"Captain Commander, something's happened!"
Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, who had been drinking tea while pondering the aftermath of the campaign to wipe out the Wandenreich and reviewing the related reports, was startled by an urgent shout.
"What is it? Why are you so flustered?"
"Mr. Hawking broke into the Noble District and stormed the Tsunayashiro Family!"
The reporting Shinigami was drenched in sweat as he spoke.
"What?!"
Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, who had been calm just moments ago, dropped his teacup to the floor.
"What exactly happened?"
"I don't know. All I know is that Mr. Hawking appeared in the Noble District carrying the captain of the Tsunayashiro Family head's personal guard, then charged straight into the Tsunayashiro Family."
The Shinigami shook his head.
After pondering for two seconds, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto could not help but curse aloud.
"Tsunayashiro Tokinada, that idiot!"
The current head of the Tsunayashiro Family, Tsunayashiro Tokinada, had once been one of his students, though Yamamoto had never liked him.
He had always felt that this descendant of a Tsunayashiro branch family had a crooked heart.
The facts proved his suspicions. When the Tsunayashiro Family chose its next head, all the other successors suddenly died under mysterious circumstances, while Tsunayashiro Tokinada alone remained unharmed and inherited the position.
Moreover, ever since Tsunayashiro Tokinada became family head, he had continuously expanded his influence. More than half of Central 46 had become Tsunayashiro Tokinada's people.
After yesterday's battle against the Wandenreich, during the high-level meeting, Central 46 had ordered him to personally lead the Shinigami to the Human World and kill Ichigo Kurosaki, preventing Hawking from entering the Bleach World again.
The reason was simple. Hawking had devoured Yhwach and possessed strength that no one could contend against.
If something went wrong someday, they would have no way to handle