Death's Hidden Mobile

"Bald boy, you actually lost to Xiao Yan Yan, that's just outrageous."

Yachiru, perched on Kenpachi Zaraki's back, poked her head out and mocked him mercilessly.

“Vice Captain, I’ve told you many times, don’t call me Baldy anymore.”

Madarame Ikkaku was furious about the nickname given to him by Kusajishi Yachiru.

Kusajishi Yachiru and Madarame Ikkaku started bickering back and forth, while Natsuhiko bid farewell to Kenpachi Zaraki, saying, "Captain Zaraki, I'll be leaving now."

"Get lost, you brat who never dares to fight head-on."

Kenpachi Zaraki disliked Natsuhiko's fighting style. He never dared to fight head-on and always attacked the enemy's weak points. Such a fight was meaningless.

In Kenpachi Zaraki's opinion, a real battle should be about cutting each other down!

Xia Yan turned and left the Eleventh Division's barracks, walking to a distance to contemplate his current combat strength.

He could defeat Madarame Ikkaku without using his Shikai by using dual swords, but he couldn't beat Ikkaku in his first Shikai form.

However, Natsuhiko has not yet used Kido. During this year, after Soi Fon's special training, Natsuhiko's Shunpo and Hakuda techniques have greatly improved. At the same time, he has also integrated Kido with Shunpo and Hakuda swordsmanship to form a close combat technique. Although it is not as powerful as Shunpo, it can still raise his strength to a higher level. Even if Madarame Ikkaku uses the nunchaku form, he can still fight against him.

However, the Eleventh Division rarely uses Kido in combat, and Natsuhiko was being tested on his close-combat skills, so he didn't use it.

Madarame Ikkaku doesn't know Bankai yet, but his strength as a top-tier third seat is undeniable. He can't compare to the current strongest third seat, Matsumoto Rangiku, but he's still a formidable opponent among the vice-captains.

His true strength is probably around that level, around the third seat level, enough to rival some vice-captains.

But that's not enough. My current combat strength is still somewhat behind that of Hitsugaya, Shiba Kaien, and Ichimaru Gin.

Chapter Thirty-Nine: Your Name?

Xia Yan had never felt so anxious before. His heart was filled with worry about what might happen, and even the knife in his hand seemed powerless.

Xia Yan was kicked to the ground by Soi Fon and lay there, unable to get up.

"What exactly happened?"

Soi Fon walked up to Natsuhiko, looked down at his face, and asked coldly.

Xia Yan looked at Soi Fon, shook his head, and said, "Captain, it's nothing."

"nothing?"

Soi Fon snorted and said, "Your attention is scattered, your strength is weakening, your footwork is chaotic, and your moves are disorganized. You're not putting your heart into it at all."

Xia Yan remained silent and did not answer. Soi Fon waved her hand and said, "Forget it, let's end it here for today. Go back, and when you come here on Friday, I hope you won't be like this again."

Xia Yan nodded, stood up, picked up his Zanpakuto, and walked towards the office.

Upon entering the office, Xia Yan placed his Zanpakuto on the table, his expression tense.

Another six months have passed, and Xia Yan's progress in strength has been rather slight, but this is not something Xia Yan is worried about.

Xia Yan was worried about his three friends: Renji Abarai, Momo Hinamori, and Izuru Kira.

Six months ago, they entered the fourth grade, received their Zanpakuto, and began to learn about Soul Burial.

They are now in the second semester of their fourth year, and today is the day they go to the mortal world to practice soul burial.

Xia Yan knew that the advance party for this Soul Burial was Hisagi Shuhei, a sixth-generation survivor, and two other sixth-generation survivors. During their journey to Soul Society, they would be attacked by giant Hollows, and there would be more than one of them.

This attack was orchestrated by Aizen Sousuke and will kill many trainees, including even the sixth-generation trainees.

Renji Abarai and his two companions will assist Shuhei Hisagi in resisting the Hollows and help the other teammates escape. Meanwhile, Aizen will bring Gin Ichimaru to the human world to save them.

But can they be saved in time?

He changed history, altered everyone's life trajectory, improved their relationships, and made things slightly different from the historical record.

Will these differences kill them?

Xia Yan had been following their internship through the police patrol team, and after receiving the news today, he was filled with worry.

Unable to follow them to the mortal world, and unable to stop Aizen's plot, he could only pray in secret.

Xia Yan sat in his office, waiting patiently. After a while, the door was pushed open, and a patrol team member entered the room.

Xia Yan immediately stood up and asked, "How is the situation?"

The patrol team member replied, "Lord Natsuhiko, the students who went to the human world for their internship encountered a massive Hollow attack, resulting in heavy casualties. However, the Third Division Captain, Aizen Sousuke, and his vice-captain, Ichimaru Gin, arrived in the human world and saved everyone."

Xia Yan quickly asked, "Are the three people I asked you to keep an eye on alright?"

The other party replied, "They suffered some minor injuries, but nothing serious, and are receiving treatment at the Fourth Division."

"That's good."

Xia Yan plopped down in the chair, waved his hand, and said, "Thank you, you can leave now."

After the patrol team members left, Xia Yan breathed a sigh of relief; it was good that nothing had happened.

Xia Yan's biggest fear is that his involvement will change history and put them in danger.

But just then, a voice rang out, "So you're worried about your best friend, that's why you're so absent-minded."

