Captains meeting room ...
All the captains gathered in the hall to report on the situation in Seireitei.
In total, 9 captains gathered in the hall. Each of them stood silently until they heard the sound.
It was a knock with a wooden cane. And this knock was made by the captain of the 1st detachment and the commander-in-chief of Gotei 13, Yamamoto Genryusai.
"So I declare the captains meeting open. First, report on the situation in Sereiteye "
Captain of the 2nd Division, Soi Fon, stepped forward.
"I am reporting. So far, three intruders have been caught. The estimated number of all violators is about 10. Also, for some unknown reason, shinigami began to disappear, and in some places there were only pools of blood. Most likely it was done by one of the violators .. "
Sui Fon continued to speak until she was interrupted by 8th Division Captain Kyёraku Shunsui.
"Speaking of which, where are Mayuri and Kenpachi now? They haven't been seen since the last meeting, "he said rubbing his chin.
After the words of his words, the captain of the 4th Unahan Retzu spoke.
"Captain Zaraki was in the 4th Division barracks for treatment after a battle with one of the intruders, and Captain Mayuri is now in his laboratory and it is not known when he will leave."
Sui Fon poked her tongue and said:
"The first is a mountain of muscles that can not do anything but destroy, and the other is a mad scientist who violates all principles and at this very moment both are now useless !!"
"Come on, Soi von. Don't get so excited. Everyone has their own difficulties, "said Captain of the 13th Division Ukitake Zushiro, and then continued:
"If we are talking about absent, then where is the captain of the 10th detachment? usually he comes first "
"It looks like our young genius has disappeared somewhere."
And then there was a sharp knock.
Yamamoto Genryusai raised his head and looked at everyone.
"Stop talking !! We'll talk about the absent captains later. Now I will say that the council of forty-six announced the date of the execution of the accused Rukia Kuchiki. It will take place in four days at Sokyoku Hill. "
Zushiro's eyes widened in shock. And he said:
"Can not be. Why Sokyoku Hill? Doesn't that mean that Sokyoku's spear will be used for execution? It was used to execute criminals who committed serious crimes against the Community of Souls, but why do they want to execute Rukia in this way !? "
There was another knock.
"Stop !! Council orders cannot be ignored or followed. And now I am announcing the captains' meeting ... "Before Yamamoto finished, one of the shinigami burst into the hall.
"What arrogance? How dare you enter here without permission !? If you don't have a good reason, you will be severely punished !! "said Sui Fon.
The Shinigami knelt down and bowed, then began to speak.
"I apologize!! I came to report that right now the captain of the 10th detachment, together with the lieutenant, are fighting the intruders "
Now everyone understood the reason for his absence.
And then Captain of the 6th Division Byakuya Kuchiki spoke up.
"Judging by the duration of the spiritual hesitation, the battle has been going on for more than 20 minutes. And it looks like the intruder is not inferior to Captain Hittsugaya. "
"So who will go to help our young genius ??"
"I will go," said Seventh Division Captain Komamura Sajin. And he left the hall.
Due to this situation, most of the captains began to leave the hall, but none of them saw Ichimaru Gin's eerie smile.
***
After releasing the sword, Artoria felt an unusual power that she had never felt before.
In the past, Excalibur's power was the hope of the people, which strengthened her own power. But now everything is different. The people's hope merged with her own strength, creating a new strength.
Knowing that she had a little time, she abruptly rushed towards Hittsugaya.
Hittsugaya was not called a young genius for nothing. Realizing that her strength had increased by an order of magnitude, he decided to first start with ranged attacks in order to test her new capabilities.
Many icicles flew towards Artoria, but they all melted due to her powerful spiritual energy.
Hittsugaya: (She may not dodge ranged attacks, since they are useless, but looking at her movements, you can see that she is in a hurry to defeat me. Therefore, she still does not have much control over her strength. However, I also have a time limit in Bankai, so I will dodge and counterattack)
While Hittsugaya was planning everything, Antoria had already struck a blow.
The blow was so strong that Hittsugaya flew over 100 meters.
But ten seconds later Hittsugaya took off again and sent the ice dragon to Artoria.
Although the dragon did not melt right away, it became slower and then Artoria destroyed it thereby creating a vapor curtain.
Artoria immediately knew that the enemy was going to use steam to make an attack.
She got into a defensive stance and waited for the blow, but instead of that, ice pillars closed her on all sides.
Hittsugaya: "This will delay her for a while. I think help is already coming here. We need to check how Matsumoto is there. "
Hittsugaya was about to go towards his lieutenant when he heard a loud sound from the ice column.
"Excalibur: Rising !!!"
The created ice column was instantly destroyed and a huge beam of light rises directly towards Hittsugaya.
Realizing that he could not evade, he decided to defend himself with his icy wings when suddenly someone blocked this beam of light.
After a moment Hittsugaya saw a huge hand holding a sword.
"I think I'm Captain Hittsugaya in time," came Kamamura's voice.
Hittsugaya: Thank you Kamamura. I didn't expect my column to be broken so easily. I think the enemy has already run out of time and this was his last attack. "
Komamura: "Everyone, listen to the command! Detain the intruder!! "
Many shinigami began to move towards the spot where this beam of light was coming from.
But, there was no one there.
Shinigami: Captain Kamamura !! There is no one there !! "
Kamamura: "Escaped hm.... Send everyone to search the nearest places. I don't think the intruder has gone far! "
While Kamamura was giving commands, Hittsugaya suddenly remembered something.
Hittsugaya: Wait Komamura! There were two intruders. One of them had to be neutralized by my Bakudo and he could not go anywhere. We need to check !! "
Saying this, Hittsugaya went to the place where he neutralized the enemy.
Kamamura nodded and followed.
Arriving at the place, they did not see anyone.
Hittsugaya: "It looks like while I was dealing with one intruder, another appeared and destroyed my Bakudo. This is precisely because I saw the strength of that girl and she could not free herself .. "
Kamamura: "Now we need to go back to the Assembly Hall and report the situation to Genryusai. Further we will continue to search for violators "
Knowing everything was over, Hittsugaya canceled his Bankai and went with Komamura to the meeting hall.