In the Twelfth Division's Technology Development Bureau:
"Captain, it's confirmed!"
"The search team, led by Captain Kuchiki and Captain Hitsugaya, with Abarai Renji and Matsumoto Rangiku as support, has just passed through the Senkaimon and entered the Dangai!"
"They should reach Karakura Town soon!"
Akon reported respectfully, handing the intelligence to Mayuri Kurotsuchi, who stood with his back to him.
But—
"Get out! Scram!"
"I don't care about anything else right now! Whoever wants to go to the human world can go—I don't give a damn!" Mayuri snapped, shoving Akon's arm away, scattering the documents across the floor.
"Captain, you…"
Akon was startled, both scared and worried for Mayuri.
The mad scientist's fingers clenched into fists, nails digging into his flesh, drawing blood. Yet he seemed oblivious, his furious gaze fixed on Ishida Uryū's young face on the screen.
"How is this possible?!"
"A kid I crushed to death—how could he have such an exceptional descendant?!"
"And Ishida Uryū? Apart from inheriting that Quincy arrogance, he's talentless in every other way!"
"How could he grow to that level in the future?!"
Mayuri gritted his teeth, each syllable dripping with confusion and jealousy.
Others might not know Ishida Uryū, finding his appearance random. But Mayuri was different.
Years ago, he'd secretly observed and recorded young Uryū's growth, not out of kindness or some "guardian" cliché, but from a perverse desire to control.
He wanted to see if, without his grandfather Sōken Ishida's guidance, the young, immature Uryū would channel his grief into strength or crumble.
The answer was clear. Uryū's powerful aura and calm defiance against Haschwalth in the video slapped Mayuri in the face with every frame.
The mad scientist's rage and jealousy boiled over, fueling his outburst.
"Akon!"
As if consumed by anger, Mayuri slammed his fists on the lab table, his hoarse, shrill voice roaring:
"Go! Don't waste time!"
"Tell Kuchiki Byakuya and Hitsugaya Tōshirō that Ishida Uryū lives in Karakura Town. Bring him back to the Soul Society at all costs!"
His words ended in a near-scream, revealing his anxious state.
No longer the composed genius who'd face the Soul King's Left Arm, Mayuri had become a snarling, envious monster.
"Yes…"
Terrified by Mayuri's ferocity, Akon fled the monitoring room without looking back, leaving the scattered documents behind.
Joking aside, one more second, and Mayuri might've eaten me alive!
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Meanwhile, the ranking continued.
"A person's life, no matter when or where, always stands on a scale!"
"The scale governs everything, deciding right from wrong…"
"Ishida Uryū, this is the end!"
The camera shifted. Minutes ago, the two were locked in a standoff. Now, Ishida Uryū lay in a pool of blood, with Haschwalth standing over him, his Reishi sword hovering above Uryū's head.
One swing, and Uryū's skull would be pierced.
"So… I debut just to die?"
In Karakura Town, at the Ishida family mansion, Uryū, who'd just completed his transfer enrollment the previous day, stood frozen before the screen, his face despairing.
Speechless!
He'd thought his moment of glory was coming, but instead, his debut was his peak, cut short before he could even show off!
Yet, just as Uryū sank into despair, his video self, barely clinging to life, spoke up, challenging Haschwalth:
"Haschwalth, as Yhwach's personal guard, don't you want to know what Sternritter ability he bestowed upon me before you kill me?"
Struggling to rise from the blood pool, Uryū's voice was defiant.
"Tch… I have no interest in a dying man's power," Haschwalth sneered coldly. "Besides, if your ability was useful, you'd have used it in the fight already!"
"No!"
"Not yet—it wasn't time. But now… the timing's perfect!"
Standing firm, Uryū's lips curled into a cryptic smile, exuding confidence.
This scene ignited the curiosity of Silbern's Quincies.
"What's going on?"
"I feel like Ishida Uryū isn't bluffing! He seems certain he can turn this around!"
"Did he deliberately let himself get injured?"
Heavy injuries, self-harm to reverse the outcome?
The Quincies frowned, both skeptical and intrigued. What Sternritter ability could defeat Haschwalth?
Could it be… the same "A" as Yhwach, the highest-ranked Sternritter letter?
The answer came swiftly.
Rip!
Without warning, the sound of tearing fabric and spraying blood echoed.
An unbelievable scene unfolded.
"Argh!"
Haschwalth, poised to deliver the final blow, staggered, his body suddenly riddled with wounds, blood gushing. His pristine white coat was dyed red in an instant.
This bizarre twist left the Quincies' jaws on the floor.
"What happened?!"
"What did Ishida Uryū do?!"
"He didn't move, so why's Haschwalth suddenly injured?!"
"Look! All of Uryū's wounds are gone!"
The Quincies were horrified to see Uryū unscathed, his injuries transferred to Haschwalth. Conversely, Haschwalth's uniform was slashed with wounds matching those he'd inflicted on Uryū.
"How… did you do it?"
Coughing blood, Haschwalth's eyes drooped, his voice weak, as if on the verge of collapse.
"Because…" Uryū's lips curved mockingly. "Like Yhwach, I'm the only 'A' Sternritter among all pure-blood Quincies!"
Silbern's Quincies froze, exclaiming in unison:
"Impossible!"
"How does he have a Sternritter power as strong as His Majesty's?!"
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