According to the information brought by Inaba Kage, Ginjo gradually dissipated his violent Reiatsu, and then the Togabito World of the Living disappeared without a trace once again.
Even Azashiro left. He had only exchanged a few blows with Yoruichi and Tessai when he received the order to retreat from Inaba Kage.
There was no other way; the Reigai was created by Inaba Kage, and he had a certain degree of control over Azashiro. If Azajo resisted those orders, he would be kicked out of the Reigai instantly.
The Substitute Badge had been completely taken over by Ginjo, and had even become his second Fullbring, so no one knew about their conversation.
When Ryūsaki and Tsukishima arrived at Ginjo's place, they found him sitting dejectedly on the steps smoking. Jackie, who had arrived earlier, was acting as his doctor, giving him basic first aid.
Jackie, whose family background is in organized crime, has learned a lot about medicine and various combat techniques, so she can handle simple wound treatments without any problems.
Ryūsaki surveyed the surroundings and, finding no trace of the enemy, said to Ginjo, "You look so sullen, did the enemy run away?"
After taking a deep drag of his cigarette, Ginjo threw the butt on the ground and crushed it out. "Hey, Ryūsaki! If I were to go against Soul Society right now, would you support me?"
'Why are you asking this all of a sudden? Of course I'll support you! I wish you'd go and Soul Reaper death right now!'
Ryūsaki, who was secretly overjoyed, remained outwardly composed. "Although I don't know what happened, we Quincy and Soul Reaper have always been enemies, and you know my stance without even realizing it. However, I still hope you can explain what happened."
Ginjo glanced at the three of them, then said dejectedly, "Is that so? I understand. It's necessary to let you know what happened... That guy who calls himself Kagerōza Inaba is also Soul Reaper..."
Ginjo began by recounting Inaba Kage's appearance. "However, he stands in opposition to the Seireitei. He admitted that he sent the Togabito to the World of the Living to conduct experiments, and although he didn't say his specific purpose, I can guess some of it."
"It's nothing more than creating a powerful army to attack Soul Society... Inaba Kage is very strong. When I initially refused to talk, he instantly defeated me by releasing his Zanpakuto. Of course, 'If I had used Bankai, I certainly wouldn't have lost so badly.'"
"But we didn't fight again after that. He showed me a video: in a dark room, Kitahara, who had just been extradited to Soul Society a few days ago, was bound in Chains."
"The video shows a series of phone calls, the first of which is: 'His body contains the secret to the innate power of a Fullbring Manipulator.'"
"The second thing they said was that we weren't professional enough, handing him over to some kind of Research and Development Institute. Needless to say, I know the Research and Development Institute is where they do scientific experiments in Soul Reaper, bastards..."
As Ginjo became more and more agitated, he clenched his fist and smashed the steps next to him... The scene then cut off, and finally, Inaba Kage said that he could help Ginjo enter Soul Society without alerting anyone.
After hearing what had happened, Ryūsaki asked, "Do you believe him? If it's false, then he's instigated a conflict between you and Soul Society, and you could very well be surrounded and killed there."
"To put it another way, if the other party wants to use you, do you think you should fall for it?" Jackie asked, acknowledging Ginjo as the one who taught her the power.
Ginjo said in a deep voice, "I know what you mean, but Kitahara my childhood friend, and I owe him countless favors. If something really happens to him, I can't forgive myself."
Ginjo also knew that, given the circumstances, if Inaba Kage wanted to kill him, the first blow should have been to his neck, and even if that failed, the second blow should have been delivered, instead of trying to explain and communicate with him.
If there's no benefit to be gained, why be so polite to me? It seems that my break with Soul Society, or even our battle, is exactly what they want to see.
Even knowing there's a pitfall, sometimes you still have to jump in.
The few officers and Vice-Captains stationed in the World of the Living suffered no losses; they were simply attacked suddenly and then suddenly lost track of their opponents.
As for Hirako, he did not die thanks to Isshin's treatment, and was later taken back to Soul Society when reinforcements arrived.
Two Captains were appointed to take over his post in the World of the Living: Kensei Muguruma and Byakuya Kuchiki... Ginjo took the two Captains to the place where he had met Inaba Kage the day before and asked them to collect the remnants of Inaba Kage's Reiatsu.
