Death God: Sunny and Cheerful Boy

Shinjiurou said with an unpleasant expression: "Although he is a villain, if everyone in the Soul Society kills people so casually, how can it be tolerated?"

Komamura snorted disdainfully at this time...

"That's true. If they are from the Seventh Division or our Supervisory Force, we can kill them. But we can't just let anyone kill people with force." Yilong echoed at this time.

However, Ise Shinkuro felt that these words were a bit harsh - he didn't believe that Shihouin Ichiryu didn't realize that these were his, Ise Shinkuro's, people!

Then Yilong hammered his palm and said: "Such a thing has happened. I must find out... Vice Captain Ise, how about you go to this Hueco Mundo for me."

Hearing that Shifengyuan Yilong had revealed his true intentions, Ise Shinkuro immediately said, "No need to bother Captain Shifengyuan! Since the Forty-Sixth Chamber has already issued the order, why should we bother Captain Shifengyuan with such a small matter? Let me handle the things here!"

"Deputy Captain Ise, this is no small matter, right?" Ichiryu said, looking at Kyoraku Shunsui.

After all, this is Kyoraku's place...

"That's right, it's better to find out the results immediately." Kyoraku Shunsui said lazily.

Ise Shinkuro was shocked and thought to himself: Could it be that he is coming for me?

"Don't worry, Captain Kyoraku, and Captain Shihouin can also go to Hueco Mundo without any worries. By the time you come back, I will definitely have found the murderer!" Ise Shinkuro said hurriedly.

"This...what does Captain Kyoraku think?" Yilong looked at Kyoraku Shunsui with a somewhat conflicted look.

"Deputy Captain Ise, can I trust you?" Kyoraku Shunsui revealed a sharp look from under his bamboo hat.

Kyōraku and Ukitake are relatively older among the captains, and do not look like middle-aged uncles.

Upon seeing this, Ise Shinkuro immediately promised, "Captain Kyoraku, don't worry. I will catch the murderer before Captain Shihoin returns." At the same time, he felt relieved. It seemed that Kyoraku Shunsui and Shihoin Ichiryu were not in the same group.

Come to think of it, although both of them have their reasons for targeting me, but... after all, there has been quite a conflict between them before!

Yilong interrupted at this time: "We can't just rush things like this. If we catch the wrong person..."

"If that's the case, I'll do whatever you want to me!" Ise issued a military order.

"Since Vice Captain Ise said so, the affairs of the Soul Society will be handed over to you and Captain Komamura. I can also go to the Hueco Mundo for inspection without worry..." Yilong agreed with a pretentious attitude.

Ise didn't care about this guy's arrogance and breathed a sigh of relief - if it weren't for Kyoraku Shunsui, who also couldn't stand Shihouin Ichiryu, he might have really found an excuse to keep him.

Komamura looked at Shihouin Ichiryu with some suspicion...

Since when did such incidents become “investigated by the supervisory forces in cooperation with the inner court team”?

This is not Shifengyuan Yilong's style...

In the past, the principle of the supervisory forces has always been "don't do anything if you can avoid doing it", because only by not doing anything can you be right, and only by being right can you point fingers at others' mistakes!

Komamura has a big head, but he doesn't use it to think about these things. He just has a vague feeling that someone is going to be in trouble... While thinking about it, he looked at Ise Shinkuro.

(End of this chapter)

110. Chapter 110 Hueco Mundo

110.

2023-09-05

In Hueco Mundo, in the palace of No.3 Espada Nelliel.

Nelliel was dining with her subordinates Pessue, Dondechaka, and another female Arrancar who looked very human.

Their food is made from "spiritual insects" unique to Hueco Mundo and rare "fruits".

Unlike ordinary Arrancar who still maintain the habit of feeding on "Hollow" or "Whole", the powerful No. 3 Espada, Nelliel, is closer to humans, and so are her subordinates - it is precisely because of these aspects that Peshield and Dondechaka became Nelliel's subordinates.

And just recently, Nelliel found another Arrancar with a very compatible temperament, she is Roga - a subordinate of No. 8 Espada Sar Apollo!

Roca seldom communicates with other Arrancars because she is a subordinate officer of Sar Apollo, so Nelliel once thought that she was also a pervert and did not take the initiative to communicate with her.

After Sar Apollo recently returned to the ranks of the Ten Espada, Nelliel and Lorca had some communication by chance and discovered that... she was indeed different from other Arrancars! (Note 1)

She seems cold, but she doesn't have the violent temper of other Arrancars, which makes Nelliel want to become friends with her.

After all, among the Arrancar, individuals like Nelliel who lack a fierce aura are extremely rare.

"By the way, Luojia, don't you have a Zanpakuto?" Nellielu asked while eating.

"Lord Sar Apollo said that when Lord Aizen turned me into an Arrancar, my Zanpakutō did not appear... Maybe it's because I was created by Lord Sar Apollo." Roga said cautiously.

Indeed, Luo Jia can be said to be "manufactured".

