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"secret."

"Why……?"

"If it succeeds, it might bring some surprises to the entire Soul Society, but the possibility of failure is very high. So, it will be kept secret for now."

"I understand. Well then, I wish Aizen-sensei all the best."

……

"I am back!"

Orihime Inoue murmured something to herself, opened the door, and slowly walked into the empty house.

Looking at everything inside, I felt inexplicably unfamiliar.

For a while now, I've been living with other people all the time, and I've even forgotten what loneliness feels like.

After taking a shower and changing my clothes, I hoped to ease my mood.

However, the silence only made her feel emptier.

Sitting alone on the sofa, hugging my knees, the experiences of the past few days unconsciously echoed in my mind.

"It's so cold."

My life has changed dramatically since I stepped into the Yorozuya.

The campus life during the day is very lively, which goes without saying; it was something I looked forward to the most.

Even on quiet nights, Aizen-sensei's clones are there to keep him company; he will appear immediately if you call out to him.

After arriving in the other world, I was always with my teammates, fighting monsters during the day and camping at night, and I hardly had any time to be alone.

Now, returning to an empty home, I thought I would be happy and in a good mood.

But in reality, it's the exact opposite.

Sitting alone in an empty house, my mood also became quiet, as if I were at the bottom of a lake, surrounded by endless water, with a vague and indescribable feeling of suffocation.

"It's so cold. Aizen-sensei is always alone. Does he ever feel the same way I do?"

For the past five years, I have lived here alone, and by then, I seemed to have gotten used to this kind of life.

But after a long trip, it seems impossible to recapture that state of mind.

"I'm so tired, I'll just sleep for a while."

Many animals need to hibernate, and humans are also animals. Perhaps I will sleep through the entire winter.

……

Meanwhile, in the Seireitei, at Aizen's home.

After constantly conceiving, experimenting, and improving, repeating this process thousands of times, Aizen finally improved the divine art—World Creation—into the world expansion divine art he desired.

However, there's really no way to reduce consumption too much.

Looking across the divine realm, perhaps only a few of the most powerful gods can afford the costs of divine magic.

As for Aizen himself, he was one of the countless people who couldn't afford it.

Even so, the difference isn't that much.

If all three Shirous are together, that should be enough.

With a slight thought, Aizen heard a voice from another world simultaneously in Shirou's mind, even though Shirou was in a different world.

[Aizen Sousuke has requested a request for help. Do you agree?]

In just two breaths, many Shirou figures appeared in the room at the same time.

"Aizen, did you succeed?"

"How is it? Can you use it?"

"Are you asking us to come and bear witness, or are you asking us to help you?"

Aizen looked around and said in a deep voice:

"The improvement of the divine spell has been completed. The next step is the actual implementation. This is not a divine spell that I can afford to implement alone."

"So, I need your help."

Hayami Shirou glanced at the research materials on the table, understood immediately, and then asked:

How many people are needed?

"Based on my estimates, the amount of mana required to expand the Soul Society will depend on how much mana I need." Aizen paused, then pondered, "I plan to double the size, which will require approximately four times the mana of 'me'."

“Too small, let’s just expand it tenfold,” Hayami Shirou said seriously. “If each of us brings a star over, that should be enough to cover the consumption.”

“That’s right! Expand it further to avoid trouble next time.” Asami Shirou nodded slightly. “According to your research, expanding a world that has already been expanded once is dozens of times more difficult, and there is also the risk of failure.”

Aizen glanced at the others and saw that all the Shirous had expressions of approval on their faces, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then let's do it this way, as long as you don't mind the trouble."

"This is a good thing for all of us. It allows Soul Society to directly connect with all worlds without the cycle of life and death. No matter how you look at it, it's a good thing that benefits everyone."

"That's right. The price of granting immortality to friends and family is too high. Friends and family also have their own friends and family, and if this continues, it will never end. It's better to let others live another life in Soul Society..."

"That's what I think too, you're a true friend."

"Nonsense! We're the same person, so isn't it natural that we think the same way?"

Chapter 534 People All Grow Up

Chapter 534, Section 535: People All Grow, Don't They?

'Has Captain Aizen come out yet? Speaking of which, could Inoue really be inside doing something bad with Captain Aizen?'

Inside the First Division's base, Hinamori Momo was lost in thought when she suddenly noticed the lights outside the window and instinctively ran towards the door.

Who is using Bankai?

"Dozens of suns! Am I seeing things?"

Just moments ago it was night, with a bright moon and few stars, and all was dark, but now it has suddenly turned into daytime.

Moreover, dozens of suns hung in the sky, their dazzling sunlight making it difficult to look up, and the scorching air felt like it could burn your skin.

Hinamori Momo instinctively retreated into her office, took out her Zanpakuto, and unleashed her Shikai at the open space outside the door.

"Bloom, plum blossoms!"

"It's so hot!"

Why would I release a fireball in this hot weather? Am I crazy?

Hinamori Momo quickly picked up a piece of cardboard and fanned it continuously, but the scorching air did not change at all; the more she fanned, the hotter it became.

"It's so hot! Even the previous Captain-Commander Yamamoto couldn't have done this, right? What's going on?"

"I feel like I'll get sunburned as soon as I go out, it's terrifying..."

"This is the Soul Society. The sun in the sky should just be an illusion, and the sunlight should be gentle enough not to cause sunburn."

The next moment, the sun suddenly disappeared, and the sky returned to nighttime.

Looking up at the sky, the moon remained unchanged, as if everything that had just happened was just a dream.

What exactly happened just now?

Lost in thought, Aizen walked in from outside.

"Captain Aizen! What's wrong?" Hinamori Momo looked flustered and rushed over to help him up.

At this moment, Aizen was pale and looked as if he hadn't slept for days and nights, exuding a sense of exhaustion from the inside out.

"Hinamori, notify all officers of vice-captain rank and above to come to a meeting."

Aizen avoided Hinamori Momo's hand and waved slightly, indicating that he didn't need anyone's help.

"Next, I will announce a few important decisions, the contents of which are related to the sun's sudden appearance in the sky just now."

"Captain Aizen, are you... really alright?"

"Don't worry, go and inform the others. I'll explain to you all later."

"...Yes, Captain Aizen!"

Hinamori Momo looked worried, but she always remembered Aizen's words when she joined the team: "Work comes first." After hesitating for a long time, she quickly left.

……

In the present world, the Kurosaki family.

"I am back!"

After being sent directly into the human world by Shirou Sanzen, Karin Kurosaki immediately ran home excitedly.

However, when she rushed into her home, what she saw left her speechless.

Inside the living room, Ichigo Kurosaki was kneeling on a washboard, facing the wall, seemingly "reflecting on his mistakes."

"Hey bro, what are you doing?"

"You're back, Xia Li."

Masaki Kurosaki took the luggage from her hands, placed it on the coffee table, and said with a smile:

"Have you eaten? There are still some things left in the refrigerator."

"Mom, what's wrong with my brother?"

"He went to another world without saying a word and stayed there for a week."