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"Although saying 'I'm sorry' is useless now, I still have to say it... Rukia, I'm sorry. I believe that soon, Soul Society will send people to arrest you. At that time, you must not resist. Resisting will only worsen your crime!"

"I understand... Brother Tian!"

"That's good. I'll head back ahead beforehand. Hopefully, I can still make it in time to reduce your sentence!"

"I'm so sorry, Brother Tian! It was supposed to be a great holiday...!"

That night, after arranging for Yoruichi to stay and help Urahara, I went straight back to Soul Society.

Half a month later, although Ukitake and I tried our best to conceal the news about Rukia, the Central 46 still issued an order to send people to the human world to capture Kuchiki Rukia, on the charge of giving the 'Shinigami' power to humans.

Left with no other choice, I had Byakuya volunteer to go to the human world to capture Rukia. Thus, the personnel responsible for capturing Rukia were chosen as Captain Kuchiki Byakuya and Vice-Captain Abarai Renji. Needless to say, the consequences of a mission carried out by two captains were predictable. Rukia was quickly captured by Byakuya and Renji, and until the verdict on Rukia's case was reached, she was imprisoned in the Sixth Division's cell.

Byakuya and I stood outside the cell where Rukia was imprisoned. I said to Rukia, "Rukia, your sentence has been handed down." After saying that, I glanced at Byakuya, who, seeing my movement, coldly said to Rukia inside, "Kuchiki Rukia, the crime... transferring the power of a Shinigami to a human, a first-degree murder. Kuchiki Rukia will be executed in the Central Court as a death row inmate in twenty-five days from today. This is the final decision of Soul Society!" After saying that, he and I turned and left the room.

After Byakuya and I walked out of the cell for a while, we heard a voice behind us say, "You guys are really calm! The captain of the sixth division... the vice-captain of the thirteenth division, you're really amazing... amazing! Your own sister is about to be executed and you're still so calm, as expected of the Kuchiki family... you're the model Shinigami!"

It was Gin Ichimaru who spoke, and Kenpachi, who came with him, said, "What nonsense are you talking about? The only Shinigami who are afraid of death are you and the captain of the Ninth Division! He... is not!"

“Is that so?” Ichimaru Gin said.

Byakuya and I immediately turned to look at them. Byakuya immediately said, "Two captains together, without even an adjutant. What do you want with us?"

"How annoying! Their own sister is about to be executed, and we're just worried that the two Captain Kuchiki might lose their spirits!" Gin Ichimaru laughed.

Byakuya immediately retorted, "This is none of your business!" As soon as he finished speaking, Kenpachi looked at me and said, "You're not feeling down, are you? Let's have a good fight!" He then drew his sword, ready to attack. However, Gin Ichimaru immediately used Binding Spell to tie him up, then forced him to use Shunpo to move to the opposite rooftop. Ignoring the struggling Kenpachi, Gin laughed and said, "I'm truly sorry, Captains Kuchiki. If I had known he came for this, I wouldn't have brought him. At least I didn't want to upset you. Say hello to your sister, Momo." With that, he pulled Kenpachi away and disappeared.

Watching the two disappear, I said, "Byakuya, will you regret bringing Rukia back?"

Byakuya remained silent. Seeing her like this, I slowly said, "You saw that boy with the big sword, didn't you? Perhaps Rukia will be saved because of him. It's time for us to be more flexible." After saying that, I quickened my pace and left, while Byakuya just stayed where he was.

Chapter 97 Invasion of the Traveler

The alarm bell rang, followed by a warning that echoed throughout the Seireitei: "A slope reaction has occurred in the western suburbs. A cordon has been established for areas three through eight! I repeat: A slope reaction has occurred in the western suburbs. A cordon has been established for areas three through eight!" All the nearby Shinigami began preparing to deal with the emergency.

Meanwhile, several beams of light descended from the sky above the Seireitei onto the Rukongai outside the Hakudomon Gate, stirring up a cloud of dust. Ichigo and his companions had landed safely. Yoruichi then gave Ichigo and his friends a brief introduction to the Soul Society, but before she could finish speaking, Ichigo rushed towards the Purification Gate, causing the Purification Wall to open and blocking him outside.

At this moment, one of the Death Gods from the White Path Sect spoke up, saying, "The Traveling Calamity landed outside the Pure Spirit Sect!"

"Since it's over there... we won't have a chance to appear!"

"Yes, because the Pure Spirit Sect also has... the Rhinoceros Pill Workshop!"

