Ichigo leaves and takes up residence in Soul Society!

"Whoa! I know what we're doing is arrogant, but it doesn't deserve to make the Captain so angry!"

Kisuke Urahara, suspended in mid-air, cried out in alarm.

"The fire is already at its most urgent, yet you still have so much to say. Hurry up and release your Zanpakuto."

Yoruichi urged.

"I'll do it! It's time to show the results of my training! Three days to form a shield—!"

Orihime touched the hairpin on her head, which transformed into a large sword in her hand, and at the same time, her clothes transformed into a Shinigami outfit.

She aimed her greatsword at the towering flames that were more like a sea of ​​fire than a pillar of fire erupting from the ground, unleashing a powerful spiritual pressure that formed an indestructible triangular barrier in front of her.

The seemingly thin orange-yellow barrier actually has a special defense mechanism similar to a "reverse membrane".

Like the rocks on the beach, they remain unmoved despite the raging flames.

"..."

Yamamoto Genryusai, who witnessed this scene from the corridor of the First Division barracks, slightly opened his eyes, seemingly a little surprised, but then let out a soft hum.

"Innocent."

Kisuke Urahara was the first to realize something was wrong.

He looked back and saw that the Soul-Shielding Membrane was being reshaped. A large amount of flames were impacting the Soul-Shielding Membrane, causing it to vibrate violently and a large amount of flames were flowing back and rolling back.

He quickly used "Blood Shield" to block the flames coming from behind.

"Miss Yoruichi, I'm entrusting Inoue to you!"

"I understand!"

"Wha...what?"

Orihime hadn't reacted yet.

The eruption of a spiritual vortex was triggered by the conflict of multiple forces.

The three were swept up in it, blown about in all directions, and fell in different places.

To those on the ground, two streaks of light appeared in the sky.

One of them is Urahara Kisuke.

The other option was Yoruichi, who had made prior preparations to capture Orihime.

Upon witnessing this scene, Yamamoto Genryusai raised his hand and gave the order.

"Give me the order."

The Sparrow appeared with a "whoosh" and knelt on the ground with its head bowed.

"Each squad shall do its utmost to apprehend the yakuza within its respective jurisdiction, delaying their advance and ensuring they do not get close to the First District, thus disrupting tomorrow's execution."

"As ordered!"

Meanwhile, in the corridor outside the lounge not far away.

Aizen adjusted his glasses, looking at the visually stunning sky, and said softly, "That's the Ryoka... Urahara's group, right? Although they didn't go all out, they were able to withstand the Captain-Commander's attack, and it wasn't just Urahara Kisuke and Yoruichi Shihouin who did it. It seems there are still some experts here. What an impressive lineup."

"Yes, no wonder Ichimaru wanted to keep them out. It seems he was worried that Urahara, that clever guy, would come and ruin his plans..."

Toshiro clenched his fist tightly.

"But I don't care about any of that. I just want to find out the cause of Hinamori's death and then tear the murderer to pieces."

"Does Captain Hitsugaya still believe Captain Ichimaru is the murderer?"

"Even if it's not him, he's still involved. He can't make a fuss on his own. If there's some huge conspiracy, there must be other accomplices behind the scenes... I'll find them, one by one. No one will get away."

"I really want to encourage you, but you must remember that a private execution will bring punishment from the 46th Chamber."

"It doesn't matter."

Despite Aizen's seemingly well-intentioned reminder, Toshiro remained unmoved.

"A captain can only wield his sword out of a sense of duty; only then can it be called a battle."

"But what I need to do next is take revenge, to use despicable violence to get justice for Hinamori."

"So... I'm prepared to give up my position as captain."

"Aizen, Hinamori doesn't want anything to happen to you, so you'll stay here and watch, witnessing all that I'm doing for her in Hinamori's place."

After that, he turned around and left.

I don't want to waste a single moment.

"..."

Aizen watched the angry figure walk away, knowing that he would definitely not see this genius captain at tomorrow's execution.

“Witness…? What a pity, Hitsugaya. What I want to witness is not the despicable violence you speak of, but a far more transcendent power.”

He murmured to himself, his gaze fixed on the direction of the Spirit Arts Academy.

Chapter Sixty-One: The Arrow That Pierces the Cherry Blossoms, the Invisible Shadow

The dormitory of the Spirit Arts Academy.

The doors to dorm rooms 001 and 002 opened almost simultaneously.

Shinomiya-no-Mikoto and Ichigo stepped out and subconsciously looked at each other.

"You look like a completely different person when you put on the Shinigami uniform."

Ichigo was the first to speak up in amazement.

"I think you finally look normal when you put on the Shinigami uniform."

The Four Palaces Venerable joked.

"It's not like I usually like wearing weird clothes... But after seeing others wear shihachi for so long, it feels surprisingly comfortable when I wear it myself. It just feels like this is how it should be!"

Ichigo touched the hilt of the greatsword on his back and grinned.

Shinomiya-no-Zun also looked down at his own Death Warlord outfit.

Because of the impending chaos, Aizen specially tailored shihaka outfits for them.

