Death God: Sunny and Cheerful Boy

"No! When we were held back by those ambushing Shinigami, another group of people intervened! The leader was a masked Shinigami, and there were two Arrancars assisting him. If the [Royal Seal] was taken away, it should have been them who succeeded." Tiruti didn't even get close to the escort team, but saw some of the situation over there.

"Death god? Two Arrancar?" Yilong was stunned when he heard that.

When Aizen was catalyzing the Arrancar in Hueco Mundo, most of them were used by him afterwards, but...

It is inevitable that there will be some "fish that slip through the net"!

Especially in the beginning, Aizen had experimented with spreading the power of the Hogyoku on several occasions, and over the past hundred years, many Arrancars who were not from the Hollow Night Palace camp had been born.

However, for the combination of "one Shinigami + two Arrancars", Ichiryuu really couldn't think of anyone for a while...

"What kind of Arrancar is it? The leading Shinigami, what are the abilities of [Zanpakuto]?" Ichiryu asked about the main characteristics.

"The Arrancars are one red and one blue, two super flat guys. They are definitely not from the Kyonya Palace, at least I haven't seen them..." Tiruti said, straightening his body with a little pride.

Well, Tiruti is just petite in height, but her figure is even smaller than Soi Fong's. She is completely different from Nayura, Rurichiyo, Hinamori, etc.!

Yilong was not surprised by Tiruti's inexplicable "pride" - when she was still a "big moth", she was so competitive that she wanted to be the first in everything, and the result was that she was usually too eager for quick success.

Before, when Ichiryu was giving lectures to the Hollows, she was the most attentive, which even made Nel repulse her. However, as soon as there was news from Aizen, she was also one of the first to leave, which made Nel so angry that she wanted to hunt her down.

“As for the god of death…” Tiruti looked a little hesitant at this time.

"Hmm? Is there anything strange?" Yilong felt that from her attitude, it didn't seem like she didn't see it.

"Before I fainted, I also caught a glimpse of that hidden Shinigami. His Zanpakutō ability gave me the same feeling as the Shinigami who was escorting the King's Seal!"

"The god of death escorting the Royal Seal? Hitsugaya?" Ichiryu was stunned when he heard this - the god of death who killed Hitsugaya used a Zanpakutō that looked very similar to Hyorinmaru? Could it be...

"Yeah, it's that short kid with white hair! The god of death who hides his identity uses a power very similar to his... Oh, right, after that dog-headed guy injured me with his huge Bankai, he attacked me from behind and stabbed my chest. You should be able to see the wound, right?" Tiruti also despised Hitsugaya's height.

Yilong had already figured it out in his mind...

While the Arrancars of the Kyonyaku were ambushed and fighting several people from the Masked Corps, the transport unit was attacked by another group.

When the Arrancars were retreating, Sar Apollo attacked Tiruti, forcing her to stay behind to cover their retreat. The transport troops were still being slaughtered by two unknown Arrancars...

Just when Tiruti was severely injured by Komamura's [Bankai], a [Hyorinmaru] pierced Komamura's chest from behind, and Tiruti saw it!

If it was really Hyorinmaru, the wound would indeed be visible, but... it was precisely because it was visible that Kyōraku didn't say it.

(End of this chapter)

182. Chapter 181 Hitsugaya Rebellion?

182.

2023-09-28

Kuchiki, Kyoraku and Soi-Fong didn't find any clues at the crime scene, but there were many suspicious points. However, Kuchiki and Soi-Fong were puzzled by this. Kyoraku seemed to know something, but kept making jokes!

Just when she was at a loss, a "Hell Butterfly" suddenly flew over and landed directly on her shoulder.

After Soi-Fong touched it with her fingertips, she seemed to learn something surprising. Seeing this, Kyōraku seemed to want to say something, but in the end he couldn't open his mouth and just pressed his hat harder.

"Any clues?" Kuchiki asked Zhanfeng directly.

Soi-Fong looked at Kyōraku and asked seriously, "Commander-in-Chief Kyōraku, shouldn't you explain yourself?"

