Late at night, Tenkai Town, Tenkai Municipal Middle School, top floor of the teaching building.
"Brother Soken, you go south, Xiao Nan, you go north, Dad, you go west, and I'll go east. We'll use Tenkai Municipal Middle School as the center and search in all directions. Once you find any trace of Zongyu, immediately use a signal arrow to inform everyone. Be careful, everyone!"
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
Just after Kurosaki Hiro finished assigning tasks, the four of them headed in different directions, beginning a sweeping search for Ishida Zongyu's whereabouts.
By this time, several hours had passed since Ishida Zongyu was discovered missing. As one of the few pure-blood Quincy in the Star Brilliance Fortress, his disappearance had caused a huge stir. The total number of Quincy, including both mixed-blood and pure-blood, was only about a hundred. More than half of them had been sent out by Ishida Mist to various areas around the Star Brilliance Fortress, starting the search for Ishida Zongyu.
If it weren't for Ishida Mist, the current Lord, being old and frail, she would probably have personally rushed out to search, as she cherished this descendant, Ishida Zongyu, greatly.
Kurosaki Hiro's family of three and Ishida Soken were assigned to search near Tenkai Town, where Ishida Zongyu's school was located.
Watching the three of them leave, Kurosaki Hiro took out a small, transparent glass bottle from his pocket, which contained wisps of light blue Reishi.
These tiny Reishi were what Kurosaki Hiro had previously extracted from Ishida Zongyu for the purpose of studying the mysteries of the Holy Text Power that had awakened within him. He never expected them to inadvertently become a tool for finding Ishida Zongyu.
"Shatter!"
Kurosaki Hiro directly threw the small glass bottle to the ground. After the bottle shattered, the light blue Reishi drifted away in a certain direction.
For Quincy, whether pure-blood or mixed-blood, Reishi manipulation is the most basic ability. Even if this wisp of Reishi had been separated from the body for many days, it would instinctively move towards the Quincy's body once it regained freedom.
Therefore, the direction the Reishi drifted indicated Ishida Zongyu's location, but the area was still incredibly vast. However, combined with Kurosaki Hiro's incredibly keen spiritual perception, it was no problem at all.
After several more hours of searching, Kurosaki Hiro looked from afar at an ancient villa in the outskirts of Tenkai Town.
"It's you Bount, as expected! How dare you kidnap my research subject!"
Although the people in the villa had concealed their spiritual pressure very well, it still couldn't escape Kurosaki Hiro's spiritual perception.
After all, the only thing a Quincy clone could share with its main body was this powerful spiritual perception, akin to sensing the autumn wind before the cicadas even stir.
"Inside the villa, besides Zongyu, there are ten other people. Nine of them are Bount, and one is... a Shinigami?"
"This means all the Bount, except Soma Yoshino, are here? This is excellent! It saves me the trouble of finding you one by one!"
"By my calculations, they should be arriving soon, right?"
Kurosaki Hiro did not send a signal arrow to notify the other Quincy as he had agreed with Ishida Soken and the others beforehand. Instead, he stood with his arms crossed, waiting not far from the villa.
After all, rather than calling those weak Quincy to fight a group battle with the Bount, a large gathering of people would easily draw the attention of the Soul Society, which was extremely unsafe. He feared that by then, not only would Ishida Zongyu not be rescued, but it would also attract the Soul Society's forces, leading to the capture of both the Bount and these remaining Quincy.
Moreover, Kurosaki Hiro had his own plans to carry out, and having those Quincy present would certainly be inconvenient.
"Oh, they're here already?"
As if sensing something, Kurosaki Hiro's lips curved slightly upward.
The next instant, the void behind him began to ripple.
"Crackle!"
With a crisp sound, the void suddenly tore open into an irregular large gap, revealing the Hueco Mundo within, and two figures emerged from it.
One had pink hair and golden eyes, wearing a pair of white-framed glasses. The other was a small boy with slightly upturned golden-yellow hair, purple eyes, and a few freckles on his face.
The arrivals were none other than Yekawa's Espada No. 0, Szayelaporro Granz, and Espada No. 7, Wonderweiss Margela.
