Chapter 196 Death Agent, Hit Nemesis!
In the history of Soul Society, there is a very special position, that is, the Agent of Death.

This was a position that Ukitake Jushiro proposed to establish decades ago.

As a purification team, most of the members of the 13th Division are stationed in the real world, purifying the Hollows in the real world and leading the undead to the Soul Society. It can be said that it is the division that has the most contact with the real world, and is also the division that knows the real world best.

Many years ago, the Death Gods of the 13th Squad discovered a very special existence while on a mission in the human world.

His name is——Ginjō Kūgo!
He is clearly a human being, but he possesses the power of the god of death.

At the beginning of Soul Society, everyone thought that a Shinigami had violated the ban and gave the power of Shinigami to humans, which was a violation of the ban, so they immediately launched an investigation, but the final result of the investigation was not what they thought.

Ginjo Kūgo's power as a god of death did not come from the god of death, but was innate.

In addition to the power of the god of death, he seems to have other powers in his body.

Although the conclusion is outrageous, the truth is probably that Ginjo Kūgo's father, or one of his mothers, is a god of death, which is why he was born with the power of the god of death.

After realizing the peculiarity of Ginjō Kūgo, there was a discussion within Soul Society on how to deal with Ginjō Kūgo.

The power of the god of death must not be leaked.

Even if Ginjō Kūgo's power as a Shinigami was not given by others, the other party is not a member of the Gotei 13. Should this power be taken away from him?

If the person in charge at that time was the Central 46th Room, with their indifference and pedantry, they would most likely choose to deprive him of the power of the god of death. How could a mere human be worthy of possessing the power of the god of death? Even the god of death who gave birth to a child with a human should be found out and punished.

What? Death is dead?

That should also be nailed to the pillar of shame.

However, because all affairs of Soul Society were already under the control of Captain-General Yamamoto at that time, after a brief discussion, Captain-General Yamamoto finally decided to ignore the matter.

After all, the target is human, and that is also the real world. As long as the other party does not pose a threat to Soul Society, Soul Society can allow the other party to exist.

This would have been a perfect solution to the problem.

But the subsequent development was unexpected.

This human who possessed the power of the god of death accidentally helped the god of death of Squad 13, and even joined forces with them to fight against the hollows that appeared in the human world.

After an in-depth communication, the 13th Squad understood the other party's purpose.

The other party is active in order to fight against the Hollows in the real world and to protect the peace of the real world.

After Ukitake Jushiro knew these things, he gradually came up with new ideas.

The Gotei 13 only have a limited number of Shinigami.

Even though the emergence of various weapons has improved the overall strength, it cannot change the problem of the base number of death gods.

So, is it possible to unite all the forces that can be united and bring these beings who also fight against the void into the camp of the God of Death?

After the Shinigami exterminated the Quincies, the remaining Quincies were all under the surveillance of Soul Society. Some of them even cooperated with the Shinigami and fought against the Hollows together with them.

Ukitake Jushiro thought this method was pretty good.

Moreover, compared to the extremely threatening Quincy, Ginjō Kūgo is a human who possesses the power of a Shinigami. He can be considered half a Shinigami and also possesses a Zanpakutō.

After this thought came to his mind, Ukitake Jushiro could no longer control himself.

So he made a suggestion to the captain.

Ginjo Kūgo was given the identity of a god of death.

However, since the other party is a human being after all, it is impossible to pull him into the Soul Society, so to be precise, the identity given to him should be called "Death God's Proxy". From now on, the other party has been authorized by the Soul Society to fight against the Hollows and is a non-staff member of the Soul Society.

In order to prove the legitimacy of the identity, the Technology Development Bureau also took some measures to create a Death Proxy Certificate.

In addition to proving identity, the proxy certificate also has another function, which is to be used as a "righteous soul pill", allowing Ginjo Kūgo's soul to leave his body, while his body will be temporarily taken care of by the created righteous soul.

To this day, Ginjo Kūgo is still active in the world as a proxy for the God of Death.

He also seems to have gathered a group of like-minded companions and is fighting against the Hollows somewhere in the world.

To be honest, after knowing these things, Xia Mu was actually a little emotional.

Because in the original work, Ginjo Kūgo finally gave up his identity as a proxy god of death and betrayed Soul Society. The reason seemed to be that his companions were killed by the god of death. From then on, the god of death became a synonym for despicable in his mind.

But now, this is not happening.

Xia Mu was also very curious about the reason.

There is no doubt that something changed to lead to this result.

Although Natsuki had read some of the original works, he had not read the official novels, so he did not know that Ginjo Kūgo's betrayal was related to Tsunayashiro Tokinada and the Tsunayashiro family.