It was an experiment conducted by Sal Apollo. He condensed countless souls, extracted countless spirit particles from Hollows, injected them into his body, and forcibly catalyzed a Yachukas-class Hollow. Decades ago, he was assisted by Aizen to create an Arrancar with his incomplete [Hougyoku].

So she doesn't have the ferocity of the general Hollows and Arrancars who have been through hundreds of battles, and she has never even eaten any Hollow or Arrancar!

"I see. However...your spiritual pressure is very strong, and you are so close to human form after becoming an Arrancar. I think your Zanpakuto should appear in some other form." Nellie guessed.

Luo Jia looked like a very slim, even slender woman, with only half of her face covered by a skull mask. With her face covered by clothes, she looked human in every other way.

This is very similar to the high-level Arrancars like the Ten Espada...

For example, Nelliel only has an antelope skull mask on her head. Apart from that, there is a hollow hole in the place where Yilong did not take it off when being examined by Sister Hua. Otherwise, she is no different from ordinary people. If there must be a difference, it is too big, comparable to the first deputy captain. (Note 2)

In comparison, Nellielu's two subordinates, one with a termite head and skinny body, and the other with a huge face and short stature, can only be described as "human-like".

However, when Luojia was created, she did not seem to have the ability to join in the "battle". Her spiritual pressure reached the level of an ordinary Arrancar. Even because she was an "Achukas-class Hollow", her spiritual pressure was not low, but she could not fight and did not care whether she had a Zanpakutō or not.

"By the way...you also like to eat these, right?" Nellielu asked with a smile.

"Oh! I'm so rude..." Luo Jia was at a loss.

"No, I'm very happy... Being able to eat together is a happy thing, isn't it? Let's eat together in the future!" Nellielu's eyes and tone were gentler than Luo Jia had ever felt before.

When her master, Sal Apollo, used her for experiments, he was too lazy to use anesthetics. He would only remember to use it when he felt annoyed by the screams that lasted too long.

But just then...

"Lady Nellielu, this is mine. If you take it without permission, I will be very troubled." The voice of Sal Apollo came.

After Luo Jia heard this, her eyes, which had been bright at first, immediately became dull after being flustered, and she stood up silently.

Sar Apollo was only the No. 8 Espada at this time, but for Roca, Sar Apollo was her master. Even the order of Lord Aizen could not override Sar Apollo.

"As the former No. 1 Espada, isn't that too humble?" Nelliel's voice turned cold as she faced Sar Apollo. (Note 3)

Short pink hair, golden pupils, and even wearing white-framed glasses, could not conceal the perverted aura of Sal Apollo.

Sar Apollo was one of the few "Vastod-class" Hollows who defected to Bylergon before Aizen came to Hueco Mundo. Most of the Vastod-class Hollows did not obey Bylergon and even fought with him.

Sar Apollo is mainly a research-oriented Hollow. Bylergan provided him with a research environment, so he joined Bylergan.

After Aizen came to Hueco Mundo and defeated Bylergan, he also defected to Aizen, and... after the "Arrancar", he was directly appointed by Aizen as the No. 1 Espada - one place higher than his former master Bylergan.

However, later on, Sal Apollo's strength dropped significantly, and he fell directly to the level of Achucas, so he was removed from the Ten Blades...

However, not long ago, Sal Apollo came back again. Although he was only appointed as the No. 8 Espada now, but...even though Nelliel felt that his spiritual pressure had not yet recovered to its peak, she did not dare to be careless with him.

Sar Apollo turned a deaf ear to Nellielu's thorny words at this time, and just looked at Luo Jia, whose whole body was stiff, with interest, and narrowed his eyes...

After discovering this, Nelliel said in a deep voice: "She was also catalyzed by Master Aizen. She is a complete and independent Arrancar. You are not qualified to use her as a tool."

"No, she is an Arrancar created by Lord Aizen, but she is also a tool I created... Even if you don't agree, she is a subordinate officer assigned to me by Lord Aizen, and it is natural for me to control everything about her." Sal Apollo said frivolously.

Nelliel stared at him in silence for a while, then said, "Now... as a high-ranking Espada, I order you to leave my palace immediately!"

Upon hearing this, Sar Apollo sneered and bowed to Nellielu, saying, "As you command, Lady Nellielu... Luojia, let's go."

After hearing what Sal Apollo said, Luo Jia didn't dare to look at Nellielu anymore, but just followed him away with stiff movements!

After Sar Apollo left, Nelliel pounded the table angrily, then rolled her eyes and said, "Peixue, Dondechaka, what do you think... I'll go find Master Aizen and ask him to assign Luojia to me as a subordinate officer, how about that?"

"That's great!"

"That's right, food tastes better when there are beautiful women around!"

"Hey! You two want to say I'm not a beauty?"

“Puff, puff, puff…Your eating style is a bit barbaric…Ah! Help!”

……

No.3 The palace of the Espada is still as noisy and lively as before.

At the same time, Luo Jia, who heard this through the [Anti-membrane Silk], hurriedly cut off the [Anti-membrane Silk], fearing that she would really look forward to it, and even more worried that her master would discover her joy.

