Jun was waiting in Soul Society for a major event in the World of the Living when, a few days later, he received news that Ginjo Kūgo Ginjō had killed Soul Reaper guarding the area and defected. This seemed like perfect timing, so Jun applied to go to the World of the Living to hunt down Kūgo Ginjō.
Don't underestimate Kūgo Ginjō. Most Soul Reaper are no match for him; his Spiritual Power is at least in the single digits. Of course, his fighting skills are incomparable, but once the difference in Spiritual Power is significant, technique becomes less important—brute force will overcome any skill.
Besides, the World of the Living is their stronghold. If they were to ambush or launch a sneak attack, it would be more appropriate for the captain to handle it. In addition, Chun really enjoys World of the Living missions; he hasn't been there for hundreds of years, practically centuries. So, this time, he agreed.
So Jun immediately descended upon Karakura Town, quickly arriving at the Karakura Town's Office. He drew his sword and summoned the Zanpakuto he needed, Overlapping Shadows, a Shikai Zanpakuto clones.
The clones only possess one-third the combat power of the original body, but if they are only used for probing without attacking, they can guarantee perfection and will not detect any problems. The only drawback is that there is a time limit.
This time limit is similar to the materialization of a sword; the original Spiritual Power needs a constant replenishment, otherwise it's impossible to use. However, defeating Kūgo Ginjō shouldn't be a problem.
Then Jun put on his Gigai. Having prepared for the negotiations to fall apart, Jun brought all his Captain-level combatants with him this time: eight Arrancars, seven Undead Doll Fusion, two Visoreds, four Zanpakuto that Zanpakuto — Endless, Mingmo, and Direct Death —and the last one, named Hell Nightmare.
Hell Nightmare is the solution to Kongbu, because after all the swords were imbued with power, Kongbu became its own dark history. So, Jun directly removed Kongbu, sealing away this dark history.
Hell Nightmare isn't some kind of Kongbu horror weapon. Although it's still a mental attack, because it concentrates all its power, it remains a single-target control weapon even after being dispelled. Therefore, its effect is incredibly powerful, even capable of controlling Arrancar.
With this kind of fighting power, Jun isn't afraid of facing Urahara Shop and the Visoreds at the same time. He's definitely going to get the Hōgyoku today!
"Oh my gosh~, you guys!"
Urahara sensed someone's arrival and knew it was Mingmo and his group, so he came out to greet them. When he saw Jun appear, he knew things were serious.
"Looks like you know what's going on. I won't waste any more words. Lend me your Hōgyoku for a moment."
"Well"
Jun's tone was remarkably calm, "I have no intention of discussing Visored with you. Give me the Hōgyoku! These are eight Arrancars: two Captain-level Soul Reaper you know, seven Captain-level Undead, my four Zanpakuto, and two more from myself—six Zanpakuto in their Zanpakuto. I'm not threatening you, but right now, give me the Hōgyoku!"
Urahara looked around, swallowed hard, Yoruichi, hiding in a corner, was so frightened her fur stood on end, Tessai Tsukabishi felt his stomach churn. This was the first time they had faced the true fighting power of their subordinates.
The Shopkeeper isn't someone who's very principled. Smart people know when to be pragmatic. He can't control whether Chun will never repay the loan she mentioned, because if he doesn't lend it, Chun won't have to repay it, since there's no one left to repay.
Urahara gathered Spiritual Power in his hand, then reached into his body through the center of his ribs, retrieving an irregular, multifaceted crystal with a sky-blue hue. Within the crystal, a flowing energy could be seen.
Jun took the Hōgyoku without even glancing at the group and walked away, leaving Urahara Shop stunned.
Once the convoy was far away, Kisuke Urahara took a step and immediately collapsed to the ground. Yoruichi transformed into a human and caught him. "Are you alright?"
Urahara helped Yoruichi to her feet, shaking his head. "I'm fine, my legs are just a little weak. Hehe, this was the closest I've ever come to death. I couldn't even think about how to go on living, hehehehe~"
"It seems you were right all along. Jun Shimizu's accumulated power over five hundred years is indeed irresistibly strong."
"Haha, I'm thinking it might be better if we go there to seek refuge now."
Yoruichi and Urahara exchanged glances. "Are you kidding me?"
I'm serious!
Instead of returning to the Office, Chun and the others went together to the closest point to the Undead settlement. They then changed out of their Undead Gigai and quickly headed towards the settlement, leaving the Undead behind, since Undead cannot become invisible to mortals.
Passing through the Space-Breaking World left solely for the Undead from the Undead settlement, they arrived directly deep within the Forest of Menos. This would allow them to reach the Endless Sea much faster. Feeling he was too slow, he had the fastest Starrk carry him swiftly to the Endless Sea.
Jun rushed to the culture medium containing the Hollowfication Isuzu, and looking at the humanoid Adjuchas inside that somewhat resembled the Gorgon, he suddenly calmed down considerably.
"Starrk, which one here doesn't have much of a chance?"
"Testing? "Starrk understood. After thinking for a moment, he led Chun to a Halibut-shaped Vasto Lorde. "This one, please."
"You're a little disappointed?"
"Yes, indeed, because these are all carefully selected."
"Then hurry up and catch me a Vasto Lorde and Adjuchas."
"No need," Oka had already returned. "I sent Nel and Tier Harribel. They're the fastest, and Nel is extremely strong. They'll capture Vasto Lorde very quickly."
However, Chun felt that every minute and every second was torture. Tier Harribel returned soon, bringing three Adjuchas with her.
Without waiting for Nel to return, Jun activated the Hōgyoku his Spiritual Power and placed it directly into the body of the first Adjuchas.
