Beneath the pale gray sky, a transparent Reishi barrier, rippling like water, slowly extended from the Urahara Shop and gradually covered more than half of Karakura Town.
Kisuke Urahara wiped away his sweat and said to Hachigen Ushōda beside him, who was likewise panting heavily from exhaustion:
"You've worked hard, Tessai. It seems this technique still needs a great deal more improvement. Otherwise, this Kido requires far too much spiritual pressure. Even the two of us have to expend a full two-thirds of our spiritual pressure just to barely cover more than half of Karakura Town."
Hearing Kisuke Urahara's words, Hachigen Ushōda nodded. However, he said nothing, merely opening his mouth wide as he continued to gasp for breath. Maintaining a Kido over such a vast range was still far too taxing for him.
He sat on the ground amid countless intricate patterns, his arms slightly drawn together. Streams of spiritual pressure spilled from his body, then flowed into the barrier covering the sky in a unique sequence.
At that moment, Miyako Shiba discovered in surprise that the red dots that had been constantly flashing on the communicator in her hand all turned back into the usual blue dots the instant the barrier rose.
This meant that, in the eyes of Soul Society headquarters, Karakura Town was now in a normal state!
Urahara also noticed the unconcealable shock on Miyako Shiba's face. Smiling, he raised a finger to his lips before saying to her with a grin:
"Shh! Miss Shiba, this needs to stay secret, okay?"
After hearing Urahara's words, Miyako Shiba froze for a moment, then immediately nodded, indicating that she would definitely not reveal it.
Meanwhile, within Soul Society's Research and Development Institute, Mayuri Kurotsuchi stared at his private monitor. Watching the red dots flash across it, the