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A death god named 'Gekuang', who is also his only friend.

An irreplaceable best friend who has lived in Rukongai with me since childhood.

He could not forgive that one person, that man filled with malice.

"Lord Aizen, please allow me to punish him personally."

“No, I want it.” Aizen shook his head and said, “You can’t be unaware of his Zanpakuto, the one from the Nine Heavens Mirror Valley, the Zanpakuto passed down through generations of the Tsunayo family.”

Chapter 1107

[The following content is excerpted from the official Bleach novel, briefly discussing Tosen Kaname's past and what kind of character Tsunayoshi Tokinada is.]

[Content is free.]

Seireitei Official Residence Street Hundreds of years ago

"Why, why wasn't that man sentenced to death?!"

That was a cry that risked one's life.

"Please let me see Room 46! Please!"

Blocked by the strong guards wielding six-foot steel clubs, the young man continued to shout.

The young man had no pupil color in his eyes, and some subtle gestures revealed that he was blind.

The blind young man seemed to be able to judge his surroundings by sound alone, and he must have sensed the fierce atmosphere of the guards in front of him.

Was it because these gatekeepers were all relatives of nobles that they looked at this young man, who seemed to be from Rukongai, with a clear sense of insult in their eyes?

However, the young man reached his hand into the door without the slightest fear.

What poured from the youth's mouth was a cry for judgment, a pure plea for the execution of justice.

But the guards refused to listen to his pleas and raised their six-foot sticks at the blind youth.

The sound of fabric rubbing together, the rustling of air, the direction of footsteps moving.

The blind young man sensed all of this and understood that he was about to receive a merciless blow from the gatekeeper.

However, he did not avoid it.

Was it despair or sadness that appeared on that expression?

However, here one cannot see any expression of retreat due to fear.

The moment the young man arrived here, he was already prepared to risk his body and his life.

The guards, completely unaware of this, assumed that the blind man was unable to avoid the attack and swung their weapons at the defenseless opponent without hesitation.

However—a violent impact rang out, and the guards' attack was deflected.

"!"

What the guards saw was the Zanpakuto still sheathed.

Then, the guards' faces froze the moment they saw who was holding it.

"Please don't do anything that would cause a disturbance; we're still in the period of mourning for Miss Ge Kuang."

"You, you are...?"

"He told me to handle the persuasion, and that you should just continue your security duties."

"Yes, yes!"

The blind youth initially couldn't understand what was happening.

His consciousness was captured by the name uttered by the man who seemed to have saved him.

Song Kuang.

The reason I risked my life to come here.

That was the name of my irreplaceable best friend, with whom I had lived since childhood in Rukongai.

The man who uttered the name spoke to the blind youth in a gentle voice.

"I know about you. Yes, you attended Miss Ge Kuang's funeral, right?"

Do you know...that person?

"So you call me a colleague. I'm a Grim Reaper too... But perhaps from the moment I failed to protect her, I already lost my right to be a Grim Reaper."

The man spoke with a somber expression, extending his hand to the blind youth.

"Let's go somewhere else. There's nothing left to say to those stubborn security guards, isn't there?"

......

"I see. So you're Tosen Kaname. Even in the barracks, she often mentions your name. That's why you were specially summoned for the funeral ceremony, right?"

The blind youth, Tosen, was a resident of Rukongai. Since he wasn't even a Shinigami, he wouldn't normally be able to freely enter and leave Seireitei.

He was able to enter the Seireitei precisely because of this special treatment.

"Miss Kagura left a will before joining the Shinigami. After all, you never know when you'll die in a battle against Hollows. In fact, it was recommended by the Shinigami Academy."

According to the Shinigami who knew Kaku, the suicide note stated, "If I die, I hope my body can be buried in Rukongai."

"It seems they wanted to bury him at the foot of a hill where he could see the stars. As for the location, his close friends and family, named Tosen Kaname, know."