What puzzled Luo Jia was that after the master brought her back, he did not punish her or perform any experiments on her. He just left without saying anything.

Luo Jia felt even more uneasy, but she did not dare to use [Anti-membrane Silk] to spy on Sar Apollo, otherwise she would see...

After leaving his own palace, Sal Apollo came to the palace of No. 5 Espada Nnoitra!

"What a rare guest! Isn't this Lord Sal Apollo, the No. 1 Espada? Ah... no, you should call him Hachi now." Nnoitra mocked with evil humor.

Nnoitra has thin lips, small eyes, a long face, and one eye is covered by a mask. He doesn't look like a good person at first glance.

Nnoitra, who cares a lot about military strength and advocates power, was originally only the No. 8 Espada. He rose to his current No. 5 ranking through constant fighting and challenges.

Nnoitra's character determined that he could not understand why Sal Apollo, for a certain purpose, would greatly reduce his own strength and even make an exception to return from "Vastod" to "Yachukas".

Even now, it is amazing that Sal Apollo can still improve his strength after being promoted. He has also returned to the ranks of the Ten Espada, but... he still has not recovered to his peak, and Nnoitra still despises him.

"Respected No. 5 Espada, you may address me as you please, but... I heard that while I was away, you challenged Lady Nelliel several times? I wonder what the results were?" Sal Apollo said these unpleasant words in a very respectful tone.

"Shut up! You little bastard... are you here to provoke me?" Nnoitra seemed to be easily irritated.

"No, I just want to say that the next 'challenge' may have a different result." Sal Apollo hinted. (Note 4)

Hearing this, Nnoitra laughed slyly and said, "Hehehe, Sal Apollo, is it because she got her hands on your props? So you want to use me?"

"What? You don't dare, right? But it's no wonder... After all, Nellielu had his support before, so forget it." Sal Apollo said, and turned around and left.

"You... stop right there!" Noitra couldn't resist the provocation, and at this moment, his spiritual pressure burst out and he rushed towards Sal Apollo who had his back to him.

The next moment, Sar Apollo stood still, and Nnoitra behind him had already wrapped his sickle-shaped Zanpakuto around his neck and said in a cold voice: "Time and place."

Sar Apollo smiled slightly, realizing that Nnoitra was ready to take action - Nelliel, this is what happens if you touch my things!

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Note 1: Luo Jia was the female Arrancar who was killed by Yammy after she had her arm attached to hers in the main story.

But actually he is not completely dead. In the official novel, he appears as a very important character. The specific special features of him will be described later in the novel.

Note 2: There is no accurate description of Nellie's Hollow in the original work. There are generally two opinions on the Internet. One is that it is at the eye position of the mask (because it has always been black, but both are black), and the other is that it is the same as Harribel (the only position that is not exposed, considering that the clothing may be lower than Harribel).

Bendong prefers the latter, and this book also adopts the latter as the setting.

Note 3: This is the setting of the official novel. Sal Apollo is the "original No. 0". The specific reason will be presented in the book later. However, this book is affected by the "butterfly effect", so he is the "original No. 1".

Note 4: According to the supplementary setting in the official novel, when Nnoitra attacked Nelliel, he was assisted by Sal Apollo, so it was called a "sneak attack."

(End of this chapter)

111. Chapter 111 Nnoitra's Conspiracy

111.

2023-09-05

"So slow... Could it be that Pei Xue and Dondechaka went out to eat something delicious without telling me?" Nellielu was waiting in the palace for two subordinate officials to get food. She was already hungry and couldn't help but mutter to herself.

At this moment, Nellielu's heart skipped a beat for some unknown reason...

Outside the palace, Nellielu walked out and looked into the distance.

Although it's hard to explain why, but an Arrancar with spiritual pressure like Nelliel... no, it should be said that any existence of this level would not have such a sudden impulse without any reason. This can be said to be a mutual induction between the inner and outer spiritual particles.

The next moment, Nelliel "disappeared" on the spot - she used the Arrancar's movement skill [Ring] and rushed to the place where Pei Xue and Dondechaka usually collected fruits.

Not long after heading in this direction, Nellielu noticed the abnormal spiritual pressure of Peixue and Dondechaka...

When Nelliel noticed the abnormality in the spiritual pressure, her expression froze, and murderous intent flashed in her usually peaceful eyes. Nelliel was undoubtedly an outlier among the "Arrancar", and even when she was not yet an "Arrancar", she was even more of an "outlier".

Although she was once a Vastold-class Hollow, during her evolution, Nelliel gradually regained her sanity.

Later, under the guidance of "that adult", he became one of the few Hollows who relied on his own [Arrancar].

The reason why she, who is not the strongest, can achieve this is precisely because of her rationality.

but……

Being rational doesn’t mean having no temper!

Nelliel arrived in front of Peshiel and Dondechaka at this time. Just as she felt, her two subordinate Arrancars were seriously injured and their masks were severely damaged.