Death: No cheats, take refuge in Aizen

Chapter 78 77. Your hell cheat has arrived (5k big chapter)

Back in Soul Society, all the Shinigami who had personally participated in the events that took place in this world were given a silence order.

And I don’t know what the senior officials in Room 46 of the Central Committee were thinking. The deaths of several Shinigami were just brushed aside in an understatement.

Higashino Shuichi also heard that the captain of the 13th Division, Ukitake Jushiro, once went to the Central Room 46, but the final result did not seem to be ideal.

After coming out of the central room 46, Ukitake Jushiro locked himself in the small team leader's room called Yukando.

Another poor captain who is full of justice in his heart but is ruthlessly slapped in the face by reality.

Higashino regrets everything, but will not try to change anything.

After returning from the present world, in addition to teaching the members of Division 4 about Kidō, Huidao, and pharmacology as usual, his daily life seemed to be back on track again.

The swordsmanship training, which has been reduced to once a week, was rated as "The Queen of Uno Flowers' Whipping" by Hideno Hideichi;

Kisaragi Suisuke and Matsumoto Rangiku teach on a small stove almost every day after school;

In addition, I occasionally go to the Second Division to be a sparring partner for the Broken Bee, reminisce with Nirvana in the Maggot Nest, and ask the latter to help study the three-piece that Higashino Shuichi got from the battlefield in this world. Pyramid gemstone.

Nothing seems to have changed from before.

But only Higashino Shuichi himself knew that after nearly five months of hard work.

He finally obtained some information about the most mysterious group of five nobles from the captain of the second division, Shifengyuan Yoruichi, through circumstantial means.

The Kabutuma family is a family that is responsible for guarding and monitoring hell. Apart from this, they are not responsible for any internal affairs of Soul Society and will never participate in it.

Even in the Central Room 46, the highest authority in Soul Society, they have never appeared.

Their existence is similar to the Zero Squadron, except that one is only responsible for the Soul King, and the other is only responsible for Hell.

At this moment, taking advantage of the warm spring and blooming flowers, Higashino Shuichi visited the former captain of the 10th Division, Maki Kurato's home in Seireitei.

"I'm really sorry, Higashino-kun, for making you laugh~"

Sitting on her knees opposite Higashino Hideichi was Yamato Nadeshiko, the widow of Kuroto Maki. She was young, had a good figure, good looks, and a standard personality.

"I should be the one to say sorry. My sudden visit has caused trouble for you, Mrs. Maki."

These words are Higashino Shuichi’s true words,

Because the culprit responsible for the current predicament of Maki Kuroto's widow is Higashino Hideichi himself.

He obviously lives in the Seireitei, and Maki Kurato served as the captain of the 10th Division for such a long time. However, less than a year after Maki Kurato's death, the whole house has become "simple" to the naked eye.

A faint echo could even be heard in the empty room.

Higashino Shuichi knew that Maki Kuroto was originally a commoner in Rukongai. After serving as the captain of the 10th division, he married this noble woman from among the lower-level nobles in Seireitei.

Therefore, it is impossible for Zangren Maki to leave much legacy in Seireitei.

Therefore, with just one glance, Higashino Shuichi could understand the current situation of Maki Kuroto's widow.

It's nothing more than some people planning to take advantage of it.

After chatting with Maki Kuroto's widow, Hideyoshi Higashikata made it clear what he wanted to do. After getting the former's permission, he came to the lounge where Maki Kuroto lived.

Shuichi Higashino, the captain of the 10th division, had already found a reason to go there, but found nothing, so he could only try his luck here.

Fortunately, Higashino Shuichi was lucky this time. He found a seal full of strange black lines in a piece of clothing that Yu Makizuru had before his death.

The moment Higashino Shuichi touched it with his right hand.

An image he had never seen before appeared in his mind.

The dark ancestral hall, the dim candlelight, and the sullen figure seemed to have gathered all the evil there. The mere sight of it sent shivers down Higashino Hideichi's spine.

