Soul Reaper, also known as BLEACH, is widely considered one of the top three must-play lists for Infinite Flow traversers.
After all, within this world's power system, both the Zanpakuto and Spiritual Pressure are incredibly useful.
The former can grow alongside its user from a novice level to mastery, while the latter allows for a direct comparison of numerical values—those with lower Spiritual Pressure cannot inflict any harm upon those with higher Spiritual Pressure.
In fact, before coming to Stardew Valley, Suke had always wanted to possess a Zanpakuto of his own.
There were also the Personas that might exist in Tsukishiro Yuki's world. He wondered what kind of forms those items, which change according to the user, would reflect him as.
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Perimeter of the Seireitei, Rukongai.
"Yuki, are you sure there won't be any problems bringing so many people along?"
In the clearing next to where the bus was parked, Suke moved several tables and chairs out of the Furniture Catalogue to let everyone rest.
He accepted a cup of brewed tea handed to him by the [Witch of Greed] Echidna. After sniffing it to confirm it wasn't anything strange, he took a light sip and spoke to Tsukishiro Yuki, who was sitting opposite him.
"Although our strength isn't bad, what if the children run off while we aren't watching?"
"Rest assured, Animus."
"Before we came, I already asked that General Store Owner to use her methods to unify all our 'Essences'. Right now, they are me, and I am them."
Tsukishiro Yuki did not seem worried. Having just recovered from a serious illness, she simply rocked gently in the lounge chair beneath her, as if she were truly on vacation.
"At least in this world, they do not need to worry about receiving harm, because all harm will be transferred to the collective entity named 'Witch'."
"Aside from the 'Lord', no damage will be of much use against the 'Witch'. And if that 'Lord' dares to make a move personally, we can immediately pinpoint his hiding spot."
"Until then, let the children play to their hearts' content. After all, this is their first time visiting a completely different otherworld."
Suke understood now.
So the sacred Khala connects us!
Using these Little Witches, who share the "Witch" trait, as bait to lure out the King of Quincies—the only one possessing the "Lord" trait—into attacking... One could only say that Old Yuki was still Old Yuki.
She probably still held considerable prejudice against humanity, but at least the outcome was fine. After all, it wasn't as if she didn't participate in sharing the damage.
However, speaking of which, the location of that King of Quincies, Yhwach...
Suke glanced at Inoue Orihime, who was sitting restlessly on a seat not far away. Judging by her looks, this child was about the same age as the Little Witches.
Then there was Ichimaru Gin, who was immobilized by Pandora's Authority. This confirmed to him that the current point in the Soul Reaper world was not the Thousand-Year Blood War, but the Soul Society Rescue Arc.
What did this mean?
If he remembered correctly, at this point in time, shouldn't Old Yhwach still be a corpse lying in the Wandenreich, waiting to revive?
Moreover, calculating based on the power levels of the original plot, even if he were fully revived, Suke didn't think that half-baked "Omniscient and Omnipotent" of his could outmuscle the current Old Yuki.
But the fact that Tsukishiro Yuki had been defeated by him in a direct confrontation was a reality, even if she had only lost by a narrow margin.
Was the timeline of the entire Soul Reaper world reset?
Or is he like Yuki—did his future self slice his state from the timeline and overwrite all of the past?
But why choose this specific point in time? Is it because of the Hogyoku?
This was starting to smack of the "Eternal once proven" Great Luo Golden Immortal concept found in primordial cultivation novels.
Suke had a premonition.
Perhaps what was sealed in the Soul King Palace above the Seireitei right now wasn't that nice-guy Soul King who volunteered to be a battery.
But the King of Quincies, Yhwach, who had already merged with him and was looking down indifferently at everything in the Soul Society!
In that case, if they wanted to fight their way to him, they would first have to get past the Gotei 13—oh no, the Gotei 14 (including Squad Zero)—who were still being kept in the dark?
That meant their group possessed a certain beauty of intensity. If it were any other Infinite Flow protagonist, Suke truly couldn't imagine how they would clear a dungeon that was this obscenely treacherous.
"Your Holiness."
The voice of the little white-haired Reaper suddenly rang out. Walking over with a giant scythe on her back, she interrupted Suke's thoughts.
"There are so many souls here. The quality is not bad, and the quantity is very large."
"If Tripoka had known earlier that such a world existed, she wouldn't have had to worry about the debt of the Tower of Thanatos."
"Oh, right. There are also spoils of war other than souls. If Your Holiness likes them, I can gift them to Your Holiness."
The giant scythe on her back flashed, and a soul condensate weighing several hundred ounces appeared on the table in front of Suke.
Accompanying it were dozens of masterless Zanpakuto that she had tossed onto the table.
They were all within the category of "Asauchi," so even though their owners had kicked the bucket, they wouldn't crumble away. It looked like they originally belonged to some unlucky squad of ordinary Soul Reapers that had run into Tripoka.
Suke: ???
I say, isn't this a bit of a horror story?!
If he remembered correctly, didn't every ounce of soul require at least ten human talents to produce?
How long had they been in the Soul Society? Less than two hours, and Tripoka had already achieved the feat of a thousand-man slash?!
Although the soul yield of a Soul Reaper was definitely higher than that of an ordinary person, this was still a bit too...
Suke was suddenly a little afraid that an old man holding a Sun Zanpakuto would pop out of the crowd and scream at him, "What do you think life is!"
It wasn't me who harmed you all, it was this chaotic world... oh no, it was Yhwach who harmed you!
However, to be honest, looking at these dozens of masterless Asauchi Zanpakuto, Suke felt the harvest was actually quite good.
Suke planned to equip each of the Little Witches, who had limited combat power, with one. He couldn't wait to see what kind of Zanpakuto a god-man like The Great King Hiro could awaken.
