Jun was overjoyed that Isuzu was back. It made many things clear, like the long-held aversion he felt towards Empty Aspect. He actually hated Isuzu herself, or rather, Empty Aspect represented Isuzu's death. The current Arrancar represented rebirth, and he overcame that psychological hurdle.
When you're happy, everything's fine. Looking at the thirty-odd newly appeared Arrancars, Vasto Lorde Arrancar alright, but Adjuchas's are pretty useless (excluding Isuzu, of course).
Are you able to accept these new companions?
Oka thought for a moment, "Well, I see. So this is how class is born, isn't it? Pure?"
This question stumped Junya, who nodded, "Exactly. The forces of inequality and the unequal distribution of resources are precisely the cause of class divisions."
Oka thought for a moment, then said, "If we don't use power, then there's no such thing as class, at least not here."
"Yes, that's it."
Are we building a peaceful world where power is not used?
This is my ideal.
"Will their presence be a burden to us?"
After some thought, Jun realized that these Adjuchas- class Arrancars were actually quite strong. It was just that Jun and Oka's group had too high expectations; they always compared them to Vasto Lorde- class Arrancars or veteran captains of Soul Society, treating Adjuchas as a unit of measurement for combat power.
"Probably not, Adjuchas is quite strong. But those non-humanoid Arrancar, I'll modify them."
After Arrancars, each Arrancar gained complete humanity. Even Adjuchas, or even Gillian, the Espada Old Nine in the original work, possessed humanity once they became Arrancars.
In this scenario, based purely on research, it's possible for a Hollow to gain humanity, thus raising its potential. Some Adjuchas were originally inhuman might acquire humanity after Arrancars, and then revert to being Adjuchas Arrancar their Adjuchas are destroyed, while still retaining their humanity.
The question now is, what is the upper limit for this type of Adjuchas?
Of the twenty-odd non-humanoid Arrancars, only three were willing to participate in the experiment. The rest requested that Jun transform them back into humanoid Arrancars. In reality, the Spiritual Power consumed in transforming Hollows into Arrancar was very small; Jun himself consumed very little, but he didn't know how much the Hōgyoku consumed.
However, after evolving over thirty Adjuchas and one Vasto Lorde, it felt like the Hōgyoku hadn't changed at all. Even after adjusting over twenty more of them, the Hōgyoku still hadn't changed a single thing.
"This thing is powerful!"
"Indeed," Oka and Starrk said in unison. All the Arrancar were drawn to the power of the Hōgyoku; it was truly addictive.
Suddenly, Zegrod said, "This stone feels somewhat familiar; I seem to have seen this power before."
"Oh? Zegrod- san, when did this happen?" Chun asked, extremely curious.
But the response was frustrating. "I forgot about that. It happened a long time ago. I have no concept of time. I don't even know how many years ago it was. Sorry, Chun."
"No, it's alright, it's all right now," Jun sighed, hugging Isuzu to his chest. "Things are all settled here. I'm going back to the World of the Living now. Anyone want to come back with me?"
"I!" This is Dolfen.
"Me!!" Lilynette
Kuruyashiki also raised his hand, pulling Ashido Kanō, "The two of us, Biersen and Pandele, are you two coming?"
"Old man, you go, I'm not going," Pandele, whose symbol was a saber-toothed tiger, but who was surprisingly intelligent and enjoyed observing these culture media.
"Oh, okay then."
"Starrk ~"
Starrk waved his hand, "Lilynette! Be good and don't cause trouble for others."
"Hehe~", Lilynette made a face at Starrk, "How dare you undermine me as a human being?"
Just then, as Chun and the others were about to leave, Nel suddenly raised her hand and said, "I want to go too!"
"Okay~ Let's go!"
During his nearly three-hundred-year tenure as leader of the Expedition, Chun accomplished a great deal.
Take Gigai for example. If it took two years to make one, there would be 150 artificial bodies. But in reality, there are 187 Gigai now. These things are quite easy to make.
Now that we have this Portable Gigai technology, there are only four cybernetic bodies with this portability Gigai. This is because Jun doesn't have that much time now; it's not easy to acquire them in Soul Society, and besides, he's a captain, so it's quite troublesome.
Not just Gigai, but also over three hundred Spiritual Power storage devices were made. If one breaks or suddenly runs out of energy, it can be used directly. The main reason is that those Zanpakuto need to carry these.
Endless visited the Kurosaki Family, he gave the couple one directly. Wujin Endless more than ten of these; if he ran out, he could always get more. Giving away a few for certain purposes was also acceptable. The same thing Mingmo gave to Urahara was the same.
There were also some strange and unusual things, quite a few pure inventions and creations, but I'll skip those here.
This time, things will be normal. Everyone doesn't need to gather together anymore. Just knowing where the Urahara Shop is will make it easy to find. It was the same with the Visoreds Urahara Shop before; if you know where it is, you can find it; if you don't, you'll just miss it.
This is a Kidō, invented by Urahara. Its purpose is to prevent those without a connection from entering this circle, which is beneficial for everyone. Furthermore, it's incredibly effective at evading capture.
Jun arrived at Urahara Shop with Isuzu, and Urahara came out to greet him as usual. In reality, less than a day had passed; Jun had arrived in the morning and returned in the evening. For the Hōgyoku, transforming a few Arrancars was like downloading an adult film using a 10,000-gigabit fiber optic cable—even a 1600p ultra-high-definition Blu-ray of over 30GB would only take less than a minute.
