I'm in Bleach, starting with Unlimited Blade Works.

"However, these mundane items are already the best I can offer, so I have no choice but to shamelessly give them to Captain Erin..."

"To be honest, because these things were given to Captain Erin, their original value has increased several times over..."

"Forehead……"

Since Maeda Nozomi had already said so much, Erin didn't refuse anymore.

Indeed, as Noriyo Omaeda said, many people would bid a premium for a gemstone they bought if they heard that it was the same as Captain Erin's.

The Ōmaeda family reaped far more than what they gave to Erin.

"Alright, Ōmaeda, enough with the nonsense, let's get started on the investigation."

At this moment, Soi Fon had finished her reconnaissance and stood up to shout at Ōmaeda.

"Yes, Captain Soi Fon."

With Soi Fon's orders, Erin finally escaped Ōmaeda's passionate entanglement.

"Captain Erin, that's just how Omaeda is, don't take it too seriously."

After Ōmaeda led the punts to search along the spiritual particle trajectory explored by Soi Fon, Soi Fon spoke to Erin.

Although Ōmaeda often seems unreliable, as the captain of the second division, Soi Fon is the most qualified to speak about what kind of person her vice-captain is.

Besides her relationship with Noriyuki Ōmaeda, Noriyo Ōmaeda's abilities were also exceptional enough to be appointed as vice-captain by Soi Fon.

Despite her large size, Masaki Omaeda's Shunpo skills are second only to Soi Fon in the Second Division.

Moreover, with the guidance of Ōmaeda Noriyuki, Ōmaeda Norichiyo's strength is not considered weak among the vice-captains.

For Soi Fon, without the help of Ōmaeda Kichiyo, she really wouldn't have been able to keep the Second Division running smoothly after Yoruichi Shihōin left.

After all, with Erin becoming the captain of the 6th Division, Kisuke Urahara becoming the captain of the 12th Division, and Yoruichi Shihouin betraying the Seireitei, the 2nd Division truly lacked top-tier fighters. The only ones who could hold their own were Soi Fon and Kichiyo Ōmaeda.

Therefore, in Soi Fon's opinion, Omaeda Norichiyo is a very reliable person.

She didn't want Erin to have any misunderstandings about Omaeda Kichiyo.

"Haha, don't worry, Soi Fon."

"It's not like I haven't had contact with Vice Captain Ōmaeda before. Vice Captain Ōmaeda is indeed a very reliable person."

"However, Vice Captain Ōmaeda's strength is indeed somewhat weak."

"Here's what we'll do, Soi Fon. After this mission is over, ask Vice-Captain Ōmaeda if he has time. If he does, I'll take a few days to mentor him and see if he can advance further."

"Yes, thank you on behalf of Vice Captain Ōmaeda."

Soi Fon nodded, but didn't say anything to Erindo.

The current Second Division definitely needs more strong fighters.

If Ōmaeda Nozomi can take it a step further, it would be the best thing for Soi Fon.

Guiding Norichiyo Omaeda was a thought that had just begun to form in Erin's mind.

Erin also remembered that after the Thousand-Year Blood War of Bleach came out, some people on the Internet referred to Ōmaeda Nozomi as "Ōmaeda God".

The reason for this title is that when the protagonist, Ichigo Kurosaki, rescued Rukia with Sokyu, he defeated the first division lieutenant Chojiro Suzuki, the second division lieutenant Kichiyo Ōmaeda, and the fourth division lieutenant Isane Kotetsu with just a few punches and kicks.

Later, Chojiro Suzaku possessed the strongest Zanpakuto of the Thunder type, Genryumaru, and was a super expert who could leave scars on the Captain-Commander.

Kotetsu Isane was able to unleash the 77th Kido Ten Teng Kōra, even though it was a chanted version, which was enough to show that Kotetsu Isane had a very high level of skill in Kido.

As the third person who was easily defeated, everyone naturally had high expectations for Omaeda Kichiyo.

In the final battle of Karakura Town, the fact that Ōmaeda Kichiyo is the only Shinigami who was uninjured except for Unohana Retsu makes everyone even more excited.

However, Omaeda Kichiyo's performance in the Thousand-Year Blood War disappointed many netizens.

Ayasegawa Yumichika touched the black chess piece, absorbed it, and was judged to possess Bankai.

After all, Kisuke Urahara said that only those with Bankai could absorb these black chess pieces that possess Hollow power, in order to prevent their Bankai abilities from being taken away by Quincy.

After obtaining the black chess piece, Omaeda Kichiyo was unable to absorb it. Instead, she handed it to Soi Fon so that Soi Fon could absorb it and successfully regain her Bankai.

Now, Erin feels that she can respond to the expectations of netizens and make Omaeda Nozomi a true "Omaeda God".

However, the extent to which this "Great God" can reach and what kind of expectations he will bring to netizens remains to be seen, depending on Ōmaeda Kichiyo.

While Erin and Soi Fon were talking, Omaeda Kichiyo and the Shinigami of the Execution Army had already found traces of Aaroniero's movements through the spirit particles detected by Soi Fon, and were now tracking him based on these traces.

After Erin and his group left, the Shinigami of the Thirteenth Division immediately surrounded Rukia, showering her with concern and care.

