The Schrift was the greatest reliance of the Quincy during the Thousand-Year Blood Warrecorded in the original history.
It was precisely because of the Schrift that the Quincy were able to push the Soul Society to the brink of annihilation.
Through the power of the Schrift, a Quincy could awaken Vollständig—a form that far surpassed the old Letzt Stil of earlier generations.
The difference between the two was fundamental.
Letzt Stil forcibly extracted all latent Quincy power at once, granting overwhelming strength at the cost of permanently losing Quincy abilities afterward. Even if that power could later be restored, the risk was extreme, and the price paid was enormous.
Vollständig, however, was different.
Although it placed a heavy burden on the body, it could be activated repeatedly.
The reason lay entirely in the Schrift.
The Schrift was the key that unlocked Vollständig.
And it was also the core reason why the Sternritter in the original war were so terrifyingly powerful.
So powerful, in fact, that for a time, the Soul Society did not even know how victory could be achieved.
Although the Shinigami eventually prevailed—thanks to a handful of top-tier combatants—countless others fell victim to the bizarre and overwhelming abilities of the Quincy Schrift.
Until
Auswählen.
In a single act of ruthless purification, Yhwachreclaimed the power he had distributed.
The Quincy who had once stood as an insurmountable wall were erased by the very source of their strength.
From that moment on, the Soul Society no longer faced an army.
They faced only Yhwach.
And when Yhwach fell, the war ended.
But that was the future.
What mattered now was the present.
Through continuous combat and observation, Gosuke Shigure had confirmed something crucial.
Not every Quincy here possessed a Schrift.
The Quincy hiding within the shadow of Seireitei were certainly not weak. Many could be considered elites by any standard.
But only a handful truly possessed Schrift.
And even among those who did—
Their power was noticeably inferior to what the Sternritter displayed in the original war.
Only a few could be firmly classified as captain-class.
Most had not even touched that threshold.
If every Sternritter here were as powerful as they had been in the future war, then even with Yamamoto, Unohana, Kyōraku, Ukitake, and Gosuke himself present—
Breaking in would have been possible.
Leaving alive would not.
Unless Yamamoto released Bankai — Zanka no Tachi, mere Shikai would never be enough to exterminate the Sternritter.
But reality told a different story.
"Is it because Yhwach is still asleep…?"
Gosuke's thoughts raced as lightning continued to spread under his control.
"If he hasn't fully awakened, then he hasn't actively distributed his power."
The Quincy who truly possessed Schrift likely received them nine hundred years ago, before Yhwach's defeat.
As for the others—
They had never been chosen.
Schrift power was not innate.
It was bestowed.
Yhwach engraved a letter upon a Quincy's soul by sharing fragments of his own power—usually through blood rituals or direct transmission.
On the surface, it appeared as if Yhwach merely unlocked the Quincy's potential.
But in truth, that power was borrowed.
And what could be borrowed
Could be taken back.
Yhwach was still in deep slumber.
Yet even in sleep, his power did not remain still.
Gosuke suspected that the Sternritter here felt weaker because their power was being silently reclaimed, feeding Yhwach as he restored himself.
That would explain everything.
Their incomplete strength.
Their instability.
Their hesitation.
Of course, this was still speculation.
There was no definitive proof.
But Gosuke did not need proof.
If they were weak—
Then he would simply wipe them out here.
After unleashing a thunderstorm that swept across the battlefield, Gosuke released his Reiatsu without restraint.
BOOM!!
Cracks spread violently through the palace of the Wandenreich.
This palace, hidden in the shadow of Seireitei, had been constructed entirely from Reishi.
Originally, this space had been empty.
Every wall, pillar, and floor had been formed through Quincy reishi construction.
It was stable.
Extremely stable.
But no matter how refined
Reishi structures could not withstand overwhelming Reiatsu suppression.
Under Gosuke's pressure, the palace began to collapse.
"Not good!"
"This place can't hold!"
Whether they were facing Gosuke's lightning, Yamamoto's flames, Kyōraku's dual blades, Unohana's silent killing intent, or Ukitake's spiritual pressure
Every Quincy felt it.
This was the emperor's palace.
Allowing it to be destroyed by intruders was unacceptable.
At that moment
Jugram Haschwalth moved.
A sword appeared in his hand.
With a single swing
Balance shifted.
Gosuke's lightning dispersed.
Yamamoto's flames were suppressed.
The collapsing palace stabilized, its reishi knitting itself back together.
"Haschwalth… you finally made a move."
Bazz-B grinned wildly.
Earlier, he had tried to prove that his flames surpassed Ryūjin Jakka.
He had failed.
Even against Yamamoto's Shikai, he was inferior.
And Yamamoto still had Bankai.
That fact alone spoke volumes.
Yet Bazz-B did not fear Yhwach.
Unlike most Sternritter, he had harbored hatred toward His Majesty from the very beginning.
And one day
He intended to kill him.
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