The absurd dream beneath the Bright Sun would finally have someone come and shatter it!
That boiling crowd was the first spark to set the night ablaze!
Omaeda looked at the nearly crazed crowd before him, at the people whose eyes were filled with light for the first time. For some reason, a rush of hot blood surged toward his head. He wanted to be one of them too!
He gritted his teeth, tore out several strands of his own hair, and did something he would never normally have done!
He strode up to Yamada Unko, lifted him as if he were a baby chick, and slung him over his shoulder. Then he turned to the squad members behind him and said:
"From this moment on, Yamada Unko will officially be detained! And! Tomorrow morning, he will be handed over to the First Squad for a public trial!"
As he said this, one of the squad members who had earlier been preparing to shove the old man to the ground seemed about to persuade Omaeda otherwise, but Omaeda rudely cut him off. He strode toward the end of the street, and just as his broad back was about to vanish from sight, a booming voice rang out:
"Anyone who wants to watch tomorrow! If you don't have money! Starting now, line up outside the Omaeda Family estate to collect some! If anyone refuses to give it to you! Tell them Omaeda Marechiyo sent you!"
With that, his broad figure disappeared from everyone's sight.
The crowd then erupted like fireworks that had been set alight, unleashing their fiercest cries!
In an instant, the cheers throughout the entire street became like thunder that could shatter the night!
Naturally, this scene caught the attention of Soul Society's higher-ups.
Within the First Division Barracks,