When Yoru Machi arrived at Karakura Town General Hospital, he had not even entered the building before Ishida Ryuken and Kurosaki Isshin used Flying Lotus Footwork and Shunpo respectively to appear at his left and right. They hoisted Yoru Machi up between them and took him straight into the hospital's underground facility.
Compared to the last time Yoru Machi had visited, the entire underground laboratory had undergone a complete overhaul.
To prevent any outside interference, the entire underground laboratory had been enveloped in a powerful barrier.
Kurosaki Isshin had even made time to visit Soul Society and taken quite a few secret treasures from the Shiba Clan's limited stockpile to reinforce the defenses here.
So many combat monsters had fought so fiercely in Karakura Town during the battle against Aizen and Hueco Mundo, yet this place had somehow remained completely untouched.
And in order to monitor Kurosaki Masaki and Katagiri Hanae's bodily data in real time, the extravagantly wealthy Ishida Ryuken had replaced every piece of equipment in the underground laboratory with the most advanced models available.
Kurosaki Ichigo had not seen his father at home for a long time. Aside from going out to fight Aizen once, Kurosaki Isshin had spent all his time here these past few days.
He had even been sleeping on the floor of the underground laboratory at night...
Although Ishida Ryuken had not gone quite as far as Kurosaki Isshin, he was not much better off. Otherwise, Ishida Uryu would not have suspected him of sneaking around.
"Yoru Machi, you finally came. I was starting to wonder whether you had forgotten what you promised us. Masaki and Hanae's vital signs have become increasingly active lately. If you hadn't shown up today, we were planning to go to Soul Society to find you."
Hearing Kurosaki