Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

Chapter 512 Bane: No rush, let them continue playing this game.

"Hey, Nami, don't just stand there and talk like you don't know what's going on. You were the one who kicked me out of there, so why should I bear the consequences?" Yoruichi Shihouin said loudly after punching the barrier to pieces.

"Because I was having tea with you, and you were the one who started it," Nami said without hesitation.

Although they were arguing, it was clear that the two had a very good relationship.

Kuchiki Byakuya seemed to have gotten used to this situation and didn't say anything.

After the two women finished arguing, Byakuya Kuchiki finally spoke up, "Has Sasuke-kun not returned yet?"

"By this afternoon at the latest." Yoruichi Shihouin waved her hand and said, "According to our Second Division's investigation, the relocation of the Spirit Land in the mortal world will be completed this afternoon. No matter what the outcome is, the chaos in the mortal world will be quelled, and then the Eleventh Division will naturally return."

Sasuke Uchiha and Roronoa Zoro both joined the 11th Division and became key members of the division.

Zoro is now the vice-captain of the 11th Division, while Sasuke is the third seat.

Originally, after Ashido disappeared in Hueco Mundo, Kenpachi Kuruyashiki never appointed a vice-captain for himself again until Zoro successfully obtained his Bankai, at which point he made him a vice-captain.

"Why are you asking this? It's only been three days, and you already miss him?" Yoruichi Shihouin teased with a smile.

Byakuya didn't respond to that.

Actually, he wanted to ask about Kenpachi Kuruyashiki.

Meanwhile, Aizen had already begun planning to have Zaraki challenge Kenpachi Kuruyashiki, and was preparing to promote Kuruyashiki to the Zero Division afterward.

Byakuya knew about this, which is why he asked them when they would be back.

"Who are those two?" Nami asked Ichimaru Gin and Matsumoto Rangiku with great curiosity when Byakuya didn't respond.

Kuchiki Byakuya then casually brought up the matter of the two little ones.

Meanwhile, in the present world, the Reincarnation Land has almost completely moved to an empty, desolate mountain.

In just three short days, four Vastod-class Hollows, seven Adjuchas-class Hollows, and a large number of Gillian and other Hollows have emerged here.

Over the course of three days, the Hollows engaged in fierce battles with the Shinigami of the mortal realm.

Hirako Shinji, Kuruyashiki Kenpachi, Izumi Katsuki, and others who came to provide support all found the situation extremely difficult.

However, at this very moment, the Hollows, under the cover of the Gillian and the Hollows, had already begun to open the Black Hollows and return to Hueco Mundo.

Out of consideration for the present world, the Grim Reapers did not pursue them.

As a Vastod-class Hollow stepped into the Black Hollow and gave him a provocative smile, Kenpachi Kuruyashiki's expression became extremely solemn.

"This has never happened before in the transfer of spiritual lands in the present world, but now, so many Vasto Lorde-class Hollows have suddenly appeared. This is completely unreasonable," Kenpachi Kuruyashiki said in a deep voice.

Because he couldn't fully unleash his spiritual pressure in the mortal realm, and couldn't use the power of Bankai, and because the battle was only lasted three days, Kenpachi Kuruyashiki unusually failed to kill the Vasto Lorde-class Hollow he was fighting.

Aside from these reasons, there is another very important factor: each of these emerging Hollows will eventually break through to the next level!

"Something very strange must have happened in Hueco Mundo, otherwise how could all these Hollows have become Arrancar?" Izumi Katsumi said with a very serious expression.

The matter of the Arrancar was only gradually learned about and spread among the Shinigami after the Immortal King's escape from prison, which caused such a large-scale uproar.

According to the Soul Society's understanding, becoming a Hollow is extremely difficult. Over the years, only a handful of Hollows have been recorded as having the power of an "Arrancar," and all of them are veteran Hollows of the Vasto Lorde level, the kind that have been repeatedly targeted by the Soul Society.

As a result, a number of Hollowfied Arrancars suddenly appeared in the world this time, and it wasn't just Vasto Lorde; even those Adjuchas-class Hollowfieds had become Arrancars.

Is this reasonable?

That's definitely unreasonable!

Clearly, a major change has occurred in Hueco Mundo, a change that Soul Society was completely unaware of, leading to these Menos Grande having mastered a method or some other trick to Awaken!

This means that the already powerful Hueco Mundo forces may have experienced another explosive increase in strength!