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"Damn it..."
"The Central 46 really is just a bunch of useless rice bags. Against such dangerous enemies, they actually let us move out without revealing a single bit of intelligence..."
Watching the scene of Suke distributing Zanpakuto to the lined-up, frolicking Little Witches—a scene as harmonious and warm as a winter camp—Ichimaru Gin's mood couldn't have been any worse.
Every Zanpakuto belonged to a Soul Reaper. These monsters... they had actually wiped out an entire Soul Reaper squad in the blink of an eye?!
Are they Hollows? Impossible, Hollows cannot use Zanpakuto!
Ichimaru Gin felt an intense sense of unease climbing up his spine. He even temporarily put the matter of revenge against Aizen to the back of his mind.
Especially that white-haired girl holding a giant scythe and draped in a cloak, who looked more like a "Death God" than any of them.
Just seeing her figure made Ichimaru Gin feel the Spirit Particles in his body restless with fear.
"How willful. To be 'eaten' just like that, those poor people."
"Just like plankton gathering on the water's surface being swallowed whole by fish and shrimp, unable to even put up any resistance~"
Inside the Centipede Coffin, the [Witch of Gluttony] Daphne, her eyes covered by a blindfold, spoke with lament.
Even though those who hunt others should be prepared to be hunted, this kind of one-sided predation didn't align with her philosophy at all.
"I suppose this is the sacrifice brought about by so-called 'war'."
"After all, it was these guys who initiated the invasion of our world first. Regardless of whether they knew about it or not, from that moment on, the 'war' had indeed already begun."
The [Witch of Wrath] Minerva sighed. Although she expressed deep sympathy for these unlucky bastards, where was the logic in a war without deaths?
"These people are undoubtedly all guilty sinners. They attacked us first. For the guilty, only pain can bring release!"
"I think there is no need to sympathize with them at all, you know?"
The [Witch of Pride] Typhon held a different view. Looking like a seven or eight-year-old child, she spoke with such categorical certainty.
"Sigh~ It's so tiring. I don't really want to take anyone's side."
"We shouldn't need to move anymore, right? Sigh~ I don't want to go anywhere. I might as well just stay here and watch the captives you guys caught."
The [Witch of Sloth] Sekhmet was lying lazily on her side on a lounge chair identical to Tsukishiro Yuki's, next to another tea table.
Inoue Orihime was right beside her. Perhaps because Sekhmet looked the least aggressive, Inoue Orihime wasn't very afraid of her.
But with things having reached this stage, how could Inoue Orihime not see the extraordinariness of these existences calling themselves "Witches" before her eyes?
Seeing that the group seemed to harbor no malice toward her, and their actions couldn't exactly be called evil, Inoue Orihime even gave rise to the thought of asking for help.
Should I ask them about finding Kurosaki-kun and saving Rukia? They don't seem difficult to get along with.
"Um... Miss Carmilla, that is your name, right?" Inoue Orihime tentatively spoke to the girl sitting next to her who was similar in age. She thought a peer might be easier to get along with.
"Huh? Oh, oh, yes!"
The [Witch of Lust] Carmilla reacted like a startled bunny, responding hurriedly:
"Is there something you need, Miss Orihime?"
"It's like this. I can tell that you and your group aren't bad people, Miss Carmilla, so there is a matter I would like to entrust to you..."
"It won't require you to go out of your way. Your goal and your companions' goal should also be to enter the Seireitei, right?"
"After entering the Seireitei, could you help me keep an eye out for a yellow-haired, sturdy-looking boy?"
"If you find traces of him, please, you must tell me. I will use everything I have to repay your kindness!"
Inoue Orihime stood up solemnly and bowed ninety degrees. She really had no other options; she didn't even know the current safety of the missing Kurosaki Ichigo and the others.
"Eh? E-Eeeh?! P-Please don't be like this, Miss Orihime..."
"I-It's just a small matter. I will help you look out for him!"
Because of her Witch Authority, it was rare for Carmilla to interact normally with anyone other than Witches. This was evidently the first time she had received such an earnest request from someone else.
She appeared quite flustered.
"Mila-Mila is always like this. Not being used to refusing others isn't a good thing, you know."
"Our current stance is that of 'predators', you know? What if the boy this girl speaks of is also our 'prey'? How would you explain it to her then?"
"D-Daphne-chan?"
"Then how about... how about we ask for Lady Great Witch and that gentleman's opinion first...?"
Faced with the [Witch of Gluttony] Daphne's reminder, Carmilla appeared even more at a loss.
Her pleading gaze involuntarily turned toward the [Witch of Greed] Echidna, who was sipping tea and watching them from another table not far away.
She hoped their former leader could help her ask for the opinion of the Great Witch, who was currently enjoying a back massage from the Farmer.
After all, she had some social anxiety.
"Found you at last, Ryoka!"
But just then, a boy's furious roar suddenly came from the distance!
The figure of a white-haired boy floated high in the sky, the ice-snow type Zanpakuto known as the strongest gripped in his hand.
His burning gaze swept over the crowd on the ground, his words carried extreme anger:
"To appear so brazenly around the crime scene at this point in time... sure enough, Captain Aizen's death cannot be unrelated to you people!"
"I, Hitsugaya Toshiro, Captain of the 10th Division, shall deliver your judgment!"
Monstrous cold air transformed into wings of ice crystals and a long tail, making the white-haired boy resemble a frost dragon roaring down from the horizon!
Ichimaru Gin, who was currently immobilized: ?
What? Did that guy Aizen initiate the faked death plan already?
Doesn't he need me to coordinate from the outside anymore? Or is it that...
Wait, no, now isn't the time to focus on that—!
"Bankai · Daiguren Hyorinmaru—!"
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