Death: So I am a Quincy

Originally, under the prophecy of Yhwach's omniscience and omnipotence, Amemiya would definitely help Yhwach a lot, and Haschwood also believed this. After all, Haschwood himself had experienced this ability after Yhwach and Haschwood exchanged power at night.

However, Haschwalth could not predict the future as far as Yhwach could.

Although Amemiya had no problems and even appeared to be more loyal to the Empire than most of the Stern Cross Knights, Hasward was still unwilling to fully trust Amemiya, not because of Amemiya's identity, but because of Amemiya's determination.

'How could someone be so determined to abandon the past? There can't be absolute rationality in the world.' Haschwalth thought angrily.

Haschwald judged Amemiya Tsutomu's decision from his own perspective and did not believe that Amemiya Tsutomu could be absolutely rational at all, because he had been maintaining a balance between rationality and sensibility for many years. He wanted to repay Youhabach's kindness, but also wanted to deal with the hatred between his childhood friend and Youhabach.

So he kept the scales balanced by sacrificing his own feelings and treating Buzby coldly, allowing Buzby's hatred to shift from Yhwach to himself.

Therefore, Haschwalth firmly believed that Amemiya must have paid a price just like himself to leave Soul Society and maintain his inner balance.

At this moment, a half-kneeling man emerged from Haschwald's shadow.

"Lord Haschwald, His Majesty has summoned you," Anna said respectfully.

"I understand, Anna, you stay here and keep an eye on the Son for me."

Anna showed doubt at this moment. Didn't she say before that the Son of God would never betray the empire? Why was he being monitored now?

"Don't ask for reasons, just do it." Hasward said calmly. He couldn't tell his followers that it was because he discovered that Amemiya had similar experiences as himself that led to his distrust of Amemiya.

In Haschwald's opinion, Bazby is still within control and will not cause any trouble to Yhwach. However, if Amamiya is only loyal on the surface and has other plans behind the scenes, it may really cause trouble to Yhwach, so Haschwald has to keep a close eye on Amamiya.

"If you are a human with normal emotions like me, then you will definitely face a choice. If you are really an absolutely rational monster, then loyalty is worthless to you. Amamiya, I will watch you carefully."

Haschwald thought so, waved his white robe, and left.

But Haschwalth himself subconsciously ignored what Amemiya had initially said in front of Youhabach.

Chapter 247 The Calm Before the Storm

Soul Society, Seireitei, the First Team Barracks.

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni held his Zanpakutō disguised as a cane in one hand and squinted at the big screen in front of him with a serious expression.

"How is this possible! That man was clearly given to..." by Lord Ichijisai a thousand years ago...Suzou Chojiro excitedly shouted out the title he had called Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni a thousand years ago, because what Urahara Kisuke said was really too unbelievable.

"Are you sure there is no mistake in your investigation, Urahara Kisuke?" Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni stopped Sumire Chojiro and asked again.

"Yes, Captain-General." Urahara Kisuke said solemnly, "When I was investigating Amamiya's true identity, I made an unexpected discovery. Six years ago on June 17th, the only remaining half-blood Quincies in the world died in bizarre accidents or fell into a coma."

"And the former captain of the 10th Division, the head of the Shiba branch family, Shiba Isshin, checked the news with me. He found the skill of the King of Quincies - Divinity - in the secret history preserved by the Shiba family."

"And Sanctification is the means by which the King of the Quincies regains his strength."

Hearing Urahara Kisuke's serious words, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni finally opened his eyes. Thousands of years ago, the Quincy waged an unprecedented war against Soul Society, and the King of the Quincy led his people to attack Soul Society.

Although the Soul Society at that time was powerful, it did not have an official organization, and its major forces were basically scattered among the nobles. Therefore, in the beginning of the war, the Soul Society was defeated by the Empire of Light led by Yhwach.

Later, a member of the Zero Squad, Ichibei Hyoshubu, who was nicknamed "the monk with his real name", appeared and initiated a war negotiation meeting with the King of the Quincies, Youhabach.