I originally planned to send them off when they graduated.

But I never expected that it would come in handy before I even graduated.

The Shinigami Armor, created by Shutara Senjumaru, can adapt to the power of the Shinigami and undergo corresponding changes. Its most basic function is to inject spiritual pressure to enhance defense.

This alone was enough to make Shinomiya-sama and Ichigo specially bring it out and put it on before the great battle.

The two left the dormitory and arrived at the back gate of the Spirit Arts Academy.

There were already two people waiting there.

It is the original and the wheel hall of the Eight Eight.

"Are we going to start?"

Hachihara was not surprised at all by the arrival of the two, including their Shinigami uniforms.

Ask why.

Because she and Rindou Yoya had already gotten involved.

"The invading of the 'Traveler' has thrown the Seireitei into chaos. We must take advantage of the fact that the various squads are busy capturing people and lay an ambush at the Sōgyō-gō.

Shinomiya-sama casually explained, as if to say he was too busy to eat that night.

"Ah, I really want to act with you guys."

It's a bit of a shame about 88.

"You've done enough."

"Hachihara secretly bribed the 12th Division to purchase a fake body. Rindo used his Zanpakuto to transform it into the likeness of Lieutenant Hinamori. Combined with the teacher's disguise, it was practically flawless."

"Although Captain Unohana will still notice something is wrong after a thorough investigation, she will then discover that the second layer of illusion we deliberately created is very similar to Captain Hitsugaya's work, and then attribute her feeling of unease to this reason."

"Then they took action against Captain Hitsugaya... Now another captain is unable to attend tomorrow's execution, and he's the more difficult one to deal with."

The Four Palaces Master couldn't help but sigh.

This is the wisdom of the masses.

It is worth mentioning that the suicide note was written by Ichigo with all his might, under the guidance of Hinamori Momo herself, and received the unanimous approval of both him and Aizen.

The fake corpse was secretly moved to the Eastern Great Sacred Wall by the Four Palaces Lord himself.

"However, the truth is still unclear."

Ichigo frowned.

"Although the teacher said that the captain of the Third Division has some kind of conspiracy and seems to be involved with the 46 Chambers, and our actions may actually be saving Soul Society, if something goes wrong, we won't be able to stay in Seireitei any longer."

"Don't worry, Luntang and I won't act impulsively."

Ba Ba Yuan patted the deaf-mute boy on the shoulder.

The latter nodded slightly.

"As agreed beforehand... we will patiently observe the situation from the periphery of the battlefield through the animal friends of the Wheel Hall, and provide support as a hidden backup force, lending a hand when needed."

"To be honest, I'm quite satisfied with this mission because it's easy to make a grand entrance as the last one. By then, the overall situation will be settled, the truth will be clear, and I can confidently and boldly make a dazzling entrance!"

"I'll just have to wait and see... provided you get a chance to appear."

"Same as above."

The four palace masters and Ichigo each made a joke, then walked past them like two drops of ink merging into the sunlight of Seireitei. Instead of dissolving, they became exceptionally conspicuous, their presence even surpassing that of the unchanging sunlight that had remained for millions of years.

……

boom!

It made a sound like a popcorn falling to the ground.

In fact, it's roughly the same.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch... Where have I ended up?"

Kisuke Urahara rubbed his messy hair as he climbed out of the pit.

As a result, he was immediately surrounded by a group of people.

"We've found the traveler... Wait! He is...!"

The Grim Reapers who first found him were initially eager to fight and make a name for themselves, but their expressions changed drastically after seeing his appearance.

It was as if Kisuke Urahara had surrounded them all.

"It's Kisuke Urahara! Quickly notify the captains!"

"Oh dear, now that you see it's me, aren't you going to run away?"

Kisuke Urahara looked at the dozen or so Shinigami around him and deliberately put on a malicious expression in an attempt to intimidate them.

"Enough with the nonsense! We're from the Eighth Division! How can we be so scared by a Ryouka in our own territory that we turn and run away!"

The leading official gripped his Zanpakuto tightly, cold sweat pouring down his forehead, yet he gritted his teeth and showed no sign of weakness.

"The Eighth Division... No wonder this place looks so familiar."

Kisuke Urahara looked around and suddenly realized what was going on.

"I have a pretty good relationship with your captain, so I'll let you off the hook here. Just don't come after me again."

"Thank you for taking care of my subordinate out of consideration for our past acquaintance, so I won't stab you in the back... although I think you probably said that on purpose because you sensed my spiritual pressure."

The sudden sound made Kisuke Urahara sigh silently and slowly turn his head to look behind him.

The Grim Reapers themselves parted to make way for him.

Kyoraku Shunsui and his adjutant Ise Nanao arrived together.

"Isn't this the band leader of the Beijing Opera? What a coincidence, you caught him so quickly."

Kisuke Urahara tightened his grip on his Zanpakuto and said to him with a smile.

"Hey, don't praise me like that. If others find out that I caught you without even touching you, they'll suspect that I'm in cahoots with you. That's too much of a crime for me to bear."