"Captain! What happened? Why did Tōshirō become like that!?"
"Eh? You didn't know? Tōshirō slaughtered the Central 46!"
Rangiku's veins bulged, and she slammed her hand on the table. "Captain! I'm being serious! Can you please be serious for once?"
Chun scratched his face. "Serious? How am I serious? I already told you not to interfere with these things, but you insisted on coming in. What am I supposed to do?"
"Well"
"You think this is the end? This is just the beginning, silly girl."
"You're kidding!" Rangiku was terrified. A Soul Society was just the beginning; what level would it end at? Rangiku knew this couldn't go on. She had to help Little Lion. In that instant, she forgot Gin Ichimaru's warning, "Captain! Where is Tōshirō now?"
Chun shrugged. "How could I possibly know? If I did, everyone would know."
Rangiku was at a loss and decided to go find him herself. However, just as Rangiku reached the door, Jun suddenly asked, "Rangiku ~, you and Gin Ichimaru are together now, and he didn't say anything to you?"
He won't let me handle it anymore.
That's my opinion too.
"But," Rangiku hesitated for a moment before finally making up her mind, "I can't just leave him alone!"
"Then go to Second Division and find Soi Fon, ask her for help."
Rangiku was overjoyed and rushed over, cupping Jun's face in her hands and giving him a sweet kiss. "Thank you, Uncle Shimizu. I knew you were good to me."
Chun smiled slightly, "Hehe, you're about to start a family, be more mature."
"Hehe, okay, bye~"
Tōshirō was completely bewildered. He woke up after nine in the morning, having slept terribly the night before.
Last night, he kept having nightmares as soon as he fell asleep. He dreamt of an unfamiliar dark figure controlling Momo Hinamori with strings. He grabbed a knife and went to attack the figure, Momo Hinamori stopped him. They fought, and then either Momo Hinamori killed him or he killed Momo Hinamori, before he woke up in a panic.
After all that commotion, Tōshirō finally got some real sleep just before dawn. When he woke up, he went out to check on the situation at Gotei 13, but he hadn't gone far when he was spotted. The person opposite him shouted, "Die!" and charged at him to kill him.
Tōshirō wasn't some naive fool. Yesterday had already shown the kid what reality was, so seeing the situation today, he immediately knew he was doomed; those people had betrayed him.
So Tōshirō didn't waste any words, immediately Shikai his Shikai Ice Dragon Tail Spin, to freeze the Soul Reaper opposite him. Then, he quickly suppressed his Reiatsu and stealthily left.
As expected, dozens of Soul Reaper immediately appeared around Tōshirō after he made his move. Tōshirō climbed out of a small house through a window. At that moment Tōshirō couldn't help but feel fortunate that he was still a child; he was short, and no one would notice him if he walked along the wall.
But now there are too many people hunting him. Fortunately, he is incredibly strong, while these Soul Reapers are mostly high-ranking Soul Reaper, with only a few in number. They would be hard-pressed to even find a single-digit Grim Reaper, let alone a match for him. He preemptively struck down most of them.
However, their movement path was gradually discovered along the way. This was unavoidable; Tōshirō always had to take down some people, and whether these people woke up or were discovered by others, wouldn't that expose them?
At that moment, Tōshirō suddenly thought of Uryū and Orihime, "Where are those two Ryoka? Why haven't so many people found them?"
"Wait, that big guy I caught the other day also appeared suddenly, and why did he appear from the Abandoned District? Shouldn't they all be inside the Seireitei? Could there be a secret passage there?" Tōshirō instantly realized the truth.
The reason he came to the Abandoned District on the day he captured Sado was because he was afraid that one of the four members of the group could escape to this area. As for the members of the team, he wasn't worried. How strong could the Ryoka be to dismantle the Gotei 13?
So he blocked Sado, thus finding a way out for today, but now there are two problems: how to get across, and how to get across quietly.
The past is actually simple; if he just charges in, Tōshirō doesn't think anyone can stop him. The problem is the back; he needs to remain unnoticed. Otherwise, before he finds the Secret Passage, or even if he does find it but is Secret Passage, the Secret Passage will eventually be found anyway, right?
So
"Release! Daiguren Hyōrinmaru!!"
Suddenly, all the Soul Reaper in the Abandoned District looked up at the sky. The enormous, frozen wings that altered the celestial phenomena were simply too awe-inspiring. Then, the figure's posture of raising his Zanpakuto and gathering power made many Soul Reaper swallow hard.
So most of the Soul Reapers were preparing for defense, and no one noticed the small figure moving quickly.
However, after a long time, the figure in the sky remained motionless, leaving the Soul Reapers completely bewildered. Then, suddenly, a bolt of lightning pierced through the figure.
"Holy crap! It's fake!"
A group of Soul Reapers began to curse and grumble, but at that moment, Tōshirō had already arrived at the house where Sado had come from that day, and then quickly found the sliding door that had been pushed down.
"Thank goodness! Is this the place? Yes! This is it!" Tōshirō could clearly see Sado's footprints, as well as other footprints. The area was covered in dust, so Tōshirō found the Secret Passage. He then used his Spiritual Power to pry open the door.