During the peace talks between Youhabach and Ichibei of Hyoshubu, Yamamoto Shigekuni, who was known as "Ichijisai" and "Flame Demon", took this opportunity to urgently establish the first generation of the Gotei 13.

Originally, as all of them were executioners, they had no chance of becoming an official organization in Soul Society, but the pressure brought by Yhwach was too great, so the Gotei 13 was established.

After Yamamoto Shigekuni himself agreed to some of the nobles' requests, the Gotei 13 and the Central 46 were established, and the organization of the Soul Society began to take shape.

Not long after the peace talks, Hyoshubu Ichibei announced the breakdown of the peace talks with Youhabach and returned to the Soul King Palace. However, Youhabach himself was unwilling to give up this great opportunity and launched a war against Soul Society again.

Fortunately, at this time, Soul Society already possessed a systematic combat capability. The powerful fighters no longer fought alone, but focused on resisting the attacks of Yhwach and his empire.

Finally, after a sneak attack by Chojiro Suzuki and the Bankai attack by Shigekuni Yamamoto himself, the Quincy King Yhwach was confirmed dead, and his remaining subordinates also fled to the world.

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni originally thought that Yhwach had completely died from his own Bankai, but the investigation mentioned by Urahara Kisuke, the death of the current half-blood Quincy, and the disappearance of Amamiya Tou, all revealed something incredible, that is, Yhwach might not be dead, and was quietly accumulating strength somewhere.

"Urahara Kisuke, can you guarantee that the Quincies in the present world have no connection with Yhwach himself?" Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni asked. Because of Ishida Uryuu, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni also understood that there were still Quincies who survived the Quincy annihilation battle two hundred years ago.

However, if there were only one or two Quincies left, it would not have any impact on the balance of the three realms, so Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni did not care about Ishida Uryu's situation.

But now, the situation has taken a new turn, so as the only remaining Quincy in the world, Ishida Uryuu must be kept a close eye on.

"Yes, I can guarantee that all the hybrid Quincies in the world are dead. I have been keeping a close eye on Ishida Uryu and his family. Aside from Ishida Uryu occasionally annihilating the Hollows in the world, the rest of his family has basically given up using the Quincies. I believe the Technology Development Bureau's observations can prove this."

"I understand. I will confirm with Captain Nirvana."

"However, the most important thing now is, Urahara Kisuke, can you find out where that guy is hiding?" Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni asked in a deep voice.

"…I'm very sorry, Captain. I can't find it, but the most likely place is the Western Branch, which is near the Western Branch in the European region of the present world. After all, most of the Quincies a thousand years ago fled here."

"The West Bureau is too far away from us and has its own system, so it's difficult to monitor the situation over there." Urahara Kisuke said with a wry smile. After all, the West Bureau, like the Soul Society of the East Bureau, has an official organization. Randomly monitoring others may cause conflicts.

"...I understand. I even contacted the people from the West Branch Bureau and asked them to search for it."

"Urahara Kisuke, you must always pay attention to the situation in the real world and be ready to report intelligence at any time!"

"I understand."

After Urahara Kisuke finished speaking, the screen of the First Squadron's barracks went dark. Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni also began to fall into deep thought.

"Choujiro, go get Jushiro."

"Yes."

At this moment, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni had to tell his disciples about this. There was a great possibility that Yhwach was not dead, so it was very likely that Amemiya had contacted Yhwach and went to Yhwach's hiding place, and might even become an enemy in the future.

"The great hero of Soul Society has become its enemy. Is this why you sneer at us, Aizen Sosuke..." Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni recalled Aizen's mocking expression and his silence, and could only guess.

"Is the truth about the Soul King and the evils of Soul Society so hard for you to bear?" As the captain of the Gotei 13, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni was more concerned about the old order he had maintained for thousands of years, so he could not understand Aizen's thoughts.

