Several more months passed.
Two years have passed since Ryūsaki arrived in the Wandenreich. He has mastered the Vollständig and also learned a high-level Quincy combat technique.
His room was covered with about a dozen photos of men and women, which were members of the Knights of the Order who had risen to high positions in recent decades, as that Ryūsaki had learned about.
Below the photo was a separate sheet of paper detailing Ryūsaki's recent investigation into their Schrift abilities and some combat techniques.
Their abilities and fighting methods were all learned by Ryūsaki through his deliberate surveillance at the central Grand Training Ground of Silbern.
Members of the Knights who are on good terms with each other will spar in the Grand Training Grounds, and in most cases, they will not use their Schrift abilities.
Of course, some people choose to cultivate secretly in the forests of the outer areas to maintain their mystery, without letting anyone know.
Those veteran members who survived from a thousand years ago are considered by Ryūsaki to be quite powerful and dangerous.
Those without the strength would probably have already become the victims of the Original Gotei 13's swords.
After several rounds of selection, Ryūsaki's gaze lingered between the letters G, L, O, P, Q, and R:
The letter G, one of the few female members of the Knights, has the ability of the Glutton. Ryūsaki once saw her swallow five Gillian heads in one gulp in the Grand Training Grounds in the very center of Silbern.
Schrift L, a lewd old man, whose ability Ryūsaki discovered is 'love', seems to be able to control others through the power of love, and he always has several Servants under his control.
The Schrift O represents the Overkill. It is relatively weak before killing people or becoming a Hollow, but its strength increases with each act of carnage.
Schrift P, Pink-haired Girl, has the ability of pure strength. Her punches are incredibly powerful; a single punch without any added Reiryoku can kill Gillian.
Q is a young man Berenice Berennick Gabriel, whose ability is the Question. He is the only one who talked to Ryūsaki for almost an hour in the Trial Grounds.
Two weeks ago, he and Ryūsaki were sitting very close in the audience, and he suddenly took the initiative to talk to Ryūsaki.
They constantly opposed everything about Ryūsaki, from her strength to her clothing and name. Ryūsaki felt increasingly irritated and finally got up to take her leave.
Watching Ryūsaki's departing figure, Berenice's expression was complicated. He clearly hadn't expected that the Schrift's power would only cause a Reserve Forces some continuous annoyance.
R's Schrift ability is the Roar, which simply means attacking enemies by shouting. His advantage is that his Reiatsu is slightly higher than others.
Ryūsaki hesitated, 'These are all good targets, but their abilities regarding Schrift make them less certain.'
'The main issue is that we don't know how much their abilities are amplified by Schrift in their Vollständig state. Ideally, we should choose a close-combat opponent and quickly eliminate them...'
Just as Ryūsaki was struggling to make a decision, footsteps approached, and the servant Nasha cautiously knocked on the door and called out, "Lady Ryūsaki, Lady Ryūsaki, someone is looking for you."
"Who?"
After giving a reply, Ryūsaki quickly gathered the photos on the wall and peeked out through a crack in the door.
Nasha bowed respectfully and said, "I am Servants of Lord Berenice of the Sternritter."
'It seems my sudden departure last time left a grudge on that kid. Those Sternritter are really arrogant and won't tolerate anyone or anything that displeases them.'
Ryūsaki muttered to himself, then slipped to the front door and looked directly at the brown-haired old man who was clearly there to deliver a message, asking, "What can I do for you?"
"Lord Berenice invites you to the Grand Training Grounds, wishing to further discuss his abilities with you," the old man calmly relayed his master's message.
"Please tell them I'll be there soon."
"I'll take my leave."
The old man bowed his head and stepped back, a look of surprise flashing clearly in his eyes the instant he lowered his head.
He never expected Ryūsaki to agree so readily. Berenice's meaning was already quite clear: he wanted to spar with Ryūsaki.
'Does this guy think he'll still be alive after the sparring session?' The old man couldn't help but shake his head inwardly.
"What a destined person!"
Ryūsaki was overjoyed and headed straight for the only Trial Ground in Silbern.
New World City, Inaba Kage's Reishi Laboratory.
On a Reishi Machine, there is a transparent jar on each side. Inaba Kage is in the jar on the right, while on the left is a green-haired girl— Kujo Nozomi.
The body named Yushima Oko lay quietly inside a horizontal jar, which was connected to the jars of the two people above.
"Tank One is ready."
"Tank Two is ready."
"The fusion can begin."
"Ready, three, two, one, begin fusion."
