Soul Society.
"Captain, is there a new mission today?"
No major actions are planned for the time being!
"Captain, let's have a drink tonight!"
"Haha, I can't hold my liquor! I've embarrassed myself quite a few times."
"It's okay, you'll get better with more practice."
"Alright, I'll arrange a get-together with the Eighth Division tonight. Captain Kyōraku also loves to drink..."
Amagai Shūsuke inspected the Third Division's Squad Barracks with a cheerful and sunny disposition, showing no signs of alienation from the Squad Members.
His Vice-Captain, Kanui Hanza, however, had a haughty expression, as if he wanted to keep his distance.
Once they reached a secluded spot, Amagai's face returned to calm. He whispered something to Kanai, and the two parted ways.
After returning to her dormitory and locking the door, Amagai finally said, "Can I come out now?"
"Your perception is quite good!" Yushima chuckled in admiration.
"We could have communicated via communications, so why did you send me here in person, Lord Aizen? Is there some new plan?"
Yushima smiled and said, "The plan has begun. Just follow the instructions. I'm sure the clever Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi will be grateful to you, and perhaps the Captain-Commander will be very pleased as well."
Yushima placed an envelope on the table, and then a circle connecting the Dangai appeared behind her. She disappeared into it.
After he left, Amagai snorted coldly, expressing her disdain for the man, then picked up the envelope, opened it, and read its contents.
A moment later, his pupils contracted slightly, and then, without a word, he used his Kidō to burn the paper to ashes.
Amagai opened the door and went out.
On the third day, the Bakōtō reappeared.
On the fourth day, after investigation, it was confirmed that the casting was indeed made by the Kasumioji Clan.
That same day, the 3rd, 5th, and 11th Division received orders to eliminate the terrorists.
Kumoi was killed on the spot by Amagai, while Kasumioji Genki, who had become the head of the Kasumioji Clan, was arrested by the Central 46.
The current Central 46 is far more enlightened than the Central 46 that was massacred a century ago, and it contains some relatively young wise men.
Otherwise, given their past practices, they would probably hesitate for a very long time before apprehending a high-ranking nobleman.
With Kumoi's death, no one knew that Amagai had secretly been in contact with the Kasumioji Clan all these years in order to investigate the cause of his father's death, because he had only been in contact with Kumoi, the mastermind.
As for Kasumioji Genki, after having a daughter, he thought about how to strengthen the family bloodline every day and handed over everything to Kumoi, which led to his overwhelming power.
Amagai's grudges have come to an end, because in his mind, Nangong Ling has also been sealed away...
At the Captains' Meeting held by the Kasumioji Clan, Mayuri Kurotsuchi did not attend. When he heard that some of the Bakōtō had special abilities, he couldn't wait to take them back to study.
Amagai was the first to report:
"The Bakōtō found at the Kasumioji Clan is different from those found before. This new version of the Bakōtō doesn't need to absorb too much of the user's Reiatsu; instead, it absorbs the Reiatsu of those it clashes with to continuously grow stronger."
"There are also some 'Bakōtō,' which don't devour Reiatsu, but rather Reishi, just like Quincy, where the devouring of Reishi makes the blade evolve and become stronger."
"Only when the user's tolerance is insufficient will the blade continue to evolve and endanger the user... That's all."
"What Captain Amagai said is consistent with what I've seen."
"Same."
After Amagai finished speaking, Hirako and Zaraki echoed each other, stating that there was no possibility of fabricating facts.
"Thus, the charge of the Kasumioji Clan's treachery is confirmed. Captain Amagai, you will testify in Central 46 later... Meeting adjourned."
Captain-Commander Yamamoto tapped his cane, effectively sealing the matter.
Amagai didn't leave. He went outside, took a stack of documents from Kanui Hanza, and walked towards the Captain-Commander's office.
"Speak, what else is there?" Old Man Yama asked, sitting in his chair and looking at Amagai in front of him.
Amagai placed the documents in his hand on the table and took two steps back. "These are the recent Bakōtō experiments conducted by the Kasumioji Clan."
"They infused the power of the void into the Bakōtō, which could devour Reishi, and discovered that the Bakōtō became extremely greedy and insatiable, constantly consuming Reishi."
"I'm thinking, could we use these things to pry open the door to that thief's world, like opening the door directly and sending Captain-level inside..."
Upon hearing this, Captain-Commander Yamamoto's eyes widened slightly. Learning that a Quincy hideout was secretly operating within Soul Society was a thorn in his side.
For this, he was frequently dragged to the Forty-Sixth for criticism and struggle sessions, each time with questions about when the Quincy's hideout could be found and the safety of the Seireitei guaranteed.
With a quick glance, he noticed that the earliest experimental record was from a year ago. Old Man Yama frowned slightly. If they waited any longer, wouldn't Kumoi have already succeeded in their research?
"That's a good idea. After you've given your testimony, send this information to the Twelfth Division... Now, leave!" After giving his instructions, the Old Man Yama dismissed him.
