Chapter 64: Chapter 64: Tsunayashiro and the Great Spirit Book Gallery
Chapter 64: Tsunayashiro and the Great Spirit Book Gallery
The person who came to pick up Yato Uchiha was named Shohei Tsunayashiro, hailing from a genuine, high-ranking Great Noble family.
However, contrary to Yato’s expectations, although Shohei Tsunayashiro looked arrogant, he was actually quite easy to get along with.
Along the way, the boy struck up a conversation with him. Although it often took four or five sentences from Yato to get half a sentence in response, Yato could tell that Shohei’s attitude was very earnest; he wasn’t just brushing him off.
As for why he spoke so little... the truth was, Shohei Tsunayashiro was a bit of a shut-in.
"You mean to say, you haven’t left your family estate in three years?"
"To be precise, thirty-five months."
"If you don’t mind me asking, what do you usually do at home?"
"Read," the young noble paused, then added, "Read a lot of books."
Yato nodded thoughtfully, understanding Shohei’s meaning. The Tsunayashiro family had controlled the Great Spirit Book Gallery for generations. As a member of the clan, his most important duty was naturally to study the history and secrets of the Soul Society.
"I’m so jealous, Shohei-kun," Yato sighed.
"Honestly, sometimes I just want to hole up at home, eat watermelon, and snack on jerky."
Shohei Tsunayashiro remained silent for a long time. Just when the boy thought his comment wouldn’t receive a response, Shohei suddenly spoke:
"Our family also takes turns going to Hueco Mundo."
"Eh?" Yato was taken aback.
"Is it really okay for you to tell me this... Don’t leak family secrets and end up getting disciplined by your elders."
The young noble shook his head. He wasn’t a Soul Reaper and didn’t wear a Shihakusho. Instead, he wore a dark-colored kimono, looking entirely out of place in the Seireitei:
"It’s fine. Many people know about it."
Yato figured that Shohei had been cooped up at home for so long that today, having finally caught an opportunity, he had completely opened up his chatterbox the moment he got a hold of someone.
Through Shohei Tsunayashiro’s recounting, the boy caught a faint glimpse into a corner of this family.
The Tsunayashiro clan controlled the Great Spirit Book Gallery, recording everything that happened in the Soul Society. However, counting back four generations from Shohei—which was around nine hundred years ago, during the Quincy invasion of the Soul Society—the Head of the Tsunayashiro clan at the time had a sudden, whimsical thought:
We shouldn’t just record the myriad things of the Soul Society; we must witness everything across all three realms!
Hell was too difficult to enter, so the Tsunayashiro clan’s attention shifted to the World of the Living and Hueco Mundo.
From then on, the Tsunayashiro family would dispatch core members to Hueco Mundo and the World of the Living to record major events.
Among them, even the gatekeepers of the Great Spirit Book Gallery would leave the Soul Society to personally gather information. After all, they were powerful and unlikely to encounter accidents. Upon returning, they could immediately enter the Great Spirit Book Gallery and engrave the crucial information from the World of the Living and Hueco Mundo into the records.
—Even within the Tsunayashiro family, not just anyone was permitted to enter the Great Spirit Book Gallery.
This matter was actually known by Captain-class members of the Gotei 13 with enough seniority. After all, the Tsunayashiro family didn’t hide it; they walked openly and boldly through the Senkaimon.
Yato and Shohei chatted along the way and soon arrived at Central 46.
So many massive Reiatsu signatures... Yato clicked his tongue internally and kept his mouth shut.
As the highest judicial organ of the Seireitei, Central 46 was under the full protection of the Gotei 13. Even Captain-class members took turns standing guard in the shadows. He just didn’t know who was on duty today.
Having talked his fill during the journey, Shohei Tsunayashiro reverted to his arrogant, aloof demeanor upon arriving. He led Yato Uchiha and pushed open the northern gates of Central 46.
They then descended a long staircase, heading deep underground.
Identity verification, Reiatsu scans, permit inspections—as they moved downward, there was a checkpoint every hundred meters. Forcibly breaching this place would absolutely be as difficult as ascending to the heavens.
