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Isn’t Chapter 203 just the Shikai?

Under the moonlit night, the fierce battle came to an end, and all the noise calmed down.

The impact left by a Yachukas-level Hollow was undoubtedly enormous. Even though it had been purified and not even its spirit was left, and it had completely disappeared, the damage it caused still remained here, turning the land into a devastated landscape.

There were ruins everywhere, and rubble and debris in every corner, forming a post-war site.

Aize, who had already retracted his Zanpakutō, walked towards the crowd of onlookers, looking at their dazed appearance with a bit of annoyance.

"Alright, stop looking. If someone doesn't know, they might think you have some weird habits. Come back to your senses."

With just one sentence, all the distracted people were successfully awakened.

"Are you okay?"

Hisagi Shuhei was the first to come to his senses, and he quickly stood up while asking.

The others also supported each other and stood up. Although they had no injuries on their bodies, they looked exhausted and in a miserable state.

"Of course I'm fine." Aize looked at everyone and said, "But you guys should be fine, right?"

Everyone shook their heads at first, and then looked at Aize with complicated expressions.

"You guys, are you so strong?"

Abarai Renji had a complicated look on his face.

"What you said, can't I be stronger?"

Aize looked at Abarai Renji with a smile.

"How can you say you're stronger? You're clearly terribly stronger!" Abarai Renji said inwardly, "That's a Hollow of the level of Achukas. Ordinary officers can't deal with it. Only the vice-captain of the Gotei 13 can deal with it. Even the captain needs to take action to defeat it."

"What was the result? He was hacked to death by you!"

As he spoke, Abarai Renji seemed to remember something and lowered his gaze to look at the Zanpakutō on his waist.

"And your Zanpakutō, what's with that appearance?"

"That's not a shallow fight at all, is it?"

"Have you already...?"

Abarai Renji's words caused Hisagi Shuhei, Kira Izuru, and Hinamori Momo to look over.

They were also curious about Aize's Zanpakuto, and had some guesses about it in their minds, but this guess was too incredible for them to believe.

However, the truth is often hidden in things that others think are impossible.

"You want to ask me if I have mastered the Shikai?" Seeing everyone's reaction, Aize knew that he couldn't fool them anymore, so he simply admitted it and said, "Since you have already guessed it, don't look like you can't believe it."

“Isn’t it just Shikai?”

"It's not Bankai, what's there to be surprised about?"

After hearing this, not only Abarai Renji, but even Hisagi Shuhei and Kira Izuru felt like cursing.

Isn’t it just the first step?

Do you want to listen to what you are saying?
This is the essence of the Zanpakuto that none of the students in the six grades of the Shinō Spiritual Arts Academy can master. Even the ordinary soldiers of the Gotei 13 cannot master it!
Those who can master Shikai can usually become chief officials, or even the top chief officials. It is surprising that a student of the Shinō Spiritual Academy, and a first-year student at that, has already mastered Shikai.
Besides, if I remember correctly, the first-year students only had a short period of time to get the shallow beating, only a few days, right?
It's only been a few days since you got the shallow version, and you've already mastered the first release?
Isn't this surprising?

But if you think about it carefully, compared with the fact that Aize killed a Hollow of the level of Yachukas with one sword, this really doesn't seem to be surprising.

After all, at least quite a few people have mastered the Shikai, and there are probably only a few Shinigami who can kill a Hollow of the Achukas level with one sword in the entire Soul Society.

At least, those at the vice-captain level certainly can't do it, and even those at the captain level may not be able to do it.

Thinking of this, the looks everyone gave Aize became extremely complicated again.

"Okay, stop looking at me like that. If you do, I'll charge you." Aize rolled his eyes at everyone, changed the subject, and said, "Don't forget, this isn't over yet."

Hearing this, everyone was shocked.

"It's not over yet?"

"Why? Didn't Ai-kun kill that Yachukas?"

Kira Izuru and Hinamori Momo spoke in panic.

"Yes, I killed it, but who can guarantee that there is only one Achucas-class Hollow here?" Aize said: "Even if there is only one Achucas-class Hollow, what about the other Hollows?"

"There are quite a few giant virtual beings that just appeared. How can you be sure that they all appeared here and not somewhere else?"

"And there are so many students here, and now we don't know where they are escaping to. If they are unlucky and encounter a giant virtual being, they will definitely die."

"So, now is not the time to relax."

This logical and reasonable analysis made everyone no longer care about so much. Some people looked solemn, while others even broke out in cold sweats.

