If you want to deal with the god who created the world, Squad Zero is an obstacle that you can't avoid.
"As expected of Squad Zero, they are so capable!" Aizen said casually. "However, this is also expected. We have already made full preparations and anticipated various possibilities. So, we just need to act according to the plan. Victory will definitely belong to us."
If he hadn't been fully prepared, he wouldn't have been able to charge at the lofty Royal Palace.
When he started planning, he anticipated the reactions from all sides and made targeted arrangents.
The movents of Squad Zero didn't surprise him.
The current plan originally a bait and a test. If Squad Zero really took action, then he would start the backup plan.
Even for the lofty Zero Squad, Aizen had guessed so of their thoughts and seen through their intentions.
In the entire Three Realms, there was only one person he couldn't see through, an unexpected person.
This person was Uehara Shiroha!
Aizen made many assumptions about this inexplicably rising Captain Commander of the Teigun, and even suspected that he was related to the extrely mysterious will of Hell.
But in the end, these guesses were just guesses.
Because there was no definite evidence, he had no way to define Shiroha's intentions and the source of his abilities.
As if he had guessed Aizen's thoughts, Gin smiled and said:
"In comparison, my old classmate was a little too quiet. He really seems to have no interest in our actions and the Hōgyoku. All the traps we set for this point were in vain. Uehara Shiroha, what a mysterious man!"
Before this, he thought that Uehara Shiroha would definitely take so action.
After all, no matter how strong soone's talent is, the Hōgyoku is a necessity.
Without the Hōgyoku, there's no way to enter a higher realm.
The more talented the Shinigami is, the more difficult it is to resist this temptation.
A genius like that should know about the Hōgyoku.
Aizen said calmly:
"If he really wanted Hōgyoku or wanted to harm us, He would not have exposed himself. This is an arrogant person who doesn't care about other people's eyes and acts as he pleases. Such a person poses no threat to us, so there's no need to pay attention to him. Let's receive the upcoming guests well!"
In the Fifth Tower of Las Noches, Orihi Inoue ca to Aizen's throne with a weak and helpless look on her face.
She looked up and saw the stone throne high above.
The throne was carved from a huge rock.
The rock looked like marble, but smoother and more lustrous.
It was covered with blue and purple patterns, adding a gorgeous and noble temperant to the throne.
And on the throne sat the man who stirred up the three realms—Aizen Sōsuke!
Regarding the arrival of Orihi, the Espada gathered under the throne were very calm.
Afterward, they learned that three Espada were dispatched this ti just to cover the capture of this human.
They were a little confused that a re human was worth such a big fuss.
However, since this was an order from Aizen, they could only accept it.
Only Luppi, who had just beco an Espada, had a sullen face.
He was very unhappy and unconvinced.
After enduring for so many days, Luppi finally beca the Sixth Espada from a "spare tire."
Grimmjow, who he could only look up to before, beca a useless man with a missing arm.
He was proud and thought that he was no longer the sa as before.
It turned out that only he was qualified to inherit the title of the Sixth Espada.
He was inflated with pride.
However, Luppi, who thought he was of noble status, found that they, the Espada, had beco the foil of a human woman.
They fought desperately with the Shinigami, just to capture this human woman to Hueco Mundo.
This was equivalent to saying that he, a Sixth Espada, wasn't as important as a human woman.
It was really absurd.
Thinking of this, Luppi looked at Orihi with jealousy and disdain, and thought to himself:
"Is this woman really that important? Apart from the two lumps of fat on her chest, how is she better than ?."
"Welco to our royal city, Las Noches!" Sitting on the throne, Aizen looked at Orihi with a gentle expression. "Your na is Inoue Orihi, right? If you don't mind, please show us your abilities. Because so don't quite understand your importance."
While speaking, he glanced at Luppi, who looked indignant.
Just after being promoted, these guys had their own little thoughts.
With this level of awareness, they could only be regarded as consumables.
After being exposed by Aizen, Luppi's blue pupils shrank slightly, and he was obviously a little timid, but he still argued:
"Of course. We are the Espada—how can a re human be above us?"
He was cunning and wanted to drag the other Espada into this.
However, both Ulquiorra and the missing-ard Grimmjow looked like they wanted nothing to do with him.
