Kurosaki Tomohiko was filled with resentment; he hated the Shinigami, and he equally hated the ancestor who had led their entire clan to migrate to the Human World.
They had abandoned the privileges of being pure-blood Quincy in the Wandenreich, willingly coming to the Spirit-barren Human World. This not only drastically shortened the lifespan of the Quincy, who were originally long-lived beings, but also led to them being hunted by the Soul Society!
"Hateful! One day, I will definitely return to the Wandenreich, rejoin the Sternritter, and restore my clan's honor!"
Kurosaki Tomohiko used Hirenkyaku, dashing all the way to an open, flat area. He walked to a certain spot and tapped the air three times, and immediately, invisible ripples spread through the calm space.
"Creak."
The next moment, a door-opening sound was heard, and a door actually opened in the calm space. A tall young woman dressed as a maid peeked half her body out.
"It's the Kurosaki Family Head returning!"
Upon seeing that the person was Kurosaki Tomohiko, the woman immediately opened the door.
Kurosaki Tomohiko continued to use Hirenkyaku and walked into the barrier behind the wooden door. What greeted his eyes was a pure white castle with a classical European style. This place was precisely the Quincy stronghold remaining in the Human World—the Star Brilliance Fortress.
As Kurosaki Tomohiko walked, he saw many men and women along the way, and all of them immediately bowed in greeting upon seeing him.
The Kurosaki Family, as pure-blood Quincy, held absolute authority among the remaining Quincy in the Human World.
However, Kurosaki Tomohiko was clearly not in the mood to bother with those mixed-blood Quincy at the moment. Instead, he went directly to the right side of the Star Brilliance Fortress, which was the exclusive territory of the Kurosaki Family.
He walked deep into the fortress and opened a western-style room at the end. What greeted his eyes was a spacious and exquisite bedroom. The pure white, exquisitely crafted furniture in the room was filled with a strong European classical style. The bright moonlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows, adding a touch of coolness to the room.
On two small beds placed side by side, lay a boy and a girl. Their names were Kurosaki Hiro and Kurosaki Nan, and they were both Kurosaki Tomohiko's children. They were among the last remaining pure-blood Quincy descendants in the Human World.
There were also two mixed-blood Quincy dressed as doctors attending to them at the bedside. Kurosaki Tomohiko waved his hand, and the two mixed-blood Quincy tactfully left.
Unfortunately, this pair of adorable siblings, as delicate as porcelain dolls, both suffered from Spirit Deficiency Syndrome.
Because Quincy are inherently long-lived beings who rely heavily on high concentrations of spirit particles, pure-blood Quincy have an even greater need for spirit particles.
And Kurosaki Hiro and Kurosaki Nan were pure-blood Quincy born in the Human World. Due to their pure Quincy bloodline not receiving sufficient spiritual nourishment for a long time, autophagic phenomena began, which is Spirit Deficiency Syndrome.
Looking at his dying children on the bed, Kurosaki Tomohiko's tiger-like eyes filled with tears. The soul essence he had collected over many days was only enough to save one person. Looking at his children, who were collapsed on the bed, he seemed somewhat at a loss.
"First...save my sister..."
Perhaps sensing his father's hesitation, Kurosaki Hiro, as the elder brother, endured the intense, ant-like pain throughout his body and struggled to speak.
"Little Hiro, it's Dad's fault..."
Looking at the little boy lying on the sickbed, drenched in sweat, Kurosaki Tomohiko, a grown man, choked up and couldn't speak, tears silently rolling down his face.
Looking at Kurosaki Hiro, who had a resolute expression on the sickbed, Kurosaki Tomohiko gritted his teeth and still walked to Kurosaki Nan. He took out the soul essence from his embrace, then retrieved a syringe from the bedside table's drawer, drew the soul essence into the syringe, and then injected it into Kurosaki Nan's body.
As the soul essence entered her body, the blonde loli Kurosaki Nan, who had already lost consciousness and fainted, finally slowly woke up.
Kurosaki Hiro turned his head to look at his recovered sister and revealed a relieved smile.
He only felt his eyelids growing heavier and heavier.
"Dad... I hurt so much..."
Kurosaki Hiro felt that even breathing became very difficult, and every word he uttered required all his strength.
