Bleach: Brave Souls story · Event, The Thousand-Year Blood War: Prologue
Chapter 15: The Root Cause
The Thousand-Year Blood War: Prologue. The invasion of the rebel army, the mass disappearance of Hollows, the disappearance of Rukon District residents... They all began at the same time.
2 scenes, 15 lines
1. Before the battle
6 linesI thought it was strange. Normally, the Department of Research and Development's Reishi investigation unit should have been accompanying an investigation of this kind.
But they weren't this time.
What exactly is Captain Kurotsuchi keeping from us, Lieutenant Kurotsuchi?
I do not know. Master Mayuri has not given me any information regarding this matter.
I'm reporting this to the head captain.
Do as you please. There's no way Master Mayuri would do anything wrong.
2. After the battle
9 linesI did expunge 28,000 residents of the Rukon District using Squad 12 company officers without authorization in order to correct the konpaku equilibrium.
Why didn't you get authorization? If it was an emergency situation, authorization would have been granted.
If we had waited for authorization and it escalated into a situation beyond urgent... That is something I couldn't take responsibility for.
If your Department of Research and Development had reported and managed it more promptly, the situation may have been avoidable.
That is not true.
I foresaw and suggested the situation the moment Uryu Ishida, the Quincy, infiltrated the Soul Society as a Ryoka.
It was you who disregarded that as being absurd.
Isn't the principle cause of this situation you, Head Captain?
Because you could not kill that man a thousand years ago!