After that day, the atmosphere at the Paranormal Detective Agency became less pleasant.
Ulquiorra became extremely irritable, and even nearly killed someone at school once. If Orihime hadn't intervened, things would have escalated significantly.
Then Ulquiorra stopped going to school, but after stopping school, Ulquiorra became even more irritable. He frantically flipped through books searching for a definition of love, only to find that the more he searched, the harder it became to define.
Because modern medicine explains everything with hormones, for example, love is caused by the secretion of this or that, but Ulquiorra is an empty being, so what could he possibly secrete?
So the question arises: what exactly is liking someone? Ulquiorra didn't understand; what he did know was that this liking was making him lose his reason and logic, which was detrimental to him.
In his long life in Hueco Mundo, nothing could be detrimental to him. In a dog-eat-dog world, any problem could cost him his life at any moment—this was the foundation of Ulquiorra's logic.
Liking someone makes him lose his composure, losing his composure weakens him, weakening him increases his mortality rate, and increasing the mortality rate is absolutely unacceptable. Therefore, he should discard this liking. However, the error in this logic lies in the fact that he cannot get rid of the "virus" of liking someone.
Within this logical fallacy, his ultimate solution was to eliminate his favorite original body, Orihime Inoue, but each time he faced Orihime Inoue, he was unable to kill her.
Ichigo and Uryū both called the Undead, and even Airu Shizuoka Airyu 'Undead World of the Living Ichigo, and one of the Fusion Warriors, came.
However, Shizuoka Airyu was unable to dissuade Ulquiorra, nor was she capable enough. She had already sent the question to the Endless Sea and could only wait for a reply.
"Since you want to calm down, why don't you leave here first? Maybe you'll calm down once you don't see Orihime Inoue."
But the problem isn't truly solved!
Ulquiorra is a logic monster; he won't accept this temporary solution.
"Orihime Inoue is a target that both Lord Aizen and our master are very concerned about; you can't possibly kill her."
"Is that so? That's it!" Ulquiorra found the reason in his logic, the reason he didn't kill Orihime. "Exactly! It's not that I can't kill her because I like her, but because she's someone that both Lord Aizen and my father value. That's it!"
"Okay, I'll leave for now," Ulquiorra, and then he left the Seaside Villa.
When Jun received the news in the Bottomless Abyss, it was personally delivered by Shizuoka Airyu. It was an urgent message, delivered by express courier. Jun was completely dumbfounded upon receiving the news.
For a straight man to be this "steel-like" (meaning extremely rigid and inflexible), it must be at the strength of an aircraft carrier deck! I thought I was a pretty straight man myself, but it turns out there's always someone even more extreme.
"You guys, forget it. Let's all go to the World of the Living together. We've been stuck in this pit for over three months now. Notify all teams to call back and gather intelligence. You're all entitled to a ten-day vacation. Of course, those who don't want a vacation can continue exploring; the vacation days can be accumulated."
After explaining all this, the group headed to the World of the Living. The adorable girl Golvi, was visiting the World of the Living for the first time. She was immediately captivated by the various milkshakes and declared she wanted to live World of the Living forever.
Golvi has a truly adorable, clueless personality, unlike Ge Ze Li, who is now quite dashing. Ge Ze Li's initial adorableness stemmed from her lack of understanding; Golvi, on the other hand, remains unchanged after three months—that's just her nature.
Jun and Isuzu both adore Golvi; they treat her like a daughter. This girl is so adorable, with a petite figure like Dolfen, and she's less than 1.4 meters tall!
After arriving in the World of the Living, Gin Ichimaru went out for a stroll by himself, Nel Yoruichi buy clothes, and Jun and his wife took Golvi to Cave where they found Ulquiorra in seclusion.
When Jun saw Ulquiorra, she could hardly believe her eyes. Could this dazed person in front of her really be Ulquiorra, the one who was always calm and expressionless, even in death Ulquiorra?
"Oh my, you're really troubled by love!"
What are you saying?
Jun pulled Ulquiorra back to his room, and Jun was shocked when he looked around. His room was piled high with psychology and philosophy books, covering an entire wall.
"Are you going crazy?"
"Why?" Ulquiorra asked, puzzled. "I'm studying. Why does my father think I'm going crazy just because he sees what I'm reading?"
"Because very few of those who study these things actually live long lives. Since you've read their books, didn't you learn about their lives?"