Having Shunpo his goal, Amagai landed with a slight smile on his lips before heading straight for Central 46 without looking back.
Kasumioji Genki was sentenced to three hundred years in prison, and only some Vassal who were verified to be unaware of the situation were released.
At 9 PM, in Mayuri Kurotsuchi's Laboratory at the Headquarters of the Twelfth Division.
In the center of the Laboratory is a conspicuous table with a semi-circular, black glass cover upside down on it, which reads 'Wandenreich Model'.
In the corner were several workbenches, Mayuri Kurotsuchi was busy disassembling something.
"Hmph, what perfect material! With just a little modification, it can be turned into a super-sized Reishi absorber. The Kasumioji Clan isn't entirely useless after all!"
Mayuri Kurotsuchi's chilling laughter occasionally drifted from the Laboratory.
At that moment, Nemu Kurotsuchi's voice came from outside the door. "Captain Amagai has delivered some materials, which are the experimental records and some data from the Kasumioji Clan over the past few years."
Mayuri Kurotsuchi asked in confusion, "Oh? What are you sending all these things for? Are you asking us to produce Bakōtō?"
After taking the documents and seeing the information on the Bakōtō) enhanced with Hollowfication, Mayuri Kurotsuchi suddenly laughed, his laughter growing increasingly wicked.
The Bakōtō was a minor matter; what truly gave him enlightenment was 'Hollowfication,' the complete opposite of the Quincy...
New World City.
"How is it?" Aizen asked calmly.
Yushima exclaimed excitedly, "We've given Mayuri Kurotsuchi the biggest hint yet. If the Quincy don't come up with a new way to continue the Sealing, it might be breached this time."
"Should we remind them again about the intelligence we recently received Sternritter?"
Aizen smiled slightly, "No need. I believe the Gotei 13 can find a good solution. Just tell them that Yhwach has been Resurrection."
"In this way, even if they have reservations, they will have to pay the price for their carelessness a thousand years ago."
Yushima exclaimed, "Lord Aizen is brilliant!"
Only when two tigers fight can these wolves profit.
Another year has passed.
In the World of the Living, Masaki Kurosaki has begun her internship. Since falling in love with Isshin, the two are often inseparable.
When her period was late, Masaki found out she was pregnant.
Looking at the two lines on the pregnancy test, she and Isshin stared at each other, not quite understanding what was going on.
Am I going to be a mom?
Am I going to be a dad?
"We're not married yet, this won't do."
"Then why don't we just get married now!"
"That's true."
They hit it off immediately, registered their marriage, and held a wedding ceremony, all within a month...
On the other side, Ryūken Ishida was not to be outdone. He was with Katagiri Hae, and no matter how much his mother objected, it was no use, because Sōken himself had returned.
Six months later, as the two pregnant women were heavily pregnant, a white light streaked across the sky, searching for all the Mixed-Blood Quincy.
In various parts of the World of the Living, there are more or less Mixed-Blood Quincy, and some people even have a slight Quincy bloodline but do not choose to become Quincy.
Anyone hit by the white light, whether at work or playing, suddenly fainted.
Masaki was at home snacking and watching TV shows when she suddenly felt a flash of white light through the window and enter her body.
A sudden, violent fetal movement made Masaki pale. "What was that? Why is Ichigo moving so violently all of a sudden?"
In her unseen Inner World, a beam of white light darted about, chased and bitten by a skull mask until the skull mask completely devoured the beam of white light, and then the fetal movements gradually subsided.
"It's okay, it's okay, Mom's here!"
After realizing there were no suspicious people or illusions around, Masaki stroked her belly as if comforting the baby in her womb, and quickly went downstairs to have Isshin check her up.
Meanwhile, Katagiri Hae was taking a stroll in the back garden, accompanied by two Servants from the Ishida Family. The three of them were chatting and laughing.
Suddenly, three beams of white light descended from the sky and shone on the three people. The two Servants collapsed to the ground without saying a word.
Katagiri swayed for a moment, but ultimately nothing happened to him.
The child in her womb was no less capable; it directly deflected the white light and even extracted a trace of Reiryoku from it, which it then used to nourish Katagiri.
Katagiri, however, didn't notice anything amiss. She anxiously called out, "Uesugi? Xiaohui? What's wrong with you? Wake up!"
Before long, Ryūken and Sōken, having received the notification, arrived one after the other.
"What happened?" Ryūken asked coldly, seeing the two Servants on the ground.
Katagiri recounted what had just happened. She didn't know how it happened either; she was also attacked by the white light, but while her two Servants died, she was unharmed.
Upon hearing this, Sōken examined them again and shook his head slightly. "Auswählen, there's no hope. Take them back first."
Ryūken and Sōken each picked up one person and then rushed back home.
To their surprise, several members of their family also collapsed to the ground.
Seeing his wife on the verge of death, Sōken sighed inwardly, "Has Yhwach woken up?"