"This is a Negacion?"
Matsumoto Rangiku and Kurosaki Ichigo were blasted back. She held the unconscious Kurosaki Ichigo in her arms, looking at the yellow pillar of light that was wrapping Kurosaki Masaki, her face full of surprise.
A Negacion was a method Hollows used to protect their companions. Not only could they use it to cross realms, it also let anyone inside it be unaffected by any attacks.
Of course, in this situation, the person inside the Negacion could only watch, at most say a few words and make a few gestures, unable to make any contact or interact with the outside world.
Which meant Kurosaki Masaki was already destined to be taken away.
"Masaki!"
At the moment the Negacion came down, Rosse arrived on the battlefield right on time.
As soon as he arrived, Kurosaki Isshin's eyes went wide and he charged toward the Negacion.
But unfortunately, even a captain could not break through a Negacion, let alone Kurosaki Isshin, who had already lost his spiritual pressure.
"Captain, this Hollow is the one who took Mrs Kurosaki. She said only they could save Mrs Kurosaki," When Matsumoto Rangiku saw Rosse arrive it was like the pillar of support had finally come. She rushed over at once and explained everything in a few short sentences.
"So you're saying even if we defeat this Hollow, we still can't bring Mrs Kurosaki back?", Rosse frowned slightly, revealing a troubled expression.
No one thought anything was strange about that expression.
Kurosaki Isshin beside him had also finished listening to Matsumoto Rangiku's explanation. Even he, who knew Kurosaki Masaki far better, had no idea what was happening or how to solve it.
So it was even more impossible for Rosse, who didn't know Kurosaki Masaki at all. This incident was clearly aimed at Kurosaki Masaki and had nothing to do with the shinigamis.
If Rosse actually knew what to do here, that would have been strange.
"Don't worry about me. I-I'm fine... Isshin, you'll have to take care of the children from now on...", Kurosaki Masaki lay weakly on the ground as the pieces of soil beneath her slowly Rosse.
But at the same time, she still forced herself to prop up her body and said her farewell to Kurosaki Isshin.
"Damn it!"
Kurosaki Isshin struck the ground with both fists, forced to watch helplessly as Kurosaki Masaki slowly floated upward.
He didn't try to stop anything, nor did he ask Rosse to do anything, because none of it mattered.
It couldn't be done.
This was a Negacion unique to Hollows. Even Head Captain Yamamoto wouldn't be able to stop it, let alone him.
And Kurosaki Masaki clearly had her own reasons. Her weak state didn't look like she was faking. She even seemed to be going with the other side willingly, which left Kurosaki Isshin even more helpless.
If this really was the only way to save Kurosaki Masaki, then even if the price was losing her, he was willing to accept it.
"This is such a pain. I can't stand this kind of scene. You over there, fight me," Rosse withdrew his gaze from Kurosaki Masaki, pulled out his Zanpakuto from his waist, and charged toward Harribel.
"A meaningless fight," Harribel spoke her line flatly, lifted the massive bone sword in her hand, and began fighting Rosse.
But the moment the battle began, captain-level spiritual pressure was already scattering everywhere.
The aftershocks of the fight made everything within a kilometer shake as if hit by an earthquake. Buildings were easily destroyed, roads were mercilessly cut apart, leaving behind a huge crater.
Under Matsumoto Rangiku's protection, Kurosaki Isshin carried Kurosaki Ichigo and retreated to the rear, while watching Kurosaki Masaki disappear into the black cavity.
Looking back at the battlefield, watching the two fighting, Kurosaki Isshin couldn't help showing shock, "So he was this strong?"
He had only lost his spiritual pressure. His eyesight had not deteriorated.
"Of course the captain is strong, way stronger than you."
Matsumoto Rangiku rolled her eyes at Kurosaki Isshin. She had clearly said long ago that Rosse was very strong.
If Kurosaki Isshin weren't grieving right now, she definitely would have teased him more.
"Captain, go for it!"
Matsumoto Rangiku shouted toward the fight. She didn't know if it would help, but at least she couldn't lose in spirit.
She couldn't read the battle, but she felt her captain should be evenly matched with that Hollow.
But since her captain could definitely use Bankai, his overall strength should be higher.
However, given the situation, Matsumoto Rangiku felt that unless the opponent tried to kill him, Rosse probably wouldn't use Bankai.
After all, with Rosse's strength, if he went Bankai here, half of Karakura Town would be gone.
And if the opponent still got away afterward, the losses and trouble would be huge.
———
Meanwhile, Inside a general store four kilometers away—
"Oh my, what a powerful spiritual pressure. It's already a little beyond standard," The shopkeeper in the green hat clicked his tongue in wonder, gazing in the direction of the battlefield.
"You're not worried Kurosaki Isshin will die over there?", A black cat jumped beside him, speaking in a lazy woman's voice.
"Even if he does, there's nothing we can do. The spiritual pressure on both sides is far higher than ours," Urahara Kisuke gently waved the paper fan in his hand, his tone and expression slightly more serious.
It wasn't that he didn't want to intervene, but this had already gone beyond their ability to manage.
And judging from the spiritual pressures, that shinigami's pressure wasn't losing, and also he wasn't someone they knew. There was no need to rush out.
"Tsk! Suit yourself," Yoruichi, in her black cat form, grumbled and leapt up onto the roof to lie down.
If Urahara Kisuke didn't want to bother, she would care even less.
That Shinigami captain fighting out there wasn't anyone special to her.
And in the shadows not far from the general store, Aizen stood there quietly, smiling as he watched Urahara Kisuke.
If Urahara Kisuke had made a move just now, that would have been when he appeared.
Even though it would have made his later plans harder, since it involved Rosse, he felt it was more important to keep an eye on Urahara.
If Urahara disrupted Rosse's fun and got cut down in a fit of anger, he wouldn't even know where to find the other indispensable piece needed for someone to step onto the divine ladder.
"This is fine," Aizen murmured softly, still contemplating the deeper meaning behind Rosse's actions.
Even after three days, he still couldn't understand why Rosse staged this performance, 'Other than making things more interesting, what practical gain does it offer?'
'Which means I must have missed something...'
Soon, he would figure it out.
———
At the same time, inside an abandoned warehouse in Karakura Town—
After a series of heated arguments, a blond short-haired man left the warehouse, cursing under his breath.
"Seriously, why is it always me when something like this happens?", But just as he took two steps and left the Kido barrier covering the warehouse, his voice suddenly cut off.
His eyes narrowed sharply as he raised his head to the sky.
"Tsk! Looks like we've got visitors here too?"
"Hey, blond ugly, this place is off limits!"
Lilynette stood high in the sky, hands on her hips, looking down at Hirako Shinji.
"If I force my way through then?", Hirako Shinji scoffed and drew the Zanpakuto in his hand.
He had once been the captain of the Fifth Division in the Soul Society. How could he be driven back by a little girl and an old man?
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