Already expecting this scene after they went through Serafall's barrier, Soifon was not as surprised, "He moved with more efficiency than a whole organization. Now I can see the reason why the scouts dispatched by Soul Society couldn't find them."
Shinji reacted to her words and finally noticed Serafall, one of the girls who were sent as reinforcement at the Hell invasion, and two other people whom he was not familiar with, 'I don't want to think about it after his attack on the Soul King Palace... But are they on his side too? Even old man Yamamoto?'
As a swirl of questions started assaulting his head, the fact that Ophis and Lilith who came with them rushed to Serafall and Claire almost slipped from his attention, "W-wait! You know them!?"
Serafall tilted her head in curiosity and turned her sights to Soifon, "You didn't tell him?"
Shiji hurriedly turned his head towards Soifon and only saw her nodding her head, "I promised that I wouldn't tell anyone, so I didn't."
"...Just how much are you not telling us?"
Soifon stayed silent for a moment, "I only told you what I'm allowed to say." Immediately the flame within her heart reacted slightly and got scared for a bit. However, the flame soon settled down and made Soifon sigh in relief, 'I see... It's able to judge that I can say these things to Hirako. What a mystical technique.'
Thanks to this, Soifon was able to figure out the lines she could thread in regard to the information she could release.
Shinji found her words and actions strange and guessed that it must have something to do with Kisuke and the time she spent with him, "So you willingly accepted spies into your ranks?"
"He told me that they are not spies."
"And you believe him?"
"Of course not. It's the reason why I'm keeping them close to me." Soifon paused for a moment before continuing, "But I'm more inclined to believe him now."
Shinji was stunned. He couldn't believe that Soifon, of all people, now believed the people who were closely connected to the strange group of people were not spies, 'I'm still missing a lot of things... Good thing I was able to come here with her.'
"It looks like it's a good time for a break." Serafall interrupted them, "We can talk properly once we head inside. Claire-chan, please prepare some refreshments for everyone."
Everyone stopped practicing and followed Serafall's suggestion. However, just as they were about to leave, they all felt something approaching them at a high speed and when they felt her Reiatsu, they were able to immediately identify who it was, "Unohana? So she's here too." Shinji muttered to himself.
But soon enough, they found something weird as Unohana approached their position. Although still quite far away, everyone has a visual acuity enough to see that she's flying sideways, bruised all over her arms, wildly flailing long hair, and with a crazed smile on her face while putting forward her blade fully covered in viscous blood in a defensive position.
It was at that point that they understood that she was fighting with someone or something, 'She's in her Bankai? But who's her opponent?' Shinji asked himself, thinking if he should jump in to assist her.
Guessing his intentions, Soifon immediately blocked his way with her arm, "Don't bother."
Thanks to the senses that she'd honed, she could feel another individual possessing a hair-raising amount of Ki making her way toward Unohana.
Shinji was confused but Soifon didn't have to explain what was happening to him because a blue beam of light came into view and immediately intercepted Unohana's flight path. As soon as she stopped in place, everyone saw a blue-skinned girl with a pair of large wings behind her back, twisting her waist and pulling her fist covered in a shimmering black and blue gauntlet.
Unohana immediately adjusted her body and gritted her teeth hard while preparing to block the incoming fist, "We've gone quite far, so let's go back~!" Those were the words she heard before the fist slammed into her Zanpakuto.
The force behind the fist was way stronger than the previous ones and Unohana thought that her Zanpakuto was about to snap. Thankfully, she could mitigate some of the force by throwing herself backward.
From the onlookers' perspective, a second or two after the blue-skinned girl connected her punch, a shockwave that's enough to level the trees in the surroundings if they still existed, crushed into everyone, forcing them to cover their eyes with arms due to the incoming debris.
It was only after the surroundings calmed down that everyone notice that they were not around anymore.
"..."
Stillness enveloped everyone until Serafall jokingly asked, "If you want to train your Ki, you're welcome to join them."
Furofushi was the first one to answer. She didn't want to sound weak, however, she also definitely didn't want that sort of training designed for masochists so she said, "I'll think about it after the break!" Before leading everyone while thinking, 'Katori... Good luck to you. I really mean it this time.'
"W-what's going on?" Shinji asked Soifon, who had already turned around to follow everyone.
"If they're letting it go, then it's probably not something bad. Let's understand the situation first before we make any judgment." She then stopped walking and turned her head sideways, "By the way, can you take a direct hit from that?"
"Me? No way. That would have punched a hole straight through my stomach."
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Since they could only stay for a short amount of time, Soifon and Shinji had to leave after learning about their situation, albeit, only briefly and the latter was left largely unsatisfied, "Do we have to leave that early?"
"Two Captains going to Hell and leaving everyone's surveillance for a long period of time will ring a lot of alarm bells. I'd like to avoid that as much as possible."
"I know... But I feel the need to risk it since I don't know that much." Shinji then glanced at her, "I'm not someone who has in-depth knowledge of the bigger picture."
"I don't know that much... As much as you, I'm also confused why those guys, even the old man, are supporting Kisuke even after we told them that he attacked the Soul King Palace." Soifon sped up and changed her direction to return to the outpost from a different direction.
Shinji didn't say anything else and silently followed her while thinking, 'Maybe I could have asked those twins... But they just have to be left behind.'
Unbeknownst to them, a pair of eyes were silently watching them from the shadows as they passed through a certain area, "..."
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The Fuzzy Connoisseur, 28th00: I go sneaky neaky neaky neaky neaky neaky neaky neaky neaky neaky neaky neaky neaky neaky neaky neaky neaky neaky~ And yes, I counted them out.
Goyya: Dang it… I can hear it.