"...Yes, that hill, I think I know it."

What comes to mind for Tosen is the memory of gazing at the night sky with his best friend beside a village on a hill.

—"I like the night sky, I want it."

—"Because the night sky is so similar to this world."

"Everything was shrouded in darkness, but there were also many tiny lights."

—"But there are clouds that block out these rays of light."

"I want to be the one who dispels those clouds."

"To prevent even a glimmer of light from fading, I will go and disperse those clouds."

She spoke these words while gazing at the starry sky, and ultimately, her dream came true.

They gained power and status in order to protect the world's light.

grim Reaper.

As the foundation of everything in Soul Society, he is the one who guides people born in the human world to this world, enabling the world to cycle and bear the heavy responsibility.

By dispelling the void, which is an evil spirit, they became people's hope.

She could be said to have been given the right to protect the stars.

However, having achieved her dream, she was unable to continue down the path ahead.

"...I heard that her husband killed her."

"Ah, that's right. Her husband killed her in a minor argument with a colleague, and then killed his own wife, who had advised him to do so. That's the truth."

"...Why...why did she...have to die?"

The Grim Reaper gave his answer to Tosen, who was clenching his fists in remorse.

"Although this is just my speculation, I think it's because she was a more upright person than anyone else... a person who always held justice and peace in her heart."

This is something Tosen understands.

As a close friend, Ge Kuang loved peace more deeply than anyone else and valued justice more than anyone else.

That's why he was also prepared to let his hands be stained red with Xu Jianhui's blood.

"I also worry about her, wondering if she might end up like that someday. She loves peace too much when it comes to upholding justice. If love and tranquility were to be denied, and she were to live only for what could be called cruel justice, she might turn around and kill her husband. But she couldn't do that."

"You mean her wish was wrong!? I heard that the man who killed her wasn't even questioned about any serious crime!"

"So, that's why you want to see Room 46?"

Death sighed softly, then continued, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

"...Do you know about the five noble families?"

"Although I don't know their specific family name, they are certainly... one of the highest-ranking noble families in Seireitei..."

"The man who killed Miss Ge Kuang, even if he is of the bloodline of one of the five great noble families..."

"!"

Although she knew about her marriage to Death, she had never heard that her partner was from one of the five noble families.

Addressing the bewildered Tosen, the Grim Reaper continued.

"Although he's not of the main family bloodline, but rather a descendant of a branch family. Even though that man doesn't have any significant power, the so-called nobility can manage to mitigate the guilt of murder. If it were someone from the main family, not only would the murder itself seem as if it never happened, but the matter would be quelled by having Miss Kagaku be charged with treason and executed."

"How could this be! This...absurd thing...!"

Tosen couldn't help but raise his voice.

From the moment he heard that the man who killed his best friend had not been questioned about the severity of his crime, Tosen had considered the possibility that this was the case.

However, he didn't want to believe that such a thing could happen in an organization that she herself asserted was "a force that exists for justice".

That's why—precisely to refute it—he risked his life to come here to appeal and negotiate directly with Room 46.

"Aren't the Shinigami, the Gotei 13, and the groups that protect the stability of Soul Society and the human world? Aren't the 46 Chambers the embodiment of the principles of the world?!"

"It's about maintaining stability. Because nobles are also part of the world. It's about preserving their peace. And now, the Forty-Six Chambers are a symbol of this unreasonable world."

"...Gurgle!"

Faced with such a definitive statement from the Grim Reaper, Tosen could only stand there dumbfounded.

And Death spoke with deep regret about him.

"I completely understand your feelings. I also find it strange that the man who killed her wasn't brought to justice. But that's the reality of Soul Society. The 46 Chambers are completely subservient to the Five Great Noble Families... especially the powerful Tsunayoshiro family."

Speaking with a sorrowful expression, the man clenched his fists just like Tosen—

After confirming that no one was around, he asked in a low voice.