A dimensional journey starting from the Dragon Clan

Chapter 857 850. Live without regrets

Looking at the two people with wary expressions, Urahara Kisuke reminded him lightly without explaining too much: "There is no time to argue here. You also know that the situation with this girl is very dangerous, right? The Quincy was eroded by the power of the Hollow. Normal treatment methods are no longer able to save her. You two...come with me, and I will tell you...how to save this girl."

"..."

Hearing this, Ishida Ryugen and Shiba Isshin immediately calmed down, looked at each other, and nodded gloomily.

Soon, following Urahara Kisuke's footsteps, the two came to the research room deep in Urahara's shop.

"Symptoms like this girl... I have been studying them for a hundred years." Urahara Kisuke explained calmly while leading the way.

"a hundred years?"

Both of them were slightly shocked when they heard this.

"You don't look like an old man who is over a hundred years old...who are you?" Shiba Isshin asked with a slight frown.

The man in front of him was obviously not an ordinary human being.

"My name is Urahara Kisuke." Urahara Kisuke replied calmly, with no intention of hiding it, "A person who was...exiled from the Soul Society."

"Are you... Urahara Kisuke!?" A trace of cold sweat broke out on Shiba Isshin's forehead, with a look of surprise on his face.

On the side, Ishida Ryugen didn't care at all: "It doesn't matter who you are! How can we save Masaki!? Can we restore her to her original appearance!?"

"..."

Urahara Kisuke was silent for a moment, and then said with some regret, "I said to save her, but I never said that I could restore her to her original appearance. You should also know... The power of the Hollow is completely useless to the Quincy. The opposite force can almost be said to be extremely poisonous. Generally, once you are infected, there is no possibility of you reversing it."

"What..." Ishida Ryuuxian shook his head when he heard this, as if he wanted to escape reality.

However, Urahara Kisuke's tone was still extremely cold: "To be honest, this girl... Miss Masaki, she can no longer recover."

"!!!"

Hearing such a firm assertion from the man in front of him, both Shiha Isshin and Ishida Ryugen were slightly startled.

"Please put Ms. Masaki here."

Urahara Kisuke ignored the surprise of the two people, but stopped in front of the experimental table, commanded them calmly, and explained: "That symptom is called 'hollowing'. The so-called 'hollowing' refers to the virtualization of The soul is injected into an existing soul, thereby destroying the boundary between the two souls.

It is a trial that destroys the original object and sublimates it into a higher-level soul.

It was originally a technology to strengthen the soul of the Shinigami, but it is beyond our control. This is the result of using this uncontrollable technology on a Quincy other than its original target.

Such a result is probably an unexpected coincidence for the person behind all this. "

"Uncontrollable?" Ishida Ryusei seemed to have grasped the key point of his words, "If that's the case... isn't it hopeless?"

"No, although I can't go back to the 'original way', after so many years of research, I still found a way to save her life."

Urahara Kisuke replied calmly.

"If the 'hollow' symptoms of the soul continue to deepen, it will develop into a situation where the original soul and the virtual soul are blended into one, turning into a monster that has lost its mind.

Moreover, in the end, not only the boundaries between souls, but also the boundaries between the soul itself and the outside world will be destroyed... and then break away from the self-will until self-destruction... This is called 'soul suicide'. Simply put, it is uncontrollable self-destruction. "

"..."

The two of them listened to Urahara Kisuke's science information with bewildered expressions, unable to say anything for a while.

"so what should I do now?"

"In the past hundred years of research, I have discovered a way to prevent 'soul suicide'." Kisuke Urahara answered calmly, "That is... to directly inject the soul that is opposite to 'hollowing'.

The 'destruction of boundaries' that is the key to 'virtualization' is caused by breaking the balance of the soul. In other words... using opposite forces to force it to continue to maintain balance can achieve the purpose of canceling each other out. "

"I don't know what you mean..." Shiba Isshin still didn't understand.

On the side, Ishida Ryuxian had some clues in his mind and seemed to understand something.

