June 16, morning.
Soul Society, Seireitei.
The Death Captain and the vice-captains held a post-war summary meeting in the first team building.
In the center of the queue, Broken Bee was reporting the current situation of Xcution to the captain with his head half lowered: "...After the battle, the effects of some kind of Perfection Technique that hindered covert maneuvers to find the Perfectionist were also simultaneously eliminated. Overnight, it was determined that There were 39 people who completed the art, 16 of them were killed on the spot, and 23 of them have been brought back to the Seireitei, awaiting trial... or more!"
The report was completed, the Broken Bees returned to the queue, and the team building was briefly quiet. Captain Yamamoto half-closed his eyes, seeming to be thinking about something, and the other captains also had their own thoughts.
According to the content of the report, Xcution can basically be declared completely disintegrated. There are probably less than 50 people left scattered everywhere, and they are not being followed by covert mobile, which means that they cannot participate in the turmoil more than a month ago. , they are basically the outermost members and do their duty honestly.
Of course, we can’t completely think this way. Didn’t an astonishing ‘Kouki Hirakawa’ suddenly appear among the peripheral members? Thoughts flashed in Kyoraku Shunsui's eyes. It sounded terrifyingly powerful. That... genius boy who was only 16 years old.
A name briefly popped into his mind, but he shook his head and gave it up. The key now is whether to hunt down the boy, how to hunt down the boy, and what to do with the 23 people captured?
Old man Shan looked a little embarrassed.
Also, Captain Kuchiki’s sister…
He turned his head to observe Kuchiki Byakuya's expression, and found that the aristocratic young master still had the same plain expression, while Vice Captain Abarai behind him looked...
"I'm sorry!" Abarai Renji's voice broke the silence. With Byakuya frowning and the captains watching, he took a deep breath and said, "Among the 23 captured Fullbringers, I don't know the others. It is clear that there is a girl named Inoue Orihime who has only become a Perfectionist for more than a month. She even awakened on her own without joining Xcution.
Furthermore…she was very friendly during our contact last night and even saved my life. I think at least there shouldn’t be any trial for her…. "
There was another brief silence, and then Hitsugaya Toshiro spoke: "Second the proposal."
Back to Seireitei’s Kensai: “Second the proposal.”
Hirako Mako grinned: "Second."
"So just give them all to me." Nirvana expressed a different opinion: "I will study their perfection techniques and try to peel them off. Without the ability of perfection techniques, some ordinary humans will no longer have the ability to achieve perfection." Discussion is necessary.”
No one paid attention to him. The captains all felt that handing people over to him would be crueler than executing them directly.
Kenpachi chuckled lowly and said: "These Perfection Techniques don't matter. If you want to hunt down that Hirakawa Kouki, I should be the one to do it. He sounds like a guy worth killing."
No one paid attention to him. The captains started a small discussion about the follow-up action, but most of them were a little hesitant and undecided.
Just when the captain was about to tap the cane and make a conclusion, a soft female voice suddenly suppressed the discussion: "Captain, can you hand over the girl named Inoue Orihime to me first? Regarding her healing ability, , I’m a little curious.”
The captains looked over in surprise.
The speaker was Maozhihualie. He was usually a Buddhist figure with no sense of presence in meetings, but no one dared to ignore this veteran.
Captain Yamamoto also looked at her, struck his staff and said: "Okay, we will discuss the judgment of the remaining full-brothers after the trial. Liu Che Fist West, Kunan Bai."
“Yes! (~)” the two of them responded.
“Continue to trace the whereabouts of the master of the art, Kouki Hirakawa. If you find anything, do not take any rash actions and report it to the Seireitei immediately!”
How can it be possible to act rashly?
"yes!"
“That’s all, let’s adjourn the meeting!”
The post-war summary meeting, which did not discuss any major results, ended like this. Captain Yamamoto stood in his original position, like a sculpture, unmoved for a long time.
Saying goodbye to the other captains, Abarai Renji followed Kuchiki Byakuya step by step, and asked after a while: "Captain, Rukia..."
"As a member of the Kuchiki family, the Golden Seal Noble Council will give a fair trial." Byakuya Kuchiki said calmly: "Renji, you are too talkative today."
…But, that girl is innocent!”
"She is not the only one who is innocent?" Before Kuchiki Byakuya could answer, Kyoraku Shunsui came over with a smile: "Those who died innocently were all brought up by the words of Vice Captain Zaibee, '16 of them were killed on the spot'" However, the remaining 23 people are mostly innocent, otherwise they would not have been captured."
Renci was startled: "Then why..."
"Vice Captain Abarai, what do you think of our relationship with the Quincy?" Kyoraku Shunsui suddenly asked an irrelevant question: "That period of history is no longer a secret. When we faced Yhwach a thousand years ago, We are on a righteous crusade.
What about the annihilation war against the Quincy two hundred years ago? They didn't cause trouble, they didn't threaten Soul Society, they were just killing the void. They were annihilated just because their ability could break the cycle of spirit bodies in the three realms. Aren't they innocent? "
Seeing Abarai Renji's silence, Kyoraku Shunsui shook his head and sighed: "That was a war, a war that did not distinguish between good and evil, and whether it was just or not. But this time when facing the Perfection Technique, it was first a crusade, and now it has turned into a unilateral The Soul Society's 'war' against the weak begins!
