Chapter 14
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Hinata Mizuhaki.
- Captain! - I went to his office, without even bothering to knock: the pernicious influence of Liza, who also does not burden herself with such trifles, affects herself.
"Ah, Hina-chan, how can I help? - In his usual good-natured manner he asked.
"I'm on the old question, Captain. When will I get the leave?
- Hina-chan, you understand our situation, the Soul Society has been too restless lately, and you are too valuable a member of the squad ...
- All clear. - I interrupted and left the office. Everything is the same as the last time: there are too many things to do, you do it so well, without you we are like no hands, blah, blah, blah! Out of anger, I pounded my fist against an innocent wall.
- Be careful! - Liza exclaimed indignantly, before whose nose my fist just flew.
- Sorry, I didn't see you. - I muttered gloomily, walking around the girl.
- Wait! Did something happen?
- Nothing new. - I just answered.
- You were denied leave again?
- How did you guess ?!
- Don't be angry, you must understand ...
- And you go there too? I frowned. - Eighteen years without a single day off! Everyone has a limit to their patience!
- Listen, let you calm down, and I'll see what can be done.
- ... Ha-ah. - I exhaled slowly: there is no point in yelling at Liza, she does not solve this issue. - I will be very grateful. Now I need to cool down. - I said and briskly walked to the training ground of the detachment.
Yes, yes, I am to blame for this state of affairs: if I were an ordinary shinigami, there would be no problems, but the fact of the matter is that being an ordinary shinigami did not suit me! I must continue to develop, otherwise, I will never catch up with the Master. Eh, I hope he doesn't think I betrayed him, or something like that: after all, I haven't shown up at the designated location since graduating from the Academy. In general, the captain is right: times are turbulent now: several captains have changed in recent years, an unknown Hollow of incredible power invaded Soul Society twice, once almost killing one of the captains, and recently Lisa mentioned the disappearance of souls, which, according to Hollow's reports, did not involve... Ha-a-a ... I went to my favorite corner of the training ground and pulled Destreza from the scabbard into the lotus position, putting the katana on my lap. And as soon as I wanted to plunge into my inner world, I heard the ringing bell ringing, piercing to the bone. Anxiety? Moreover, a red alert ?! Forgetting about training, I immediately went to the shunpo, and after a couple of seconds, I found myself with the rest of the officers in front of the captain of the detachment. And Shunsui himself looked unusually serious.
- We have an emergency. "He didn't even bother waiting for the rest of the squad to show up on the parade ground. - Or rather, the Hollow invasion.
- Invasion? - Rintaro, the fourth officer of the detachment, was surprised.
- Near Seireitei, multiple gaps in space have been recorded, from which Hollow continues to appear. We have already been invaded by sixteen Gillians and over a hundred regular Hollow. - A frightened whisper ran through the detachment. - The Commander-in-Chief has mobilized all the squads, our task is simple: find and destroy all Hollow invading Soul Society. Captains and detachments of lieutenants with senior officers will take care of Gillians. The rest should avoid confrontation with the Menos and concentrate on hunting down the regular Hollow and protecting the civilian population.
- What is Kototsu doing? - Asked one of the assembled shinigami.
"According to the reports from the scientific team, Hollow does not come from Dangai, so Kototsu is useless to us. If there are no more questions, then our squad is responsible for clearing the ninth, tenth, and fifteenth regions of Rukongai. Move out immediately! Lisa, Hinata, follow me. "Obediently following the captain, we quickly headed towards the Seireitei border. - Four Gillians were seen in our regions. - The captain just said. "I think I can handle three of them, so I look forward to you taking care of the last one. "Without the crowd of shinigami, the captain returned to his usual, relaxed manner of speaking. - You girls, the main thing is not to hurt yourself, okay?
- Worry about yourself. - Liza parried. - Come on. - She nodded to me and went to the shunpo.
- They are more than I imagined ... - I held out, approaching the giant Hollow.
- The larger they are, the more painful they are to fall. - The lieutenant answered. - Smash, Haguro Tondo! - Lisa stuck her spear into Gillian's mask on the move, but the crack did not go anymore, and she had to dodge Hollow's clumsy but powerful sweep.
- Pierce, Destreza. "I was not going to lag: activating my shikai, I was not going to attack as brutally as Lisa: after all, a rapier for a Hollow this size is nothing more than a toothpick. No, I was trying to find his vulnerable point, and the first place that I decided to check was the back of the neck: most living things have a vulnerable point there. Coming out of the shunpo, and finding myself in free fall - I had not yet had time to learn how to create platforms for myself from reishi under my feet in the air, I already swung for a blow, like ...
- Found! - There was a familiar voice at the very ear, which is why I instinctively turned around and hit the speaker. Rather, she tried to hit: my hand with Destreza was grabbed, after which the world blurred for a second, like in the shunpo, and here I am standing on the roof of one of the buildings at some distance from Gillian.
- What? Who ... - In front of me stood a tall man of about thirty, with short, red hair, sky-blue eyes, and a perfectly built body: there were no excess muscles, but at the same time there was not a drop of fat. But his clothes left much to be desired: the tongue refused to call any rags covering the crotch with clothes. And as for accessories, the man had a Hollow hole at the place of the solar plexus and a bone strip on his forehead, tapering upwards from the edges. Except ... The voice of that ... Hollow? Was the same as Master! But Master looked like a huge cat!
- What, didn't you? - He grinned. - Or was she speechless from this site? - And flexed his muscles, getting into the pose of a bodybuilder.
- Master? - This sarcastic tone, this constantly fun in the eyes ... I will not confuse with anyone.
- I did. - He nodded. - I'd rather not show you my reiatsu, otherwise I think she will attract unnecessary attention. Speaking of unnecessary attention ... - Liza came out of the shunpo next to us, and without hesitation hit the Master with her zanpakutо. And he didn't even think to dodge: he just caught Haguro Tondo right by the blade, as if it were made of wood! "Young lady ..." The Master pulled Lisa's zanpakuto to him, grabbed the girl's face with his free hand, and continued. "Be so kind as to relieve me of your presence. - Then he just threw the lieutenant as if she were a kitten! Liza broke through several houses and disappeared into a heap of rubble. - Hmm ... - Master examined the Haguro Tondo, which remained in his hands. "She forgot her zanpakuto ..." Then he indifferently threw it in the direction where Lisa had disappeared. "Almost all the Gillians are dead, so my time is running out. - He turned to me, and behind him, the well-known Garganta opened up. "Take your pick, Hinata Mizuhaki. You are with me ... - He nodded at the gray fog Garganta. - Or against me. - And nodded towards Seireitei.
- ... - Instead of answering, I approached this guy and slapped him with a swing. - Do I look like a traitor? "The joy of reuniting with this guy and the anger that he might think that I would choose the side of the shinigami fought in me right now.
- Then it's time for us, but quickly! - He almost pushed me into Garganta by force, and only when the gap began to close, I understood the reason: not far from us, my former captain came out of the shunpo.
- I take leave. - I grinned, waving his hand goodbye.