Chapter 158 Traces of the Spiritual Space

Just one sentence made Lisa understand some things.

That is, there is a relationship between Nanao and Kyoraku Shunsui.

Maybe Nanao herself doesn't know all this, but this does not affect Kyoraku Shunsui's attention to Ise Nanao at all.

After understanding the reason, Lisa wanted to explore deeper secrets, but when she saw that her captain had no intention of saying so, she finally gave up.

Just like Aizen's departure, it had little impact on the Soul Society.

The fact that Ise Nanao did not enter the 11th Division had no impact on the 11th Division. After all, it was just a small matter that Xia Mu had not expected.

That’s another matter.

Let Xia Mu care.

Not long after dealing with the Hogyoku incident, although Kisuke Urahara failed in his research on creating "permanent energy", he gained something in other areas.

When the special instrument used for exploration showed the general picture of Seireitei, Urahara Kisuke's pupils contracted sharply and he was extremely shocked.

"how is this possible?"

He looked horrified.

If it was just the overall picture of the Soul Society, it would not be enough for Urahara Kisuke to care about it. What he cared about was that there was a vague shadow beneath the Soul Society.

This shadow overlapped with Seireitei.

If the new instrument researched by Urahara Kisuke was not powerful enough to sense the fluctuations of spirit particles more accurately, and if the Reiwa Towers now spread throughout the Soul Society further strengthened the monitoring of spirit particles, Urahara Kisuke really would not have been able to discover this matter.

It is worth mentioning that the previous Central 46th Office forcibly took away the management authority of Reiwa Tower from Kisuke Urahara because of the extreme importance of Reiwa Tower.

Now, because the new Central Forty-Six has not yet been elected, some major matters in the Soul Society are handled by Captain-General Yamamoto. Therefore, the management authority of Reiwa Tower has been transferred back to the Technology Development Bureau at Captain-General Yamamoto's own initiative.

"What exactly is this shadow?"

Urahara Kisuke continued to explore.

Finally, he discovered a horrifying fact.

This shadow just happens to overlap with the shadows of the buildings in Seireitei.

It is a "shadow" of real value, but it is obviously impossible for an ordinary shadow to release the fluctuations of the spirit particle.

"There is something in the shadows."

Urahara Kisuke immediately had the answer.

Then, some of the words that Xia Mu had said to him before quietly emerged in his mind.

"Quincy?"

According to the investigation, the second Central Forty-Six was killed by a "Quincy". But putting aside the fact that the Quincy were exterminated by the Shinigami, the Quincy in the world had long since died out. The fact that a Quincy appeared in Soul Society was a very outrageous thing.

In fact, many people do not believe this statement.

But at that time Xia Mu had already entered the hell.

Furthermore, there is no other evidence to prove that this incident is related to the Grim Reaper.

Therefore, up to now, all the investigation directions have been directed towards finding out that the murderer is a Quincy.

In Urahara Kisuke's heart, he suspected that this matter might have something to do with Natsuki.

But who asked Natsuki to be his good friend? Besides, the Central 46th Office, which was supported by the Tsunayashiro family, was indeed not a good guy. Some of them were not human beings. The Technical Development Bureau was also their target for a time. Of course, Urahara Kisuke would not blame his friend or anything.

Until this moment, after a new discovery.

Urahara Kisuke couldn't help but doubt his previous judgment.

Is there really a hidden place in Seireitei that is unknown to the world?
Could it be that there really are Quincy lurking in the dark?

Was the death of the previous Central 46 Chambers caused by a Quincy hiding in the dark? Was it to plunge Seireitei into chaos?

He launched a series of conjectures.

If these speculations were made public, they would be outrageous.

But sometimes, the more impossible something seems, the more likely it is to be the truth.

Because of the failure of the "permanent energy" experiment, Urahara Kisuke doesn't mind spending some time studying the secrets of the shadows.

At the same time, he was keenly aware of one thing.

If there really is something in the shadow, it means that everything above the shadow may be observed by the thing hidden in the shadow.

So, in the following time, he found a way to create a laboratory that was always in the light and had no shadows.

Just in case, just in case.

After entering the laboratory, Urahara Kisuke continued his research. …

It was a long time before Natsuki received the message from Urahara Kisuke.

The existence of the spirit particle communicator makes the connection between the gods of death much closer.

