After Chiba Makoto lay in the tent and rested for the night, the incident finally came to a complete end.
The Tenth Division members who had lost parts of their souls displayed traits almost identical to those of the Rukongai residents. Furthermore, the Technological Development Department, which arrived afterward, compared the Reishi left behind by that Adjuchas and found the same residual Reishi within the spiritual bodies of some Rukongai residents.
The Adjuchas's ability to hide within other spiritual bodies also explained why no trace of it had been found in Rukongai.
Thus, Seireitei concluded that the Adjuchas was responsible for the soul-loss incidents.
Afterward, Chiba Makoto met Ōtoribashi Rōjūrō, who looked like a classical aristocrat, Captain Hirako Shinji, whose appearance was rather carefree, and Shiba Isshin, the current Vice-Captain of the Tenth Division.
The Shiba Isshin before him was entirely different from the slovenly middle-aged man, Kurosaki Isshin, in Chiba Makoto's memories. He looked heroic and handsome, though his personality already carried that bold, uninhibited air.
However, Shiba Isshin wept on the spot over the casualties among more than thirty squad members, filled with remorse for not remaining in Rukongai.
As expected, marriage is a man's grave too...
As Chiba Makoto followed Unohana Retsu back to Seireitei, he could not help grumbling inwardly.
If he had not known in advance, it would have been hard to imagine that such a heroic, handsome man would eventually become an unkempt middle-aged househusband.
Men really had to sacrifice too much for their families!
Just as Unohana Retsu led Chiba Makoto through the Soul-Covering Membrane and into Seireitei, Chiba Makoto, who had been lying atop Minazuki and pretending to be weak, suddenly narrowed his eyes as he looked at the Reishi in the air.
No... something's wrong!
Now that Chiba Makoto possessed the