Chapter 199
Over the next few days, Kaelith spent most of his ti training with Bambietta.
Each day, he’d take her to the training field and have her fight at full strength. Though he didn’t force her to use Vollständig every ti—since it strained the Quincy heavily—Bambietta, in hopes of earning Kaelith’s “rewards,” kept pushing herself beyond her limits. Ti and again, she activated her Vollständig despite the cost, causing her combat ability and stamina to improve noticeably.
As she felt her strength grow, Bambietta’s mood soared. Back in her training, the Quincy had always been taught that Shinigami were filthy, demonic creatures. Now, it seed the textbooks might’ve been wrong. At least Kaelith, with his patient training and occasional “incentives,” was nothing like the monsters she’d imagined. After a while, Bambietta even started suspecting that Haschwalth might have altered historical records, using the Shinigami as a boogeyman to control the Quincy and realize so twisted ambition of becoming the Quincy King himself…
If Haschwalth knew what she was thinking, he’d probably lose his composure for the first ti in centuries.
As for Kaelith’s motivation for working so hard, it was simple: he wanted to quickly familiarize himself with Quincy combat techniques. Regardless of when they returned, Kaelith intended to stand ready, to block so of the burden from Yamamoto’s shoulders. The brief clash through the fissure had given him a glimpse of their capabilities. They didn’t seem to have anyone on Yamamoto’s level—so if the old man really died in the Quincy war, it ant Yhwach was either overwhelmingly powerful, or they’d used so underhanded trick.
Like setting a trap or draining his power.
After several days, Kaelith had gained a decent understanding of Bambietta’s Vollständig and her reishi arrows. He’d also gotten a clearer grasp of certain “sensitive points” during their interrogation sessions.
More than once, during these “rewards”—ahem, interrogations—he’d nearly lost control and gone all the way with Bambietta. But each ti he reached that crucial mont, the image of a certain carefree girl, smiling broadly and treating him like a dear companion, popped into his head, making him stop.
She would have to be satisfied with just the illusions.
"Sigh, I am truly too loyal"
Soifon was baffled. If Kaelith had such needs, why not take care of them with Bambietta, who was clearly willing? Why bother making it harder on himself? After so thought, Soifon guessed maybe Kaelith had a thing for resistance. Bambietta was too compliant and thus failed to interest him.
Testing this theory, Soifon tried being completely docile one night when she was teasing him. Kaelith got excited. The next day, she was colder than ever. He got excited again. After that, Soifon gave up trying to find any pattern in his tastes.
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A Garganta opened in midair, and two figures erged, landing on the white sands of Hueco Mundo. Aizen raised a hand to his sword hilt, scanning the surroundings. Once he confird there was no imdiate danger, he relaxed and looked at Kaelith.
“Alright, we’re here. Where’s that surprise you ntioned?” Aizen asked.
Kaelith smirked. “Follow .”
With that, he took off. Aizen followed at an unhurried pace. Soon, they reached a familiar dune—familiar because it was where they’d temporarily stashed Kuchiki Kyōka’s body.
Seeing Kaelith’s smug expression, Aizen suddenly felt uneasy. He’d had an inkling of what Kaelith might show him, but now he worried—could it be sothing had gone wrong? Did Kaelith lose Kuchiki Kyōka and co here to confess?
Waving his hand, Aizen used reiatsu to clear the sand, revealing the stasis pod. The fluid inside was murky, but Kuchiki Kyōka was still safely stored. Aizen’s montary anxiety eased.
Kaelith noticed and narrowed his eyes. “Sōsuke, you didn’t think I lost your precious corpse and ca here to admit it, did you?”
“…” Aizen was silent for a couple of seconds, then shook his head. “No.”
Kaelith circled him twice, scrutinizing Aizen’s face. Seeing no change in expression, he nodded, satisfied. Aizen inwardly sighed in relief, and Kaelith grinned mischievously.
“Now, Sōsuke, behold the surprise I’ve prepared!”
Kaelith raised his hand, pointing upward. Suddenly, a shadowy substance spread from beneath his feet like black ink, covering over two hundred square ters of ground. The stasis pod holding Kuchiki Kyōka began sinking into it, as if into a bog. Aizen’s feet also started to sink.
Instinct told Aizen he could just release reiatsu and escape Kaelith’s control. But he didn’t move. He simply watched Kaelith, asking no questions.
In seconds, Aizen was swallowed up to his neck, then his head vanished below the surface. For a brief mont, he felt as though he’d dived into water. But as soon as he was fully subrged, that sensation vanished, replaced by the feeling of an empty “room.”
This space was small, about three hundred square ters and six ters high. Not huge, but enough to serve as a specialized lab. The stasis pod with Kuchiki Kyōka lay not far away. Aizen reached out, testing the stability of this hidden dinsion, and nodded in approval.
He’d already guessed Kaelith’s true intention after hearing about Bambietta’s origins: the lazy Kaelith wouldn’t bother studying shadow realms unless it was to prepare a secret Hueco Mundo lab for himself—and, by extension, for Aizen.
Right on cue, Kaelith erged inside, too.
“Well, Sōsuke, what do you think?” Kaelith said with a triumphant grin. “This is the grand domain I conquered for you! Are you excited? Touched? If you feel like kneeling and hugging my legs while crying tears of gratitude, I won’t stop you!”
Aizen chuckled softly, shaking his head. So things never changed when it ca to Kaelith.
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