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"Seireitei."
At this moment, about an hour had passed since Yhwach had led the Sternritter in invading the Soul Society. The Sternritter had already become locked in fierce battles with the captains of the Gotei 13!
Perhaps because even His Majesty the Soul King stood on the Quincy's side, ever since the Sternritter began fighting the Gotei 13 captains, they had repeatedly used the Quincy Medallions granted by Yhwach to successfully seize the Soul Reapers' Bankai! For a time, the knights were riding high, as though they could already see the dawn of victory...
However, at that very moment, the appearance of a single figure drew everyone's attention, becoming the focus of countless Soul Reapers and Quincy.
"Who's that guy? What's he doing flying up there for no reason?!"
"There aren't even any enemies in the sky!"
"Did our Quincy power scare him stupid?!"
Bazz-B, one of the Sternritter possessing Schrift H, The Heat, sensed Kuchiki Koga's presence and immediately looked up. Watching Koga raise his Zanpakuto over his head, he asked in confusion.
"His name is Kuchiki Koga. He is a member of our Kuchiki Clan~"
As Bazz-B stared at Koga with a puzzled expression...
A somewhat aged voice suddenly rang out before him, answering his question.
"And you are?"
Upon hearing that, Bazz-B slowly turned around and looked toward the person who had spoken, his expression carrying a hint of confusion.
In Bazz-B's field of view stood an elderly man with long silver-white hair and a stern face. He wore a white haori bearing the Kuchiki Clan emblem on its back, lightly stroking his beard with one hand while holding the other behind his back as he silently watched Bazz-B.
"My name is Kuchiki Ginrei. I am the former head of the Kuchiki Clan!"
"The former captain