The moment Kenma entered the Shadow Space, everything around him fell quiet.
The edges of a barrier were faintly visible against the gray sky, giving off a feeble glow. Yet that light amounted to little, leaving the entire city steeped in gloom.
Kenma had descended from the Confession Palace, emerging directly above the great hall at the very center of the Royal Palace.
As soon as he landed on the roof ridge, he looked into the distance and saw thick black smoke billowing from somewhere outside the Royal Palace. Faint sounds of commotion drifted over.
Shisui and Zhen'er followed behind Kenma, stepping out of the shadows.
Zhen'er frowned at the rising smoke, his ears twitching slightly.
"That place is-"
"The Reincarnation Hall."
Shisui activated his Sharingan and swept his gaze across it.
Even with his eyesight, he could only make out people like tiny black dots and a palace that had partially collapsed.
Kenma understood at once.
"Ah, those Quincy must be behind it."
He had never trusted those Quincy.
It was not their willingness to surrender that he doubted. Rather, with Yhwach still around, there was no telling whether they might become one of his fallback plans.
To keep them from causing trouble, Kenma had specifically ordered that the Quincy be placed under Nagato's supervision.
With Nagato's strength, suppressing a few Quincy would be no problem.
"Come on. Let's take a look."
As soon as Kenma finished speaking, his figure flickered and vanished from the roof ridge.
Shisui and Zhen'er followed.
Moments later, the three left the Royal Palace and arrived before the ruined Reincarnation Hall.
Nearly half the vast palace had been destroyed, leaving broken walls and rubble everywhere. Guards from nearby had arrived and were directing the cleanup.
Nagato stood on a shattered stone slab in front