Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

The moment Longxian heard what Yixin said, he knew he couldn't win the argument.

Just because Isshin said the same thing as Masaki...

"Then let's begin!"

Despite his shock, Urahara proceeded with his surgery as he had previously stated. He first extracted the Shinigami power from Isshin Shiba's body and then injected it into Masaki's body. When the Shinigami power, which possessed antibodies against Hollows, or rather, was of the same origin as Hollows but harmless to Quincy, entered Masaki's body, her complexion noticeably improved, and the Hollow hole in her chest slowly dissipated.

"Success..."

Urahara wiped the sweat from his forehead and smiled at the person behind him.

However, the moment Urahara turned his head, he couldn't bring himself to smile.

Urahara simply saw someone who, under no circumstances should be here, smiling as he looked at everyone present.

"It worked!"

"Hahaha……"

Of course, this does not affect Isshin Shiba, who has lost his Shinigami powers. He has now become a completely ordinary person and can no longer contact the world where Urahara and the others live.

"Ha ha……"

Although Shiba Isshin has lost his power, he is not stupid.

When he saw Kisuke Urahara and Ryūgen Ishida looking like they were facing a formidable enemy, he gently wiped the sweat from his forehead and then asked, "Is there something behind me? Something I can't see?!"

"Hey..."

"I never expected it! The Captain-Commander of the Gotei 13 would grace my humble abode with his presence. It truly honors my humble shop!"

Just as Isshin Shiba was filled with doubt, Kisuke Urahara revealed the identity of the person standing behind Isshin. Yes, the person was none other than Araki himself, who had used the 'Hypergate' to come directly from the 'Soul Society' to Karakura Town.

"Kisuke Urahara, it's been a long time~"

Araki looked at Urahara and Isshin and spoke calmly.

"..."

Urahara didn't say much, but simply bowed slightly to Araki.

"What is this guy?"

As for Ishida Ryūgen, he was looking at Araki with eyes full of confusion.

He had never seen a spirit as powerful as Araki!

"Commander-in-Chief? No way?!"

"You're not lying to me..."

Upon hearing this, Isshin was so frightened that he turned around immediately. He naturally didn't see anything, but when he met Urahara and Ryugen's serious eyes, he finally understood. At this moment, in the world he couldn't see, the most powerful Shinigami in the entire Soul Society had arrived.

"Greetings, Commander-in-Chief! Please give me a chance to explain..."

He immediately knelt down on one knee and preached to the air that he could not see.

"Wrong! The captain is right next to you~"

Urahara, unable to bear it any longer, covered his eyes.

Yes, Isshin knelt in vain. At this moment, Araki was standing next to Kurosaki Masaki, who was lying on the hospital bed, quietly observing the girl in front of him.

I'm experiencing writer's block, so I'll take a short break.

Chapter 176 Breaking Through the Defense! Starting with Ryūken Ishida...

"Who is this man?!"

Even if Ishida Ryūgen were as oblivious as he was, he would notice the extraordinary nature of the man before him. A man whose spiritual pressure was so powerful that it distorted the surrounding space and made him feel suffocated, and who commanded such respect from Shiba Isshin and Urahara Kisuke, two powerful individuals whose strength far surpassed his own—this man's identity must be extraordinary.

"He is the captain of our 'Gotei 13'!"

"Mr. Longxian, I advise you not to entertain any underhanded thoughts."

"Captain Araki's strength far surpasses ours."

"He is the strongest Shinigami in the history of Soul Society, without exception."

Upon hearing this, Urahara specifically reminded Ryugen.

"The most powerful Shinigami in the history of Soul Society?!"

Upon hearing this, Long Xian's expression changed slightly. His already fair skin seemed to lose some color, making him appear even paler.

"Still the captain-commander of the 'Gotei 13'?"

As Long Xian finished speaking, he bit his lip until it bled, and a strong taste of blood rushed to the top of his head. At the same time, resentment and malice grew endlessly in his heart, making him as irritable as a wild beast.

"So, the Shinigami's extermination campaign against the Quincy back then was ordered by this man?!"

Ryugen stared intently at Araki, asking Urahara beside him a question.

"Well, this..."

Upon hearing this, Urahara broke out in a cold sweat.

“If you’re talking about the final battle between Shinigami and Quincy nearly a thousand years ago, then I was a participant! If you’re talking about the massacre war waged by Shinigami against Quincy two hundred years ago, then as you might think, I was the mastermind behind that war.”

