amaotonovel Chapter 621 Reactions from all parties
Chapter 621 Reactions from all parties
Kensei Rokusha pointed at Ikuko expressionlessly and looked at everyone: "Where does this guy get his confidence from?"
His gaze was fixed on Yoruichi, as if he were saying something.
These are the soldiers your Second Division trained?
Kisuke Urahara chimed in, "Well, in short, until we are absolutely certain that we can expose Aizen, I don't mind if you all contact the Seireitei."
“Don’t forget, the ethereal power within you has only been temporarily stabilized, not resolved.” Yu Zi looked at everyone and continued, “Those guys in the Central Chamber of 46 decided to treat you as ethereal beings back then.”
"Knowing that old geezer as I do, even if you regain consciousness, he won't listen to you."
Kensei Rokusha gritted his teeth, turned around, and punched the wall hard.
Even this roughneck knew that Yu Zi was right, let alone the others.
Yuko glanced at it sideways and realized it really was a potential explosive.
Yoruichi leaned against the wall with her arms crossed and silently added, "Of course, the most important thing is that you beat up the sages and judges of the 46th Chamber, and you mocked old man Yamamoto in various ways during the battle."
Everyone stared at Yuko in disbelief.
"..." Yu Zi's lips twitched, and she glared at Ye Yi. Why bring this up now?
She sighed and said speechlessly, "I've already said that those despicable idiots aren't sages at all."
"Besides, I was just telling that old geezer the truth. Isn't he just a stubborn old man?"
"Pig head..."
This woman really dares to speak her mind...
The single-minded Kensei Muguruma was the first to spot the key point, raising his hand to interrupt: "Wait a minute!!! You just said you were going to fight?"
"Who?"
"Who are we fighting?"
Yuko stared blankly at him: "Are you an idiot?"
"Didn't I already say it's with old man Yamamoto?"
Yoruichi nodded slightly. It seemed that Yuko was indeed a little angry, since she usually called him "Grandpa".
Now it's either that old geezer or that old man Yamamoto.
Lisa Yagami opened her mouth: "With the Captain-Commander..."
"...A battle?" Fengqiao Lou Shilang stared wide-eyed.
A bead of cold sweat trickled down Hirako Shinji's forehead as he couldn't help but look at Urahara Kisuke: "How exactly did you manage to escape from Soul Society?"
Yoruichi wiped her face: "For some reason, I've also been directly targeted by the Captain-Commander."
"All the interdimensional portals are controlled by the Captain-General, so we have no choice but to break through them head-on."
"No, no, no, is that the point?" Hirako shrugged. "How did you manage to break through the Captain-Commander's defenses head-on?"
Isn't this equivalent to fighting the captain head-on?
"Yes, about that." Yoruichi glanced at Ikuko. "Kisuke and I were stopped by Captain Kyoraku and Captain Ukitake."
“Yuko is the one dealing with the captain, so she should have the most say.”
Everyone stared blankly at Yuko.
So you really weren't joking?!
That's the Captain-General!!!
The strongest Grim Reaper in a millennium!
Even Hirako was incredibly shocked. Although he knew Yuko, it was only a casual acquaintance. He knew that Yuko got along very well with several captains.
but……
As the captain, he got along very well with Hiyori, and often got punched and kicked by her.
This is nothing.
There were already several easy-going people among the team leaders.
For example, Retsu Unohana, the captain of the Fourth Division...
“Well, that’s true, but it really wasn’t a confrontation.” Yuko shrugged. “I was the one getting beaten up in every way.”
Everyone unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.
Just say it!
How could someone be so powerful as to fight the Captain-Commander!
“Speaking of which, Yoruichi…” Yuko suddenly looked at Yoruichi.
Ye Yi looked puzzled: "Huh? What?"
“I’m starting to believe that old man’s Bankai can destroy the world,” Yuko said with some emotion. “It really is quite exaggerated. Just a slight graze and his body was completely evaporated, leaving not a single cell behind.”
"..."
Yoruichi paused for a moment, then realized, "I see, that's why you were so weak back then?"
She thought it was because fighting the Captain-Commander had exhausted her energy, causing her to collapse.
So it was Bankai...
and many more!
Yoruichi's eyes widened: "You're still alive?"
Despite her confidence in Yuuko, she didn't think Yuuko could survive after facing the Captain-Commander's Bankai.
"Just how much do you want me dead?" Yu Zi asked expressionlessly.
