Imperial Palace Front Hall Pavilion.
Shisui stood before Shin, reporting on his mission.
"The Soul Society's investigation has reached the Living World. The Shinigami responsible for the investigation have already been dealt with."
"So quickly?" Shin said, slightly surprised.
Shisui explained, "Captain-Commander Kyoraku has been personally overseeing the matter all along. Our people had difficulty interfering, so the investigation progressed quickly."
What Shisui referred to was the previous riot in the Soul Society. Its root lay in Shin's deployment of those artificial Devil Fruits into the Soul Society. There were now quite a few Fruit users in this world, and if the Shinigami of the Soul Society investigated thoroughly, they could uncover the connection between those monsters and the Living World.
And the Living World was entirely ruled by the Sun Empire, so suspicion would inevitably fall upon the Empire.
Shin pondered for a moment. "In that case, proceed directly to the second step. Go find Big Mom. This time, send her over."
Shisui voiced some of his concerns. "Security in the Soul Society has been strengthened considerably. Will this still work as well as last time?"
Shin replied calmly, "No matter how strong their defenses are, they can only defend against enemies from outside. How can they guard against enemies within?"
The Sunlight Tower stood above the entire Seireitei. If Shin wished, he could directly launch a plan to destroy the Seireitei. But this world still needed people capable of maintaining the stability of the cycle of reincarnation. It would be enough to control the Seireitei from the shadows.
Soul Society, First Division barracks in the Seireitei.
"They've lost contact?" Shunsui Kyoraku, the newly appointed Captain-Commander, looked astonished as he listened to Nanao Ise's report.
"The three members sent to the Living World lost contact at the same