"Eh? Is it about the captives? Sorry, I wanted to see if there would be other Hollows who would come to rescue her..." Kyoryu changed the subject at this time.

Kuchiki glanced at him at this point, and also realized that Kyōraku might have captured one of the attacking Arrancar alive, and was not telling the truth.

"But Commander-in-Chief Shihouin has already found out through interrogation that at that time... the Arrancar saw it was Hyorinmaru that pierced Captain Komamura's chest!" Soi-Fong said with certainty at this time.

Previously, Kyoraku said that Hitsugaya was "missing", but now Soi-Fong thinks that he should have "left on his own"...

Kuchiki also looked at Kyōraku at this time. Kyōraku said lazily: "Whether the Arrancar is mistaken or deliberately talking nonsense, it is very possible, right? I think..."

"Captain Komamura is being treated in the 4th Division... no, in the medical team? The Secret Mobile Force wants to use his rescue report. Commander-in-Chief Kyoraku should have no objection." Soi-Fong interrupted aggressively.

Although the medical team is a subordinate of the "Service Force", when the [King's Seal] was hijacked, the "Secret Mobile Force" could directly retrieve information from the medical team without any problems.

"I see..." Kuchiki stroked his chin and looked around.

In this way, the "suspicious things" they discovered before make sense - many traces of [Hyōrinmaru]'s battles were found at the scene, but no traces left by [Hyōrinmaru's] opponents were found, only other Shinigami battles. Mark of……

If Hitsugaya was involved in the rebellion, then... the traces of attacks from other Shinigami around were signs of a fight against Hitsugaya!

"Wait, Captain Kuchiki, I think we should take the long view on this matter..." Kyoraku also knew what he had misunderstood, and hurriedly tried to explain.

Kuchiki interrupted and said, "Commander-in-Chief Kyoraku, what exactly is this about Captain Hitsugaya's 'disappearance'?"

The "Patrol Force" is a subordinate of the "Guardian Force", but Byakuya Kuchiki has no intention of covering up for them. Instead, he is very resistant to Kyōraku's untrue statements.

At this time, Shattered Bee seemed to have loaded some information onto the "Hell Butterfly" and then released it. The "Hell Butterfly" flew away slowly - the "Hell Butterfly" seemed to be flying very slowly, but in fact, as long as no one looked at it, it would disappear instantly, and then appear in other corners where no one was paying attention. This was almost real-time, a true "teleportation", and no one knew the principle.

"Commander-in-Chief Kuchiki, I have already notified that the Shinigami participating in the mission from the patrol squad will be taken to the secret mobile force barracks for quarantine and investigation. I hope you can understand." Soi-Fong said in a businesslike manner.

This is not to seek Byakuya Kuchiki's opinion, but it is what the "Secret Mobile Force" should do.

Kuchiki Byakuya frowned upon hearing this, but still nodded: "Well, but the wounded who are still being treated by the medical team, please do not disturb them for the time being. If anything goes wrong, I will be responsible."

"Of course." Soi-Fong nodded in agreement.

Kyōraku originally wanted to cover up a few things first, after all, he believed in Hitsugaya and hoped to conduct a vague investigation first. However, Shihouin found the clues directly, and Soi-Fong was the commander-in-chief of the "Secret Mobile Force", which was also her duty. Kyōraku's original plan was completely ruined...

"Ah...it's quite beautiful, but so annoying." Kyoraku muttered softly - this lousy commander-in-chief is better off not being the commander-in-chief!

Although he always wants to give up the blame, Kyoryu also knows that now is not the time to be petty and go back to continue the investigation honestly. For example... he can discuss it with Ukitake.

……

Meanwhile, in the real world, Ichigo, who ran away from home on weekends to "hide from the world", happened to discover the fluctuations of the gate in a forest on the outskirts of Karakura Town...

Why do you want to take time off on weekends?

Ichigo also didn't know what happened in the Soul Society that the bastard Zaraki was sent to the human world!

