"I was careless. I never expected him to learn caution even after a thousand years."
Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto spoke with a grave expression.
"This Abyss invasion has brought too many variables. Aizen, Yhwach... It seems I really do need to change."
Yamamoto's self-directed words struck Tao Yu as a little odd.
No, no, this has nothing to do with the Abyss invasion!
You've always been like this, old man!
Good grief, now the Abyss invasion had become Yamamoto's universal excuse.
Still, Tao Yu didn't call him out. There was no harm in letting the old man save some face.
Aizen had already fled, and someone was still needed to guard the Death God World.
Clearly, Old Man Yamamoto was more reliable than Yhwach.
"Heh. The Abyss invasion..."
Yhwach's expression turned mocking as he looked at Tao Yu.
"Outsider, this matter has nothing to do with you. It's an internal affair of our own. I'll give you the chance to walk away."
Yhwach spoke calmly.
"Oh? You'll give me the chance to walk away?"
Tao Yu raised an eyebrow at Yhwach, his expression calm.
"This is His Majesty's mercy."
A crisp female voice spoke, tinged with provocation.
Tao Yu turned his head to look at the beauty in a beret and white uniform.
Bambietta—the woman who would have beaten up Hirako, who could turn any Reishi she touched into an explosion, and who was also a twisted woman who enjoyed torturing handsome men.
"Hmm. It seems you've got the wrong idea..."
As Tao Yu spoke, a black halo gradually rose above his head, and the pupils of his eyes transformed into Holy Crosses.
"I came here to find you..."
As ripples bloomed across the black halo, terrifying spiritual pressure swept over the entire Soul Society!
Yamamoto's Bankai had brought dryness, while