I'm in Bleach, starting with Unlimited Blade Works.

After a long pause, Kuchiki Silver Bell composed herself and asked Erin.

"Yes, Captain Yoruichi asked me to assist her in completing a mission in the human world."

"I want to take this opportunity to give Haruko a break."

"So, I agree."

"I'd like to entrust my affairs to you, Father-in-law, for the next few days, whether it's Haruko or the Sixth Division."

"Well, I see."

After bowing to Kuchiki Ginryu, Erin left the room, glanced in Kuchiki Haruko's direction, and then vanished from the Kuchiki residence in a flash.

……

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, Captain Yoruichi, Captain Ukitake."

When Erin arrived at the Second Division's training ground, the Shinigami from the Second and Thirteenth Divisions had already been waiting there for quite some time.

"Haha, we didn't have to wait long."

"Now that Captain Erin has arrived, let's set off."

Although they are all captains, each squad has its own responsibilities, so unless they have a very close personal relationship, the captains don't usually interact much.

Erin and Jushiro Ukitake weren't very familiar with each other, so Jushiro Ukitake just smiled and nodded at Erin before immediately ordering his Shinigami to prepare for the portal.

"Yes, Captain Ukitake."

The two Shinigami placed their hands on the ground and channeled their spiritual pressure into it.

Instantly, a tightly closed wooden lattice door appeared on the ground between the two people. After the door solidified completely, the two doors opened to the sides, revealing a passage that emitted a white light.

This is the portal from Soul Society to the human world—the Transcendent Gate!

On the surface, the portals connecting Soul Society to the Human World are controlled by the 12th Division's Research and Development Bureau. Every Shinigami needs the Captain-Commander's permission to open a portal for them if they want to travel to the Human World.

Furthermore, all members of the rank of vice-captain and above are marked with a "limited spiritual pressure" seal to prevent the powerful spiritual pressure of Shinigami of the rank of vice-captain and above from oppressing the souls of humans in the mortal world.

Of course, secretly, many nobles control the portals that allow passage from Soul Society to the human world.

Moreover, when entering the mortal world through the interdimensional gates they control, their spiritual pressure is not restricted.

Unlike the Soul Society, where only souls remain.

Because they lack the nourishment of a physical body, their souls are oppressed and gradually weaken.

Because of the protection of their physical bodies, some people in the modern world will develop spiritual pressure under the long-term pressure of powerful spiritual pressure.

For those in Soul Society, having spiritual pressure is a good thing, since it is the most basic requirement to become a Shinigami.

But for humans in the modern world, possessing spiritual pressure is their nightmare.

They possess spiritual pressure, allowing them to see "spirits" that ordinary people cannot.

This will cause them great distress.

At the same time, Hollows who come to the human world from Hueco Mundo are most fond of these souls with spiritual pressure.

Although there are death gods in the world, can they save you once or twice, or even for a lifetime?

To be able to see horror but have no power to resist it is undoubtedly the most tragic thing.

This time, because they were going to fight the remnants of the Quincy of the Empire of Light, Erin and his group were not sealed with limited spiritual pressure.

Led by Captain Ukitake, followed by Yoruichi Shihouin and Erin, the remaining Shinigami also entered the Transcendental Gate.

……

"Is this the present world?"

Without interference from others, the Transcending Gate to Soul Society is quite secure.

At least, during their journey through space, Erin and his group did not encounter any "conflicts" or similar problems.

Stepping out of the interdimensional gate, Erin sensed that the concentration of spiritual particles in the mortal world was several times lower than that in Soul Society.

In other words, to unleash the power of Soul Society in the mortal world, one's spiritual energy consumption will be greater, and the recovery time will be longer.

The place where Erin and his group appeared was in a densely forested deep mountain, where there was no trace of human habitation within a radius of ten miles.

On the other side, Yoruichi Shihouin came out and winked at Erin. Erin nodded slightly and walked towards Jushiro Ukitake.

"Captain Ukitake, this is my first time in the human world. Is there anything we should be careful about?"

After Erin drew Captain Ukitake's attention, Yoruichi Shihouin and Kisuke Urahara quietly disappeared without anyone noticing. Only Aya Hachisho, wearing the vice-captain's armband on her right arm, continued to issue orders, instructing the Shinigami of the Second Division to advance along the tracks left by the intelligence unit.

On the other hand, through her conversation with Jushiro Ukitake, Erin also learned about the current situation in the world.

Among the Gotei 13, the 13th Division is the Purification Division. Its main responsibility is to purify the souls remaining in the human world and guide them to Soul Society. It is also responsible for killing Hollows that come from Hueco Mundo to the human world to prey on souls.

In the entire Seireitei, no division can compare to the Thirteenth Division when it comes to understanding the human world.

In this era, with war raging everywhere and people living in constant fear, many evil-minded people have emerged.