Kabuto

The weird picture disappeared quickly, but Higashino Shuichi still discovered an inconspicuous detail through his memories.

That is the figure with his back to him in the picture, and the decoration hanging from the brim of the hat on his head. If nothing else, it symbolizes the fifth most mysterious noble in the Soul Society.

Sure enough.

From the day Higashino saw the strange swastika of Maki Kuroto and the bizarre scene after the latter was killed by him, he had some guesses in his mind.

In the original plot, the reason why things in hell began to interfere with Soul Society was because after a thousand years of bloody battles, Soul Society lost a large number of high-end combatants.

According to the setting of the Shinigami world, a Shinigami with too strong spiritual pressure cannot return to the earth as a spirit like other weak Shinigami after death. Instead, he will be sent to hell, where he will receive repeated punishments. Wash away your sins.

Moreover, a group of people with serious sins will be given new powers and become the so-called "culprits". These guilty people will continue to fight in hell, be ravaged, killed, and resurrected to experience true life. Better to die.

Therefore, after Yamamoto, Unohana Retsu and other dead Shinigami entered Hell, the Hell, which was already close to full capacity, was directly out of balance.

This gave those guilty people in hell the opportunity to come to Soul Society.

But at this point in time, it is obvious that the power in hell has not reached the critical point in the future, so the power of hell should not appear in Soul Society.

In this regard, Higashino Hideichi thought of a possibility, that is, the legendary fifth noble was causing trouble.

This is indeed the case. Only the Kabutuma family, which has been responsible for monitoring and guarding hell since the five nobles attacked the Soul King hundreds of years ago, has the ability and opportunity to guide the power of hell.

Looking at the seal in his hand, Higashino Shuichi knew that there was only one choice before him now.

Take a gamble.

He wanted to bet that the Kabutuma family, like the Zero Squadron, didn't care about the life and death of Soul Society at all, they only cared about what they were protecting.

That way, everything Higashino Shuichi has done in Soul Society will not become a reminder for him.

Although the Kabutuma family has not made any moves so far, Higashino Shuichi is 90% confident in his judgment.

But when he left the Makizo family and stepped into the territory of the Kabutuma family, his heart was still uneasy.

Without him, it's just because Higashino Shuichi knows that what he has done so far is enough to make him die hundreds of times on the Hill of Two Deaths.

There was silence in his ears. Higashino Shuichi could only hear the crunching of fallen leaves under his feet and his own breathing.

When I opened the door, it was filled with dust. It looked like no one had lived here for a long time.

But Higashino Shuichi knew that these were just appearances.

Because the seal in his hand was making a gurgling sound of joy.

That was something that had never happened in Makizo's house before.

The feeling given to Higashino Shuichi is like the evil ghosts released by Maki Kuroto Swastika before.

Following the vague guidance brought to him by the seal, Higashino Shuichi quickly found the entrance to a basement.

Pulling up the heavy handle, dust flew.

It made Higashino cough several times.

Obviously, this place has not been opened for a long time.

"Twenty of the broken path, illuminate the celestial sphere!"

A ball of light appeared in the palm of Higashino Shuichi's right hand, instantly illuminating the passage leading underground.

It was hard for Higashino Shuichi to imagine what the psychology of the Shinigami who originally created this ghost path was, so he classified it as a broken path and assigned it a not too low-level number of twenty.

Obviously it just plays a lighting role.

In terms of lethality, it may even be inferior to Bai Lei with number 4.

Going all the way down, Higashino Shuichi soon reached the end, and there was a closed door in front of him.

On the way he walked along, there were several unlocked rooms. Higashino Shuichi opened the doors one by one. Inside, without exception, were some skeletons kneeling on futons.

When was the last time Higashino saw such complete bones?

Higashino Shuichi recalled that it was probably when he went to Hueco Mundo to find Saar Apollo a few years ago, and was approached by Bailegang, and the two had a discussion.