……

At Urahara Shoten, Kurosaki Isshin walked out of the house next door.

"I've reported the news to the captain-general." Kurosaki Isshin said with emotion.

"Yes, after all, the disappearance of Amamiya Miyabi just means that things are far from over." Urahara Kisuke said helplessly, "Mr. Isshin, Mr. Ryugen really doesn't know the whereabouts of Amamiya Miyabi?"

Urahara Kisuke is one of the few people who knows that Amemiya has a deep connection with Ishida Ryugen, but he doesn't have much relationship with Ishida Ryugen, and Ishida Ryugen himself rarely uses the power of a Quincy, so he can't force any means on an "ordinary person".

"I asked that guy, and he said he didn't know either. He just agreed to teach Amemiya to obtain sainthood, and he has no interest in knowing other things. You know him, he won't know about things that are not related to him." Kurosaki Isshin said helplessly.

"Really? That's really bad information." Urahara Kisuke said sadly.

"Really? I've lost my spiritual power and you still want me to do this kind of thing." Kurosaki Isshin's mentality is quite good now. Although he has lost the power of the god of death, he has at least shown his majesty as a father in front of his son, and he has long adapted to human life.

If it's just about protecting his family, Ichigo Kurosaki's current strength is more than enough, so Isshin Kurosaki is very calm now.

"Tea, for you." At this time, a silver-haired man wearing the uniform of Urahara Shoten brought two cups of tea to them.

"Oh, thank you, Ichimaru." Kurosaki Isshin greeted him naturally and familiarly. After seeing that his former vice-captain Matsumoto Rangiku's friend Ichimaru Gin was lurking beside Aizen as an undercover agent instead of really betraying Soul Society, Kurosaki Isshin felt a little comforted.

After all, he knew that Matsumoto Rangiku cared very much about her childhood friend Ichimaru Gin.

Urahara Kisuke also thanked Ichimaru Gin, then replied to Kurosaki Isshin with a wry smile: "There's nothing we can do, Mr. Isshin. Amamiya's departure has affected too many people's emotions, so we need to investigate with all our strength."

"Amamiya Tou..." Ichimaru Gin is now wearing a special prosthetic body and is unable to recover his spiritual power. He looks like an ordinary person, but he does not feel depressed. He can stay in Urahara Kisuke's shop to work and chat with Matsumoto Rangiku from time to time. This ending is much better than that of Aizen himself.

"Come to think of it, Ichimaru, you have also worked with that Amemiya guy. Didn't he reveal anything to you?" Kurosaki Isshin asked puzzledly.

"Unfortunately, no, I have already told the store manager about it." Gin Ichimaru said helplessly with his eyes narrowed and his hands spread out.

"This is really troublesome. According to Miss Rukia, Amemiya said a lot of meaningless words on the night before she disappeared, but she didn't reveal anything about her whereabouts. If even Miss Rukia, who is the closest to Amemiya, doesn't know, then it would be difficult for others to know." Urahara Kisuke sighed.

"Yeah, the one in our family also seemed confused and shocked after finding out that Amemiya had disappeared." Kurosaki Isshin said while drinking tea, although he didn't expect his stupid son to know anything.

"Mr. Kurosaki, speaking of which, Mr. Isshin, has your son been in better condition recently?"

What Urahara Kisuke was referring to was naturally the fact that Kurosaki Ichigo was starting to feel resentful because Kurosaki Isshin had lost his ability as a Shinigami.

"Although I still feel a little bothered, if he says so, I'll definitely be able to get over it. Really, having a son who is too responsible is really troublesome, hahaha. I told him not to mind that I lost my power, hahaha." Kurosaki Isshin appears to dislike Kurosaki Ichigo's stubbornness, but in fact, he is very proud of his son.

This is Ichigo Kurosaki's shortcoming, but also his advantage.

"But recently, I seem to have rarely seen Ichigo mention this matter. Anyway, the last Getsuga Tensho was handed over to him. Now he has the strength of a captain. I believe that if there is any problem in the future, Ichigo will be able to solve it by himself."