After undergoing no fewer than double-digit inspections, the two finally reached the innermost section.
A middle-aged Tsunayashiro clan member was stationed there, standing guard.
"Uncle," Shohei Tsunayashiro bowed, his attitude exceedingly respectful.
"Mm." The middle-aged man looked him over.
"Your Rei-i has reached Class 7. Very good. But you must also prioritize your safety when you accompany me to Hueco Mundo this time."
"Yes, Uncle. I was wondering when we..."
"Ahem!" The middle-aged man glared at him, signaling that there was an outsider present.
However, he wasn’t too harsh on his junior. After all, the gatekeeper role operated on a rotational system. When he left for Hueco Mundo, another powerhouse from the clan would take his place, leaving no loopholes for anyone to exploit.
The Great Spirit Book Gallery had existed for a million years, and the Tsunayashiro had guarded it for a million years. This gatekeeper system had withstood countless tests and remained standing.
Absolute confidence in it had become the foundational mindset of the Tsunayashiro clan.
"Are you Yato Uchiha?" The middle-aged Tsunayashiro looked at the boy.
"Are you clear on all the rules?"
"I understand them."
"Good. According to your permit, you are only allowed to remain inside for one thousand eight hundred seconds (30 minutes). Furthermore, you may only consult materials regarding ’Multi-Stage Release Zanpakuto Training Methods’."
The gatekeeper didn’t make things difficult for him. He pulled out a key shaped like a sword blade and inserted it into the massive bronze door behind him.
Countless formulas activated, operating in a perfectly interlocking sequence, like meshing gears.
"Place your Zanpakuto into that recess."
"Alright."
Yato Uchiha pressed Akame into the slot. After a series of clicking sounds, the glowing lines of a Bakudo spell tightly wrapped around the Zanpakuto.
Certain rare types of Zanpakuto could still exert their power even when separated from their wielder by a distance. Therefore, the Tsunayashiro family had specifically prepared this Bakudo seal.
The security measures of the Great Spirit Book Gallery truly were foolproof.
At that moment, the bronze door slowly opened. Yato didn’t waste any time and stepped inside.
The door behind him immediately shut.
Yato took a moment to adjust to the slightly dim lighting before observing his surroundings.
As far as the eye could see, there were massive, polygonal corridors. They reached endlessly upward without touching the sky, and plummeted endlessly downward without touching the ground, arranged and stacked in an infinite array.
About twenty meters away from him was a raised platform, resembling a control console. It emitted a soft, glowing light, waiting for his inquiry.
This was the Great Spirit Book Gallery.
From ancient times to the present, all the history, secrets, and major events of the Soul Society were recorded here.
This wasn’t an achievement born of human labor, much less a collection of surveys. Rather, it was through a certain mechanical law transcending time that all events and intelligence of the Soul Society were forcibly collected and recorded!
It could be said that the Great Spirit Book Gallery was a part of the natural laws of the Soul Society, entirely independent of the will of Soul Reapers.
Yato took a deep breath. He had heard many things today, some of which were incredibly valuable pieces of intelligence. But right now was clearly not the time to organize his thoughts. He immediately stepped up to the platform and channeled his Reiatsu into it.
"Multi-Stage Release Zanpakuto Training Methods."
He didn’t alter a single word. The rules of the Great Spirit Book Gallery were just that strict; even the slightest discrepancy would result in Yato facing exceedingly severe punishment.
Following a bizarre sequence of beeping sounds, a large block of text appeared on the platform.
The boy’s eyes instantly landed on the topmost lines of text.
"Multi-Stage Release Zanpakuto [Akame]. Wielder: Yato Uchiha. As of this exact moment, a total of three stages of release have been achieved. Abilities: Dynamic Vision Enhancement, Illusions, Amaterasu, Kagutsuchi..."
He took a deep breath and continued reading downward.
"Multi-Stage Release Zanpakuto [Kurafukuro]. Wielder: Furofushi Saito."
"According to records, during the Shikai phase, Furofushi Saito achieved a total of five stages of release. Abilities: Crimson Lotus Fire, Herculean Strength Enhancement, Shadow Dive, Vajra Dragon Demon..."
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