Before Naraku Sora could react, a tyrannical and brutal Reiatsu flooded his interior.
A heavy oppression suddenly swept out and expanded, an unconcealable scorching heat burning from the depths of his soul.
It was as if his entire being was about to turn into a blazing sun.
Although the power of the Hollow was not large in quantity, it surged and surged, crushing the Reiatsu blocking its path like dry weeds and rotten wood, and then, in a completely unreasonable and tyrannical manner—
Fused!
An invisible, tyrannical oppression galloped past, sweeping through almost half of Tōkatsu Hell.
A visible shockwave exploded from Naraku Sora's body, instantly blowing Nishikawa, who was beside him, away.
The aftershocks landed on the nearby walls and cell doors, erupting with a loud crashing sound.
Countless stunned gazes peered out from the cells, landing on the boy whose expression was twisted.
Nishikawa stumbled up from the ground, supporting himself against the wall. He looked at Naraku Sora in pale-faced shock.
Although he didn't understand exactly what had happened, compared to earlier, this kid's Reiatsu seemed to have jumped up another level.
Is this what a legendary genius looks like?
However.
Isn't the aura of this Reiatsu a bit abnormal?
It seemed a little more chaotic than a normal Soul Reaper's Reiatsu.
At the same time, inside the Prison Director's office.
An image formed by Kidō was displayed on the table. Shutara Senjumaru watched with great interest.
Tyrannical, vibrating, crimson.
In the image, Naraku Sora stood in place, allowing the Reiatsu, which had almost condensed into a solid substance, to swirl wantonly. It even suppressed the Reiatsu of the Menos Grande in the cells for a time.
"Look what this mistress has found?"
Shutara Senjumaru's slender eyebrows raised, her black eyes full of surprise.
"Did he ingest Hollow Reiatsu while in contact with the Adjuchas, or is he a special individual to begin with?"
"As far as this mistress knows, there shouldn't be anyone in the Soul Society yet who can fuse two completely opposing powers."
"While no one else has discovered him, I'll claim him first."
"If you're slow, you lose. Little guy, you belong to this mistress..."
...
The commotion in Tōkatsu Hell attracted many Soul Reaper jailers to watch. Fortunately, Nishikawa was very good at handling these situations.
With just a few words, he guided the cause of the disturbance onto the idea of a Menos Grande riot.
When they heard that Naraku Sora, who had just graduated, was able to escort two Adjuchas single-handedly, the nearby Soul Reapers immediately felt deep respect.
No wonder he could enter the Central Prison as an exception; he was a genius among the academy students.
Although there was no lack of elite Soul Reapers from various squads among the jailers, compared to Naraku Sora, who possessed the strength of a seated officer at such a young age, they were still far behind.
What's more, this was only the beginning.
Judging by the potential shown by the boy in front of them, in the near future, he would definitely become a big shot in the Central Prison and even the Soul Society.
He has the makings of a Captain!
Under the admiring gazes of the Soul Reapers, Naraku Sora gritted his teeth and calmed the last trace of the rioting Reiatsu, making himself look much more normal.
Suppressing a prisoner for the first time and such unexpected trouble had to occur.
No one told him he would draw Hollow power from an Adjuchas!
If it weren't for the fact that he was only responsible for the escort and his participation was low, if there had been just a bit more Hollow power, Naraku Sora would have inevitably Hollowfied right there and been exposed on the spot.
At that time, the newly appointed Soul Reaper Naraku Sora would have committed a taboo and been slapped to dust by the Prison Director, with no possibility of even being pieced back together.
By the way, the commotion just now shouldn't have attracted Shutara Senjumaru's attention, right?
Thinking of this, Naraku Sora suddenly felt a bit guilty.
As far as he knew, Shutara Senjumaru had obtained the qualifications to be promoted to Squad Zero precisely because she developed the Shihakushō.
For high-end researchers like that, if she saw the scene just now, she would definitely be able to analyze the Reiatsu belonging to a Hollow within it.
At that point, even a hundred mouths couldn't explain it clearly.
Just as Naraku Sora was rejoicing, Nishikawa had already rushed to his side in three steps and asked with a slightly excited expression:
"Naraku, you just..."
Before he could finish, he was interrupted by Naraku Sora: "It was a fluke. Under the suppression of the Adjuchas, I unearthed greater potential, and my Reiatsu achieved a breakthrough."
Hearing this, Nishikawa immediately revealed an expression that said 'as expected'.
Although it was slightly far-fetched, on the whole, it made sense and was similar to his own guess.
Sure enough, geniuses are always different from the masses.
Breaking through just by casually escorting two Adjuchas—this kid has a promising future.
Thinking of this, Nishikawa spoke: "Naraku, you have to be careful next."
"Careful of what?"
"The lords of Central 46."
Speaking of this, Nishikawa put away his smile, and the expression on his face became a few degrees more serious.
"The teachers at the Spiritual Arts Academy should have told you that Central 46 is the highest judicial body in the Soul Society."
"Regardless of whether a Soul Reaper commits a crime in the Soul Society or the World of the Living, they will be judged by them."
"But what I am about to say is something the Academy teachers would absolutely not mention."
"On the surface, Central 46 consists of forty sages and six judges, but in reality, behind them are the forty-six ancient noble families of the Soul Society."
Naraku Sora raised his eyebrows, revealing a look of surprise.
Nishikawa paused, lowered his voice, and continued: "The forty-six families are not a monolith; there are struggles between them as well."
"As everyone knows, the Central Prison is an institution directly under Central 46. As subordinates, if we are slightly careless, we might get sucked into the battles between those big shots."
"When that time comes, whether we are crushed to pieces or soar to the skies depends entirely on fate."
"After all..."
Nishikawa shook his head and didn't say any more.
In the Soul Society, the consequences of casually discussing politics were not as simple as being invited for tea.
One moment of carelessness could lead to a prison sentence of dozens or hundreds of years; in more serious cases, being executed on the spot wasn't impossible.
Naraku Sora nodded, accepting the kindness from this senior, Nishikawa, with composure.
However, rather than worrying about crises that might happen in the future, it was better to focus on suppressing prisoners first.
Just a 5% participation in suppressing a criminal Hollow had benefited him so much.
If he participated fully, the harvest would be unimaginable.
As the Hollow power fused completely, Naraku Sora carefully felt the changes in his body. Abundant power wandered through his limbs and bones.
Vigorous! Tyrannical! Strong!
Although the Reiatsu increase wasn't too exaggerated, his spiritual body had clearly been amplified.
Or rather, under the catalysis of the Hollow power, he had obtained a trait of a Hollow.
For example, Hierro!
There had never been such a wonderful start!
Since he had already become a jailer, he had to make good use of his status.
Thinking of this, a flash of heat passed through Naraku Sora's eyes. He turned his head to look at Nishikawa and asked with a face full of impatience:
"Senior, are there any unconfined sinners or Menos Grande in the Central Prison right now?"