Looking at the completely shattered seat in front of her, even with Megumi's usual calm demeanor, she couldn't help but turn pale with fright.
Clang!
Rukia gripped her Zanpakuto tightly with both hands, barely managing to block the Lizard Hollow's claw.
She looked back at the collapsed roof below and the panic-stricken students in the cafeteria.
"Not good..."
"If this continues, things will be hard to control!"
Rukia's face immediately turned extremely grim.
According to the rules of the Soul Society, a Shinigami must hunt Hollows as discreetly as possible to avoid disturbing human society.
Now, she had let a Hollow into the School. As a Shinigami, this was a major dereliction of duty.
"Huh?"
"It seems there is a person on the roof!"
"And they're wearing Sobu High School's uniform?"
Everyone in the cafeteria looked up at the large hole in the ceiling, vaguely seeing a figure in a school uniform.
However, due to facing away from the sunlight, no one could clearly see her appearance.
"Shinigami..."
"Could that be Kuchiki-san?"
Megumi heard Tenya's earlier complaint and immediately thought of Rukia, whom Tenya had called a Shinigami.
Bang!
Another loud noise came from the ceiling.
More rubble fell, scaring the students below, who scattered and fled.
"Hmmph."
Rukia fell from the air, letting out a muffled groan, but she endured the pain and immediately used Kidō.
"Bakudo #26: Kyokko!"
Using Reiatsu to alter the reflection of light, thereby achieving a hidden effect.
"Ah?"
Megumi, who was closer, witnessed the magical scene of Rukia's figure instantly turning transparent.
At the same time, a huge shadow covered Megumi, but when she subconsciously looked up, she saw nothing.
"Oh my~"
"Suddenly, I slipped."
Tenya suddenly picked up the bewildered Megumi, used Hirenkyaku to control the Reishi under his feet, and quickly slid backward.
The next second...
The seat where the two of them were sitting was split in half as if by some sharp weapon.
Megumi's eyes widened abruptly, her face full of shock.
She saw the rising dust, faintly outlining the silhouette of a monster in the sunlight.
"Where did this four-legged bug come from?"
Tenya could clearly see the Hollow in front of him that looked very much like a lizard.
"Hiss hiss~"
As if sensing the contempt from Tenya, the Lizard Hollow let out a strange cry and quickly pounced towards him.
"Be careful!"
Rukia's face changed, and she subconsciously issued a warning.
"I originally didn't want to meddle." Tenya expressionlessly said.
The menacing Lizard Hollow that was pouncing towards him suddenly fell without warning, its limbs prostrate, as if an invisible large hand was pressing its body firmly to the ground.
Conqueror's Haki, no need to act, just the aura alone can overwhelm the enemy.
"Such powerful Reiatsu!"
Rukia gulped, thinking about the Reiatsu. Looking at the entire Gotei 13, those who can rival it are probably no more than a handful.
"Huh?"
Megumi let out a light 'huh'. Although she couldn't see the Hollow, she could see something in front of her being pressed to the ground, leaving deep indentations.
"Hiss hiss!"
The Lizard Hollow was pressed until it vomited blood, letting out painful roars.
"Hey, Shinigami."
"Come out and clean up!"
Tenya ordered the still-dazed Rukia beside him.
"...."
Rukia was speechless. Although she was very annoyed by his arrogant attitude, she had to admit that to eliminate the Hollow, she really had to rely on his strength.
"Pfft!"
With a swift movement of the sword, she killed and eliminated the immobilized Lizard Hollow.
Rukia dispelled the invisibility, revealing her true appearance.
"Huh?"
"That girl seems to be the transfer student from F Class... Kuchiki-san?"
"I wasn't seeing things just now, right?"
"Turning invisible, this is definitely magic."
Many people around witnessed Rukia dispelling her invisibility and showed expressions as if they had seen a ghost.
However, Rukia calmly walked up to the crowd, holding a strange spring toy in her hand.
"Pop!"
As the spring toy popped out, it released a strange mist. After inhaling it, everyone's expression instantly became dull, and then immediately returned to normal.
"It turned out to be a gas explosion..."
"That really scared me!"
"I thought it was a meteor that hit."
"Wuwuwu~ That was clearly a passage to another world! Burst, reality, I want to go to an anime world!!"
Everyone's memories were altered at this moment.
"This is a memory replacement device."
"According to the rules of the Soul Society, humans cannot know of the existence of Shinigami."
"Huh... How is there still one person?"
Rukia's eyes shifted, and she just noticed the "unremarkable" girl beside Tenya.
"Uh, I've been here all along...."
Megumi looked a bit helpless.
With her weak presence, she was often overlooked. She didn't expect that even a Shinigami wouldn't notice her.
"Cough cough."
"It was my momentary oversight!"
Rukia cleared her throat, trying to hide the embarrassment on her face.
With that, she held the memory replacement device and walked towards Megumi.
"Hmm!"
Megumi subconsciously backed away, gripping Tenya's arm with both hands.
"Um, that... Kano-san, right?"
"You don't need to be afraid, it's just changing a period of memory, it won't cause you any harm." Rukia patiently persuaded.
"...."
Megumi was already used to being called by the wrong name and was too lazy to correct her.
"Kato-san, you don't want to, do you?" Tenya asked.
"A little..."
"Having my memory altered feels a bit scary!"
"Also... I don't want to forget things about Yoshida-san."
On Megumi's calm face, a rare expression of serious determination appeared.
"Click!"
Tenya immediately took out his phone and clicked to take a picture.
"Sneak peek... Mean!"
Megumi immediately turned her head away, the base of her ear hidden by her hair, looking like a cute little chili pepper.
[Ding!]
[Detected that Kato Megumi's favorability has reached 75% (Close Friend)]
[Points + 200]
"Kato-san...."
Rukia wanted to approach Megumi but was stopped by Tenya with one hand.
"Didn't you hear?"
"She said she doesn't want to."
Although Tenya used a lazy tone, there was an undeniable firmness in his words.
"But once humans know about the existence of the supernatural, it will inevitably attract weird things."
"Her chances of encountering supernatural attacks in the future will also greatly increase."
Rukia explained the stakes, trying to persuade Tenya.
"So what?"
"With me here, any spirit, Hollow or whatever is nothing but foam."
Tenya's calm words carried boundless confidence.
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