Forethought

"Phew..."

Yuko gently exhaled and pointed her Zanpakuto at Masaki Kurosaki before thrusting it down.

The sight nearly made Ryuken Ishida and the other man lose their composure. Fortunately, the blade stopped firmly at Masaki Kurosaki's brow.

"Scatter, Butterfly of No Image."

As Yuko pressed the tip of the blade against Masaki Kurosaki's brow, she softly chanted.

"Interference: Hollowfication Balance."

A strange fluctuation traveled from the body of the Zanpakuto to its tip, then formed a ripple that gradually covered Masaki Kurosaki's entire body.

"If the soul subjected to Hollowfication isn't treated, then when the symptoms worsen, the original soul and the Hollow's soul will exist together. In other words, she'll become a monster that has lost its reason."

"And in the end, it won't just be the boundary between the souls that's destroyed. Even the boundary between the soul itself and the outside world will be damaged, causing her to walk toward self-destruction without the control of her own will."

"That's soul suicide."

Isshin Shiba scratched his head. "I don't understand!"

"Simply put, the fusion of the two souls failed, and the soul itself began to disintegrate."

Kisuke Urahara explained in detail, "Yuko possesses the ability to interfere with the balance between the two souls. She can directly eliminate the risk of soul suicide, allowing the battered soul to gain a certain degree of peace."

Ryuken Ishida understood. "So there's still no way to solve the problem?"

"Hmm..."

As Yuko's ability unfolded, the furrowed brows of Masaki Kurosaki gradually relaxed.

"She hasn't woken up. I've only temporarily calmed the soul inside her." Yuko put away her Zanpakuto and looked at Kisuke Urahara. "Can she gain control of her body by defeating the Hollow in her Inner world, like Shinji and the others did?"

"Unfortunately, I don't know either." Kisuke