Hueco Mundo, Soul Society, and the real world were originally one. After being divided by the nobles with the power of the Soul King, perhaps due to improper operation, the distance between the three has not been very stable. It is not a rare thing for Hollows in Hueco Mundo to enter the real world, and it is even quite normal. However, most of the Hollows in Hueco Mundo will soon be surrounded and suppressed by the stationed Shinigami after arriving in the real world.
Although Rukia, as the God of Death, has become strange now, she still maintains her behavior of hunting Hollows. Then, under the attention of Aizen, Rukia rushed towards the Hollow, shouting strange slogans like "Let me see your purity", and performed a whole set of gorgeous but low-lethality combos on the Hollow, and finally ended with a fancy ultimate move.
What shocked Aizen was that the Hollow that was beaten by Rukia's combo actually turned into a human after being beaten!
The humanoid fell to the ground, his eyes blank, and he kept repeating mechanically: "I am a fighter, I am a fighter..."
Aizen now knows where all the fighters on the streets of Karakura Town came from. It turns out that all the Hollows who came to Karakura Town were forcibly changed their jobs by Rukia, and were also given personalities as if they were brainwashed.
After Aizen discovered the truth about the fighter, he was not in a hurry to take action. He just stared at Rukia with deep eyes, as if he was thinking.
It’s the same old saying, no power comes out of thin air, and Rukia’s power also has corresponding logic and reasons, but he just hasn’t figured it out yet.
Rukia seemed to be very busy and soon left at lightning speed. Aizen did not chase her, but just used some tricks to track Rukia, then turned and left.
Aizen is not an impulsive person, on the contrary, he is a man who is good at forbearance and shrewd. This style of doing things has caused Aizen to miss several opportunities over the long years, but it has also allowed him to grow up smoothly, stay latent, and move towards his ambitions step by step.
Even Urahara Kisuke, the smartest man in the three realms, has not found many clues related to Aizen after decades of investigation. He can only vaguely glimpse some outlines. This shows Aizen's style of doing things.
Having gathered enough information, Aizen walked back slowly while thinking about what he could do with the information, intending to meet up with Byakuya Kuchiki.
Today might be an unexpected day for Aizen. On the way back, Aizen met an unexpected person.
Ichigo Kurosaki stood in front of Aizen with a serious expression.
"My name is Ichigo Kurosaki, I'm sixteen years old, I live in Karakura-cho Sanbangai, I'm unmarried, I'm a student and a fighter, except when I'm fighting strong enemies, I basically go home at eight o'clock at the latest, I don't drink or smoke, I get more than eight hours of sleep every day, and I never leave fatigue to the next day. Even the God of Death praises me for being so healthy that I don't look like a human..."
From the moment Kurosaki Ichigo was born, he was observed by Aizen, and this process lasted for many years without interruption.
Even his biological father, Kurosaki Isshin, may not understand Ichigo as well as Aizen does.
Aizen had also anticipated the circumstances under which he would meet Kurosaki Ichigo, and had always been looking forward to it, because when they met, it would symbolize that all his plans had been fully implemented, and he was already on the path to realizing his ambitions.
But those expectations definitely did not include being stopped on the street by Kurosaki Ichigo and listening to him introduce himself.
This kind of self-introduction is meaningless, because Aizen knows Kurosaki Ichigo better than anyone else. However, as a professional behind-the-scenes mastermind, Aizen did not express his inner thoughts, but just showed a gentle and generous smile as always:
"Hello Ichigo Kurosaki, what is it that you are stopping me for?"
Then Aizen saw Kurosaki Ichigo take a deep breath and then said loudly:
"I want to conquer the world, and someone told me you can help me, so I came to you and wanted to make friends with you!"
29. Assault on the World's Will (Part )
At this moment, Aizen's fake smile could no longer be maintained.
He suspected that Jinghua Shuiyue had suddenly betrayed him and cast absolute hypnosis on him.
Otherwise, how could Ichigo Kurosaki become like this.
According to Aizen's understanding, Kurosaki Ichigo is a good boy who although his academic performance is not very good, has a gentle personality, a sense of justice, and most importantly, a quick mind. He is not the kind of weird idiot who would stop others on the street and say, "I want to conquer the three realms and hope you can help me."
Aizen resisted the urge to rub his forehead, and showed the generosity of an elder, smiling awkwardly but politely:
"Ichigo Kurosaki, I also followed your fighting match yesterday. You have such impressive strength at such a young age. This is a great achievement. However, conquering the world is not something you can achieve by just picking up someone on the street. You should work harder with more down-to-earth methods, such as reading more books and exercising more."
