"Kyoya-sama!"
Contrary to Kyoya's expectations, the tour guide Aizen sent for Kyoya and Inoue Orihime was none other than Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck.
"Kyoya-sama, I thought it would be a long time before I could see you again!"
Seeing Kyoya, Nelliel's eyes sparkled, and she wanted to pounce and hug him.
Kyoya slapped his own forehead and let out a sigh.
'A miscalculation!'
'With Nelliel's attitude, Aizen would probably quickly realize that the City of Daylight was created by me, right?'
'Come to think of it, I had just killed three of Aizen's Espada. Would Aizen hold a grudge?'
Such thoughts flashed through Kyoya's mind and were then ignored.
If he knows, then he knows.
In Kyoya's view, as long as his [Pirate Faction] is not judged as 'annihilated' by the system, affecting his acquisition of the highest achievement rewards for the pirate path, it is fine.
As for whether Aizen holds a grudge against him...
Let him keep it to himself!
After all, Aizen's most important Hogyoku currently requires Orihime's help to complete the fusion.
And Orihime… if Kyoya told her now not to use the Soten Kisshun on Aizen's Hogyoku, she probably would not refuse.
So, at least until Aizen completes the Hogyoku fusion, he would not dare to turn against him.
Kyoya reached out and placed his hand on Nelliel's head, stopping her from pouncing on him as usual.
"I say, Nel, you have grown up!"
"Do not act like a little girl all the time."
When Kyoya first met Nelliel, she was in the form of a little girl. It was only after being completely healed by Kyoya that Nelliel fully restored her adult form.
However, many of her behaviors still followed the patterns from her childhood state.
Clearly, the experiences during the period she lost her memory still greatly affected Nelliel.
"Huh? That is not okay?"
Nelliel tilted her head, seeming somewhat puzzled.
Then, her eyes suddenly lit up.
Pink smoke enveloped Nelliel. When the smoke dispersed, Nelliel had transformed into her child form.
Her green clothing had now become a dress, and drool dripped from the corner of her mouth as she lunged at Kyoya.
"Kyo-Ya-sa-ma-"
Boom!
Thud-
Even Kyoya did not expect that after not seeing her for a while, Nelliel had mastered the ability to 'change size anywhere'.
Plus, Nelliel was very close to him, so he could not dodge Nelliel's headbutt-hug.
However, Kyoya's physical strength exceeded Nelliel's expectations. After crashing into Kyoya, it was Nel who shattered the mask on her own head.
"Sigh…"
"Wahhhh..."
A large amount of Reiatsu emanated from Nell's body. Holding her head, she cried loudly, tears flowing like an un-stoppable faucet.
"Little sister, are you okay?"
Seeing this, Orihime's compassionate heart flared up. She quickly crouched down and placed both hands on Nelliel's head.
"Soten Kisshun… I reject!"
A pale yellow light enveloped Nelliel's body.
Under the effect of Inoue Orihime's ability, the mask on Nelliel's head that she had broken quickly restored, completely healing her.
"You are so kind, thank you..."
Nelliel, in her little girl form, wiped her nose with her clothes. Before her tears even stopped, she thanked Orihime.
"That is enough, Nel!"
Kyoya reached out and lifted Nelliel from the ground. "Do you know how dangerous that was just now?"
Kyoya was not joking.
Even he himself did not know to what extent his physical strength had reached.
The Buccaneer's bloodline, the [Steel Balloon] physique, the Davy Clan's characteristics, and the giant race's power were all fused into one body.
Combined with the tempering of his skin, flesh, and bones by Armament Haki, Kyoya's physical strength had almost reached a dimension-breaking level.
When Nelliel crashed into him, she did not use Reiatsu to protect herself. It was only thanks to the strength of the Hollow mask on her head being shattered that she was not more severely hurt.
If Nelliel had been any weaker, the immense force might have completely obliterated her.
"Wah, I know I was wrong, Lord Kyoya..."
"Alright, stop fooling around, Nel."
"You are familiar with Las Noches anyway. Take me and Inoue around, let us see the different scenery of Hueco Mundo compared to the human world."
"I will complete the mission, Kyoya-sama!"
"Ichigo, do you want to master the Hollow power within your body?"
"If you do not want to be devoured by the Hollow inside you, then join us."
Although the sudden appearance of these people at Ichigo's home surprised Shinji and the other Visored members, in the end, Shinji still spoke these words.
"Huh? What are you talking about?"
Ichigo showed a puzzled expression and asked Shinji.
The Hollow power within him… if he had not understood the essence of this power before, Ichigo would naturally fear and be afraid of it.
But ever since learning about the nature of the power within him from Kyoya, Ichigo no longer feared the Old Man Zangetsu and the Hollow White Zangetsu within him.
Instead, Ichigo was very grateful to them.
If it were not for Old Man Zangetsu and Hollow White Zangetsu, he would never have the power he has today to protect what he wants to protect.
Whether it is the safety of his family or Miyako's life, they are all preserved now.
In the future, this power will continue to protect him and the people he cares about.
Therefore, Ichigo naturally would not fear Hollow White.
On the contrary, what he did not understand was, how did Shinji and the others know about the Hollow power within him?
'Also, how could they say something like Hollow White would devour him?'
'Could it be that they also have Hollow power within them?'
'Huh?'
Seeing Ichigo like this, Shinji thought Ichigo believed they were deceiving him.
So, in front of Ichigo and the others, Shinji opened his right hand and covered his face with it.
Swish-
Boom!
Black Reiatsu erupted from Shinji's body. A large-toothed black mask appeared on his face, causing his Reiatsu to be mixed with strands of Hollow Reiatsu.
"See? Ichigo."
"We also have Hollow power within us."
