In the World of the Living.

The Day after the first Invasion of Soul Society.

The first day of (F/N), Isshin and Ryuken creating their counter to Yhwach was a dud. (F/N) was currently in his house going through all of their failed attempts, trying to find the issue to their problem.

(F/N): How do we prevent Mr. Almighty from detecting this thing?

Ryuken had read Soken Ishida's notes and passed on the info to both (F/N) and Isshin. (F/N) was aware of Yhwach's Almighty ability. What could they realistically do to a guy who can alter the future?

"Dad? Are you alright?"

(S/N) walked downstairs and saw her father making the living room a mess with massive amounts of paper.

(F/N): Oh... (S/N)... Good morning, are you leaving for school?

(S/N): Yeah... Have you heard from (Y/N) and Calavera?

(F/N): Calavera's with Kisuke in Hueco Mundo while (Y/N) went to Soul Society. Don't worry about them. They're tough. They'll be back soon.

(S/N): If you say so...

(S/N) was worried for her siblings but she knew that (Y/N) had grown accustomed to fighting consistently. Calavera on the other hand was a different case. However, Calavera being in Hueco Mundo meant Wiz was there to look after her, so it eased some worries off of her mind.

(F/N): Do you want me to take you to school?

(S/N): I'll be fine walking to school. You look busy so I'll leave you to it.

(F/N): Be safe.

(S/N) left the house and (F/N) decided to gather up all of his papers and organize them.

(F/N): I'm not a super genius. I'm an investigator. So I'll just search for the information rather than finding it myself. And sometimes, the info you need is where you least expect it.

If Soken Ishida had information from something as significant as the first war against the Soul Society, who knew what Daichi (L/N) was hiding. (F/N) always described his father as an enigma. Perhaps he knew more about Yhwach than Soken did.

(F/N) entered his attic and looked around. After his father's passing, he kept a lot of his study materials and books. (F/N) didn't know what his father was studying but he didn't want to just throw it away. He simply just thought of them as a memento. After a few minutes of looking, (F/N) found a heavy box only labelled "Daichi (L/N)".

Simply seeing his father's name was enough to make the man reminisce on his childhood after adoption.

(Flashback) More than 30 years ago.

3 years after (F/N)'s adoption.

A fifteen year old (F/N) entered his father's study abruptly while his father was reading.

(F/N): Mom said dinner's ready...

Daichi: I'm sure I taught you better manners than that. Knock before you enter.

(F/N): Right... I'll be sure to do that next time...

(F/N) looked around his father's study. It wasn't a big room whatsoever which allowed (F/N) to notice that one of the bookshelves in the study had a few odd books. They didn't look like published books at all. The confused look on (F/N)'s face didn't go unnoticed by Daichi.

Daichi: Did one of the books catch your eye?

(F/N): Huh? No, not really. I just thought they looked really weird...

Daichi: Weird, huh? Do you want to read one?

(F/N): Uh, sorry. I'm not really interested.

Daichi: Reading is necessary for a kid your age. You shouldn't neglect knowledge when it's presented to you.

(F/N) felt like his father was trying to persuade him to read the book so he decided to agree to the man's request.

(F/N): Alright fine. If you want me to read the book so badly, I'll read one after dinner.

Daichi: Why not take a peek at a few books and see which one grabs your attention.

(F/N) walked towards the bookshelf and picked out one of the books. Upon opening the book, (F/N) was immediately confused.

(F/N): What language is this?

Daichi: German. Are you interested in learning it?

(F/N): Wha-? Hold on one minute! If you knew this book was in a language I didn't understand, why did you bother asking if I wanted to read it?

Daichi: Maybe the pictures in the book would interest you.

(F/N): What am I? Five? I'm a teenager. What do I look like reading a book only for pictures?

Daichi: You read comics, do you not? Are they not picture books?

(F/N): Now you're just trying to upset me. Those have interesting stories! And I can read the language!

Daichi: Then learn German. If you're really interested in reading these books then go the mile it takes to get started.

(F/N): I told you I wasn't interested from the get-go. You were the one who suggested I read it. Do you even know German?