Two staff members, one tall and one short, both wearing identical white lab coats, glasses, and masks, quickly operated the Reishi Fusion Machine and eventually pressed the start button in unison.
The two people inside the jar were instantly vaporized by the Reishi, without any pain; then the Reishi flowed through the tube into Yushima Oko's body below.
A few minutes later, Yushima Oko, who had been in a state of being a living dead, suddenly opened his eyes, raised his hand and smashed the horizontal jar, instantly sitting up straight, his joy undisguised.
"Inaba Kage, we still need to test your physical functions..."
The short staff member was about to stop Yushima Oko getting up, but was so frightened by his sharp gaze that he dared not say another word.
Yushima asked slowly, "What did you just call me?"
"Because..."
Before the short man could speak, the tall man quickly covered his mouth and said, "Yushima, please cooperate with our inspection. This is part of the plan you devised."
Yushima's face brightened with joy again, and he burst into laughter. After all these years, he had finally returned.
No longer the despised little trash who was forced to switch teams, Kujo, under the control of his clone Inaba Kage, was also forced to learn how to use his Zanpakuto and became completely proficient.
After combining the two again, he believed he could defeat Detachment Captains in a one-on-one fight.
As expected, after the two of them finished testing his data, his Reiatsu had reached the Second-Class, Third Stage, Third-Class Reiatsu was already at the Captain-level.
If he were to learn Bankai or perform a Hollowfication, he would definitely reach the Top Tier of existence...
"Is the fusion complete? What a perfect experimental subject."
Just then, a gentle voice came, accompanied by a series of clear footsteps, bringing Yushima back to her senses from her joy.
"Lord Aizen."
Yushima bowed slightly, facing Aizen, he dared not be presumptuous.
Centered on Aizen, the space within a three-meter radius was slightly distorted, and his Reiatsu increased again.
"Yushima, how are you feeling?" Aizen looked Yushima, then gestured for the two staff members to leave.
Aizen knew Inaba Kage's original name long before Inaba Kage him, and calling him by his original name was a way of showing him respect.
Aizen could handle these details naturally; he didn't need to deliberately show them off.
"The integration is very good, there's no rejection reaction, it's just that some hard power is lacking and needs to be strengthened." Hearing Aizen call out his real name, Yushima also showed a look of joy, indicating his satisfaction.
"That's good. There's something I need you to do..."
Sure enough, the important business came. Aizen began to arrange the next tasks, Yushima's eyes occasionally revealed excitement.
The Silbern Grand Training Grounds are relatively quiet, with only a few Holy Soldiers practicing freely in twos and threes.
In sparring without orders from superiors, they don't have to fight to the death.
In one of the large pits, two people stood facing each other, attracting the attention of more than a dozen Holy Soldiers...
"Lord Berenice, I look forward to your guidance."
"No need for that. Your sudden departure last time was a huge blow to me. I was just testing whether I was strong enough. Come on, attack!"
In contrast to Ryūsaki's respectful attitude, Berenice made no attempt to hide his displeasure, clearly because Ryūsaki hadn't listened to him finish speaking last time, which made him unhappy.
As soon as Ryūsaki Reishi, eight Chains materialized around him and flew toward Berenice.
"The Quincy doesn't even use a bow? Are you unable to conjure a bow? Or do you think you can't hit me? Either way, you're showing some self-awareness."
As Berenice dodged, he kept muttering to himself, using the Schrift ability 'The Question'.
This ability is mainly exerted through words, used to deal with people who are weak or incompetent. It can even make someone doubt themselves with just a few words, leading to depression and suicide.
"Even if Chains of that strength hits me, what can it do? It can't break through my defense at all. You got your Reserve Forces status through connections, didn't you? The weakest Reserve Forces?"
Berenice continued babbling, which annoyed Ryūsaki had just pulled back her Chains.
So he raised his hands, extended his index fingers, and quickly thrust two thin beams of Reishi into his ears.
The external force caused a perforation of the eardrum, and blood gushed out of the ear. Ryūsaki's hearing was greatly reduced, but not to the point of deafness.
Seeing Berenice's astonished expression, Ryūsaki smiled and said, "Lord Berenice, please speak louder, I can't hear you."
"Good lad, but that doesn't mean you can beat me. Let me show you the basic combat strength of Sternritter member."
Berenice seemed to have learned something; a Reishi sword appeared in his hand, and with a swing, three Heilig Pfeil flew towards Ryūsaki.
Ryūsaki neither dodged nor evaded; as she swung her eight Chains, she simultaneously hurled even more Heilig Pfeil.