As long as they are within the signal coverage of the "Reiwa Tower", they can contact each other with just one phone call, without having to contact others as before, which is time-consuming and laborious, or even requiring the use of ghost methods to sense the other party's spiritual pressure.

I came to the familiar 12th Division, but I didn't see the eccentric Frankenstein Mayuri Kurotsuchi this time. I don't know what Kurotsuchi Mayuri has been tinkering with recently.

"Come with me."

After seeing Natsuki, Urahara Kisuke didn't say any nonsense and took Natsuki straight to the laboratory.

After passing through several special doors and walking through a long passage, he finally arrived at Kisuke Urahara's laboratory.

As soon as he stepped into the laboratory, Xia Mu's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Kisuke, did you make a sun here?"

Bright, too bright in fact.

Light dispels darkness. In this laboratory, Xia Mu did not find any dark places. Moreover, the light here has been fine-tuned by Urahara Kisuke. It is dazzling, but when it falls on the body, it does not leave any shadow on the ground.

The main reason is that the light is not concentrated in the middle area, but is emitted from all directions and from different angles at the same time.

"The light pollution here is really too serious."

Xia Mu complained again.

Urahara Kisuke didn't pay attention to Natsuki's complaints, but replied seriously, "I have to do this. I discovered something recently."

After coming to this laboratory, Urahara Kisuke felt a lot safer.

It's not just because of the serious light pollution here that it's impossible to leave a shadow, but also because he has set up enough ghost barriers around the laboratory, and even the "space transfer" ghost barrier that is taboo in the Soul Society. Once an accident occurs, this laboratory will be transferred instantly.

Natsuki looked at Urahara Kisuke seriously, waiting for his answer.

"I found something in the shadows."

"There is a high possibility that there is a strange space within the shadow of Seireitei."

"They are hidden in the shadows and merged with the Seireitei, but they are two completely different spaces after all. With the help of a new instrument, I detected a trace of that space. At first, I thought I was seeing things, but after several explorations, I basically confirmed the existence of this space."

"It has not been a part of Seireitei since the beginning."

“It’s a man-made space.”

"Because this space is hidden in the shadows, I built this laboratory. There are no shadows in the laboratory. In addition, there are many barriers around it."

In order to prevent Natsuki from not knowing the whole story, Urahara Kisuke explained it in great detail.

When Xia Mu heard these words, he couldn't help but feel some emotion in his heart.

"As expected of Urahara Kisuke."

After thinking about things related to the Invisible Empire, the first person that Natsuki thought of was Urahara Kisuke. Facts have proved that Urahara Kisuke is indeed a genius. Even though for some reasons, Natsuki only told Urahara Kisuke that there might be Quincy lurking in the dark, and did not directly reveal that the Invisible Empire was hidden in the shadow of Seireitei, Urahara Kisuke still discovered this by himself.

But it's not surprising.

What Urahara Kisuke lacked was never intelligence or talent.

But some ideas.

Sometimes, as long as he is given a direction and an idea, he can gain something.

"So, you asked me to come here because you have found a way to invade that space?" Natsuki asked Urahara Kisuke again.

"I do have some ideas. At the same time, because of some things you told me before, I suspect that the space may be related to the Quincy. That's why I asked you to come here to discuss something."

Xia Mu's expression also became serious.

Immediately, Urahara Kisuke told the method to enter that space.

That is, using the method of virtuality to open the black cavity.

As long as the specific location of that space can be located, a passage can be opened by virtually opening the black cavity and forcibly tearing the barrier of space.

Even the two worlds of Soul Society and Hueco Mundo, which are far apart, can be directly connected with the help of the Black Cavity, not to mention the space in the shadows, which is closely connected with Soul Society.

But Urahara Kisuke also expressed his doubts.

"I don't know when this space came into being. If there really are Quincy in it, they are very likely to be keeping a close eye on everything in our Soul Society. If we rashly break through the space, it will probably cause unrest and attract the attention of the Quincy inside... So, I asked you to come here to discuss whether there is a safer way to sneak into that space first. It would be best to find out the truth about that space before proceeding with the follow-up matters."

Although Natsuki did not tell Urahara Kisuke about the truth of the Invisible Empire, Urahara Kisuke was indeed very smart. After discovering the space over there, he made many guesses and acted as safely and cautiously as possible.

(End of this chapter)