Under the night sky, two figures darted rapidly between the buildings.
Shuhei Hisagi looked at the chaotic scene below, hesitation filling his eyes.
"There's no point in going down to help now."
Duan Mu glanced back at Shuhei Hisagi and continued, "The person controlling the Zanpakuto has already left Seireitei. The ones still rampaging through Seireitei are merely the Zanpakuto of ordinary squad members."
"Shinigami and Zanpakuto can be said to be mutually dependent. No matter how terrifying a Zanpakuto's ability is, if its master lacks sufficient strength, the ability's effectiveness will be greatly limited."
"And those Zanpakuto materialized through other means still ultimately rely on their masters' spiritual pressure to exist. The greatest power they can display will never exceed that of their masters."
"So the Zanpakuto below pose no significant threat to Seireitei."
"Besides, regarding why the Zanpakuto were controlled and how to undo that control, I already notified the Onmitsukidō while heading to the Ninth Division. The Onmitsukidō has now mobilized in full and surrounded all of Seireitei. The disturbance caused by these Zanpakuto will soon be brought under control."
"The Onmitsukidō?"
Shuhei Hisagi froze slightly, only then remembering...
Before becoming captain of the 9th Division, Captain Duan Mu had always held a position in the Onmitsukidō.
No.
It would be more accurate to say that Captain Duan Mu was still a member of the Onmitsukidō. He had merely taken over as acting captain of the 9th Division.
But even though he knew this very well, the fact that Captain Duan Mu had bypassed the 9th Division and ordered the Onmitsukidō to act still made Shuhei Hisagi feel somewhat ashamed.
"It's not because I look down on you. I ordered the Onmitsukidō to act solely because they're better suited to dealing with these rebellious Zanpakuto."
Seeing the