"When we get back, we need to investigate Hueco Mundo thoroughly. It's strange. Not long ago, our Eleventh Division launched an expedition against Hueco Mundo, and none of these guys appeared then. How come these Arrancar have appeared in such a short time?" Kenpachi Kuruyashiki said in a deep voice.

Not far away, Shinji Hirako and Roronoa Zoro exchanged a glance. They both seemed to see something in each other's eyes, but neither of them spoke.

When the interdimensional gate opened, all the squads began to evacuate the real world in an orderly manner.

Taking advantage of the slightly chaotic situation, Shinji Hirako huddled together with Sasuke Uchiha and Roronoa Zoro. He immediately asked, "What's going on? Were those Arrancars arranged by your side?"

Zoro frowned and said, "I thought it was arranged by you guys."

They were all aware of the Hollowfication issue; it was the result of the Isshin Society's efforts over the past few decades to efficiently and reliably convert Hollows into Hollows.

So when they saw that almost all the Hollows that had appeared in the human world this time were Arrancars, both Hirako Shinji and Zoro thought it was their own people who were behind it, but they didn't know why.

"It's not you, and it's not us," Sasuke Uchiha raised an eyebrow. "Then it's obviously Orochimaru and his group."

The Isshin Society can now be broadly categorized into three factions.

One group consists of retainers such as Zoro, Sasuke, and Smoker.

Secondly, there are the Shinigami faction, including Shinji Hirako, Hiyori Sarugaki, Kensei Muguruma, Byakuya Kuchiki (who can also be considered a retainer), and Sōya Azashiro.

Finally, there was the scholar faction, comprised of Orochimaru, Aizen Sousuke, Urahara Kisuke, Mayuri Kurotsuchi, Nico Robin, and others.

Although both Hirako Shinji and his group and Zoro's group are more 'martial', the most radical group in the Isshin-kai is actually the 'Scholars' group, which has the most elegant name.

"Let's go back and ask them. I have a feeling they're getting more and more radical lately," Hirako Shinji said, raising his hand to touch his ear.

"I heard that they've almost perfected the Masked Technique of the Grim Reapers. Do you want to give it a try?" Zoro suddenly teased Hirako Shinji with a smile.

Hirako Shinji paused for a moment, then actually began to think about it, stroking his chin as he said, "You know what, I really want to try it out. That's supposedly a power capable of breaking limits. Back then, that ancestor of the Kuchiki family was quite formidable; he even defeated Kuchiyashiki Kenpachi. Of course I'm interested, but the problem is, I'm afraid I might give myself away. If I'm discovered, it'll be troublesome."

Hollowfication is strictly prohibited in Soul Society. If he were to expose this power, it would obviously cause a lot of trouble, and might even drag the entire Isshin-kai into it.

"Aizen and Byakuya have been discussing how to make Hollowfication reasonable and legal recently. Perhaps the Arrancar of the Great Hollows this time is a kind of foreshadowing," Sasuke suddenly said.

He had a good relationship with both Byakuya and Aizen.

Sasuke and Byakuya have similar personalities; both are outwardly cold but inwardly warm. Sasuke also comes from a prestigious family and is quite particular. In short, they get along well in all aspects.

Therefore, they became close friends.

As for Aizen, there's no need to say more. He and Aizen are the only two disciples of the Spirit Lord, so it's impossible for them to become estranged.

Therefore, Sasuke is actually the one who knows the most about many things among the three factions.

Because he's indiscriminate and all-powerful!

"Is that so?" Hirako Shinji was clearly not familiar with this matter and appeared slightly surprised. He then added, "With the Kuchiki family contributing and Aizen planning things, we'll probably need to work together as well. By combining these forces, we might actually succeed."

The Kuchiki family is the head of the three noble families, not to mention the Tenshoin family has always been on good terms with the Kuchiki family. Now it seems that the relationship between the Shihouin family and the Kuchiki family has become even closer. In addition, with the progress of events such as Tenju Castle, there is a feeling that the three noble families are forming an alliance.

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If the three noble families could truly unite their efforts, even the Central Forty-Six Chambers might not be able to control them.

Seeing that most of the Shinigami had already entered the Soul Society, Zoro interrupted the conversation, saying, "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go back to Soul Society, gather everyone together tonight, and ask them what's going on."

Meanwhile, at Seireitei.

The barracks of the Ninth Division.

