I'm really not the number one slacker in Soul Society.

Mima nodded subconsciously: "...Of course."

"Then I'll leave it to you!" Haiyan bowed with the ferocity of a tiger, then turned and ran off. "I'll be right back!"

...and then they disappeared without a trace.

Mizhen glanced at the two patients next to her with a subtle look, then shrugged.

Since I'm just idling around anyway, I might as well chat with someone.

"Captain Ukitake."

Mima stepped forward, helped the sickly-looking girl sit down next to Soi Fon, and scratched his head, saying, "Is it convenient to talk now?"

Ukitake turned around: "Watanabe? What's wrong?"

"Well... I have something I'd like to ask Captain Ukitake." Mima coughed. "My captain has been so busy these past few days, I haven't seen him like that much. Plus, the task the Captain-Commander assigned him the other day, it's hard not to be a little curious... Captain Ukitake, do you know what Captain Kyoraku has been busy with these past few days?"

"Shouldn't you ask Kyoraku about this?" Ukitake blinked. "After all, I have my own stance, and it's not convenient for me to reveal things to outsiders casually."

Mi Zhen's brow twitched.

This statement... seems to indicate that something is really going on.

"It's because the band leader wouldn't tell me," Mi Zhen said, scratching his head. "That's just the kind of person he is; sometimes his mouth is as tight as an iron gate."

“It sounds like I’m being too lenient…” Ukitake chuckled. “Kyoraku is doing this for your own good. You were just… a few days ago, he didn’t want you, Watanabe, to always be in danger.”

“I also want to share some of the burden with the captain—you see, my abilities are naturally suited for doing dangerous things.” Mima chuckled. “Captain Ukitake, just tell me what you need to do. Even if I can’t solve it, I can still help the captain reduce some of the risk.”

"..."

After thinking for a while, Ukitake sighed: "Alright... this matter was going to be made public soon anyway, so it's no big deal for me to tell you in advance."

Mima nodded: "Then thank you very much, Captain Ukitake."

Then, Ukitake stood up with difficulty, pulled him to a corner, and whispered, "...The Captain-Commander sent Kyoraku down to the underground prison to check on the situation three days ago, you know that, right?"

“That’s right.” Mima raised an eyebrow. “Could it be that over there…”

"Hmm." Ukitake lowered his eyes and said, "The prisoner list in the Infernal Chamber doesn't match!"

"Has someone run away?"

Ukitake nodded, then leaned close to his ear and said solemnly, "It is Shikatori Hakunsai, the captain of the 8th Division of the first Gotei 13."

Mima exclaimed in shock, "What...!"

“Judging from the marks in the cell, she must have escaped recently.” Fuzhu frowned. “However, she shouldn’t have anything to do with the incident a few days ago, otherwise, everyone present should have been killed.”

"This actually happened... No wonder the captain didn't tell me."

Ukitake gently patted his shoulder and said, "Don't tell anyone."

Then, he returned to Soi Fon's side with his hands in his pockets, took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, and wiped her sweat.

Mima, who remained where she was, frowned.

Deer Tribute and Cloud Studio...

Mi Zhen didn't have a strong impression of this name; he had only seen a few vague mentions of it in history books.

It is said that he was a killer personally recruited by the old man of the mountain. He was highly skilled and looked harmless, but he was bloodthirsty and more ruthless than most of the original Gotei 13. Later, he was imprisoned in the Abyss for committing a serious crime and has not been released or executed to this day.

How did this person manage to get away...?

Chunshui is absolutely right... This is a turbulent time, perfect for taking advantage of troubled circumstances...

and many more……

Speaking of taking advantage of troubled waters...

As is widely known, the Stealth Mobile is a secret organization under the Shihōin family.

The Shihouin family's function is to manage "divine weapons," and they possess many wonderful items with magical functions such as "divine transformation" and "flying wings."

Looking at the hidden mobile courtyard that looked as if it had just been plowed by a missile... oh, it shouldn't be "as if," it really had just been bombed by a missile.

In that case, the Shihouin family will definitely have to send people here, right?

Mima suddenly had a bold idea.

So he quietly took a few steps back.

He disappeared into a blind spot, leaving behind a crystal encased in white hair.

Chapter 72: A Perfect Opportunity to Fish in Troubled Waters [Seventh Update]

In the present world, in the Nine Provinces.

"Huh... is it really impossible to remove?"

Mima released her grip on Anise's mask and sighed regretfully.

After things settled down for the time being with Aizen, his clone left in the human world suddenly had nothing to do.

On ordinary days, he would read books, grow crops, and fish. Occasionally, he would visit Anise's research and take the opportunity to experience the feeling of exploiting workers—for example, instructing her to "produce twenty Gundam 1s for me within two days."

Although this timid Hollow was cowardly, she wasn't stupid. After realizing that Mima wouldn't actually make those threats like "If you don't deliver, I'll throw you back to Szayelaporro," her attitude relaxed day by day.

