Having just narrowly escaped death, Momo was obviously terrified. Then, suddenly seeing the person she trusted most, her mind relaxed, and she couldn't help hugging Toshiro and crying openly.
"Yosh yosh, it's okay now. With me here, no one can hurt you..." Toshiro comforted her, stroking her head.
But Uryu and Chad watching from the side couldn't help but find it a bit amusing.
Because Toshiro was shorter than Momo, when he did the 'head pat', he had to stand on his tiptoes. So this scene, which should have looked very warm and harmonious, looked rather strange no matter how you looked at it.
Of course, Momo and Toshiro themselves were unaware of this.
…
Inside the flame wall formed by Yamamoto's Jokaku Enjo…
"Huh? Captain Aizen, didn't you trap Hitsugaya Toshiro? Why did he suddenly appear again?" Gin asked with a smile, his eyes narrowed.
Seeing Toshiro suddenly appear, Aizen couldn't help but frown subconsciously, then instantly recovered and said: "It is indeed surprising. Although he is a man skilled at creating miracles, and I had considered the possibility of him breaking free, I didn't expect him to break free and get here so quickly..."
"Oh my, oh my, this is troublesome. With Toshiro here, winning this war will be difficult." Gin said in a frivolous tone.
"It's fine. There are no opponents before us! Even if Hitsugaya Toshiro appears here, it's nothing. If he wants to stop us, we'll just completely crush him and continue forward. That's all. In fact, rather than that..."
"Encountering a little obstacle on the road to success is also a kind of enjoyment..." Aizen looked at Toshiro in the distance with interest.
"Roar!!!"
A roar suddenly sounded, interrupting Toshiro and Momo, who were immersed in the joy of reunion.
Toshiro turned his head and saw that Ayon, which he had punched through and sent flying, was coming back towards them.
"Momo, step back." Toshiro said to Momo.
"Yes." Momo wiped the tears from her face and nodded resolutely.
Although she was very happy to see Toshiro again, she knew that now was not the time for catching up, so she actively stepped back, allowing Toshiro to fight freely.
"Although it was just a casual strike, to survive with such severe injuries is truly tenacious vitality." Toshiro looked at the fist-sized hole he had punched in Ayon's chest.
Having a fist-sized hole punched through one's chest would be fatal for anyone else, but Ayon was still alive and well. One can't help but marvel at its vitality.
"Roar roar roar—!!!" Hearing Toshiro's words, Ayon let out a fierce roar, then lunged at him viciously.
"Hmph! Seems I haven't taught you enough of a lesson!" Toshiro said with a cold snort.
Bang!
Toshiro casually raised his right hand and blocked Ayon's fist, which was larger than his entire body.
Then Ayon tried to pull its arm back, but Toshiro's hand was like a vice, preventing it from breaking free.
"Roar—!!!"
Unable to pull its arm back, Ayon let out a series of frenzied and ferocious roars.
"Devoid of reason, a monster that only knows how to kill? A pitiful existence. However..."
"...you picked a fight with the wrong person, and you are doomed to die!"
A cold glint flashed in Toshiro's eyes. The Zanpakuto on his back, carrying powerful Reiatsu, suddenly unsheathed.
Slash!
A flash of sword light passed, blood spattered. Ayon's giant body was directly split in two from head to toe by Toshiro.
Then Ayon's two halves fell to the ground, crushing several buildings. However, astonishingly, even so, Ayon still did not die.
Moreover, under the influence of some mysterious force, the severed ends of the two halves wriggled, showing signs of healing again.
Before it could completely heal, Ayon stood up again, roaring and charging towards Toshiro.
Although its giant body was running on the ground, it was still taller than Toshiro, who stood in the void, presenting a formidable sight.
However, seeing this, Toshiro said calmly with a disdainful expression: "Futile struggle..."
Crack, crack, crack...
Before Toshiro's words faded, a surge of ice-cold power suddenly erupted from within Ayon's body.
Ayon's body halted in place. Blue ice layers spread along the giant wound Toshiro had just cut from head to toe, extending to the left and right halves of its body. Finally, Ayon was completely frozen, turning into a giant ice sculpture reaching into the sky.
"..."
Then Toshiro stepped through the void and walked forward. As he passed by the frozen Ayon, he reached out and lightly flicked it with his finger.
Clang!
A clear sound came from the ice sculpture, then cracks gradually appeared. But Toshiro continued walking forward, towards Apache, Mila Rose, and Sung-Sun not far away.
Bang!
Soon after Toshiro left, the ice sculpture that was Ayon shattered with a bang, turning into a sky full of tiny ice particles that floated to the ground like falling snow.
And this time, it did not recover.
"Ayon!"
Seeing Ayon completely killed, Apache, Mila Rose, and Sung-Sun shouted, then actively charged at Toshiro.
"Are you Hitsugaya Toshiro?" Apache asked angrily.
"Although we heard from Harribel-sama that your true form is a young man, I didn't expect you to be so young." Mila Rose said with some surprise.
Back then, they had also seen Toshiro, but at that time, he was in his adult form after his full Bankai. Now, after breaking free from the dimensional space, to save strength, Toshiro had released his Bankai and returned to his original form.
"But... even if you are Hitsugaya Toshiro, you must pay the price for killing Ayon." Sung-Sun said coldly.
"Just teach him a lesson. Don't kill him, or Harribel-sama will be sad." Apache said again.
Seeing Apache, Mila Rose, and Sung-Sun talking to themselves, completely disregarding him, Toshiro frowned.
Apache, Mila Rose, and Sung-Sun were arrogant, like frogs in a well, completely oblivious to the gap in strength. They showed no fear whatsoever when facing Toshiro.
In the original work, this was also the case. After Ayon died, in their anger, they ignorantly attacked Yamamoto, not knowing they were trying to die faster.