But the moment the Secret Passage opened, an orange, curved blade flew out. The Little Lion caught it in his hand, not surprised at all, because he saw someone else's footprints. "It's you two? I'm Tōshirō Hitsugaya."
"It's Hitsugaya- san, I'm so sorry," Orihime's voice came through.
"Excuse me, let me tidy up here," Tōshirō said, using his Spiritual Power to smooth out the dust evenly, then slowly closing the door to the Secret Passage, finally covering it with dust at the last moment using his Spiritual Power.
Below were Uryū and Orihime. The three looked at each other somewhat awkwardly. Little Lion coughed, "Um... should we leave here first? It's full of Soul Reapers outside."
"We know you were arrested, but what exactly did you do?" Uryū asked, quite gossipy.
"Ichigen," the three said as they walked into the Secret Passage. "I've been framed. Someone massacred everyone in Central 46 and then pinned the blame on me."
"The Central 46? That's the ruling organization of Soul Society!" Orihime exclaimed in surprise. "Forty-six people?"
"About a hundred people, including office staff."
"Oh my god!"
"Yes, utterly depraved," the Little Lion said, then noticed the footsteps behind him had stopped. Turning around, he saw Uryū and Orihime had disappeared into the distance. Tōshirō could only manage a wry smile. "Yes, words are no proof, and you don't need to believe I'm not the murderer."
Orihime suddenly stepped past Uryū and said, "Hitsugaya- san, I believe you!"
The Little Lion was stunned for a moment, a strange feeling of emotion welling up inside him. The person he knew best, his closest sister, was facing him with swords drawn, while a Ryoka —a friend he had injured and Ryoka —believed in him. This world was truly too real.
Tōshirō covered his face, his heart filled with mixed emotions. "Thank you, thank you so much. Let's keep going, I'll scout ahead."
Rangiku went straight to the Second Division and found Soi Fon. Didn't she say something similar a few chapters ago?
"Why are you here?" Soi Fon is going through a period of restructuring of her values, which I think I've mentioned before. Anyway, Soi Fon hasn't been sleeping well lately, she's not in the mood for work, and she has a lot of secrets she can't tell anyone. It's so hard!
Rangiku didn't waste any words; right now, the Little Lion is the most important person in her heart. She truly felt heartbroken; how could they treat the Little Lion like this? The world is just so unfair.
"Help me! Help me find my Vice-Captain!"
"Your Vice-Captain? Tōshirō Hitsugaya?" Soi Fon frowned, a little angry. "Rangiku Matsumoto, you think we're on good terms? Do you even know what the situation is right now? You want me to help you find someone!?"
My team leader said you can help me.
"Even if..." Soi Fon hadn't finished speaking when she remembered Rangiku's captain was Jun, and her face immediately turned purple. She'd just finished bragging, and now the slap in the face was coming on so quickly and harshly!
"Ahem, come with me."
Rangiku exclaimed in surprise, "Wow! Soi Fon, are you one of Shimizu -san's people?"
"Can't you speak properly?!"
Rangiku's words were quite ambiguous, Soi Fon was currently displeased, but Rangiku didn't care. "Haha, I misspoke. Soi Fon, are you working for my captain?"
"I didn't," Soi Fon really didn't know what to say. To say it would be against her conscience—she hadn't been doing anything for Jun at all—but to say it wasn't, what was she doing now? It was so frustrating~ Lady Yoruichi
"So what's your relationship with my captain?"
Soi Fon took a long, deep breath. "Rangiku Matsumoto, if you utter another word of nonsense, I'm going back to my seat right now."
"Haha~ Okay, okay, I won't ask anymore."
Soi Fon led Rangiku down from the Gotei 13 to the Shihoin Family. Rangiku roughly knew what was going on, and Rangiku enough, she saw the person she expected: Yoruichi Shihōin.
"Yo~ Soi Fon, is this Rangiku?"
"Hello, Captain Shihoin."
"Haha, I'm not the captain anymore, just call me Yoruichi."
"Yoruichi ~"
Yoruichi lived at the Shihoin Family, but no one dared to come in, as if she didn't exist. That's how capricious the Four Great Noble Clans were. "What brings you two here to see me?"
Soi Fon looked up at the sky, not wanting to say a word. Rangiku smiled and said, "Hey Yoruichi, I want to go find my Vice-Captain, Tōshirō Hitsugaya. Do you know him?"
"That kid? I heard he slaughtered the Central 46? That's impressive!"
"He didn't do that! Someone must have framed him!"
"Haha, I know, Aizen was behind the massacre of Central 46."
"Eh!? You know Captain Aizen isn't dead?" Rangiku was incredibly surprised.
Yoruichi was also surprised, "You actually knew Aizen wasn't dead?"
"Hmm~ Gin Ichimaru told me."
"Oh my, oh my~", Yoruichi looked at Rangiku meaningfully, sizing up Rangiku figure, "Tsk tsk~ It's good to be pretty, haha."
"Please don't make fun of me!" Rangiku blushed deeply, even the most strong woman couldn't be indifferent to this.
Yoruichi, knowing the matter was important, stood up and said, "Come with me, I'll take you to find that kid."
Soi Fon thought for a moment and then followed.
So, in the Secret Passage, the six people met.