Chapter 490

Soul Society.

In the five years after Kaede's departure, everything was peaceful.

Most of the Shinigami didn't know what happened on that day five years ago that shook the Soul Society, the Void Circle, and the Modern World. They only knew that nothing happened after that, and the higher-ups didn't ask for the strictest investigation.

The higher-ranked captains and vice-captains had their own guesses and judgments. Only Aizen, Unohana Retsu, Yamamoto Gen, Shigekuni Yanagi, and the six members of the Zero Division knew the truth.

There was only one thing they were sure of.

That was …

Void King Kaede left the Soul Society!

No one could sense Kaede's existence, but on that day when the Three Realms shook, the existence that cut through the Modern World and rushed into the Starry Sky must be Kaede himself. No one else should have such a magnificent and shocking power.

Kaede's departure made Ye Yi, Urahara Kisuke, and the others of the Four Maple Courtyard become extremely vigilant. Because they all clearly realized that with Kaede's departure, Aizen would no longer be as scrupulous as before!

What awaited them might be a storm-like action.

Although nothing happened for five years after that, with each passing year, the depression in Urahara Kisuke, Hirako, and the others' hearts became heavier.

Because Aizen had always done things flawlessly, in the eyes of Yamamoto Moto Yanagi and the others, he was a very kind and friendly captain, an existence similar to Fuutake Jushiro, and was loved and respected by many Shinigami.

Once such a Aizen launched a plan, it would be like a thunderbolt!

And the incident finally broke out in the sixth year, the fuse of which came from Urahara Kisuke and Shinozaki Isshin's actions.

…

Kuroza-cho.

Rain was falling.

Shinozaki Isshin held an umbrella and quietly walked along the street, all the way to the door of the Urahara Shop, walked under the eaves, and put away the umbrella.

When he walked into the shop, Chestnut Metal House was waiting for him. Seeing him come in, he nodded slightly and said: "You're here, let's talk inside."

Shinozaki Isshin nodded, put the umbrella aside, and followed Chestnut Metal House into the inner room. The inner room was very spacious, there was only a coffee table, and a small wooden box was placed on the coffee table. Urahara Kisuke was sitting quietly on the side of the coffee table, and when he saw Shinozaki Isshin come in, he greeted him.

"Why are you suddenly looking for me? Did something happen?"

Shinozaki Isshin walked to Urahara Kisuke and sat down, his eyes slightly solemn.

Urahara Kisuke usually wouldn't take the initiative to look for him, and if he took the initiative to look for him, then there must be something, and if there was something, it would most likely be something big, and it might involve Aizen.

"Nothing happened, but I have a favor to ask of you."

Urahara Kisuke looked at Shinozaki Isshin and said solemnly.

He raised his hand and gently opened the wooden box on the table. In the wooden box, there was a diamond-like ball with sharp edges and corners, and inside the ball was a deep-colored bead.

"This is …"

The moment Shinozaki Isshin saw the item in the box, his eyes narrowed.

Urahara Kisuke looked at Shinozaki Isshin and replied in a deep voice, "It is something that I accidentally researched. It has the power to break the boundary between Shinigami and Hollow. I call it Hogyoku!"

Shinozaki Isshin looked at Urahara Kisuke, frowned slightly, and said, "So, you did research on Hollowization before Aizen?"

"Yes."

Urahara Kisuke nodded and said, "But my original intention was only research, not to use it for anything. Also, after creating it, I found that it was quite dangerous and could not be destroyed, so I could only seal it.

"In the hundred years since I came to the modern world, I have been trying to use it to eliminate the hollowization of Captain Hirako and the others, but unfortunately … I failed."

Urahara Kisuke closed the wooden box again, looked at Shinozaki Isshin, and said calmly, "The hollowization of the Shinigami is a kind of evolution, and eliminating the hollowization is a kind of degeneration. It can make the Shinigami complete this kind of evolution, but it cannot make the Shinigami degenerate."

Shinozaki Isshin frowned and said, "Why are you telling me this?"

Urahara Kisuke said in a deep voice, "Aizen has been keeping an eye on it, and he might come to snatch it at any time. The place where it exists is the most dangerous place. Now that I have confirmed that it can't make Captain Hirako and the others return to normal, it will be very dangerous for it to stay in my hands.

Therefore, I hope that you can do one thing … Send it to Soul Corpse Society! "

Hearing Urahara Kisuke's words, Shinozaki Isshin's expression changed slightly.

But before Shinozaki Isshin could say anything, Urahara Kisuke continued, "I have already contacted Soul Corpse Society. Captain Night 1 is already waiting at the 13th Guard Squad. Once you send it over, Captain Night 1 will immediately take it back to Soul King Palace and hand it over to Her Royal Highness Lilith for safekeeping. Aizen will no longer be able to touch it."

Shinozaki Isshin frowned, "Why do you want me to send it?"

Urahara Kisuke said, "Because apart from you, Captain Hirako and I are all under Aizen's surveillance. You just recovered your strength a month ago, so Aizen most likely doesn't know about this matter. So, Aizen won't know that you're the one delivering it."

"I see."

Shinozaki Isshin nodded, took a deep breath, and stretched out his hand towards the wooden box. He looked at Urahara Kisuke and said, "If that's the case, then leave it to me!"

He couldn't shirk anything related to Aizen because the person who made him fall into this state was Aizen. What Aizen gave him, he must return it no matter what.

"Wait."

Urahara Kisuke stretched out his hand and pressed it on the wooden box. "I still need to strengthen the seal. Don't worry."

"Okay."

Shinozaki Isshin nodded and retracted his hand.

Then Urahara Kisuke pressed his hand on the wooden box, closed his eyes for a while, and then suddenly opened his eyes. A large number of reiki converged into lines and intertwined on the wooden box.

The wooden box was finally bound by the reiki and turned into a fist-sized wooden ball. Urahara Kisuke held it in his hand.

"Then I'll leave it to you."

Urahara Kisuke handed the wooden ball to Shinozaki Isshin.

Shinozaki Isshin took the wooden ball and stood up. "Don't worry!"

"I suggest you deliver it tonight."

As Urahara Kisuke spoke, he tossed a small wooden tablet to Shinozaki Kazuto and said, "Activate it, and you can forcibly open the passage to the Soul Society. Although it's much more dangerous than using the portal, I believe you can do it since you've fully recovered your strength."

"Using a forceful method to cross the Sundered World? That is a dangerous method, but compared to encountering Aizen, this should be safer. "

Shinozaki Isshin took the wooden tablet and turned to leave.

Only Urahara Kisuke was left sitting in the same place, staring at Shinozaki Isshin's back. After a long time, he stood up.