Although Mayuri Kurotsuchi said there was an infiltrator in the squad, there was no way to prove it yet.
At least on the surface, Yamamoto took no action and had Aizen and Yoshio return to prepare for an investigation in the Human World.
As for what he might say to Mayuri Kurotsuchi privately, that was beyond Yoshio's knowledge.
Besides, there was nothing worth staying for.
Soon, two more days passed.
…
The destruction of the Tsunayashiro Clan headquarters naturally caused a huge uproar within Seireitei, but fortunately, the Tsunayashiro Clan still had branch families, who were now busy taking over the main family's past industries, work, and positions.
It was foreseeable that from now on, there would be no distinction between main and branch; they would become the new main family.
However, Yoshio had no intention of letting them live.
His actions against Tsunayashiro Tokinada were seen by the clan as punishment for the branch, but for the branch family, Tsunayashiro Tokinada was one of their own.
They were too busy now, but sooner or later, they would remember Yoshio, and then they might take action against him.
Yoshio wouldn't wait for others to act first; he liked to strike others unprepared.
Whether you truly intend to do this to me or not, as long as you have the capability and can pose a threat to me, then essentially, you've already done it.
So, when Yoshio himself had the ability, striking first was only natural.
"The Third Division, Fifth Division, Sixth Division, and Seventh Division—a total of four squad units—will conduct the investigation in the Human World."
Yoshio said to Tōshirō Hitsugaya beside him: "You can see how seriously the higher-ups are taking this. Don't wander off; it's best to stick with Captain Aizen. If you encounter danger, don't play the hero, understand?"
At this moment, they had arrived in front of the giant Senkaimon, preparing to head to the Human World.
Captain-class and lieutenant-level Shinigami heading to the Human World must have a "limited reishi seal" applied.
Because the spiritual pressure of captain and lieutenant-level Shinigami is too strong, if they appear in the Human World unprepared, it could cause instability in the reishi there.
So they must use limited sealing methods to seal away 80% of their spiritual pressure, meaning that if captains and lieutenants appear in the Human World, they can only exert one-fifth of their full spiritual pressure.
Only after the Research and Development Institute removes the restriction seals can they exert their full strength.
However, Yoshio scoffed at this practice—not that he thought there was anything wrong with it, after all, captain and lieutenant-level spiritual pressure did indeed have negative effects on the Human World.
What he found complain-worthy was that they only applied the reishi seals to captains and lieutenants!
In other words, even if your spiritual pressure reached lieutenant or captain level, if you weren't a lieutenant or captain yourself, you wouldn't get the reishi seal!
This operation truly puzzled Yoshio. If Yamamoto retired as Captain-Commander and went to the Human World, wouldn't he need a reishi seal?
Does this really emphasize strict adherence to regulations?
This is clearly lazy governance! If I were Captain-Commander, everyone responsible for applying reishi seals would be in trouble!
Hearing his words, Tōshirō Hitsugaya couldn't help but roll his eyes and said: "If all the lieutenants in the Gotei 13 were as serious and responsible as you old man, I'd really worry about this organization's future."
"What do you know?" Yoshio pressed his hand on Hitsugaya's silver hair and said in a low voice, "You don't know how terrifying Kisuke Urahara is. He could eat a kid like you without even spitting out the bones!"
Tōshirō Hitsugaya was somewhat speechless and didn't want to bother with Yoshio.
"Ah, not listening to an old man's advice will lead to suffering."
Yoshio sighed.
"Yoshio, you're spreading nonsense again." Iba came over at this point, obviously having heard their conversation, and couldn't help but say: "As a lieutenant, you should set a good example for your subordinates!"
"I know, I know." Yoshio glanced at Iba, then looked around and said: "Where's your captain?"
"The captain said to bring the squad members over first," Iba said. "Where's Captain Aizen? He's not here either?"
"He's already gone to the Human World," Yoshio said. "Because many squad members are passing through the Dangai this time, Captain Aizen is directing some people to set up the 'Kaikyō Kotei.'"
Kaikyō Kotei is a method to block the Kototsu in the Dangai.
The Dangai is a highly concentrated reishi space. To put it in analogy, Hueco Mundo, the Human World, and Soul Society are three planets; the cosmic space surrounding these three planets is Garganta, and the passages connecting these three planets are the Dangai.
It can be said that the "Dangai" is a very important area in the "worlds," serving as bridges connecting the "worlds."
However, such passages contain many dangers.
For example, the Kōryū, which are substances flowing down from both sides of the Dangai passage; if caught in them, one would be trapped in the Dangai.
Then there's the most dangerous Kototsu, beings symbolizing time and space, which Shinigami theoretically cannot deal with.
However, while "Shinigami" have no way to deal with "Kōryū," they do have ways to handle "Kototsu."
Normally, it wouldn't be this troublesome, but this time, quite a few Shinigami were passing through the Dangai passage—enough for four squads—so they had to set up Kaikyō Kotei, or getting entangled by Kōryū would be a hassle.
Aizen is truly a good person in Soul Society; he always rushes to the front for such tiring tasks.
He really makes me cry.
"Alright, Iba, you wait here for Captain Komamura. We'll head to the Human World first."
Yoshio waved goodbye to Iba.
Iba nodded and said: "Yes, I hope we can find Kisuke Urahara's whereabouts and end this conflict soon."
"I hope so..."
Yoshio nodded.
He let Tōshirō Hitsugaya enter the Senkaimon first, then stepped into the eerie Dangai.
Behind him were the other members of the Fifth Division squad.
And Yoshio, as lieutenant, naturally became the rear guard for the squad members.
"Hurry up!"
Yoshio urged.
He was already eager to go to the Human World.
He was very curious about how Kisuke Urahara would handle this matter.
And...
Since they were going to the Human World, should he go see Ishida Sōken again?
His previous Quincy training had no follow-up, which was a bit regrettable.
If there's a chance, he'll go see him.
With that thought, Yoshio passed through the Dangai behind the squad and arrived in the Human World.
"How coincidental..."
After Yoshio walked out, he looked at the Garganta appearing in his line of sight and the Menos Grande emerging from it, narrowing his eyes slightly.
"This is quite a special welcome ceremony..."