While the Shinigami guarding inside were still discussing, the battle outside had already begun. Jidanbo used his immense power to create a space for a one-on-one fight with Ichigo. During the battle, Ichigo shattered his own weapon, his most prized axe. After Ichigo comforted him and he cried, he allowed Ichigo and the others to pass through the White Gate. However, after forcefully lifting the White Gate, his body involuntarily stiffened and then began to tremble uncontrollably. Ichigo immediately asked in confusion, "What are you daydreaming about, Jidanbo?"

Jidanbo stammered, his body trembling, "Third Division Captain... Ichimaru Gin!" Before he could finish, a beam of white light pierced his left arm. Ichimaru Gin, however, looked at him and smiled, saying, "Gatekeepers aren't there to open doors!"

"I've been defeated, and it's only natural for a defeated gatekeeper to open the gate!" Si Danfang said with difficulty, supporting the White Gate with his shoulder.

"What are you talking about? A defeated gatekeeper shouldn't be allowed to open the gate. A defeated gatekeeper... means death!" Gin Ichimaru said in a gloomy voice. As soon as he finished speaking, Ichigo rushed up and slashed at him. Then, after learning Ichigo's name, he smiled and released his Zanpakuto, forcing Ichigo and Jidanbo outside the White Path Gate.

Three days after Ichigo and his friends were driven away by Gin Ichimaru, the "Souki" sword, originally used only to execute captain-level criminals, was approved to be used to carry out the death penalty on Rukia. Then, under Renji's leadership, the prisoner Rukia was escorted to the "Confession Palace" and imprisoned there until the day of the execution.

Because the traveler escaped from Ichimaru Gin's hands, Yamamoto, sensing the seriousness of the situation, convened an emergency meeting of the captains. All vice-captains were required to wear adjutant armbands and wait in the No. 2 side chamber.

I opened the door to the side chamber and went inside. Only Aizen's vice-captain, Hinamori Momo, was sitting on the floor against the wall. In order to prevent her from being hurt as deeply as in the original story, I had been befriending Aizen while also interacting with her for the past twenty years to reduce the hypnotic effect of 'Kyoka Suigetsu'. I became her older brother and a close friend with whom she could talk about anything.

Upon seeing me enter, she immediately greeted me, "Captain Kuchiki!"

I immediately asked, "Hinamori, are you alone?"

"Hmm, it seems so!"

"Really? Then why do you call me Captain Kuchiki?"

"Ah... I'm sorry, Brother Tian!"

"Hehe...that's right!" I said with a smile, patting her head, then sat down beside her and asked, "Has Aizen arrived?"

Upon hearing this, Hinamori Momo immediately lowered her head and said, "I don't know. I... I feel like he's been acting strangely lately. He's been acting strangely all morning too, but even when I ask him, he won't tell me anything. I... I don't know what to do! Brother Ten!"

I immediately patted her head and said, "Don't worry, Aizen must have something important to do, so don't worry!"

"Okay!" Hinamori nodded with a smile after I comforted her. At that moment, the door was opened again, and the remaining vice-captains arrived. Hinamori Momo quickly stood up and separated herself from them.

Just as Rangiku was flirting with Hinamori Momo in front of all the vice-captains except for 8600, the warning sounded again: "Emergency warning... Emergency warning! Intruders detected in Seireitei! All squads, please return to your positions!" Ichigo and the others had already entered Seireitei using Kukaku's cannon, so the captains' meeting was adjourned, and all the vice-captains had to return to their positions. Meanwhile, just as Yoruichi and the others landed inside Seireitei, I quickly moved towards the direction of Ishida and Orihime's spiritual pressure.

When I found Ishida and Orihime, they encountered the despicable Jiroubo Ikkakusaka. After failing to ambush Orihime initially, he ambushed Ishida, nearly causing him to fall from a high building, and then began attacking Orihime. Just as his Zanpakuto was about to strike Orihime, Ishida stopped him with an arrow. Jiroubo, having then freed his Zanpakuto, gave a self-indulgent introduction and boasted before being easily defeated by Ishida. During his next ambush, Ishida shattered his chain and shattered his Shinigami powers.

After dealing with Ciloufang, Ishida looked at my hiding place not far away and said, "Come out quickly! I've found you!"

I walked out with a smile and said, "Long time no see, little Quincy! And Orihime too!"

"It's you! You're the Grim Reaper who appeared back then!" Ishida exclaimed in surprise upon seeing me.

