Human World · Karakura Town.
Under the moonlight, the void opened like a giant maw, forming a passage that resembled a black hole.
A breeze swept past, and figures appeared silently within the void. The moment they emerged, they released their spiritual pressures one after another.
"No matter how many times I come here, I still can't get used to a place like the Human World. I used to love coming here to dine when I still wore a mask."
"What? You want to eat ordinary people's souls like Yammy?"
"Who would do that? They taste absolutely awful."
"..."
Halibel glanced at the people beside her and said in a deep voice, "You haven't forgotten why we came here, have you?"
"We're just capturing a Shinigami. What's so difficult about that?"
A beautiful Arrancar with short black hair and slanted bangs spoke disdainfully. He wore a long-sleeved shirt that exposed his waist, and "NO. 7" was engraved on the front of his right hip.
Halibel glanced at the speaker and shook her head slightly. "He isn't as simple as you think."
Ruby Antenor!
He had once been a member of Lord Aizen's personal guard. However, after the former NO. 7, Zommari Rureaux, was killed by Duan Mu during the last invasion of Soul Society, Ruby had filled the vacancy.
Ruby snorted when he heard that, but did not argue further. Instead, he changed the subject. "But didn't Ulquiorra say there aren't any particularly strong people in the Human World?" As he spoke, he looked to the side and said mockingly, "Or are you saying you didn't sense such an obvious spiritual pressure?"
In the direction he was looking stood a man with short, black, tousled hair, deathly pale skin, green eyes, and deep-green markings on his face resembling tear streaks.