Rosse, having left the Kuchiki household, strolled unhurriedly toward the Shiba residence
Since he was already in the noble district anyway, he figured he might as well drop by the Shiba house. He was going to stir things up at the Eighth Division tonight, and afterward he could conveniently stay and rest at the Tenth Division.
But before he even reached the Shiba residence, his steps suddenly came to a halt, and he looked toward a certain direction with a playful expression.
With his current perception, stacking Observation Haki with spiritual pressure, his senses basically covered more than half of Soul Society.
Of course, under normal circumstances he did not bother observing other people's lives. After all, his own life was far more exciting than theirs.
But the moment there was any abnormal fluctuation of spirit particles, he would notice it instantly.
And just now, in the West Second District of Soul Society, someone had opened a Senkaimon.
The fluctuation from a Senkaimon was extremely obvious, and Soul Society did not have deep interaction with the World of the Living. At this time, there were no Shinigami who needed to travel back and forth, so naturally there was no need to open one.
Now that a Senkaimon had suddenly been opened, without even thinking, there could only be one possibility.
"They're here, huh… Kurosaki Ichigo… and another one… a black cat… Yoruichi. That thing you promised last time, it's about time you paid it back," Rosse smiled, then continued walking toward the Shiba residence.
He had been wondering when the specially invited actors would be in place. He did not expect them to arrive right on time.
Since they were already here, they might as well take part in tonight's performance.
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[Rukongai, West Second District]
"You stay here and rest for now. I'll go to Seireitei to scout some information, then come back to get you later," Yoruichi settled Kurosaki Ichigo inside a civilian house and instructed him.
Although Rukongai was now under unified management by the Gotei Thirteen, she had already returned to the Shihoin family. Finding a few civilian houses in Rukongai that no one knew about was not a problem for her.
"Okay. Yoruichi-san, go take care of whatever you need to do. I'll wait for your news," Kurosaki Ichigo nodded nonstop like a total newbie, watching Yoruichi leave the house with anticipation.
But the instant Yoruichi left, Kurosaki Ichigo's gaze turned ice-cold.
He did not trust Yoruichi.
The Shihoin family and the Shiba family had already formed a cooperative relationship not long ago. Behind that, it was very likely the union and cooperation between Shihoin Yoruichi and Rosse.
The enemy of my enemy is not necessarily my friend.
But the friend of my enemy is definitely my enemy.
Whether it was Shihoin Yoruichi or Urahara Kisuke, they were both his enemies.
Kurosaki Ichigo silently took out a black hooded cloak and draped it over himself, then slipped out the door without making a sound, following behind Yoruichi.
Yoruichi was very fast, but because she was transformed into a cat, he was still able to barely keep up with his speed.
And he did not need to worry about being exposed.
This cloak was a gift Aizen had given him at parting. Even if he were tailing a captain-level Shinigami, it would be very difficult to detect his presence.
As for ordinary Shinigami, even if he walked right past them openly, they would not even be able to see his figure.
He did not know why Aizen possessed such a magical item.
But just the fact that Aizen dared to give him something like this was enough to prove that Aizen was a good person. There was absolutely no mistake about that.
If he were truly a bad person, he would definitely hide such a sinister item away and never let it be exposed, let alone give it directly to him.
Following behind Shihoin Yoruichi, Kurosaki Ichigo smoothly entered the interior of Seireitei.
As soon as he entered Seireitei, Kurosaki Ichigo glanced at the faint glow lighting up on his arm and once again, again and again, thanked Aizen in his heart.
Long ago, Aizen had added a Seireitei access permit to his arm.
With this permit, he would be recognized by Seireitei's Kido barriers as one of their own, allowing him to freely enter and exit without being stopped.
Without this access permit, the outer walls of Seireitei would instantly rise, blocking him outside, and an alarm would be sent to all Shinigami.
At that point, he truly would have no way to escape.
"This direction is… the noble district? And it's… the Shiba family?"
As Kurosaki Ichigo continued to track Yoruichi's movements and saw her enter the Shiba residence, his expression could not help but change slightly.
Guessing was one thing, but seeing it become reality was another.
He never expected that Yoruichi would actually come to the Shiba house. This was basically preparing to sell him out directly.
Kurosaki Ichigo clenched his fists, feeling an urge to rush up and beat Shihoin Yoruichi to a pulp.
But remembering Aizen-sensei's teachings, he forced himself to suppress that impulse.
"I can't act rashly… right now they're in the open and I'm in the shadows. The advantage is mine. I want to see exactly how they plan to deal with me."
Kurosaki Ichigo took a deep breath, minimized his movements as much as possible, then likewise infiltrated the Shiba residence and appeared at a corner of the reception hall.
He had just personally seen the black cat that Yoruichi had transformed into change back into human form at the entrance of the reception hall and leap straight into that bastard Rosse's arms.
That bastard Rosse did not avoid anyone at all, brazenly kneading and groping Yoruichi. The intimacy of it all was so intense that even he felt his face heat up.
With a relationship this close, if someone said the two of them had nothing going on, he would not believe it one bit.
And the moment he started listening from the corner of the reception hall, Rosse's voice came from inside.
"Is that so? You've already arranged for the person to be in Rukongai."
"Yeah. How do you plan to deal with him? Send him straight to Aizen, then make a huge scene?", Yoruichi's coquettish laughter sounded.
"No need to make it that troublesome. Tonight we're going to the Eighth Division. Captain Kuchiki will make a move on that human woman called Inoue Orihime. You tell that guy this news, and he'll definitely go look for Aizen in secret. We just watch from the sidelines. On this point, we really have to praise Urahara. The person he picked is really not bad," Rosse said with a light laugh.
"Alright, alright, whatever you say… mm!"
After that, there were only a series of sounds that made one's face flush and heart race, making Kurosaki Ichigo's blood boil.
After cursing the dog couple inside a few times under his breath, Kurosaki Ichigo had no intention of continuing to eavesdrop.
The Eighth Division, he did not know.
But the name Inoue Orihime, he had heard loud and clear.
Since he could not expose Aizen right now, he could only use his own methods.
But before that, he should first go see Aizen and hear what he had to say.
Thinking of this, Kurosaki Ichigo no longer hesitated. Taking advantage of the fact that he had not been discovered, he quickly left the Shiba residence and rushed toward the direction of the Fifth Division.
Before Aizen left, he had shown him the internal map of Seireitei.
In Kurosaki Ichigo's view, with Aizen's intellect, he must have already anticipated the current situation. That was why he had him memorize the map.
He had to act quickly.
And after Kurosaki Ichigo left, the environment of the Shiba residence seemed to undergo a completely different change.
Inside the reception hall, it was completely empty.
No sounds, not even a single person.
In the residential area belonging to the Shiba family head, the black cat that Yoruichi had transformed into seemed to have been lying on the wall for a long time, hesitating over whether to enter at this moment.
From beginning to end, she had never gone to the reception hall, never said any of the words Kurosaki Ichigo had heard, and never made those sounds that made one's face flush.
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