Grimmjow's Return

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As the saying goes, one wave subsides only for another to rise. The news of Inoue's disappearance was quickly discovered. The two Shinigami who were responsible for escorting Inoue returned safely. Moreover, according to them, Inoue was very likely Arrancar and may even have been killed.

So Yamamoto immediately notified the rescue team practicing in the World of the Living. This time, Ukitake and Yamamoto were responsible for relaying the orders. After the call was connected, Tōshirō's team of World of the Living soldiers appeared on the screen, along with Ichigo.

"Ukitake? Isn't he the Captain-Commander?" Tōshirō asked.

Ukitake said calmly, "I'm relaying this message, because when Orihime went to the World of the Living and entered the Senkaimon, I was the last person to see her off."

Immediately, Ichigo showed shock on their faces. Ukitake, seeing their expressions, knew, "Judging from your reactions, she didn't come over to you, right?"

Ichigo pressed, "Captain Ukitake, what happened? Where did Orihime go?"

"The two guards who were responsible for escorting Orihime have returned. According to them, Orihime was attacked by Arrancar within the Dangai and then disappeared with Arrancar. We speculate that she may have been Arrancar or even killed." Ukitake slowly closed his eyes, seemingly unwilling to accept this fact.

"Don't talk nonsense!" Ichigo exclaimed, holding up his right hand. "Look at this. I was injured in the battle with the Arrancar yesterday. No one here but him could have healed me so completely without leaving a scar. And there's Orihime's Spiritual Pressure on this wrist. Do you still think Orihime is dead?"

At this moment, Yamamoto suddenly stepped forward and slowly said, "Is that so? That's truly a pity. If, as you say, Orihime Inoue is indeed still alive, then it also signifies her betrayal."

"Betrayal?" Ichigo, puzzled.

Yamamoto continued, "If she was kidnapped, she wouldn't have come to see you before leaving. In other words, if she healed your injuries before leaving, it means that Orihime Inoue went to the Arrancar's location according to her own will!"

Ichigo immediately became very agitated and wanted to hit someone, but Renji stopped him, saying, "Stop! You'll only make Orihime's situation more difficult."

Then Renji said to Yamamoto, "I understand what you mean, Captain-Commander Yamamoto. Renji Abarai, a member of the Hitsugaya Advance Team, has applied to go to Hueco Mundo to bring the traitor Orihime Inoue to her senses."

Yamamoto, however, stopped their application. "No! Now that we know the Arrancar are ready for battle, the entire Hitsugaya Advance Team must return to Soul Society. Our priority is to protect Soul Society!"

Rukia pressed further, "Does the Captain-Commander mean you're going to give up on Orihime?"

"That's right, the safety of one person cannot be compared to the importance of the entire world," Yamamoto said slowly. In Yamamoto's philosophy, the safety of Soul Society is paramount. Even if it costs him his own life, he would choose to protect Soul Society!

However, Rukia could not accept this idea. "If that's the case, then we are unable to obey your orders."

Yamamoto, however, showed no surprise. "Is that so? Fortunately, I anticipated this situation."

A Senkaimon appeared behind Ichigo and the others, and Byakuya and Kenpachi walked out from it.

"That's the situation. You'll all come back with me," Kenpachi said to Ikkaku and Yumichika.

Byakuya said, "You are not allowed to resist. Even if it means using force, I will take you back." Byakuya is Renji's older brother and Rukia's older brother, so they cannot disobey his words. Ikkaku and Yumichika are completely devoted to Kenpachi.

Even with their two captains present, nothing could change. Ichigo stood there silently, and said dejectedly, "I understand. I won't ask Soul Society for support anymore. At least tell me how to get to Hueco Mundo. I'll rescue Orihime myself."

However, Yamamoto rejected all of this, but Ichigo firmly stated, "I will go to Hueco Mundo according to my own power!"

The call was then cut off, Ichigo watched dejectedly as Rukia and the others walked through the Senkaimon and returned to Soul Society. He didn't know what to do.

Meanwhile, inside Hueco Mundo in Las Noches, Aizen sat on his throne, with the Arrancar who had participated in the attack on the World of the Living below him. Orihime Inoue stood silently below, not daring to speak.

"Welcome to our palace, Las Noches. Your name is Orihime Inoue, right?" Aizen said softly, as if he were harmless.

Inoue simply agreed, Aizen continued, "Orihime, would you like to show us your abilities?" Suddenly, an invisible pressure descended upon Orihime. "It seems someone is somewhat unhappy about bringing you back here, isn't that right, Luppi?"