Those Heilig Pfeil were quite powerful, forcing Berenice to dodge. Even with Blut Vene, taking a hit would be very painful.
But Ryūsaki seemed to have no energy left; the four Chains kept firing Heilig Pfeil, four of them chasing and stabbing at him, while shouting, "What's wrong with Lord Berenice? Didn't you say that attacks of this strength were useless against you? Why are you running?"
For a moment, the Holy Soldiers watching from above were all stunned.
"Damn brat."
Berenice's face gradually darkened. A member of the Sternritter was being forced to run around everywhere.
He swung his longsword and cleaved away four Chains in succession, but was hit in the shoulder by a Heilig Pfeil, and was immediately sent flying backward. His shoulder was slightly scraped, but fortunately he was still in the state of being in a state of Blut Vene.
The four Chains that had just been knocked away extended again, and Berenice kept dodging. Suddenly, he realized that the Chains were not extending or retracting very quickly.
Seeing the opening, Berenice was overjoyed. Berenice used his Hirenkyaku to dodge the extended Chains in an instant, and casually unleashed several Heilig Pfeil to counter Ryūsaki's Heilig Pfeil.
Then, it broke through the Chains attack that stretched over thirty meters long and came within two meters of Ryūsaki.
Berenice's face twisted into a cruel smile, "Die."
He switched to his Blut Arterie and thrust his sword forward with his right hand.
When Ryūsaki turned slightly to the side, Berenice paused for a moment. Was Ryūsaki smiling too?
Kurara!
Two red Chains suddenly extended, one locking Berenice's right wrist, preventing him from moving forward at all, and the other locking his left foot, making it impossible for him to escape.
Chains intertwined, forming an oval sphere that surrounded the two, obscuring the view of onlookers.
'I can't move, but why can't I speak either? My whole body is numb. Damn it, what kind of ability is this?' Berenice was shocked. His muscles Paralysis, and he could hardly circulate his Reiryoku.
"The Sklaverei..."
Sensing Ryūsaki's murderous intent, Berenice tried to use his limited Reiryoku to activate 'Sklaverei' in order to strengthen himself, break free from this control, and activate 'Vollständig'.
However, with a 'snap' sound.
A Heilig Pfeil severed his right wrist, which was adorned with a black glove bearing the Star and Cross. Berenice was no longer able to unleash his Vollständig and could only groan in pain.
"It's over, Lord Berenice."
Ryūsaki raised her hand towards Berenice, and the Heilig Pfeil was condensed to its maximum size.
Because of the 'Paralysis', Berenice couldn't even switch to his Blut, and could only watch helplessly as the Heilig Pfeil, attached to the Chains, hurtled towards his neck...
"To actually put Berenice in such a difficult position, that Ryūsaki guy is really something else."
"Lord Berenice won't lose, will he?"
"They're out, they're out."
Is it over?
The Holy Soldier were still discussing when the Chains were removed. Ryūsaki wore a pleased smile, and behind him lay the decapitated Berenice.
The dark red blood left the Holy Soldiers stunned and speechless.
"Lord Berenice!!"
Suddenly, a shrill scream rang out, and Berenice's brown-haired old servant came running from the stands, his eyes filled with fear and disbelief.
Ryūsaki smiled slightly, conjured a small red flame in her right hand, threw it towards Berenice's corpse, and then left without looking back.
The small flame instantly expanded, forming a Reishi fire pillar over twenty meters high.
The old servant with brown hair stood before the pillar of fire, his face ashen.
Upon seeing Ryūsaki approach, the Holy Soldiers bowed their heads slightly, knowing that in that instant, this young man's status had risen a level above theirs.
The pillar of fire attracted the attention of many people; anyone who wasn't blind could see it, even the Sternritter members still Silbern.
In the Ice Palace, Yhwach, having received the soul power of Berenice, slowly opened his eyes.
"His Majesty."
Jugram Haschwalth strode over and pretended to listen.
"Jugram Haschwalth, did you sense it? Berenice is dead."
"Yes, the person who killed him should be Ryūsaki Ishida, the son of Sōken Ishida. He returned to the Wandenreich two years ago."
"Oh? What about Sōken?"
According to Ryūsaki, Sōken still holds the belief of coexisting peacefully with Soul Reaper.
"I see. Then I should ask this young man why his ideas differ from his father's."
As the two talked, Ryūsaki arrived at the gates of the Ice Palace and directly told the Holy Soldier that he requested an audience with the Emperor...