Chapter 187: Ran'Tao's Choice

Hearing Mazuru's words, especially the unique term "Bount", the woman named Ran'Tao, froze for a moment, and immediately, a cold smile formed on the corner of her mouth.

"Are the current shinigami so rude?"

Although she looked very young on the outside, in fact, she was an old and well-deserved veteran shinigami.

Mazuru said lightly, "Whether one is polite or not depends on who the person is interacting with."

Ran'Tao was silent, from Seireitei's point of view, it was because of her that the experiment failed and then the Bount, a race that shouldn't have existed, was born. She was indeed a one of the people whom shinigami won't bother with etiquettes, after all to them, the only thing she was, was a criminal.

After being silent for a while, Ran'Tao asked Mazuru, "Looking at the haori on your body, you should be one of the captains of Gotei 13, I don't know why a dignified captain of Gotei 13 came specifically to find me, a criminal that has been exiled by Seireitei."

"As the person who created Bount back then, you should have a way to find the location of the Bount." Mazuru asked the thing he wanted directly.

Ran'Tao couldn't help but being taken aback.

Bount was a special race created by her. They were extremely powerful and can be compared with the shinigami, and because they were a completely different race from the shinigami, their reiatsu nature was also different. If any shinigami want to find Bount by trying to track their reiatsu, it will be a very hard goal to accomplish.

But their creator Ran'Tao was different. After the birth of Bount, she was sent to the world of living by Seireitei to deal with those Bount who were born due to the mutation of the spirit sons. According to her, they should also have the right to live, so she chose to let them go. Even though the Soul Society later sent other shinigami to wipe out the Bount, she also secretly helped them and helped them hiding from the Soul Society.

It was without a doubt that she knows Bount better than any other shinigami and naturally she does have a way to find the Bount.

"Are you perhaps misinformed?" Ran'Tao's voice was cold, with hints of sarcasm, "The Bount that were created by an accidental during the experiment back then, were executed long ago by Seireitei's forces. The records about that experiment was also destroyed. How can there still be existing Bount in the world of living?"

"Are you still pretending to be confused?" Mazuru showed a hint of sarcasm at the corner of his mouth, "Whether Bount still exists or not, you should be very clear, haven't you been expecting them to return to Soul Society?"

Ran'Tao frowned.

She didn't expect that the shinigami in front of her knew what she had been looking forward to all along.

Bount were born because of her, in a way, they were like her children. Even if they were not accepted by the shinigami, hated by humans, and hunted by hollows, she always treated Bount like her own children and thus she had always been looking forward to their return to Soul Society.

"If I tell you that if you don't do anything, Bount will return to Soul Society in a short time, will you become happy?" Mazuru asked Ran'Tao who was still in silence.

Ran'Tao spoke again, "What exactly do you mean?"

Of course, she would be very happy if the Bount could return to the Soul Society, but when she heard about this from a shinigami, she realized that the situation was unusual, after all she knew shinigami and their working-style very well.

The duty of the shinigami was to maintain the balance of souls in the Three Realms. Even if the Bount were innocent, their existence was not conducive to the balance of the souls in the Three Realms. They were a race that should not exist, so the shinigami will launch an attack against them.

Even after so many years, based on her understanding of Seireitei, Seireitei would probably not recognize the existence of Bount.

"Recently, there have been many incidents of the disappearance of souls of living people in the world of living. After investigation, it was concluded that it were the Bount who did it." Mazuru first told Ran'Tao the whole story briefly. 

"How come…?"

Ran'Tao's expression changed slightly, she was shocked by the state of events.

Bount could obtain immortality by sucking the souls of the dead. It could be said that if they only want to survive, it could be done by consuming the souls of the dead. But when they start sucking the souls of the living, Ran'Tao was very clear about what it meant.

"Once Bount starts to suck the souls of living people, they will be able to gain the power to affect the space..." Mazuru said, "Bount, who were originally lingering in the world of living, suddenly attacked and consumed the souls of living people. The purpose is self-evident, they are accumulating strength."

"Once they have accumulated enough power, I'm afraid the next step for them is to come to the Soul Society to take revenge against the shinigami."

"Tell me, what do you think? When the time comes, will the Bount be able to win, or will the shinigami wipe out all the remaining Bount?"

Ran'Tao did not answered Mazuru's question.

Even though she had been away from Seireitei for many years, again, she was a shinigami once after all. She kner exactly what kind of power Seireitei possessed and what would happen to the enemies of the Soul Society.

"You want me to help you find the Bount and then get rid of them?" Ran'Tao thought she had guessed Mazuru's purpose, so she asked him back.

Mazuru shook his head, "No, whether or not to get rid of Bount depends on their choice. If they choose to resist, I don't mind giving them a peaceful ending. On the contrary, if they choose to obey, I don't mind giving them a way out and provide a place to stay."

Ran'Tao frowned slightly, "What exactly do you want to do?" 

"It's just to make some preparations in advance for a disaster that may come at any time. Although Bount's weak power cannot be a decisive factor for that disaster but what if there is a miracle?"

Mazuru answered Ran'Tao with obscure words.

Then immediately, he asked Ran'Tao again, "So, what is your choice? Do you choose to resist or obey?"

Ran'Tao was silent.

As an experimenter and a well-deserved scientist, Ran'Tao was very smart, and she quickly weighed the pros and cons of the current scenario.

Even if she was unwilling to help Mazuru find the Bount, but if what Mazuru said was true and the Bount really decided to take revenge on the Soul Society… Then their end will be set in stone.

They could set off some turmoil, but their ending will not change, it will only end with them being completely killed.

So, instead of waiting until they break into the Soul Society, it was better to find them first.

Though, before that, she had one more question, "Can I trust you?"

Mazuru said calmly, "You can only choose to trust me."

"Because for you, there is no other choice."

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