Unlike the previous sudden encounter with Soma Yoshino, this time, upon learning of Ishida Zongyu's disappearance, Yekawa immediately sent Szayelaporro and Wonderweiss to the Human World. The two Vasto Lorde Arrancar descended into the Human World using Kurosaki Hiro as an anchor point.
Upon seeing Kurosaki Hiro, Szayelaporro and Wonderweiss immediately bowed and saluted, saying:
"Our King, we are not late, are we?"
"The timing is just right. They're all inside. Rescue that Quincy. Keep them all alive. Be gentle when you experiment; don't kill them. I'll have use for these people later."
Kurosaki Hiro said leisurely, picking his ear with his pinky finger.
"As you command, Our King!"
Upon receiving Kurosaki Hiro's command, Szayelaporro and Wonderweiss immediately headed towards the villa.
Just as the two approached the villa's entrance, Szayelaporro turned his head to look at Wonderweiss.
"Number Seven, you take that Quincy kid out. I'll go meet my test subjects first!"
As he spoke, Szayelaporro threw a small black ball onto the ground. The ball rapidly expanded the moment it landed, instantly transforming into a pitch-black spherical barrier that enveloped the entire villa.
"This barrier can last for fifteen minutes and will ensure your spiritual pressure doesn't leak out. Remember not to use Resurreccion, and don't use Gran Rey Cero. This barrier can't withstand such strong spiritual pressure!"
"I know."
Wonderweiss pouted, clearly displeased with Szayelaporro's act of assigning him tasks.
He also hated this pink-haired mad scientist because every time he sparred with Grimmjow, the severed limbs that fell off after his Speed Regeneration would be taken by him for dissection and research.
Inside the villa, the Bount, including Kariya Jin, were completely unaware of the two Vasto Lorde Arrancar quietly approaching until they were enveloped by the pitch-black barrier, at which point they realized something was amiss.
"Yuki, go check what exactly happened outside..."
Kariya Jin was giving instructions to the cheongsam-clad woman beside him, but before he could finish, he suddenly noticed a soft-looking, pink-haired man with glasses sitting on the sofa in front of him, even with his legs crossed! He had even picked up the red wine from the table and poured himself a glass.
"Who are you, and how dare you..."
In response to Kariya Jin's question, Szayelaporro did not reply, merely continued to sip his wine:
"The red wine is good!"
"Whoosh!"
With a whoosh, a golden-haired little boy with a freckled face appeared beside the sofa, carrying a person on his back—it was Ishida Zongyu, who had already fainted.
"I'll go report now. You deal with your test subjects yourself!"
Wonderweiss grumbled to Szayelaporro and then used Sonido to leave the place with Ishida Zongyu. All of this happened so quickly that it didn't give the Bount time to react.
"Greetings, Bount, and you, Mr. Shinigami, hiding in the corner!"
As he spoke, Szayelaporro stood up directly, first surveying the nine Bount in the room, then looking towards the staircase corner behind him, which was Ichinose Maki's hiding place, where he was waiting for an opportunity.
"Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Szayelaporro Granz, and I am under the command of the Hueco Mundo's ruler..."
"All together, kill him!"
Unexpectedly, Szayelaporro hadn't even finished speaking when Kariya Jin commanded all the Bount in the room to attack simultaneously.
Yuki held a fan and a long sword, Koga Go manipulated Iron Maiden, the twin Bount controlled water, vines wrapped around, and even a giant whale burst from the wall.
Behind him, Ichinose Maki also released his Zanpakuto, rushing out with his blade, concealed by the faint light.
Even Kariya Jin himself had whirlwinds condensing around his body. In an instant, the scene was chaotic, and everyone joined forces to attack Szayelaporro.
"Sigh!"
With a sigh, an indescribably terrifying spiritual pressure surged from Szayelaporro's body, crushing everyone in the room like Mount Tai.
The room instantly fell silent. The Bount, who had been shouting with murderous intent moments before, instantly quieted down.
Everyone except Kariya Jin was now suppressed by this spiritual pressure, finding it difficult to breathe, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.
"Whoosh!"
"Why won't you just listen to me speak properly?"
Szayelaporro used Sonido to instantly appear behind Kariya Jin, gently patting his shoulder.
"Where was I, again?"
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