"Thomas, are you truly loyal to His Majesty? If you are, then kill those two people. Wash away the insult to His Majesty with their blood!" Yamabuki said coldly.
"Thomas, don't believe him. Maybe he's not sent by His Majesty at all."
"That's right! Thomas, let's go explain it clearly to His Majesty together. I don't believe His Majesty would do such an absurd thing!"
Thomas gripped the bow tightly in his hand, gritting his teeth: "My loyalty to His Majesty does not allow anyone to insult him. So, you two die!"
A great battle among the Quincy began. Yamabuki found that these three indeed had some strength, but at most, they were on the same level as ordinary seated officers. It was impossible for them to defeat a Vice-Captain.
After a fierce battle, Thomas finally won, shooting his two companions into swiss cheese.
"Let's go see His Majesty together. I believe His Majesty will never doubt my loyalty," Thomas said, covered in blood, but before he could finish, a Heilig Pfeil had already pierced his chest.
"You... you lied to me... you're not His Majesty's person?" Thomas looked at Yamabuki with a shocked expression.
There were two choices before Yamabuki.
One was to directly tell him the truth: I am a Shinigami, I was just playing with you. Who told you to be so stupid? You believe whatever I say? Just because I'm a Quincy means I'm on your side? This would surely make Thomas show a spectacular expression, wishing he could tear himself into a thousand pieces!
The second option was to continue being a riddle-master, making the other party die without understanding.
Yamabuki's brain thought for a moment and decisively chose the second option.
"Since you're about to die, there's no need for me to hide it from you. Of course, I am His Majesty's person, but His Majesty is very disappointed with what you did before." Yamabuki just dropped that line. As for what 'that thing' was? You can figure it out slowly!
Thomas was also completely bewildered. That thing! What thing was it? Every task His Majesty assigned to me, I completed very well. Was there some oversight in a previous mission? That made His Majesty so angry?
What thing was it!!!
His Majesty!!!
Thomas felt his life rapidly draining away. Until his death, he couldn't understand what His Majesty was disappointed about concerning him.
Thus, he left this world with a lifetime of regret.
That's why riddle-masters never die well.
To ensure the other party wasn't faking death, Yamabuki used a Heilig Pfeil to blast the bodies of these people into dust. Even if they had the Hollow's hyper-regeneration, they couldn't revive.
A villain who doesn't finish the job isn't a good villain.
Pfft, how did I become a villain?
I'm clearly a good person.
However, this incident served as a wake-up call for him: the Quincy have the ability to invade Soul Society at any time, and their technology cannot be analyzed by the current Seireitei.
This is a very troublesome matter.
Fortunately, this time the opponent only infiltrated Rukongai. If they had directly infiltrated Seireitei and carried out a decapitation strike, regardless of the outcome, it would have been a huge blow to the morale of the Gotei 13.
I should go back quickly and tell the Captain-Commander about this, so he can make a decision early.
Oh, right, why did I come to Rukongai?
I remember, it was that black-bellied loli squad, wasn't it?
Yamatake Chiyo, I believe you're a person with a tough life, and you won't die so easily. As the saying goes, good people don't live long, but calamities last a thousand years. It would be a disservice to yourself if a calamity like you died early.
Keep it up! I'll come save you after I report this to the Captain-Commander.
Thus, Yamabuki arrived at the Gotei 13 First Division Barracks at the fastest speed, directly found the Captain-Commander, and recounted everything that had just happened.
Yamamoto also realized the seriousness of the problem. If the enemy could invade Seireitei at any time, it would be too passive for a war.
It's like two armies fighting: one second you're a hundred miles away, the next second your army appears directly behind the enemy. No one can stand that.
For the Captains, these threats were negligible, but for ordinary squad members, such threats were fatal, and over time, the blow to morale would be immense.
"Call Uhin Zenjōji over." The Captain-Commander immediately ordered the first Captain of the Twelfth Division to come.
Uhin Zenjōji dragged his corpulent belly to the Captain-Commander.
The Captain-Commander recounted the previous events in full.
After listening to the Captain-Commander, Uhin Zenjōji remained silent for a long time. He was indeed a scientist, but his research focused more on biotechnology, such as how to make wounds heal faster, create strength-enhancing drugs, and quick spiritual pressure recovery liquids. Asking him to suddenly research spatial-related things was a bit too much to ask.
"I'll try my best! But I can't guarantee results," Uhin Zenjōji said with a bitter expression.
"Then I'll leave it to you," the Captain-Commander said.
Although the great war was still half a year away, there would certainly be various small skirmishes before it. Yamabuki had vaguely guessed that the Quincy would launch probing attacks, but he didn't expect them to come so quickly!
His Bankai was not yet complete, and with his current strength, it was almost impossible to contend with Yhwach's The Almighty.
Oh, right, the Captain-Commander also has Bankai. I wonder if he can give me some good advice. After Uhin Zenjōji left, Yamabuki approached the Captain-Commander.
"What's wrong? Something on your mind?" the Captain-Commander asked.
"Captain-Commander, I have something I'd like to ask you about, but I don't know how to bring it up." Yamabuki showed an embarrassed expression: "It's about a girl."
The Captain-Commander glanced at him out of the corner of his eye and coughed lightly.
"This Old Man has been through a lot. Speak your mind."
"I want to do something with a girl, but she absolutely refuses. What should I do?" Yamabuki asked.
"Cough, cough, cough! For such matters, one should respect the other person's wishes. But who is this person, anyway? Is it Unohana..." Yamamoto asked.
"No. It's my Sword Spirit. Before, I asked her about Bankai, but that child absolutely refused to give me the power of Bankai. I don't know what the problem is, even though we got along very well before! Captain-Commander, do you have any way to help me? The great war is about to begin, and according to the Soul King's previous words, my Bankai is very likely to have a restraining effect on the enemy leader. Can you teach me?" Yamabuki showed a diligent student's appearance.
He then saw the Captain-Commander looking at him as if he were an idiot.
I thought this kid had finally wised up! Oh, well!
"Since your Sword Spirit is unwilling, she must have her reasons. Try to communicate with her. As for anything else, this Old Man can't help you," Yamamoto said calmly.