Hearing the sound, Xia Yan turned around and saw a person in the room, none other than Soi Fon.

"Captain Soi Fon? What are you doing here?"

Xia Yan looked at Soi Fon walking slowly towards him, somewhat surprised.

Soi Fon walked up to Natsuhiko and said, "I followed you here because I was worried about you. I only found out what happened after hearing the report from the security guards."

Xia Yan lowered his head and said, "Yes, today is the day they go off to do their internships, and I'm a little worried about them."

Xia Yan dared not look at Soi Fon. He was worried about them. They were attacked by a giant Hollow. Would this arouse Captain Soi Fon's suspicion?

Soi Fon turned to look at Natsuhiko, sighed, and said, "I know why you're worried about them."

Xia Yan raised his head and looked at Soi Fon.

The latter said calmly, "Two years ago, when you were a fourth-year student, you were doing an internship. Your close friend in the same group was killed by a Hollow. It's normal for you to worry about your friend."

Xia Yan didn't expect Soi Fon to say that, and echoed, "The time Sanada Ryoji was killed made me worry that the same thing would happen."

Soi Fon walked up to Natsuhiko, looked into his eyes, and said, "You must trust your comrades, and even more so, you must trust the Seireitei."

Xia Yan scratched his head. How could he trust them? The strength of a giant Hollow was second only to a Gillian-class Hollow. How could a student possibly deal with it?

Even for myself, I'm only confident I can handle one.

More importantly, the manipulator behind the massive Hollow is terrifyingly powerful, having the entire Seireitei at their mercy.

Soi Fon added, "And to become a Shinigami, you must be prepared to fight to the death. You must respect everyone's belief in becoming a Shinigami."

Upon hearing this, Xia Yan felt a strange sensation rise in his mind, only to vanish in an instant.

Without a second thought, Soi Fon patted Natsuhiko on the shoulder and said, "If you're worried, you can go and check on him."

After leaving those words, Soi Fon walked to the door, pushed it open, and left.

Then Natsuhiko quickly ran out of the barracks and arrived at the Fourth Division. After rushing inside, he searched for Renji Abarai and the others.

Xia Yan ran past the treatment rooms one by one, but couldn't find Renji Abarai. Just as he was getting anxious, a voice rang in his ear, "What are you looking for?"

The voice was very gentle. Xia Yan turned his head and found that the person in front of him was a dignified woman with a gentle appearance and long black hair that was braided and hung down in front of him.

Upon seeing the other person, Xia Yan quickly called out, "Captain Unohana."

The person in front of me was Retsu Unohana, the captain of the 4th Division's healing squad, and also the first Kenpachi.

The thought of her being killed by Kenpachi Zaraki in order to break his seal filled Natsuhiko with sadness.

More importantly, even after Kenpachi Zaraki was unsealed, he still had to use his Shikai to defeat his first enemy.

Unohana Retsu asked gently, "You seem very anxious. What are you looking for?"

Xia Yan quickly said, "I'm looking for my friends. They are students who went to the real world for an internship and were attacked by a Hollow."

Unohana Retsu nodded, called over the registration staff, and asked Natsuhiko, "What are their names?"

Xia Yan looked at the registration staff and said anxiously, "Renji Abarai, Rukia, Momo Hinamori."

After checking, the registration staff said, "Their injuries are minor, and they are still in the waiting room outside. These are the team members with more serious injuries."

Retsu Unohana smiled and pointed to the room opposite, saying, "The waiting room is over there."

"Thank you, Captain Unohana."

After bowing to Retsu Unohana, Xia Yan ran off into the distance.

But Retsu Unohana called out to him, "Your name?"

Xia Yan turned around and said, "My name is Xia Yan."

After leaving those words, Xia Yan left the room. Unohana Retsu nodded and said, "So it was him."

Xia Yan is a rare genius in the Shinigami Academy of Arts and Sciences, and he has entered the Second Division. Most of the captains have heard of him when they are paying attention to the new students, including Unohana Retsu.

"But why was his gaze towards me filled with pity and regret?"

Unohana Retsu's eyes were filled with doubt.

Chapter 40: Aizen Sousuke

The Fourth Division's barracks are divided into a front yard and a back yard. The front yard is shaped like the Chinese character "回" (hui). The treatment room is directly opposite the main gate. Patients are brought in through the main gate and go directly into the treatment room for treatment.

On either side of the main gate, there is a duty room where a head of the treatment team will be waiting.

The duty room was also used as a waiting room, especially when there were many casualties and the treatment was not enough, so patients with minor injuries would wait there.

Xia Yan ran straight into the waiting room and immediately found Renji Abarai, Izuru Hinamori, and Momo sitting in the corner.

Renji Abarai suffered a left shoulder injury, leaving a shocking wound. Although the bleeding has been initially stopped, the wound is still quite long and narrow.

Kira Izuru had a scar on her cheek, while Hinamori Momo had an injured ankle and sat there with her legs outstretched, looking dejected.

Xia Yan quickly went over and gently asked, "Are you alright?"

"Xia Yan? What brings you here?"

Renji Abarai was somewhat surprised to see Natsuhiko.

Xia Yan looked at the three of them and said, "When I was in the guard unit, I received news that students from the True Central Spiritual Arts Academy had been attacked and seriously injured. I was worried about you, so I came to check on you."