Mayuri Kurotsuchi stared coldly at the spatial ripples that had closed again.
Konjiki Ashisogi Jizo lay behind him, still making sticky chewing noises.
A great number of Mod-Souls littered the ground like cheap jelly beans casually dumped out.
Nemu Kurotsuchi stood quietly beside him, awaiting his next order.
"Nemu."
"Yes, Lord Mayuri."
"Gather all these things up."
Mayuri raised his long fingernails, his smile turning sinister again.
"They may all be junk, but even junk has its uses."
Nemu immediately bowed her head.
"Yes."
Just then, the communication device at Mayuri's waist suddenly blared a piercing alarm.
He glanced down, and his expression grew even uglier.
"Heh heh heh."
"I see. You even remembered to recall all your Reigai before running away?"
Across the Seireitei.
The Reigai fighting the Gotei 13 stopped moving almost simultaneously.
Kenpachi Zaraki had just cut down the Reigai before him. Before it had fully fallen, the remaining Reigai suddenly turned and sprinted toward the Senkaimon Management Office.
Kenpachi froze for a moment.
Then the grin on his face grew even more savage.
"Hey, hey, you think you can run halfway through a fight?"
"Not a chance!"
He rested his sword on his shoulder and charged straight after them.
Yachiru sat on his shoulder, raising both hands and cheering.
"Little Ken, chase those bad guys running away!"
Elsewhere.
Soi Fon crushed the chest of the Reigai beneath her foot. Before she could check whether its core was damaged, several Reigai surrounding Second Division members in the distance withdrew at the same time.
Soi Fon frowned.
"Trying to leave?"
Her figure flickered, and she vanished instantly.
"Stealth Force, all personnel, pursue."
"Do not let them regroup."
"Yes!"
In the Fifth Division's area.
Shinji Hirako watched the Reigai suddenly retreat, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly.
"Well,