Who are you calling a stable boy?!

"Suke, why don't you come back with us then? You haven't seen Hakiya in a long time."

Upon hearing this, Kisuke was taken aback at first, then glanced sideways and scratched his hair.

"I'd rather not. Things within the household..."

"Hey! They're not children. It's only been a few days. They can't possibly cause chaos."

"Um... well, thank you, Captain!"

With that, Kisuke bowed slightly to Zheng Jing, then turned and strode away: "I'll go see how their welcome banquet preparations are going! I'll come and call you and Aizen-senpai when they're done!"

"Why is this kid getting more and more shy as he gets older?"

Watching Kisuke's light and carefree figure, Zheng Jing grinned.

“Urahara-kun has a strong sense of responsibility, which I admire.”

Aizen smiled and replied.

"Now that it's just the two of us, tell me in detail about the holy war you participated in?"

"Okay, oh! Speaking of which, I would have forgotten about this if you hadn't reminded me, Lao Lan!"

As he spoke, Zheng Jing took out the Book of Dreams from his backpack and opened it to Aizen, whose eyes showed a hint of curiosity.

"This is?"

"Hehe, these are the amazing tools we'll be using next!"

Zheng Jing smiled and narrowed his eyes, then marked Old Lan with the Book of Dreams.

The Book of Dreams turned a page, and lines of text immediately appeared on it.

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Name: Aizen Sousuke

Friendship Magic: None

Affection Value: 599

Chapter Six: We're the best of friends in the world!

Zheng Jing glanced at Aizen in front of him, then at the Book of Dreams in his hand.

Then, he reached out and put his arm around Lao Lan, patting him hard on the shoulder.

"It's rare to find a few true brothers!"

This love value... After testing Xiao Ai, Xue Qing, and Lao Lan, he figured it out. It should include a wide range of complex emotions such as respect, love, and friendship.

Seeing the puzzled look on Lao Lan's face, Zheng Jing smiled and told him about the origin and capabilities of the dream book in his hand.

"So that's how it is..."

Aizen took a serious look at the Book of Dreams.

He could see lines of writing on the open pages, but upon closer inspection, he couldn't make out what it said.

To use a metaphor, it's like modern people trying to read tadpole script.

"So, what's my love level?"

"599! Wow!"

"I just noticed that there's already quite a bit written on the front pages. It seems you've marked quite a few people, Lao Zheng?"

"No! Including Lao Lan, you only have three spots, and there are only five spots available for marking this book right now."

"So you're saying..."

Aizen adjusted his glasses, looked at Zheng Jing and smiled: "Could it be that my affection level is currently the highest?"

"Yes, yes, you're the best! You're the best!"

Zheng Jing grinned and swayed back and forth with his arm around Lao Lan.

"We're the best of friends in the world! Aren't you happy now?"

Aizen laughed out loud.

"Then I wonder how many people our Captain Zheng considers to be the best in the world?"

"Hey! You old Lan!"

The two sat on the steps, laughing and chatting, until Kisuke came to call for the banquet to begin.

At the banquet, several palace mistresses, including Nilu, who had been away, returned and had a warm reunion after a long separation, but we will leave those details aside for now.

Meanwhile, after Aizen returned to Soul Society from Hueco Mundo, he announced the completion of the latest generation of the Transcendence in the Seireitei as the captain of the 12th Division.

This means that the Seireitei now has a stable passage that allows Shinigami to travel between Hueco Mundo and Soul Society.

With the emergence of the new type of interdimensional portal, a certain issue was naturally brought to the forefront.

That means should we send a new team into Hueco Mundo?

Previously, a special investigation team led by Zheng Jing entered Hueco Mundo, but has not made any contact with the Seireitei since.

This is only natural.

Think about the expeditionary force back then.

If it weren't for Zheng Jing, a powerful figure who could fight his way back to Soul Society from Hueco Mundo, it's likely that even two hundred years later, no one would know that General Asido of the Expeditionary Force was still fighting in Hueco Mundo.

Now that the Seireitei finally has a stable means of entering Hueco Mundo, what reason is there to stop the Gotei 13 from sending personnel to help the Special Investigations Team, which has been fighting alone in Hueco Mundo for so long?

To facilitate the passage of this proposal, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni unusually wrote a letter to the 46th Chamber of Commerce.

He suggested that if the Special Investigation Team were still alive, especially if its leader, Zheng Jing, were still alive, then it would be reasonable for Zheng Jing to continue leading the team to carry out missions in Hueco Mundo.

Now that the government has the means to support the special investigation team, there is no reason to ignore the difficulties they may face; at the very least, their supplies should be guaranteed.

Yamamoto was well aware of the nature of those nobles.

The special investigation team, fighting for survival in Hueco Mundo, undoubtedly found each day unbearably difficult.

However, all those years of hard work by the special investigation team were, in the eyes of those nobles, nothing more than a fleeting moment of decadent indulgence...

It was too short for the nobility.

They've been too short-lived to cultivate a figurehead comparable to Zheng Jing.