Because Tsunayashiro Tokinada died early, and the Tsunayashiro family had already declined by then, it was of course impossible for them to cause any more trouble.

After hearing what Xia Mu said, Ukitake Jushiro was stunned for a moment, then frowned, "Do you think it's okay to give Kurosaki Ichigo the status of a deputy god of death?"

The position of Death God Proxy was originally created by him, and the one he was directly connected to was the 13th Division. Therefore, before granting the position of Death God Proxy, he needed to seek the opinions of the 13th Division.

Ginjo Kūgo, through years of hard work, has proven himself worthy of this status.

But to be honest, Ukitake has some concerns about Ichigo Kurosaki.

He didn't have much contact with Ichigo, or almost none, even though Ichigo was a guest in the 13th Division at the invitation of Shiba Kaien.

But because Ichigo has a close relationship with Aizen, and it was because of Aizen that he came to Soul Society and entered the Soul Society, Ukitake does not trust Ichigo.

Xia Mu noticed some of Ukitake's concerns and said calmly, "I know what you are thinking."

"It's just that Ichigo and Aizen have a close relationship."

"But if I tell you that Ichigo doesn't know Aizen's true identity, he is actually also deceived."

"Of course, these are just my one-sided words."

"You have always been a thoughtful person and may not believe me. So, whether to grant him the identity of a proxy god of death, I suggest you ask Shiba Kaiyan."

Fuzhu raised his eyebrows, "Ask Haiyan, why?"

Without waiting for Xia Mu to answer.

He thought of some more details.

Haiyan is too good to Ichigo Kurosaki.

Previously, the Shiba family spared no effort to help Ichigo Kurosaki save Rukia.

This can be understood as Haiyan attaching great importance to Rukia as a subordinate.

But afterwards, Ukitake keenly sensed that something was wrong.

Haiyan's attitude towards Kurosaki Ichigo is definitely not as simple as Kurosaki Ichigo wants to save Rukia, there seems to be other reasons.

"Captain Xia Mu, what do you know?"

Xia Mu looked at Ukitake Jushiro deeply, and finally revealed some secrets, "Kurosaki Ichigo's Zanpakuto's special move is called Getsuga Tensho."

"Twenty years ago, the captain of the 10th Division, Isshin Shiba, lost his spiritual pressure response in the human world and was confirmed dead."

Just two sentences, no more, but it was enough.

Ukitake Jushiro's expression changed slightly and he fell into a state of deep thought.

Of course, he had also heard of Crescent Moon Tensho, the unique skill of the Shiba family.

As his deputy captain, Shiba Kaien was his most capable assistant and had helped him for decades. If it weren't for Shiba Kaien, he would not have been able to rest and recuperate.

Ichigo Kurosaki, as a traveler, is very special because he possesses the power of the god of death.

You know, the last human who possessed the power of the God of Death, Ginjō Kūgo, had a father who was a God of Death.

In other words, one of Ichigo Kurosaki's parents is also a god of death.

Combined with "Crescent Moon Sky Strike" and Xia Mu's second sentence, the identity of this god of death is self-evident.

Ukitake Jushiro's thoughts flashed, and after understanding the truth, he looked at Xia Mu again.

He did not ask Xia Mu again what he knew.

Obviously, Xia Mu couldn't say it.

However, after knowing Ichigo Kurosaki's background, he seemed to be someone who could be trusted.

then.

While Ichigo Kurosaki continues to recuperate in Soul Society.

Before the issue of the annihilation of those nobles was resolved, Ukitake Jushiro formally proposed at the captains' meeting to give Kurosaki Ichigo the status of a proxy Shinigami.

Some people agree with this proposal, while others oppose it.

The reasons of the opponents were similar to Ukitake's previous concerns, which were nothing more than the relationship between Ichigo and Aizen, who was a heinous lunatic who had appeared in Soul Society before and caused a lot of trouble. Now these things have not been resolved, and the Soul Society is still in chaos.

Even if Ichigo Kurosaki and others are not held accountable in the future, they are innocent.

But they are traveling troubles after all, so it would be best to send them back to the real world as soon as possible. Why give Ichigo Kurosaki the identity of a deputy god of death?

Those who agree are headed by Xia Mu.

He speaks his mind.

"I'm sure everyone has seen how powerful Ichigo Kurosaki is."

"He has only been a Shinigami for a little over a month, but he was able to defeat Captain Kuchiki in a head-on battle. This shows how terrifying his potential is. That's why we must win over Ichigo Kurosaki and pull him into our Soul Society camp instead of letting him join Aizen's camp."

"You all said that he has a close relationship with Aizen, which shows that Aizen has been eyeing him for a long time."

