On the other side.
As the residents were in shock.
After instantly killing the Hundred-Eyed Demon, Byakuya Kuchiki did not linger. He glanced at Kumamon, and at the same time, Kumamon looked at him. Their eyes met.
Seeing this.
The residents' hearts trembled. They had no time to be excited about Byakuya Kuchiki's swift kill:
“Holy crap, Byakuya Kuchiki and Kumamon made eye contact. Are they going to fight?”
“Hey, we were so focused on Byakuya Kuchiki killing the Hundred-Eyed Demon, we didn’t think about whether Byakuya Kuchiki was called by Kumamon…”
“What if Byakuya Kuchiki and Kumamon don’t know each other?”
“Can Kumamon beat Byakuya Kuchiki?”
Regarding the situation before them.
All the residents cast aside their previous excitement, their hearts pounding in their throats.
However, their tension lasted less than two seconds.
Both Kumamon and Byakuya Kuchiki made a move.
As it turned out…
After Byakuya Kuchiki looked at Kumamon, they made eye contact. He slightly nodded towards Kumamon, and Kumamon, at this moment, raised its bear paw, returned the gesture, and even bowed. Its intention was self-evident, thanking Byakuya Kuchiki.
Even.
Kumamon seemed to feel it wasn’t enough. It leaped forward and gave Byakuya Kuchiki a big hug, expressing its heartfelt gratitude.
“You’re welcome. We’re all in this together.”
Byakuya Kuchiki understood Kumamon’s meaning and replied softly.
His voice was not loud.
But the residents heard it all, and their eyes widened in astonishment:
“Did I hear that right? Byakuya Kuchiki seemed to say Kumamon is one of us? What does that mean? Are they saying they’re all from Sakura Country?”
“Thanks isn’t just about being from Sakura Country, is it? Look at Kumamon’s enthusiasm, and Byakuya Kuchiki’s reaction. They clearly know each other.”
When they realized this.
Everyone was stunned, as if they had seen a ghost:
“Kumamon and Byakuya Kuchiki are allies? Damn?! Is Kumamon part of the Shinigami Captains? That… is that possible?”
“It’s not impossible. Kumamon is a mascot, but there are mascots among the Shinigami Captains too, like that dog-headed captain.”
“Holy crap, that’s true. Maybe Kumamon is part of the dog-headed squad? Hiss—”
In their words.
The residents, as if by unspoken agreement, looked at the toy knife in Kumamon’s hand:
“That toy knife, could it be a Zanpakuto?”
“A toy knife can’t slash out blade energy, but a Zanpakuto can, right? Like Ichigo Kurosaki’s Getsuga Tensho move, isn’t that blade energy?”
“So… Kumamon joined the Shinigami? Kumamon isn’t Venom, it’s… a Shinigami?!”
With this thought.
At this moment, an image uncontrollably flashed in all the residents’ minds: Kumamon wearing a Shinigami uniform, holding a Zanpakuto and shouting “Shikai,” then transforming into that toy knife.
Just then.
“Hey, Captain Kuchiki, are you done over here?”
A sudden, childish yet cold voice cut through the residents’ thoughts.
Upon hearing this.
The residents instinctively looked, their pupils constricting sharply.
They saw a child standing on a rooftop on the street, wearing a Captain-level Shinigami uniform just like Byakuya Kuchiki’s. The child had a youthful yet handsome appearance.
“Toshiro Hitsugaya!”
“Holy crap, it’s Toshiro Hitsugaya!”
They recognized the newcomer.
It was Toshiro Hitsugaya, the captain of the Tenth Division from the anime “Bleach.”
Not only Toshiro Hitsugaya, but the residents soon noticed that on that rooftop, there wasn’t just Toshiro Hitsugaya, but eleven other figures. They were the other captains of the Gotei 13 from Soul Society, all of them!
“Hiss!”
“The Shinigami Captains are here?!”
The residents were shocked, unable to hide the astonishment on their faces, feeling their blood surge.
On the other side.
The Shinigami Captains looked at Byakuya Kuchiki.
In response.
Byakuya Kuchiki said:
“It’s handled.”
Toshiro Hitsugaya, upon hearing this, stated directly:
“Then let’s go deal with the others.”
Saying this.
He looked at Captain-General Yamamoto Shigekuni Genryūsai, seeking his opinion.
Yamamoto Shigekuni Genryūsai, leaning on his Zanpakuto with both hands, nodded slightly, indicating his agreement with his view.
Seeing this.
Byakuya Kuchiki also nodded, then said to Kumamon beside him:
“Let’s go.”
Kumamon nodded.
The next moment.
Byakuya Kuchiki and Kumamon leaped towards the rooftop, joining the other Shinigami Captains. They leaped rapidly together and disappeared into the distance, heading to carry out Zhang Wei’s mission – to “pluck wool” from ghosts.
However.
The residents, unaware of the truth, watched Kumamon and the thirteen Shinigami Captains depart, and they all erupted in excitement:
“Am I dreaming?”
“Look! I told you, our prefecture’s mascot. Kumamon is part of the Shinigami.”
“I thought Kumamon learned Venom, but it turns out it learned Shinigami.”
“It seems we shouldn’t call Kumamon our prefecture’s mascot anymore. We should call Kumamon a Shinigami!”
As they spoke.
The residents all took out their phones, wanting to tell their friends and family about what they had witnessed today.
Then.
On the local forum of Kumamoto Prefecture, a strange post appeared – Kumamon is real, it comes from the Gotei 13 of Soul Society, possibly belonging to the captain of the 7th Division, the dog-headed captain. And after Kumamon’s Shikai, its Zanpakuto transforms into a toy knife, with abilities of infinite body healing, similar to Venom + Deadpool.
…
On the other side.
Sakura Country, Fuji Mountain Inn.
“Early this morning, we finally caught the Hundred-Eyed Demon.”
Zhang Wei yawned. He wanted to wake up early, but after returning last night, Qiu Xiaolin and Lu Lianxue came to chat with him, talking too late, which made him unable to get up in the morning. He originally wanted to stay in bed, but he was woken up by the system notification sound triggered by the Hundred-Eyed Demon.
However.
Zhang Wei was not angry. Looking at the accumulated system points, his face was full of smiles:
“I should add 1 system point to a bunch of figures and spread them out. Find a ghost, add more system points, I’m a genius.”
He said this and opened his phone, murmuring:
“The Tiga group has made progress, the Alien group has too, the Shinigami group has also reported victories, Pokémon and Digimon also have, only the Naruto group is missing. Come on, Naruto group.”
Not long ago.
After finishing his call with his father Zhang Ping, Zhang Wei did not rest. He planned to use the remaining three days in Sakura Country to “pluck more wool.” So, he divided the Tiga figures, Alien figures, and others he brought, added 1 system point to them, and let them find ghosts on their own.
With that said.
Zhang Wei got up to prepare for breakfast.
However, as soon as he got up and put on his clothes, before he could push the door open, he sensed something. Immediately, Zhang Wei smiled:
“The Naruto group has also started to exert its strength. Good, good, I can pluck wool again.”
In his words.
Zhang Wei looked in a certain direction, which was the direction where the Naruto group was currently located – Osaka, Sakura Country.
…