Since Kisuke knew that it'll take a while for Ouetsu to finish his research and reforge the Zanpakuto of everyone who switched bodies, he took his time to track down the movements of both the Seireitei and the outpost in Hell. And thanks to Kaname Tousen's information, he was also able to locate the exact spot where the [Chained] gathers. Kisuke wanted to figure out how exactly Szayelaporro was using the [Eyes of Hell] and maybe get an idea of who was the mysterious being that Kazui met for him to have access to Hell.
'It could have been the lingering power of the Soul King because it looks like something he could do... But I still don't have any evidence to prove that.' Kisuke is considering the possibility that they may be another powerful being that he's not aware of and could derail everything he's working on, 'Though what I really need to know is the owner of those eyes, not who has access to it.'
Within an enormous castle which the [Chained] gathered and reside in, Kisuke covered himself with an invisibility cloak that he made to hide his figure and his aura. If he's in the previous worlds, even someone a level below Riveria before she became a Devil, they would be able to detect him if he's close enough. But without systematic knowledge about Magic and zero experience in Ki, there's no way he'll be found if he's careful.
Kisuke had been stalking the castle for the past few days now and he had already taken note of everyone's movements. It was then that he figured out that everyone who participated in the Hell Invasion were all who were in Szayelaporro's group.
'According to Furoufushi-san, the original Captain of the 9th Division, Kumoi Entetsu-san is one of the [Chained] but he's nowhere around. And the only other notable Espada who's not with them are Coyote Starrk and Lilynette Gingerbuck.'
Kisuke removed Ulquiorra Cifer's existence from the equation due to the nature of his death.
Coincidentally and fortunately for Kisuke, when he was roaming around, he also found out their plans to attack the Seireitei outpost in Hell and eat the souls of their victims. Thanks to that, Kisuke was able to finalize their schedule of their own attack, '9 days from now on, huh?... I guess we still have plenty of time. Once they're all gathered, it'll be easier to clean them up.'
As he has done with what he needs to do in this castle, Kisuke decided to leave and set more countermeasures in case something goes wrong. At that moment, he caught sight of Kenpachi Kiganjou and wondered how someone like him survived among these cannibals.
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Within the deepest layer of the Seireitei's prison only reserved for the worst of the worst, Aizen opened his single eye that's not blindfolded. He only had to wait for a few seconds when a Magic Circle appeared in front of him and Kisuke's figure materialized, "I was expecting you. What do you have for me this time?"
Kisuke didn't say anything and stared at him, 'He was just exposed to Magic a few times but he can already accurately feel it? Is it because of his [Evolution]? How frightening. It was really a miracle that I was able to seal him.'
Kisuke continued to stay silent and took out his Tenshitai (Divine Transfer Body) and waited for a minute or two before taking it back.
"They left, huh? It would have been nice if they said their farewell on their way out." Aizen, who also waited alongside Kisuke, first said.
"Urozakuro must have offered you a way out, right?" Kisuke sighed while taking out two seats and a table.
Aizen wondered if Kisuke was expecting someone else, "I have no reason to get out of here. And the moment I do, the monk will just humiliate me as I am right now."
"That's true isn't it... Yhwach only managed to win because he had the power of the Soul King, which is the only being he can't forcefully name." While answering, Kisuke placed two cups and a kettle filled with tea on the table.
Not being able to contain his curiosity, Aizen finally asked, "Who else are you expecting?"
Kisuke, once again, stayed quiet for a few seconds while staring at Aizen before bringing up his right hand and snapping his fingers.
The sound of the snap resounded through the empty space but Aizen didn't care about that as he could feel the binds that confined him slowly loosen up and the Reiatsu that couldn't go out started spreading out. A few seconds later, the last harness that was keeping Aizen attached to the pillar unbuckled and he dropped down to the ground.
Aizen didn't immediately move and checked the seal on him and found out that he had the same freedom from when the Quincies invaded Soul Society. He then started walking towards the table and sat on the chair Kisuke prepared while saying, "The only reason why Kyouraku felt confident letting me go at that time is because he knew he could seal me back before I could completely recover my power... But it looks like you have no intention of doing that. What are you trying to achieve here?"
"I'm just trying to set up an honest talk between us." Kisuke answered while pouring the tea on both cups.
Aizen became silent to contemplate, 'He's already under my ability and I could manipulate his perception from here on... But this is Urahara Kisuke. He must have already put countermeasures in place before releasing me.'
"When did you tamper with my seal?"
"Please, I devised the seal on you and no matter how the Seireitei modify it, they can never change the underlying locks. It already had several backdoors from the beginning."
Aizen recalled the moment he lost the Hougyoku's power and chuckled, "I'm impressed with your recklessness despite the situation back then."
"I couldn't have gone this far if not for that."
Aizen picked up the cup and drank the tea. It was the first time he tasted something other than blood and dirt for a long while so he savored it. After a few sips, he brought down the cup and asked, "I won't be fighting for you. Not when you're trying to change the whole world in your own image. People like you are the one I hate the most."
Kisuke took a sip of his tea and replied, "That's too bad... Really."
"So what exactly are you here for? If you want to take out that monk, I doubt you'll need my help."
"Before we proceed, I'd like you to watch something first."
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Half an hour later, Aizen started laughing out loud, "Fuhahahahaha!!! So it was not Kyouraku who you are trying to get in contact with! He was just conveniently there to receive you!"
With a big smile on his face Aizen asked, "I still won't fight for you since it's still going against my principles. But I can offer you my assistance in the other areas."
Kisuke grinned, "I'm glad that you're easy to talk with. I just want you to assist in creating a giant hole."
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28th00: Aizen is like “Holy shit, the audacity of this bitch… I’m in.”
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