"Wait a minute, all of you!" Kensei Muguruma couldn't help but step forward to stop them. "You mean this woman forced the Captain-Commander to use his Bankai?"
Are you kidding me?
Who does she think she is?
Yuko nodded slightly: "If you think of it that way, you're not wrong. After all, if I don't use Bankai, that old geezer can't kill me."
Liu Chequan's temple veins were throbbing; could you exaggerate any further?
Why don't you just become the captain?
Kyoraku Shunsui's second-in-command, the lieutenant of the 8th Division, Yashimaru Lisa, pushed up her glasses: "Excuse me, you just mentioned being grazed by the Captain-Commander's Bankai and your body evaporated, right?"
Kensei Muguruma realized the problem: "Yeah! You're perfectly fine, aren't you?!"
"There's not a single injury on you!!"
"Although I didn't intend to hide it from you, after all, we've been through thick and thin together now." As Yu Zi spoke, her golden eyes split into double pupils, some veins bulged on her skin, and a pair of ferocious demon horns sprouted from the top of her head.
"...Is this... Hollowfication?" Kensei Muguruma stared blankly at Yuuko's face, then looked up at the horn on Yuuko's head. "Why isn't she wearing a mask?"
Why does he look so handsome?
"No, this is demonization."
"Huh? What's that?"
After some explanation...
Kensei Rokusha stared wide-eyed: "So, does that mean you're immortal?"
"I hope you can understand."
Hirako nodded thoughtfully: "I see, that's why Captain Yoruichi was directly targeted by the Captain-Commander."
“Ah, in a sense, this is indeed my dereliction of duty.” Yoruichi looked at Ikuko with a deep gaze. “I had already seen through her disguise, but I still ended up being fooled.”
"You're not even as good as the little girl who got tricked by the candied hawthorn."
“There’s nothing I can do about it!” Yuko’s lips twitched slightly, then she looked at Urahara Kisuke. “I certainly wouldn’t have guessed that it was to frame me and lure me there.”
"If anyone's to blame, it's definitely this guy, right?"
Urahara Kisuke: "..."
In a sense, you weren't wrong.
Who would have thought that he would have the same idea as Aizen?
Perhaps this is what makes geniuses similar.
"Besides, I clearly saw Aizen's problem from the very beginning, Yoruichi yourself said there was nothing wrong with it."
Yoruichi: "..."
Yes, she did say that.
"Hi~ Hi~" Ninth Division Vice-Captain Kunan Shiro raised his hand and asked happily, "So, does that mean we'll be living in the real world from now on?"
Children are naturally innocent and lively.
Yuko withdrew her gaze: "That's roughly the idea."
"At least until we have the ability to resolve all of this."
Upon hearing this, everyone subconsciously clenched their fists.
Aizen Sousuke...
……
Meanwhile, in Soul Society, Seireitei.
The Kuchiki family mansion.
In the tranquil courtyard, the still-young Kuchiki Byakuya, dressed in his training clothes, knelt before his grandfather, Kuchiki Ginrin, his back straight and his posture upright.
"...That's how it happened." Kuchiki Ginrei's slightly aged voice rang out, "From today onwards, you must not mention anything about Miss Yuko in front of outsiders."
Kuchiki Byakuya couldn't help but ask, "Grandpa also thinks that Ikuko-sensei is innocent, right?"
"...But that posture..." Kuchiki Ginryo hesitated, unable to finish his sentence.
But that appearance, even without sensing Hollow's spiritual pressure, was just too similar...
This includes the high-speed regeneration that even the Captain-Commander had to use Bankai to kill.
“Byakuya.” Kuchiki Ginrei sighed and said seriously, “I don’t deny your ideas, but first and foremost, you are the next head of the Kuchiki family.”
"Yes, Grandpa."
Kuchiki Byakuya lowered his head, his hands, resting on his thighs, clenched unconsciously, his nails digging deep into his palms, and faint blood could be seen seeping out.
Teacher Yuko...
Although he can sometimes display a quirky personality, when it comes to swordsmanship instruction... no, not just swordsmanship...
I've learned so much from Ms. Yuko.
He absolutely did not believe that Miss Yuko would be that kind of person.
That swordsmanship...
"...How could it possibly be usable with mere experimental samples?"
Inside the Fourth Division barracks, Retsu Unohana held a cup of tea, gazing at the flowers and plants in the courtyard.
"Captain, this is an official notice issued by the Central 46th Bureau." At this moment, a squad member brought over the document.
"Thank you."
Retsu Unohana smiled, took the document, and calmly scanned the text on it.
