Chapter 407: Whoever Wants to Go, Let Them Go
Seireitei had been under high-level combat readiness for more than half a month.
But surprisingly, there was still no movement from Hell.
The Shinigami on patrol had been working themselves to the bone for days, yet in the end, they hadn’t even caught a glimpse of the enemy—let alone fought them.
Naturally, the Central 46 Compound wasn’t clueless. They knew this couldn’t go on forever. But with the looming threat of a surprise attack from Hell, they had no choice but to keep pushing the Gotei 13 to stay on high alert.
That didn’t mean they did nothing, though. Faced with a potential world-ending crisis, they still understood what truly mattered.
They forcibly requisitioned part of the nobles’ private forces to support Gotei 13’s operations.
At first, the nobles fiercely resisted. Some even scoffed,
"This is the work of lowborn warriors. How can you endanger noble lives over something so trivial?"
But the moment a blade was at their throats, their tone made a complete one-eighty—suddenly agreeable, even eager to cooperate.
As for how many people the nobles had secretly kept hidden in reserve?
Even the wise men and judges could only scratch their heads bald and still never get a clear answer.
In the end, the Central 46 set a minimum quota for each noble house.