Two days later, at the open space on the west side of Seireitei.
All high-ranking officials of the Gotei 13 were gathered here, including Chōjirō Sasakibe and the Tsunayashiro Head.
The Tsunayashiro Head was excited yet a little nervous. Although he was one of the Five Great Noble Clans, it was his first time seeing a Royal Special Agent. After all, those people usually stayed in the heavens unless absolutely necessary, otherwise they wouldn't come to Seireitei.
"Chika, have you ever seen the legendary Royal Special Agent?" the Tsunayashiro Head whispered into Chika Shihōin's ear.
Chika Shihōin also shook his head gently. Although the Five Great Noble Clans held a transcendent position in Soul Society, the Royal Special Agent was not responsible to the Five Great Noble Clans at all. They were directly responsible for protecting the Soul King's safety.
"Silence!" Yamamoto said faintly. The chattering crowd instantly quieted down, silently waiting for the Royal Special Agent to descend.
"I wonder what method these guys will use to come to Seireitei. By the way, where exactly is the legendary Soul King Palace?" Saitō looked up at the sky with curiosity. Suddenly, he saw a strange small black dot in the sky, rapidly enlarging!
"S-something is falling from the sky!" Saitō said in shock.
Everyone looked up at the sky, only to see a cylindrical object descending from the heavens, directly crashing in front of them, raising a large cloud of dust.
The few who were more vigilant instantly drew their weapons. If a conflict occurred, they would launch an attack immediately.
"So troublesome! I just feel like this whole thing is so troublesome!" Shijima Chigiri said in a listless tone.
When the dust settled, the cylindrical spacecraft opened a door, and two people walked out.
The one walking in front was a monk, with a large string of prayer beads around his neck and a thick beard. He looked at everyone with a laugh: "Yamamoto. Long time no see, I didn't expect you to have grown so big!"
The Captains of the Gotei 13, who didn't understand the relationship between the two, looked at the monk in surprise.
His tone was like seeing a child who had grown up from a young age.
"Time spares no one! But you haven't changed at all." Yamamoto said faintly: "Are you here in Seireitei for a special mission this time? Do you need our assistance?"
Ichibē Hyōsube shook his head: "Actually, it's not really a special mission, just to bring someone back."
Yamabuki understood at this point. These two were taking Kirio Hikifune up, after all, Kirio Hikifune had developed the White Bone Hell and the Blood Pool Hell. Although his current strength wasn't great, given enough time, he would definitely grow into a powerful individual in the future.
The person behind the monk was the Sword God, Ōetsu Nimaiya. At this moment, he was examining the Zanpakutō in everyone's hands, sometimes nodding, sometimes shaking his head, no one knew what he meant.
Just as the monk and Yamamoto were reminiscing, Ōetsu Nimaiya spoke: "Excuse me, which one is Yamabuki? Please come with us!"
Immediately, everyone's gaze focused on Yamabuki.
Yamabuki was bewildered. Weren't you here to take Kirio Hikifune up? What do you want with me?
Yamamoto was also slightly stunned, not expecting Zero Squad's mission target this time to be Yamabuki.
"I refuse. I'm not going." Yamabuki directly rejected the Sword God.
Are you kidding me?
Don't I know my own situation?
Having fused the powers of Shinigami, Hollow, and Quincy, he was practically a born Soul King substitute. God knows if this monk would dismember him and install him there as a pillar after they reached the Soul King Palace.
He could hide these things from ordinary Captains, but definitely not from the Soul King and Ichibē Hyōsube.
The Soul King possessed the power of The Almighty. There was once a theory that when the Five Great Noble Clans sealed the Soul King, the reason the Soul King didn't resist was because he saw the prosperity of a million years later through The Almighty, believing that was the world he sought, so he gave up resistance, allowing the ancestors of the Five Great Noble Clans to dismember him to support this world.
Being able to see things a million years into the future, Yamabuki believed his own affairs could not be hidden from the Soul King.
And then there was Ichibē Hyōsube, who had lived for a million years, claiming to know everything in the lower realms. His strength and cunning were unfathomable. It would be too easy for such a person to scheme against him.
If his unreliable system had awakened, he might have been able to put up a fight, but now, fighting Ichibē Hyōsube was absolutely out of the question.
Yamamoto remained silent, but his hand gripping his sword tightened a bit. Although he didn't know why the Royal Special Agent was looking for Yamabuki, if the other party dared to use force, he would never back down.
At worst, he'd fight that bald guy!
The other members of the Gotei 13 also sensed the tense atmosphere and adopted offensive stances.
"Hahahahaha!" Ichibē Hyōsube suddenly burst into laughter: "Yamabuki, I know what you're worried about. Don't worry, what you're worried about won't happen. Actually, it's not me who wants to see you, it's His Majesty the Soul King."
Yamabuki frowned. This was absolutely impossible. The Soul King had already been cut into a human pillar, how could he still have consciousness?
Wait, although the Soul King was cut into a human pillar, and even his internal organs were removed, he didn't die.
A thousand years later, Yhwach ascended to the Soul King Palace, followed closely by Kurosaki Ichigo. However, upon reaching the Soul King Palace, Ichigo, uncontrollably, cut down the Soul King with a single swing. That should have been due to the interference of the Soul King's consciousness.
Having supported this world for a million years, it was time to retire.
Could it be that the Soul King still retained his consciousness?
It wasn't impossible.
Yamamoto didn't believe Ichibē Hyōsube's words, but looked at Yamabuki.
Yamabuki was also unsure what this dead monk was up to. Why would the Soul King want to see him, a mere Vice-Captain?
But if he refused, a conflict might arise between the two sides.
"You can rest assured, I will personally guarantee your safety on this journey. There will absolutely be no mishaps." Ichibē Hyōsube said.
Yamabuki knew that this seemingly simple-minded monk was actually quite cunning. He would do anything to maintain the balance of the Three Realms, even openly admitting that if Kurosaki Ichigo was defeated, he would make Ichigo's corpse into the Soul King.
In his eyes, the so-called Soul King was merely a tool to maintain the balance of the Three Realms. As for who the Soul King was, it was irrelevant to him.
Moreover, he also really wanted to understand what was going on with the Soul King.
"Alright, since you say so, I'll go to the Soul King Palace with you." Yamabuki said in a deep voice.
If it's a blessing, it's not a disaster; if it's a disaster, it can't be avoided. Rather than constantly being on edge, it's better to settle it directly.
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