The treatment Tokikaze provided was far better than that of the Soul Reaper a hundred years ago.
Just having the authority to do something against Hollows filled Ishida Soken with excitement, making it difficult for him to restrain himself.
Due to being the defeated party, the Quincy was not allowed to kill any form of Hollow, and even attacking them was prohibited.
Faced with the appearance of Hollows, they had only two choices: stand by or stay away.
Nowadays, just the power to act against Hollows was enough to make Ishida Soken ecstatic.
"My name is Tsunayashiro Tokikaze, Captain of Ninth Division," Tokikaze indicated for Ishida Soken to remember his name, so he could report it later in the future.
At this point, Ishida Soken had not yet fully matured, nor had he attracted the attention of any particular lunatic, so he could still choose to fish selectively.
In some ways, Tsunayashiro Akitsuki was quite similar to Mayuri.
Fishing in an empty pond was not the best choice.
Using coercive means to make the other party submit would only worsen the situation.
Tokikaze's idea was actually very simple. As the future holder of the Quincy Cross, Ishida Soken's hidden value was still quite high.
The Wandenreich would certainly not easily give up this group of people.
If he remembered correctly, a member of Sternritter had mentioned Ishida Soken's name before, indicating that there was still some connection between the two sides.
If he could obtain a method or ability to enter the shadow space through Ishida Soken, then it might be possible to declare war on the Wandenreich ahead of time.
Strike while the iron is hot.
This was the best choice.
"Captain..."
Although Ishida Soken was still young, he still understood the meaning represented by a Soul Reaper Captain.
Due to the strong sense of threat emanating from Tokikaze, he promptly believed the identity reported by him.
If this level of strength wasn't that of a Captain, then the war a thousand years ago wouldn't have ended in such a disastrous defeat for the Quincy.
To put it bluntly, it would have been a complete annihilation.
Drip, drip, drip!
A slightly sharp sound echoed around Tokikaze, indicating that the communication device had been activated, and an anxious voice came through it.
"S-Sorry, Captain Tokikaze, I was delayed in battle. Where are you now?"
The Soul Reaper responsible for the reception had finally made contact.
Tokikaze reported the designated location.
Before long, a figure filled with panic came rushing from a distance.
"Captain Tokikaze!"
Meeting was akin to giving a big gift, and the newcomer almost buried his head between his legs.
"I'm Naoto Ishikawa, reporting to you!"
Seeing this scene, Ishida Soken became even more certain of Tokikaze's earlier statement.
Naoto Ishikawa, a Soul Reaper stationed in this city, had seen him more than once. He was strong enough to handle a single Hollow on his own, and even in a two-on-one or three-on-one situation, he would still not fall behind.
"The Seventh Seat of Thirteenth Division, Naoto Ishikawa."
Tokikaze confirmed the identity of the other party, "Give him your communication device."
"Eh?!"
Naoto Ishikawa suddenly looked up, his young face full of confusion.
Under Tokikaze's command, Naoto Ishikawa reluctantly handed over his communication device and taught Ishida Soken how to use it.
Although he was unwilling, and the superior's authority could crush a person, he had no choice.
"Don't worry, you won't lose out," Tokikaze reassured, "When you go to report to Captain Ukitake later, just mention my name."
Mainly because his communication device was the latest research result of Mayuri, it was not very convenient to give it to Ishida Soken.
In terms of technology alone, it was more than a dozen steps ahead of ordinary communication device.
Hearing this, Naoto Ishikawa's face instantly turned happy. Someone would be responsible for the reimbursement.
Even if he handed over ten or eight more, he wouldn't feel bad at all.
"Tokikaze-san, Ishikawa-san."
At this moment, Ishida Soken, who was playing with the Communication device, suddenly said: "There is a new display on the Communication device."
"A Hollow's Reiatsu is detected in the 3-chome center of Naruki City..."
Ishikawa Naoto's expression suddenly changed, and he instinctively drew his Zanpakuto to fight. The Reiatsu all over his body condensed into a faint light, surrounding him.
"Don't be too nervous, Seventh Seat Ishikawa."
Tokikaze said calmly, "Didn't you notice that the highest level alarm didn't sound?"
Hearing this, Naoto Ishikawa looked at the communication device in Ishida Soken's hand with surprise. Judging from his experience, the moment the Menos' Reiatsu was detected, the communication device should have issued a first-level alarm.
But why...
Yes, he suddenly realized, and his eyes fell on Tokikaze.
Soul Society's highest combat power has already been mobilized, so it would be redundant to issue an alarm or something like that.
"Let's go and deal with the crisis."
In just an instant, he disappeared from the sight of the two of them.
"Captain Tokikaze, please wait for me!" Naoto Ishikawa shouted and hurriedly chased after him.
Ishida Soken hesitated for a moment, and finally chose to follow him and take a look.
Even if you couldn't do anything against Hollow, it would be great to see the Captain-level combatant.
3-chome, on a slightly secluded street.
The edges of irregular gaps appeared between the buildings, and a two-meter-tall creature slowly walked out of it.
It looks like a hyena, with red manes twining all over its body. Its slightly slender limbs are covered with white bones, and its manes grow wantonly in the gaps.
On the ferocious mask, the fangs are divided into four parts, and there are sharp horns on the forehead like sharp blades.
Adjuchas!
The moment he walked out of the black cavity, Balk breathed the spirit in the air intoxicatedly, and made a hoarse voice:
"What a wonderful Reiatsu..."
While he was talking to himself, the red mane on his body suddenly grew, like countless tentacles, flying towards the north corner.
Accompanied by a heavy whistling sound, the alley was almost completely covered in red color.
Poof——
Blood exploded from the air like rain, completely dyeing the corners of the wall red. A human soul was extracted from the tattered body, hung on the mane and recovered in front of Balk.
When he sensed humans with high spiritual power in the world, he immediately came to the world through the Garganta to hunt them.
"The soul is full of Reiryoku, and your taste is far better than those inferior low-level Hollows."
Balk put the soul into his mouth full of irregular sharp teeth and chewed it slowly, as if he was tasting delicious food.
"Um?!"
Just when Balk looked enjoying himself, a strong pressure suddenly filled the nearby streets, and a black figure appeared in his sight.
The Reiatsu enveloped him, and an indescribable heaviness washed over him like a surging ocean tide.
Above the street, a breeze suddenly rose...