A foreigner's journey

Three days have passed since the war between the Gotei 13 and the Arrancar Corps, and Soul Society seems to have returned to an orderly atmosphere.

And the invisible empire located in the shadow world of Soul Society has gradually relaxed its guard.

The central city of the invisible empire, ‘Yinjia City’, is the Intelligence Agency.

Hasward sat on a high seat, holding his chin with one hand and looking at the huge screen, seemingly lost in thought.

The Quincy below subconsciously lowered their voices for fear of disturbing Hasward's thoughts.

While Yhwach was sleeping, Hasward was the supreme commander of the entire invisible empire, equivalent to the 'Crown Prince'. His words, his eyes, and his thoughts are absolute orders and directions for other lower-level Quincy.

On the small screen in the corner of the screen, whether it is Captain Genryanagi Saijukuni Yamamoto who has not long returned to Soul Society, or Captain Hitsugaya Toshiro and Vice Captain Matsumoto of the 10th division who have also returned from the present world. Rangiku and Rangiku both looked a little restless. They seem to be thinking about some ‘bad news’ that is difficult to say to someone.

After pondering for a long time, Hasward suddenly asked: "Is [K] still not back?"

The adjutant's voice came from the shadows beside him: "Lord B.J. Nain has not returned to Yinjia City yet. According to the report of the technical department, it seems that there is a problem with the connection between the Gate of the Sun and the present world."

"Is it still the so-called rhetoric?"

"Yes. The technical department reported that the spirit connection of the Gate of the Sun was affected by the battle between the leader of the Arrancar Legion and Yamamoto Genryu Sai Shigekuni, and both communication and shadow transformation were temporarily unavailable."

The adjutant in white military uniform leaned forward and said:

"The first batch of exploration troops in this world and the expedition force in this world led by Lord Nain are all temporarily stationed in this world for this reason."

"……is that so?"

Hasward sighed noncommittally and turned his gaze to the large picture in the center of the huge screen. In the picture, Heather is sitting cross-legged in a simple ancestral hall, with a total of nine layers of complex enchantments spreading out from the center of him.

"Since Yamamoto Genryu Sai Shigekuni and Hitsugaya Toshiro showed such uneasy attitudes after returning from the present world, it can be tentatively assumed that Heather's family has been captured or even killed by [K]."

Hasward said slowly:

"Heise was a great benefactor to Soul Society, but the Gotei 13 were too late to protect his family. This is the source of Yamamoto Genryu Saishige's inner pain. His psychology is really easy to understand... The cold-blooded 'Sword Demon' thousands of years ago is now just a bad old man bound by worldly emotions."

In the bottom of Hasward's heart, he was slightly looking forward to the scene that Heather would face when she woke up.

Based on the Intelligence Analysis Department's analysis of Heather's character, once he learns that his family has been abducted or killed, he will definitely fall into rage, and may even regard the Gotei 13 as enemies. .

Think about how much damage this man's Zanpakutō can cause, maybe the Seireitei will destroy most of it in the confrontation with Haise.

From this aspect, [K] Nain has indeed completed his mission.

Thinking of this, Hasward looked at the giant screen again.

You must know that the Invisible Empire cannot completely monitor Soul Society. After all, the screen of the Intelligence Agency is so big that even if it is divided into dozens of small screens, it cannot cover the entire Soul Society. Therefore, every once in a while, the big figures of the Knights of the Star Cross will designate which areas or specific people are required to be monitored.

Starting three days ago, Hasward ordered that most of the surveillance resources be concentrated on Heather and Kurosaki Ichigo, and the remaining small amount was placed around the Hell to monitor Aizen's movements.

After all, everything in the Soul Society has long been known to the Invisible Empire, and only these three people are [Unknown].

It's just a little bit away. It won't be long before His Majesty will regain all his strength. By then, the three realms will be under His Majesty's rule, and the Quincy family can return to the world and stand upright and stand under the sun.

Before that, Hasward would never allow any accidents to happen.

At this moment, the Quincy on the monitoring screen below suddenly let out a soft cry: "Huh? What are they doing?"

Hasward looked at the screen and saw a large number of captains and vice-captains gathered in front of Heather's hut. The leader was none other than the captain, Genryanagi Saishigekuni.

The captains and vice-captains each held a large bouquet of chrysanthemums, as did the captain, as if they were mourning someone.

The adjutant couldn't help but let out a contemptuous laugh: "Oh, they also know that they failed to protect Heather's relatives. Are they just pretending to win sympathy?"

Hasward narrowed his eyes slightly and watched what the captain said on the screen to Orihime Inoue who was guarding the Heiselu house. The latter's eyes immediately turned red and she covered her mouth in disbelief.

Stupid, this would only further irritate Heather. But this kind of stupidity is just right. The more stupid the Shinigami are, the brighter the Quincy's future will be.

Thinking of this, the corner of Hasward's mouth also curved slightly, and he even adjusted his sitting posture, placing his left hand against his left cheek, as if he was watching a good show.

The Quincy below saw Crown Prince Hasward looking like this, and their expressions relaxed, and they were talking and laughing while looking at the screen as if they were watching a show.

I saw the captains and deputy captains surrounding the barrier where Heather was. The captain was still saying something to Inoue Orihime, who shook her head and refused to leave.

As if he was gradually losing patience, the bouquet held by the captain in his left hand hung down, and the crutch held in his right hand melted into ashes, revealing the Zanpakutō 'Flowing Blade Like Fire' inside.

Seeing this, Hasward even leaned forward slightly, with a look of anticipation on his face.

Right, that is it. Yamamoto Genryu Sai Shigekuni is not a kind person. Since Heather may pose a threat to Soul Society and the Gotei 13, the best option is to completely eradicate Heather while she is still awake.

Orihime Inoue showed fear in the face of the blazing sword, but she still trembled and opened her arms to block the barrier. It seemed that he wanted to use his weak body to block even the slightest attack from Heather.

"Cut it down!" "Kill this woman! Haha!" "I bet twenty stars that Yamamoto Genryu Sai Shigekuni can kill this woman with one sword!" "I bet two swords! Forty stars!"

There was a lot of noise in the intelligence hall.

On the screen, I saw Yamamoto Genryanagi Sai Shigekuni raising the sword of fire in his hand high, and the other captains and vice-captains also touched their hands to the hilt of the sword at his waist.

Then, all the Shinigami looked at their feet.

To be precise, he looked at the shadow under his feet.

The smile on Hasward's lips froze, and he could clearly see Yamamoto Genryu Sai Shigekuni's mouth shape on the screen, as well as his sharp eyes that seemed to be looking at him——

[I found you, rats]!

The next moment, a dozen huge cracks were blasted into the sky of the invisible empire.

The overwhelming flames burst out from the cracks, turning this frozen kingdom into a sea of ​​fire.