"Captain-Commander, something's happened!"
Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni, who was drinking tea and contemplating the aftermath and reports concerning the annihilation of the Wandenreich, was startled awake by an urgent cry.
"What is it? Why are you so flustered?"
"Mr. Adam has broken into the noble district and stormed the Tsunayashiro Clan!"
The Shinigami reporting was drenched in sweat.
"What?!"
Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni, who had just been so calm, immediately dropped the teacup in his hand.
"What exactly happened?"
"I'm not sure, I only know that Mr. Adam suddenly appeared in the noble district, holding the Tsunayashiro Clan Head's personal guard Captain, and then directly stormed the Tsunayashiro Clan."
The Shinigami shook his head.
Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni pondered for two seconds upon hearing this, then couldn't help but curse loudly:
"Tsunayashiro Tokinada, that idiot!"
The current Family Head of the Tsunayashiro Clan, Tsunayashiro Tokinada, was actually one of his former students, but he never particularly liked this student.
He always felt that this descendant of a Tsunayashiro branch family was not entirely righteous in his intentions.
Facts proved his suspicion: when the Tsunayashiro Clan was selecting the next Family Head, all the successors mysteriously died, leaving only Tsunayashiro Tokinada unharmed, who then inherited the position of Family Head.
Moreover, ever since Tsunayashiro Tokinada inherited the position of Family Head, he had continuously expanded his influence, and the majority of the Central 46 had become his people.
Yesterday, after the surprise attack on the Wandenreich concluded, during the high-level meeting, the Central 46 ordered him to personally lead the Shinigami to the Human World to execute Kurosaki Ichigo and prevent Adam from entering the Bleach World again.
The reason was simple: since Adam had devoured Yhwach and possessed unparalleled strength, if something went wrong one day, they would be utterly incapable of solving it, so they needed to nip the problem in the bud.
However, this time, he had forcefully rejected it.
His reasoning was that Adam had just helped the Soul Society resolve a crisis capable of destroying the Three Realms, making him a benefactor to the entire Soul Society, and no Shinigami would agree to such an action.
Secondly, Kurosaki Ichigo had also previously saved the Three Realms, and to kill him without cause for such a reason was too absurd; many Captains and Vice-Captains who had good relations with Kurosaki Ichigo would not agree.
But now, it seemed Tsunayashiro Tokinada must have taken advantage of the fact that he had just finished fighting the Wandenreich and hadn't had time to worry about the Human World, sending his subordinates to secretly deal with Kurosaki Ichigo.
If it had succeeded, then so be it. For the stability of the entire Three Realms, since it would have been a done deal, he would have endured it even if he didn't want to.
The crucial point was that it failed, and Adam even directly came knocking. This was truly troublesome.
He still vividly remembered Adam's strength when he killed Yhwach that day.
"Gather all Captains and Vice-Captains and head to the noble district."
Leaving these words, Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni had already vanished from his spot.
Tsunayashiro Tokinada could not die, at least not be publicly killed like this, otherwise, the entire noble system would face problems, and the Soul Society would fall into chaos, leading to issues in the Human World and Hueco Mundo.
But they also couldn't genuinely fight Adam, because even combined, they probably couldn't defeat him.
The best course of action was to stall for an hour, allowing Adam to leave this World, and then plan further.
On the other side, Adam, carrying Dohwannel Aura, walked step by step from the main gate to the Tsunayashiro Clan Head's main hall, where he saw Tsunayashiro Tokinada standing, holding his Zanpakuto.
He was dressed in a Shinigami uniform, with a noble's long robe draped over it, and possessed dark green hair and a sinister, snake-like appearance.
Upon seeing Adam appear, he did not panic, but merely asked curiously:
"It seems my luck is bad, to run into you. But how did you know it was me? Did Dohwannel Aura tell you?"
He believed the plan to kill Kurosaki Ichigo had a high chance of success; even though Kurosaki Ichigo's strength was considerable, his weaknesses were also obvious, and if exploited well, killing him would not be difficult.
The only variable was whether the elusive Adam would happen to appear.
Even if such a situation did occur, he thought that with Dohwannel Aura's mistification ability, escaping shouldn't be a big problem.
Even if the worst-case scenario happened and he couldn't escape, he could use the excuse of avenging Ginjo Kugo to gloss over it, preventing the trail from leading back to him.
After all, those who attacked Kurosaki Ichigo this time were all Fullbringers.
But now, since Adam was standing here, it meant Dohwannel Aura had betrayed him and revealed the mastermind.
"Don't you know I can read memories?
It seems you don't know me that well.
So, who gave you the courage to scheme against me?!"
Throwing aside the unconscious Dohwannel Aura, Adam's aura suddenly erupted, forcefully pressing Tsunayashiro Tokinada to his knees on the ground.
Walking up to the kneeling Tsunayashiro Tokinada, Adam said from above:
"Any last words?"
"I am the Family Head of the Tsunayashiro Clan, the head of the Four Great Noble Clans. Killing me means making an enemy of the entire Soul Society. Do you really want to kill me?"
Tsunayashiro Tokinada struggled to lift his head, a sinister smile on his face.
Adam laughed heartily at this:
"You think too highly of yourself, and you are very ignorant. Leaving aside whether they dare to oppose me, even if they truly do, do you think I would be afraid?"
"Ah, in that case, I can only personally slay you here."
Tsunayashiro Tokinada's body suddenly transformed into a mist and vanished, and then multiple illusory images of Tsunayashiro Tokinada appeared throughout the room.
They all looked at Adam and laughed, saying:
"You wouldn't think that I, as the Tsunayashiro Clan Head, am weak, would you? My Zanpakuto, Enrakyoten, is the strongest Zanpakuto in the entire Soul Society. It can imitate the abilities of any Zanpakuto I have ever seen.
The moment you first saw me, I had already used the ability of Aizen's Zanpakuto, Kyōka Suigetsu.
So, at that time, you had already fallen under my Complete Hypnosis.
And next, I will use the ability of my teacher's Zanpakuto, Ryūjin Jakka, to slay you while you are under hypnosis!"
"Oh, are you sure you fell under my Kyōka Suigetsu, or did you fall under my Tsukuyomi?"
At this moment, Adam suddenly looked up, a mocking expression on his face.
And his eyes had transformed into the Mangekyo Sharingan.
"What's happening?"
At this moment, the real Tsunayashiro Tokinada, hidden among a group of illusions, suddenly discovered with horror that his surroundings had changed. It was no longer the Tsunayashiro Clan Head's main hall.
He was bound to a cross, the sky filled with red, and there was a strange red moon.
He tried to struggle but found he couldn't break free.
"Enjoy these seventy-two hours."
Countless Adams appeared around him, repeatedly stabbing him with knives.
One second later in the outside World, Tsunayashiro Tokinada's body suddenly stiffened and he collapsed to the ground.
"Kyōka Suigetsu, the hypnotic effect is good, but it's useless against me."
Adam stepped forward, grabbed Tsunayashiro Tokinada by the neck, lifted him, and began to read his memories to see if there were any other accomplices.
If any other Shinigami were involved, he would show no mercy.