[Anime Crossover] No. 36, Kuzacho

Yoruichi Shihouin would occasionally send the latest news from the Seireitei to Kisuke Urahara through private channels. Banished to the World of the Living, he could no longer enter the Soul Society.

The first noteworthy piece of news was that Kitagawa Shigeharu had transferred from Squad Four to Squad Twelve to serve as its captain, taking over the position Kisuke Urahara had left behind when he was exiled from the Soul Society. Mayuri Kurotsuchi became director of the Research and Development Institute, and, as expected, the two had no major conflicts.

Urahara remarked that he had known all along that Mr. Shigeharu had the strength of a captain, and that he would have no trouble leading Squad Twelve.

The second noteworthy piece of news was that Kitagawa Shigeharu had put up a gravestone for his predecessor, who was still alive, and visited it regularly every month to pay his respects. Buried in the grave was a new-generation gigai developed by the Research and Development Institute after Urahara left the Seireitei.

Urahara's mouth twitched as he tearfully complained to Miss Yoruichi, asking why Mayuri had not stopped Kitagawa Shigeharu's outrageous behavior. He had never heard of anyone visiting the grave of a living person.

The third noteworthy piece of news was that Kitagawa Shigeharu's Zanpakuto had been devoured while he was fighting a mutated Hollow. He was badly injured by accident and managed to make it to Squad Four, but died despite their efforts.

This time, Urahara hid his expression beneath the shadow of his hat and muttered to himself, "The mutated Hollow species... were they a prototype created by Aizen?"

"I don't even know what Kitagawa is thinking anymore. But we need to prepare a contingency, in case he and Aizen have actually been working together all along."

Later, Kitagawa Shigeharu's reincarnation, Zhou Qingfan, a disciple of the Celestial Master Mansion who learned of all this, said, "How would I know what he was thinking? He's dead, so what could he possibly be thinking now?"

"Hey, hey, Mount Longhu tickets, right? 260 each! Scan the code or pay cash?"

The Thousand-Year Blood War arc airs in October 2022. Celebrating by working hard to get this out!

I don't know if I can finish writing it before October, but you have to have a dream. Maybe I will.

The main setting is a blend of Type-Moon, Bleach, and The Outcast.

Warning 1: The protagonist is the pursuer. Pairing undecided, but the protagonist is the pursuer.

Warning 2: The protagonist has a problem with his head during his time as a Soul Reaper, and he may keep having one.

Warning 3: There is a main plot, but no outline.

Theme: The ritual is dim and shadowed, the Nuo mask glows brilliantly; what is seen is hard to discern, what is heard is as though unheard.