Chapter 24: Sun Gate
The day passed by quickly.
Yohan and Bambietta had obtained custom-made knight costumes, which were almost identical to the uniforms of [the Sternritter] in the Thousand-Year Blood War.
However, Bambietta had modified the general outfit to short folded sleeves, revealing her slender white legs.
Soon after, under the leadership of Quilge Opie, the two went to [the Wandenreich].
The closer they got to [the Wandenreich], the denser the spirit particles became, which was vastly different from the remote northern area where Yohan had resided before.
The concentrated density of spirit particles gave the buildings in [the Wandenreich] an unparalleled degree of durability.
From a distance, it looked like an icy palace.
In front of the gate, there were two curved cracked pillars like ivory. This gate leads further to Silbern, the Sun Gate. On the gate, there was a powerful barrier.
Regular Quincies cannot enter at all, only Quincies who have the Knight's Medal as a key can freely enter and exit.
Behind the Sun Gate, there is a palace-like building with a cross pattern, and below the palace, there is a large clock tower-like building covered in ice.
Yohan and others had injected Reiatsu into the Knight's Medal.
In an instant, a black star appeared above the Sun Gate, the star exploded and divided into four parts, and as the distance widened, a black gate appeared before their eyes!
While looking at the black shadow in front of him, Yohan touched his chin.
"This is... the world of shadows!?"
After hearing this, Quilge looked at Yohan with curiosity.
"Do you know this?"
Yohan nodded his head.
"I've only heard about this from the knights when I was on the assessment."
Then Quilge said:
"There are shadows everywhere in Seireitei, and within the depths of the shadows lies [the Wandenreich]! This is the world of shadows."
Yohan nodded.
"In fact, [the Seireitei] lies in the shadow of [the Wandenreich]."
"Does that mean you can leave the shadow with the Knight's Medal?"
Yohan's words made Quilge shake his head.
"No, you're wrong."
"Only by obtaining the Sacred Text bestowed by His Majesty can one acquire the ability of the Shadow Realm and allow him to leave the shadow! The Knight's Medal in your hand is merely a temporary pass, and is only used to enter and exit [the Wandenreich]!"
"And now the Shadow Passage has been blocked by His Majesty, and it is not allowed to be opened before the attack on [the Soul Society]!"
Hearing this, Yohan was surprised, but became a bit worried.
There are still many years before the battle against the Shinigami for the attack. If he cannot get out, it will be difficult to stay in [the Wandenreich], and he will truly become entangled in the Quincies' camp by that time.
Yohan had found in the system the possibility of obtaining the powers of other races originally in the anime, there are some ways to get them.
But it will be difficult or almost impossible as long as he remains here to obtain the power of Shinigami Hollow.
"In other words, is the current [Wandenreich] isolated from the world?"
"That's not enough!"
Quilge pushed up his sunglasses himself.
"[the Soul Society] is closed, but it is capable of opening a shadow to go to the present world and Hueco Mundo. Of course, entering Hueco Mundo requires analyzing the black void Garganta, which can actually be considered a dead end!"
Yohan nodded his head, but let out a sigh of relief.
It seems that after seeing Yohan's concern, Bambietta glanced at Yohan.
"What? Do you want to leave [the Wandenreich]?"
Yohan also looked at Bambietta.
Are you the only one who thinks that, aren't you?
"I was just thinking that if the path to Seireitei is blocked by His Majesty, does that mean we can't go anywhere as if we're in the middle of a box! What about the Quincies outside, how will they return!"
Yohan found a random reason, then stared at Bambietta.
Bambietta tilted her head in an incomprehensible way after Yohan kicked her in this way, why are you staring at me?
On the other hand, Quilge shook his head.
"They have left!"
"The massacre that occurred two hundred years ago led to the death of Quincies in this world."
"Although some Quincies have entered [the Invisible Empire], the remaining ones have effectively died!"
"Perhaps the only surviving bloodline is the Sōken Ishida lineage that once left [the Invisible Empire]."
"And after our observation of [the Sternritter], Sōken Ishida also died a few years ago. And although he left blood, it seems that the blood is no longer pure."
Yohan knew this.
Sōken Ishida was Uryū Ishida's grandfather and his personal Quincy mentor.
He holds the key to the Sun Gate. In the Bloody War arc, Uryū used Ryūken Kurosaki Ishien's key to enter [the Wandenreich] during the Thousand-Year Blood War. It is clear that Sōken Ishida was a knight in [the Invisible Empire].
It seems that he was resistant to the idea of using Vollständig, and did not agree with its ideas, so he finally left [the Wandenreich].
Although he has indeed died, his descendants still exist.
Uryū Ishida, his grandson, from his son is a mixed blood Quincy, unlike his father who technically should have been the last pure blood Quincy according to him.
At this moment, the three passed through the dark gate, and as the shadow extended, they officially entered [the Wandenreich].
"Welcome back, Sir Knight Quilge Opie!"
As soon as they entered, before they noticed the environment of [the Wandenreich], there was a respectful voice in front of them.
They looked down to find five men dressed in knight uniforms kneeling on one knee and saluting him.
These five individuals were wearing military caps bearing the national emblem of the Invisible Empire and special masks, with reverent expressions.
"This is the Holy Soldier in [the City of the Silver Frame], he will take you to the registration office and the place where you will be living!"
"This is no longer my concern!"
"I will inform the regimental commander, and he will make the arrangements for you!"
However, Quilge gave a look at Yohan, then left quietly.
At the same time, a systematic reminder came to Yohan's mind.
"Ding!"
"Congratulations to the host on arriving at the check-in location!"
"The check-in time is ten seconds, and leaving halfway is considered a failed check-in!"
"Ten, nine, eight... three, two, one!"
"Ding!"
"Congratulations to the host, the check-in was successful!"
"Check-in rewards: ransōtengai and Spiritual Restoration! Dual skills at the level of a Grandmaster!"