kidō Corps."

"Is this alright?"

"There's a problem..."

"I would like to trouble you, Haruto, but please refrain from using these two Kidō openly at the same time if the timing is inappropriate."

"... I'll try my best."

"That's good."

"Since there are no other questions..."

Tessai Tsukabishi a forceful swing of his arm towards the wall, the runes quickly Flow and reassembled in the void, Tessai Tsukabishi characters on a scroll that had appeared in his hand at some unknown time.

"This is the secret technique of the Hadō #99: The Five Dragon Destruction."

"..."

Haruto took the scroll handed to him by Tessai Tsukabishi, but did not rush to open it and read it carefully.

"Please enlighten me, Great Kidō Daoist."

You think you can learn Hadō 99 just by watching?

The incomprehensible ciphers on the walls are merely the second layer of protection after the Kidō Barrier; the real breakthrough lies with Tessai Tsukabishi.