"Oh, by the way, how did you find out about me?" I asked with a smile.

"Hell Butterfly, something only the Grim Reaper can use. Where there is a Hell Butterfly, there will definitely be a Grim Reaper nearby!" Ishida said calmly.

"Oh... I didn't expect it to be this little guy's fault!" I said, looking at the Hell Butterfly in my hand. Then I looked up at Orihime and said, "Miss Orihime, I'll take my leave now."

"Well, goodbye, Mr. Kuchiki!"

"Wait a minute, aren't you going to avenge that Grim Reaper?" Ishida called out to me.

"There's no need for that. This kind of guy doesn't deserve to be the Grim Reaper!"

"Then don't you want to take us back?"

"Catch you... Don't joke around. Although your power is close to the peak of a Quincy, I only want to fight you with the gloves off. However... I hope that day never comes. I have other things to do. So... goodbye!"

"What!" Ishida exclaimed in surprise as he watched my retreating figure after I finished speaking.

After parting ways with Ishida and the others, I immediately headed towards the First Division. Things were getting increasingly interesting; we had just been returned to our posts, and now they were summoning all the vice-captains who were out in the field. When I arrived at the assembly point, the fourth seat of the Fourth Division had already reported for duty. I immediately said, "Sorry I'm late. What happened?"

Hinamori Momo looked at me and said, "It's like this, the three chairmen of the 11th Division are seriously injured, and the 11th Division has also been reported to be completely wiped out...!"

“Things have become complicated!” Rangiku immediately chimed in.

"Really? The Eleventh Division was completely wiped out. I shouldn't say it, but it taught those arrogant guys a lesson!" I said. Just as we were talking, Renji Abarai walked out through a side door. By the time we noticed, quite a while had passed.

Chapter 98 Renji and Ichigo's Reunion

The plaza before the long staircase leading to the 'Palace of Confession' was inexplicably shrouded in white mist, obscuring the surrounding buildings. Suddenly, a stone slab was lifted from the ground, revealing Hanataro's sickly appearance. He glanced around, then said to those below, "It's alright, please climb up!" He stood up, lifted the stone slab above his head, and crawled out of the sewer, saying as he went, "This is the closest exit to the tower."

After Hanataro climbed out, Ichigo and Shiba Ganju quietly emerged from the sewer and took a deep breath.

After the two came out, Hanataro immediately pointed to the towering 'Confession Palace' and said, "Look! That's the 'Confession Palace'."

Just as the three were wondering why there were no guards, a figure slowly appeared in front of them. It was Renji Abarai who had left through the side door.

Following Hanatarou's pointing finger, Ichigo saw a cluster of pure white, tower-like buildings and took a step forward. Shiba Ganju exclaimed, "We're much closer now! This is amazing! I think the road ahead is going to be even more troublesome!"

Ichigo seemed unconcerned by what Ganju was saying, merely frowning as he watched the rapidly dissipating fog around him. "The fog's clearing," he said, leading the way. But after only a few steps, he stopped and waved for Ganju and Hanatarou behind him to halt.

"What's wrong, Ichigo?" Ganju asked, puzzled.

"There's someone on the stairs," one of the households said, looking in the direction of the stairs.

As soon as Ichigo finished speaking, as if to confirm what he said, the thick white fog blocking their view quickly dissipated, revealing a blurry figure. The first thing that came into everyone's view was a black shihaka outfit and red hair. It was none other than Renji Abarai, the vice-captain of the Sixth Division, who had quietly left through a side door.

As soon as Abarai appeared, he said, "It's been a long time..." As he spoke, he slowly took off the huge sunglasses he was wearing on his face, the purpose of which was unknown, and looked at Ichigo, asking, "Do you remember what I look like?"

"If you can forget about it, I certainly won't be polite. However, I still have a lot to settle with you, Renji Abarai." Ichigo replied calmly to Renji.

Hearing Ichigo say that, Renji paused for a moment, then smiled and took a few steps forward, saying, "Not bad at all!"

"Thank you for the compliment."

Standing behind Ichigo, Ganju watched the two talking and couldn't help but say, "Who is that guy? His spiritual pressure is on a completely different level from the previous guys."

Hanatarou looked at Renji, who was smiling, and involuntarily took a step back, saying in a fearful tone, "That...that person is...Abarai Renji, the vice-captain of the Sixth Division."

"Vice-Captain?" Upon hearing Hanataro's words, Ganju couldn't help but show a surprised expression.

