Two Worlds Drawn to Each Other
In Soul Society, a strange phenomenon attracted everyone's attention. People looked up and saw the shadow of another world in the sky above Soul Society.
Those Bleach who had been to the World of the Living knew that it wasn't some other world, but the World of the Living.
Someone like Tsuna, who had traveled all over Karakura Town, recognized it at a glance: the city he lived in was Karakura Town.
From the newly renovated Sawada mansion, Tsuna couldn't help but feel a headache coming on. It seemed like one problem after another was arising. Looking at the scene above him, he immediately recognized what this incident was.
In the theatrical version, Memories of Nobody, the female protagonist is portrayed as a cute high school student. The mastermind's goal is to use Valley of Screams to cause a collision between the World of the Living and Soul Society, as a way to take revenge on Soul Society.
Tsuna scratched his head, but still decided to head towards the First Division, wondering if the limited information he had could offer any help.
When Tsuna arrived at the First Division, as expected, the captains' meeting had already begun. He listened in for a while and discovered that Kurotsuchi Mayuri had more detailed information than he did. This wasn't the first time Soul Society had dealt with the Valley of Screams incident, but this time it was more serious, involving a collision between two worlds.
The Soul Society and the World of the Living are two separate worlds that can only be connected through the Dangai. Around the Dangai, there are spaces of varying sizes formed by the aggregation of wandering souls; these spaces are Valley of Screams.
The cycle of souls in the Three Worlds is not absolutely stable. Some souls that go astray during the cycle of reincarnation will wander outside the Dangai. When these souls accumulate, they will form a space Valley of Screams.
Soul Society has dealt with Valley of Screams incidents in the past, but never one as serious as this one.
The reason why the Soul Society and the real world can see each other is because a huge Valley of Screams has appeared between the two worlds. This Valley of Screams is like a giant bubble, connecting the two worlds.
This situation is quite dangerous. The number of souls in the Valley of Screams is limited. As the souls in the Valley of Screams are gradually consumed, the Valley of Screams will begin to shrink, and the Soul Society and the World of the Living will be pulled towards each other by the shrinking Valley of Screams Screaming, eventually resulting in the two worlds colliding.
The souls that make up the Valley of Screams Space are called Blanks. They were originally the same as normal souls, except that these souls have lost their original memories and become like walking corpses.
Their memories converge and manifest in a special state, Soul Society calls the Thought Bead.
The Blanks will instinctively search for the location of the Thought Bead, and the Thought Bead can also consume the number of Blanks. Once the two work together, this Valley of Screams Space will collapse rapidly, accelerating the collision process between the two worlds.
According to Kurotsuchi Mayuri's speculation, the Valley of Screams between the two worlds is currently stabilizing, which means that there is a problem with the Thought Bead within that Valley of Screams.
Soul Society now needs to make two preparations: first, to establish an extremely powerful Kido to forcibly break the connection between Valley of Screams and Soul Society; and second, to find the Thought Bead to seize the initiative.
Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto accepted Kurotsuchi Mayuri's suggestion and deployed manpower in two directions before turning to Tsuna and asking, "Sawada Tsunayoshi, do you have any other suggestions?"
"The Thought Bead should belong to a purple-haired high school girl. I already sent a message to Ichigo on the way here, asking them to help me look for her in Karakura Town," Tsuna said.
"Very good, Captain Hitsugaya, you two assist the substitute Bleach Ichigo Kurosaki in finding the Thought Bead as soon as possible," Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto added.
At this moment, Kurotsuchi Mayuri's expression changed. He took out a device, tapped it twice, and stepped forward, saying, "We received a message from Captain Kuchiki: an abnormal gathering of spiritual pressure has occurred in the World of the Living."
"So, the Thought Bead is near Byakuya?" Tsuna asked with a strange expression. If he remembered correctly, the female lead in the movie should have encountered Ichigo, so how did it become Byakuya Kuchiki?
"Contact Captain Kuchiki and have him keep a close eye on the whereabouts of the Thought Bead," Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto said. "If there's nothing else, go back and prepare. The Senkaimon is set up outside the 10th Division; Captain Hitsugaya will lead the team to the World of the Living."
After the meeting ended, Toshiro approached Tsuna and they left together. Toshiro asked directly, "Are you going back to the World of the Living with me?"
"Let's go back. I'm quite Thought Bead are around Byakuya," Tsuna said after thinking for a moment.
The heroine of Nobody's Memories is a source of regret for many Bleach fans. After this incident, she will disappear. Having finally made it to the Bleach world, Tsuna decides to go back and "check in".
"It seems you have other information? Do you know who's behind it all?" Toshiro asked, glancing at the absent-minded Tsuna.
"Oh, a family that was exiled from Soul Society to the Dangai, I think, but I forgot their exact name."
"Why didn't you say so earlier?" This is very important information.
"Relax, they're not that strong. Byakuya could probably wipe them all out by himself," Tsuna said nonchalantly. The movie's plot came out early, so the villains' strength wasn't that great.
"I'll contact Captain Kuchiki and let him know what happened."
"No rush, don't you want to see if the Thought Bead have really found Byakuya?" Tsuna said with a squinty smile.
Toshiro remained silent for a moment, then suppressed his idea of notifying Byakuya Kuchiki. It's human nature to be a gossipmonger, and since all the captains were unwilling to take on this task, Toshiro was naturally happy to find some amusement along the way.
