After Urahara Kisuke became the captain of the Twelfth Division, Ailin knew that the curtain was about to rise on the Reapers.
Mayuri Kurotsuchi, who had been held in the Worm's Nest of the Second Division, was released by Urahara Kisuke and brought into the Twelfth Division as his vice-captain.
Moreover, in order to make Mayuri Kurotsuchi work for him seriously, Urahara Kisuke made a wager with him—
As long as Urahara Kisuke remained captain of the Twelfth Division, Mayuri Kurotsuchi would serve him wholeheartedly as his assistant.
Once Urahara Kisuke was no longer captain of the Twelfth Division, the Twelfth Division would be entirely under Mayuri Kurotsuchi's control. Whatever he wanted to research, invent, or create, no one could stop him.
Thus, through the efforts of Urahara Kisuke and Mayuri Kurotsuchi, Soul Society's technology underwent a major revolution in just a few short years.
The Soul Technology Development Bureau in particular replaced its previously bulky machines with computers equipped with display screens. Reishi surveillance equipment was also installed throughout various locations, allowing monitored footage to be displayed directly on computers. It was far more convenient than before.
In addition, Urahara Kisuke invented the "Communication Device," which possessed both communication and scanning functions. Its appearance was a godsend to the Reapers of the Gotei 13 stationed in the Human World, greatly reducing the time they spent searching for Hollows there.
It seemed that everything was moving in a better direction.
Yet beneath Soul Society's calm surface, turbulent undercurrents raged.
In recent years, even without deliberately paying attention, Ailin knew that the Hollows entering Soul Society and the Human World were basically only small and medium-sized Hollows.
No Menos above the Gillian class had appeared again.
As time passed, Gillian-class Menos had become a "legendary" existence to new students of the