Shirou's clones number 30 million

"If it's a request to find someone, what's the price range?"

"That depends on who the customer is looking for."

"Kubo, you should know who I'm talking about."

"Ten yuan."

"This is way too cheap! Is it even enough for your transportation?"

"I just happened to know where Kubo was; it was just a casual remark."

"But what I wanted to ask just now was also something you casually mentioned." Kurosaki Ichigo paused, then tentatively said, "Actually, even if you didn't say it, I could guess some things. You're either from the future or from a parallel world."

"The details in the comic are different from what I know, so you must be a visitor from a parallel world."

"The plots of the two manga are largely similar. Judging from reality, it must be that Aizen got the manga from a parallel world from somewhere."

"Upon learning that I was merely a comic book character, and a villain at that, I proactively made changes and distributed the comic. This was so that when others came to know about the comic, I wouldn't be too passive."

Shirou Hashiba looked at him with a smile, without interrupting.

He clapped a few times only after he finished speaking.

"That's right, a reasonable judgment. Although it's different from the facts, it's still very credible when it's said out loud."

"Is it inconsistent with the facts? That's true. Although I haven't read the whole manga yet, Aizen's personality in the manga is too wicked and too different from reality."

Kurosaki Ichigo pondered for a few seconds and then said in a very serious tone:

"At the very least, if it were the Aizen I know, he would never have treated Vice-Captain Hinamori like that."

"However, Aizen has definitely read the entire manga! I have no doubt about that."

As he talked to himself, Ichigo Kurosaki gradually came to terms with it.

The Aizen in the manga and the Aizen I know in real life are not the same person, and their personalities are completely different.

It seems that Aizen treated this manga as a pastime and didn't care too much about it.

That's why it was released without any modifications.

It's incredibly stupid of me to be arguing about the differences between Aizen in the manga and in real life.

That's just a comic book; it's not like reality.

It's like your own mother, who is already dead in the comic, but is still alive and well in reality.

“You’re right. There’s no need to dwell too much on the answer to some things. The Aizen I know is the Captain-Commander of the Seireitei. Although he’s lazy and wicked, he would never lay a hand on his subordinates.”

"As for Aizen in the manga, he's just a stranger with the name Aizen on his person."

Shiro Hashiba clapped his hands repeatedly and said with a smile:

"I'm glad you've come to your senses. Do you have any other worries, guest?"

"That's all, thank you for clearing things up. How much?"

"Do you still want to know Kubo's location?"

"I'm not interested anymore."

"Then—it's free, no charge. Do you want to read the comic here now, or come back another day?"

"I'm not reading anymore. I'll wait for Kubo's serialization. Hmph...! I'll let him off this time, but if he dares to serialize a story like that again, I'll definitely beat him up."

Chapter 509 You have so many people, yet you can't out-argue him alone.

Chapter 509, Section 510: So many of you, yet you can't out-argue him alone?

"The Yorozuya?"

As he stepped out of the gate, Ichigo Kurosaki unconsciously stopped and glanced back at the sign and promotional posters.

No matter how you look at it, the owner who can open this kind of store is no ordinary person.

"Hmm... I feel like there's a very familiar aura about that boss, like I'm talking to an acquaintance."

As they walked two blocks, Ichigo Kurosaki suddenly saw Aizen's face in his mind.

"That's right! It's Aizen! That boss looks a lot like Aizen; they both have very similar traits."

Although their personalities are completely different, and their appearances and temperaments are worlds apart, Ichigo Kurosaki inexplicably feels that the two are very similar.

"...It must just be my imagination."

Ichigo Kurosaki shook his head slightly, banishing the thought from his mind and forcing himself not to let it wander.

"Aizen said before that Karin would be back in a month."

"It has been 11 days since Xia Li went missing. There are still more than half a month left. Let's write down this time for now."

"If Xia Li still hasn't returned in 19 days, then we'll go find Aizen and see what he has to say."

As he pondered, he suddenly spotted Rukia Kuchiki.

At this moment, she was leaning against the outside of the bookstore she had just visited, holding a comic book magazine in her hands.

