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Aizen's expectations of him are becoming increasingly clear.

Although his facial expression remained unchanged, Aizen extended his right hand and patted Matsushita Yusuke on the shoulder.

"Go ahead and do it with confidence. I will unconditionally support all your decisions."

Kaname Tosen, who is lagging behind, is almost a complete mystery.

What are you two talking about? I haven't understood a thing...

Matsushita Yusuke secretly breathed a sigh of relief. At this point, he was certain that Aizen was completely absorbed in his plan.

The rest are arrangements for the present world.

"We've arrived."

The two forces at the front crashed through the boundary, instantly creating a passage between the two worlds.

As the light and shadow shifted, the three people following behind also appeared at this moment.

Aizen raised his right hand with practiced ease and grasped the hilt of his Zanpakuto at his waist.

With spiritual energy overflowing, Aizen, possessing the ability of Kyoka Suigetsu, could easily create a similar shielding field, significantly reducing the presence of the three.

In terms of effect, it's roughly the same as the cloak and raincoat in the original work.

However, Matsushita Yusuke's attention was still focused on Aizen Sousuke's actions.

Should I hold a knife...?

Theoretically, if a Shinigami wants to activate the power of his Zanpakuto, he can do so at any time after entering the Released state.

However, for the vast majority of Shinigami, activating their abilities requires physical contact with the sword—the most common method is to grasp the hilt, though there may be some more unusual methods...

But in any case.

This kind of process is essential.

Even after the story enters the Thousand-Year Blood War arc, Aizen is still able to use Kyoka Suigetsu without wielding a Zanpakuto, using his ability to confuse Yhwach in his awakened state.

No sword is better than a sword (tactical lean back)!

Of course, that's a rather exaggerated statement. At the time, Yusuke Matsushita didn't think it was anything special, but now that he thinks about it, it really is quite different.

Aizen in that state...

Did he 'lose' his Zanpakuto, or did he completely integrate it into himself, transforming it into a special form in another sense?

Although the answer is not yet available, this evolutionary method has become a reference point for Yusuke Matsushita.

Fragmented thoughts swirled in my mind, only to eventually come together.

Yusuke Matsushita looked into the distance and caught a glimpse of Shiba Isshin, who had been knocked to the ground in a panic, but was struggling to get up again.

Although there were no screams or anything.

But just looking at it from a distance, Matsushita Yusuke naturally thought of some famous lines.

'Anyone will do, but where are the heroes? Please come and save me!'

In the blink of an eye, accompanied by a sudden burst of light, a beam of azure spiritual energy rushed towards them.

It pierced straight through the bull's belly, pinning it firmly to the spot!

This immediately made all three of them perk up.

Here they come, the hero has arrived?!

261: A Three-Way Battle

The sudden turn of events caused all three people present to turn their heads to look.

"Lord Aizen, that was... "

"Hmm, not the Grim Reaper's methods."

The real world and Soul Society are completely different, and they operate on completely contradictory logics.

Therefore, logically speaking... the prerequisite for Death to act here is that he must greatly limit his own power.

Whether it was Aizen or Yamamoto, both groups of people went to the human world more than once, either to hunt down or to verify, trying to find the whereabouts of those roving people.

But in the end, all their efforts were in vain.

There's no way around it; it's already difficult for Shinigami to operate in the mortal world, and the terrain is so vast... As long as Hirako and his group deliberately conceal it, there's almost no risk of them being exposed.

After repeating similar actions several times without success, there's naturally no reason to continue.

Correspondingly, Aizen and others gradually paid less attention to the real world, and naturally they also overlooked those special groups.

—The Quincy.

"I feel like I've only ever seen these people in textbooks at the Spiritual Arts Academy before."

Kaname Tosen's understanding is very much in line with the current Seireitei education system. As someone born after the Blood War and not in the research field, it is understandable that he feels unfamiliar with these groups.

In contrast, Aizen Sousuke wore a thoughtful expression, seemingly having a deeper 'understanding' of the current situation.

Matsushita Yusuke, who was standing nearby, could sense the subtle change in the situation and immediately looked away without making a sound.

He finds it inconvenient to control or explain things that are too trivial.

Based on his experience so far, Matsushita Yusuke understands that... as things stand, as long as the general direction doesn't go wrong, that's enough.

Thoughts raced through his mind, and under the rainy night sky, a woman wielding a blue spiritual weapon descended from the sky, blocking Shiba Isshin's path.

Here it is! This is exactly what I wanted to see!

With a sigh in his heart, Matsushita Yusuke casually pulled the two people beside him back.

"This isn't the best viewing spot, you two need to move aside..."

Create some distance and wait a while.

Seeing the bullhead blown off and killed on the spot, Tosen Kaname's face was contorted into a bitter expression.

No, bro... after all this time, are we supposed to watch this painstakingly cultivated experimental subject get blown in the head by the natives?

