"Captain of the Fifth Division, Ailin?"
Seeing the number on the back of the Shinigami who had rescued Tier Harribel, Candice Catnipp's expression changed drastically.
Although the Quincy of the Wandenreich's Sternritter had greatly increased their strength over the past thousand years through the "Blut" created by Yhwach and the more perfected "Quincy Vollständig," they were in no way weaker than the captains of the Gotei 13 in the Seireitei.
Yhwach had even sealed his "Altar of Usurpation" ability into Schrift and bestowed them upon the Quincy of the Sternritter, granting them the ability to steal Shinigami Bankai.
With one side strengthened and the other weakened, it was enough to give the Quincy the upper hand in battle against the Shinigami.
Even so, Yhwach had still marked five "Special Threats" among the Shinigami.
These five Special Threats were five powerful Shinigami whom Yhwach believed could pose a major obstacle to the Quincy's defeat of the Seireitei.
Among them was Ichibei Hyosube, captain of the Royal Guard, representing "wisdom."
There was Urahara Kisuke, the former captain of the Twelfth Division, representing "means."
There was Ailin, Captain of the Fifth Division, representing "combat power."
There was Aizen Sosuke, representing "spiritual pressure."
And there was the Substitute Shinigami, Ichigo Kurosaki, representing "potential"!
According to His Majesty, among these five Special Threats, aside from Ichigo Kurosaki, who represented "potential" and had yet to grow to an overwhelming level and could be killed first, the Quincy of the Sternritter could flee upon encountering any of the other four without being held accountable by the Emperor.
"Oh? You know me?"
After settling Tier Harribel down, Ailin happened to hear Candice Catnipp's cry of alarm. His figure flashed, and he instantly appeared before her.
"Of course. You're one of the five Special Threat Shinigami marked by His