Aizen on the throne was not angry at all for Luppi's stubborn behavior and still spoke in a gentle manner:
"I did not expect that just a cover operation would put you in such a ss! Then, Inoue Orihi, please heal Grimmjow's arm!"
No matter how terribly these Arrancar behaved, he wouldn't get angry.
Because they weren't qualified to make him angry.
This kind of scum wasn't even worthy of his second glance.
However, the upcoming Ichigo needed a few suitable opponents as nutrients for growth.
Luppi wasn't good enough, but Grimmjow with both arms intact could barely do it.
Therefore, Aizen asked Orihi to heal Grimmjow's arm.
It was just right for her to show her ability and let these short-sighted Arrancar open their eyes.
Hearing the first half of Aizen's words, Luppi's face stretched even longer.
Hearing the second half, he panicked.
The reason why he could beco an Espada was entirely based on the premise that Grimmjow was no longer able to serve.
If Grimmjow's arms were intact, it wouldn't be his turn to beco an Espada.
The position of the Espada depended only on strength. If you had strength, you could get it, but if you didn't have strength, you could only rot in a dark corner.
Thinking that his position would be lost if Grimmjow recovered his strength—that kind of thing was absolutely not allowed.
Luppi, who had tasted the flavor of power, no longer wanted to be an ordinary Arrancar.
Moreover, he had offended Grimmjow badly before.
If the other party recovered his strength, it would be terrible.
Thinking of this, Luppi could only force a smile and said:
"Hahaha, Lord Aizen, stop joking! How can sothing that has been destroyed be restored? A re human being can't do such a thing! This is absolutely impossible!"
After hearing what Aizen said, Orihi hesitated for a mont, then walked in front of Grimmjow and used the ability of Shun Shun Rikka:
"Sōten Kisshun, I reject!"
She knew that the Reishi composition of Shun Shun Rikka was too fragile, so it wasn't suitable for front-line combat.
Hachi had already reminded her of this.
However, she still wanted to do sothing within her ability, such as sacrificing herself to save her companions like she was doing now.
Before, in the video that Ulquiorra specially showed her, Grimmjow with a missing arm was like a mad dog, beating up Ichigo.
The other Shinigami were also in a tough battle.
These tragic scenes caused great harm to Orihi's young mind.
If a cripple who wasn't even an Espada anymore was so strong, then how strong would Aizen and the other Espada be?
No matter how she thought about it, they had no advantage in this war.
So, after being manipulated by Ulquiorra, Orihi thought that except for self-sacrifice, there was no way to save her companions.
It could only be said that she was very naive, just like Ace standing in front of the "Sun God" Luffy.
They thought the protagonist was dying, but in fact, they didn't know that if they really pushed the protagonist into a desperate situation, they could scatter the enemy's ashes on the spot.
Grimmjow looked at Orihi who was healing him with the Sōten Kisshun, and didn't say much.
But in his heart, he was not calm.
Although he defeated Ichigo in the previous battle, it was taking advantage of soone's misfortune, and it was not a fair victory at all.
What's more, afterward, he was beaten to a pulp by that weird Shinigami, and was utterly embarrassed.
This was an absolute humiliation for Grimmjow, who was determined to beco the king.
How could he be the king without the "right hand of the king"?
Compared to Grimmjow, who could still maintain a cold appearance, Luppi was starting to break.
He realized that sothing was wrong and instinctively wanted to do sothing.
However, he didn't dare to do it in front of Aizen, so he could only threaten Orihi with words.
"Hey, woman, what are you doing? Didn't you hear what I said?" Luppi, whose composure was gradually breaking, said without thinking:
"Do you really think you can heal that guy? Who do you think you are? You're just a human, don't be too arrogant! Didn't you hear what I said? Stop now! If you can't heal him, I will chop you into pieces!"
However, Aizen ignored Luppi, who was strong on the outside but weak on the inside and bluffing.
This guy was already hopeless.
All the Arrancar knew that Aizen would not do anything without certainty.
Since Aizen said that Orihi could heal Grimmjow's arm, then she could definitely heal it.
In their eyes, Luppi was already a corpse.
As the Sōten Kisshun began to work, sothing magical happened.
A new arm appeared out of thin air at Grimmjow's empty right arm.
