One Piece: Burning the Prison Clothes in the Setting Sun, Mihawk is dumbfounded.

Empty Town.

"Something's not right."

The door to a grocery store was pushed open, and a man wearing a small round hat came in, closed the door, and then said in a low voice.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

A black cat spoke.

The black cat crouched by the door, looking up at the man who came in.

"There are too many Grim Reapers coming to the mortal world."

Kisuke Urahara tapped the brim of his small round hat with his finger, then walked towards the back of the general store, eventually arriving at a basement, with the black cat following closely behind.

"Have you noticed anything amiss in Hueco Mundo?"

Only after seeing Kisuke Urahara stop did the black cat continue to ask questions.

They are now in a huge underground space.

A dozen or so figures were sitting in the hollow area of ​​this space. Strange white substances occasionally emerged from their bodies, which then hardened and disappeared.

"It shouldn't be. I haven't detected any signs of a large-scale black cavity opening, and there are far too many of them."

Kisuke Urahara did not continue to approach the people in the middle, but sat down on the ground and frowned as he spoke.

"A lot? What do you think?"

The man in black squatted down beside him and asked again.

When Kisuke Urahara returned, he didn't explain things very clearly, and she still doesn't understand what exactly happened.

Even if it's a lot, in her mind it wouldn't be too exaggerated.

After all, the power that the mortal world can contain is limited, and the power that the Grim Reaper can exert in the mortal world needs to be restricted.

If left unchecked, it would cause immense damage to the present world.

This rule was issued by the Seireitei of Soul Society, and it has been this rule from the beginning. The Soul Society regards it as an ironclad law, and other Shinigami naturally will not violate it.

After all, if you violate the rules, you will inevitably be tried.

So, how much more can it be?

After all, if too many Grim Reapers come to the mortal world, even without using any power, their spiritual particles will have a huge impact on the mortal world.

"It's much more than you imagine; the world has already begun to become spiritualized."

Kisuke Urahara said in a deep voice.

One sentence made the black cat's fur stand on end instantly.

"Impossible, are they crazy?"

boom!

A cloud of white smoke rose from the black cat, and the black cat transformed into a naked, dark-skinned girl.

At this moment, she looked at Kisuke Urahara with a shocked expression.

"It's true, I've confirmed it. Something big must have happened that we didn't notice, but if we investigate now, it might be too late."

Kisuke Urahara's voice was low and deep, clearly indicating that he was under immense pressure.

"Could it be related to Aizen?"

Yoruichi, in the form of the black cat, offered her guess.

The Soul Society doesn't know about Aizen's situation, but they do.

After all, they escaped Soul Society because of Aizen.

They also knew that Aizen was preparing to carry out a big plan in Soul Society, and now, could it be that Aizen has started it?

"If that's the case, it's definitely not good news. It could mean that he's found that thing."

Upon hearing this, Yoruichi crouched down like a kitten, and subconsciously raised her hand to lick it before realizing that she was in human form.

"It would have been better if we had brought that thing out in the first place."

Yoruichi said.

"If we had brought it out, it probably wouldn't have been left until now. After all, he still has some reservations in Soul Society, but in the human world, we might not be able to protect it."

The two were talking in hushed tones when a sinister voice suddenly rang out.

"You just mentioned Aizen, right?"

Upon hearing this, the two turned their heads and saw a blond man wearing a half-bone mask on his face, who was looking at them with a sinister gaze.

Where is that bastard?

He pressed on, a fierce glint in his eyes.

"You succeeded?"

Kisuke Urahara looked at Shinji Hirako and raised his voice a few decibels.

Because of Aizen's Hollowfication experiment, the original captain of the Fifth Division, Shinji Hirako, and a group of seated officers were Hollowfied. After being rescued by Aizen, they escaped to the human world together.

However, the fusion of Hollow and Shinigami powers is obviously very dangerous.

Even with his assistance, he wasn't very confident, but judging from Hirako Shinji's appearance now, he seems to have calmed down.

"More or less. Aizen would never have imagined that I would turn misfortune into a blessing in disguise."

Shinji Hirako could sense that after the Hollow and the Shinigami's powers merged, his strength was much greater than before.

"He could definitely have figured that out."

After pouring cold water on his initial enthusiasm, Kisuke Urahara thought for a moment and then explained what he had discovered to Shinji Hirako.

After all, they have too little power at hand, and every bit of power must be combined.

"You mean, Aizen has been exposed? That's why there's been such a commotion? He's going to take action against the Human World?"

Upon hearing this, Hirako Shinji raised his hand and tore off the white bone mask from his face, speaking in a low voice.

"This is just speculation. The specific situation still needs to be investigated, but it's not appropriate for you to show up now, as it might cause some misunderstanding."

After Urahara Kisuke finished speaking, he stood up. "I need to go out again to investigate the situation. As for you, you'd better help them master this power. Simply refusing won't stabilize things."

Kisuke Urahara said, pointing to those who were still sitting in the same spot.

These people were originally Shinigami (death gods), so they naturally strongly opposed the power of Hollows.

This is also the reason why integration has been delayed.

Hirako Shinji probably heard them talking about Aizen, and his hatred for Aizen outweighed his resistance to Hollow powers, which is why he succeeded.

"I'll go with you."

Yoruichi transformed back into a black cat and followed Kisuke Urahara as he got up and left.

But the two had only just left the grocery store when they both paused.

"You felt it, didn't you?"

Kisuke Urahara adjusted his hat and asked.

"A barrier, an enormous barrier! Setting up such a barrier would require a huge amount of resources even in Soul Society, let alone in the human world. What are these people up to?"

Yoruichi's voice was also filled with shock.

"Should we risk checking it out?"

Urahara Kisuke asked.

"I'll go, since I'm good at this. As for you, go back and wait for news."

After Yoruichi finished speaking, her cat-like body simply vanished.

Kisuke Urahara made no other move, and like any ordinary person in Karakura Town, turned around and went back to the general store.

……

The Grim Reapers are indeed setting up a massive barrier.

Even knowing that this would have irreversible consequences for the present world, they have no choice but to do it now.

Some Quincy hiding in the mortal world sensed this situation and secretly gathered to discuss whether it was being targeted at them.

As for ordinary people living in Karakura Town, apart from feeling a little strange about their bodies and not getting tired as easily, they didn't have any other special feelings.

However, some people who are naturally sensitive to spiritual energy or have a talent for spiritual energy noticed the anomaly.

They saw people in strange clothes appearing in Karakura Town, flying around one by one.