Ichigo, who didn't know about the reorganization of the Gotei 13, was still "cursing" Mr. Yamamoto in his heart...

"Is this... a gate to the world?" After Ichigo felt the unusual fluctuations, although he was a little scared by Zaraki and feared that it was something troublesome, he still rushed over honestly.

After arriving, Ichigo found a very short figure wearing a Shinigami uniform and captain's haori, lying face down on the ground, seemingly fainted.

Ichigo rushed forward to check, and the result was...

"Huh? Hitsugaya Toshiro?" Ichigo and Hitsugaya Toshiro were not very familiar with each other, but at least they knew each other. Looking at this man with a completely "childish" appearance, Ichigo remembered that he had mistakenly thought he was his father before, and couldn't help but feel ashamed.

"How are you? Hello, hey?" Ichigo failed to wake up Hitsugaya, but also found that he was indeed injured.

"What happened in Soul Society..." Ichigo muttered, preparing to take Hitsugaya home to his mother's care.

But at this moment, Ichigo suddenly stopped moving: "Who is it? Come out!"

Soon, two figures, one blue and one red, appeared, floating in the air. Remnants of masks covering their hair could be seen on their heads. One had red hair, the other blue. Not only were their clothes the same color as their hair, but they also had smoky makeup of the same color around their eyes. They were of normal height, and their figures... just as Tiruti said, very flat.

"Hmm? You are... Hollows? Shinigami?" This was the first time Ichigo saw an Arrancar, and when he felt the aura from them, he couldn't help but become confused.

"Human, get out of the way." The blue-haired girl said directly and rudely.

Ichigo looked at Hitsugaya again, and then suddenly realized, "You were the ones who injured him? So... he's an enemy?"

But then, Ichigo felt that this seemed a bit arbitrary, and asked worriedly: "Um... do you know Shifengyuan Yilong?"

After all, the last time I saw Hitsugaya, he was fighting with his father. Maybe... this time it was his father who sent people to hunt him down?

If for Kyoraku, all the bad things seemed to be done by Tsunayashiro Tokinada, then for Ichigo... everything seemed to be controlled by Shihouin Ichiryū behind the scenes!

(End of this chapter)

183. Chapter 182 Mysterious Grass Crown

183.

2023-09-28

Kyōraku and Ukitake came to the Seireitei Great Library again - after all, they had no one at the key location, and could not enter the [Great Spiritual Book Corridor], so they could only come to this inefficient place.

"Vice-Captain Matsumoto must have heard it right? Captain Hitsugaya was talking about Kusanagi? It does sound like a person's name... ahem." Ukitake said as he flipped through the information.

"Well, at that time, Komatsumoto saw that the leader of the three attackers was a Shinigami, and he also saw Captain Hitsugaya immediately go up to fight him. However, due to the attack of the other two Arrancars, Komatsumoto was unable to escape, and Captain Hitsugaya was escorting the other side of the Great Chariot, so he did not see the battle between Hitsugaya and the Shinigami. He only vaguely heard Captain Hitsugaya say, 'Kusakanushi, you are still alive,' and his tone was full of surprise."

Kyoraku had actually already asked for information about Rangiku Matsumoto and other members of the patrol team.

"If it's someone Captain Hitsugaya knows... ahem, Captain Hitsugaya was a member of Run Lin'an before he entered the Maou Spiritual Arts Academy, right?" Ukitake said, recalling.

[Runlin'an] is District 1 of Xiliuhun Street. It is a relatively prosperous and lively neighborhood with a certain quality of life.

"Well... it's a shame we can't just go find Hinamori-chan," Kyoraku said helplessly.

Hinamori grew up with Hitsugaya and is also from Runlin'an, so she should know the people Hitsugaya knew in Rukongai.

However, Hinamori is now the vice-captain of Shifengyuan. If they go to find Hinamori, they will inevitably have to deal with Shifengyuan. Not only will they not get any clues, but they will also be asking for trouble!

……

At the same time, Yilong was chatting with Hinamori...

