Death god, my Zanpakuto is a bit trendy

"In addition to activities such as sacrifices and offerings."

"The reason why we are different from ordinary priest families and are specially listed in the position of the 'three major' is actually because of the 'sacred artifacts' kept by the family - not the God-given weapons like the Shifengyuan family, but the weapons that the Soul King once used."

"There are three sacred artifacts in total:"

"The 'Eight Mirror Swords' of the Ise family, the 'Mirror Jade' of the Asuha family."

"And the 'Scorching Water Mirror' of the Jushiba family..."

"The 'Scorching Water Mirror'"

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Volume 1: 131, The Mystery of Sacred Artifacts

Haruto only knows about the Eight Mirror Swords.

This is the first time he has heard of the other two sacred artifacts.

I think except for the priest family itself, these are not information that can be easily disclosed.

"The effects of the three sacred artifacts are different, but they all have the ability to absorb and reflect certain powers: the Eight Mirror Sword targets the power of God, the Mirror Jade targets the power of rules, and the Scorching Water Mirror targets spirit particles and spiritual pressure. ”

“......”

Everyone listened to Zhengyuan's explanation quietly.

It must be said that the effects of these three items are worthy of their names as artifacts: one piece may be a little lacking, but if you hold all three at the same time, Haruto feels that he is confident that he can defeat the Stern Cross Knights.

Of course, the premise is that the white attack and instant step are strong enough.

Otherwise, it is easy to become like Haschwalth, who was knocked away by Kirin Temple before he even had time to use the Shield of Sin.

"Did your ancestors lose their noble status because they lost the artifact called the Scorching Water Mirror?"

"......That's right. "

Zhengyuan confirmed Haruto's guess.

Nanao's mother was like this. Because she handed over the Eight Mirror Sword to Kyoraku and announced that it was lost, the head of the Ise family was sentenced to death by the Central Forty-Sixth Chamber.

The predecessors of the Jushiba family must have had the same experience.

"You have been in Rukongai for so long..."

Haruto remembered the first time he met the Jushiba siblings.

Until he joined the Gotei 13, the two siblings were basically not in the Fifth Division barracks, and they were all performing special tasks in Rukongai.

Now it seems--

"It was to find the lost Sakimizu Mirror."

Zhengyuan confirmed Haruto's guess again.

"Found it?"

"Yes."

Zhengyuan nodded.

"...The position of the upper nobles should not matter to you and Sister Ika, right?"

Zhengyuan relied on his strength to regain his noble status. Although he was only a lower noble, it was also an unprecedented feat:

After all, they were "sinners" in Soul Society.

"...The old guys at home always have some thoughts. "

Zhengyuan said with emotion.

"I understand."

Although he said that he didn't care, some ideals that were instilled day and night still quietly affected Zhu Sibo's siblings.

"So..."

"The Zhishui Mirror that was just found was lost again?"

Qingren couldn't think of any other reason-after all, this was already absurd enough. If someone found it themselves and lost it, it would be a crime?

"No."

Zhengyuan shook his head.

"The problem is...this artifact is not allowed to be used within the scope of the Soul Society."

The Soul Society has many rules.

Qingren has experience with captain Shikai and No. 90 Hado, but he didn't expect that even a piece of equipment was not allowed to be used.

Anything with a little power must be reported in advance...How afraid are the noble masters of the Central 46th Room that they will be secretly killed?

"Real or fake, you have tried it when you got it, right?"

"Yes. "

Zhengyuan nodded in affirmation.

"Ika and I had no intention of using this artifact. The original plan was to hand it over to Captain Yamamoto immediately after returning to the Soul Society. "

"Some things..."

"The Captain's words are much more useful than ours."

This is absolutely true.

If you want to deal with nobles, unless you are a high-ranking noble or even a great noble, it is better to let the invincible Genryusai take action.

"It seems that things are not going as we wish?"

"We were attacked as soon as we entered the Soul Society."

Finally, we started to talk about the main point.

"......Who?"

Looking at Zhu Sibo Zhengyuan's condition, you can tell that he must have experienced a hard battle.

"Captain-level I have never seen before. "

Zhu Shiba Zhengyuan is a genuine captain-level. Although his spiritual pressure level may not be very high, his lightning-type Zanpakutō is very lethal.