In this Soul Society, where after death, the body turns into a spirit and returns to the earth, it is really surprising and puzzling to see so many bones at once.

After gathering his emotions, Higashino subconsciously raised his fingers and wanted to knock on the door, but after thinking about it, he finally chose to push the door open directly.

Even though his original intention was to ask for help, he is already stronger than the average captain. Even if you look at the entire Soul Society, he is still the top shinigami. There is no need to change his posture like he did in front of Aizen. Put it so low.

"You're here~"

The speaker sounded like a girl, and her nightingale-like voice was incompatible with this lifeless secret room.

Higashino Shuichi looked around, at the back of the room, kneeling on the futon.

Rickets, thin.

Five green-faced ghosts were attached to her body, half-inch fangs inserted into the girl's body from time to time, and the surface was covered in bright red.

Laughing and playing around, they treated the girl's body as their dining table.

If this was a member of the Kabutuma family, one of the five nobles, even Higashino Shuichi, who thought he was sufficiently hard-hearted, couldn't help but be moved by it.

"Do you know who I am?"

Higashino Shuichi put one hand on the Zanpakutō at his waist and was alert to his surroundings.

The girl's tragic experience, apart from making him feel a little sympathy at first, would only make him more cautious.

"have no idea."

The girl looked at the unknown statue in front of her and said,

"But they know that you have their approval, and the key to hell is already in your hands, so you will come here."

Higashino Shuichi narrowed his eyes after hearing this.

He guessed that the words in the girl's words should refer to the seals he obtained from Zangren Maki.

Because he did find this place under the instructions from the underworld.

"Is this the key to hell?"

Higashino Hideichi raised the seal in his hand and asked knowingly.

The key is definitely not a seal, otherwise Zangren Maki would have no reason not to carry such an important thing with him.

Sure enough, the girl opposite shook her head slightly, with a small amplitude, and was accompanied by a weak gasp.

Even if you want to complete this level of action, it is extremely difficult for a girl.

"It's a fragment of that person. You should know it very well, because it doesn't belong to you."

Higashino Shuichi almost subconsciously wanted to use the sword.

The Soul King's fingernail fragments were one of his most important secrets so far, but he didn't expect to be exposed by the girl like this.

"If I'm not wrong, you are waiting for me? Why?"

Higashino Shuichi held back because he still had many doubts.

"Hell is almost full. If we don't find a way, not only Hell, but Soul Society, Hueco Mundo, and the present world will all collapse."

The girl seemed simply frightened, and she didn't seem to be worried about Higashino Shuichi's purpose in finding this place.

"What does that have to do with me? What can I do?"

When Higashino Shuichi asked this question, he actually already had part of the answer in his mind.

Combined with the previous situation of Zangren Maki, a bold idea formed in his mind.

No, to be more precise, it should be the bold idea of ​​the Kabutuma family.

"Do you know what hell is?"

The girl did not directly answer Higashino Shuichi's question. Instead, she asked a seemingly unrelated question.

"After the death of an ordinary Shinigami or Hollow, the spirit son will return directly to Soul Society, but if the spiritual pressure of a Shinigami or Hollow is too strong, their spirit son will not be able to return in this way and can only be sent to hell."

Higashino Shuichi replied.

This is not something in the textbooks of Soul Society. Most Shinigami should not even know the term hell.

But Higashino Shuichi was led into a ditch by the girl's determined tone from the beginning.

When the girl mentioned the word hell for the first time, but Higashino didn't ask what hell meant, Higashino had actually lost the initiative.

Even if Higashino Shuichi realized this later, it would not help.

Therefore, he simply opened the skylight and spoke frankly.

"But due to the characteristics of hell, these gods of death will not die in hell at all. Some of the most sinful gods of death will even gain new powers so that they can experience the pain of infinite reincarnation in hell."

The girl's tone revealed pathos and endless sentimentality.