"Dad will go find more soul essence for you right away, Dad will go find it for you right away..."
Kurosaki Tomohiko was completely flustered at this moment. Seeing his sensible son's life like a flickering candle in the wind, it was clear that the string of rationality in his heart had completely snapped.
He would stop at nothing, no longer hide, even if the Star Brilliance Fortress were discovered by the Soul Society, he wouldn't care. He would mobilize all the mixed-blood Quincy to indiscriminately collect human souls. He wanted to gather the second portion of soul essence in the shortest possible time.
"Dad...don't mess around, don't...because of me...destroy the hard-won peace...of our clan's life!"
"And don't...for me...go plundering...other people's souls again! Everyone has the right...to live!"
Indeed, no one knows a father like his son. Seeing Kurosaki Tomohiko's frantic expression, Kurosaki Hiro already knew what he was going to do and quickly spoke to stop him.
Kurosaki Hiro, who had been tormented by Spirit Deficiency Syndrome to the point of being unrecognizable, felt immense pain with every word he spoke.
"Okay, Dad promises you, I won't mess around, don't talk anymore..."
Kurosaki Tomohiko looked at his son, who was struggling on the sickbed, and tears streamed down his face.
"Brother..."
Kurosaki Nan, who was beside him, had already recovered under the nourishment of the soul essence. She turned her head to look at her brother.
"Little Nan, be good..."
Looking at his recovered sister, Kurosaki Hiro revealed a relieved smile, then closed his eyes contentedly.
That flicker of life, like a candle in the wind, completely extinguished.
"No!!!"
"Ah, Brother!!"
Kurosaki Tomohiko screamed loudly, and Kurosaki Nan also cried uncontrollably.
"Holy crap, a good shoot from a bad bamboo! What a kind little angel, what a pity!"
Yekawa's new clone witnessed all of this from the room and let out a long sigh.
After learning of the Quincy's presence in the Human World, Yekawa immediately sent out a new clone, rushing non-stop to the areas where Quincy frequently appeared, and he actually managed to stake out a spot. Thus, he followed Kurosaki Tomohiko all the way to the Star Brilliance Fortress, which is how he understood the whole story.
Although the spiritual pressure of this clone itself was weak, it was covered with Camo and invisibility techniques personally cast by the main body. Even Shiba Kaien and the Quincy in the Star Brilliance Fortress had not discovered his presence.
"Fine, starting today, I will replace you and become Kurosaki Hiro!"
Just as Kurosaki Tomohiko and his daughter were sobbing and crying, no one noticed a trace of milky white spiritual light surging into Kurosaki Hiro's body.
"Thump!"
"Thump!"
"Thump!"
The next moment, the heart that had stopped beating regained its vitality.
'Kurosaki Hiro' slowly got up and looked at his father and daughter, who were embracing each other and weeping, and slowly spoke:
"Dad, Little Nan...don't cry, I'm not dead yet..."
At these words, the father and daughter were first stunned, then turned their heads to look at Kurosaki Hiro, who had just been on the verge of death but was now full of vigor, and their minds suddenly went blank.
The next moment, both of them immediately pounced and tightly hugged 'Kurosaki Hiro.' Neither of them noticed the slight upward curve of his lips at that moment.
It was a while before Kurosaki Tomohiko reacted. He incredulously examined 'Kurosaki Hiro''s body and was amazed to find that his Spirit Deficiency Syndrome had inexplicably healed.
"Little Hiro, how did you..."
Kurosaki Tomohiko pinched his thigh to confirm he wasn't dreaming.
"I don't know. I also thought I was going to die, but then I just inexplicably got better. It must be His Majesty who saved me!"
Only after hearing 'Kurosaki Hiro''s words did Kurosaki Tomohiko react.
"Yes, it must be so. It must be our omniscient and omnipotent King of the Quincy, His Majesty Yhwach, who saved you!"
Clearly, Kurosaki Tomohiko was completely deluded at this moment, having forgotten the fact that Yhwach was still in slumber and had not yet regained his power.
Suddenly, Kurosaki Tomohiko slapped his thigh:
"Oh no, Soken is still confronting the Shinigami, I need to go back and help him!"
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