Bro seems to think our leader is easy to talk to?

Even Aizen, with his good temper, would get furious if he saw something like this.

But before Tosen could even begin to complain, the bull's spiritual power exploded within Masaki's body in the next instant.

"...!"

Aizen, who witnessed this, raised an eyebrow slightly.

He recalled the hypothesis that Yusuke Matsushita had mentioned before, and now that he connected the two things, he quickly understood the other party's actions.

"You want to fuse the spiritual power of Hollows and Quincy? I admit that's an interesting idea, but it's a little unrealistic."

The reason is simple.

"The Hollow's spiritual power is poisonous to Quincy. That woman will soon be affected by its corruption and die."

Even though he didn't experience the Quincy's heyday, Aizen, with his ability to freely enter and exit the Great Archives using Kyoka Suigetsu, would not have any lack of information.

He raised his right hand and gently rubbed the corner of his eye with his index finger, his brows furrowing involuntarily.

"If we were to make such an attempt, we should have used a gentler approach... After all, the compatibility between Hollows and Quincy is really too poor, and it's easy for them to have an adverse reaction."

Yusuke Matsushita was slightly surprised.

After all, he had assumed that Lao Lan would also be furious and give him a dressing down.

The Minotaur was an individual that everyone had nurtured together. Although it deviated from the direction of the experiment, Aizen still cared about it a lot because of the effort he had put into it.

It's surprising that after watching the experimental subject get blown up, he can still think about the problem from a relatively calm perspective.

It seems that Lao Lan has grown up (no, that's not right)...

"That's not how it is, Aizen-sensei, look."

Immediately afterwards, Kisuke Urahara entered.

Upon seeing this guy, Tosen Kaname almost drew his sword and charged at him.

Aizen was also somewhat emotionally affected, but he managed to control himself well in the end.

Because soon everyone heard even more rare information and images.

What does it mean to inject the power of a Shinigami into a Quincy in order to balance the various destructions caused by Hollows?

Even those who usually delve deeply into the subject, like Aizen, showed a rather puzzled expression after hearing about this arrangement and plan.

"It's already difficult enough to keep the two sides at a stalemate, let alone achieve a balance among the three parties..."

Honestly.

"I can not do it."

Aizen Sousuke possessed the pride of a researcher, and under normal circumstances, he would not utter such discouraging words.

The fact that they are now able to 'compromise' is, in a sense, an acknowledgment of the sheer absurdity of this coincidence.

Seeing that Kurosaki Masaki, who had been breathing rapidly and looked like she was about to suffocate, was gradually stabilizing, Aizen Sousuke, who had been watching from a distance, lowered his gaze and pondered for a moment...

He let out a short laugh.

This contains both the joy of broadening one's horizons and the感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a feeling of deep emotion or reflection) about the impermanence of life.

What was considered utterly impossible, even theoretically impossible, has become a literal reality.

A balance of power among the three parties?

"The Grim Reaper, the Quincy, the Hollow... these three powers, which are completely incompatible and even incompatible with each other, are now able to fight and compete against each other within the same person's body..."

But this person is still alive, and even able to maintain his consciousness.

Apart from a miracle, Aizen Sousuke couldn't find any other explanation.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing a thoughtful expression.

So……

Or is it what is called 'destiny'?

After all, if it were a coincidence, all of this would seem so subtle, even unbelievable.

But now that it has indeed happened, Aizen has no room to continue being stubborn.

Aizen eventually gave up the idea of ​​pursuing the matter.

"I never expected to witness such a rare and wonderful scene; it was definitely worth the trip."

For researchers, nothing is more important than broadening their horizons.

However, Matsushita Yusuke's attention was not focused on this. He was just looking at the content of the pop-up prompt box, and after a quick glance, he showed a happy and relaxed smile.

It's done...

As a reward for witnessing yet another iconic moment, Matsushita Yusuke has now received a literal 'enhancement'!

262: The Power of the Annihilation Master

You have earned an achievement reward...

You have acquired the qualifications and ability to create and nurture 'Quinus' spirit particles.

These are all the rewards that Yusuke Matsushita received this time.

It's no exaggeration to say that the person involved was slightly surprised when they first saw it.

After all, in his understanding, achievement rewards are irreplaceable... and the rewards after each completion are literally generous.

For example, the skills acquired previously, and all sorts of other random things.

The content that has surfaced now, while somewhat expected, has been completely unexpected in terms of its outcome.

Of course, this doesn't mean I'm disappointed.

Even more so, quite the opposite!

Matsushita Yusuke's emotions were unusually high at this moment, even exaggerated to the point of being somewhat excited.

'I'd been racking my brains trying to figure out how to unlock the Quincy interface... turns out the key was right here!'

As is widely known, in the Bleach universe, pure bloodlines are generally not a good thing.