Before the War! Reactions and Responses from All Sides

Karakura Town.

"Something's not right."

The door of a general store was pushed open. A man wearing a small round hat entered, closed the door behind him, and spoke in a low voice.

"Hm? What's wrong?"

A black cat spoke.

The black cat was crouched by the door, looking up at the man who had entered.

"Shinigami. Too many Shinigami have come to the World of the Living."

Kisuke Urahara nudged up the brim of his small round hat with a finger, then headed toward the back of the general store. He soon arrived at a basement, with the black cat following closely behind.

"Did they notice something happening in Hueco Mundo?"

Only after Kisuke Urahara stopped did the black cat continue questioning him.

They were currently in an enormous underground space.

More than a dozen figures sat in the hollowed-out center of the area. Strange white matter occasionally emerged from their bodies, then hardened and vanished.

"Probably not. I haven't detected any signs of Gargantas opening on a large scale, and there are simply too many of them."

Kisuke Urahara did not approach the people in the center. Instead, he sat down where he was and spoke with a frown.

"Too many? What do you think?"

The black-robed figure crouched beside him and asked again.

Kisuke Urahara had not explained things very clearly when he returned, and she still had no idea what exactly had happened.

Even if there were many, she did not think the number could be too outrageous.

After all, the World of the Living could only accommodate limited power, and Shinigami had to be restricted when using their strength there.

Without such restrictions, the damage to the World of the Living would be enormous.

This rule had been issued by the Seireitei of the Soul