In a sense, Aizen's words were not perfunctory, because in essence, as the mastermind behind the scenes, Aizen grew up step by step through such simple practice and learning, so these words can be regarded as golden advice from the heart. Unfortunately, Kurosaki Ichigo did not get Aizen's good intentions, and he said directly:
"Aizen Sosuke, I want to go to the Soul King Palace, and only you can help me with this."
At this moment, Aizen's generous and gentle smile completely disappeared, his pupils shrank, and a sharp edge appeared under his thick-framed glasses:
"Kurosaki Ichigo, I don't know how you know my name, but I can't pretend I didn't hear the words Soul King Palace."
Mo Yu asked Kurosaki Ichigo to unite all the forces that could be united, and although Kurosaki Ichigo had realized it, he had no idea how to put it into practice.
Ichigo Kurosaki has a sunny and cheerful personality, but he is not a socially phobic person with full social skills. Inviting a stranger to conspire with him to conquer the world is also an extremely daunting challenge for Ichigo Kurosaki. In the end, Ichigo Kurosaki gave it his all and stood in front of Aizen.
Whether fighting or making friends, one must face it head-on with dignity. Even if one wants to conquer the world, one must speak out loudly with courage and fortitude. This is the purity of Ichigo Kurosaki!
And this purity was rewarded, and Aizen began to remove some of his disguise and became a little more serious.
In Ichigo Kurosaki's eyes, the kind and gentle man had turned into a monster. His spiritual pressure, which was so strong that it was enough to suffocate the air, was so strong that it made the air suffocate. Even so, Ichigo Kurosaki was not afraid at all:
"Let's go, there's a cafe over there, let's sit down and chat!"
Aizen thought for a long time, but finally he restrained his leaking spiritual pressure and gladly accepted Kurosaki Ichigo's invitation.
Sitting in the cafe, Aizen looked at Kurosaki Ichigo and said directly:
"Before we talk, I want to ask, how do you know me and how much do you know about me?"
"It was a mysterious guy called Audience who introduced you to me, but he only told me your name and that you had a way to enter the Spirit King's Palace."
Ichigo Kurosaki is quite frank in this regard, because Mo Yu has never forbidden him to mention himself. In this regard, Mo Yu and Ichigo Kurosaki are somewhat similar, both of them are the type who advocate doing things in an upright manner.
Aizen combined what he had seen yesterday and asked, "The audience you are talking about is the sacred sound coming from the sky?"
Ichigo Kurosaki nodded, and Aizen looked thoughtful. He naturally cared about Mo Yu. He seemed to be walking very easily yesterday, but he had been observing and pondering along the way. After all, for a strong man of his level, it was actually quite strange to only hear his voice but not see him. It could even be called a scary thing.
And the result is obvious. Urahara Kisuke couldn't be found, let alone Aizen. When he went out to investigate today, he also had the idea of looking for relevant clues. However, Aizen didn't expect that the clue he needed would be delivered to him by Kurosaki Ichigo.
Aizen did not rush to ask, but said:
"Ichigo Kurosaki, since the mysterious audience didn't say much, let me introduce myself. I am the captain of the 5th Division of the Gotei 13. The Gotei 13 is nominally an armed force that respects the Soul King as its master and guards the three realms for him. As the captain of the 5th Division, I don't have access to the Soul King's Palace, so you've got the wrong person."
Aizen did not lie, he just had reservations. The captain of the 5th Division had no way, but that did not mean that the King of Hueco Mundo had no way. Kurosaki Ichigo was stunned for a moment, not noticing the reservation in Aizen's words, and just said straightforwardly:
“Although you don’t have connections, you must know who has connections.”
Aizen didn't expect Kurosaki Ichigo to say that, so he explained, "I may know, but do you understand the meaning of your words? The Soul King Palace is the most sacred place in Soul Society. Anyone who knows the three words Soul King Palace may be convicted, let alone enter. Even if you know who has the connection, what's the point? If he doesn't allow it, what are you going to do?"
Kurosaki Ichigo answered without blinking, "If he knows but won't tell me, then do your best to convince him."
Aizen was a bit amused and didn't know what to say. He couldn't help but said, "What's the point of persuading him? What if he still doesn't agree and sends you to be executed?"
Kurosaki Ichigo continued to answer in seconds: "Then beat him until he is willing to talk."
Aizen now wondered if it was a wrong choice for him to be patient and communicate with Kurosaki Ichigo, but he still held his temper and asked, "What if he is very strong?"
"Then hit me with all your might!"
"What if that person is the captain of the Gotei 13, and not only is he very strong, but he also has many equally strong captains to help him?"
"Then use your strength beyond your limits to beat up the captain-general and all the captains of the Gotei 13 until they are willing to talk!"
