"What happened?"
Seeing this strange change, Mabashi, who had orange hair, tongue nails in his mouth, and a murderous appearance, couldn't help but exclaim.
The gray-haired old man Sawatari's complexion also sank because he also realized that something was wrong.
Yoshi with green hair who was the first person to complain about Ichinose Maki, at this moment, she too felt the strangeness, and looked around alertly, ready to fight at any time.
No matter who made this weird change in the surroundings, she would make that person pay the price.
The rest of Bount, such as Ugaki who wore glasses, also carefully observed the surrounding situation with the help of his glasses. His glasses were somewhat special, and can monitor the enemy's situation.
Utagawa Ryo, who was dressed as a gentleman, and the middle-aged uncle Koga Go, who was wearing a headset, also became alert.
Only Kariya Jin, who was sitting on a chair and holding a teacup, still looked calm and indifferent, but since he stopped drinking tea and quietly put down the teacup in his hand, it proved that his heart was actually not as calm as his appearance.
This was not surprising.
He had always been a person who makes plans before acting. In order to take revenge against the Soul Society and shinigami, he had been preparing for many years. He intended to wait until he had enough confidence in their success before taking action.
However, before he could make a move, a sudden change occurred that completely exceeded his expectations.
He... had miscalculated something.
*Tap*
*Tap*
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There were sounds of footsteps followed by two figures walking over slowly.
The group of Bount's eyes became focused immediately, and they were waiting for the two figures who walking out of the red mist ahead to come into full view.
The man walking in front in the Shihakushō was undoubtedly a shinigami, but it was the other figure following that man that really caught Bount's attention.
"Soma Yoshino?!"
The figure that appeared looked exactly the same as their companion, Soma Yoshino, one of the female members of the Bount. The only difference was that Souma Yoshino's dress was a little more fashionable, and she doesn't have glasses, while the figure in front of them was wearing a pair of glasses.
"No, she's not Yoshino!"
Immediately, Ugaki and the shinigami Maki, who joined the Bount, realized it at the same time, and then, Maki looked at Mazuru who was beside the woman, and his body immediately shook in shock because he recognized Mazuru.
"Ran'Tao!"
Jin, the leader of the Bount, stood up abruptly. He looked at the figure that appeared in front of them, and his voice became colder than ever before.
He never thought that the figure he missed so much would appear in front of him like this.
"Kariya, long time no see."
Ran'Tao looked at Jin, and felt a burst of emotion. She recognized Jin. After the Soul Society decided to eradicate all members of the Bount, she came to the world of living. Though many Bount died under the pursuit of the shinigami, but some survived. Jin was a child she saved back then. Before she left, she left a heraldry box for the child. As the creator of Bount, she hoped that the child could live well.
Hearing Ran'Tao's words, Jin also fell in a daze. He also thought of the time when Ran'Tao saved him back then. Ran'Tao, to him, had a very special meaning. It is one of the reasons why he fell in love with Yoshino Soma, who looked the same as her.
It's a pity that the love died because of Bount's own sad fate.
Bount were immortal, but they cannot reproduce or give birth, which meant that they had no meaning of existence at all.
For countless years, he doesn't know how many Bount tried to get rid of this vicious circle and break Bount's fate. Unfortunately, they all failed in the end, and Jin who gained great power with the help of the heraldry box left by Ran'Tao, became Bounte's leader. He had already realized that since the birth of Bount, the fate that had shrouded them had been unbreakable.
Bount should not have existed in this world in the first place.
And Ran'Tao, who created them, was the culprit behind everything!
"Ran'Tao, before I could go to look for you, you appeared in front of me by yourself." Jin's voice was cold, "But that's also fine, since you took the initiative to appear in front of me, then I will give you the death sentence in advance!"
Jin's voice echoed.
The Bount next to him were not surprised by his behavious. They too didn't had a good impression of Ran'Tao, the shinigami who created their Bount race. On the contrary, many of them believed that it was because of Ran'Tao that they, the Bount had such a sad fate.
Ran'Tao sighed sadly, but she did not respond.
She knew that the Bount race hated her, but she could understand it.
In the vast Three Realms, there was no place for Bount to stay, and they didn't even had the ability to reproduce. Although it seemed to be great to be immortal, it was just that, in their case, it made their fate even sadder because for other immortals, at least, time was passing, but for Bount, their time, from the moment of birth, had stopped progressing.
But even so, she hoped that the Bount race could live forever, be accepted by shinigami, and return to the Soul Society.
Seeing that Ran'Tao remained silent, Jin suddenly raised his hand, a strong wind was born, and a sharp wind blade was produced by him. Under his control, it attacked towards Ran'Tao.
He didn't even think about the reason why Ran'Tao suddenly appeared there.
Because after seeing Ran'Tao, the hatred he had suppressed in his heart for so many years broke out in an instant, and he longed for Ran'Tao to die immediately.
Just when the strong wind was about to reach Ran'Tao, it suddenly dissipated.
Without the slightest sign, the attack dissipated completely, as if it never existed in the first place.
Mazuru, who was standing beside Ran'Tao, said calmly, "If you want to kill someone right in front of me, don't you think it will be too much of a shame for me."
"Shinigami? You want to stop me?"
Jin's red eyes fell on Mazuru. From before, his attention had been on Ran'Tao. So until now, he hadn't paid attention to Mazuru beside Ran'Tao.
"I came here to give you two choices."
Mazuru spoke calmly, ignoring Jin's words.
"Obey or resist."
"If you obey, I can give you, the Bount, a place to live. If you choose to resist, I don't mind erasing the only remaining of the Bount race from the face of Three Realms."
Though the statement was uttered with calmness and ease, but it was filled with extreme arrogance.
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