Chapter 265
Haruto shook his head.
The Visored Transformation of Soul Reaper.
Essentially, it reverses the process of Arrancarfication, blurring the boundary between the two.
From a more fundamental perspective, perhaps it was when the Soul King separated the worlds that the "artificial" barrier to the soul was broken.
Why is Vasto Lorde, with its naturally Arrancar, so strong?
This explanation is perhaps closest to the correct answer.
What do you think?
"The opponent might still be missing a crucial piece of the puzzle... like a component of the Soul King?"
Where did you get this information?
Kisuke Urahara's eyes widened.
"The only person who has the key to the Seireitei Research Institute's vault is Miss Kirio. Guess how I found out?"
When Kirio Hikifune helped Haruto fuse with the Soul King Hakusui, she mentioned that she had seen more than one part of the Soul King's body.
So where are these treasures, collected since the time of Senjumaru, hidden?
That makes me really curious!
So...
Kisuke Urahara sighed.
"Collaborative research isn't confidential? But it's also very efficient."
Haruto quickly offered words of comfort.
"You're right."
"Without Captain Hikifune's support, I wouldn't have been able to manufacture them so quickly..."
When he said the last few words, Kisuke Urahara noticeably lowered his voice.
Haruto didn't hear clearly, but he was undoubtedly referring to the Hōgyoku.
In addition.
What are your plans for the future?
Haruto asked Kisuke Urahara.
"Research findings?"
"Right."
"Let's find a safe place to store it."
Kisuke Urahara answered without hesitation.
"Not continuing?"
"There's some danger... you know what I mean."
"Too."
Kisuke Urahara to wear Visored is undoubtedly due to the support of Bankai's modification capabilities; otherwise, he might not be able to take it off after putting it on.
For use by other Soul Reapers?
Kisuke Urahara's public identity is only the Third Seat of the Second Division, but the Seireitei has explicitly prohibited research on Hollows, and if it were exposed, the problems would be huge.
The key point is...
The secrets he possesses go far beyond just the Hōgyoku.
"However, I think you could delve a little deeper into the research in this area."
After Haruto expressed his approval, he immediately followed up with this suggestion.
"What's the meaning?"
"For example, researching the Arrancar and how to cure Soul Reaper have Hollowfication."
"... Are you worried about the guy who's secretly conducting the experiments?"
Kisuke Urahara quickly understood Haruto's meaning.
"Yes, although his progress isn't as fast as ours, he's already daring to target Captain-level..."
"It's hard to say whether they'll make any big moves in the future."
Haruto said with certainty.
--There's no need to guess; this is an inevitable fact that will happen in the future.
"That's not right."
What's wrong?
"Given your usual style, shouldn't you be apprehending the perpetrator immediately in a situation like this?"
"Judging from the tone of your voice just now, you must already have suspicions about the target, right?"
"..."
Apprehended and brought to justice?
No, no, no.
Not to mention that Aizen at this point in time is no longer someone he can defeat.
Even if they were to actually capture and accuse Aizen... with that Kyōka Suigetsu, causing all sorts of trouble would be a piece of cake.
In the end, it's probably not Haruto himself who gets locked up in the underground the Jail.
"Sigh! We need to be prepared for both possibilities."
Haruto replied righteously.
"Can."
Haruto's request wasn't excessive.
In fact, if it weren't for concerns about potential future leaks, Kisuke Urahara wouldn't have wanted to seal away his research findings so quickly.
He hasn't found another topic this interesting yet.
"I understand the latter, but why study the Arrancarfication of the Void?"
"I'm worried that those hiding in the shadows might, because the results are slow, use dubious experiments to find alternative ways to advance the process."
"It's not impossible."
Kisuke Urahara thought for a moment and then agreed.
"Wait... what if they simply abandon this research and instead control an army made up of Arrancar?"
"... very likely."
As expected of Kisuke Urahara?
He has caught up with Aizen's line of thought.
Or perhaps he had considered similar options, but decisively abandoned them due to a sense of "responsibility"?
"So what I need to do is research the reversal of Arrancarfication?"
I think it's okay.
Haruto nodded in agreement.
If they can pull off a reversal, then Arrancarfication into a normal Arrancar shouldn't be too difficult either— Haruto, who made this suggestion, also had a little selfish motive.
"Anyway, you haven't been interested in anything lately, except for Honkai Impact 3rd..."
"I knew I couldn't hide it from you."
Kisuke Urahara sighed.
Kisuke Urahara always found his "boss's" intelligence network quite strange: he always seemed to know secrets about names in advance, an ability that was almost... If he didn't know that some beings had no offspring, he would have really started to suspect that.
"Oh, right."
Haruto remembered that there was something else important:
"Lend me your Tenshintai for a moment."
Since the second Zanpakuto has already materialized, Haruto decides to first resolve the issue of Seisen's Bankai.
Kisuke Urahara rarely showed such a disdainful expression:
"Didn't you complain that it took a shortcut?"
Didn't you say it was fine?
"..."
The two stared at each other for a long while.
Kisuke Urahara clearly had some reservations about Haruto's disdain for his proud inventions.
"Good."
Kisuke Urahara agreed anyway.
"But you'll have to wait two days... I'll build you a new one."
"What about the original one?"
"Yoruichi used it to practice Shunkō."
"The Tenshintai can also be used to cultivate Shunkō!?"
Isn't this a bit too outrageous?
The old version definitely won't work.
"But after the modification..."
Kisuke Urahara shrugged.
You're amazing.
Kisuke Urahara, the god of scientific research!
Special thanks to Cloudy Mist for the 100 blades!
Special thanks to the general who has passed away for the gift of a pair of panties~
Special thanks to Beta the Flyer, Not Too White, Meow Woof, and The User Who Can Change Their Name Many Times for their donations and razor blades~
Volume 1: Chapter 159, The New Captain
Seireitei.
Second Division, Senkaimon.
Thump.
The Senkaimon, whose splendor rivals that of the Kuchiki Clan, had just closed when members dressed in Stealth Force suits appeared beside Haruto.
"Whoosh."
The Second Division has a significantly higher rate of Shunpo usage than other divisions—although this is because they abandoned the study of Zanpakuto and their speed is not as good as that of a full-fledged Shunpo at the Vice-Captain-level, their movement speed and message transmission efficiency are at least more than twice as fast.
"Report."
This is the Second Division headquarters, so there's no need to be extra vigilant about the way messages are transmitted... Those who don't follow operating procedures will be dealt with by the Schutzstaffel.
"Speak."
"The First Division has issued a new message to all divisions: Shusuke Amagai, a member of the 31st Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force, has been appointed as the Third Division Captain."
"... knew."