"Really? That's good. I guess there will be many places in the future where Mr. Kurosaki will be needed." Urahara Kisuke had a hunch that Ichigo Kurosaki and Amemiya would definitely be the center of the future storm.

"There is one last thing, Mr. Isshin. Do I really not need your help to restore your power as a Shinigami?" Urahara Kisuke asked seriously.

"Let's talk about it when you need me. Ichigo is fine now, right?" Kurosaki Isshin said a little guiltily, as if there were actually some things that had not been resolved?

"I understand. Let's enjoy this calm before the storm..."

Chapter 248 The ill-fated Ukitake

"Really... I understand." Ukitake said with a grim expression. The words coming out of his teacher's mouth were so puzzling, but Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni was just expressing his guess and asking him to prepare for the worst.

The reason why Amemiya Tsutomu was not directly judged as a traitor was because Soul Society had already begun to promote the image of Amemiya Tsutomu as a great hero. If it were to suddenly announce that Amemiya Tsutomu was a traitor, it would cause dissatisfaction among many people, so the matter was kept secret.

"If Amemiya really appears in front of us as an enemy, then Ukitake..." Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni reminded.

"I will deal with it myself." Ukitake did not directly say that he would deal with his vice-captain personally. Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni knew the kind nature of his disciple, so he could not ask Ukitake himself to make any promises.

"Let's put this matter aside for now, Mr. Genryusai." Ukitake took a deep breath. He could not deal with the affairs of his vice-captain for the time being, and he could not always focus on the disappearance of Amamiya Tou.

"Has there been any news about the whereabouts of the previous Shinigami agent, Ginjō Kūgo?" Ukitake asked seriously. In the Great Spiritual Arts Corridor, Ukitake learned the truth about Ginjō Kūgo. Ginjō Kūgo's betrayal had its reasons. It was due to the constant persecution of his companions by the Tsunayashiro family, one of the four great noble families.

However, since it involved the four great nobles, Ukitake could not say it clearly. He could only tell Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni to discuss the matter slowly.

"We may not be able to find out the real reason why everyone left, but Ginjō's departure was entirely the Soul Society's fault. At the very least, we have to clear up the misunderstanding between us and Ginjō." Ukitake knew the difficulty of bringing charges against the Tsunayashiro family of the Four Great Nobles, so he did not expect the Soul Society to make a judgment on the Four Great Nobles.

But at least the misunderstanding with Ginjo Kūgo must be resolved. After all, Soul Society has installed surveillance measures in Kurosaki Ichigo's Death God proxy certificate.

Although Ukitake had reminded Ichigo Kurosaki implicitly, he didn't know whether Ginjō would use this to lure Ichigo Kurosaki.

"Hmm... the Tsunayashiro family? What a troublesome bunch of guys. The management rights of the Great Spiritual Art Corridor have always been in the hands of the Tsunayashiro family. Although that investigation was instructed by me, if they investigate information other than Aizen, they will be caught by the Tsunayashiro family. This matter is indeed difficult to handle in the open." Yamamoto Genryusai pondered.

If a serious investigation reveals evidence that the Tsunayashiro family massacred Ginjo Kūgo's companions in the present world, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni will naturally not let the Tsunayashiro family go. Even if they are the four great nobles, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni can deal with them within the rules if the evidence is conclusive.

However, Ukitake's investigation was an unauthorized investigation and could not serve as evidence to expose the Tsunayashiro family's crimes, which made the situation a bit difficult.

"I will once again apply to the Central 46th Office to investigate Ginjo Kūgo's affairs. The reason is to prevent the current Shinigami deputy from being deceived by the first-generation Shinigami deputy. Ukitake, I allow you to contact Urahara Kisuke and ask him to search for the whereabouts of Ginjo Kūgo in the human world."

"If we can find Ginjo Kūgo ahead of time and get some evidence from him, maybe we can put the Tsunayashiro family on trial."