"But in the end, we resisted being devoured by the Hollows inside us, ultimately gained control over the Hollow power, and obtained even stronger power."
"Right now, you must be almost unable to control it, right?"
"Only by joining us and learning [Hollowfication] can you truly escape the Hollow's influence and become a Shinigami who can master Hollow power!"
Shinji's actions and the words from his mouth greatly shocked everyone in Ichigo's home.
For millions of years, Hollows have been the enemies of Shinigami.
Shinigami also consider purifying Hollows as the meaning of their existence.
Hollow power can corrupt people.
In the Seireitei, research on Hollows is prohibited.
Anyone who violates this prohibition is imprisoned or suppressed by the nobles of the Central 46.
Even though Hitsugaya, Kukaku, and the others are not Shinigami of the Gotei 13, they also know of this prohibition.
But now, a group of Shinigami who have mastered Hollow power actually appeared so openly before everyone, leaving them momentarily stunned.
At that moment, Ikkaku suddenly slapped his thigh and pointed at Shinji and the others. "I remember now!"
"110 years ago, the 12th Division's Captain of the Seireitei, Urahara Kisuke, violated the Seireitei's ban and privately conducted Hollowfication research on Shinigami. You guys seem to be the test subjects from Captain Urahara's experiments back then!"
"It is said that later, the 2nd Division's Captain, Shihoin Yoruichi, broke into the Central 46 Chambers and directly took Captain Urahara and you all out of the Seireitei."
"I originally thought you were dead. I never expected you to still be alive, and even to have mastered Hollow power. Impressive!"
Shinji and the others' expressions darkened.
The battle 110 years ago was the most humiliating battle for the Visored.
Among their group, there were four Captains and two Lieutenant. Among them, even Hachigen's mastery of Kido was no less than Captain-level.
But even such a team was completely annihilated by one Lieutenant, and two Fifth Seat.
Moreover, among those who took action, it was only Tosen.
Gin and Aizen merely watched as they Hollowfied and killed each other...
"The one who conducted the Hollowfication experiments on us was not Urahara Kisuke, but Aizen!"
The former 9th Division's Captain, Kensei, spoke up.
"He is a very dangerous guy."
"Ah, we know that."
Yumichika played with his hair nonchalantly. "Kyoya-sama has told us about you and used you as negative examples for the students of Baltigo Academy to learn from."
"What?"
Shinji and the others instantly turned red with anger.
What kind of joke is this?
The fact that they were tricked into Hollowfication was already embarrassing enough.
If what Yumichika said is true, then it means they are not just embarrassing from over a hundred years ago… they will probably be even more embarrassing for thousands of years in the future.
"Alright, Yumichika, stop teasing our seniors."
Hitsugaya, seeing that the Visored members were getting furious, immediately stopped Yumichika and Ikkaku.
He knew that Yumichika had sensed Ikkaku's rising battle spirit and wanted to deliberately provoke the Visored to let Ikkaku have some fun.
But the attack from Hueco Mundo had just passed, and they had even taken Orihime.
Without a doubt, they would later enter Hueco Mundo to retrieve Orihime.
Under such circumstances, fighting these few from the Visored held no benefits. "Tch!"
Hearing this, Ikkaku did not stir up trouble further.
Although he is a battle fanatic, after being under Kyoya's command for so many years, Ikkaku can still distinguish priorities.
At the very least, if the current Ikkaku were to guard this Jureichi, and he definitely would not do something like hiding his strength and letting the Jureichi be destroyed by Hollows.
In fact, if his strength were insufficient to guard the Jureichi, Ikkaku would even lower his pride to seek help.
Fighting is important.
But in this world, there are many things more important than fighting!
Hitsugaya spoke. The attitudes of Ikkaku and Yumichika made Shinji and the others turn their gaze towards Hitsugaya.
From the others' attitudes, they realized that this short guy, despite his young age, seemed to be the leader of this group.
"Who are you people?"
"Besides him, and him, I do not seem to have seen the rest of you in the Gotei 13."
Shinji removed the mask from his face, narrowed his eyes, and asked Hitsugaya.
As for the 'him, him' he mentioned, they were Ikkaku and Yumichika.
Back then, Ikkaku and Yumichika were quite active in the 11th Division, and many Shinigami from other divisions knew of them.
"Captain Hirako, allow me to introduce."
Hitsugaya said seriously, "We are the Army Commanders of the Revolutionary Army founded by Kyoya-sama. Currently, we are following Kyoya-sama's orders to station in the Living World to guard against possible attacks by Aizen."
"Kyoya's subordinates?"
Shinji and the others exchanged glances, instantly feeling a sense of gravity in their hearts.
Back when they were in the Seireitei, Kyoya was undoubtedly the strongest genius without dispute.
Everyone believed that given time, Kyoya's future achievements would be no less than those of Yamamoto.
As for how much time that would be, no one knew.
After all, using an ordinary person's perspective to analyze a genius is itself a form of arrogance.
But it is undeniable that after over a hundred years, Shinji and the others also did not think Kyoya's strength would be weak.
In fact, saying that the current Kyoya could rival Yamamoto, while surprising, was not something they could not accept.
"So you are Captain Kyoya's subordinates."
Shinji nodded. "However, I hope you will not interfere with Kurosaki Ichigo's choice."
"After all, Kurosaki Ichigo is currently in great danger. Only we can truly allow Kurosaki Ichigo to master the Hollow power within him and eliminate the danger of being devoured by the Hollow."
"Ichigo-nii, is what this guy saying true?"
Karin was startled and quickly pulled Ichigo's hand to ask him.
During this time, while introducing the Living World to Hitsugaya, Karin also learned many things she did not know before from Hitsugaya.
'If Ichigo-nii really is in danger of being devoured by a Hollow, could that Kyoya-sama save him?'