No one can guarantee that these 23 people will not cause rebellion, hatred and attacks on the God of Death in the future after they are released, because among those who were shot dead, their friends and teachers may be included.
No one can guarantee that the released ones will not become the basis of another Xcution in the future and bring another "crusade" war to Soul Society! "
"Otherwise, why are there only 23 weak Perfection Jutsu users, leaving the captains undecided?" Kyoraku Shunsui shook his head: "It is lucky for them to obtain the Perfection Jutsu and become extraordinary human beings. Yes, it is also unfortunate.
Old man Shan has become soft-hearted. If it were hundreds of years ago... no, a hundred years ago, before that incident... maybe he would have been sentenced to be forbidden to leave the Seireitei for life. " I don't know whether it's a good thing or a bad thing.
The young mind of Renji Abarai next to him was obviously affected to a certain extent, and he was speechless for a long time.
Suddenly I heard Jingraku Shunsui say again: "Of course, sometimes it is time to be soft-hearted. What Vice Captain Abarai said just now is right. Kindness is a very important quality. We should do more kind deeds."
Then he turned around naturally and said to Uzhihua Lie who was walking by: "Senior, walk slowly."
With a unique smile, Unohana Retsu nodded slightly to him and went to pick up Inoue Orihime.
"Huh..." After she walked away, Jing Le Shunshui couldn't help wiping the sweat from his forehead and narrowed his eyes thoughtfully.
It always feels like this matter is far from over, and there is a feeling that the rain is about to come.
Hope Seireitei... is safe and sound.
…
In this world, Karakura Town, cemetery.
In the drizzle, Kurosaki Ichigo stood in front of his mother's tombstone, his right hand clenched into a fist from time to time, and then unclenched.
His mood was extremely bad.
Not only because today is my mother’s memorial day, but also because of the ‘nightmare’ last night.
Lucia was taken away.
Inoue and Chadar were also taken away!
As for him, the power of Death has been abolished, and the two months of life as a Death agent have been like a dream. Now...he can't do anything.
Like my mother’s weakness the night she died.
Xia Li Youzi only thought that her brother was sad because he missed his mother. In the woods far away, Kurosaki Isshin took a puff of cigarette quietly under the tree, but he didn't know otherwise.
"Here he comes." He turned to look at Urahara Kisuke, who was walking from a distance, and said, "Take Ichigo away quickly and train him hard. I can't bear to see this boy's depressed look."
"I'm sorry, Isshin-san." Urahara Kisuke apologized first for some reason.
"Talking about those useless things again." Kurosaki put out the cigarette with all his heart and said: "Ichigo was born to be unable to escape the whirlpool, but I didn't regret giving birth to him, let alone meeting Masaki. I only hated myself. So powerless, you have nothing to apologize for.
Compared with those, I'm more curious... What's going on with Kouki Hirakawa? "
Urahara Kisuke whispered a name.
Kurosaki Isshin's pupils were shaking, and he stared at Urahara Kisuke's expression with confirmation. For a long time, he laughed out loud: "So, it's him?! That number one genius, he is really reincarnated?!"
"Isshin-san, you can feel more at ease, compared to me..." Urahara Kisuke did not answer, only lightly shook his fan: "Yo-no-san doesn't like conspiracy and layout, and prefers to use 'positive' to suppress others. With him by his side, it would be difficult for anything to happen to Ichigo.
To be honest, Yono-san even has some objections to you and me hiding the truth about Ichigo’s life experience. He feels that a 16-year-old boy should have the right to decide his life, even if Ichigo will still do what he wants to do. "
Kurosaki Isshin was silent for a while after hearing this, and sighed: "Do what you want, take care of Ichigo's ability to accept it, and also make me mentally prepared in advance."
"I'm sorry, Isshin-san." Urahara Kisuke apologized for the second time, and waited for the right time to appear in front of Kurosaki Ichigo.
That night, Kurosaki Ichigo followed Urahara Kisuke to his small shop. Before he entered the house, he heard a sound coming from inside.
“Ah, why did you win again?!”
"Yeah, what's going on? Gongshu, did you really not cheat in any way? Damn it!"
"What method can I use to hide Captain Ye Yi? I just rely on my eyesight and calculation power."
A boy's voice, a bright female voice and a... somewhat familiar male voice?
Introduced into the house by Urahara Kisuke, Kurosaki Ichigo saw the owner of the voice, a wheat-skinned...ahem, lady with a somewhat hot figure, a boy or girl of eight or nine years old, with notes all over their faces. The cards on the table said so. The origin of the note.
And this one who has his back to me...
“Hey, you, you are?!”
Ji Xing turned around, smiled and stretched out his hand: "Here we are, we have met before. I am Kouki Hirakawa, a master of the art of perfection, and I am planning to go to Soul Society to rescue my companions who were captured by the God of Death."
"Ah...uh." Ichigo was stunned for a moment, then quickly reached out and held Ji Xing's hand: "I am Kurosaki Ichigo...I also want to rescue...my companions!"
3k. Also, the time is to be determined. I may have something to do and go out at seven or eight o'clock. I don't know if I can finish it before then. If I don't finish it, I will have to publish the second chapter according to the time in the underworld.