Kensei placed one hand on the spot where Inaba had stood during his Inaba Kage Shikai, frowning as he said, "There are indeed traces of Reiatsu left behind by the opponent here. Ginjo, what level do you think the opponent was?"
Ginjo hesitated for a moment, then replied, "He should be above the Vice-Captain!"
After circling around, Byakuya found only a slash mark from Ginjo on the ground and said coldly, "To be able to defeat you instantly, you are indeed comparable to Captain-level fighter. So... did you use your full strength when you were defeated?"
"I didn't have time to use it!" Ginjo and Byakuya exchanged a glance, and those soul-piercing eyes made him involuntarily answer the truth.
Ginjo's heart tightened: 'Do they know something? Do they already know I can Bankai? No, even if they do, so what? I haven't done anything wrong.'
"Is that so?" After receiving the answer, Byakuya stopped pressing for details.
The Research and Development Institute had already been aware of Ginjo's strength. On the day his comrades died in battle, Ginjo suddenly unleashed a powerful Reiatsu. Based on the Reiatsu that Amagai Shūsuke collected at the scene, Ginjo should have mastered Bankai.
However, the Substitute Badge responsible for monitoring has not provided any feedback. The investigation shows that everything about the Substitute Badge is functioning normally. Therefore, the Court Guard Squads's higher-ups suspect that Ginjo knows the Substitute Badge's role and has chosen to conceal his Bankai.
After showing them around the scene, Ginjo made an excuse that he had something to do back home and needed to go back for a few days. He then had to ask the two Captains to protect Naruki City.
Kensei and Byakuya certainly had their suspicions, but they kept it to themselves and didn't find any useful evidence against them.
In the early morning, Ginjo swallowed an Artificial Soul Candy, sending his body to his hometown more than 100 kilometers away, while his soul went to a pre-arranged meeting point.
On the other side, Ryūsaki opened the window and gently jumped off the balcony. He looked around and, finding no one, began to tiptoe outside.
Since the last attack, the Ishida Family has lost several Servants, leaving only five, including Katagiri, and the number of night patrollers has decreased from two to one.
Just as he was walking past the corner of the villa toward the back door, a slender hand suddenly covered his eyes from behind; Ryūsaki was so frightened that he almost conjured Reishi Chain to pull it back, but fortunately, Ryūsaki was quite familiar with Reiatsu.
Guess who I am!
"Masaki- nee, stop fooling around. You'll scare someone to death."
Masaki's attempt to imitate Misa's voice was instantly exposed by Ryūsaki; Quincy can't pull off these tricks.
Who's over there?
The Quincy on night patrol arrived, and with a Hirenkyaku, he reached the flower bushes at the corner of the villa. "So it's Miss Masaki. Did you finish your Holy Training so late?"
"Yes, I'm sorry to bother you." Masaki scratched her head, forcing a silly smile.
"It's alright, you've worked hard. I'll continue my mission now."
Only after the Quincy on night patrol had gone far away did Ryūsaki rise from the cluster of flowers, letting out a long sigh.
Ryūsaki whispered to Masaki, "Keep your voice down, or we'll be in big trouble..."
"Where are you going?" Masaki also lowered her voice. She had unconsciously covered for Ryūsaki the moment he hid.
"I'm going to stay at my girlfriend's house for a few days!" Ryūsaki was definitely not telling the truth, so he blurted out the lie.
"You, you... you're not even eleven years old yet! This is puppy love!" Masaki was stunned and almost shouted it out again.
"Just don't tell them. Goodbye!"
Ryūsaki gave her a toothy smile, and then, under the cover of Masaki's Reiatsu crocodile, left the Ishida Family using Fullbring.
In the dark graveyard, Ginjo and Tsukishima had been waiting for a long time. Because of her relatively weak strength and abilities, Jackie did not plan to take Ginjo with him. The three of them planned to go to Soul Society to rescue Kitahara.
Ryūsaki felt a little uneasy. She was somewhat forced to associate with Ginjo, and also wanted to take advantage of him.
Going to Soul Society now is too early for Ryūsaki, so he made a pact with Ginjo: if the rescue fails, they must return to the World of the Living to develop their power and then take revenge on Soul Society!
Ginjo agreed, after all, whether he could come back alive was still unknown!