2-3 Deepening Doubt

This is a piece of evidence that I had Captain Soi Fon seize from the Visual Department's special vault.

The Tenkaiketchu.

Those pillars you were guarding in Karakura Town.

Well, to be more exact, it was a fake Karakura Town made for the Soul Society.

In short, this is a device that allows two areas surrounded by a few of these pillars to swap places.

This is a miniature replica based on the real thing. Even so, it surpasses the technological level of the Tsunayashiro Clan.

The way it's made has markings of Kisuke Urahara, but it's too imperfect to be his work.

I've also made something similar, but needless to say, this can't compare.

Perhaps this was copied from a prototype of Kisuke Urahara's and forcibly mass-produced.

I believe that is the correct answer. The truth is, former captain Urahara did make a similar teleportation device in the past.

But Old Man Yama worried it would fall into enemy hands and didn't authorize its use.

I thought he confiscated that prototype and secured it in a vault in Central Ward 1, but...

That Tokinada guy from the Tsunayashiro Clan stole it.

Probably. He may have even used his influence to carry it out right in the open.

Now that it's leaked, it might be better to lift the ban on it and come up with counter-measures. But we can discuss that later.

The question is what the head of the Tsunayashiro Clan is planning to do with this device.

One pillar can't do much on its own. Gather four of them, and you could just about teleport a few people.

It's a whole other story if you gather a great number of them, but a set-up like that would be obvious due to the disturbance in Reishi.

Not to mention, it needs to be set up in two locations. We've already confirmed that it hasn't been set up in the Seireitei.

In that case, what are the two places Tokinada Tsunayashiro is trying to swap?

Karakura Town.

Huh? What's that? Is Ichigo involved in all this somehow?

On the contrary, Ichigo isn't even in Karakura Town right now.

What's more, we can no longer make contact with Karakura Town.

Huh? What do you mean?

There's some strange barrier in place, and we can't open the Senkaimon. We can't enter from the neighboring towns either.

Right as there was a Gentei Kaijo request from Lieutenant Hisagi, who went to Urahara's Shop for an interview, all communication was cut off.

It would be illogical to think that these matters aren't related.

Shuhei? I see. That's why Kensei is here, too.

Love told me about it over the Soul Pager. He said he also can't get in touch with Hiyori, who's working part-time in Karakura Town.

Right now, Hachi is testing whether we can break the barrier from outside of town.

What is that idiot Hiyori doing?

So? Can they break through the barrier?

It seems to have a completely different structure than Kido, so it'll take awhile. He was wondering if it was some kind of Fullbring ability.