And just because he understood it, his face became even uglier for some reason.

"For example..." Urahara Kisuke continued to explain, "I used the Quincy's spiritual arrows and human souls to make a vaccine, and injected it into the souls of several shinigami after they had been hollowed out... Through this method, One hundred percent successful in preventing 'soul suicide'.

However, the only thing it can prevent is 'soul suicide', but as I said just now, this kind of prevention is just to force the soul to maintain balance through mutually canceling forces.

In other words... if you want to save her, you have to maintain this state forever, and maintaining this state requires a more powerful and lasting force. There needs to be someone who will not leave her for a moment until she dies, who will continue to suppress her virtual state and inject the opposite power. "

"Liar! No way..."

Hearing this, Ishida Ryuxian became excited, "Others... there should be other ways, right?"

He knew that if this was really the only way, then there was nothing he could do about it.

Because the only one with the opposite power to Masaki as a Quincy is the Shinigami.

Are you kidding me... How could a Shinigami be willing to do this for a Quincy! ?

They are mortal enemies!

"What a smart guy... he understands so quickly."

Seeing that Ryugen Ishida seemed to have understood everything, Kisuke Urahara sighed lightly, "I know it's hard for you to accept this fact, but... you can't do anything about it. The person who has the ability to do this is -"

He turned his head and looked at Shiba Isshin beside him.

"Yes, you are the only one here, Shiba Isshin."

With that said, Urahara Kisuke opened the curtain covering another test table, seeming to have already prepared everything.

"This is... a special kind of human body that I created. Made with human souls. The souls injected here can survive as a complete human being."

He looked at Shiba Isshin and explained calmly, "In other words, if I inject you, you will become an existence between the Shinigami and humans. The opposite of Quincy is Shinigami, and the opposite of Hollow is human."

Understand?

By using this, you become the exact opposite of the Quincy who is disappearing.

This is...the choice given to you.

The only thing to note is... this is a choice that has too many negative consequences for you.

After entering this artificial corpse, not only will you no longer be able to use the power of the God of Death, you will not even be able to see your soul. Moreover, I am afraid that once you enter it... you will never be able to change back to the God of Death. "

"..."

Hearing this, Ishida Ryugen stared silently at the back of the Shinigami named Shiba Isshin in front of him.

How many negative impacts?

For the God of Death, this is a completely harmful choice.

Is anyone really stupid enough to sacrifice themselves for others?

"I understand! I'll do it!"

However, to the great surprise of both people present, Shiba Isshin accepted it without hesitation.

"ah?"

Even Urahara Kisuke, who was explaining the principle, was slightly startled, "Don't you need to think about it again?"

"You don't have time to think about it, do you? I said I'll do it! Let's start quickly!" Isshin Shiba said matter-of-factly, "If you don't want to be a Shinigami, just don't be a Shinigami. You don't need to think about this kind of thing at all!"

"Aren't you nostalgic?" Urahara Kisuke asked with a gloomy face, "Once you start, there will be no room for you to regret it."

"How could I not be nostalgic? There are so many things I am nostalgic for, I can't finish them! It's the captain's responsibility, my people..." Isshin Shiba still said matter-of-factly, "But so what? Am I going to be held back by nostalgia? Are you refusing to save your benefactor? If I don't save her now, I will definitely be ashamed of it in the future!"

"..."

The whole room fell into a brief silence.

Ishida Ryusei looked at the back of the Death God in front of him in surprise.

He seemed to have heard similar words somewhere...

Ah, by the way... the origin of everything, Masaki, who made the decision to save this Shinigami, also said almost the same thing...

Live without regrets?

They are really...two idiots.

"I understand...please come here."

Urahara Kisuke saw that Shiba had made up his mind and did not say anything further.

Ishida Ryugen could only close his eyes and choose to accept reality.

The sound of rain came from the window.

He knew that this was the result of the path Kurosaki Masaki chose, and this might be the best outcome for the other party.

After this, Masaki will probably be able to escape the Quincy's 'fate' and live a life without regrets for himself as an ordinary human being.

