Death god, my Zanpakuto is a bit trendy

"Let's talk about it when we get back."

"Okay, take care."

"You too."

Aizen successfully created a captain-level Hollow test subject.

The development of Soul Society...

is accelerating visibly.

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Volume 1: 158, Scientists' Things

"Hmm..."

The First Squadron's Quarters.

Haruto has been here quite often recently.

He almost memorized the wrinkles on Captain-General Yamamoto's face.

At this moment.

The beloved Genryusai was reading the long report slowly - because he didn't ask Yuune for help, the report was obviously not as concise as before, and it was easy to see his attitude problem: he definitely used a ghostwriter before.

"Shihouin Haruto."

"Yes!"

"Next time, let your assistant write for you."

"......Yes."

In fact, that wasn't his own adjutant assistant.

——Haruto was about to complain, but gave up after thinking about it.

"About the record above."

Captain-General Yamamoto waved his hand, and Suzu Chojiro, who was sitting on the side of the chair, took the report.

"Captain of the 10th Division, Miyamoto Fujimaru, and Vice Captain of the 10th Division, Konno Matsuri, why did they go to the battle site?"

"We came to help."

Haruto said seriously.

"They didn't receive any missions."

"Anyway, they are resting..."

"I had a life-and-death friendship with them in Hueco Mundo, and we killed a Vastod together. You should have received the report on this, Captain General."

When Haruto returned to Soul Society, he went straight to the First Division, and the report must have been drafted by Asuhi Haru and others.

"Then?"

Yamamoto Shigekuni raised his eyebrows.

"Maybe they wasted some time with Captain Hirako, so they came a little late - when they reached the deepest part of the waterway, I had already dealt with the traitor Kitahara Kenshin."

Haruto pointed at the Zanpakutō in front of him with his eyes.

Haruto did not take out the Tapir Sword.

The nobles behind this matter did not dare to speak out, and Haruto did not think that Captain General Yamamoto could convict the superior nobles with just a weapon.

It is better to collect clues secretly first.

"Then..."

"We were attacked by Vastod."

--That was Vastod who fell from the sky and penetrated the three-story underground building. As for why the black cavity was not observed...

This matter is not his business.

"If I hadn't evacuated the members of the 4th and 8th divisions in advance before the battle with Kitahara Kenshin, they would probably be implicated."

Haruto said with fear.

"With your strength, it shouldn't be difficult to rescue two people from Vastod."

The person who took the call changed from the captain to Chojiro Suzuki who took the report.

"No, I can't deal with Vastod, otherwise I wouldn't have invited so many people to help in Hueco Mundo-killing Vastod is not a small matter, and I don't like to share the credit with others."

"..."

"I'm sorry."

The captains present looked at each other.

——The last time a Vast-class Hollow appeared in the Soul Society was more than a thousand years ago, not to mention that the newcomer brutally killed the captain and vice-captain of the 10th Division; if the vice-captain of the 2nd Division was not slightly stronger, he would have been killed by the other party.

Almost all the captains who could gather were here.

"The strength of the traitor Kitahara Kenshin is not the lowest among all the captains. How did you kill him instantly?"

It's not that no one doubts that Haruto was the one who killed him.

After all, the number of captains who died at the hands of Haruto is not just one or two - within the Soul Society, whether it is the nobles or the Gotei 13, there are many people who think he is a bloodthirsty executioner.

If Vastold's aura had not indeed appeared at the crime scene, he would have been accused of more now.

"As both rule-based Zanpakutō, I am naturally resistant to Kitahara Kenshin."

"...The performance of the head-severing in close combat is terrifying."

There were more than one captain who raised objections, but they were not targeting Haruto.

"But he can't use Shunpo."

"As a member of the Shihouin family, I still have the confidence to kill him without touching his blade."

"......"

Use Shunpo to suppress the strong of the same level.

Among the eleven captains present, the only one who can do this is Shihouin Yoruichi, who has just won the title of "Shun God".

Haruto said so.

It is equivalent to saying that half of the many captains present can be killed by him in seconds.

"......"

"Do you have any questions, colleagues?"

Haruto's report is not perfect, but at least it is full of loopholes.

However.

Many Shinigami present...

Either they don't want to get involved, or they don't want to offend Haruto.

The discussion about Kitahara Kenshin's death and Haruto's true strength has come to an end here.

The rest.

is to discuss how to retaliate against the Hueco-Yoya Palace:

Vastode, who came to Soul Society from Hueco Mundo to kill him, was undoubtedly the work of Bylergan, who had just lost a general.

Although Bylergan cannot be killed.

But sending out the real main force to raze his Kyonyaku Palace to the ground... this attitude should still be expressed.

However.

These are not what Haruto should care about.

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This world.

Underground in Karakura Town, Urahara Research Institute.

"welcome."

Urahara Kisuke hung his hat on the hook on the side of the door - it is not easy to get in here. Urahara Kisuke went out specifically to bring Haruto in.

"It turns out it was built in this world."

Haruto, who came in for the first time, looked around the small space.

"No wonder I couldn't rush back immediately."

"Feel sorry......"

Urahara Kisuke subconsciously lowered his head.

"No, let's count the two of us finishing together."

Haruto quickly interrupted him.

The current Urahara Kisuke has not yet experienced the "prompts" from Yoichi and Heiko, and has not shown much captaincy in areas other than research.

even if......

Even if he is ranked among the captains, he is still ridiculously strong.

"Speaking of which, wouldn't it be troublesome to build it in this world?"

Haruto casually pulled up a chair and sat down, refusing the tea offered by Urahara Kisuke.

Obviously the tea produced by the Shihoin family is very high-end, but Urahara Kisuke prefers the simple and unpretentious shopping street tea bags——

It's not that it doesn't taste good, but Haruto's mouth has been a bit tricky recently.

"Although Karakura Town is a rare place for re-spirits, it must be very troublesome to convert the test items into spirit-vessels every time, right?"

Haruto asked.

Spirits and vessels.

The former constitutes Soul Society and Hueco Mundo, while the latter is the basic particles that constitute the real world - if it is difficult to understand, just think of them as atoms or something like that.

"The main thing is safety, and I completed the relevant conversion devices as soon as possible."

Urahara Kisuke pointed to the large square box in the corner of the room and replied.

"No wonder."

"So......"

After Kisuke Urahara clicked a few times on the keyboard illuminated by dozens of computer screens, he gently turned his chair to face Haruto.

"Haruto-kun."

The two have been friends for five or six years since the battle of Mingdani. It is normal to call each other by their first names in such private situations... Or maybe Urahara Kisuke is not very "acceptable" to calling Haruto Shifeng. Your Excellency.

"Can you please tell me about the virtualization you mentioned?"

This is the main reason why Urahara Kisuke invited Haruto here.

"Besides you, there are others in the Seireitei who are conducting virtualization experiments."

Haruto nodded.

"But his research progress should not be as fast as yours. Kitahara Kenshin was completely unable to maintain his own rationality after becoming hollow; the other party may also have used related research on the Tapir Yao Sword. After all, he does not have Tenzuku Maru to refer to."

After hearing Haruto's explanation, Urahara Kisuke nodded thoughtfully, and then continued to ask him:

"What's the degree of virtualization?"

"The increase in spiritual pressure is only at the level of an ordinary swastika, but it failed to maintain its human form after becoming hollow."

When Urahara Kisuke appeared in Suido, he only wore a mask and looked like a "mask", which was completely the posture of a god of death.

"Because of the lack of pieces of Vastod?"

"It's hard to say, but I don't think it's the main reason."