Daichi: I was the one who wrote the contents in that book. I'm sure you can recognize my handwriting even if you don't understand the language. I can teach you if you want.

(F/N): I'll take a rain check on that... *thinking* Why did he go through the trouble of writing the book in German?

(F/N) returned the book to its original place on the shelf and picked up another. Once again, the book was in another language, but this time it wasn't in German.

(F/N): And what language is this?

Daichi: Spanish.

(F/N): Right... How many languages do you know?

Daichi: Four. Obviously I know Japanese... So can you guess the last one?

(F/N): Let me take a wild guess... English?

Daichi: You're correct. What gave it away?

(F/N): It's a popular language so it was the safest guess.

(F/N) picked up another book on the bookshelf and this time, he finally understood the language.

(F/N): Finally... a book in japanese...

...

...

(F/N): Even in Japanese, I don't understand what this book is about.

(F/N) saw a lot of weird terminology and pictures, just like the other books. "Zanpakuto" being one of the many things that went over the boy's head.

Daichi: It's a research journal.

(F/N): About what? Whatever these pictures are depicting aren't animals, that's for sure. What are they? Mythical creatures?

Daichi: I guess you can say that. Say, (F/N)... do you believe in spirits?

(F/N): Spirits? Well, Shu always said he got bullied because the other kids found out he believed in ghosts so I wanted to believe him, but at the same time I've never seen one myself. What? Is this a research journal about religion?

Daichi: Well, some are. Others aren't... There's also history books. You know, there is one I read quite often. Historians say there was a time where a clan of people fought against spirits that guide restless souls to the afterlife. Sounds outlandish, doesn't it?

(F/N): I've never heard a single thing like that in history class. You expect me to believe that? *sigh* You take interest in some of the weirdest things, old man.

Daichi: It wouldn't hurt to call me "Dad" or "Father" you know. After all, you call Emi "mother" don't you?

(F/N): That's differen- Oh no, I forgot we were supposed to be eating dinner! We're going to hear an earful from mom...

Daichi: I guess we both lost track of time.

(F/N): I'll meet you downstairs. If the food is cold, I'll put the blame on you so hurry down.

(F/N) left his father's study and headed towards the kitchen.

Daichi: Leaving your father to deal with the wrath of his wife... What a troublesome child I've taken in...

(FlashBack End)

(F/N) could only laugh at his younger self's ignorance. Knowing what he knows now, it was obvious his father was studying everything supernatural. (F/N) took the heavy box out of the attic with the intention of taking it with him to Ryuken's house.

(Y/N): Knowing the old man, he intentionally wrote all of his research in different languages to hide something. He probably wrote some stuff in code too, just to make deciphering things harder. If Soken Ishida knew about the war and Yhwach, then the old man should've as well. And if he truly wanted to rebuild a relationship between the Quincy and Shinigami, then he should've known about Yhwach's eventual return and looked for a way to combat him. The question is... Did he actually discover a way or did he also come up at a dead end?

(F/N) placed the box in the trunk of his car before driving off.

(F/N): It's time for a quick detour.

(Timeskip)

Ryuken was at his front door, clearly confused at the huge box that (F/N) held in his hands.

Ryuken: What exactly is in the box?

(F/N): Something that might help us.

Ryuken: And what might that be?

(F/N): Research straight from Daichi (L/N) himself. Deciphering all of these books is going to take a while so I gathered a team.

Standing behind (F/N) was obviously Isshin, but the other three shocked Ryuken. (F/N) also got the help of Tessai, Ururu and Jinta.

(F/N): There's a possibility that he may have found a way to bypass the Almighty.

To be continued.

The next four chapters are my attempt of creating a "Everything but the Rain" type of arc. It's going to play a pivotal role for what comes next. The title "For Your Eyes Only" will make sense as the mini arc continues.

Also it might be obvious but I'll point it out anyway, but Daichi was indeed researching every single spiritual race as he wrote each book in a specific language (Japanese for Shinigami, German for Quincy, Spanish for Hollow, and English for Fullbringers).