On the night Ichigo completed the fusion Hollowfication Mask, Jun brought Isuzu and Nel to the Kurosaki Family, as agreed to make a visit.
Chun and Isshin hadn't seen each other for over a hundred years. The last time they met was when Isshin went on a business trip with the Expedition team; it had been a very long time.
Maya is already ten months old. She can stand up and walk a little bit now, and she can say "daddy" and "mommy." She's growing up very well, and she's not shy at all. She even smiled when she saw Jun and the other two strangers.
The sisters Yuzu and Karin are adorable, especially Yuzu, who is such a sensible little girl. I really think if I had a daughter, I would raise her to be like Yuzu; she's such a sweet and considerate daughter.
Isuzu and Mi get along very well. Surprisingly, Karin really likes Nel, Maya also likes Nel. It seems like she feels very comfortable when Nel hugs her. G is really amazing!
Jun and Isshin drank until late into the night, talking about many things, including Aizen's situation, Ichigo's abilities, and the Final Getsuga Tenshō, among other things.
Then Jun and Isshin talked about the future. For Soul Reaper, the life of a living person is far too short. Beauty will eventually fade, Ichigo, Yuzu, Karin, Maya will grow up and die. Isshin can only watch all of this happen; he cannot die.
"I want to build a better Soul Society, come and help me~"
"Um"
"You have to pay the price for what you gain, you know? If it weren't for me, Mei would have died six years ago. I'm not taking advantage of your kindness; I'm just reminding you that you are a Soul Reaper!"
"I... I understand. What do you want me to do?"
"It's not necessary right now, I'm just reminding you to be careful. I also want a family like yours, that's wonderful~"
"Then you..."
"I can't do it, so I'm willing to make my efforts to protect this happiness. I don't necessarily need to do it; just appreciating it is beautiful enough."
Isshin to say something, but when Isuzu and Nel came down from the second floor, Jun also got up. "It's so late, no need to see me off, get some rest."
"Okay, come again next time!"
Yes, goodbye.
Goodbye~
On the way back to the Seaside Villa, Isuzu kept talking about the gentleness and strength of beauty, and about children—the goodness of girls, the goodness of boys, and the amazing thing about twins with such different personalities. Even Nel became more talkative.
In Nel's timeline, she's like she was in the original work before Nnoitra's ambush; she has a knightly personality and doesn't talk much, which shows how amazing children really are.
Before going to the Kurosaki Family, Kuruyashiki and Kanō Miyabi had already arrived at the Seaside Villa. They were also old acquaintances of Hirako and Ōtoribashi, and were catching up with each other there. So, nothing much happened that night, and they didn't get down to business until everyone had slept the next day.
That day, the detective found Hirako a job, so two of them went out to do it, while the rest of the Visored were sent to the training room by Jun.
Jun retrieved a bead; its Shikai form was a projector. Jun, too lazy to explain further, explained that this Shikai ability, called Recording, allowed the user to project their desired memories to others.
They simply released the footage of Ichigo's Hollowfication Mask Fusion process yesterday, and all the Visionary is available, so there's no need to elaborate. They kept showing Ichigo's final data, which clearly shocked a lot of people.
"This is impressive!" said Kuruyashiki. He had lived for over seven hundred years, yet his Spiritual Pool only had a little over three thousand points. This was still one of the strongest in Soul Society.
The highest Spiritual Pool among the other Visoreds is Hirako, 2700+, and Jun's Spiritual Pool is also 2700+, but in any case, it is immeasurably different from Ichigo's final 35,000.
"Watch another segment," Jun began, showing the events that had occurred in Ichigo's Inner World over the past few days. Everyone present was familiar with the Inner World, so there was no need to go into details. What he wanted to talk about was something else entirely.
"I call these chaotic things 'Heart Demons.' Before Ichigo fused with the Hollowfication Mask, he needed to borrow the power of Heart Demons. For example, when facing death, he had to borrow anger, or maybe other things, but these were all extremely intense thoughts."
"Then these thoughts become Heart Demons. Heart Demons can indeed put Ichigo into this state, and make him lose his mind and want to destroy everything. That's the trouble with Heart Demons. But Heart Demons aren't that hard to eliminate, I mean Ichigo."
"The situation is uncertain for those of us here, so I need a test subject. After much thought, I've chosen Kuruyashiki, who has had the longest Visored period. Are you okay with that?"
"No problem! Let's go!" Kuruyashiki, after all, was once Kenpachi of the 11th Division. He never said no to difficulties; that was the confidence of a strong person.
"Put on your Hollowfication Mask, try to merge, and see if you can do it."
Kuruyashiki down his Hollowfication Mask. As Jun had instructed, he wanted to fight, to fully concentrate his fighting spirit. The Hollowfication Mask did indeed show signs of merging, but it wasn't enough.
"As expected, it's not working. Something is blocking this Hollowfication Mask; I can't integrate with it."
This made the situation somewhat dangerous. Chun sighed, because she had already tried, but hadn't taken the second step.
"Enter the Inner World, find a Heart Demon to merge with, and then try again."
"Yes, I know!" Kuruyashiki said, entering the Inner World. For Soul Reaper had acquired numerous teaching materials, entering the Inner World was second nature; Kuruyashiki's command to enter was enough for him to do so.
He didn't keep everyone waiting long. Suddenly, he pressed the Hollowfication Mask forcefully against his face, and the Hollowfication Mask seemed to begin to merge with his face. Kuruyashiki let out a painful sound, and then suddenly a burst of Reiatsu erupted—a Kongbu Reiatsu.