Renji slowly walked towards Ichigo, saying as he went, "You really gave me a fright! I thought you were long gone, killed by Captain Kuchiki's sword! I don't know how you survived, you're amazing, worthy of praise." As Renji spoke, Ichigo also slowly walked towards him.

As Renji watched Ichigo slowly approach, he gently gripped the hilt of his Zanpakuto, then abruptly drew it from its sheath. Looking at Ichigo, he shouted, "However, this ends here. I should have said it before: I will kill the one who stole Rukia's power. As long as you live, Rukia's power cannot be restored." With that, he quickened his pace, faster and faster.

Hearing Renji say this, Ichigo couldn't help but show an angry expression and said, "The person who said he would take her away even if he killed her is now talking nonsense. Let me through!" As he spoke, he drew Zangetsu from his back and rushed towards the oncoming Renji.

Renji immediately gripped his Zanpakuto and assumed a fighting stance, saying, "Come on, let's see! If you can defeat me." As he spoke, his Zanpakuto clashed with Zangetsu.

Under the combined force of their strength, the weapons in their hands involuntarily swung back to dissipate the impact. Then, the two clashed their weapons together again, and the shockwaves formed by their spiritual pressure rapidly spread outwards.

After the battle between the two began, Kenpachi Zaraki, who was searching for the Ryoka (a type of Japanese ghoul) in the Seireitei, stopped in his tracks and looked in the direction of their fight, laughing as he said, "Has it started? Is your opponent Abarai? You've reached the third seat. If you can't defeat the vice-captain, then it's no fun for you to be my opponent!"

Yachiru, who was perched on his shoulder, immediately asked with a smile, "Ken-chan always seems to have trouble figuring out other people's spiritual pressure, so how come he knows about battles from so far away?"

Kenpachi immediately laughed in a hoarse voice and said, "Because I'm strong."

"Hmm...that's strange!"

At that moment, I was standing in Rukia's cell, looking at her and smiling as I said, "Rukia, Ichigo is a really good young man. He's growing very fast. Judging from his spiritual pressure, he's already at the level of a vice-captain. If we let him continue to grow like this, he might really be able to defeat all of us, just like he said."

Hearing this, Rukia's face showed a worried expression, and she said pleadingly, "Brother Ten, please don't blame Ichigo. It's all my fault. I will take full responsibility for everything."

I immediately waved my hand, signaling Rukia to stop talking, and then smiled and patted her head, saying, "Don't worry! I promise you, as long as what he does doesn't cross my bottom line, I won't personally take action."

Hearing me say that, Rukia couldn't help but show a grateful expression and said, "Thank you, Brother Ten!"

Chapter 99 A Depressed Household

After being severely injured by Ichigo, Renji was rescued by Kira Izuru, who arrived shortly after. After being bandaged and cared for by Hinamori Momo, he was placed in a cell by Kuchiki Byakuya, who arrived later. Meanwhile, due to Renji's serious injury, Yamamoto convened a meeting of all the captains and issued a 'wartime special order,' allowing high-ranking officers, including vice-captains, to carry swords at all times and to refrain from using their Zanpakuto during battle.

The day after the 'wartime special orders' were issued, Kenpachi, who was out hunting, finally encountered Ichigo, and the two began a fierce battle. At the same time, Hinamori Momo, who was attending the captains' meeting, discovered that her captain, Aizen, the captain of the Fifth Division, had been killed. Amid her screams, almost all the vice-captains, including myself, rushed to the scene. Following her gaze, we saw Aizen pinned to the wall by his Zanpakuto.

Overwhelmed with grief, Hinamori drew her Zanpakuto and charged at Gin Ichimaru after seeing his sarcastic remarks. Just as her blade was about to strike Gin, a figure suddenly appeared between them and blocked Hinamori's attack with his Zanpakuto. It was none other than Kira Izuru, the vice-captain of the Third Division.

Seeing her attack blocked by her friend Kira, Hinamori raised her tear-streaked face and asked sadly in a questioning tone, "Kira, why is that?"

Kira looked at the grief-stricken Hinamori, a look of pity creeping onto his face. He spoke slowly and seriously, "I am the vice-captain of the Third Division. No matter the reason, I will not allow anyone to point a sword at our captain!" After saying that, he moved his body to block Hinamori, trying to make Gin Ichimaru behind him leave.

"Please, get out of the way, Kira!"

"I can't do it!"

"Get out of the way... get out of the way."

"no…"

"I told you to move aside... didn't you understand?"