"Alright, I'm going back. You wait for the others." Tsuna patted Toshiro on the shoulder and immediately slipped away, while Toshiro wasn't so free; he needed to wait for his teammates to act together.
Back in the World of the Living, Tsuna immediately used his spiritual network to locate Byakuya's spiritual pressure. Beside Byakuya was another unfamiliar spiritual pressure, which he suspected was the Thought Bead Akina.
Tsuna's eyes darted around, and he concealed his presence as he headed towards Byakuya's location. In a large commercial plaza, he found his target.
At this moment, Byakuya was shopping in a mall following behind a lively young girl. From the girl's bouncy purple pineapple-shaped hair Tsuna recognized her as Akina, whom the Seireitei was looking for.
Strangely, Byakuya was shopping with Akina. He didn't seem like the type to do such unnecessary things. Not only that, he even changed his clothes.
Tsuna knew that Byakuya always wore a suit when he came to the World of the Living, which was influenced by the Decimo. But now Byakuya had changed into a casual outfit.
Wearing a tan stand-up collar knit sweater with white casual trousers and a brown lapel long coat, along with decorative square-framed glasses, Byakuya's style is quite different from his usual style.
Similarly, Akina's outfit was not the JK uniform that Tsuna remembered. She wore a white knit sweater with denim shorts, thick white tights, and a long trench coat that was extremely similar to the one worn by Byakuya.
Tsuna couldn't help but suspect that the two people's clothes were from the same shop.
Hiding behind a huge pillar, Tsuna opened the small chat group of his friends from the World of the Living.
[Strawberry, strawberry, this is Leo, please reply if you receive this.]
[Tsuna? What are you doing?] Ichigo replied. The group of them were scattered throughout Karakura Town, helping Tsuna search for someone, but Tsuna didn't look like he was anxiously looking for someone.
They even have time to joke about the nicknames they come up with in their spare time.
[I've found the person. They're at Diwang Plaza, with Big White keeping them company. There's something interesting to see, come quick!]
"[Captain Kuchiki? What's he doing with the Thought Bead? Is he looking for a relationship?]" Tatsuki replied, clearly noticing that girls have different focuses and quickly grasping the key point.
[Hehe, remember to split up in pairs, don't let Byakuya recognize you. Tatsuki- chan, bring me a hat.] Tsuna instructed. His spiky hair was quite distinctive, and a hat would help cover it up a bit.
[Is something wrong? Wait, we're coming right away!]
After Ichigo replied, the group went quiet. Everyone was busy on their way, but everyone was very enthusiastic about gossiping. It was really hard to imagine what it would be like for that cold-faced nobleman of Soul Society to fall in love. It was so exciting!
A chill ran down Byakuya Kuchiki's spine. He was unaware that he had become the butt of other people's jokes. But when his gaze fell on the girl in front of him who was choosing accessories, the warmth of her presence quickly dispelled the chill.
Akina was holding two pairs of earrings and asking him which one looked better, while Byakuya, from the perspective of Soul Society's aesthetics, picked out a pair with a more classical style for her.
Even now, Byakuya still doesn't know why he's here. After the battle with Akina, they only had a brief exchange, and then Gigai pulled him into this shopping mall by putting on Akina.
Perhaps it was the bright look that flashed in Akina 'Byakuya eyes when he saw the beautiful goods in World of the Living shopping mall that attracted him. Being very rule-abiding, he told the girl that shopping required money as an exchange.
Seeing the girl's somewhat regretful eyes, Byakuya took the initiative to ask Akina if she wanted to go shopping together. The girl didn't have any money, while he had plenty of it.
And so, half-heartedly, Byakuya followed Akina to the mall. Watching Akina's lively and adorable figure, he unconsciously even forgot about the reply from Soul Society.
It was as if a voice from the depths of his being was telling Byakuya that he should accompany Akina on this journey, or he would surely regret it.
Even Byakuya didn't know how he felt about Akina. His acquaintance with Akina began with that heart-fluttering cry of "Byakuya- sama." He clearly wanted to ask this girl what kind of relationship she had with Hisana.
But every time he was about to speak, seeing Akina's sweet smile, Byakuya just couldn't bring himself to ask. He had a strange feeling that if he asked the question, he would tear Akina's fragile beauty to shreds.
Let's go a little later, and walk with her a little further.
With this self-hypnosis in mind, Byakuya accompanied Akina through shop after shop, even changing his clothes completely.
Byakuya wasn't stupid; he knew their behavior was like that of a young couple on a date. Although his reason told him he shouldn't do this with Akina, he gradually didn't want to break this fleeting moment of bliss.
However, his emotions led Byakuya to briefly indulge in this, and when he was in a relationship with Hisana, they did not engage in this kind of shopping together.
Firstly, Hisana's health had been poor since marrying into the Kuchiki Clan, and she used her few opportunities to go out to search for Rukia.
Secondly, the sense of honor among nobles bound Byakuya Kuchiki, preventing him from completely ignoring the opinions of passersby about the Kuchiki Clan and strolling the streets with his wife like an ordinary person.
Even Byakuya himself didn't realize that his act of strolling with Akina on these unfamiliar streets was, in a way, making up for his own regrets.