Rukia Kuchiki looked at what was happening in front of her and was completely unable to understand it.

In her impression, the only way to deal with Hollows is to use the Zanpakutō to 'purify', but what is going on in this scene now? Can anyone really change from a 'Hollow' back to an ordinary 'Soul' by their own will?

?

Or……

Thinking of this, Kuchiki Rukia couldn't help but look to the sky, where Xuanhao disappeared.

Did that man do something?

Other than that, she couldn't think of anything else that could restore Inoue's brother to his original state.

Although she didn't know what was going on, from the first time she saw that man, she knew that there were many things in this man that she couldn't understand, whether it was creating a Zanpakutō out of thin air or being a human and being able to transfer souls

Transcendence is an ability that completely transcends her understanding.

"Rukia! Rukia!?"

Looking at Rukia Kuchiki in a daze, Kurosaki Ichigo shook her shoulders anxiously.

"What's wrong?"

"I should be asking you! What should I do now!?"

Kurosaki Ichigo pointed to the mess around him and the soul of Orihime Inoue who was stunned on the spot, and asked Rukia Kuchiki who was in a daze in front of him.

"Hurry up and let Inoue's soul return to your body. There won't be any problems if you stay outside for a long time, right?"

"oh……"

Rukia Kuchiki responded absently, and then took out a memory-erasing tool from somewhere, "Don't worry, as long as the chain connecting the body and soul is not broken, I can use Kidou to cure her. Anyway,

Let’s erase the memory first…”

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the next day.

Xuanhao came to the school classroom early again.

Seeing that Orihime Inoue was no different from her usual self, still mingling with her classmates, a faint smile appeared on his face.

It seems that Rukia Kuchiki replaced yesterday's memory with the Shinigami's prop. At least until Orihime Inoue's real 'awakening', she will not recall that memory.

"Then there shouldn't be any danger for the time being."

He thought about it carefully and murmured to himself.

Although he could no longer remember the details, he could still vaguely figure out the general direction of the plot. At least until Aizen appeared, the girl should not be in too much danger again.

"What wouldn't be dangerous?"

At some point, Kuchiki Rukia sat across from Xuanhao and asked knowingly.

"You seem to care about that girl?"

She looked back and forth between Xuanhao and Inoue Orihime, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't think of any connection between the two.

In order to find out who this man was, she had gone to great lengths to sort out all the interpersonal relationships in the school, but there was nothing about this man's past.

In other words, this man did appear out of thin air just like herself. He did not exist in anyone's past.

"Little girl, didn't I tell you? It's enough for you to do your job as the God of Death. It's best to leave me alone."

Looking at Rukia Kuchiki who suddenly appeared, Xuanhao shook his head helplessly.

Does he feel that he is still too 'gentle', so that this little girl is not afraid of him in her current state?

"stare--"

Rukia Kuchiki was staring at him with piercing eyes, as if she would keep staring as long as he didn't reveal the reason.

"Aren't you afraid that I'll knock you out?"

Xuan Hao made a gesture of wiping his neck and threatened.

"Afraid, but what's the use of being afraid?"

Rukia Kuchiki shrugged, "You are so strong, you would have killed me long ago. So I don't think you are the kind of person who bullies weak people? And didn't you say you are old friends with the Captain?"

"well……"

Xuan Hao sighed slightly. Anyway, he missed the Soul Society. Although it felt that almost all the people from more than a thousand years ago were gone, Inoue Orihime would inevitably have to be related to these gods of death in the future.

Returning to Soul Society is probably a matter of time.

"The current head of the Kuchiki family is your brother, right? I remember his name is Byakuya Kuchiki?"

Xuan Hao did not answer the other party's question, but asked with interest, "Tell me, who is the oldest person in your family still alive?"

"!?"

Rukia Kuchiki looked at the man in front of her in surprise. This man seemed to not only know the captain, but also the Kuchiki family. And based on the tone of his words...how long has he been alive?

Suddenly, Kuchiki Rukia felt a little panicked. She thought to herself that she would not be so lucky and would meet an old guy who came out of nowhere, right?

"Senior, do you know the elders of the Kuchiki family?"

Kuchiki Rukia asked cautiously.

"You have to tell me which people are still alive so that I can know whether I know them or not."

Xuan Hao said indifferently.

"Kuchiki Silver Bell?"

Kuchiki Rukia carefully announced a name.

"I don't know, who is this? Which generation of clan leader is this?"

Xuanhao thought for a while, but had no impression.

"This is the former head of the Kuchiki family and the former captain of the sixth division of the Gotei 13, my grandfather."

Kuchiki Rukia frowned, she suspected that the man in front of her was lying to her.

Grandfather has been active in the Soul Society for hundreds of years. Although he has retired now, many people still know about it. But the man in front of her doesn't even know such a well-known person. Isn't he kidding her?

"Don't look at me with that suspicious look. I've said it before, I'm an old friend of Yamamoto. Isn't it strange that I don't know the former head of the Kuchiki family you mentioned?"

Xuan Hao chuckled and asked, "Besides, you said he is your grandfather? Are you sure?"

"this……!?"

Kuchiki Rukia's pupils shrank sharply.

This guy...can't be an old monster of the same generation as Captain Yamamoto, right?

No, no, no, how can humans live so long!?

Moreover... from this person's tone, he seems to know his life experience very well!

"Who exactly are you..."

"Instead of caring about who I am, how about caring about yourself first?"

Xuan Hao smiled and shook his head, pointing to Ichigo Kurosaki who was sleeping on the desk beside him.

"If I remember correctly, transferring the power of the Death God to humans without authorization seems to be a serious crime in Soul Society."

"You even know this?"

Kuchiki Rukia looked surprised.

She didn't expect that this person actually understood the laws of Soul Society so clearly.

"Are you investigating me because you want to report it to your brother and old man Yamamoto when you go back?"

Xuanhao touched his chin and immediately guessed Kuchiki Rukia's plan, "I really don't understand what you guys are thinking in your heads. You know what you will face after returning to Soul Society."

What is it?"

"..."

Rukia Kuchiki fell into silence.

"So, when you are thinking about solving problems for those guys above, is it possible for those guys to give you a lighter sentence? Your own life is at risk, and you are still thinking about working hard for them..."

Xuan Hao sighed slightly, said no more, stood up and turned around to leave the classroom.

From the ugly expression on Rukia Kuchiki's face when she realized the seriousness of the matter, he could tell that he seemed to be completely right about the matter.

This world has not changed at all because of his arrival a thousand years ago. At least after a thousand years, those idiots at the top of Soul Society are still pedantic.

The most important thing is that the Shinigami at the lower levels have no idea that there is anything wrong with such a system. This is the most tragic thing.

It’s no wonder that in the following plot, some people will stand up to resist such a ‘law’, even Yamamoto just turned a blind eye and watched the matter unfold.

In a sense, it was absolutely right for Aizen to show up and kill the losers in Room 46. He had already been unhappy with these guys when he was trying Yhwach's trial thousands of years ago.

But those who are the God of Death have no objections, so why should he, an outsider, worry about it? If these people don't awaken themselves, then whatever he does will be useless, and he may even get into trouble. Although in fact, no one can put him

So what, but why ask for trouble?
To be continued...