I'm really not the number one slacker in Soul Society.

“I like intelligent people like you.” Mima nodded approvingly. “As for my conditions…”

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Meanwhile, Aizen was engaging in a frenzied quantum speed reading in the Great Spirit Book Corridor.

After parting ways with Yama last night, he plunged into the boundless sea of ​​books, digging out all the secret historical records of the Tsuna-Yashiro family, and then entering the Great Spirit Book Corridor to compare them with a large number of secrets that ordinary Shinigami would never be able to access in their entire lives, trying to find clues from the slightest traces.

The conclusion can only be described as... terrifying.

All documents that record the "beginning of creation" describe it as "a monster that appeared in the world naturally".

Of course, this is normal.

Because this is the current understanding, no one would think that such a record is wrong.

Chapter 157: Muramasa: What the hell have I done to deserve this?

The problem is... their creation dates.

These dozens of documents were created when human intelligence was first developed and civilization was just established. At that time, there were huge differences in thought. Even regarding the origin of the Spirit King, there were more than ten different conjectures. Some said he was a visitor from outer space, while others said he was the Son of the World. It was a time of great debate, with almost no so-called "consensus".

But these documents all uniformly describe the virtual creatures as "monsters that appear in the world naturally" without any disagreement. Is this reasonable?

Combined with what he saw last night, things become quite intriguing!

While Watanabe Yama's claims cannot be entirely disregarded, it is almost certain that "the origin of the Hollows hides a great secret"!

"It's troublesome..."

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Two days passed quickly amidst the busyness.

After making their own preparations, Yama and Aizen once again gathered in a residential house in Rukongai.

Aizen's attire this time was very strange—he wore a straw cloak over his Shinigami uniform, and the Kyoka Suigetsu tucked into his waistband was wrapped with a red and white cotton rope. The cloak and the cotton rope exuded a strange but powerful Kido energy—perhaps this was his strategy to deal with Muramasa?

"Oh?"

Mima, still wearing a white military uniform that was very similar to the uniform of the Wandenreich, raised an eyebrow: "You're very well prepared."

"It's just some tricks. If we don't actually try them out, who knows if they'll work?"

Aizen offered a few words of modesty in a rather Versailles-like tone, then asked, "Is it only Ms. Saki who is participating?"

"Since it's inconvenient for the others to be in Soul Society, I've already arranged for them to be stationed in Karakura City."

"I see." Aizen nodded, then walked to the door, gestured towards the direction of Seireitei, handed a piece of scrap paper to Yama, and said with a smile, "Then let's not delay, let's set off now."

Mizhen opened the draft paper and took a look, then gasped in shock.

This contains a simple and brutal plan—it consists of three steps:

The first step is to openly enter the Kuchiki family home and find the room where the sealed-off Muramasa is located.

The second step is to wake up Muramasa and have him lead us to the sealed location of Kuchiki Hibiki River.

The third step is to break the seal and bring Xiu Mu Xiang He into the fold!

As we all know, any plan can have unexpected consequences, and Aizen thoughtfully considered several of the most likely contingencies and provided very reliable solutions.

—If the village chief disobeys, beat him until he obeys. If Kuchiki Hibiki disobeys, beat him until he obeys.

His brutal style of doing things made Yama wonder if the guy in front of her was some kind of substitute Aizen had found somewhere...

But upon closer reflection... it doesn't seem like there's anything wrong with it.

With just the two of them, dealing with Muramasa and Kuchiki Hibiki would be a piece of cake. There was no possibility of anything going wrong, and they didn't need to make any particularly meticulous plans.

I'll hit you, why do you need to pick a day?

After mentally simulating the feasibility of the plan, Mima nodded.

He reached the door and nodded to Aizen: "Understood, let's set off then."

The two villains were naturally moving at an insanely fast pace.

In less than two minutes, they arrived at the Kuchiki family's gate in Seireitei from Rukongai.

To reiterate, the "Mirror Flower Water Moon" technique is truly effective.

Mima and Aizen ran openly down the street without anyone noticing them.

This is much easier than him painstakingly digging a tunnel...

Mima's lips twitched twice, and then he followed Aizen directly into the Kuchiki family's courtyard.

As the head of the four noble families, the Kuchiki family naturally has a very high status. Even the guards at the gate have strength comparable to the seated officials, and there is a considerable amount of powerful spiritual pressure inside the house. These are all Kuchiki family private soldiers, experts who do not participate in the affairs of the Gotei 13.

It's not impossible for Mima to sneak in alone, but he would have to be extremely careful.

But the illusion made this extremely dangerous infiltration operation incredibly tedious and boring. Both the gatekeepers and the private soldiers seemed to have gone blind, and even the rotten wooden bell in the main hall was kept in the dark, leisurely drinking tea.

The Mirror Flower Water Moon is too powerful!

Mima and Aizen strolled leisurely through the Kuchiki family's courtyard.

With willow branches swaying in the wind and cherry blossoms fluttering in the air, the scenery is absolutely beautiful.

