Death: Captain Millennium

In the First Squadron's barracks, a routine captain's meeting is being held.

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni stood at the main seat and stamped the ground with his cane. "Is there anything you need to report this month? If not, let's adjourn this meeting."

Ukitake Jushiro stepped forward and said, "Captain-in-Chief, the 13th Division was attacked by a Hollow a few days ago. This Hollow possessed human-like intelligence, could speak, and possessed the ability to fuse and devour Shinigami. My vice-captain, Shiba Kaiyan, and the third captain, Shiba, were both killed in this attack."

For some unknown reason, Ukitake concealed the news that Shiba Kaiyan was not dead, which made Lin Yu, who was dozing off in the queue, raise his eyelids.

Ukitake's words caused a stir in the entire squadron, with everyone talking about it. Shiba Isshin was especially emotional, as Shiba Kaien was not only the head of the Shiba clan, but also his nephew.

Shiba Isshin stepped forward and said, "Captain Ukitake, please give me an explanation. The head of the Shiba family cannot die in such an unclear way."

"Captain Shiba, I'm also very sorry for Haiyan's death. It was completely an accident. Kuchiki Rukia and I, who were present at the time, were unaware of the Hollow's special ability, and it burrowed into Haiyan's body. In the end, I had no choice but to kill Haiyan, who had been assimilated by the Hollow."

Ukitake Jushiro's words also involved the Kuchiki family.

Kuchiki Ginling glanced at Ukitake Jushiro, but didn't say anything.

However, Shiba Isshin was not stupid. He had heard of the little girl from the Kuchiki family. She was not even a chief official at the moment, so even if she was present, it would not change anything. The main responsibility for this negligence still lay with Ukitake Jushiro.

"Ukitake, I hope you can give me a satisfactory answer. Otherwise, even if you are the captain, my Shiba family will not let it go." Shiba Isshin looked at Ukitake with sharp eyes.

"Captain Shiba, this matter is indeed my responsibility, but now we need to figure out why that Hollow has such high intelligence. This is definitely not an ability that an ordinary Hollow can possess!" Ukitake said seriously.

"Hmph, there will naturally be other people to investigate these issues. You should first think about how to explain to the Shiba family!" Shiba Isshin snorted coldly, his tone full of dissatisfaction and anger.

Ukitake sighed inwardly as he watched Shiba Isshin's fury. He knew he was to blame for this incident, but what puzzled him most was how such an intelligent Hollow could appear. If all Hollows were intelligent, the Shinigami's work would become incredibly difficult, and the casualties would be even greater.

"Captain Shiba, regarding the matter of Haiyan, I will go to the Shiba family in person to give you a satisfactory answer." After saying this, Ukitake fell into silence.

The atmosphere in the barracks suddenly became unusually heavy, as if enveloped by an invisible pressure. Everyone felt the tension and oppression that permeated the air. No one spoke, only the sound of heavy breathing echoed in the air.

The captains all knew that this incident was undoubtedly a huge blow to the Shiba family, and an even more severe lesson for Ukitake.

At this time, Aizen also stood up, "Captain, I also have something to report."

Captain Yamamoto stared at Aizen and said, "Sosuke, has anything unusual happened on your side?"

"Yes! It was also during the same period that the students of the Shinō Spiritual Arts Academy went to the human world for training. While fighting a simulated Hollow, a giant Hollow with hidden spiritual pressure attacked the trainees."

There was another uproar in the team barracks. Could ordinary Hollows hide their spiritual pressure?

Aizen continued, "Not only that, this Hollow also summoned help. After receiving a request for assistance from the Sixth Reborn Hisagi Shuhei, Captain Ichimaru of the Third Division and I went to rescue him."

"What happened in the end?" the captain asked about the result.

"This accident resulted in the deaths of two Six Reincarnations and the entire barrier team responsible for the barrier." Aizen's voice was still calm, but there was a hint of sadness in it.

Upon hearing this news, the noise in the barracks abruptly stopped, and the captains fell silent. In both incidents, the Hollows that appeared had displayed great intelligence. This meant that these were not isolated incidents, but rather that some unknown changes might have occurred within Hueco Mundo.

This abnormal phenomenon made everyone feel uneasy and confused. They began to realize the seriousness of the problem and speculated about what kind of changes had happened in Hueco Mundo.

"Let the Eighth Division investigate these two matters. Chunshui, I think it's okay to leave it to you." The captain gave the order after being silent for a while, and at the same time glanced at Lin Yu who was about to fall asleep.

"Okay, okay! Leave it to me." Kyoraku Shunsui accepted the task without hesitation and expressed his willingness to take responsibility for the investigation.

"As for the situation in Hueco Mundo, Captain Kuroda, you, Squad 12, will be responsible for it," the captain continued, handing another important task to Kuroda Mayuri. Monitoring Hueco Mundo would still fall to the Technology Development Bureau.

"I've also taken note of the captain's arrangements," Kurotsuchi Mayuri responded.

"Then today's meeting ends here, adjourned!" Captain Yamamoto ended the meeting.

The captains left the team house one after another.

"Lin Yu, come to my 8th Division and have a drink." Kyoraku Shunsui walked to Lin Yu and said with a smile.

Lin Yu glanced at him and said, "Drinking is good, Chunshui, hurry up and go, I'm sleepy, drinking something will make me sleep better."

In the captain's office of the 8th Division, Lin Yu and Chun Shui were drinking happily.

"Do you know anything about the inside story?" Kyoraku Shunsui asked straight to the point.

"I knew you didn't just want to have a drink with me. How could I know the inside story? I just heard about it." Lin Yu shrugged helplessly.

"Really? Then why did you fall asleep in the meeting?" Kyoraku Shunsui obviously didn't believe it.

"It's not good that I didn't get enough rest last night." Lin Yu yawned.

"You..." Kyoraku Shunsui's face darkened, "Don't force me to beat you up."

"Shunshui, why don't you believe me? I really don't know!" Lin Yu raised his hands in surrender. "Actually, I just have a rough guess. I think there might be a Hollow with special abilities in Hueco Mundo. It has the ability to enhance the intelligence of ordinary Hollows. Of course, this is just my speculation."

Jingle Shunsui stroked his chin and thought about Lin Yu's words, "If that's the case, then things will be troublesome."

"So you have to be careful." Lin Yu reminded, "Also, it's best to notify the Death God stationed in the present world and let them take precautions as well."

"I see." Kyoraku Shunsui nodded. "Thank you for the reminder. I will report to Master Shan."

Lin Yu was actually a bit confused. Hadn't he already killed the Hueco Mundo scientist, Sal Apollo? Where did Aizen get a researcher?

After thinking about it, Lin Yu finally thought of a possibility, "Damn, I almost forgot, Sal Apollo has an older brother, Ilfert Granz. Aizen must have found him to replace Sal Apollo."

After thinking about this, Lin Yu stretched lazily, "Chun Shui, although your intentions are not pure, I still want to thank you for treating me to a drink. I'm going back to catch up on my sleep first. Leave!"