Things in the Shadows

"But if the Bavent succeeds, the entire Seireitei will suffer, and even the Soul Society will be affected. The Three Realms may all be impacted."

Rangiku let out a long, deep sigh. "Besides, everyone from back then is already dead."

"The Gotei 13 has changed hands again and again, and the members of Central 46 have long since been replaced countless times."

"Does their revenge really still have any meaning?"

Yuko looked at her calmly. It was obvious that this Rangiku was also someone who understood the bigger picture.

The Soul Reapers had indeed done something wrong, but if even the Seireitei ceased to exist, the order of the Three Realms would be challenged. The consequences would be far more serious than what was happening now.

Yuko scratched her head. "That Netherworld Seal thing—where in the 12th Division is it?"

She had not known there was such a thing when she came here, and had forgotten to ask Urahara. That guy might know.

No... maybe not. Since this Netherworld Seal had remained undiscovered for so long, it had probably been hidden somewhere.

Urahara might know about the Netherworld Seal, but he might not know where it had been placed.

Still, Yuko felt that the thing should be underground.

After all, Rangiku had just said that the Netherworld Seal was in the Research and Development Bureau of the 12th Division.

Since no one had found it for a thousand years, it had most likely been buried underground.

After all, it couldn't possibly be in the sky, right?

"Underground."

As expected, Rangiku's answer was exactly what Yuko had anticipated.

Yuko muttered, "It really is a time bomb."

Rangiku nodded solemnly. "That's right. If the Bavent—if that man Caryatid God—gets the Netherworld Seal, the Seireitei will be in trouble."

Yuko curled her lips.