This was not super-speed regeneration, because there was no sign of growth at all.
Ordinary recovery abilities could never restore an arm that had been burned to ashes out of thin air.
"How is this possible?" Looking at this unimaginable scene, Luppi's pupils trembled. "This is no longer sothing that can be achieved simply by the ability to recover. How could this woman have such a healing ability? What kind of ability is this?"
Aizen said calmly on the throne:
"Yes, this is not an ordinary recovery ability. Ulquiorra defines it as the return of ti or space. However, I think this ability is a rejection of the existing situation. This is an ability that is higher than ti and space regression. This ability breaks the regulations of the gods on the universe. This is an ability that infringes on the domain of the gods."
As far as he knew, this ability of Orihi ca from her hatred and rejection of her own weakness.
When she appeared in the world, Orihi, Sado, and others had the opportunity to co into contact with Rukia who was carrying the Hōgyoku at the ti.
Under the influence of the Hōgyoku, Orihi's desire turned into the ability to reject everything, that is, Shun Shun Rikka.
Of course, the formation of Shun Shun Rikka was closely related to the fragnts of the Soul King.
And the Soul King was his ultimate goal.
So Aizen was still a little interested in this ability.
"The ability to invade the realm of Gods" was so impressive that the Arrancar present were shocked. Luppi, who was already on the verge of collapse, was completely frightened and stood there, not knowing what to say.
"Woman, there is another wound, treat it for !" Grimmjow turned around, revealing a red wound next to the hollow hole on his back.
Be it the return of ti, the return of space, or so incomprehensible rejection of all things, it didn't matter to him.
What mattered was that his arm was back and his strength was restored.
That was enough.
He took back everything he had lost.
As Orihi treated the wound on Grimmjow's back, a number gradually appeared, which was "6".
This was the symbol of Grimmjow's previous identity as the Sexta Espada.
Because his title of Espada was taken away, he could only cross out this number with a sword.
Now, he asked Orihi to restore the number of the Sexta Espada, and his purpose was self-evident.
Luppi's face grew even uglier, and he said in a cold voice: "Grimmjow, what do you an by this?"
He hadn't demoted yet, and the other party openly revealed the marking number of the Sexta Espada again. It was really too much.
"Ah?" Hearing Luppi's question, Grimmjow turned his head slightly, opened his mouth, and showed an arrogant smile.
The mont he saw the other party's smile, Luppi realized that sothing was wrong.
However, the difference in strength made him unable to react.
When his body was about to retreat, Grimmjow appeared in front of him, stretched out his right hand and said sothing "heartfelt" to him.
Then, Grimmjow aid his left hand at Luppi's head and a red cero flashed through it.
The forr Sexta Espada Luppi was killed on the spot.
Grimmjow's right hand went through Luppi's chest, and his left hand fired a cero that vaporized his head. It was a small combo, extrely smooth and efficient.
It's back, all back!
This is the feeling!
"Hahahaha!" Grimmjow laughed wildly.
Aizen looked at Grimmjow who was laughing wildly with a calm expression, his heart also calm.
Unfortunately, at present, neither Grimmjow nor the other Espada were qualified for him to look at differently.
He gave these people a chance, but their performance was too poor.
However, Grimmjow and Ulquiorra could barely be used as catalysts for Ichigo's growth.
At this ti, in the secret base under Sōkyoku Hill, Yoruichi Shihōin and Uehara Shiroha t again.
The two first had two hearty battles.
In these two battles, Uehara Shiroha won a great victory, and the beautiful Shinigami had no ability to resist at all.
"You never train?" Yoruichi was very dissatisfied with this.
Obviously, she was not so weak before. During this period, she had been improving her strength, while Uehara Shiroha had been eating, drinking, and having fun.
As a result, the gap between the two had beco bigger.
This was really unreasonable and unjust.
The battle of revenge was just around the corner, so Yoruichi had been maintaining high-intensity training these days.
She wanted to deal a heavy blow to Aizen.
She was full of fighting spirit and wore a close-fitting training suit, which made her slender figure more attractive.
Coupled with her heroic posture, resolute expression, and cold temperant, she looked like a shining diamond.
She had indeed forged her body and abilities into diamond-like perfection.
However, this ability that she was proud of could not pose any threat to Uehara Shiroha.
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