Although she is still very timid... she would even jump in fright at the sight of an insect, but at least she can now talk to Mima in a more relaxed manner, and sometimes she can even add a few words of sarcasm, which is completely different from the way she was trembling all the time a few months ago.

For example, today.

After watering the vegetable garden outside, Mima impulsively ran into the laboratory to test the feasibility of physical surface breaking.

The result, of course, was... failure.

The round mask was firmly fixed to Anise's face, and Misaki couldn't think of any way to remove it except by punching it off.

Come to think of it, Anise is neither Stark nor Ulquiorra.

After Mima released her grip, Anise instinctively shrank her neck and said hesitantly, "...I am a Hollow after all. If I try to forcibly remove the mask, I will die."

Mima stroked his chin: "But your mask really has no artistic flair... There isn't even a hole in it. I seriously doubt how you can see anything."

“My mask is one-way transparent.” Anise picked up a piece of glass from the research table and held it in front of Mima’s eyes, explaining, “It’s a bit inaccurate, but this is basically how my field of vision is.”

"That's quite impressive..."

Mima casually grabbed a spherical Gundam 1 and tossed it twice: "But compared to the mask, I still prefer your face a little more, at least it's pleasing to the eye."

"Even if you say that, boss..."

Anise sighed with difficulty, "But I've forgotten what I look like behind the mask."

The sudden shift to a somber atmosphere made Mima feel a little awkward, so he quickly changed the subject: "Ahem... Speaking of which, were the suggestions I gave you before useful? If they were too general, I could take them to Hueco Mundo to collect combat data."

“Yes, it’s very useful.” Anishite nodded. “I’ve focused on adjusting the sensitivity of the reaction… it’s increased by about 30% compared to before. I’ve also changed the appearance to… well, a rather scary one. And I’ve added a new function—the autonomous doll can now fire Cero with its mouth!”

"Flash?"

"Although...although it's weaker than the average Kylian, it really is a Cero, and it can fire three times on a single charge, which is pretty impressive."

Anise was unusually confident.

She does have this capital.

Although it was a bit sudden, in Mima's opinion, kidnapping Anise might be a huge win, no less profitable than obtaining the Divine Sword.

The reason is simple: her self-regulating dolls are truly a great invention with immense potential.

It is easy to maintain, requires no high-end materials, and can be updated and iterated at any time... Most importantly, it can be mass-produced.

It's important to know that although the autonomous doll appears a bit foolish, its combat power is, after all, at the Adjuchas level.

The current production rate is one unit per month. Roughly calculated, before the start of the story, Mima's forces can produce more than 1,300 Gundam 1 units.

Although ordinary Adjuchas-level combat power is considered as weak as grunts that can be easily wiped out in high-level games.

But even if it were a thousand or more ordinary Grim Reapers lined up and let the Sternritter kill them, it would still take them some effort.

This is without even considering performance improvements and production capacity upgrades.

Then we'll show the Invisible Empire what a fucking iron torrent really looks like.

"..."

Suddenly, Mizhen looked up, her expression becoming more serious.

"Time to get to work." He pulled a crystal encased in white hair from his pocket, tossed it to her, and continued, "Help me adjust the opening and closing time of the black cavity, preferably to less than 0.1 seconds."

"Huh...so suddenly?"

Anise, who seemed to want to boast about the new product's capabilities, paused for a moment, then nodded hastily after taking the crystal: "Shall we do it now?"

"Correct."

"That's not a problem..."

Anise took the crystal, then closed her eyes, letting it emit a soft glow in her hand.

A few seconds later, she opened her eyes and returned the crystal to Mijin.

Anise's vortex ability has many uses. For example, if you place her modified body parts (mainly her hair) into other worlds, they can function like beacons, allowing people to precisely open the vortex at a certain coordinate.

In addition, she can adjust the size, shape, and duration of the black cavity to a certain extent, demonstrating an astonishing degree of flexibility.

It has immense potential.

"You continue with your work, I need to go out for a bit."

Mima stood up, casually stuffed a spherical Gundam 1 into his pocket, picked up the Ryugetsu leaning against the wall, and walked straight outside.

After leaving the research base for a distance, he casually swung his knife and created another clone with a different appearance.

It was the face he had just sculpted this morning.

I didn't expect it to come in handy so soon.

—Target: The Shihōin family.

.............................................

A few minutes later, Kaien summoned the members of the Fourth Division, and together with Yama, they moved all the members of the Onmitsukido who had been blown into the sky by Suzumebachi Raiko-chou into the ward.

It's hard to tell whether the Secret Service agents were too fast or the initial explosion of the Suzumebachi Raikō-bō wasn't powerful enough, but the number of casualties during that deafening roar that shook the entire Seireitei was zero, which is somewhat unbelievable.