Chapter 721 - The Grand Penalty Start

While the Execution of the Grand Penalty starts to count, all the people who are going to the stage are already making their move.

The Gotei 13 Captain and Vice-Captain start to walk to the Sōkyoku Hill. they need to attend the first and ever execution that is going to happen in that particular place.

The hill is visible from most of Seireitei. It has sheer cliffs on all sides. There are two known access points to the Sōkyoku Hill - a long bridge connecting to the Senzaikyū " Palace of Penitence ", and a long, zigzagging stairway carved into one side of the hill.

One end of the hill is heavily undercut, where the Sōkyoku and the bridge are located. The opposite end is covered by a white forest.

Almost all of the shinigami are waiting for the Grand Execution to start, they all have mixed feelings about this, but the only thing they know is that.

The hand of the higher-ups is ready to punish them harshly if ever they violate any kind of rules of the Seireitei.

In the street, they can see Captains with their Vice-Captain walking to the Sōkyoku Hill, while the whole street is filled with Shinigami because of the Drifter that is still hiding from them.

...…..

Isane nervous walking behind Unohana, she knows that something important is really going to happen later, and their force only has 2 Captain Class Shinigami, 6 Vice-Captain Class, 2 Lieutenant Class, 5 Drifter, 1 Ex-Captain Class and 1 who have unknown spiritual power.

She doesn't know if their number is enough for what is waiting for them up on the Hill, but she is ready, they have a secret that no one knows.

The only one who knows it is the woman from Shinigami Women's Association, a secret that they hid for 40 years after the Xin accident.

"Don't get nervous, Isane, I will hold as many as I can, just do whatever you can do, and believe in your comrades," Unahana said.

"Y-Yes, Captain," Insane nerv said.

Not only her but the others are also pretty nervous, every single one of them is nervous, they know what is waiting for them on the top of the hill.

And if the plan starts, they know that he can only defend the other to watch their back, but still they are confident.

They are confident about the training that they did for 40 years, the only thing that they are waiting for is to see if the fruit of their training is enough for what is about to happen.

...

And the right time finally came, Rukia who was being escorted by the other executioner expressionless walked to her execution ground.

She did not show any kind of emotion because she knows that there is a person who will save her from this conspiracy.

While walking she felt that the Seireitei is pretty peaceful right now, as if there's a huge beast waiting to come.

Rukia, who is walking in the middle of her escort, looks in front and she can see the people of the Shinigami Women's Association, they all nod as if signaling her that everything is ready.

On the front of the Execution Platform is Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni, the captain of the 1st Division in the Gotei 13 and also the Captain-Commander of the whole Gotei 13.

Yamamoto is the oldest captain in the Gotei 13. He has the appearance of an old man with red eyes,a very long white beard, and long eyebrows.

There are many scars on his torso and head, the two most prominent being a pair of long scars crossing above his right eye, one of which was left by his battle with his lieutenant.

Soifon who infront looks at the Captain who wants to attend the Grand Execution, she expects that there are only a couple of them all to arrive but she is wrong.

Almost all the Captain and their Vice Captain are present, except for Captain Gin the captain of the 3rd Division, Captain Tosen, the captain of the 9th Division, and their Vice-Captain.

She still felt relieved that at least the people who will need to hold reduced, removing 2 or 3 Captains is huge relief for those who need to hold 8 of them who are here right now.

The attendees:

Captain 1st Division. Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto and Vice-Captain Chōjirō Sasakibe

Captain 2nd Division, Suì-Fēng and Vice-Captain Marechiyo Ōmaeda

Captain 4th Division, Retsu Unohana and Isane Kotetsu

Captain 6th Division, Byakuya Kuchiki and Renji Abarai

Captain 7th Division, Sajin Komamura and Tetsuzaemon Iba

Captain 8th Division, Shunsui Kyōraku and Nanao Ise

Captain 10th Division, Tōshirō Hitsugaya and Rangiku Matsumoto

Captain 11th Division, Kenpachi Zaraki and Yachiru Kusajishi

Captain 12th Division, Nemu Kurotsuchi as the only one attendee

Captain 13th Division, Jūshirō Ukitake, and Kaien Shiba

Below is the other who is waiting for the right time to come out and help the other up the hill.

Ichigo, Chad, Uryu, Genji, 3rd Seat Miyako Shiba, 5th Seat Hotaru Kanisawa, 3rd Seat Ikkaku Madarame, 5th Seat Yumichika Ayasegawa and 3rd Seat Kiyone Kotetsu.

There are also a couple of Shinigami who follow them here, of course, some of them want to help while some are just scared to escape.

...…..

Captain Yamamoto looked at the attendees, it seemed they still value the tradition of the Gotei 13, he then looked at Rukia and asked." Do you have any last word?"

Rukia sadly looks at her adopted brother who is expressionless without looking at her, she knows that she failed him pretty bad this time, and there is still a plan after this, she knows that he will be mad at her later for sure.

"No," Rukia sadly said.

Yamamoto felt something from Rukia's voice, he felt that this girl did not feel any hint of fear or nervousness as if she already accepted her fate.

He felt pity that there's a girl as brave as him, if not she did not pass her power to a mortal, she will be sure because one of the pillars of the future generation.

"All right, i will not make this thing hard on you, let the Grand Penalty commence,"

"Release the seal of Soukyoku,"

And the Grand Penalty starts, all the actors are already waiting, the only thing left is to the main protagonist to come and start this hundred years of conspiracy.