"Being unaffected by Auswahlen is already a kind of special."
Rosse smiled. There was actually no particular reason why Ishida Uryu wasn't affected.
If he had to say something, then it was that the fate of a natural supporting role meant he was born destined to remain untouched.
People loved by the world were always this unreasonable.
"So that's how it is. Looks like he's destined to be targeted."
Ishida Ryuken instantly understood the hidden meaning in Rosse's words. No matter why his son became special, the simple fact that he wasn't affected by Auswahlen was enough to make countless people set their sights on him.
And if he wanted to protect Ishida Uryu, then he couldn't keep living so casually anymore.
"My King, please allow me to make a request."
Ishida Ryuken raised his head, his gaze burning as he looked at Rosse.
"You want to go to the Quincy empire?", Rosse asked in return.
Ishida Ryuken's intentions were basically clear to him at a glance.
Aside from that matter, nothing else was worth Ishida Ryuken bringing up right now.
"That's right, I want to go in person."
Ishida Ryuken nodded lightly. He could tell Rosse wasn't lying, but some things still needed to be confirmed by himself.
Technically, he could have gone to find his old father.
But seeking Rosse directly would also verify something from another angle.
Yhwach was the ancestor of the Quincies, and according to rumors, he lost to the Captain Commander Yamamoto of Soul Society.
As for the Hollow King, who stood at the same level as the strongest Soul Reaper and Quincy, was he only a title or did he truly have ability?
"Since this is the first request from a subject, then go."
Rosse smiled faintly and waved his sleeve casually.
Buzz!
With a fluctuation of space, a garganta appeared before them.
"Once we go through this garganta, the other side will be the Quincy ancestral land?", Ishida Ryuken raised a brow, his tone carrying a bit of anticipation.
"No, reaching the place you want requires one more step. But go through this garganta first."
Rosse said, already stepping toward it while speaking to the other Espada, "I'll be right back, don't worry. Masaki, you come along too."
"Yes!"
The other Espada bowed slightly and stood up to respectfully see Rosse off. Kurosaki Masaki also stood, following Rosse with a bit of nervousness.
She actually wanted to go see for herself as well, to confirm Rosse's words.
But if Rosse didn't bring it up, she didn't dare act on her own.
Ishida Ryuken didn't have that many thoughts. Hands in pockets, he simply followed.
He dared enter Las Noches, so he certainly dared go to the Quincy ancestral land.
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In less than ten minutes, the three passed through the garganta.
Seeing the quiet and peaceful normal world in front of him, Ishida Ryuken's expression tightened slightly:
"My King, if I'm not mistaken, this should be Soul Society?"
If he didn't have enough self-restraint, he probably would have cursed in his heart by now.
'Weren't we going to the Quincy ancestral land? Why is this Soul Society?'
He had never been here, but just by sensing the reishi in the air and combining it with the surrounding environment, he could tell what this place was.
"Did your father ever tell you where Yhwach was defeated?", Rosse chuckled.
"He said he lost to Captain Commander Yamamoto. Your meaning is… Yhwach has been in Soul Society ever since his defeat?", Ishida Ryuken stared at Rosse in disbelief.
He couldn't understand, and he was greatly shocked.
'Are these Soul Reapers all idiots? Their greatest enemy lives right under their noses, yet not a single one of them notice?'
"That's the difference between Quincies and Soul Reapers. Once we get there, you'll understand."
Rosse didn't hide anything and wrapped an arm around Kurosaki Masaki's waist, his figure flashing forward at extreme speed.
Ishida Ryuken didn't even look at Kurosaki Masaki, and using Hirenkyaku, quickly followed.
For Kurosaki Masaki to still be alive, she must have paid a price.
He had suspected this earlier, and now it was simply confirmed.
So he had never once brought up the question of why Rosse didn't save Katagiri.
As a man, he would rather be powerless himself than let his wife experience what Kurosaki Masaki did.
The three stayed silent as they sped toward the edge of Seireitei.
From what he observed along the way, Ishida Ryuken could already roughly gauge Rosse's level.
Strong, overwhelmingly strong.
They walked through without concealing themselves at all, yet others behaved as if they couldn't see them, treating them like air.
This was definitely another of Rosse's special abilities, though whether it was illusion or a presence-dampening ability he didn't know.
But being able to enter and leave Soul Society this easily already proved Rosse's power.
"So this is Seireitei?"
Looking at the buildings ahead, magnificent yet inferior to Las Noches, Ishida Ryuken appraised them with a calm gaze.
Having long been used to modern city high-rises, he didn't feel any particular way about Seireitei's structures. He only thought Rukongai was too old and Seireitei was too luxurious.
In simple terms, the gap between rich and poor was too big.
A single glance told him Soul Society was a strictly hierarchical world, possibly even more so than Hueco Mundo.
"Yes, this is Seireitei where Soul Reapers live. It looks like there's no barrier separating it from the outside, but you should be able to sense it," Rosse smiled.
"Of course. Though it looks like there are no walls, there are Sekkiseki walls on all four sides. They're just hidden by kido barriers. Marked individuals can pass through easily, outsiders get blocked." Ishida Ryuken said lightly while adjusting his glasses.
Quincies specialized in sensing and manipulating reishi. By comparison, Soul Reapers' reishi control was like brute-force brick throwing, and Quincies always looked down on them for it.
"So Yhwach is hiding in Seireitei?"
Seeing Rosse continue forward, Ishida Ryuken's gaze held a trace of absurdity.
He had always looked down on Soul Reapers, but only because rumors said they were unmotivated.
But he truly didn't expect they had fallen to this level.
Not only could the King of Hueco Mundo walk in freely, the King of the Quincies had openly hidden himself in Seireitei.
'What right did these Soul Reapers have to exist this long?'
Holding a judging attitude, Ishida Ryuken followed Rosse into Seireitei.
As expected, when they passed through the kido barrier, it didn't activate at all, letting them enter smoothly.
The moment they entered, Ishida Ryuken's gaze shifted and he suddenly looked toward a shadowed building nearby.
"Is it there?"
Within the shadow, he sensed abnormal reishi fluctuations.
Since it felt similar to Quincy power, sensing it was quite easy for him.
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