Death: Starting as the Guardian of Avici Hell

Naraku Sora gave him a look as if he were looking at an idiot, and casually explained:

"Going back to the mortal world is fine, going to Seireitei is fine too."

"In short, as long as you don't do anything illegal or disorderly, you can do anything."

Akane Shizuku fell silent.

She subconsciously recalled everything that happened in the broken world, as well as the words that Ryudoji Genryu had said.

After a brief silence, the girl raised her head and asked timidly:

"Then, Lord Naraku, do you know what the Thought Bead is?"

Naraku Soryu scratched his head and explained:

"You saw the white spirit in the valley before, right?"

"That thing is called a 'soul-laden' soul. It is a soul that wanders in the Broken Realm. After they spontaneously gather together, their bodies form a special spiritual space called 'Valley'."

"And the memories of these souls will coalesce into another object, which is the Bead of Longing."

"If you think about it carefully, you'll find that the memories in your mind are all incomplete fragments, and they can even contradict each other."

Upon hearing this, Shizuku subconsciously recalled her past.

Humans, office workers, middle school students, death gods, Hollows, salvation...

No wonder I get headaches from time to time, no wonder I always feel like something is missing.

After a brief silence, the girl's body trembled slightly, and she raised her eyes, filled with despair, to look at the figure beside her:

"Am I really Shizuku Akane?"

Naraku grinned: "Yes and no."

“A name is just a label. You can be called Akane Shizuku, and I can be called Akane Shizuku.”

Akane Shizuku: "?"

"Your name isn't important; what matters is what kind of person you want to be."

"As for those incomplete memories, there's even less need to dwell on them."

"Just treat it as an experience of playing the game countless times."

Naraku Sora stretched and said with a relaxed expression:

"In fact, from the moment you were born, you were already a complete individual, and fragmented judgments in your memory cannot represent you."

"As long as you follow your heart, you won't feel lost about the future."

"Now, Shizuku, have you decided what you want to do in the future?"

The girl stopped the tears welling in her eyes, nodded, and her gaze hardened again:

"I want to be..."

"grim Reaper!"

Chapter 251: Setting Up a New Thirteenth Team

"An unusual spiritual particle fluctuation has been detected in the 27th district of North Rukongai."

"Spiritual Might Level Nine, Spiritual Network Black!"

"Has another virtual intrusion occurred?"

"Where's the patrol team? Tell them to get to their positions immediately!"

"The 8th Seat of the 9th Division, Toudou Shiremon, is leading the Shinigami Squad to provide reinforcements!"

"Very good. With the Eighth Seat of Todo taking action, this sudden turmoil should be quelled soon."

Squad 12, Spirit Wave Measurement Research Department.

This is a department specifically designed to observe the spirit waves of the human world and the Soul Society. It was developed by Mayuri Kurotsuchi of the Shinigami Prison and later became a branch within the 12th Division.

It also serves as the main control room for the monitoring system.

Currently, a researcher with an odd appearance, resembling some kind of catfish that has come to life, is in charge of monitoring and notification.

His name is Bianzhou.

At this moment, he was intently watching the densely packed data changes on the screen, his ten fingers flying across the keyboard, issuing precise commands from time to time.

The monitoring system, optimized by Mayuri Kurotsuchi, can now cover most of the first thirty districts of Rukongai, accurately capturing any abnormal spiritual pressure appearing within this area.

"Oh no, it seems that Todo Hachisuke is no match for that Hollow."

"Wait, that's not just one Hollow, it's a group of more than three Hollows!"

"We must immediately notify the other patrol teams, and it would be best if the commander of the Eleventh Division personally took action!"

As is well known, although the Gotei 13 do not have specific job divisions, their responsibilities vary depending on the style of each squad.

The Eleventh Division members are all brave and skilled in battle, and they are often at the forefront.

"Reporting to Lord Bianzhou, the nearest commander to the 27th District in the North is in the 36th District in the West, and is rushing to the battlefield immediately."