At this moment, Aizen, who was always sharp in his words, felt for the first time in his life what it meant to be at a loss for words. He had no idea what to say. However, looking at Kurosaki Ichigo's firm and unwavering eyes, Aizen discovered that Kurosaki Ichigo was not speaking casually, but his words of enlightenment were spoken after careful consideration.
It’s not about whether you can do it or not, but whether you want to do it.
It was as if the whole world was standing in front of Ichigo Kurosaki. He would wave his fists and beat the whole world madly until the world and he fell down together.
Aizen didn't quite understand what purity was before, but after looking at Kurosaki Ichigo, he seemed to understand something.
Ichigo Kurosaki's purity is too high and too pure, as if he himself is the living embodiment of the word purity.
Aizen suddenly laughed, not a smile that pretended to be generous and gentle, but a smile that was slightly evil, and this was also a smile that came from his heart.
He is a genius, but he is a lonely genius. Looking around the three realms, he cannot find anyone who can understand him.
Perhaps, this is the reality. No one can ever truly understand another person.
However, looking at Ichigo Kurosaki at this moment, Aizen suddenly felt that Ichigo Kurosaki was a bit like him.
Someone who is destined not to be understood, but still moves forward in his own way.
"Your purity is very high. Not only do I admire you, but I even look forward to your heroic performance when you beat up the Gotei 13. I will not follow you in your great cause of conquering the world, but I will provide you with some opportunities in my own way. Of course, I also need you to provide me with some help at certain times. After all, our friendship needs to be given to each other, right?"
At this moment, Aizen, with an evil smile, expressed his true thoughts. Out of admiration and also for the sake of utilization, Aizen decided to give Kurosaki Ichigo a chance, then raised his coffee cup and gestured to Kurosaki Ichigo.
Ichigo Kurosaki naturally would not refuse this friendship, so he raised his coffee cup and clinked it with him!
After drinking the coffee, Aizen suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, I haven't asked you yet, why did you enter the Soul King Palace?"
"The world is about to be destroyed and fall into nothingness. We need to get the Soul King's body as soon as possible to build the entire world into an ark, and then drive the world ark to migrate to other worlds..."
Hearing Ichigo Kurosaki's frank words, Aizen almost spit out his coffee. After finally swallowing the coffee, he couldn't help coughing a few times. Even the shrewd mastermind almost couldn't maintain his composure when faced with such news.
Aizen naturally asked more questions, and after Kurosaki Ichigo explained a few words, he took Aizen to the edge of Karakura Town and tinkered with the little experiment to verify nothingness in front of him again.
After verifying the existence of the Void Zone, Aizen relied on his professional qualities as a great scientist in Soul Society to design and practice several small experiments. His face looked very ugly.
It is true that he is the mastermind behind all this, but what he wants is to realize his own ambitions, and he is willing to stain his hands with blood for this. But if the whole world no longer exists, what is the meaning of his ambitions?
However, the steady Aizen did not express his opinion immediately, but said: "I will verify this in Soul Society and Hueco Mundo as soon as possible."
Aizen actually knew very well that the three realms were one, and if there was a problem in the human world, Hueco Mundo and Soul Society would not be much better. However, due to his professional qualities as a scientist and as the mastermind behind the scenes, he was still reluctant to make a conclusion before the situation was clear. In fact, it was not just Aizen, Urahara Kisuke had also secretly communicated with Soul Society and was also verifying the situation there.
Although Aizen is in the real world, he also has some capable assistants, such as the captain of Kinkela, Tosen Kaname.
After Aizen quietly conveyed the message, Tosen set out immediately to begin investigating, and the results soon came back. In both Soul Society and Hueco Mundo, there were areas of nothingness that seemed to be formed after the collapse of the world.
30. The Happy Kurosaki Ichigo (Fourth Update)
For Aizen, the mastermind behind the scenes, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse.
Yesterday he was happily planning all kinds of shameful conspiracies, imagining a wonderful future of sitting high in the sky and redefining the order of the three realms, but today, he must seriously consider what to do in the face of the crisis of world destruction.
No matter what, Aizen is not one of those nobles in Soul Society. Now that he has seen and known what has happened, he cannot sit idly by, especially when this crisis will inevitably affect him.
Many plans had to be suspended, the direction of plans had to be adjusted, and many scientific research projects had to be re-scheduled. This series of trivial matters was enough to overwhelm Aizen, even with his superhuman wisdom and talent. The only thing to be thankful for was that as the king of Hueco Mundo, Aizen also had a group of strong teammates under him. Although the overall strength of the Ten Espada was not as good as that of the captains of the Gotei 13, they each had their own strengths. After various tasks were assigned, they were quickly executed.
