Guardians of Hell
"Hey friend over there, is that the one who brought the Hell Will? Why don't you dare come out and say hello!" After receiving permission from Urahara, Ukitake shouted in the direction of the figure appearing on the Impermanence Scroll.
"Are these Hell Will controlled by humans? Is someone helping us?" Ichigo asked.
"Now that even the two of us can control these Hell Will, it's not surprising that someone could drive them here," Tsuna replied.
However, when Ukitake called out, the person didn't move at all. Ukitake had deliberately amplified his voice with spiritual pressure, so it was impossible for it not to travel. The only explanation was that the person was unwilling to show himself.
"They don't seem to have any ill intentions. Since they don't want to see us, let's just leave on our own." After analyzing the situation, Urahara decided to leave Hell.
Since the other party can mobilize thousands of Hell Will, it's best not to interfere without knowing whether they are friend or foe.
It's a pity we couldn't get more information about Hell from them; we'll have to wait until we get back to analyze it.
"Let's go," Tsuna agreed.
The group took off together and flew towards the yellowish-brown sky above. Ukitake was still keeping an eye on the Impermanence Diagram. As soon as they started flying, he noticed that the person on the diagram was moving and heading towards them.
"Wait a moment," Ukitake called out, halting the group's progress.
"What's wrong?" Urahara asked.
"The other party is approaching us, and there seems to be a possibility of communication." Ukitake showed the Impermanence Diagram to Urahara.
Urahara, watching the rapidly approaching human figure, agreed with Ukitake's idea and said to the others, "Let's go back to where we are and prepare for battle. We're about to meet the mysterious person who controls the Hell Will."
Tsuna and the others returned to the spot where they had transformed into their Hell Derivation forms. Tsuna and Ichigo stood at the front, with Urahara already activated his Bankai behind them. If Tsuna and the others' Hell forms were controlled by the enemy, Urahara would immediately use Red Princess's modification ability to forcibly dismantle Tsuna and the others' new forms.
The other party was very fast, and it didn't take long before Tsuna and the others could vaguely see what the newcomer looked like.
It was a voluptuous and beautiful woman with long, bright purple hair, wearing a red cheongsam that accentuated her figure, and a pair of small red horns on her head. She was moving towards them swiftly using the Flash Step technique.
"Manager! That person isn't Chains!" Tsuna immediately shared what he had noticed.
Hell is a world that stores Sinners. On each Sinners, one can vaguely see the ends of a generation of Chains. Here, apart from outsiders like Tsuna and his friends, the only ones without Chains are the Hell Will.
"Are there any rings similar to those on Szayelaporro?" Urahara asked quickly.
Urahara had noticed earlier that Szayelaporro and the monsters with him all had ring-shaped objects on their bodies.
Assuming they were all void before falling into Hell, they had no Hollow Hole in them. The only thing similar to Hollow Hole was the ring-shaped object, which means that the ring-shaped object could be used in Hell to distinguish what kind of creature the other person was in the past.
"No."
"Is she human? Or Bleach? Why are there no Chains?" Questions kept popping out of Urahara's mouth, and at that moment, the beautiful woman had already arrived in front of Tsuna and the others.
"Nice to meet you, Lady Mimihagi!" The beautiful woman bowed respectfully to Ukitake as soon as she arrived. She was clearly greeting not Ukitake, but the Soul King's Right Hand attached to Ukitake, Mimihagi.
"Do you know Lord Mimihagi?" Ukitake had just opened his mouth when a dark spiritual pressure surged from his Ukitake, condensing behind him into the shape of a hand, with an eye growing in the middle of the hand.
This is the form of the Soul King's Right Hand, the god of the Gyakkotsu District, Mimihagi.
Mimihagi winked at the beautiful woman before returning to Ukitake's body, which could be considered a greeting.
Ukitake had countless questions he couldn't voice: Who was this woman? And why would Mimihagi make a point of coming out to greet her?
"I didn't want to get involved with you, but I didn't expect your team to be so high-caliber."
"Besides the two Soul King candidates who can accept the power of Hell Will, even Lord Mimihagi came in with you."
"Very well, you are all qualified to know. Let's go somewhere else. I will answer your questions."
After saying this, the beautiful woman was about to turn and leave when she realized that Tsuna and the others showed no intention of following her. Urahara's silence proved that he remained suspicious of the woman.
"Don't worry, I am the Bleach." The beautiful woman drew a small knife from her thigh; it looked like Zanpakuto used by the Bleach. "You can also call me Kichō Yasha."
"Kitetu? The last great noble family to disappear from Soul Society?" Urahara asked.
"I didn't expect anyone in Soul Society to still remember our existence? Is old man Genryūsai already dead?" Kichō Yasha asked curiously.
"Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto is still quite robust, but the Captain-Commander has changed. The current one is Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's disciple, Shunsui Kyōraku. He is the one who gave this to me." Urahara took out the token that Kyōraku had given him.
Kichō Yasha squinted at him, "I didn't expect our family's token to be entrusted to you. It seems the new Captain-Commander trusts you quite a bit."
"I was originally going to kick you out, but it's fine this way. Now you have the right to stay." Kichō Yasha gently waved her hand, signaling everyone to follow her.
"Follow them," Urahara said.
"Manager, that was close! You almost got fired," Ichigo teased, covering his mouth.
"What can we do? It's all because you're all abnormally strong and have connections with Soul King." Urahara said helplessly.
Urahara had a general idea of why Kichō Yasha was looking for them; there was only one reason: the Soul King.
As for the connection between the Soul King and the region, Urahara still doesn't understand; everything will depend on keeping up with Kichō Yasha's pace.
Kichō Yasha moved very fast and did not deliberately wait for Tsuna and the others. If even they could not keep up with her speed, it would mean that Tsuna and the others were not strong enough to talk to her.
Fortunately, Tsuna and the others were all quite strong. Even Ukitake, who was the weakest in terms of overall combat strength, was a veteran captain and was not bothered by his lung disease, so he was able to keep up with Kichō Yasha's speed.
The group traveled through countless sand dunes until they reached a small cliff. Kichō Yasha made a hand seal, creating a small magic circle. She then disappeared into the circle.
Tsuna and the others slowed down slightly; this kind of strange magic circle wasn't something they could just enter on a whim.
Urahara took out a mechanical bird, wrote and drew on it, left a message on it, and then threw the Urahara away.
"Let's go in. If we don't get out within a day, it will try its best to send a message."
"As much as possible?" Ichigo the first time, Urahara was somewhat unreliable.
"This is their absolute territory; it's good enough that we're even giving it a try," Urahara said.
Normally, one of the four should have stayed outside to keep watch, but given the mystery of Hell and the connection to the Soul King, it's unlikely anyone would be willing to stay outside.
"Let's go in. If it gets too bad, we'll fight," Tsuna said. They were already at the door; it wasn't time to be cowardly lizards.
The group stepped through the magic circle, revealing a completely different world inside. The luxurious furnishings were something only seen in the Kuchiki Clan and Four Great Noble Clans. Had the Kitetu Clan, a great noble family, brought their entire fortune to Hell?
"Pretty quick, I thought you'd need a little more time." Kichō Yasha walked over carrying several cups of tea. "Please, make yourself at home. There aren't any rules here."
"You're too kind. We didn't bring any gifts, and you've personally served us tea." As a member of a minor noble family, Ukitake was very courteous.
"If I don't fall, who will? There are only three people left in the entire Kitetu Clan, so there's no need to care about those meaningless rules," Kichō Yasha said nonchalantly.
"How could this be!" Ukitake exclaimed in surprise. As a great noble family, not to mention how many official members the Kitetu Clan had, there must have been a lot of people serving them. How could there only be three people?
"There's nothing surprising about it. When our ancestor decided to go to Hell, all the servants of the Kitetu Clan had already been dismissed."
"Our ancestors led over a hundred people to Hell, but their good fortune didn't last long. Their numbers gradually dwindled, and after over a thousand years, only three remained. There's nothing surprising about that," Kichō Yasha said, feigning nonchalance.
"If I may be so bold as to ask why the Kitetu Clan chose to enter Hell, and also, with so many people in Soul Society, why the Kitetu Clan in particular?" Urahara asked earnestly.
"Why the Kitetu Clan of all people? I asked myself this question countless times when I was a child. It wasn't until I took over the family business that I realized the Kitetu Clan has a special constitution. They are not affected by the aura of Hell, nor are they bound by the Chains Hell."
"As you all know, once you're bound to the Chains Hell, you're considered Sinners, a puppet of Hell. Normal people can't stay in Hell for long, which is why we dismissed our servants."
"The reason you're unharmed in Hell is because you possess the power of Soul King or something similar. As for you," Kichō Yasha stared at Urahara for a moment, "Your spiritual pressure is very special; perhaps the Chains of Hell cannot control someone like you."
"Special spiritual pressure?" Urahara thought for a moment and then shook his head. He hadn't experimented on his own spiritual pressure. If he had to say something, "Could it be because I've mastered something Beyond Bankai? Do you see any special cases like that in him?"
Following Kichō Yasha Urahara, Tsuna shook his head and said, "I am not qualified to examine a physique similar to Soul King Rei-ou's."
"Lord Soul King? Even after falling into Hell, with almost no chance of returning to Soul Society, your respect for the Soul King has never wavered." Tsuna guessed, "Could it be that the Soul King was the one who sent your Kitetu Clan into Hell?"