Chapter 1256 Defense

Chapter 1256 Defense

Uryu and Chad looked at Ichigo strangely, and the former asked, "How did you even learn something like that so fast? I've only started detecting this Magic Power around me."

"He's strangely been perceptive of things like these all the way back, so I'm not really surprised," Chad commented while letting out a small breath.

"You'll get the hang of it soon enough too," Ichigo replied while jumping to another building.

Uryu and Chad looked at each other for a moment before following him.

After several hops and traveling over almost half of Karakura Town, Ichigo, Uryu, and Chad arrived at another building where Claire was standing all alone, holding a bow.

"Ah, Kurosaki-niisan, Ishida-niisan, and Sado-niisan. It has been a while," Claire greeted them first while guessing what they were after when they approached her.Gét latest novel chapters on nov(e)lbj/n(.)c/om

Ichigo, Uryu, and Chad had no idea that behind that cheerful and innocent smile was a cunning mind trained to succeed a powerful and influential house.

"Claire-chan, isn't it? You're alone today?" Ichigo started a small talk.

"Well, there's just too much ground to cover so we have to spread out a bit."

As soon as they heard that, the three men froze. Claire saw this reaction and understood that they took it wrong and started chuckling, "I didn't mean it like that. Our enemies predominantly use a sub-type of Magic Power, and it's a lot better for those who understand Magic in the first place to be in different spots in case something unexpected comes up."

Ichigo sighed in relief, "I thought that we shouldn't be in just one spot."

"No. I actually advise you against that. We're expecting a long drawn-out battle, so covering each other's back has more merit than just acting alone."

"She's going to give out commands, but our main objective is to protect the shelters, so we'll be moving with that in mind."

"I see... But why are the normal Human soldiers part of the defensive effort? Small arms won't do anything against these worms, and larger weapons are a double-edged sword. They are too fragile on top of that too. Of course, I'm not saying I'm against them joining the effort because you probably have a plan. I want to know what that plan is and react accordingly if we get too close."

At that moment, a lightbulb went off in Claire's head, "Oh right. Since you didn't receive proper information, you probably also didn't get supplied with materialization pills."

"...Materialization pills?"

While the men were confused, Claire was rummaging through the small bag that she had and said, "Regarding the Human firearms, that'll be covered by the Vatican so that even the smaller calibers will be effective against our enemies. However, the bigger problem is that most of you, especially your abilities, are invisible to them so Kisuke-niichan crafted these pills to make everyone visible to normal Humans."

Claire gave them a bottle each containing a hundred or so small red pills, "Once you eat one, your body will absorb a tiny amount of Magic Power from the surroundings, and it'll create a mirror image of you through [Illusion Magic] that will be visible to everyone around you. It might become a bit uncomfortable, but it shouldn't have any effect on your abilities."

The three of them received the bottles and looked at them for a second. Ichigo was the first one to take them and was soon followed by Uryu and Chad.

"It feels like something is covering me... But it shouldn't be a problem," Ichigo commented while moving his body around.

"Let's look for the Quincies. They probably also didn't receive anything since they avoid contact as much as possible," Uryu took out his phone.

"And the Fullbringers too," Chad added.

Claire nodded and warned them, "Then let's hurry. They are about to arrive."

'There's still the plan of moving the Shinigamis to a new body, but the procedure isn't very clear yet, so I'll keep it to myself for now.'