So...this is the right choice...right? Even if it will be a disaster in the future.

After leaving Urahara Store, Ishida Uryu looked at the sky where raindrops kept falling, and asked questions in his heart, as if he was asking across time and space.

"Yes. Masaki never regretted any of the choices he made until the moment of his death."

Under the eaves of the clinic.

Kurosaki was smoking a cigarette and looking at the rainy sky, telling Ichigo Kurosaki everything about his mother.

“After that, Masaki left the Ishida family not long after graduating from high school.

Because her soul was mixed with the power of Hollow, she was no longer pure as a Quincy and therefore lost value to the Ishida family.

It was Ryugen who personally drove Masaki out of the house. Thinking about it, this was his own effort to say goodbye to Masaki in his own way.

Long Xian knew that he and Masaki were completely different. Masaki was a pure and free person who could let go of everything for himself and live without regrets, but he was different. To this day, he has not been able to completely let go of the mission he carried.

I...after that, I lost the power of the God of Death, and the only knowledge I learned at the Spiritual Arts Academy was still useful as medical skills, so I opened a small clinic like this. "

Isshin Kurosaki laughed at himself and continued to talk, while Ichigo Kurosaki listened silently.

“Masaki, who became a college student, often came over and made fun of me for wearing a white coat.

I told Masaki that he lost his Shinigami power because he 'made a mistake in Soul Society and was exiled to the present world'. But probably... Masaki had already seen through the lie the moment I told her the reason.

I don't seem to be very good at lying. Of course... it's also possible that her intuition is too sharp.

No matter what, it doesn't matter to us whether the lie is true or false.

In a movie we both watched, an old man compared his wife who has been with him all year round to the sun. It was a sad and boring movie.

Apart from making Masaki burst into tears, I forgot everything else.

Only that line is still fresh in my memory... Masaki is like the sun, attracting everything around her, tolerating everything, and shining in all directions.

I'm just... happy to be around her.

So, you were born. "

"..."

Kurosaki Ichigo nodded slightly when he heard this.

He knew that the story ended here, and he knew everything that happened after that.

"There is another thing you don't know." Isshin Kurosaki seemed to have read through his son's thoughts and continued with a gloomy expression, "That is the truth about your mother's death.

Listen...nine years ago today, June 17th...

Your mother didn't deserve to die.

The real cause of her death was not the virtual attack. "

"What's the meaning?"

"You should have awakened the Quincy's ability now, right?"

Isshin Kurosaki explained calmly, "Do you think a Hollow of that level can break through the defense of the Quincy's 'blood suit'?"

"!!"

Kurosaki Ichigo seemed to realize something when he heard this.

Yes, the defensive power of the Static Blood Suit was astonishing. He only used it subconsciously and was able to survive Yhwach's men. Although the opponent did not use all his strength, it was already shocking enough.

"Yes, blood armor is a natural ability of a pure-blood Quincy. Masaki... Although she has the power of Hollow mixed in her body, as a pure-blood Quincy, static blood armor is her best ability. Back then, It was precisely because of her ability that she saved me from that empty hand."

Isshin Kurosaki said with a gloomy look: "That day, I... was not 'unable to save Masaki', but 'failed to save Masaki'. Before Masaki's death, I wanted to be the opposite of the force that suppressed the Hollow in her body. Power is an existence combined with her soul. As long as she is alive, I will not be able to break free from the shackles of the body and use the power of death.

I was at home at that time... I felt the spiritual pressure of Masaki and the Hollow. Although I had lost the power of the Shinigami and couldn't help, of course I would have gone if I knew Masaki would be in danger.

But she shouldn't have been in any danger.

How could someone with that level of weakness possibly hurt Masaki who was protected by a static blood suit? This should have been a battle without any suspense.

But the result is not like this.

Ichigo, have you heard about your friend Uryu Ishida's mother? "

"Does this have anything to do with my mother's unexpected defeat?" Kurosaki Ichigo asked.