The moment Long Xuan asked this absurd question, Araki turned around and coldly addressed Long Xuan.

"Then I cannot entrust Masaki to you!"

As he spoke, Longxian drew his bow and aimed at Araki's head.

"Allah?!"

When Ryugen drew back the Sacred Arrow, the first to panic were not Ryugen, but Kisuke Urahara and Isshin Shiba.

Even though he can't see Araki, he can see Ryugen!

To prevent Ryugen from making a grave mistake, the two immediately stood in front of Araki.

"Hey! Longxian! Don't do anything you'll regret..."

He pressed his chest tightly against the arrow in Longxian's hand and roared at him.

"Death, get out of my way! Since you didn't participate in that war, don't try to preach to me. Those Quincy killed two hundred years ago weren't your people, they were my people!!"

Ryugen roared at Isshin and Urahara.

"I'm sorry, Longxian..."

"If we continue to let you run wild!"

"What happens next will be a catastrophe for everyone present!"

Urahara's forehead was covered in cold sweat. He had already used the Tenkōra to call Yoruichi Shihōin. The current situation was beyond his and Isshin's ability to resolve. Only Yoruichi, who had been raised by Araki as his daughter, could solve the current problem.

"You two better get out of the way!"

At this moment, Ryuken seemed to have lost his mind. He completely ignored Urahara and Isshin's advice and, after a loud roar, fired his Sacred Annihilation Arrow.

"Noisy brat!"

However, the instant Long Xian fired the arrow, a figure appeared directly in front of Long Xian and caught Long Xian's Sacred Annihilation Arrow with one hand.

"what?!"

Long Xian seemed surprised that the person who arrived was so fast.

However, what surprised Long Xian even more was what happened next. The man who caught his Sacred Annihilation Arrow casually crushed it completely, turning it into the most basic spiritual particles, which then dissipated into the world.

"Your Holy Arrow is too weak, brat!"

"Let me show you what a true Holy Arrow of Annihilation looks like!"

Before Longxian could think further, the man who had crushed Longxian's Sacred Annihilation Arrow continued his sermon.

"The true Holy Arrow of Annihilation?"

Long Xian was a smart man. After hearing what the man said, an absurd idea suddenly arose in his mind.

"Buzz!"

The moment the thought crossed Long Xian's mind, he immediately suppressed it. He dared not think about it any further, but some things were beyond his control. As Araki spoke, a purple bow and arrow with a density far exceeding that of his Sacred Annihilation Arrow appeared in Araki's hand.

"Forehead……"

Ryuken stared wide-eyed at Araki's Sacred Annihilation Arrow.

"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible..."

"How could a Grim Reaper like you possibly use the Holy Annihilation Arrow?"

"Only Quincy can use the Sacred Arrow, unless..."

Longxian paused here, looking at Araki in disbelief.

"Unless I am a Quincy myself!"

"What? Is it so hard to admit that the Commander-in-Chief of the Shinigami is a Quincy?"

Araki looked at Ryugen and asked calmly.

"No, but, damn it..."

"What on earth is going on?"

Ryuken seemed to break down, collapsing to his knees. He couldn't comprehend what he'd witnessed today. Why was the legendary man who had ordered the massacre of all the Quincy actually a Quincy? And judging from his use of Quincy abilities, there was no doubt that the man before him was a pure-blooded Quincy. But if the Supreme Commander of the Shinigami was a pure-blooded Quincy, then what was his motive for issuing that horrific order to slaughter all the pure-blooded Quincy in the 'Three Realms'?!

"Longxian, don't you find this strange?"

"Why is it that in the past two hundred years, all other pure-blooded Quincy families have declined, while only your Ishida family has become stronger and stronger? Why are other pure-blooded Quincy hiding in the shadows like rats in the street, while only your Ishida family enjoys the status of a top-tier noble family in the human world? Have you never thought about these things?"

Araki looked at Ryugen and asked calmly.

"Really? Why is that?"

"Heh, how could I not have thought about it?"

"I just don't want to admit it..."

Ryuken smiled helplessly. Why could the Ishida family live so calmly in the 'real world'? There was probably only one answer: the Ishida family itself had a close relationship with the 'Soul Society' and the Shinigami...

Previously, Ryuken didn't know where this relationship lay, but now he seemed to understand it all. The Ishida family seemed to have a close relationship with the man in front of him, a man who also possessed Quincy power.