After learning that Rukia lacked a sparring partner for kendo, everyone confidently assured that they would be the most suitable people to spar with Rukia.

Hehe, being able to spar with Captain Erin's disciple might actually improve my own skills.

Who would refuse such a good deal?

……

For a time, Rukia seemed to be the darling of the 13th Division.

Many team members come to practice with Rukia every day.

However, this situation completely changed after Rukia improved everyone's data models.

Every Shinigami who fights Rukia always feels constrained during the battle. Every time, before they can even launch an attack, Rukia has already assumed a defensive stance.

It was as if their attack was initially aimed at Rukia's defensive blade.

In the end, they didn't even know how to fight back when facing Rukia.

Because it seems that no matter what they do, Rukia can defend against it.

To the onlookers, it seemed as if everyone was giving Rukia a huge advantage in this battle.

But in reality, everyone knew very well that this wasn't because they were going easy on Rukia, but because they genuinely had no desire to fight in front of her.

Chapter 237 Discovery

It seems that no matter what she does, Rukia always gets there first, rendering all her actions futile.

Later, all the Shinigami of the Gotei 13 would avoid Rukia whenever they saw her.

Unfortunately, everyone developed a psychological aversion to Rukia.

It seems that no one knows how to fight in front of Rukia.

The only one left to fight alongside Rukia is Shiba Kaien.

However, Shiba Kaien was no match for him in terms of swordsmanship alone.

Shiba Kaien was able to suppress Rukia only after unleashing his Zanpakuto, Tsubaki.

It must be said that Shiba Kaien at this stage was indeed Rukia's most suitable opponent.

Because of the basic data and intelligence of Shiba Kaien, even though Shiba Kaien's spiritual pressure increased fivefold after releasing his Zanpakuto, Rukia was not completely powerless to resist.

If Rukia is given enough time to gather information about Shiba Kaien after he unleashes his Zanpakuto, she can use this information advantage to entangle with him.

And Shiba Kaien, in doing so, gained even more.

Every time he fights Rukia, he can discover some of his own weaknesses in the battles between them.

If he cannot make up for these weaknesses in the battle, he will definitely be beaten badly by Rukia.

Under these circumstances, Shiba Kaien had no choice but to make up for his weaknesses and become stronger.

However, compared to Shiba Kaien, his wife Shiba Michi's smiles became fewer and fewer, and increasingly faint.

During this period, Zhibo often spaced out and drifted off into a daze.

Perhaps those people already knew that Shiba Kaien had become involved with that person's disciple, so they couldn't wait any longer.

Shiba took a deep breath after glancing at Rukia, who was fighting Shiba Kaien.

I'm sorry, Rukia...

Please forgive my selfishness...

……

"Oh? This Void actually came from the White Path Sect?"

It must be said that the Second Division's covert mobile unit is truly professional.

Using the spiritual particles detected by Soi Fon, and with the assistance of some equipment from the 12th Division, they were able to almost reconstruct the Hollow's activity patterns within the Seireitei.

However, upon investigating this far, Soi Fon and the others also discovered that this Hollow did not seem to match Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi's claim that it was a test subject for Hollowfication experiments.

According to the records of the Hollowfication experiments by the Central 46, and the behavior of Shinji Hirako and others after being Hollowfied decades ago, it can be found that all the Hollowfied Shinigami only possess the most instinctive desire to devour.

Such a false power, though formidable, does not cause much harm.

Even if a captain-level powerhouse is intangible, only two or three captains are needed to defeat or even kill the intangible captain.

However, according to the Hidden Mobile Division's investigation during this period, this Hollow would devour a person in the Seireitei every so often, and then live with that person's appearance for a period of time.

Once they realized there was no risk, they continued to devour the people in Seireitei.

Compared to the commoners in Rukongai, everyone in Seireitei possesses spiritual pressure.

Such a soul would be the most delicious food for a ghost.

This behavior is completely inconsistent with the actions of a Shinigami after becoming a Hollowfied.

According to the Secret Service's speculation, this Hollow is not a product of Hollowfication experiments, but rather a Gillian Hollow that entered Soul Society from Hueco Mundo at some unknown time and possesses intelligence.

Based on this hypothesis, the Covert Force focused its investigation on the four gates of the Seireitei that led into Rukongai, and finally discovered traces of the Hollow's activity at the White Gate.

"Let's go. Although we've ruled out the possibility of a Hollowfication experiment, we still need to find out where this Hollow came from and how it infiltrated the Seireitei."

Standing in front of the White Gate, Soi Fon glanced at Erin.

"Captain Erin, are you going back to report to the Commander-in-Chief now, or will you continue the investigation with us?"

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni had Erin accompany the intelligence unit to investigate this Hollow, intending to capture all those researching Hollowfication experiments hidden behind it.

However, based on what we know now, Mayuri Kurotsuchi detected the Shinigami's spiritual particles in this Hollow not because this Hollow was a product of the Shinigami's Hollowfication experiment, but because this Hollow directly devoured the Shinigami, and the Shinigami's spiritual particles remained in its body.

In this way, there's no need for Erin to waste time exploring with Soi Fon and the others.

"Since we've all come out of town, let's relax together."