20demayo Chapter 114 The Case of the Vanishing Soul
Chapter 114 The Case of the Vanishing Soul
Chapter 114 The Case of the Vanishing Soul
The Gotei 13 is already short-handed, with most of its members currently helping Yoriichi search for vampires.
This was also the condition for Yoriichi to join them in the first place. Yoriichi helped them quell the chaos of the world, so it was their turn to help Yoriichi find vampires.
Over the years, they have discovered more and more demons in the mortal world, and killing demons has almost become an essential task for the team members stationed in the mortal world.
Just like removing the void.
Yamamoto was aware of this, of course, but he still replied, "Muzan's matter is naturally the most important, but the proliferation of demons must also be curbed. The soldiers going to the human world should just keep an eye on this."
Others might not care, but Yamamoto knew how terrifying the world he and Hyosube Ichibei had traveled to was.
Behind each door inside, there seems to be a terrifying demon sealed. Now that demons are rampant in the world, could it be that those seals have become ineffective?
If demons appear there, then Muzan Kibutsuji is nothing to worry about!
But he wouldn't bring this up publicly with others, because it would be pointless and would only cause panic.
Even he and the monk felt uncomfortable when they went in, with constant whispers reaching their ears.
Of the Gotei 13, he felt that Yoriichi Tsugikuni might be qualified to join.
The others nodded, indicating that they would pass on the order.
It was only then that Yamamoto revealed the real purpose of summoning them for the team leader meeting.
"The second matter is the case of the disappearance of a soul."
When Yamamoto got to this point, his expression darkened. He said, "In just two short days, thousands of rogue spirits have disappeared in Rukongai, and even the investigation teams we sent out have vanished."
"This matter was originally the responsibility of Captain Shihouin Senhi of the Second Division—"
He looked at Shihouin Hyakuya, who then said, "That's right, my brother told me about this before he left."
Shihōin Chinatsu said, "The locations where the souls disappeared were very fragmented, scattered across various different areas. Not only did the subsequent investigation teams also disappear, but one of my—the Execution Army's—teams also went missing during the investigation."
Everyone was shocked to hear this. Since the situation in Soul Society had stabilized, this was the first serious incident involving more than a thousand people!
After hearing what Hyakuya said, Yamamoto basically accepted Hyakuya Shihōin's identity.
She knows about this kind of thing, so she must really be Chihiro Shihouin's sister. It's impossible for anyone else to know such a secret from Chihiro.
"What does 'Captain-Commander, disappeared' mean?" asked Shiba Tsukito of the Fifth Division, puzzled. "Disappeared and vanished—shouldn't that be different?"
Shihōin Senjū explained, "That's right. 'Missing' means there's been no news of the Executioner; they might have been captured."
"But they disappeared—meaning their spirits were nowhere to be found. When our people arrived later, they only found their clothes, but their spirits themselves had vanished."
"Considering that the disappearances and vanishings occurred simultaneously, we already know that over a thousand people have disappeared, and besides the Criminal Investigation Team, we don't know how many others have gone missing!"
"The soul itself has disappeared, but the clothes are still there?" Saito was shocked again.
She suddenly remembered her past life, when she hadn't become a captain yet, or even entered the Soul Society, and the soul disappearance case that happened back then!
Although he was not present, he had specifically investigated the files and history after Aizen's rebellion and thus learned about the case of the missing souls!
When Aizen conducted his Hollowfication experiments, he caused many Shinigami to disappear!
But what's going on now?
Could it be that someone is secretly conducting experiments on virtualization?!
She was previously preoccupied with the appearance of the wanderer, and now she is shocked by the case of the disappearing soul.
But an even more terrifying suspicion lingered in her mind.
Could it be that—
Aizen has also traveled here?!
The fact that Ichigo Kurosaki's younger sister, Yuuko, was able to travel through time has made her wonder if more people might do so.
Although it may not be obvious from the outside, some people's inner selves may have already been replaced by her acquaintances!
But considering that he was the only one shocked by the disappearance of the soul, he must be the only one among everyone present.
"Captain Saito, do you know something?"
When Yamamoto saw Saito exclaim in surprise, he asked Saito, who was at a loss for words. Could it be that this was due to a Hollowfication experiment?
But how did you know about the etherealization experiment? And how did she know that the result of the etherealization experiment would lead to the disappearance of the soul?
So she said, "I'm just surprised, but since something like this has happened in Soul Society, we have to investigate it thoroughly. I'm applying to be in charge of this matter."
"Okay." Yamamoto nodded. He had originally wanted to ask who among them wanted to investigate this matter, but now that Saito had volunteered, he was spared the process of selecting people.
They then talked about some things related to the development of the Gotei 13, but none of it was very important.
After the meeting, Saito did not immediately return to the team to organize an investigation into the disappearance of souls. Instead, he went to the Third Division with Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
After she entered the Third Division's office, she saw Kurosaki Yuuko.
Sure enough, she didn't look like the Kurosaki Yuuko she remembered. Although she was still a child, she must have transmigrated into another person's body, just like herself.
Yuko had been waiting. When she heard a noise outside the door, she thought it was Yoriichi who had found her brother. But when she saw that it was a woman who came in, she lowered her head.
"Don't be disappointed. This is Captain Saito of the 10th Division. She knows your brother's whereabouts."
"Really!" The traveler's eyes immediately lit up again.
"Captain Tsugikuni, I'd like to speak with Yuuki alone, is that alright?" Saito said. "————Okay." Yoriichi hesitated for a moment, but nodded anyway. He left the room and said, "You two talk, I'll stay outside."
After Yoriichi Tsugikuni left and closed the door, Saito said in a deep voice, "Yuuki, you are Ichigo Kurosaki's younger sister, and you have an older sister named Karin Kurosaki, right?"
"What older sister?" Youzi pouted, seemingly a little angry. "I'm the older sister! Xia Li is the younger sister!"
Although they are twins, Youzi is indeed the older sister, and Xiali is the younger sister.
But that didn't matter. She continued, "Captain! Do you know where my brother is? I don't know why I'm here!"
Saito sighed and, after confirming that the other person was indeed Ichigo Kurosaki's sister, said, "I'm sorry, Yuzu, your brother isn't here."
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