Chapter 156
Aizen was in high spirits.
This trip to Hueco Mundo had brought him so many gains.
In front of him was a large cultivation tank.
Inside floated Kuchiki Kōga, completely naked, with nurous tubes inserted into his body.
So of these tubes were connected to various monitoring devices, recording data.
Others were life-support apparatuses.
Among them, three tubes continuously supplied a highly concentrated anesthetic.
If Kuchiki Kōga showed any sign of waking, the anesthetic would be injected.
In fact, even without it, it wouldn’t matter.
The tank’s fluid contained powdered Sekkiseki, preventing a Shinigami from using any powers inside. (t/n: I called it killing aura stone once, but the correct term is Sekkiseki-it is a material known to negate all Reiryoku)
Unless one had physical strength like Kaelith, who could smash the tank from within, there was no escaping.
Aizen held a clipboard, tirelessly recording various data.
Occasionally, when writing made him weary, he would lift his head, roll his neck, and drink from his cup then glance at another cultivation tank.
Inside that tank floated Takada Tai, receiving similar treatnt to Kuchiki Kōga, tubes all over his body.
Plus, there was an additional trophy, Takatori Tsunayashiro.
A single trip to Hueco Mundo had yielded three new collectibles.
How could life be more blissful?
Such a wonderful day would surely be filled with good fortune, right?
Aizen smiled.
In the very next second, a voice rang out—
“Soraemon! Please help !!”
Aizen’s smile froze.
Under his reluctant gaze, a certain plague-like individual pushed open the laboratory door and barged in.
…He really shouldn’t have given this guy fingerprint access.
As the three-layer security door bounced back violently after being shoved open by Kaelith, Aizen couldn’t help but regret it.
After listening to why Kaelith had co, he couldn’t hold back anymore.
Unbelievable. In all his years, this was the first ti he’d heard of soone throwing away their Zanpakutō during a fight and only rembering it days later!
He hurriedly turned around to find the device to open the Garganta.
“I always thought I understood just how outrageous you could be, that nothing you did would surprise again.”
“Yet here I am, instantly proven wrong.”
“Kaelith, in a certain sense, you really are a genius.”
“Haha, you flatter .”
Kaelith clasped his hands politely, maintaining a modest deanor.
Aizen felt his blood pressure rising.
Once he had the key ready, he led Kaelith into a newly expanded, spacious chamber.
“This is the Dinsional Crossing Room. The walls are fitted with high-strength spiritual pressure shielding.”
“Using it to cross between worlds effectively blocks outside detection.”
“If we don’t do this, and soday Soul Society notices abnormal fluctuations here, they might investigate.”
Kaelith nodded. “Brilliant.”
Matters requiring ticulous thought were never his concern.
Aizen had grown up with this mindset and could handle these details himself without oversight.
As the older brother figure, Kaelith should let Aizen mature on his own. If Kaelith weren’t around soday, Aizen needed the skills for managent!
Kaelith gave Aizen a benevolent look, full of gratification.
Aizen frowned slightly.
He didn’t know what that expression ant, but he felt like cutting Kaelith on the spot.
Soon, both returned to Hueco Mundo.
Aizen poked his head out of the spatial rift, surveying the surroundings.
After confirming everything was fine, he silently leaped out and landed on the ground.
“Can you sense where your sword is?”
He turned to ask Kaelith, who had just followed him out.
Kaelith shook his head. “No need for that.”
Under Aizen’s gaze, Kaelith raised his arm horizontally, spreading his fingers. He maintained this posture for over two minutes.
Aizen: “?”
He was about to remind Kaelith that Hueco Mundo was enormous. Even though he’d tried to open the Garganta in a limited area, the Zanpakutō’s presence might still be out of range.
But just as he was about to speak, he rembered sothing.
Co to think of it…
Previously, Kaelith had been using his Zanpakutō’s ability to keep his broken bones in place, right?
Doing so in Hueco Mundo made sense, but even after returning to Soul Society, separated by an entire dinsion, his Zanpakutō’s power remained effective?
How could that be possible?
The barriers between the Human World, Soul Society, and Hueco Mundo were created by the Soul King and were extrely sturdy.
How could the Zanpakutō’s power penetrate these barriers?
Aizen’s mind raced through countless possibilities.
Gradually, he ford a hypothesis.
He took a deep breath and looked at Kaelith.
If this hypothesis was correct, Kaelith would bring him another surprise…
As Aizen pondered, Kaelith suddenly smiled.
“It’s here.”
Aizen raised his head.
He saw a flash of light on the horizon.
A few seconds later, that light sped toward them.
From afar, the shape of a blade could be seen!
Aizen: “…”
Judging by the sword’s flight speed, it must have been many of kiloters away before.
Utterly ridiculous.
“Ah! My dear partner, my other half! Before, when I was badly hurt, I couldn’t bring you ho. You must have been so lone—whoa!!”
Kaelith opened his arms wide, welcoming his Zanpakutō with heartfelt emotion.
He hadn’t even finished speaking when he noticed the blade showing no sign of slowing down, heading straight for his face.
Kaelith rolled aside just in ti, relying on invincibility fras to dodge. (t/N: Darks Souls reference!)
Boom!!!!
The Zanpakutō crashed into the nearby desert like a bomb.
The huge impact sent Kaelith flying, screaming as he tumbled away.
Aizen, having sensed sothing was off as the sword approached, had already kept his distance.
Kaelith wiped the sand off his face and rushed over to yank the Zanpakutō out of the sand.
“Attempted murder of your master?! You traitor, did you hook up with so wild mistress here in Hueco Mundo and swear allegiance to a new lord while I was away?!”
Aizen: “…?”
Wait, as Kaelith’s sword, such a scenario wasn’t entirely impossible.
Held in Kaelith’s hand, the Zanpakutō buzzed a few tis, seemingly expressing displeasure.
Kaelith grew even angrier: “You’ve even developed a function like that now?”
As Kaelith argued with his Zanpakutō, Aizen suddenly froze.
“Kaelith, co here.”
He opened the Garganta and jumped inside.
Kaelith followed with his sword in hand. “What’s wrong?”
Aizen said, “My spiritual pressure detection device just now…”
He hadn’t finished speaking when Kaelith suddenly sensed sothing and turned to look in one direction.
Just monts ago, Aizen’s Hueco Mundo spiritual pressure detector had signaled that a group of Hollows was rapidly approaching.
And Kaelith was now looking exactly where the device indicated the Hollows were coming from!
After half a second, Aizen himself finally sensed their spiritual pressure in the air…
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