"Aizen, is there a possibility that the time reversal in the real world is actually a large-scale illusion, and as of now, the illusion brought by this illusion still affects the real world, for example, people see their sister turned into a super muscular man!?"
As a model of nobility, Byakuya Kuchiki still thought calmly even though he had a nightmare that his stepsister turned into a muscular man and went crazy against him one night. He also made a guess based on his own mission.
"Captain Kuchiki, your guess is very interesting, but I don't think there is any illusion that can cover the entire world, and even a captain like you can't distinguish it..."
Aizen responded with a smile, then turned around and said to the projection on the spirit screen:
"The entire survey of the Void Zone must be accelerated. Now we don't have to worry about the consumption of those low-level Great Voids. It is a very cost-effective thing to exchange lives for efficiency. When Mao comes back, I will activate the Holy Revelation a few more times, and the consumed Great Voids can be replenished."
A cold response came from the other side of the Lingzi projection screen:
"Lord Aizen, your will will be carried out."
With the help of Kyouka Suigetsu's complete hypnotic power, it was easy to hold a remote meeting with the men in Hueco Mundo in front of the captain of the Gotei 13.
And in the blink of an eye, Aizen used the power of Kyoka Suigetsu to plant the seeds of nightmare deep in Byakuya Kuchiki's soul.
In a moment, Byakuya Kuchiki will be in a state of half-asleep and half-awake, looking at his deceased wife, who has the exact same face as his sister, suddenly turning into a super muscular man, using her muscles to cast the magic of love on him.
It is necessary for Aizen to let Byakuya Kuchiki remain autistic and not interfere with his actions.
Then, Aizen planned to go out under the pretext of a separate investigation, and at this moment, his vice-captain Hinamori Momo appeared and said to him:
"Captain Aizen, please allow me to follow you during this investigation. One more person is always good."
Looking at Hinamori Momo, who had a petite figure, a cute and delicate face, and who had mustered up the courage to express her desire to follow, an inexplicable color flashed across her eyes behind her thick-framed blue-dyed glasses.
If it was Captain Yamamoto's order, Aizen did not want to bring Hinamori Momo with him this time when he came to the present world, not because of her weak strength, but because of other reasons.
The heat in Hinamori Momo's eyes was too obvious and too easy to understand.
If it were someone else, this kind of burning gaze full of trust and longing might be considered a treasure worth protecting, but to Aizen, this kind of burning gaze only made him feel troubled and disgusted, because it would only make his potential cost rise sharply.
Hinamori Momo, who had been staring at Aizen, suddenly had an idea and found that Lord Aizen seemed a little strange today, and felt different from usual. Then she discovered that the Lord Aizen in front of her was a stand created by the Kyoka Suigetsu illusion. Although this possibility was low, it was not impossible.
The shrewd Aizen never ignores a woman's intuition.
Moreover, is the burning gaze, trust and admiration in Hinamori Momo's eyes due to Aizen himself, or is it the "mask" that Aizen shows to others when he is in disguise?
If Aizen stops disguising himself and reveals his arrogant and cold nature, will the trust and passion in Hinamori Momo's eyes completely collapse?
If it were just like this, then this burning gaze was at best just a "mirage in the water" that Hinamori Momo woven in her own heart with her own subjective will, and then she fell for it unilaterally. Even though it was burning, it was just false.
Longing is the furthest distance from understanding a person.
In the original work, after Aizen stabbed Hinamori Momo, he said this to Hitsugaya Toshiro. Behind the calm words, there was a rare expression of emotion, but only Aizen himself understood what that emotion meant.
At this moment, Aizen lowered his eyes slightly, still maintaining his usual disguise, and nodded with a gentle and generous smile, not disappointing the enthusiastic Hinamori Momo.
"Captain Aizen, where do we start our investigation?"
"We're going to meet a funny boy and confirm everything."
In order to cope with the crisis of the destruction of the world, Kurosaki Ichigo took a very long vacation from school. Although Kurosaki Isshin objected on the grounds that his mother in heaven did not like to see her son falling behind in his studies, after Kurosaki Ichigo was taken to the edge of Karakura Town for a walk, he had no choice but to nod with reluctance.
After taking leave, Ichigo Kurosaki did not relax, but became busier than before.
Apart from working out hard, the rest was just wandering around Karakura Town.
Without any purpose, just wandering around, and then... encountering monsters!
Karakura Town is full of fighters, and as soon as you make eye contact with them, the battle begins.
Just as Ichigo Kurosaki wished, Karakura Town has become an orchard of bliss. Countless fruits, carrying their accumulated nutrients and flavors, will come to Ichigo Kurosaki one after another for him to taste and grow.