Adjuchas began to change due to the power, his entire body expanding like a balloon, then expanding even more, seemingly about to burst, when suddenly he condensed, and the Hollowfication Mask shattered at this stage.
This Adjuchas eventually became a beetle- Arrancar, with a human body and a beetle face, much like Nel's Fracción Pesche Guatiche in the original work.
Note that in the original work, one of Nel's two Fracción, the one with the large face Dondochakka Birstanne, is no longer Arrancar. His Arrancar was removed by Nnoitra Old Five, so he reverted to Adjuchas.
Pesche is still Arrancar, and the part of his Arrancar is his right eye. In order to prevent the amnesiac Nel from recalling the past, he covered his right Arrancar eye with a piece of cloth so that Nel wouldn't see it.
Now, this Beetle, purely Arrancar, is like this: only its mouth is Arrancar, but regardless, it's still Arrancar- ified, and it can even utter some halting words, successfully...
So Chun went to the second Adjuchas, this time with an even simpler and more brutal approach, and the result was equally simple and brutal: this Adjuchas exploded. But there were no simple people here; Zegrod was also watching, and easily suppressed the Explosion.
So Jun performed the Hōgyoku modification on the third Adjuchas. This time, Jun slowed down the process. Initially, he used a similar method as with the first one, but later slowed it down, sensing that the Adjuchas' energy fluctuations were very stable.
However, as things remained stable, Jun noticed there was no sign of change. So, Jun slightly adjusted his energy release, sensing Adjuchas's energy fluctuations, much like Zanpakuto, and completed a synchronization. Adjuchas instantly transformed into Arrancar.
Moreover, this Arrancar was very successful. It was an Adjuchas with an indistinct shape, but after Arrancar, it became a female Arrancar with butterfly wings. The only drawback was its small size, only about forty centimeters in length.
"I guess this counts as a failure, tsk."
"Let's go catch some more, let's go!"
Oka and his group all went out to capture Adjuchas. The number of Adjuchas in the Endless Sea is enormous, and there are also many Vasto Lorde. They can find one just a few hundred kilometers away.
Chun continued to wait and wait and wait. After a while, Oka brought back four more. Chun continued experimenting, and eventually captured more than thirty of the eight Arrancar. Chun successfully transformed all of them into Arrancars, but it wasn't until the fifth to last one that he truly achieved the perfect Arrancar transformation, with each one being a human-sized human.
Just then, Nel returned with a Vasto Lorde. The little girl's eyes were filled with tears, and she looked aggrieved, but she didn't want to argue.
But Chun was in a much better mood at this point. She patted Nel's hair and comforted her, "It's alright~ It's not your fault. The Vasto Lordes in the Forest of Menos were captured hundreds of years ago. You were lucky to catch them. Come on."
Vasto Lorde's Arrancar wasn't much harder than Adjuchas's. Once the power of the Hōgyoku was applied, Vasto Lorde was powerless to resist. He Junichi adjusted the fluctuations of his Spiritual Power bit by bit, and then succeeded in one go.
This is Vasto Lorde, symbolized by a horse. After his Arrancar transformation, he's male. Jun doesn't even want to know his name anymore; he'll worry about it later. He picks up the Empty Aspect and takes a deep breath.
"Empty Aspect ~ Soul Transfer!"
Isuzu's humanity, preserved within the Empty Aspect, was placed into this Hollow's body. After a brief struggle, the Hollow opened her eyes; she was no longer immobile. The other Arrancar marveled, for this Hollow's potential seemed to have increased.
"Jun?" Isuzu's ethereal body uttered the same voice as Isuzu; the first thing she saw was Jun.
"Ah~ it's me," Jun felt like crying.
"I," Isuzu looked at her own body, then closed her eyes, "Jun~ you're not nice to me at all in my Empty Aspect ~"
"Uh," Chun has now entered a paradox, a paradox called the Ship of Theseus Paradox or the Ship of Theseus Paradox.
In other words, during the era of wooden sailing ships, after a ship had weathered many storms, the damaged parts would definitely have their planks replaced to extend its lifespan. Then, assuming the ship didn't sink, one day all the components of the ship, including the keel, were replaced—perhaps many times over—meaning that nothing from its original construction was left behind.
The paradox is, is this still the same ship that appeared in the story? Because the ship's name wouldn't change.
Just like Isuzu now, she is still Isuzu, but she is Isuzu, she is the Empty Aspect, she is the Arrancar, and then she is Isuzu! Jun loves this woman named Isuzu, regardless of her physical form, Jun doesn't care— Soul Reaper, Arrancar, Undead —it doesn't matter, he doesn't care.
Jun broke the culture medium, chuckling as he stroked Isuzu's now-snake-like hair. Isuzu's hair twitched and tangled around Jun's hand, and she laughed, "Ouch~ it tickles~"
"Really?" Chun thought it was quite funny. "Do you like it this way?"
Isuzu looked down at her body and shook her head. "I don't like it. It's all gray and drab, my skin is deathly pale, and it's so pure... it feels like I'm losing my humanity."
"Ah!?" Jun quickly placed the Hōgyoku into Isuzu's body and began the modification. "Don't worry, trust me."
"Mmm~", that was Isuzu's last sound. Then her body began to swell, pushing her senses to the absolute limit, striving to perfect every crucial aspect of Isuzu's Arrancar transformation.
Finally, after completing the last crucial step, the swollen ethereal body began to collapse, and then tears welled up in Jun's eyes, for the familiar Isuzu stood before him.
"Lingling!" Purely excited, she threw away the Hōgyoku. What was the Hōgyoku compared to her beloved!?
"Jun~ Hehe," Isuzu hugged Jun tightly, "You actually let us meet again, Jun~ Waaah~ I missed you so much~"
"Me too~", Chun patted his wife's back, "Me too, really, me too~"