"But Captain, compared to Third Seat Rukawa, I'm the real rookie, and I also have no experience fighting a Hollow..."
Don't think that going on a business trip is a good idea. Not only can you eat and drink at public expense, but you can also travel and have fun. In reality, there are a lot of procedures to go through to get from the Soul Society to the Human World, and you have to write various reports after you come back.
Except for some [blockheads] who don't know anything, there really aren't many Shinigami who are willing to go to the Human World.
"Well, you said it yourself, Third Seat Rukawa is a woman after all. And Kaien highly recommended you, saying that with your strength, there's no problem at all."
The reason Ukitake suddenly gave this mission to Yecheng was not because the so-called Third Seat Rukawa was a [miss] and he was giving her special treatment, nor was it because of Kaien's special recommendation.
It was because during their conversation, Ukitake found that Yecheng was too much of a [lazy person]. He was a promising young man in the division, but he had a [lie-flat] attitude. How could this be?
Yecheng, who came out of [Uga no Dou], showed an extremely troubled expression. He was supposed to have a drink with Rangiku tonight.
The [big-chested] girl is from the same generation as him. One entered the Thirteenth Division, and the other entered the Tenth Division. Recently, because the Tenth Division lost its captain, a lot of duties were put on her alone. The girl often drinks at night to drown her workplace frustrations.
And there are only a few close friends Rangiku can talk to in the Soul Society, and Yecheng is barely one of her [drinking buddies].
Rangiku is a terrible drunk and will often pretend to be drunk to avoid paying the bill. She says she'll pay ten times, but at least nine times it's Yecheng who pays. But Yecheng is quite happy to drink with Rangiku.
No other reason than that she has a [generous chest], which even her loose Shinigami uniform can't hide. And Rangiku's drinking style is bold, so she often gives Yecheng a lot of small [benefits].
After completing all the complicated procedures, Yecheng was finally ready to go to the Human World.
For the Thirteenth Division, which is the "Purification Squad," going to the Human World is not a rare thing. In fact, the Shinigami stationed in each city are all members of their Thirteenth Division.
The main bodies of Shinigami are composed of spiritual particles. The Human World also has a certain amount of spiritual particles, so for a Shinigami to go to the Human World, a guiding [Soul Reaper Butterfly] and a [Senkaimon] are enough.
The [Senkaimon] in the Soul Society is a tall mountain-gate-style building with two towering square wooden pillars in front of it. But when the [Senkaimon] appears in the Human World, it is just a simple wooden sliding door.
Yecheng actually didn't feel much mental pressure about this mission to the Human World. Although a [Gillian] can crush most rookie Shinigami, with his current strength, killing a Hollow of this level is more than enough.
However, Yecheng felt a strong sense of unease when he entered the [Senkaimon]!
A few minutes later, Yecheng, with his Zanpakutō in hand, looked at the dark tunnel he was in and the [Kōtotsu] that was almost within reach. His expression became very ugly.
It's not that there are no accidents when Shinigami use the [Senkaimon]. After all, it's a means of transportation that connects two worlds. If there is a slight error in the location, accidents can occasionally happen, such as the "Dangai" that Yecheng is currently in!
The so-called "Dangai" is the gap between the Human World and the Soul Society, a space surrounded by a torrent of time.
Because several layers of isolated spaces overlap, the time density inside is overwhelmingly high compared to the outside. In numbers, it's about 2000 times higher.
In other words, the flow of time here is such that two thousand years pass here while only one year passes outside.
And this is not the most troublesome thing. There are [Joryu] and [Kōtotsu] in the Dangai. If a Shinigami encounters them, they are almost certain to die.
The [Kōtotsu] appears only once every seven days and is equivalent to the "scavenger" of the Dangai. It doesn't rely on spiritual pressure to survive, and when it appears, it will eliminate all matter in its path.
Shinigami are completely helpless against the [Kōtotsu], because this thing is the natural enemy of spiritual particles. The body of a Shinigami is made of spiritual particles, so they are naturally at a disadvantage.
The reason Aizen could instantly defeat the [Kōtotsu] was largely because of his Hollow powers or because he used the Hogyoku.
But no matter which is the case, for the current Yecheng, it is clearly something he is completely incapable of doing.
Even in the unlikely event of a [Senkaimon] malfunction, the probability of ending up in the Dangai is less than one percent. To then encounter a Kōtotsu, which only appears once every seven days, makes the probability even smaller, less than one in a thousand.
If he hadn't had zero contact with the main boss, Yecheng would have even wondered if someone had plotted against him!
He unleashed his full spiritual pressure, gripped his Zanpakutō, and channeled a high-density spiritual particle slash, mimicking a "Getsuga Tenshō," sending it straight toward the approaching Kōtotsu.
However, the Kōtotsu is the scavenger of the Dangai, an entity that devours and purifies all spiritual particles. A powerful spiritual pressure has no effect on it whatsoever.
The spiritual particle slash, which was powerful enough to kill a Gillian, hit the Kōtotsu, but it was completely unharmed.
Seeing this, Yecheng was about to turn and make a run for it when his body suddenly went rigid. An emotionless electronic voice echoed in his mind.
"Detecting host in a special dimensional environment. Conditions met. The Dimensional Shuttle System is now officially activating. System activation in progress: 10%... 20%... During system activation, the host must remain completely still to avoid unexpected complications."
Hearing the voice in his mind, Yecheng felt like cursing. Although this "third-party illegal software" came a bit late, having a cheat is always a good thing.
But the main problem is that the timing of this cheat's appearance is terrible! And the setting that forces his body to be immobile during activation is just a massive pain!
Realistically, the Kōtotsu doesn't move fast. Even if Yecheng couldn't defeat it, he could at least run. But if he can't move now, isn't he just a sitting duck?
No one knows what happens to a Shinigami who is devoured by a Kōtotsu. After all, not every Shinigami is the world's [favored son], Ichigo.
Seeing the Kōtotsu getting closer and closer, Yecheng's face grew more and more anxious as he watched the system's progress bar only reach 50%.
What kind of garbage cheat is this? Other transmigrators...
And it chooses to activate at this crucial moment, with a useless, restrictive setting that prevents him from moving? Is his luck stat really an E?
(Many people will get confused by the next chapter and think the protagonist in Bleach died! He didn't! This book has been said to be a "clone stream" from the very beginning! (￣￣)