Kisuke Urahara, Ikuko Tsukuni, the Hollow Experiment.
Upon seeing these words, Retsu Unohana smiled and shook her head, casually setting aside the document she hadn't finished reading.
There may be more to this story than meets the eye.
She wasn't without doubts about Yuko's identity; the idea that she was an outsider was a bit too presumptuous, but she didn't think Yuko was untrustworthy.
At the very least, that pinnacle of swordsmanship, honed through countless trials, is not something an experimental subject could use.
……
Second Division, training ground.
"Drink!!!"
Soi Fon's nascent figure darted back and forth across the training ground, each punch seemingly imbued with the force of her entire body, turning the training ground upside down.
The members of the Second Division around her were terrified and didn't dare to breathe.
She's angry, isn't she? Absolutely!
But that's understandable... Soi Fon is the best...
"Huff..." At one point, Soi Fon finally collapsed from exhaustion, supporting herself with her hands on the ground, panting heavily, with beads of sweat the size of soybeans sliding down her cheeks to the ground.
Defection...
Yoruichi has defected, and Yuko has also defected.
When the news came, Soi Fon felt like her whole world had collapsed.
What virtualization experiment? What traitor?
She didn't believe a word of it.
How could Yoruichi and Ikuko possibly be enemies of Soul Society!
However, the commander-in-chief's order had already been issued, and the facts were undeniable.
"Why...why didn't you take me with you..."
Soi Fon pressed her forehead to the ground, tears streaming uncontrollably from her eyes.
Was I abandoned?
Was I abandoned because I was too weak?
The sinkhole that appeared at the ruins of the Shihōin residence shows that this battle was far beyond her reach.
However, she would do anything for Yoruichi.
"I don't understand! I don't understand anything!"
Soi Fon lay sprawled on the ground, pounding her fists into the earth.
Omaeda Noriyuki stood to the side, unsure whether to step forward to comfort him or leave.
……
Fifth Division barracks, vice-captain's office.
Aizen Sousuke finished the interrogation by the First Division and returned to his office, where he leisurely brewed himself a cup of tea.
Although many people saw him in the Seireitei at the time of the incident, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni did not ignore the accusations made by Urahara Kisuke and Ikuko, and summoned him to the First Division for questioning.
Now, the matter has been settled.
dong dong.
Gin Ichimaru knocked on the door and came in.
"Lieutenant Aizen, are you alright?"
"Ah, it seems the Captain-Commander has made the right judgment." Aizen's lips curled up slightly as he adjusted his glasses and poured Gin a cup of tea. "Would you like some tea, Gin?"
Gin Ichimaru was flattered: "Then I won't stand on ceremony."
"What an unexpectedly brilliant performance," Aizen remarked, taking a sip of his tea.
Gin Ichimaru's tone also carried a hint of shock: "Yes, who would have thought that woman could fight the Captain-Commander to that extent, and even force out the Captain-Commander's Bankai."
"They are truly monsters; I can feel their suffocating spiritual pressure fluctuations even from such a distance."
Halfway through his sentence, Gin Ichimaru looked at Aizen teasingly: "Lieutenant Aizen, can you do that?"
Aizen's lips curled into a smile: "Who knows?"
Gin Ichimaru slightly opened his eyes, his serious expression vanishing in an instant before he quickly returned to his smiling demeanor.
"Then what do we do next?"
“The experiment on the Hollowfication is not yet perfect and requires further research.” Aizen pushed up his glasses. “However, Captain Hirako’s experience is quite valuable, so let’s hold back for a while for now.”
At the very least, we shouldn't end up shooting ourselves in the foot, right?
Facing those veteran captains, Aizen didn't think his complete hypnosis would be 100% effective.
The battle between Shinigami is actually a battle of spiritual pressure, and his spiritual pressure has not yet reached the level where he can easily suppress those individuals.
Especially that strongest Grim Reaper in a thousand years.
If they were to face each other head-on, he would probably be defeated now.
It has to be said that Yuko did give him a pleasant surprise.
"And what about that Miss Yuko?" Gin Ichimaru tilted his head. "She should be a great subject, right?"
"Wouldn't it be a shame to run away?"
Aizen smiled slightly: "Gin, do you think she's not dead?"
Gin Ichimaru put his hands behind his head: "Didn't the Captain-Commander say that?"
Aizen glanced at him slightly, but did not refute him: "It's alright, they will come back one day."
"Come back and expose my true colors."
"Until then, let's gather our strength, Gin."