'Seireitei.'
Inside the Captain's Office of the '1st Division.'
Genryūsai Shigekuni, who had encountered a Quincy attack at the 'Shino Academy,' and Chōjirō Sasakibe.
As well as Kuruyashiki, commander of the Fourth Detachment under the '1st Division,' who had encountered a Quincy attack at Hakutōmon, the western gate among Seireitei's four great gates; along with his Five Heavenly Kings—Ashido, Gosuke, Shusuke Amagai, and the Miyanagi Siblings—all gathered in Araki's Captain's Office, standing before him with tense expressions.
"Quincies?!"
Araki looked at the people before him, strategically took a sip of tea from his cup, then spoke the enemy's name with a complicated expression.
"Exactly..."
"That Quincy who attacked the 'Shino Academy' personally spoke the name Yhwach before me! I don't think that was a coincidence..."
"Clearly, the enemy we failed to kill a thousand years ago has now completely revived and has begun planning his second invasion of the 'Seireitei'!"
Genryūsai narrowed his eyes, his brows tightly furrowed, looking somewhat pressed.
Clearly, Yhwach's revival had still put some pressure on Genryūsai~
Looking across the million-year history of the 'Soul Society,' Yhwach was the first great enemy capable of posing such a threat to the 'Seireitei'~
"I can testify to that! The enemy who invaded Hakutōmon also spoke Yhwach's name! It seems that the King of the Quincy, who had been active in history, truly could not bear solitude. He had risen again from the sealed past and intended to take revenge on us Soul Reapers of the 'Gotei 13'~"
Kuruyashiki stroked his chin and spoke eagerly.
As a hero who had fought his way out of the Rukongai District in the era after Yhwach's first invasion, Kuruyashiki had no idea just how terrifying the legendary King of the Quincy truly was. Instead, he grew eager to fight, wanting to emulate