Transforming Arrancar Hōgyoku is a piece of cake for the Hogyoku. This is why Aizen was revered like a god by those powerful Arrancar in the original work. It's not just because Aizen was strong enough; even if Aizen used Kyōka Suigetsu, he would still have a hard time defeating Starrk and Kyōka Suigetsu in a one-on-one fight Baraggan.
In the original work, among the Arrancar, the difference between the first and second oldest Starrk and Baraggan, and the third Shark Sister, Tier Harribel, is not even in the same league. Aizen could easily defeat Shark Sister, but he couldn't kill Baraggan. In the original work, Aizen didn't have Space Kidō, which meant he couldn't do anything to Baraggan, but Baraggan also couldn't do anything to Aizen.
What about Starrk? If Starrk hadn't been tricked and killed by Kyōraku's abilities, why would Kyōraku have gone to fight Starrk one-on-one? Why not someone else? Because no one but Kyōraku could defeat Starrk. Or rather, kill him. If Kyōraku hadn't killed Starrk and had already discovered all his abilities, then Starrk would have been invincible in that battle.
Based on their strength and the amount of Spiritual Pool in his reservoir, Starrk, excluding Hōgyoku (Aizen of the Hogyoku form), Ichigo of the Destroyer form), and the Captain-Commander, could single-handedly take on all the Soul Reaper present. He never intended to kill Kyōraku; his plan was to stall until everything was over and then return. However, Kyōraku couldn't let him go, because a monster like Starrk posed a far greater threat to Soul Society. If he could kill him by underhanded means, he would.
Why didn't Kyōraku fight Baraggan? Because he was completely countered. Kyōraku's abilities require physical contact with the opponent, whether it's slashing or touching. Try touching Baraggan yourself, haha.
The Hōgyoku is amazing, but it's better to return it to Urahara. How can the story unfold if it's not returned to Urahara? If the Hōgyoku is with Jun, what will Aizen use to steal it?
"Here you go~", Junichi threw the Hōgyoku back as soon as he got out of the car.
Urahara caught it, completely bewildered. "So you really returned it? Was this thing really that unappealing?" Then Urahara saw someone he shouldn't have seen.
"Hi~ Captain Urahara ~, long time no see~"
"You didn't die either? That's not right!" Kisuke Urahara was taken aback, then he couldn't understand why Isuzu was here. Could it be that she did what happened to Kuruyashiki Kenpachi? But that didn't make sense! Isuzu had no reason to hide herself. So what was going on?
"Can't figure it out?" Jun couldn't help but laugh at the Shopkeeper's conflicted expression. She glanced at the black cat and quickly greeted it, "Yo~ Yoruichi ~"
"Huh? Where? Where is Captain Shihoin?" Isuzu looked around erratically.
"That"
"Huh? Really?"
"Hmm~"
So Yoruichi was scooped up in Isuzu's arms and rubbed against her, "Eek~ Captain Shihoin is so cute~"
After thinking for a moment, the Shopkeeper finally focused his attention on the Hōgyoku in his hand. "This thing saved Isuzu?"
"To be precise, it's a resurrection, haha, thanks a lot."
"No, no," the Shopkeeper hesitated for a moment, then asked, "That... well, um... won't you destroy Soul Society?"
"Hmm? Well," Jun said, stroking his chin, "It depends on what you think Soul Society really is."
"I see, I understand."
"We're off then, Lingling ~", Chun got back into the car. "Oh, right, Shopkeeper, I have a request for you: manufacture components for one hundred Portable Gigai. I have Gigai. Please, the reward is up to you. Goodbye~"
The couple strode away, leaving the man and cat to inhale their exhaust fumes. The Shopkeeper sighed again, "Sigh~ a hundred Gigai! Tsk tsk~, what's this guy up to?"
"Gigai aren't for use in the World of the Living yet, we just need to take care of Soul Society, meow~", Yoruichi licked her paws and jumped off the Shopkeeper's shoulder.
The Shopkeeper glanced in the direction the couple had disappeared for a while, said nothing, and turned back into the store.
For the next few days, Jun and Isuzu were completely on their honeymoon. Modern society was so much fun, so much better than coming to the World of the Living hundreds of years ago. They were in Tokyo, going to Disney, then going to Yokohama for diving, climbing Mount Fuji, and visiting Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto —just running around and having fun!
As for his original job, the pursuit of Kūgo Ginjō, Jun had long forgotten about it until the Overlapping Shadows called him, saying that Soul Society had sent a message asking him to return.
They couldn't catch Kūgo Ginjō. If he went looking alone, he really wouldn't succeed, because Kūgo Ginjō is a living person. Without using Spiritual Power, he's impossible to detect, unless he uses all the advanced technology he developed. But he's working for Soul Society, right?
Therefore, Soul Society understands. Jun's clones are indeed extremely busy, and the Soul Reaper have been watching them closely. So, if there's no result, just come back, declare Kūgo Ginjō an enemy, and that's it.
Furthermore, it was declared that Soul Reaper must no longer grant power to the living; no living person could be trusted. If Soul Reaper granted power to a living person, that person would be killed, and Soul Reaper would be sentenced to death.
"Ah~ I don't want to go back~ Hmph~!" (She simply hugged Isuzu and didn't move.)
Isuzu's eyes welled up with tears, but she still smiled and said, "Oh dear~ a man shouldn't act cute, go on~, let's go back~"
"I won't see you for over ten years after I leave this place~"
"I still have a death anniversary, see you then."
"Ah~ that's still a year away~"
Isuzu was both amused and exasperated, and pushed Jun forcefully, "Alright, alright, let's go back~, for our future."
"Hmm~", Chun entered the Senkaimon listlessly, looking back every few steps.
Isuzu was already crying her eyes out, because she missed Jun far more than Jun missed her.