If you want to defeat Zhengyuan without alerting others, you must be a captain-level with about second-class spiritual power.

Not to mention...

"Can you force you to use the artifact?"

Even if you are not familiar with it, the Zhishuijing is the Zanpakutō of the Zhu Shiba family.

The true blood of the priest family is determined by nature, and only they can exert the full power of this artifact-if there is no restriction on the use of blood, the Central Forty-Sixth Chamber would not act so bizarrely.

"Yes, and it has never been used."

"...Captain Zhengyuan should have a rough idea of ​​the enemy's identity, right?"

Zhengyuan said so, and Haruto felt that the next step might be the key.

Zhu Shiba Zhengyuan hesitated for a moment and replied:

"The Asuna family."

"..."

Should I say this answer is not unexpected?

When all the other two families lost their artifacts, only the Tomorrow family still maintained their original

status; if one family takes back their artifact at this time, it will be more or less a shock to the Tomorrow family.

"Are you sure?"

Dealing with such a prosperous priest family is not an easy task.

"Why do you think the Burning Water Mirror failed to work?"

"...The ability of the Mirror House Jade to 'absorb rules' is also effective on the Water-burning Mirror, which is also a divine weapon?"

"Yes."

Zhengyuan's answer obviously comes from personal experience.

"Among the three artifacts, the Burning Water Mirror has the widest range of effects, but its 'level' is the weakest among them; on the contrary, the Ise family's Eight Mirror Sword has the highest priority...the other two It can absorb the power of any artifact."

The power of artifacts comes from the gods who created them, so there is nothing wrong with explaining it this way.

"Then what?"

Haruto asked.

"Although it was you who used the Scorching Water Mirror first, the other party also used the power of the divine weapon, not to mention the attack on the captain in the Seireitei."

"Since the existence of the artifact is so important, Central Room 46 must consider it carefully before making a judgment——"

"How could you be listed as fugitives so easily?"

This is also what Qingren is confused about:

Zhengyuan and Yihua escaped from the Soul Society. Even if the fugitives' decision was issued by Central Room 46 after they left, they should first consider asking for the facts... Why is appeasement and surrender not better than arresting them directly? People are better at solving problems?

"...I don't know the secret behind this, but judging from the decisiveness of the other party's actions, it must have been planned for a long time."

"..."

Haruto did not continue to ask, but nodded thoughtfully:

"Understood."

Things are a bit troublesome.

No matter what the other party's real purpose is, since it is related to the artifact, it must be inseparable from the Tomorrow Family.

If Haruto wants to help——

"Captain Zhengyuan."

"I wonder if it would be convenient for me to take a look at that water-burning mirror?"

"Can."

Zhu Sibo Zhengyuan answered simply.

to be honest.

Haruto's request was actually a bit excessive. Although outsiders could not exert the power of the artifact, they could deprive Zhengyuan of a powerful guarantee.

Although Haruto appears to be on Zhengyuan's side, in the face of huge interests, who can guarantee that he will really not care about it?

"Give."

Zhengyuan handed over a round mirror that needed to be held dually.

From the perspective of artifacts, it looks too plain and simple, even inferior to the dressing mirror of a noble family; the only thing that can be seen strange is the mirror surface that seems to have black mist swirling around it.

"I don't see anything special."

Haruto flipped it over twice at random, but didn't find the uniqueness of this artifact - it stands to reason that it has been fused with Soul King Posleep, and it can be regarded as a fragment of "god". It shouldn't be difficult to activate several artifacts. Now look at it. That's not the case at all.

That’s right if you think about it.

If the holders of the Soul King fragments could use it, there would be no such thing as the true blood of the family.

"Nanao, do you want to take a look?"

"...No."

Nanao originally looked curious.

But when Haruto handed it over, she immediately rejected it: This thing can arouse the secret murderous intention of a captain, so it's better not to get your hands on it casually.

"Can I try it out?"

On the other hand, Ayaka next to her immediately raised her right arm, looking serious like a student eager to answer questions in class.

Haruto looked back at Captain Zhengyuan, and after making sure that the other party didn't mind——