"If we continue to let him go, and he joins Aizen's army, we will just be helplessly watching another powerful enemy appear before our eyes."

Natsuki did not convince the opponents from any other angles, but only pointed out Ichigo Kurosaki's strength.

And this is something that many captains have witnessed.

It is worth mentioning that Byakuya Kuchiki also attended this captain meeting.

Although the injuries have not fully recovered, as long as he doesn't fight with others, he will have no problem moving around.

When he heard Xia Mu mention his defeat, he did not show any displeasure. Instead, he took the initiative to step forward and talked about it frankly, "Captain Xia Mu is right. Kurosaki Ichigo is extremely powerful. Such a person really cannot be allowed to turn to Aizen's side."

"If we can, we will certainly try to get it."

Although he lost to Ichigo, Kuchiki Byakuya did not have any resentment towards Ichigo in his heart. On the contrary, he was very grateful to Ichigo.

He was grateful to Ichigo for saving Rukia. He was actually very upset when Rukia was sentenced to double death.

But for the honor of the Kuchiki family, he had no choice but to allow Rukia to be executed.

It was Ichigo Kurosaki who broke into Soul Society and changed these things.

After that, after he lost to Ichigo, he gradually understood his own heart because of his defeat.

After hearing what Byakuya Kuchiki said, the other captains were also extremely surprised.

Unexpectedly, the person involved, Byakuya Kuchiki, actually stood up and agreed to give Ichigo Kurosaki the identity of a proxy Shinigami.

After Natsuki and Kuchiki Byakuya spoke.

Some captains also expressed their opinions.

However, the real decision-maker is the captain.

After listening to everyone's opinions.

Captain Yamamoto made the decision.

"Give Ichigo Kurosaki the status of a deputy god of death!"

Ichigo Kurosaki, Uryu Ishida, Orihime Inoue, and Yasutora Chadart did not continue to stay in the Soul Society. Under the arrangement of Jushiro Ukitake, they were sent back to reality.

Of course, Kisuke Urahara also provided some help in this process.

According to Ichigo, they were transformed into spiritual life forms by Aizen using special instruments and then came to Soul Society.

Now to return from the world of spirit particles to the world of instruments, of course, another transformation must be carried out.

Fortunately, this kind of thing is not difficult for Kisuke Urahara to do.

……

After the Aizen incident and the Tadashi invasion incident temporarily ended.

Xia Mu came to the Technology Development Bureau again.

"how's it going?"

Natsuki asked Urahara Kisuke.

In order to let Natsuki help Ichigo rescue Rukia, Ishida Uryu chose to feed the tiger with his own body and was willing to become Urahara Kisuke's research material, allowing Urahara Kisuke to study him.

Of course, it also has something to do with Xia Mu telling him the truth about Youhabach and his mother's death.

In Ishida Uryu's heart, he still wants to avenge his mother.

However, although he studied Ishida Uryu, Urahara Kisuke did not slice up Ishida Uryu. He just extracted some of Ishida Uryu's blood and analyzed his blood. In addition, Urahara Kisuke also conducted some research on Ishida Uryu's soul.

The former is because the Quincy's power comes from their bloodline, the purer the bloodline, the stronger the power.

As for the latter, it is because Yhwach possesses the power to influence the souls of all Quincies.

The power of the Quincy is actually not a big secret to the God of Death.

Many, many years ago, the God of Death secretly studied the Quincies. After all, they were powerful enemies that almost destroyed Soul Society at one time, and the destruction and threats they brought to Soul Society were far greater than those of the Hollows.

In order to find out the true strength of the Quincies, Soul Society must of course study them.

Conventional research is actually meaningless.

What Urahara Kisuke wanted to figure out the most was why Ishida Uryu was able to survive under the divine power of Yhwach, and what made him so special.

"Ishida Uryu's bloodline is similar to those of the mixed-blood Quincy that we have studied before. There is nothing special about it. No matter how you look at it, he is a mixed-blood Quincy. If there is any difference, it is probably that there is a higher concentration of one element in his blood."

"What is it?" Natsuki asked Urahara Kisuke.

"silver!"

It is naturally impossible for human blood to contain silver. No, it should be said that even the body of a Quincy does not contain this thing. After all, a Quincy is just a special human being.

But Ishida Uryu's body contains this special substance.

Although it wasn't much, Urahara Kisuke still found it out with the help of special instruments.

"Do you still remember what we found from the bodies of those half-blood Quincy that day?" Natsuki asked Urahara Kisuke.

Urahara Kisuke nodded.

Several years ago, all the half-blood Quincies in the world died at the same time.