This Arrancar named Ruby replaced Grimmjow. Grimmjow's strength was greatly reduced after Tosen burned off his left arm, and he was replaced by the newly emerged Arrancar Ruby, which has always been something that Grimmjow resented.

Although Luppi was always extremely arrogant, constantly mocking Grimmjow as the former Number Six after replacing Grimmjow, she still didn't dare to act recklessly in front of Aizen. She said in a low voice, "Of course, we fought in the World of the Living just to lure this woman out. How can I accept such a reason?"

"I'm sorry, I didn't expect you to be injured like this," Aizen said calmly, while Luppi just looked unhappy and dissatisfied. Aizen was implying that Ruby's strength was lacking, but Ruby had no room to refute him.

Aizen ignored him and continued speaking to Orihime, "Orihime, in order to demonstrate your abilities to us, please heal Grimmjow's left arm."

Ruby Luppi laughter, "How could that be, Lord Aizen? Grimmjow's arm was burned to ashes by Chief Commander Tōsen. How could something that's been lost possibly be restored?"

Orihime silently walked up to Grimmjow and said, "Sōten Kisshun, I refuse." Two arc-shaped objects flew out from Orihime's head and formed a thin yellow film.

Luppi, still pointing at Orihime from behind, said, "If you're just afraid of dying during the performance, then stop! If you can't, I'll kill you! A woman like you has no reason to live..."

Suddenly he stopped speaking, because he saw something he thought was impossible: Grimmjow's left arm, which had disappeared, was slowly regenerating, until finally his arm was completely healed without leaving any scars.

Even Grimmjow stared at his left hand in disbelief, it was simply too shocking. Luppi cried out incredulously, "How is this possible? This isn't just recovery, woman, what have you done?!"

Aizen explained, "Don't you know? Ulquiorra believes this is either a spatial regression or a time regression."

"Yes," Ulquiorra replied calmly.

Luppi couldn't believe it. "How is this possible? How could mere humans possess such advanced abilities? How could such a thing happen?"

"Yes, you're right, so it's neither of those. It's a rejection of phenomena. Her ability is to reject and deny the phenomena that occur to an object, causing what happened to the object to revert to what it was before it happened. That's a higher level of ability than spatial regression and temporal regression, easily surpassing the myriad phenomena established by the gods. This is an ability that infringes upon the realm of the gods."

Aizen's words shocked everyone. Such incredible power made it worth the trouble of bringing Orihime back. Only Luppi seemed extremely angry.

Grimmjow clenched his fist, feeling his own power, and then said to Orihime, "Hey, woman, heal one more place for me." He pointed to his back, the place that originally represented his number, but Ruby had Luppi over the position of number six, so it was now covered by a scar.

His sole purpose in having Orihime heal him was to reclaim his position as the Sixth Espada. There could only be one Sixth Arrancar, and his battle for revenge was about to begin.

Under her treatment, the six-character inscription on Grimmjow's back became visible. Luppi, still dissatisfied, said, "What do you mean by this Grimmjow?"

Grimmjow, however, smiled and appeared in front of Luppi Grimmjow an instant, one hand already plunged into Luppi's chest. Now that he had regained his power, it was only natural to reclaim his place.

Ruby stared at Grimmjow Luppi disbelief. Although he knew Grimmjow would challenge him to reclaim his position, he never expected him to attack so suddenly. He was caught off guard and pierced through the chest. Now he had no Grimmjow to resist and could only wait to die.

Grimmjow conjured Cero in his right hand and said to the defenseless Luppi, "Well then, goodbye, former Number Six!" A crimson Cero past, Luppi was hit head-on and fell to the ground.

Grimmjow burst into laughter, "Hahaha, I'm back! My power is back! I'm the No. 6! Grimmjow! Hahaha..."

The other Arrancars remained silent, clearly acquiescing to Grimmjow's actions. Aizen watched the performance in silence, leaving only Grimmjow laughing heartily on the field.

It can only be said that all of this was under Aizen's control. He only knew about Orihime's abilities a month ago, which is why he acquiesced to Tōsen's actions. He knew that once Orihime arrived, she would heal Grimmjow's left arm.

Then he instructed Luppi take his place, because Grimmjow was greatly reduced without his left arm, so he was no match for Luppi. However, Grimmjow's original strength was definitely stronger Luppi's, so he would definitely kill Luppi after Grimmjow's arm was healed in a month.

Aizen did all this just to watch a show; it was all just Aizen's twisted sense of humor. Sometimes, being in a subordinate position is so helpless, reduced to a plaything for those in power...