"Emergency announcement! Emergency announcement..."
"The Spiritual Pressures of 9th Division Captain Kensei Muguruma and Vice-Captain Hiyori Sarugaki have disappeared within the Soul Society. All Gotei 13 captains are ordered to immediately report to the temporary conference room of the 1st Division for an emergency Captain's Meeting!"
The instant Kensei Muguruma and Hiyori Sarugaki collapsed, announcement after announcement rang throughout the entire Seireitei. Every squad member who had been asleep jolted awake, their expressions changing at once.
"Huh? A captain's Spiritual Pressure disappeared..."
"I've got a feeling this incident could turn out huge!"
"You don't need a feeling. This incident has already gotten huge..."
"Ever since Captain-Commander Araki took office, this is the first time the Gotei 13 has seen a captain-class Soul Reaper's Spiritual Pressure disappear."
The squad members awakened by the alarms immediately began discussing the matter among themselves.
12th Division Captain's Office.
"My head hurts..."
Urahara Kisuke, who had fallen asleep while staying up late to write a paper, rubbed his still-groggy head after being woken by the alarm. Then he suddenly remembered something, and his expression changed as he snapped fully awake.
"Oh no! That kid Hiyori already went to the Rukongai District..."
Urahara Kisuke's expression darkened. He strode into the laboratory where the 12th Division members were stationed and anxiously asked the researchers still staying up to record experimental data, "Hiyori! Where exactly is Vice-Captain Hiyori now?!"
"If you mean Vice-Captain Hiyori, she has already departed..."
A Jin, who was still young and looked like a little radish, calmly answered the flustered Urahara Kisuke.
"Damn it..."
Urahara Kisuke's face changed. He had no time to worry about anything else; what he knew about Hiyori's situation was practically zero.
He could only attend the emergency Captain's Meeting called by Araki first. Once he received Araki's approval, he