However, Urahara Kisuke's trust in Hiyori Sarugaki that time had caused Hiyori, Hirako Shinji, and the others to all be turned into subjects of Aizen Sosuke's Hollowfication Experiment.
Although, with the power of the half of the Hogyoku in Urahara Kisuke's possession, Hiyori Sarugaki and the other eight ultimately survived and gained the power of Hollowfication, improving their strength to some extent.
Still, their so-called "Hollowfication" was ultimately based on their spiritual pressure being invaded by Hollow particles.
If their minds were not strong enough, they could be devoured by the Hollows within them at any time.
This situation greatly changed Urahara Kisuke's way of doing things afterward.
Indeed, from then on, whenever Urahara Kisuke handed a mission to someone, he maintained absolute trust in them.
However, to ensure that an accident like Hiyori Sarugaki's never happened again, Urahara Kisuke always made thorough preparations.
Sending Shihoin Yoruichi to the Soul Society to find Ailin was one part of Urahara Kisuke's plan.
In the Human World, Uryu Ishida stared at the Hollows filling the sky, large beads of cold sweat rolling down his forehead.
Twelve years ago, his grandfather, Sogen Ishida, had been set up by Shinigami and nearly killed by Hollows. That scene had driven Uryu Ishida's opinion of Shinigami to rock bottom.
Of course, that did not include the Shinigami who had saved his grandfather.
By chance, Uryu Ishida had seen his classmate Ichigo Kurosaki wearing a Shinigami uniform and purifying Hollows. That sight stirred the anger buried deep within Uryu Ishida's heart.
So, after school today, Uryu Ishida stopped Ichigo Kurosaki. The two decided to settle who was stronger, Shinigami or Quincy, by counting how many Hollows each of them killed.
What Uryu Ishida did not know was that Karakura Town had become a region of dense