Ever since the incident two hundred years ago, Soul Society has been closely monitoring all the Quincies in the living world, and when they all died, Soul Society of course conducted an investigation, especially after confirming that the incident was related to Yhwach.

Xia Mu once took a trip to the real world for this reason.

But this is not the end of the matter.

Afterwards, Urahara Kisuke obtained a lot of Quincy corpses and conducted some research, trying to figure out the principle behind Yhwach's Sanctification.

In the end, the principle was not understood.

But there are also gains.

For example, in the hearts of these dead Quincy, the existence of "silver" was discovered. Although it is very tiny, it does exist.

Now, this special "silver" also exists in Ishida Uryu's body.

Xia Mu started to speculate and told Urahara Kisuke his thoughts, "Suppose, this kind of silver only appeared after being sanctified by Yhwach. Those Quincy who died because of the sanctification will have this thing in their hearts. The power of the Quincy comes from the blood, and the blood originates from the heart. In other words, the heart is the root of everything."

"Can we understand it as an antibody naturally produced by the Quincy to fight against the Holy?"

"When the Quincy was sanctified and their souls and powers were about to be taken away by Yhwach, their instinct for survival drove them to fight against this power, thus producing a special silver in their hearts."

"Unfortunately, because they were half-blood Quincy, their power was not enough to sustain them against the Saints, so even though Silver was produced, they still died."

"But if there is enough of this silver, will it be immune to the effects of sanctification?"

"Ishida Uryu, is this the reason why he was able to survive the Sorcerer's Separation?"

"Of course, he must have other special features. Otherwise, how could he be the only one to survive among all the mixed-blood Quincy?"

Xia Mu talked freely, but what he said actually had no basis, it was just a guess.

In terms of ability, Ishida Uryu's holy text can counter Yhwach's ability and reverse what happened. This is the key to his survival.

But the silver in the hearts of those dead Quincy also played a crucial role in the original work.

If it weren't for the arrow made of holy silver, which caused Yhwach to temporarily lose his power, Yhwach would not have been defeated, and the thousand-year bloody battle would not have been won.

That kind of silver is, without a doubt, the nemesis of Yhwach's abilities.

“This may be a research idea.”

After listening carefully to Natsuki's analysis, Urahara Kisuke expressed his agreement.

Then, he told about his findings on Ishida Uryu.

"In addition, there seems to be a special power contained in Ishida Uryu's soul."

The realm of the soul is an extremely mysterious realm for the god of death.

Even though this is Soul Society, all the people living here are souls.

But being a spiritual creature does not mean that one has fully understood the mysteries of the soul.

Even the God of Death has never given up his research on the soul realm.

It was not until many years ago, when the theory of temporary soul was realized in the hands of Kiryu Hikifune, that the god of death made a breakthrough in his research on the soul field.

As the successor of Hikifune Kiryu, Urahara Kisuke further studied the realm of souls based on Hikifune Kiryu's research and also made some gains.

He continued to tell Xia Mu about his findings on Ishida Uryu.

Unfortunately, although we have realized that there is a special power in Ishida Uryu's soul, due to the short time, we have not been able to study the nature of this power.

"As long as we in Soul Society and Ishida Uryu continue to maintain friendly relations, I think he would be willing to let them continue to study him."

Natsuki comforted Urahara Kisuke.

Urahara Kisuke nodded.

……

This world.

After returning here from Soul Society, Ichigo felt a little melancholy.

Obviously, he didn't stay in Soul Society for a long time.

But the experiences during this period were more exciting than his life in the past ten years.

That was a world completely different from the present world, and he could never forget the experiences he had in that world.

The results of the trip to Soul Society were mixed.

The good news is that Rukia is fine, which makes Ichigo feel at ease.

The bad news is that the teacher he respected so much was actually a wanted criminal in Soul Society and was not a good person.

This made Ichigo feel extremely complicated.

After returning to the present world, he thought for a long time and went to the gym where he had met his teacher before. However, when he got there, he found that the gym was closed and the other party was not there.

Yes, the fact that the other party appeared in front of him must have ulterior motives. Why would he stay in the real world and open a gym?

It took Ichigo some time to finally calm down his complicated emotions.

Then, returned to daily life.

As a high school student, his current responsibility is to study.

Especially when his father has been working very hard to make money, he can only study harder to be worthy of his father's efforts.

And in addition to studying.

Because he has entered another world, Ichigo has not given up fighting against the Hollows that appeared in Karakura Town as a God of Death.

Due to Rukia's return to Soul Society, there are currently no new Shinigami stationed in Karakura Town. The Hollows that appear here during this period of time will have to be dealt with by Ichigo himself and his classmate Ishida Uryu.

(End of this chapter)