"The starting point is good, it's just the consequences of doing so"

"The consequence is that the sins in hell are accumulating more and more. If we don't find a way to release them, one day, the balance of hell will be destroyed by the system it created with its own hands."

The girl took over Higashino Shuichi's words and said.

"So, you, the Kabutuma family, have thought of a way to release the sins in hell through the body of the God of Death, allowing them to return to Soul Society, thus achieving the purpose of reducing the sins in hell, right?"

Higashino Shuichi stared at the back of the innermost figure and expressed his speculation.

When he saw that figure, his whole body trembled, and he knew that he had guessed correctly.

In this regard, Higashino Shuichi had to admit that the person in the Kabutuma family who originally came up with this idea was definitely a genius.

What should I do if my spiritual pressure is too strong and cannot be broken down directly?

It's easy to say, just add a funnel named Death, divide it into batches, and break it down little by little.

It's just that the Kabutuma family member who proposed this idea may have forgotten the most important point, that is, how can an ordinary Shinigami have the ability to withstand that level of spiritual pressure and sins that have been tempered by hell?

And who of the powerful gods of death who can bear it would be willing to do such a thankless thing?

This is probably the fundamental reason why the Kabutuma family has declined to what it is today, and why there are so many bones left in so many rooms in front of them.

They must have originally wanted to rely on members of their own family to complete this great dream, but they finally realized something was wrong and had to seek help from outsiders when it was too late.

Higashino Shuichi doesn't know whether Maki Kuroto is the first, but Higashino Shuichi is very sure that Maki Kurato will definitely not be the last.

Because Higashino Shuichi himself will take over this baton.

"I can help your Kabutuma family continue to do this, but I also have a condition."

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The room suddenly became silent, with only a few evil spirits who didn't understand the atmosphere giggling and showing off their teeth and claws at Dongye.

The girl probably didn't expect that this process would be so smooth. She didn't know how much she had to spend to get Zangito Maki to accept the job.

Only these Death Gods from civilian backgrounds can be fooled.

Unexpectedly, Higashino Shuichi was so straightforward, which even made her doubt her own ears.

"The conditions are reasonable, but are you sure you know what you are agreeing to?"

Rationally speaking, the girl knew that she should not ask this question, but emotionally, she still couldn't bear Higashino Shuichi to get involved with her in a daze.

The best outcome is that like Zangren Maki before him, he was prepared to die before finally taking over the job.

“I know it very well, so my conditions are very harsh.

Since you said that the man's fragment is the key, then I think you must need a lock to go to hell. After all, you can't randomly pick a god of death or a Hollow who was sent to hell and guide him out, right? ? "

Higashino Shuichi is very clear about his current needs.

"Give me that lock, and I will fulfill your Kabutuma family's dream."

What Higashino Shuichi wants is a free ticket to and from hell.

The infinite regeneration ability given to him by the Soul King's Nail Fragment Lock is his strength.

He wants the power of hell, and he also wants the power of those past Soul Society captains.

He didn't believe that when his identity as the current vice-captain of Soul Society was revealed, he wouldn't be able to find a few good people in hell who were willing to teach him!

An Aizen who is obsessed with pondering the Honyu and a Retsu Unohana who concentrates on kendo can no longer satisfy Higashino Shuichi's appetite!

He needs a new teacher to teach him his new abilities!

Regarding Higashino Shuichi's request, the girl only hesitated slightly before agreeing.

Because the lock that can open the door to hell is Kabutuma's Zanpakuto handed down from generation to generation, Shimi Poza.

"Hold her, call her name, and you will open the door to hell for yourself."

As the true master of Shimi Posa, the girl can close the opened door to hell at any time.

Therefore, she is not worried that Higashino Shuichi will use this knife to commit an unforgivable crime.

And Higashino Shuichi didn't bother to ask the girl if she would lock him in hell for this reason.

Because just as the girl trusted him unconditionally, he reciprocated the same trust.