Kuzamachi, Ishida Mansion.

Spring rain also has a border... Like the disasters of previous days, there are so-called limitations.

The Ishida family's palatial villa building is just outside the scope of the disaster... The carved fence is still there, and there is no disaster at all.

In front of the spacious villa gate, Qinghe, who was shuttling in the rain, stopped: "Zong Xian, you really came out early." ”

"The Captain has come to visit... I didn't dare wait in the room. ”

Zongxian, whose hair is already half black and half white, is straight in a suit, and he takes care of himself meticulously... But this can't hide the kind of "age difference" between the two.

Once peers, goodbye now... is already an old man and a young man, which is really embarrassing.

"I don't even have a haori... Today I am just coming as "Quan Qinghe", and I don't mean anyone, so I don't call it anymore. Qinghe, who was wearing a black death overlord suit, smiled helplessly.

"Well... Welcome, my friend. Zong Xian stretched out his arms and completed a hug with Qinghe.

"It's a lot desolate here."

Qinghe, who was separated, took a look at the somewhat bleak courtyard... The green vegetation is already somewhat lush but uncared for.

"Uncle Gardener... Killed in battle the other day. Zong Xian began to take a step.

"I'm sorry... It's something wrong with us. "Qinghe is a little embarrassed... Their identities and positions with each other are really complicated and strange.

"It's me who should apologize... Hiding a lot of important things. Zong Xian's face appeared apologetic.

"It's all wrong, and it's all right."

Qinghe chose to uncover the "right and wrong"... Both of them are for their own positions, and they really can't talk about that.

Zong Xian is hiding the affairs of the Invisible Empire... It was because he knew that once the Grim Reaper knew, the war would break out as it had done the other day.

"Kiyo and you're right... The key is what to do next. Zong Xian stopped in front of the fountain pool.

Qinghe sat on the steps of the pool and replied seriously: "There is only war. ”

Zong Xian, who got the answer, looked at the water gushing out, and there was a lot of sadness on his face.

Qinghe, who saw this scene, didn't urge... He didn't know what Zong Xian wanted.

But the other party should also be clear... Between Youhabach and death, there is no room for turnaround.

After a long time, Zong Xian spoke again: "Obviously, when I was 20 years old, I knew the result... Even now, I still have illusions. Really, I'm such a weak person. ”

"You're not weak... At least if it were me, I would never have made the same choice you made a few days ago. Qinghe admired his mouth.

"I'm a human first, then an exterminator... If you don't mind, listen to my story. ”

"Okay."

Kiyowa looked at Zong Xian... His past must be related to the Invisible Empire.

This is also one of the purposes for him to come here to put the strings of Zong... He needed to understand what the difference between the Mortal Exterminator and the Invisible Empire was.

"The story starts when I was 20 years old..."

In front of the pool, Zong Xian told the story of the year... Qinghe didn't say a word, and listened quietly.

It's said to be a "story", but it's actually the twists and turns of Ishida Sokyo's life... At the age of 20, he really became a teacher.

Surpassing his late father, he honed his skills to perfection as an orthodox exterminator... Even to the point where there is no way to advance.

Seeking to go further, Zong Xian concealed the surveillance of everyone, including the Corpse Soul Realm... Using the pure blood exterminator's innate ability to use the nature of shadow space movement, he entered the most secret place of the Ishida family.

There, he learns of the existence of another race... So he resolutely chose to go.

That race, which is now located in the shadow space of the Silent Soul Court... The Invisible Empire.

This should have been something to be happy about... But Ishida Sostring was out of step with that world.

His ideals, his persistence... Contrary to the thinking of the upper echelons of the entire empire.

As the ancestor of the exterminator, Friend Habach is tyrannical, cautious, and resolute and decisive... While professing his dislike of strife and predicting the future, he often spoke without the word "peace."

But actually... He himself was the biggest war fanatic.

Everything in the Invisible Empire revolves around war and the Emperor... His theory of peaceful coexistence was regarded as heresy in the Empire.

And so the banishment took place... He was stripped of his powers, his memories were driven out of the invisible empire: if it weren't for the fact that there was no one to replace him after the killing, then he would never have been able to return to this world.

It wasn't until a long period of hard work that he regained the power of the Exterminator... And those memories of the Invisible Empire.

"You're such a good old man... If I am..."

After listening to Zong Xian talk about his past Qinghe... After thinking about it for a while, I realized that I couldn't do anything, just like he is now.

"If only you could understand." Zong Xian smiled unconcernedly.

"It's not fair."

"That's what the world is... It's fair. ”

After the conversation, Qinghe was silent... Youhabach's approach is indeed unfair to Zongxian.

If he hadn't relied on his own efforts, he would have become an exterminator again... That's really out of the way.

All the hard work I had to pay before... It will also be burned.

But after Zong Xian remembered the affairs of the invisible empire, he couldn't take revenge... With his character, he is destined not to do the kind of thing that pulls everyone to the funeral together.

Once the Invisible Empire was discovered decades ago... The Grim Reapers, as they do now, will resolutely invade.

Or simply the two major forces directly fought... This kind of doomed and inexplicable thing made Zong Xian choose to remain silent.

But things have come to this point, and the last thing he wants to see is... The scene that once eluded him from seeing it still happened: the Grim Reaper went to war with the Invisible Empire, and even Hell joined in.

Now in this situation where there is no way back... The position of these exterminators who are in the middle of the gap is extremely embarrassing and delicate.

"Captain, I have a request." Zong Xian bowed seriously.

Qinghe stood calmly in place and accepted this bow... The topic came back to "stance", but it was unavoidable: "Master Ishida, please speak." ”

"Please let the name of the Exterminator continue... In return, I will inform everything. ”

"Are you serious? Sonnen Ishida. ”

"Absolutely."

Looking at Zong Xian's eyes without any confusion, Qinghe smiled dumbly: "Haha... Are you so sure that it will be the Corpse Soul Realm that will win? ”

"Not sure... But if the other two sides win, then there is really no hope in this world. After saying his request, Zong Xian completely relaxed.

"That's right."

Qinghe's face is weird... If Youha wins, the whole world will be reduced to nothingness, and naturally there will be no hope at all.

If Aizen wins... No one could have predicted what the world would become.

Only the victory of the Corpse Soul Realm can maintain the current status quo of this world.

"You can rest assured... The winner must be the Corpse Soul Realm. Personally, I've never believed in the supremacy of death... Since the Exterminator exists, there is a reason for it to exist. The confident Qinghe even winked at Zong Xian.

"You mean..."

Zong Xian's eyes widened in surprise, and he nodded again from Qinghe to confirm... He originally thought that the Exterminator Clan really couldn't continue like this, but he didn't expect to get a bigger surprise here.

This is also a decision that Qinghe made seriously after seeing the Spirit King's thoughts... It's just that I can't explain it to anyone just yet.