Whether it was the Wandenreich or the Sternritter, both had been established for Yhwach alone.
The vast majority of those who followed Yhwach had not done so for some dream, but because they feared Yhwach's unparalleled power.
Including Haschwalth himself.
If things were truly as Yamabuki Chidori had said—if that world without life or death was a Hell—then all of this had been a joke.
Haschwalth gently closed his eyes. He was human; he could not possibly be without feelings. So many people in the Sternritter had followed him. He could not lead them to their deaths.
That was his answer.
Kurosaki Ichigo had led a large group of Arrancar to Soul Society with great difficulty.
Kurosaki Ichigo had already prepared himself mentally, but when he arrived in the Seireitei, the sight before him still stunned him.
Because nothing had happened.
The Seireitei was peaceful and calm. The Shinigami left behind were still patrolling, and there was no sign of war at all.
Kurosaki Ichigo was completely dumbfounded. What was going on? Had someone tricked him? Hadn't they said these people had beaten each other's brains out?
No matter how he looked at it, this did not seem like a battlefield.
Kurosaki Ichigo searched for quite a while before finally arriving at the most familiar place, the 11th Division. Yet everyone in the 11th Division had been deployed; they had not even left behind someone to sweep the floor.
With no other choice, he went to the Fourth Division.
Unohana was sitting there, drinking tea as she waited for the wounded to be sent back.
"Captain Unohana! Great, I finally found someone I know. Didn't they say a war was happening? Why is it so quiet?" Kurosaki Ichigo asked in surprise.
Unohana smiled at Kurosaki Ichigo. "There is no