[Silly Joy Seeker: Woohoo~~~ Taking off~~~]
[Black Stockings Fat Woman: What now? It's early in the morning, and you're already yelling. Did you peek at some pretty girl or something?]
[Silly Joy Seeker: How tragic, senior Fumiya. We're in the same chat group, yet you can't share in my joy. How truly sad.
[Black Stockings Fat Woman: Speak human language!]
[Heavenly Hairspray Guy: It seems that Li Yue-kun has successfully awakened his Zanpakutō.]
[Silly Joy Seeker: Only Father understands me! Thumbs up/Thumbs up/Thumbs up]
[Silly Joy Seeker: Following your advice from last night, Father, I performed two meditations today. On the second attempt, I successfully entered my inner world and awakened my Zanpakutō.]
[Heavenly Hairspray Guy: Oh? Congratulations, Li Yue-kun. It seems your talent as a Shinigami is truly exceptional.]
[Silly Joy Seeker: Not as good as you, Father. After all, you awakened yours on your first try, and it's the insanely powerful Kyōka Suigetsu. I needed two tries.]
[Black Stockings Fat Woman: So, you came here to engage in some mutual admiration with Aizen?]
[Silly Joy Seeker: Senior Fumiya, it seems you've grown. I'm very pleased.]
[Black Stockings Fat Woman: ...]
[Heavenly Hairspray Guy: Li Yue-kun, could you tell us about the abilities of your Zanpakutō?]
Aizen was curious about the kind of abilities someone from another world would awaken in their Zanpakutō.
[Heavenly Hairspray Guy: Of course, if it's inconvenient to say, that's fine too.]
[Silly Joy Seeker: Father! What's there to hide between us? But it's hard to explain briefly, so I'll just upload the file for you.]
[Silly Joy Seeker has uploaded a new file to the group.]
Aizen immediately downloaded the file, receiving the memory of a man, sporting a slicked-back hairstyle like his future self, wielding a sword and slashing wildly. With that, Aizen understood the ability of Li Yue's Zanpakutō.
Li Yue's Zanpakutō was named Yamato, and in Japanese, this translates to Yamato or "Great Harmony" in Chinese. This is also why his Zanpakutō took the form of a warrior dressed in a kimono—its appearance was very fitting for its name.
However, there was another phonetic translation for the name: Yamato could also be interpreted as Yamato, the Demon Blade! It was the famous demonic sword from the legendary air combat video game series! Li Yue's Zanpakutō abilities were based on Vergil's Yamato!
[Heavenly Hairspray Guy: Spatial abilities, and it can cut through space at a distance. A very powerful Zanpakutō indeed.]
Aizen sincerely thought Li Yue's Zanpakutō was strong. As the main antagonist of the Shinigami world, Aizen was incredibly powerful. With his Kyōka Suigetsu, he could easily take on ten opponents at once, but his ability had one major weakness—it couldn't counter wide-area AOE attacks of the same level.
Kyōka Suigetsu's abilities, while formidable, were nothing but illusions. In battle, if Aizen were to suffer real injuries, he wouldn't just heal from them. Similarly, for Aizen to cause any real harm to his enemies, he had to be physically present on the battlefield. Thus, if he encountered an opponent with extremely powerful AOE attacks, it would give him a headache.
Of course, an average captain-level Shinigami with powerful AOE abilities still wouldn't be able to harm him, because his spiritual pressure was too overwhelming. Shinigami battles were essentially contests of spiritual pressure, and as long as his pressure was vastly superior to his opponent's, even their strongest AOE attacks wouldn't deal any significant damage to him.
This was why, during his final showdown, Aizen specifically restrained the head captain. If the head captain were to unleash his Bankai and attack indiscriminately, Aizen wasn't confident he could withstand it. So, he specifically created an Arrancar to limit the captain's flames.
[Silly Joy Seeker: Exactly! My Zanpakutō is very strong when it comes to direct attacks, but its control isn't as refined as your Kyōka Suigetsu.]
[Heavenly Hairspray Guy: That's true. It's strong, but it has obvious weaknesses.]
When Aizen saw that Li Yue's Zanpakutō could cut through space across vast areas, his first thought was how powerful the ability was. However, he didn't find it particularly troublesome.
The Demon Blade's ability was indeed strong, but its weakness was equally apparent—if it really initiated a large-scale dimensional slash, there would be a noticeable wind-up. For someone unfamiliar with the blade's ability, it could result in a deadly first encounter. But for those who knew about it, that wind-up could be fatal, and it would be difficult to land a hit. The top fighters among Shinigami and Hollows were extremely mobile, and they would have long since fled.
Thus, Aizen wasn't concerned about this Zanpakutō posing any real threat to him, nor did he see Li Yue as a potential rival.
Although their interaction was brief, Aizen had already quickly analyzed Li Yue's personality. Just like his chat group nickname, Li Yue was a joker, a carefree guy with a bit of silliness to him. He might have unconventional thoughts, but he was definitely not someone who would pose as a champion of justice or a hero saving the world.
If he did end up trying to save the world, it would only be because it amused him.
Moreover, from Li Yue's willingness to initiate a trade, Aizen could see that Li Yue considered him a partner rather than a competitor. Aizen was happy to remain in a cooperative relationship with Li Yue, as Li Yue, being the chat group's leader, gave him access to other worlds and limitless possibilities. This pleased Aizen greatly. As for Li Yue calling him "Father" all the time, Aizen saw it as just Li Yue having his fun. It didn't matter to him.
[Black Stockings Fat Woman: So, after all this talk, what exactly is a Zanpakutō, and how can it do such things?]
Kasumigaoka also downloaded the file and saw the memory of that man demonstrating his sword techniques. While she understood that both Li Yue and Aizen came from extraordinary worlds, she still didn't fully grasp it.
[Silly Joy Seeker: Haven't you watched the storyline from Father's world, Senpai?]
[Black Stockings Fat Woman: Not yet. I was so mad about what happened with Aki Tomoya yesterday, I spent the night thinking about my novel's plot instead of watching anything else.]
[Silly Joy Seeker: Go check it out now, you'll understand in just a second.]
[Black Stockings Fat Woman has downloaded the file.]
Following Li Yue's advice, Kasumigaoka downloaded the Bleach storyline file, and after reading through it, she fell silent.
A few minutes later, she finally posted in the group again.
[Black Stockings Fat Woman: I'm so grateful to be living in a peaceful, ordinary world.]
Rather than being too concerned about Aizen, the villainous boss, Kasumigaoka was more bothered by the soul-based world mechanics, with the spirits acting as expendable resources to balance the world. It felt so inhumane to her.
[Silly Joy Seeker: Oh? Senpai, you're not scared of Father after learning about him?]
Wasn't it the usual trope that, upon finding out Aizen was a supreme villain, everyone would be terrified and on guard?
[Black Stockings Fat Woman: I was scared at first, but then I remembered Aizen isn't in my world, so I'm not scared anymore. In short: Not my problem.]
[Silly Joy Seeker: ...Alright then...]
[Heavenly Hairspray Guy: Li Yue-kun, now that you're in a good mood, I'll share the results of my elemental power research with you.]
[Silly Joy Seeker: Oh? Father, you've made progress with your research on elemental power?]
[Heavenly Hairspray Guy: Yes, I've already made some progress.]
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