Beneath the apple tree, Bane leaned against the trunk, holding his pipe and exhaling smoke as he looked at the woman who was reporting news to him.

Ain is an ordinary member of the Ninth Division, but in reality, she is equivalent to Bane's secretary.

"In the underground research facility of the 12th Division, there is at least one space that stores tens of thousands of Quincy clones. Also, a few days ago, Aizen and Kisuke Urahara went to Hueco Mundo together. Ostensibly, the 8th Division was conducting intelligence gathering on Hueco Mundo, and the 12th Division was providing technical assistance. But in reality, the two of them went to Hueco Mundo to conduct Hollow Arrancar experiments."

"This is not the first time. They have conducted Arrancar experiments on the Hollows in Hueco Mundo multiple times. Furthermore, Aizen and Orochimaru have released many of the Hollows who had submitted to them back into Hueco Mundo after the experiments were completed. Currently, this group of Hollows may have already formed a certain power in Hueco Mundo."

"Before I arrived, the conquest of the Spirit Realm in the human world had already ended, and Kenpachi Kuruyashiki and the others had returned. According to some scattered reports, they had encountered a considerable number of Arrancar and Hollows in the human world."

"According to the reports from Souya-kun and Hiyori-chan, Orochimaru and his group should have made a breakthrough in their research on the Hollowfication technology of the Shinigami."

As Bane listened to the reports, his eyes would occasionally narrow as he pondered something. Seeing that Ain had stopped speaking, he finally asked, "Is that all?"

"That's all for now. I'll continue my investigation," Ain replied.

Her abilities are quite bizarre; she can lurk in the shadows and is adept at gathering intelligence. In addition, Aizen and others are not very wary of her, so Ain usually knows what she needs to know.

Moreover, she herself is a member of the Isshin Society.

"I understand," Bane replied casually after a moment's thought.

Ain hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help asking, "Young Master, shouldn't we intervene? I have a feeling that if we continue to let things continue like this, they'll cause a huge mess."

"Hehehe," Bane chuckled, exhaling a puff of smoke. "Perhaps I need something this 'big'?"

Ain paused for a moment upon hearing this, then said, "I understand."

In fact, it wasn't just Bane who needed it; Bane felt that Captain-Commander Yamamoto Genryusai had probably already noticed something was wrong.

However, Yamamoto Genryusai was probably waiting as well, just like himself. As long as the situation was still under control, there was no need to intervene. In fact, Bane felt that as long as Aizen and Orochimaru did not treat the Seireitei and the Gotei 13 as 'discarded pawns', Yamamoto Genryusai would ignore any growing pains he might experience.

Because he could see clearly that if this wave was forcibly suppressed, it might create an even bigger upheaval in the future.

Instead of blocking, it's better to guide them. Let them fight it out within a tolerable range.

Bane felt that, in Yamamoto Genryusai's eyes, this "they" were...

Perhaps it is this "Spirit Lord" and the "Spirit King Palace" in the heavens.

It is even quite possible that Yamamoto Genryusai pretended to know nothing because he believed that the current undercurrents were orchestrated by Bane, and that he acquiesced to Bane's actions because of Bane's situation and strength.

As a strategist, Aizen might have foreseen this move. Perhaps he knew exactly what was going on and was deliberately using this unspoken "illusion" to intimidate others.

Yamamoto Genryusai's waiting and feigned ignorance may have been due to these reasons.

Bane's waiting and feigned ignorance were probably to save himself trouble. Given the current situation, the people who had united around him had already gained momentum. Yamamoto Genryusai had long seen this clearly, so how could Bane not see it?

So many things are already unavoidable. Since they can't be avoided, let Aizen play his cards right and see what kind of chessboard will ultimately emerge.

Anyway, he was very confident. Relying on his strength, Bane could overturn the chessboard and start over at any time. Therefore, he was willing to give Aizen and the others a chance, and at the same time, he would take this opportunity to further understand the "hearts" of Aizen and the others.

Perhaps it was precisely because of my leniency that Yamamoto Genryusai misunderstood? Misunderstood that I was the one plotting all this behind the scenes?

After all, Yamamoto Genryusai wouldn't treat Bane as a fool or as someone who genuinely didn't know.

What Bane is a little unsure about now is whether the Spirit King's Palace actually knows about it.

They haven't even realized what Aizen's moves are over yet?

Considering their lackluster performance in the original story, Bane has reason to suspect that they might actually be 'idiots'!

(End of this chapter)