“I will immediately find a way to contact Soul Society and ask them to send someone to rescue us as soon as possible.” Hisagi Shuhei realized the seriousness of the situation and could no longer sit still. He said to Aize, “I know that such a request is too unreasonable for a first-year student, but please go find those escaped students first and try to bring them back.”

There might still be giant Hollows wandering around outside, and this request was indeed unreasonable for a first-year student.

But when this first-year student possessed the strength to kill a Yachukas-level Hollow with one sword, was also proficient in Shunpo and could perform advanced Kidō at will, and even mastered the Shikai of his Zanpakutō in just a few days, this request became reasonable.

Nowadays, only Aize has the ability to run around in this dangerous place.

"I..." Aize nodded and was about to say that he had the same intention, but suddenly he realized something and paused.

"It looks like there's nothing I need to do."

Aize's words stunned Hisagi Shuhei and the others.

But the voice that sounded afterwards told them why Aize said that.

"Let us do this."

When such a rather gentle voice sounded and reached everyone's ears, everyone suddenly discovered that two figures had appeared here silently.

“You, you are…?!”

Hisagi Shuhei instantly recognized the other person's identity and showed a look of astonishment.

Abarai Renji, Kira Izuru, and Hinamori Momo were in the same situation. After seeing the full appearance of the person who came, they were all shocked.

"Sorry, we're late."

Aizen Sosuke, wearing a white haori, walked slowly from a distance with his vice-captain Ichimaru Gin, smiling as he spoke.

"Although we are late, since we are here, it means everything is alright."

The 5th Division of the Gotei 13, which is responsible for rescue, arrived at this moment.

"Captain Aizen!"

The moment Hisagi Shuhei and the others realized what was happening, they shouted out in excitement.

"Yin, get everyone in the team to move. Send two people to protect the students here, and the rest of the team to search for the living and the injured immediately, and eliminate all the Hollows that appear here."

Aizen Sosuke gave instructions to Ichimaru Gin.

"Yes, Captain Aizen."

Gin Ichimaru's tone seemed a bit nonchalant, with a smile on his face that was totally inconsistent with the current situation. He turned around and left, and ordered two Shinigami from the Fifth Division to run over here to protect Hisagi Shuhei and the others.

Behind Aizen Sosuke, soldiers from the 5th Division appeared one after another, and under the instructions of Ichimaru Gin, began to disperse towards the entire actual combat training venue.

After seeing this scene, Hisagi Shuhei and the others finally put aside the last bit of worry in their hearts.

Once the sense of crisis and urgency in their hearts disappeared, everyone immediately felt tired. Some began to stagger, while others even collapsed directly on the ground.

The soldiers of the Fifth Division immediately stepped forward and took care of them, causing Aize, who was watching quietly on the side, to take a few steps back.

"Thank you for your hard work, Ai-kun."

Aizen Sosuke came in front of Aize and gave him a praising look.

"You protected them, didn't you? That's amazing."

Hearing this, Aize looked deeply at the gentle-looking Aizen Sosuke.

"It's not that big of a deal, is it?"

Aize said something that was ambiguous.

"No, this is a very remarkable thing, at least for a first-year student who is still studying in the Shinō Spiritual Academy." Aizen Sosuke shook his head and glanced at the Zanpakutō on Aize's waist without leaving a trace. He smiled and said, "Although I really want to comfort you a few more words, the situation is urgent now, and I have to act."

"If Ai-kun is interested, would you like to join me?"

Aizen Sosuke actually invited Aize, as if he was treating him specially.

"No." Aize shook his head and said, "I'd better not disturb Captain Aizen and the others. I'll just stay with everyone else."

As soon as these words were spoken, before Aizen Sosuke could say anything, a hollow shout interrupted the conversation between the two.

“Ooooooh…!”

A giant Void rushed out from a blind corner and pounced straight towards Aize.

Aize immediately raised his hand and placed it on the Zanpakutō at his waist.

However, before he could draw his sword, Aizen Sosuke took action.

"Break it into pieces, Jing Hua Shui Yue."

The captain of the fifth division, wearing a white haori, drew out the Zanpakutō from his waist in front of Aize and chanted its name in a low voice.

"boom!"

Suddenly, the Zanpakuto in Aizen Sosuke's hand was like a broken mirror, making shattering sounds and releasing power.

At this moment, Aize seemed to see mist and also seemed to see water flow.

By the time the mist and water dissipated, the giant void had already fallen down with wounds all over its body, and gradually turned into ashes and dissipated.

"........."

Aize looked at Aizen Sosuke deeply again without saying a word.

(End of this chapter)