"It seems neither of you has a clear understanding of your child."
"According to our Lord, you two are a union of Soul Reaper and Quincy, but Soul Reaper and Quincy alone cannot have offspring, because one is Dead Souls and the other a living person."
"But things changed later, White! The matchmaker who brought the two of them together fifteen years ago, the one who transformed Hollows, provided them with new power. The existence of Hollows reacted with the existence of Dead Souls Soul Reaper, and the combination of the powers of the Dead Souls gave birth to a life form, which Quincy."
"In this way, the three most powerful and ancient forces in this world— Soul Reaper, Hollows, Quincy —have been united in your family!"
Isshin and Mei looked at each other, then were completely dumbfounded. At that moment, Isshin finally understood the special nature of her family and no longer harbored any thoughts of escaping the world, because it was simply impossible.
Isshin scratched his face, "That's what our family is like now..."
"Our family is powerless now, and I'm about to lose my Quincy powers too," Mei finally revealed the truth.
"Huh?" The Shizuoka family looked completely bewildered.
Mei was a little embarrassed. "It's true! I'm very grateful for everyone's protection. We didn't want to trouble you, and we didn't want to be constantly monitored, but it's true! My power is waning. Before, I could still cultivate and release Spiritual Power arrows, but now..."
As she spoke, Mei used her power, and what the Shizuoka family saw was a Spiritual Power that could not be condensed. Mei's tone was somewhat somber yet also relieved.
"I still quite like this kind of strength because of family, blood ties, and most importantly, the important experiences I had in the past. It also led to my current marriage and gave me a happy family. I want to work hard for it, but suddenly I find that I can't do it anymore. I guess this is fate's revenge on me."
Shizuoka Shinto asked, "We gave you Spiritual Power storage device, didn't we? Why aren't you using it?"
"Um," Isshin, extremely embarrassed, "my Spiritual Power has all disappeared."
"Ha!?"
"Uh, haha," Isshin explained, "Well, my husband and I are a bit careless, hehe, we just wanted to use that thing, and haha, it's this one, I can't see it, so she handed it to me and I put it in my pocket and couldn't take it out, so I had to ask her to put it on me, and so..."
"Your hand, your body, and the Spiritual Power storage device are connected. Has all the Spiritual Power been absorbed by you, Madam?"
The Kurosaki couple looked embarrassed, stuck out their tongues cutely, and scratched the back of their heads. They're really starting to look alike in this respect.
The Shizuoka family put their hands to their foreheads. "So you now have to make contact between your body and the Spiritual Power storage device to extract the Spiritual Power inside?"
"Hey~, and it has to be the exposed part of the soul. Even though my Gigai is high-grade, it still can't extract Spiritual Power through the prosthetic Gigai."
"Understood! We will report this to our superiors. We'll be leaving now. Until we confirm that you and your spouse are capable of protecting yourselves, we will take turns providing protection."
"Take turns?" What a mother! She noticed the biggest problem: taking turns. This was for her son's friendship. "Why? If it's a rotation, will Shinoka also take turns?"
Shizuoka Shinoka also seemed somewhat unhappy, nodding as Shizuoka Shinto sighed, "That's necessary. We Undead look no different from humans, but in essence, we are already soul beings. So, Shinoka is already 94 years old according to the living person's age. Isshin- san understands this."
Isshin nodded. "I see. You guys have it tough too. You've really worked hard."
Little Ichigo realized the problem was there, but he couldn't quite grasp it yet. He asked, somewhat forlornly, "Is Shinoka transferring schools?"
The Shinoka is even more difficult; "I'll probably transfer schools by fifth grade at the latest."
"Isn't it possible to not transfer schools!?"
Shinoka shook his head.
"Waaah~"
Neither child was happy, but there was nothing that could be done about it.
Jun quickly received the report and was speechless at the Kurosaki couple's blatant attitude. "You two are something else," Jun thought, turning around to make something. What should she do? Make something for a grown man?
A necklace? No way, making a necklace for a man would be the death of me! Come to think of it, I've never even made a necklace for my beloved before. Just kidding, I'll make one for my lover!
A ring? Same thing, I'll make one for my sweetheart, but I won't give one to Isshin.
After much thought, I decided to make a watch. The back cover of the watch is transparent, which can be covered with a layer of Spiritual Power. This will also allow Isshin to test whether some people have spiritual vision. For those without spiritual vision, the back of the watch will appear transparent, while for those with spiritual vision, the back will show a complex, multi-layered, openwork pattern.
Furthermore, it's perfectly normal for a man to wear a watch; there's nothing wrong with that. The only major problem is that Isshin can't separate the watch from his Gigai because it's attached to the Gigai. So, he can only drag the Gigai into battle. However, it should be enough to protect his child.
But then Chun thought about it again: now that Mei has been rescued, it means the two of them can probably still have children, and who knows how many years it will take for the next pregnancy or multiple births to take place.
