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Chapter 18 - Seeing Ishida Ryūken Again

"Vehicular Tani, if you don't mind, I'll take over the guarding of Karakura Town for this period," Amamiya Miyako said.

"The Naruki City I'm responsible for was extensively searched by me recently.

Both the number of Hollows and loose souls have significantly decreased.

Furthermore, Naruki City and Karakura Town are neighbors, so traveling between the two places is no big deal," Amamiya Miyako suggested to him.

"This... Although there's no mandatory regulation, wouldn't this be too much trouble?

Perhaps it would be better to request support from Soul Society?" Vehicular Tani asked.

"No, no, just leave this small matter to me.

During the time Vehicular Tani recovers, just leave it to me." Amamiya Miyako quickly refused.

"This won't do.

If you call for others, then I won't be able to achieve my purpose."

Vehicular Tani thought about it and finally agreed.

"Alright, with your Kaido treatment, I think I'll recover in no time.

It would be a bit embarrassing to call for support now." Vehicular Tani shook his head helplessly.

"Then leave it to me, Vehicular Tani.

Please recover as soon as possible." Amamiya Miyako was overjoyed; he finally had some progress.

...

The next day, Amamiya Miyako arrived in Karakura Town and immediately rushed to Karakura General Hospital, continuing to search for information.

"Found it." Amamiya Miyako looked at the paper in her hand.

Deceased: Amamiya Miyako, Date of Death: June 17, 200x, Residence: xxx. She was found with an extremely distorted expression, and her room was in complete disarray. Cause of death unknown…

Amamiya Miyako couldn't help but clench her hand as the memory of her death resurfaced. Seeing her own death certificate solidified Amamiya Miyako's resolve to become stronger.

Amamiya Miyako then noticed a small line of text at the edge of the paper, which read: Autopsy Doctor: Ishida Ryuken.

Amamiya Miyako then looked at the other deceased individuals. Without exception, the information on them all stated: Autopsy Doctor: Ishida Ryuken.

'It seems Ishida Ryuken has been searching for the cause of death of mixed-blood Quincy ever since then. I just don't know if he discovered the raw materials for Silver Thrombus.' Amamiya Miyako pondered.

Putting the documents back, Amamiya Miyako jumped out the window. All the information had been collected, and the next step was to meet Ishida Ryuken. Amamiya Miyako had already found Ishida Ryuken's office, the director's office at Karakura General Hospital.

'Well, let's begin.' Amamiya Miyako murmured to herself.

When Ishida Ryuken arrived at the hospital for work as usual, he sensed something was amiss. As a Quincy, he could still perceive spiritual threads, and the red spiritual threads symbolizing Shinigami were particularly striking. He initially thought it was just the routine patrol of a stationed Shinigami, so he didn't pay it any mind.

But as he walked towards his office, the red spiritual threads became increasingly obvious, which meant that a Shinigami's spiritual power had lingered in his office not long ago.

'The only Shinigami who know about the Ishida family's Quincy identity should be Kisuke-san and that guy.' Ishida Ryuken thought, "But those two wouldn't sneak around and show up unannounced. Am I being targeted by other Shinigami?"

Casually passing through the spiritual threads, Ishida Ryuken had no intention of making a big fuss; he would only respond to changes with unchangeability. Ishida Ryuken had a certain level of confidence in his strength, and he hadn't frequently hunted Hollows for a long time, so he shouldn't have been discovered.

In the evening, Ishida Ryuken packed his things, preparing to leave work. Suddenly, the hand holding his briefcase paused, as if he had discovered something. But he still pretended not to notice anything and prepared to walk out of the office as usual.

"Please wait a moment, Ishida-san." Amamiya Miyako called out to him from the window. "It's me, Amamiya Miyako. Five years ago, you saved me at my house."

Ishida Ryuken was slightly surprised, not expecting to have another chance to see this 'special' deceased person.

"Amamiya Miyako, huh…" Ishida Ryuken slowly turned his head then, seeing Amamiya Miyako dressed in a seireitei uniform. "Now that you've become a Shinigami, what business do you have with me, a Quincy? Are you perhaps here to complete the Shinigami's unfinished crusade against the Quincy?"

Ishida Ryuken did not have a very good impression of Shinigami, even though Kisuke Urahara and Shiba Isshin had helped him in the past. But just a few years ago, his father disappeared into Hueco Mundo, which made Ishida Ryuken wonder if his father truly died from a Hollow, or if it was related to Shinigami.

"Ishida-san, you jest. I wouldn't do such a thing to my savior. Although there are many grievances between Shinigami and Quincy, I personally haven't revealed anything about you in Soul Society," Amamiya Miyako explained.

Ishida Ryuken's heart relaxed slightly, but at the same time, he was curious as to why Amamiya Miyako, now a Shinigami, had specifically come to the Human World to find him, a Quincy.

"Ishida-san, I want to show you something," Amamiya Miyako said.

"There's no need for that. I have nothing to discuss with a Shinigami," Ishida Ryuken said coldly. Even though he now knew Amamiya Miyako's past identity as a mixed-blood Quincy, he still didn't want to have too much contact with her given her current Shinigami identity.

"Ishida-san, please watch first before deciding." Amamiya Miyako finished speaking and raised one hand. The reishi in the Human World was a bit sparse, but it didn't hinder Amamiya Miyako from slowly gathering it in her hand. As time passed, the reishi in Amamiya Miyako's hand gradually formed the shape of an arrow.

Seeing this, Ishida Ryuken's surprise was undeniable. Amamiya Miyako, who was already a Shinigami, was using Lingzi Jisou, a unique ability of the Quincy. This was illogical no matter how he looked at it.

"This is…"

"I accidentally discovered my ability to use Lingzi Jisou while in Soul Society, but I didn't dare to use it openly. I also know a part of the history between Shinigami and Quincy, so I specifically came to ask you, Ishida-san," Amamiya Miyako said.

Ishida Ryuken calmed down. Even after rediscovering Amamiya Miyako's unusual state, Ishida Ryuken did not want Amamiya Miyako to be involved in his affairs.

"So what? I'm no longer considered a Quincy, and my Hollow hunting is pitifully rare. None of what you're saying concerns me."

"Then are my autopsy and all the Quincy who died on June 17, 200x, unrelated to you?" Amamiya Miyako retorted.

"What are you trying to say?" Ishida Ryuken hadn't expected Amamiya Miyako to have investigated to this extent.

"Forgive me, Ishida-san. I investigated everyone who died that day, and I also investigated your wife. Although she didn't die on that day, I'm afraid something happened to her that day as well." Amamiya Miyako hadn't actually found out Katagiri Kanae's name; she was just trying to bluff him.

Upon hearing this, Ishida Ryuken couldn't help but clench his fists, but he immediately released them.

"And then?" he asked calmly.

"I've thought about many things carefully. Whether it's Ishida-san's 'accidental' appearance near my home, or the death of Ishida-san's wife, and the fact that I can use Lingzi Jisou." Amamiya Miyako replied. "June 17, 200x, this special day. I couldn't help but speculate. Was it that people with certain special characteristics all died or had accidents on that day? And was the identity of the deceased Quincy?"

Ishida Ryuken did not speak. The fact that all the deceased were mixed-blood Quincy had not been discovered; as for the rest, Amamiya Miyako had already revealed most of the truth.

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