"Rukia, what level of crime is dereliction of duty?"

"ah...!"

Rukia was startled when she suddenly heard Ichigo Kurosaki's voice. She almost dropped the manga in her hand, but quickly put it away and pretended to be nonchalant.

"I didn't neglect my duties; I just bought some necessities during my spare time."

"I don't recall ever seeing comics become a necessity. Besides, your job shouldn't involve the real world, right?"

"It was Captain-Commander Aizen who said he was going to hold a large banquet in Soul Society and asked our Fifth Division to come to the human world to purchase food and drinks."

"Huh...? Didn't we just have a banquet last month?"

"As you said yourself, that all happened last month."

"I remember that Death God's concept of time is usually very long, right? When did a month become so short?"

"This is the Commander-in-Chief's order. Besides, didn't you have a great time at the last banquet?"

"Aren't you the same? By the way, why is this kind of procurement work assigned to our Fifth Division? Why didn't he let the First Division do it?"

"The First Division has other missions."

Rukia paused, then said in a slightly strange tone:

"The First Division has been ordered to invite celebrities and singers who have a good reputation in the real world."

"what!"

Kurosaki Ichigo's expression froze. Only Aizen could do something so childish.

"When did Soul Society become a place where living people can come and go as they please? Has Aizen gone mad?"

"What about the others? Didn't they stop him? What about the former Captain-Commander Yamamoto? That rigid, old-fashioned man, didn't he stop Aizen?"

"The Soul Society is, after all, the afterlife. How can it keep getting involved with the human world like this?"

Rukia looked bewildered and astonished at Ichigo Kurosaki, and couldn't help but say:

"I never expected that these words would come from Ichigo's mouth."

"Am I wrong? Doesn't any of you think this is wrong?" Kurosaki Ichigo retorted.

"Of course! All our vice-captains and captains argued strongly with Captain-Commander Aizen at the meeting..."

Noticing that she had suddenly stopped, Ichigo Kurosaki quickly asked:

"and then?"

"Then... we were persuaded by Captain-Commander Aizen."

"You guys are so useless! There are so many of you, and you still can't out-argue him?"

"Ichigo makes that sound so easy, huh! If you were there, you'd know how eloquent Captain-Commander Aizen is. No matter what we say, he can easily come back to refute it."

"I do not believe!"

Seeing this, Rukia chuckled softly and then said:

"In that case, I shall be Captain-Commander Aizen from now on. Ichigo, try to convince me."

"That's easy."

Kurosaki Ichigo immediately became interested, thought for a moment, and then said seriously:

"The Soul Society is the afterlife, and it is not suitable for people to get too involved, whether from the perspective of the living or the dead."

"That's true, but appropriately showing your presence can also let the living know what reverence is."

Rukia mimicked Aizen's tone as she spoke:

“The reason why the world is so materialistic today is that the living do not know reverence and have the mentality of ‘after I die, I don’t care if the world is flooded.’”

"Modern humans have long lost the simplicity of the past. If this continues, there will be fewer and fewer spirits that can enter the Soul Society."

"In the end, times have changed, and clinging to the past will only lead to the Soul Society being gradually abandoned by the times."

“Appropriately showing some presence can instill awe in the living, letting them know that death is not the end, but another beginning.”

"Even if such actions can only make one person in this world happier, isn't that enough?"

sophistry!

But it did make some sense, and Ichigo Kurosaki didn't know how to refute it for a moment, so he could only change his approach.

"Are you planning to reform Soul Society?"

"How could that be? It's just a small matter of inviting people from the mortal world to perform in Soul Society. Why make such a big deal out of it?"

"This may seem like a small matter, but if those people return to the human world and spread rumors about the Soul Society, it will definitely cause a bigger upheaval."

"They won't tell anyone, I can guarantee that! For those people, it's just a dream."

Rukia took a deep breath and said loudly:

"Moreover, the gates to other worlds have been opened, and several of the Grim Reapers present here recently returned from an expedition to another world with me."

"This banquet is a victory celebration held specifically for the expeditionary force."