Ichigo's soul took four and a half years to develop and was born in one year. The souls of Shirley and Yuzu took eight years to develop. Actually, the sisters weren't any less capable than Ichigo. Ichigo took four and a half years, while the sisters took eight. So, split it in half, four years each, roughly.
But if we calculate it this way, wouldn't the next child take three and a half years to develop? Then another three years, two and a half years, and so on until zero? If that's the case, how long would it take for Mei to give birth? And in the later stages, wouldn't she become like a sow?
So the issue was brought to the Kurosaki Family. Mi's face turned green, then black, and for the first time ever, she turned against Isshin.
"I don't want to have so many children! It's too terrifying!" Mei said, her voice trembling with tears, because it was simply too Kongbu.
Isshin was also extremely embarrassed, "This can't be real, right?"
Shizuoka Shinto came alone this time; the children were all at school. Otherwise, Mi wouldn't have been so excited. There are only two babies a few months old at home, so it's okay.
"This is just one person's deduction. Actually, our research director, Ms. Aijima, doesn't see it that way. She believes that Madam's Quincy abilities are almost gone, and the next child may be the last child in your family. After that, Quincy abilities will completely disappear, and you will never be able to have children again."
"Eh," Mei said, her displeasure shifting to another point, pointing with her finger, "There won't be another one after this one, boohoo~"
However, this isn't actually the case. The real reason Mei lacked power was because Yhwach activated Auswählen, rendering all Quincy worldwide powerless except for the Ishida father and son. Furthermore, many hybrids had their life force stripped away; Uryū's mother died because of this.
Because Mi was once a pureblood, although she possessed Hollow powers, she couldn't have her life force drained. However, Mi believed her abilities disappeared because of her child, which wasn't actually the case. Regarding Yhwach, Jun didn't intend to reveal it to anyone.
However, Mei can now gather Spiritual Power again, although it seems almost nonexistent, only slightly activating the Reishi. But this is the power she regained after the Auswählen, demonstrating her extraordinary talent and proving she truly is a pure-blooded Quincy.
Although Yhwach later said in the Thousand-Year War arc that only Uryū hadn't lost his power, Ryūken hadn't either. But why was Uryū the only one chosen to inherit his power in the end? Probably because Ryūken was disobedient. Who knows?
However, Ryūken's wife is probably dying soon. Losing her life force doesn't mean instant death; it's more like total organ failure, a painful process, but she can still live for a while.
After losing their Spiritual Power, Quincy blood gradually turns into a silvery substance. After the Mixed-Blood Quincy around Ryūken died, Ryūken even extracted this Silver Blood as a tool for revenge against Yhwach.
Purely because he had thought of this, and also wanted to have some interaction with Ryūken's side, so today, not only Shizuoka Shinto have a mission, but Mingmo also led a team to appear at Karakura General Hospital, the hospital where Ryūken works.
"Who are you? Ah~ Please come in~"
The group was all dressed in white coats, which surprised the security guards, doctors, and nurses. Who were these people? But upon closer inspection, their arrival was no surprise. They were experts from the University of Tokyo Hospital, there to address several sudden cases of total organ failure in Karakura Town.
This is a simple ability, purely developed through this kind of Kidō, similar to the kind of Kidō that deliberately reduces one's presence by making others ignore it. This Kidō also involves reducing one's presence; those who have seen these people will slowly forget their existence, very quickly, within a few days, and will never remember them again.
But things are different when it comes to those who know their stuff. Ryūken looked coldly at Mingmo, "You're still that same faction, right? How come you don't even have a name?"
"A name, huh?" Mingmo smiled. "Then I'll call it 'The Organization That Makes the Afterlife Just as Good as the World of the Living,' that's the name."
Ryūken was exasperated. "What nonsense are you all doing here?"
Mingmo adjusted her glasses. Her white shirt, black stockings, high heels, and white lab coat made Mingmo incredibly alluring. However, the other woman she introduced was dressed similarly, yet even more seductive Mingmo, because this woman possessed a genuine researcher's aura.
"This Ms. Aijima is our master's research director. We've come to try and save your wife's life. If you're willing, we can exchange some information for the reason why your wife, your parents-in-law, and many Quincy suddenly appeared in this situation."
Ryūken narrowed his eyes. "Heh~ Your master is truly all-powerful, even knowing about things like this?"
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"Unfortunately, I have no interest in knowing," Ryūken turned around, "Come with me, how are you going to save my wife? Her life force is already as weak as a candle in the wind."
Aijima confidently stated, "That depends on your decision. Can you accept your wife possessing the power of the Void?"
Ryūken suddenly turned around, "What do you mean by this?"
Aijima revealed a mad scientist's smile, head down, lips parted in a grin, eyes partially darkened by the light, and his voice deepened; he looked every bit the villainous mad scientist.
"This is our latest research, and we haven't tested it on living people yet. But since your wife is practically dying, why not give it a shot?"
Ryūken hesitated for only a moment, then turned around again, "Come with me."