Looking deeper into the courtyard, one could see a young man with dark hair and an immature face wielding the hilt of a sword. The cherry blossoms fluttering in the air moved as if at his command, sometimes scattering and sometimes gathering, displaying incredible agility.

"Oh, the eldest son of the Kuchiki family."

Mima said thoughtfully, "My younger brother mentioned to me that he had the strength of a vice-captain at the age of 10, and even had the courage to participate in the battle against Yamamoto Genryusai. He is a rare talent."

Aizen glanced over there as well and commented casually, "It's just not quite mature yet and needs more polishing."

"Everyone goes through this process."

Mima casually said, "No one can be mature from the start."

Byakuya's incident was just a minor episode. After taking one last look at the young man who was sweating profusely from training, Mima and Aizen arrived at the Kuchiki family's top-secret storeroom. However, before he could even begin to decipher the warning device on the door, Aizen simply opened the wooden door, letting the Kido warning device make a loud noise.

The surrounding guards, however, were oblivious to this, like crayfish.

Mima: "..."

Well, it seems I was being too narrow-minded.

And so, they entered the heart of the Kuchiki family's treasure trove as if it were their own backyard.

After searching through a large collection, I found my target without any difficulty.

Muramasa was placed on a sword rack against the wall, wrapped in many ancient talismans, but even so, ominous spiritual pressure still slowly emanated from it, creating an environment that was enough to make ordinary souls feel suffocated.

But this was clearly of no use to the two villains who had come to visit the place.

Aizen checked Muramasa's condition and then said, "According to Kuchiki Ginrin's records, even after its master was sealed, Muramasa could still maintain its 'manifestation' state. It was only after the Kido sects spent a lot of effort creating these talismans that Muramasa was sealed and put into a deep sleep. Hundreds of years have passed, but the power of the talismans has not diminished. It seems that it cannot be broken easily."

"I do have a way to break the barrier."

Mima stroked his chin, picked up the Muramasa, gestured with it in his hand a couple of times, then turned and walked towards the door, saying as he went, "But the commotion was quite loud, it's not suitable to stay in this kind of place, let's leave first."

"no problem."

Aizen followed without hesitation, and the two of them sped along again, soon arriving at a desolate place in the Rukongai.

This robbery, which would have likely shocked the entire Seireitei if it were to be told, ended quietly without attracting anyone's attention or leaving any hidden dangers.

Well... it's so satisfying to win a stomp game!

Then, they found an open grassy area, placed Muramasa on a tree stump, and had Mima bend down to begin what he called "breaking the code".

Using advanced technology to break the Demon Path seal? How is that possible?

High-level seals are often easily broken by the simplest methods.

Mima casually drew Ryugetsu, condensed some spiritual pressure on the blade, and then slashed twice at Muramasa's scabbard. The explosive spiritual pressure clashed fiercely with the talisman barrier, creating a continuous series of explosions like firecrackers.

The scale of the event was indeed enormous; it could probably be heard for miles around.

But resistance was futile. The rootless talisman was easily shattered by Mizhen, turning into dust along with the scabbard.

Aizen: "..."

He instinctively felt it was inelegant, but since it worked so well, there was nothing to criticize.

The next second, after the scabbard and seal shattered, Muramasa seemed to come alive, shining with a purple light from head to toe, and the previously very weak spiritual pressure also surged.

Undoubtedly a captain-level individual, and clearly one of the more powerful among the third-tier spiritual warriors.

Even after being separated from its master for hundreds of years, Muramasa still possesses this level of power; he is indeed very strong.

But the two villains watched this "frightening" scene with blank expressions, not even bothering to mess up their hairstyles.

They watched as the overflowing spiritual pressure began to converge back onto the sword, and a strong purple light emanated from the Muramasa, gradually losing its sword shape and transforming into... a humanoid form.

A unique spiritual pressure pulsated like a heartbeat.

Enveloped by this non-existent "sound," Mima even felt that the Flowing Moon in her hand had become more active.

"Huh?" He looked at the core of the purple light in surprise. "Is this the 'materialization' of the Zanpakuto? How interesting."

"indeed so."

Aizen smiled and said, "If it hadn't been dealt with beforehand, even my Kyoka Suigetsu would probably have been disturbed."

As the two chatted without any sense of danger, a gaunt man wearing a white and purple robe and distinctive eyeshadow gradually appeared on the grass.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw two pairs of eyes looking at him with great interest.

Muramasa: "?"

According to the normal script, Muramasa should wake up more than a hundred years later, break the seal, and then cause a big stir in Soul Society, turning all the powerful Shinigami's Zanpakuto to the other side, becoming a troublesome arc boss.

Then, like the other chapter bosses, he was killed by Ichigo Kurosaki's giant cleaver.

However, in any case, having a difficult ability and having a difficult strength are two different things.

Muramasa's abilities are practically a special attack against Shinigami. Any Shinigami who relies on their Zanpakuto is easily turned against by him and driven to the brink of mental collapse.

Even the old man in the mountains suffered a considerable loss, continuing the tradition of banning the captain in original chapters.

Chapter 158: The Poor Muramasa, Manipulated at Will