"It's done! Ah~!" Kuruyashiki yelled as he pulled down his Hollowfication Mask. Jun drew his State of Mind Series sword, Kuruyashiki waved his hand. "No need! I can do it! Ah~!"
With a sudden rip, the Hollowfication Mask came off his face. He had succeeded, completing the step perfectly.
"How about it?"
"Phew~ I'm so tired~," Kuruyashiki sat down on the ground. "I feel so empty, incredibly exhausted, even though I didn't use any Spiritual Power."
"You just released an enormous Reiatsu; it was Kongbu."
"Yes, yes, I released my Reiatsu. I've never released such powerful Reiatsu before, it was kind of cool," Kuruyashiki organized his thoughts. "The Heart Demon I just fused with was the Heart Demon of sorrow, and then I felt extremely painful, a feeling of oppression emanating from the depths of my heart. Then I successfully fused with it. At that moment, my own will was barely holding on, but thankfully I succeeded."
"I must say, Heart Demons are indeed powerful."
"Yes! It was really powerful! I almost died," Kuruyashiki. "It was difficult, really difficult. And I wasn't confident using the State of Mind Blade to handle it. Ichigo Kurosaki it because of that Kuchiki Clan girl, but what about us?"
The Visored looked at each other; it was indeed true. However, while a few married couples were fine, it wasn't so easy for singles like Hirako and Ōtoribashi. They would have to overcome the obstacles on their own.
However, while they were saying this, Ashido Kanō completed the process of fusion and resurrection, revealing himself to be a truly formidable individual.
"It is indeed a bit difficult."
"What you're saying has absolutely no credibility whatsoever!" It's truly infuriating.
But no one could match his recklessness. After all, he was known as a ruthless individual in Soul Society back in the day, and everyone else was more cautious. Even Jun himself wasn't very willing to do this, because Jun knew he had a huge Heart Demon.
"Jun~ Come on, believe in yourself," Isuzu, taking Jun's hand. Jun looked at his wife and nodded.
"Yes, I've already saved Isuzu. Maybe I can let go of what happened back then. Let's give it a try."
The Visoreds have all found new pursuits and changed. Three days later, Biersen, who should have been in Hueco Mundo, arrived before Jun with a battered woman. The only word to describe this woman is "battered," as only two-thirds of her body remained; she was tattered and mangled.
"You're Nemu Kurotsuchi, right?" Jun certainly knew Nemu Kurotsuchi, but in this timeline, Jun and Mayuri Kurotsuchi weren't close, so he could only pretend not to know her.
Even in this state, Nemu Kurotsuchi showed no sign of pain and said indifferently, "Hi~, Nemu Kurotsuchi Captain Shimizu."
"I'm no longer the captain, how did you get yourself into this state?"
"I've been looking for you~, I've been searching for you in Hueco Mundo for a long time."
Chun realized something, "Could it be that you've been looking for it for the past three and a half months?"
"Yes, from the day you left Soul Society."
"So, what Mayuri Kurotsuchi ask you to do?"
"Mayuri Kurotsuchi has asked me to stay by your side."
Jun laughed, "Haha, then you're in trouble. You've missed the best time. You'll probably get a real tongue-lashing from Mayuri Kurotsuchi when you go."
Hi~
Mayuri Kurotsuchi's personality was clearer to Nemu than Jun 'Nemu Kurotsuchi, and she had no reason to deny it. Jun looked at Nemu Kurotsuchi, sizing her up, and smiled slightly.
"Mayuri Kurotsuchi, what do you want from me? I know you can see it."
Suddenly Nemu Kurotsuchi changed her tone, "Hehehe, I should say, as expected of Jun Shimizu, I really have nowhere to hide in front of you."
Jun looked at Nemu, Mayuri Kurotsuchi, and asked, "I'm curious, how did you get into the West Walls of the Journal Hall?"
"It's Nemu. I used Nemu to study at the Shin'ō Academy. The first time I went to the Journal Hall, I noticed that the wall thickness was abnormal. So I devoted myself to research and finally cracked the secret."
"As expected of you!" Junichi genuinely thought Mayuri Kurotsuchi was amazing.
"No, no~ You're much more impressive. Everything you've done is beyond my wildest dreams. I only have some clever tricks; you possess true wisdom."
Jun couldn't tell if Mayuri Kurotsuchi was saying what he truly thought. Even if they were face-to-face, Mayuri Kurotsuchi wouldn't be able to tell, let alone the fact that Mayuri was using Nemu Kurotsuchi's body to communicate with Jun from afar.
"Praised"
"No, no, you deserve it."
"Enough with this nonsense. What's your purpose in having Nemu follow me?"
I want to know more secrets.
"For example?"
For example, the purpose of Aizen.
Jun revealed the truth without hesitation, "Aizen's goal is to become a god. He wants to sacrifice the entire Karakura Town to create the Oken 'Oken, then use its power to open the Soul King Palace, kill the Soul King, and complete the replacement."
"Oh my gosh~, what a grand plan! Hehehe," Mayuri Kurotsuchi chuckled slyly, "Nemu is yours now. Don't worry, I'll dismantle it right away."
"No need. If you have any questions in the future, just let Nemu ask me. As for someone to stay by my side, Nemu isn't my type. You can try someone else."
"I understand. I'm so sorry, Nemu ~ Please come back."
"Hi~ Mayuri Kurotsuchi," Nemu Mayuri Kurotsuchi, leaving Nemu. Nemu bowed to Jun, "I'll take my leave now~ Thank you for your time~"