Hinamori was already very anxious after hearing about Xiaobai's disappearance, and then suddenly she heard that the "Secret Mobile Force" and the "Guardian Force" were looking for Xiaobai. Hinamori could no longer bear it and went directly to see Captain Shifengyuan!

"Captain-general! Xiaobai... What happened to Captain Hitsugaya? Why is he wanted?" After Hinamori came into the office, she couldn't help but ask directly.

"This... since it's not about the expeditionary force, I don't know much about it. It seems that Commander-in-Chief Kyoraku discovered that there were only traces of Hyourinmaru fighting with other Shinigami at the scene, so Commander-in-Chief Kuchiki could only suspect that Captain Hitsugaya fought with other Shinigami..." Ichiryuu said with a distressed tone at this time.

"Impossible, Hitsugaya would not do that!" Hinamori immediately said excitedly.

Yilong had already walked behind her, pressed her shoulders and asked her to sit down, and said gently as if in Aizen: "Well, I believe so too... So do you have any clues?"

After sitting down, Hinamori felt the pressure on her shoulders, but instinctively felt relieved, and then...

Hinamori discovered that although Captain Shifengyuan said that he "had nothing to do with the expeditionary force", there was clearly information about the students of the Maou Academy of Spiritual Arts on the table... and judging from the years, it was from the time when Xiaobai enrolled to the time when he graduated!

Hinamori couldn't help but feel warm at the sight, as if she saw Captain Aizen looking up information by candlelight at his desk on the night of August 8.

"Ah, this must be kept secret. Normally you can't take it out..." Yilong said, covering Hinamori's eyes from behind.

Hinamori exclaimed a little in surprise at first, but then she felt touched.

"By the way, Captain Hitsugaya also contacted you when he was studying at the Maou Spiritual Academy, right? Have you ever heard him mention... Kusagi?" Yilong asked proactively at this time.

"Kusa Crown? Ah! That's right..." Hinamori sounded a little strange at first, but then a familiar tone emerged.

……

Inside the Seireitei Great Library.

After Kyōraku and Ukitake looked through the neighborhood annals of Runlin'an and found no clues, they finally remembered to look for information on the Maou Spiritual Academy. The result was...

The two were stunned when they saw that the bookshelf was completely empty when they saw the materials related to the years Hitsugaya attended school.

After asking, they learned that Shifengyuan had been here not long ago, and they couldn't help but fall silent.

"What can I say? As expected of the captain of Shifengyuan? He is really one step ahead..." Kyoraku shook his head helplessly.

"Didn't the captured female Arrancar reveal anything else?" Ukitake asked at this time.

Kyoraku spread his hands when he heard this: "After Shifengyuan left, she refused to say anything..."

The injuries of the female Arrancar were so severe that even if Kyōraku suspected that it was a "torture tactic", he was too embarrassed to say it out loud!

"Cough cough cough..."

In the library, only Ukitake's cough echoed.

……

In the present world, in a small forest outside Karakura Town.

"Who are you, Shihouin or Hachihouin? Hand that kid over!" the red Arrancar said, and drew her sword.

Ichigo heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

"That's good... Then I'd like to ask you to explain clearly who you are related to!" Ichigo said, and he flipped the "agent certificate" on his waist, and it popped out directly from the body of the instrument.

The blue masked woman also quickly took out her whip...

The red Arrancar was holding a fire sword and the blue Arrancar was holding a thunder whip. They combined thunder and fire seamlessly and rushed towards Ichigo.

At the beginning, the two of them relied on their cooperation to have a slight upper hand - Ichigo's strength fluctuated to its low point again, and was only slightly stronger than before he was "ambushed by Kurotsuchi Mayuri".

However, as Ichigo also released [Slayer Twin Heavens], the two Arrancars immediately became dwarfed by each other...

While the two female Arrancar were combining lightning and fire and sending out a small virtual flash, Ichigo directly used his double swords to perform a double combo of [Star Shattering]. The first [Star Shattering] broke the opponent's combination of lightning and fire, and the second one almost killed the two female Arrancar!