Therefore, when writing this proposal, Yamamoto was prepared for it to be rejected by the 46th Chamber with some absurd reasons.

And this time, he will definitely—

"Ok?"

As the old man listened to the Sparrow Department reciting the reply from Room 46, he gave a soft hum, turned halfway to the side, and extended his hand to the Sparrow Department.

Quebu understood and immediately handed over the document in his hand respectfully.

With his eyes lowered, Yamamoto carefully read through the contents, then frowned.

"Captain, is there something wrong?"

"Songbu asked softly."

"......No."

The old man shook his head and handed the document back to the raised hands of the magistrate.

"Get the matter of forming a new team done as soon as possible. The Second Division and the Twelfth Division will be in charge of this together."

"Yes!"

Soon, the order reached Yoruichi's ears.

"So you're really leaving it to the two of us to do."

In the Shihouin family mansion, Yoruichi waved her hand, dismissing the Execution Army's subordinates, before looking at Aizen and saying, "I didn't expect those old geezers from the 46 Chambers to actually not cause the Captain-Commander any trouble. Did they think the Great Ape couldn't fight his way out of Hueco Mundo a second time?"

"Perhaps he's figured it out."

"Figured out?"

"Precisely because Old Zheng has the feat of single-handedly breaking out of Hueco Mundo, rather than risking angering the Captain-Commander and doing something foolish and unreasonable, it's better to go with the flow. In this way, even if all the team members except Old Zheng are sacrificed, the Seireitei can replenish his manpower. With logistics guaranteed, as the captain of the Special Investigation Team, Old Zheng's path back to Seireitei is basically blocked."

At this point, Aizen lowered his head slightly, the reflection from his glasses obscuring his eyes.

"For those nobles who fear Old Zheng, what is the harm in sacrificing the lives of some innocent soldiers and some insignificant supplies?"

"...Tsk, it really is."

Yoruichi frowned: "I was wondering why they suddenly relaxed the restrictions on the interdimensional portal research... So, what do we do?"

"Ok?"

Aizen raised his eyes, seemingly not understanding Yoruichi's question.

"Are we really going to let those old bastards get away with it?"

"Why not?"

Aizen smiled slightly as he met Yoruichi's gaze.

Yoruichi's eyes widened slightly.

"In short, let's get in touch with Lao Zheng first. I'll leave the selection of the new team members to you."

Before Yoruichi could speak, Aizen continued.

"You must also want to see Lao Zheng and the others again as soon as possible, right?"

"Ah, if it were earlier, indeed."

Yoruichi closed her eyes and scratched her hair in frustration.

"But it has to be at this time..."

She said it, but she still got things done quickly and well.

Thanks to Aizen's prior notice, Yoruichi had already prepared the list of new team members before the Captain-Commander's order came.

So at noon the next day, five team members, led by Yoruichi's capable lieutenant Aya Hachisho, embarked on their journey to Hueco Mundo with the assistance of the Technology Development Bureau.

Passing through the passage in the broken boundary, the team quickly stepped onto the white sand of Hueco Mundo.

Although it was the first time anyone had ever seen the eerie scenery of Hueco Mundo, this squad, composed entirely of members from the Execution Army, was well-trained and did not cause any disturbance.

After confirming the condition of everyone in the team, Bee-Shō Aya, who was in charge, immediately took out a metal object that looked like a pocket watch.

This is the detector that Aizen gave her; it records Zheng Jing's spiritual pressure data.

In theory, as long as Zheng Jing's spiritual pressure is detected within a radius of 15 kilometers, this detector can help her pinpoint Zheng Jing's location.

"Di Di-"

Following Aizen's instructions, the detector was activated, and Aya immediately heard two short beeps.

Even she was taken aback.

Fengshao Ling never expected that she would be so lucky. She had only just arrived in Hueco Mundo when she already had a clue about Zheng Jing.

As she looked up at the location indicator on the detector and was about to confirm her position, she suddenly heard a loud laugh coming from the horizon.

"Hey girl up ahead, don't move! Old Zheng is here!"

Chapter Seven: When the Monkey King is gone, Kimi runs rampant!

Since they did not yet have the means to communicate directly with the interior of the virtual world, the liaison team set a return time before setting off.

At the appointed time, regardless of whether the Special Investigation Team has been found or not, the liaison team needs to return to Soul Society first.

The liaison team's first return from Soul Society was scheduled for noon on the seventh day after they went to Hueco Mundo.

On this day, in the No. 3 test field inside the Technology Development Bureau, in front of the new-style interdimensional gate, all twelve captains, including the overall captain, gathered together, except for Captain Ukitake, who was unwell.

"Wow! I only knew Ah Zheng was popular, but I didn't expect him to be this popular!"

Holding the edge of his straw hat, Kyoraku looked at the captains in front of him with amazement and said to Unohana beside him.

He knew that the old man had never issued a summons before.

In other words, every team leader present came voluntarily after learning that the liaison team was returning for the first time today.

"He is indeed a sociable person. Although he is a bit mischievous, he is likable."