Return to the Soul Society; 'Star' Rukia

After gaining Soken Ishida's approval, the latter invited Gaoyu to be a guest at the Ishida residence.

Gaoyu naturally wouldn't refuse, and for the next three days, he stayed at the Ishida residence.

During these three days, Gaoyu often discussed Quincy matters with Soken Ishida, covering both the past and future of the Quincy.

Gaoyu was quite knowledgeable about Quincy affairs, having read the entire Bleach manga. As long as the topic wasn't overly detailed, he could answer any questions.

He even touched upon some Quincy Saint Cantus and Saint Training, answering fluently and completely convincing Soken Ishida.

However, he couldn't stay at the Ishida residence forever.

After all, he was still a Shinigami. If he stayed at the Ishida residence indefinitely, and the Soul Society found out, not only he but the entire Ishida family would be in danger.

Therefore, Gaoyu bid farewell to Soken Ishida after three days.

"It's a shame you can't stay," Soken Ishida said regretfully. "It's rare to find someone with similar interests."

"Likewise."

Gaoyu smiled but walked towards the door.

"It's just that I'm not someone who can sit still. Now that I've finally left that dark world of the Empire, I naturally have to go out and see the sights of the Human World."

"Once I've seen enough, I'll probably come back. I hope..."

Gaoyu reached the door. He didn't turn around but raised his right hand and waved.

After a pause, he continued as he had said earlier, "By then, we'll still be young, right?"

With that, he walked out.

"Hmm..."

Soken Ishida murmured as he watched 'Kurosaki Kouun's' retreating back, "I hope, by then, we won't have grown old yet."

Gaoyu slowly left, feeling a sense of regret. He hadn't managed to raise Soken Ishida's favorability to eighty in the end.

In three days, he had raised Soken Ishida's favorability to 77. It seemed only three points away from 80, but favorability became increasingly difficult to increase as it got higher.

It would probably take several months to go from 77 to 80.

Where would he find that much time now?

Moreover, the more he spoke, the more likely he was to make a mistake. Three days was manageable, but if he stayed longer, what would he do if Soken Ishida asked him about Quincy matters not covered in the original story?

So...

Don't be too greedy.

Know when to stop.

He had already obtained the temporary ability of 'Quincy Inheritor' once. When he returned to the Soul Society, he would cooperate with Kirin Child's talent for training.

Both Quincy Inheritor and Kirin Child's abilities lasted for three days after use. With the talent Kirin Child had given him, combined with the high spiritual particle density of the Soul Society, Gaoyu believed his Quincy training would yield some results.

He didn't ask for too much...

It was enough if he could condense a Spirit Bow.

Once he could condense a Spirit Bow, his identity as a Quincy would be completely solidified.

With that thought, Gaoyu glanced at the black cat that darted past him, then smiled and walked out of the street.

Looking at the bustling street, Gaoyu felt a sense of returning to his previous life.

Alas, time was almost up. It was time to get to work.

Gaoyu then began his search throughout Tokyo and even all of Japan. He first found the Agata Family. As he expected, Tenji Agata, who was still young, already possessed Fullbringer abilities.

In addition to him, there were other Fullbringers who had not appeared in the story.

Finding these individuals wasn't difficult. "Urban legends" were very popular in Japan, and many of these urban legends were caused by "superpowered individuals."

These so-called "superpowered individuals" were nothing more than Hollows, Shinigami, Quincy, and Fullbringers.

By identifying the parts related to Fullbringers within these urban legends and then investigating the incident sites, it was easy to find these Fullbringers.

He also discovered something: although these Fullbringers were weak, they all possessed Soul Abilities.

And their Soul Abilities were highly unified.

'Soul King Fragment: Upon reaching a favorability of eighty, one Soul King Fragment can be obtained, and the target's abilities will disappear.'

Gaoyu was quite interested in obtaining this ability, but he also couldn't raise their favorability to eighty in a short period.

These people all wished to lose their abilities, but Gaoyu couldn't just tell them that he could take away their abilities if they considered him a friend with whom they would share life and death, could he?

They wouldn't believe him!

Furthermore, in such circumstances, they couldn't genuinely contribute their favorability.

Therefore, Gaoyu didn't interfere too much in their lives.

If he really wanted to obtain these Soul King Fragments, couldn't he just forcibly extract them from their souls?

Of course, without the skills of Aizen or Kisuke Urahara, forcibly extracting Soul King Fragments from someone's soul was a life-threatening matter.

The Tsunayashiro Clan's method of recovering Soul King Fragments was simple and brutal.

Kill!

Kill the opponent and forcibly extract it!

Gaoyu wouldn't go that far; after all, he wasn't that desperate yet.

Even if he obtained a Soul King Fragment, he wouldn't be able to use it.

The power of a Soul King Fragment isn't something you can gain just by eating it or simply containing it within your soul.

Therefore, about a month after arriving in the Human World, Gaoyu returned to Seireitei.

Walking back through the Senkaimon, Gaoyu recalled his experiences in the Human World and couldn't help but smile.

His gains in the Human World this time were quite substantial.

Upon his return, he didn't go back to his home or head to the Fifth Division, but instead went to the Sixth Division district.

The Sixth Division district was the noble district, the territory of the Sixth Division, and also a gathering place for nobles.

Since Gaoyu had returned, he naturally had to hand over the information he had gathered to the Tsunayashiro Clan.

So, he had to make a trip to the Tsunayashiro Clan.

Gaoyu's family used to be in the Sixth Division district as well, but after the Gaoyu family fell into decline, they sold their house in the Sixth Division district and bought a house near the Fifth Division.

In Gaoyu's memory, he lived in the Sixth Division district when he was young, so he was not unfamiliar with the roads here.

The residences of the nobles were basically concentrated in two areas.

One area naturally belonged to the master of the Sixth Division district, the Kuchiki Family.

The Kuchiki Family not only served as the Captain of the Sixth Division but was also one of the great noble families, naturally having countless nobles flocking around them.

The other area was the Tsunayashiro Clan.

Completely disregarding the authority of the Kuchiki Family as the local power, the Tsunayashiro Clan built their mansion taller, larger, and wider, as if to declare that their Tsunayashiro Clan was the foremost of the Five Noble Clans.

Gaoyu arrived in the Sixth Division district and, on his way to the Tsunayashiro Clan, saw Kuchiki Rukia, as well as her Soul Ability.

'Star'