"This is—!!!"
Gin Ichimaru's eyes widened to their limit for the very first time. One must understand that he wouldn't feel so surprised even witnessing Sosuke Aizen's combat power, because at least that was still within a range he could comprehend. But Suzuki Makoto's methods were something he had absolutely never heard of before.
"It seems this Quincy has disappointed Suzuki-kun a little, otherwise he wouldn't have used such rude measures."
Seeing this scene, Sosuke Aizen did not feel the slightest bit of surprise. For a man who could perfectly arrange Reishi to unleash Hado #99 solely by relying on Eishohaki (Incantation Abandonment), resolidifying activated Reishi was no more difficult than breathing.
"Then, should I go and negotiate? Lord Aizen said he needed this Quincy to remain alive, right?"
"No need. Suzuki-kun is not a bloodthirsty person. I will leave the rest to you, Gin."
Aizen turned and left. Obviously, Suzuki Makoto no longer wished to continue fighting, so there was no need for him to stay and waste any more time. It was better to return and continue his experiments.
"Yes."
Gin Ichimaru bowed in response. When he turned around, the massive rocks in the field had already disintegrated once more, revealing Soken Ishida, who had collapsed within.
"How... how did you do that?"
"I just have stronger Reishi control capabilities than you, that's all."
Hearing such light and airy words, Soken Ishida could only smile bitterly.
Even after risking the complete loss of his powers to release the Quincy: Letzt Stil, he still couldn't surpass the Shinigami before him in Reishi manipulation—the very specialty of the Quincy. Just what kind of monster was this guy?
At this moment, he could clearly feel his power fading away. Even though Suzuki Makoto had already released the restraints on the Reishi, Soken could no longer control them. The side effects of the Letzt Stil were erupting.
A Reishi arrow, even fainter than before, shot out from Suzuki Makoto's hand and pierced through Soken Ishida's body. The man instantly felt his control return, and he could even clearly sense a slight increase in his ability to manipulate Reishi.
"It seems that after pushing oneself to the limit, one can indeed make a breakthrough—sorry to trouble you, Mr. Ishida. Please pack up; I will send you back to the World of the Living in a moment."
"No, no, no, how could I dare call it trouble, sir?"
At this point, Soken Ishida was thoroughly convinced and submissive. He originally thought the leader here was the Captain of the 5th Division, but looking at it now, this Lieutenant of the 4th Division was also unfathomable.
"Let's go. I have other matters to attend to in the World of the Living."
Suzuki Makoto was indeed somewhat interested in Karakura Town. Although Ichigo Kurosaki was not there yet, Kisuke Urahara had settled there for a long time. With his technical level, he was likely already muttering about the constant fluctuations of Spiritual Power and the Garganta appearing over these past few days. Therefore, sooner or later, he would find his way to Soken Ishida.
Aizen's mission for Soken Ishida was to gather the surviving Quincies in the World of the Living as much as possible. Suzuki Makoto had no intention of stopping this. After all, if these people were not gathered, they would eventually be completely slaughtered by Yhwach using Auswählen in the future, stripped of all their power and souls. Staying here might actually give them a chance to survive.
Therefore, he prepared to greet Kisuke Urahara in advance. This was both to tell the former Director of the Department of Research and Development not to do anything unnecessary right now, and because Suzuki Makoto was somewhat curious about this man's strength. Not to mention, the former Grand Kido Chief and the Vice Kido Chief were also there; their attainments and development of Kidō were also points of interest for Suzuki Makoto.
This was also the reason why Suzuki Makoto had sparred with Soken Ishida first. He did not intend to contact Kisuke Urahara as a Shinigami, but rather in the identity of a Quincy.
As for his face, he just needed to wrap it in Reiatsu. If Kisuke Urahara could truly penetrate Suzuki Makoto's Reiatsu to see his face, then there would be no need for Urahara to hide and skulk around to avoid Aizen anymore—wouldn't it be better for him to directly expose himself and set a trap to pit and kill Aizen?
After sending Soken Ishida back to his hiding place, Suzuki Makoto slightly resequenced the Reishi, mimicking the Reiatsu of a Quincy, and spread it out across the entire Karakura Town.
In an instant, inside an inconspicuous general store, harsh alarms began to ring out one after another.
"Oya oya, it seems our temporary visitor is indeed not a peaceful master. He's already unable to hold back, hmm?"
Using a folding fan to tap the alarm switch, the shopkeeper wearing a bucket hat spoke with a smile.
"I told you earlier we should have gone to find him. Now that the other side is acting so brazenly, it will probably attract the prying eyes of the Shinigami, right? Are we going to have to move house again?"
A black cat on the side yawned and asked lazily.
"That is not necessarily true. The Shinigami sent by the 13th Division to Karakura Town are not strong. Moreover, although this Reiatsu is massive, it is extremely subtle, evidently intentionally avoiding detection by the Shinigami squad members. Perhaps he has also sensed something and is looking for us?"
"Then do you want to meet? Or have a fight? Call Tessai and Little Hachi out from the basement. With their barriers, we won't be exposed no matter how we fight."
Smelling the scent of a potential brawl, the black cat instantly perked up. Since the opponent was considering avoiding the Shinigami's detection, they were likely not a Shinigami, so there was nothing to worry about if they fought.
"Alright, alright. I'll go notify Mr. Tessai Tsukabishi and the others. Miss Yoruichi, you go put on some clothes first."
"Perfect timing. That set of combat gear specifically for Shunkō has been finished for a long time; I can finally wear it this time!"
The black cat immediately dove into her own room, while Kisuke Urahara put away his smile, walking toward the basement deep in thought.
Yoruichi couldn't sense the problem with this Reiatsu, but Kisuke Urahara was very clear on it. This was neither a Shinigami's Reiatsu nor a Hollow's Reiatsu. Instead, it was more like... the Reiatsu of the Quincies from that war of extermination all those years ago.
When did such a powerful Quincy appear in the World of the Living? Moreover, the opponent did not appear here through conventional means, but through the Senkaimon.
Entrances to the Precipice World had been opening almost every day recently, yet no Hollows had appeared in Karakura Town. This only indicated that these entrances were all opened by the opponent, with the goal of traveling to the Soul Society or Hueco Mundo.
And regardless of where they went, being able to open the Precipice World meant the opponent possessed considerably impressive strength and the corresponding tools. At least regarding things like the Senkaimon, apart from himself, Kisuke Urahara did not know of anyone else who possessed such ability.
"I hope the person coming is at least an existence capable of communication. Otherwise, if we really have to fight, I get the feeling the situation might become uncontrollable..."
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