Under such circumstances, the Shinigami of the Thirteenth Division stationed in the human world were simply overwhelmed and even suffered considerable losses.

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It was precisely because the 13th Division suffered too many casualties among the Shinigami stationed in the human world that Hollows were able to wreak havoc in many places.

It was precisely because of so many Hollows that the Quincy hiding in the mortal world could no longer remain hidden and began to destroy them.

The Shinigami kill Hollows primarily to purify their souls.

Even if a Hollow is killed by the Grim Reaper, its soul will still be reincarnated in the world.

However, the Quincy's power of annihilation is the power of annihilation used by the Soul King when he annihilated the oldest Hollow. It can completely annihilate the soul of the Hollow and completely dissolve it into the world.

The Shinigami of Soul Society might be dozing off about other things.

However, when it comes to the balance of the world's existence, they keep a close eye on it.

In the world of Bleach, the number of souls is fixed.

At the same time, the souls in Soul Society, Hueco Mundo, and the human world all need to maintain a very delicate balance in order to keep the three worlds stable.

When humans die in the mortal world, most of their souls enter the Soul Society, while a small number fall into Hollows and enter Hueco Mundo.

Among them, the Shinigami of Soul Society bear the responsibility of protecting the stability of the world.

When the number of Hollows in Hueco Mundo exceeds the balance range, the Shinigami will send the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force stationed in Hueco Mundo to kill the Hollows in Hueco Mundo and send some of the Hollows' souls to reincarnation to maintain the stability of the three realms.

If the number of Hollows in Hueco Mundo suddenly decreases significantly, the Shinigami will use methods to make some of them disappear from Soul Society...

Of course, these secrets were all known to Erin based on his memories of his time on Earth.

Even within Seireitei, those who truly know these secrets are probably only a limited number, including the five noble families, Captain-Commander Yamamoto, Shunsui Kyoraku, and Jushiro Ukitake.

The Quincy hiding in the human world killed Hollows, and the souls of these Hollows were directly annihilated. They did not reincarnate or go to the Soul Society, which reduced the total number of souls in the world. This anomaly was quickly discovered by the Soul Society, which then focused its attention on the remnants of the Empire of Light.

The unit that accompanied Yoruichi this time was the Executioner from the Second Division.

Led by Fengshaoling, they quickly discovered the markings left by the intelligence unit and determined the direction of the remnants of the Empire of Light's Quincy.

Having found their target, Erin and Jushiro Ukitake stopped talking and led the members of the 13th Division to follow.

To Erin's surprise, Jushiro Ukitake did not show any doubt about Yoruichi Shihouin and Kisuke Urahara's departure.

Clearly, Ukitake knew that Yoruichi Shihouin had left.

"Sigh, I was really too young..."

Following behind Fengshaoling, Erin shook his head.

This time, I'm afraid I'm being used as a shield by Yoruichi and Ukitake.

If nothing goes wrong with Yoruichi, that's fine. But if something does happen, Ukitake Jushiro will have a reason to explain himself.

Yes, that's right. The reason was that Erin kept asking me some irrelevant questions.

I hope I won't get scammed this time!

The Grim Reapers are beings with extraordinary powers, but perhaps to buy time for Yoruichi and Shihouin, the efficiency of the Execution Army led by Aya Hachisho in searching for clues left by the intelligence unit was dozens of times slower than when Erin was still in the Execution Army.

However, despite the mere twenty miles, it took Fengshaoling two days for the Xingjun men to lead everyone to their destination.

"Hey, you guys are really slow, Captain Ukitake, Captain Erin."

At the end of the road, Yoruichi and Kisuke Urahara stood there, as if they had been waiting for a long time.

"We have investigated and confirmed that the Eighth Division's intelligence was correct; there are indeed Quincy here."

Erin and Jushiro Ukitake walked in, and looking ahead along the muddy path, there were more than thirty dilapidated thatched huts.

The thatched cottage was surrounded by fields.

Most of the men and young women work in the fields.

In the village, some children were playing.

Their clothing was similar to that of the residents of Rukongai in Soul Society.

Clearly, this era also belongs to "ancient times" for Erin.

Looking at these humans who were no different from ordinary people, Erin frowned slightly.

"Captain Ukitake, do all these people have to be wiped out?"

Ailin sensed that there were about 230 people in this village.

This group included more than 30 children under the age of ten and more than 20 elderly people over the age of sixty.

Since becoming the Grim Reaper, Erin has never actually raised his knife against a child.

He didn't want to make an exception for today either.

"No, our goal is to wipe out the Quincy of the Empire of Light. Ordinary people are not within our scope of elimination."

As if knowing what Erin was going to say, Jushiro Ukitake directly stated the objective of this mission.

"Is that so? Then how do we identify which of these people are Quincy?"

Quincy are experts at manipulating spirit particles.

For powerful Quincy, concealing their spiritual pressure is the most basic ability.