"I understand. Thank you, Mr. Genryusai." Ukitake knew the difficulties of his teacher. The rules of Soul Society cannot be easily crossed, otherwise it will cause chaos.

However, the matter of the Shinigami proxy cannot be brushed aside in this way. If Ichigo Kurosaki is lost again, or even if he and the Soul Society become enemies, then the three captains of the Masked Corps who were recruited with great difficulty might turn against him.

Therefore, the matter of the first generation Shinigami acting as agent for Ginjō Kūgo is indeed the most important and urgent matter in Soul Society right now.

Ukitake knew that Amemiya might become a long-term concern, but the matter of Ginjo Kūgo was an immediate concern. The Gotei 13, which had finally been completed, might be split again in the contact between Ginjo Kūgo and Kurosaki Ichigo.

"But there is no need to worry too much. After all, Kurosaki Ichigo is the son of Shiba Isshin. With this relationship, Kurosaki Ichigo should not have too much of a standoff with Soul Society." Yamamoto Genryusai also learned the true identity of Kurosaki Ichigo's father after the Battle of Karakura Town.

Although he was quite dissatisfied with Shiba Isshin's mysterious disappearance decades ago, he learned from Urahara Kisuke that Shiba Isshin's disappearance was also due to Aizen. So, considering that Shiba Isshin and Urahara Kisuke had helped Soul Society deal with Aizen early on, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni turned a blind eye to Shiba Isshin's behavior.

Moreover, in order to stop Aizen, Shiba Isshin even lost all his powers as a Shinigami. For this reason alone, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni was unable to punish him.

"I hope so... But Ginjo's incident was my fault after all, and I want to apologize to him." Ukitake said with a wry smile, "I have made many wrong decisions in the hundreds of years since I became the captain, so let me at least make up for some of it."

Seeing Ukitake's painful expression, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni also sighed.

This disciple of mine has a very unfortunate life. Although he has been weak and sickly since childhood, he has been able to become an outstanding captain with his strength and personal charm.

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni originally thought that becoming the captain was a reward for Ukitake's struggle against fate, but unexpectedly, this was the beginning of Ukitake's cruel fate.

Of the two vice-captains that he valued, one died tragically at the hands of Aizen, and the other left mysteriously. Ginjo Kūgo, the deputy Shinigami who was in charge of the handover, also became enemies with him because of the Tsunayashiro family.

How could anyone accept this? Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni thought of this and could not help but sigh at the fickleness of fate.

After Ukitake finished speaking, he left the First Squadron's barracks. Although the Great Spiritual Art Corridor would compulsorily collect all information, the conversations in the First Squadron's barracks, which were isolated by a special barrier, would not be recorded.

This matter must not be known to the Tsunamiya family. After all, the Tsunamiya family has many seats in the Central Forty-Six Chambers, so it can only be carried out in secret.

Kyoraku Shunsui had been waiting outside the First Squadron's barracks for a long time. After all, he knew how his friend was feeling recently.

Most people would find it difficult to bear such continuous blows, but Ukitake, who had suffered from many illnesses since childhood and had developed a strong character, was able to perform his duties as captain meticulously despite all the blows.

"Shishiro." Kyoraku Shunsui greeted him in a casual manner.

"Harusui? Sorry to have kept you waiting for so long." Ukitake said with a wry smile.

"No, how could that be? I just got here too." Kyoraku Shunsui shrugged and said, "So, how is it?"

Before Ukitake went to the First Fleet, Kyoraku Shunsui received news from Ukitake that there might be new discoveries about Amamiya Miyabi's whereabouts. Ukitake went in with an optimistic attitude at first, but came out in this state.

Ukitake shook his head silently.

"It looks like the situation isn't very optimistic." Kyoraku Shunsui said with a sigh.

"Yeah..." Ukitake was also feeling fortunate at this moment that he only told his good friend about this matter in advance, and did not tell Rukia.