It was as though everyone in the Seireitei was preparing to unite against the Quincy invasion two years from now.
Yet Shunsui Kyōraku could sense that this calm was more like the stillness before a storm.
If only they could settle the Gotei 13's internal affairs before going to war with the Quincy!
Shunsui Kyōraku had no desire to be fighting enemies on the front lines while also having to divide his attention between conflicts within the Seireitei.
Presumably, those people were thinking the same thing.
"Nanao-chan, let's go!"
Tucking his hands into his sleeves, Shunsui Kyōraku headed for the First Division with Ise Nanao.
"The show is about to begin!"
By the pond, Ailin looked up at the sky after hearing the summons for the Captain's Meeting.
At this moment, Ichibei Hyosube was still sitting high in the Soul King Palace, fishing leisurely.
To Ichibei Hyosube, as long as the Three Realms continued operating steadily, everything in the lower realm had nothing to do with him.
It could be said that, in the entire world of Shinigami, Ichibei Hyosube alone had truly inherited the will of the Spirit King.
If Yhwach had not intended to absorb the Spirit King and remake the world—or if, like Aizen Sosuke, Urahara Kisuke, and Tokinada Tsunayashiro, Yhwach had created a Soul King Candidate—then perhaps Ichibei Hyosube would not even have stopped him when he attacked the Soul King Palace.
"Haruko, I'm going to the First Division for a meeting."
"Alice, I'll leave the safety of the house to you."
"Yes, Lord Ailin."
At Ailin's command, a golden-haired girl clad head to toe in Golden Armor appeared beside him.
Alice was a Zanpakuto Ailin had given to Haruko Kuchiki over a hundred years ago to protect her.
At the time, however, Ailin had