Chapter 1518: Where is the main character
At nine-thirty in the morning in the center of Seireitei, the execution platform.
The sokyoku consisted of a single halberd held by many thick ropes. It was this halberd that was used to execute seriously guilty shinigami. When the halberd was activated, it would release a huge amount of flame, and this flame would reveal the true form of the halberd, the power of this weapon was equal to millions of spiritual swords, and at the moment of execution, the power of this halberd would become even tens of times stronger.
It seemed like the perfect execution tool, but it wasn't. This very powerful weapon could be stopped and destroyed with the right forces.
Sokyoku was rather the most powerful spirit sword in the Soul Society, a representative of authority. Any shinigami who dared to break the rules of the Soul Society would die Sokyoku.
Rukia was standing under the scaffold. Behind her were several guards from the Tower of Remorse, and not far from them were several captain-or vice-captain-level shinigami.
Since Rukia was a member of the Kuchiki family, even if she was adopted, her execution was far from simple, so Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto was personally present at this execution.
Her execution will take place at ten o'clock sharp.
There weren't many captain-level shinigami present at the ceremony at the moment, only Yamamoto, the captain of the second squad, and the captain of the eighth squad. The rest sent their own vice captains, and some decided not to send anyone at all.
Soi-Fon looked around. There were a lot of bandages under her clothes and her wounds still hurt, but she was the captain, the captain of the cleanup squad, so she had to be present at such events.
But others didn't share her opinion. The first squad's base had just been razed to the ground, so the absence of some captains could be ignored.
The execution was about to begin and everything seemed calm, but in the area hundreds of contractors were sitting and waiting in the wings. They might have been from different factions, but right now, they all only had one target — Rukia Kuchiki.
Of course, for fourth-rank contractors, whether it was capturing or destroying hogyoku, this task was beyond their level.
The contractors present could basically be divided into two camps: the main character's team plus Kisuke Urahara's faction, and Seireitei.
In the early stages, the two sides were not hostile to each other, but now they already had a very strained relationship.
The main task of the protagonist's group plus Kisuke Urahara's faction was to prevent Rukia from dying. They had to save her. This was the main condition for completing their main mission. If they could keep the hogyoku in Rukia's body, they would be able to earn a lot of money, the reward for completing this quest was five times the normal reward.
As for the Seireitei camp, the main mission of this faction was very simple. They had to stop Rukia's execution from being disrupted, no matter what they had to do to do it.
One side wanted Rukia to live, and the other wanted her dead.
Of course, the contractors on both sides knew about Aizen's existence, so they didn't dare show too much activity, or else Aizen would regard them as a threat, which would lead to their very early deaths.
Thanks to this, the plot events practically did not change in any way and reached the desired point. If it wasn't a big open world, contractors would have turned it upside down long ago.
According to Aizen's plan, Rukia was supposed to be executed today, and due to the specifics of the execution, her body will disappear and Hogyoku will remain intact.
Aizen's plan wasn't bad, but things didn't always go according to plan.
The probability of Rukia's execution being interrupted was 90%.
The problem was Gotei 13.
But will all of Aizen's work go down the drain? Of course not. He had been preparing for this moment for so many years, so of course he had backup options.
The contractors who were familiar with this world knew about Aizen's backup plan.
Aizen's backup plan meant that Rukia would be out of sight of all shinigami for 10-20 minutes. Then they will have an opportunity, and it is at this moment that they will decide whether Rukia will live or die..
The time for execution came very quickly.
Many contractors have tensed up.
When the clock struck 10: 00, a man stepped forward.
Byakuya Kuchiki took the first step.
Soon the huge fire phoenix flapped its wings and the air temperature began to rise rapidly.
This was the true form of sokyoku.
Rukia's arms were spread out in both directions and she was held in place by two special handcuffs, which suppressed her spiritual pressure to a minimum.
The fire phoenix swooped down and its giant beak aimed directly at Rukia's chest.
A mechanical eye shot up into the air at this moment and quickly scanned the surroundings.
Just before the phoenix's beak was about to pierce through Rukia, a figure appeared in front of her.
The contractors who witnessed this scene weren't surprised at all, because they didn't interfere with the events of the plot, and according to the normal development of this world, the main character of this world, Ichigo Kurosaki, was supposed to protect Rukia.
— The time has finally come, " said a young contractor squatting half a kilometer away from the execution platform.
Just as he was about to move, his companions stopped him by grabbing his clothes.
— It seems... Something's wrong, " the guy in sunglasses said, holding his hands to the ground.
— No, it's not Ichigo Kurosaki.
— Wasn't Ichigo supposed to stop the execution?
— But why? The guy seemed to understand something abruptly and asked anxiously, " Did he do this?"?
— The contractor in charge of exploration stamped his feet on the ground in anger.
It wasn't Ichigo Kurosaki who blocked the phoenix attack, but the captain of the fourth squad, Retsu Unohana.
Retsu easily deflected the phoenix's attack. Even the main character of this story, Ichigo Kurosaki, was able to fend off two attacks, not to mention Retsu, a shinigami who was much stronger than Ichigo at this point.
Soi- Fon and Byakuya Kuchiki looked at Retsu with some surprise. They were obviously confused, but not just them — even Yamamoto was surprised.
— Retsu, tell me why you did this, " the old man said and tapped the ground with his dry wooden staff.
Small cracks began to appear on the staff and a terrifying spiritual pressure gradually began to spread out in all directions.
— Yamamoto, the court that gave this verdict was not objective, " Retsu said slowly and gently, not paying much attention to the tense atmosphere.
— That's the verdict of forty-six. We won't listen to your one — sided opinion on whether this decision was objective or not, " Yamamoto replied in a stern tone.
That was his character, he was a very stubborn old man.
— I can provide proof — " Retsu managed to say only part of it, then suddenly turned around, grabbed Rukia, and started running away.
— Not again! Soi-Fon muttered as she gritted her teeth and jumped up with all her strength, trying to get as far away from the ground as possible.
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