Bang!

Biumu slammed his fist on the control panel, his face turning ashen.

"By the time that guy arrived at the scene, Fujido Seikan had already been completely devoured!"

"This was a mistake on our part in the observation department. Let's apologize to the captain after this incident is over."

However, no sooner had he finished speaking than other researchers exclaimed in surprise:

"Wait, Lord Bianzhou, we have detected a high-intensity spiritual pressure that is outside the detection range."

"It's from the Shin-O Prison!"

Upon hearing this, Bianzhou breathed a sigh of relief: "You should have said so earlier. It turns out there are Naraku-sama's subordinates nearby. Now I can rest assured."

After several years of adjustment, the Grim Reapers are no longer averse to the Shinigami's attempts to steal credit from the Shinigami Prison.

As they got to know each other better, they discovered that this organization, which was not part of the Seireitei's military organization, had members who were ridiculously strong.

Even ordinary soldiers are far superior to the soldiers of the Gotei 13.

This is no longer an ordinary organization.

Since the Screaming Valley Incident, rumors have circulated within the Seireitei that Lord Naraku, the prison warden, is planning to create a new Gotei 13 in the Shinigami Prison.

The goal was to replace the existing ones and, incidentally, reverse the Heavenly Gang.

Many of Death's Grim Reapers firmly believe this.

However, they did not consider this to be an act of defiance, after all, the subjugation of superiors was a classic tradition of the Seireitei since ancient times.

Even today, the Eleventh Division still has a rule that defeating the current captain will make him the new Kenpachi.

"but……"

The subordinate who noticed the high spiritual pressure hesitated for a moment.

“But what?!” Biumu glared at him.

"That spiritual pressure doesn't seem to belong to a seated officer, but rather to a rookie Shinigami who has only recently joined the team."

"what?!"

……

North Rukongai, District 27.

Todo Wataru looked at the lizard-like behemoth in front of him with despair, his body trembling uncontrollably.

It wasn't out of fear, but because he had been seriously injured in the battle and was now at his last gasp.

"Damn it, how come there are four Hollows of this level in the front of the block?"

"Am I, Toudou, destined to die here today?"

Despite the imminent death, Todo Shizaemon did not retreat an inch. He stood firmly in place, his hands gripping his Zanpakuto tightly, gathering his spiritual pressure.

He planned to replace one or two Hollows before he died, in order to minimize his own casualties as much as possible.

The lizard-like creatures seemed somewhat wary of the Grim Reaper's counterattack and hesitated to advance.

Before evolving into Kylian, they were quite intelligent, and some with special talents were even as intelligent as humans in the modern world.

They are just easily affected by negative emotions.

A few minutes later, one of the largest lizards finally couldn't contain its greed and pounced on Toudou Weizaemon, a flash of red light disappearing from its pupils.

This Grim Reaper's soul is mine!

"Hoohoo!"

A resolute glint flashed in Todo Waizaemon's eyes as he unleashed his full spiritual pressure, preparing for a desperate fight.

Just then, a voice rang out from behind—

"Lure the night down, Mirokumaru!"

The wind rose abruptly from the ground, soaring upwards and instantly transforming into a visible howling storm that swept forward.

The materialized spiritual pressure filled the gale, transforming into countless visible wind blades that instantly devoured the largest lizard Hollow.

The sound of flesh being sliced ​​filled the air, and in an instant, the enemy that Todo Saemon needed to be on high alert was finely chopped into minced meat.

Not a trace of meat residue remained on the bones.

Todo turned around in shock at Saemon, only to see a young-looking girl who looked like a death god standing behind him, holding a weapon that looked like a tin staff.

This is... the initial release!

There was no doubt that reinforcements from other squads had arrived.

But what's strange is that she wasn't wearing any armbands that symbolized her identity.

Just as they were confused, the girl manipulated the gale to kill the remaining three lizard-like creatures, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood.

"Thank you very much for your help, senior."