"This"
Do you know why humans are so eager for knowledge and so eager to study it?
"Why?"
"Because of the brevity of life, without these thoughts and knowledge, humans are no different from beasts. What humans aspire to is to accomplish extraordinary things within their short lives, continuing development through generations."
"In ancient China, a great concept emerged: the Three Immortalities' – establishing Establishing Virtue, Establishing Merit, and Establishing Words. The significance of these three imperishables lies in three aspects: establishing Establishing Virtue, which establishes moral character and integrity, the foundation of a nation's morality; Establishing Merit, which expands territory, providing a sphere for a nation's survival; and establishing Establishing Words, which allows one's thoughts to be passed down, accelerating the development of civilization."
"What you see here are the Establishing Words of those who left behind their thoughts, which were intended to accelerate the development of civilization. However, human life is finite, and countless people have countless choices. These ideas, through the countless choices of countless people, have branched out and developed further."
"So they're right, but if you study these things, as a long-lived being, you'll eventually narrow your path. And the Arrancar don't need you to pass on their culture, so you'll only end up leading to the end of these people's lives, without anything new emerging, which makes no sense."
Do you think any of your siblings will follow in your footsteps? Will anyone study your research?
Ulquiorra pondered this seriously, and his final answer was, "Could it be that Arrancars are actually inferior to humans?"
What do you mean?
"Ethnic Development"
Chun shrugged. "Without a doubt, we've been left far behind."
"So, Arrancars are inferior to humans after all~" Ulquiorra was depressed. His long-held sense of superiority Arrancar had finally been shattered by his own actions; it was a disaster.
"I already said, what are you referring to? If we're talking about a comparison of strength, the Arrancar are also miles ahead of humans."
"But only wild beasts compete in physical strength; humans also have their own strength."
Chun sighed, "Do you really have to rank these two races? One is a living being, and the other is a dead being; they're not even in the same dimension. What's the point of comparing them?"
"If you want to compare yourself to the Soul Reaper, then do it. If you really want to do something, you can use your knowledge to change the Arrancar race and become better than the Soul Reaper."
"Yes, Father! I will make sure the Arrancar develops even better than the Soul Reaper!"
Finally, one problem was solved, and Chun asked with a smile, "You know why I came here this time. It's not for this, okay? Tell me, what's going on between you and Orihime?"
"What kind of feelings does this father have? Why are they interfering with my thoughts?"
"I like her~, I just want to be with her, it would be so comfortable, I want to have her, it would be so fulfilling. What about you? Don't you want Orihime to be by your side forever?"
Ulquiorra fell silent, pondering for a long time. "Father, I... I don't know. My thoughts slow down when I'm around her. This isn't normal."
"Is that so? How about we get used to her?"
"Habit? Impossible! Father, that would render me incapable of fighting! I would die!"
Purely expressing a headache, "You've rendered you incapable of fighting? Ulquiorra, with half your fighting power gone, tell me, who can kill you?"
"My"
"What? You dare say it and see what happens!" Chunzhen was truly angry. "In your mind, are all your brothers and sisters enemies? With such a view, you still want to develop the Arrancar race? Are you daydreaming?"
"Ichigo Kurosaki is okay."
"But he's not an enemy now."
"Maybe in the future"
"Hmm, you have a valid point."
"So"
"So why did you kill Orihime? Why didn't you just kill Ichigo Kurosaki? I didn't expect you, Ulquiorra, to be such a coward."
"I," Ulquiorra's mind started working, "I'm not currently an enemy of Ichigo Kurosaki."
Chun didn't say anything, just scratched her face, and Ulquiorra began a new logical operation.
Previously, his logic was that a decrease in strength would lead to death. However, now that he has ruled out his siblings and Ichigo Kurosaki, he realizes he won't die and is no longer in mortal danger. Therefore, a certain degree of slowed-down thinking is acceptable, and thus, the possibility of Orihime Inoue is also understandable.
However, once this chain of logic was broken, Ulquiorra clutched his chest; his brain began to heat up, his thought process slowed again, and a new logic was forming.
"Ulquiorra ~"
"Hi, Father, I'm here."
Pure interrupted Ulquiorra's thoughts, instantly snapping him out of his daze. Pure asked with a chuckle.
"You and your siblings are very different, do you know what it is?"
"I know, I can use Segunda Etapa," this question wasn't difficult for Ulquiorra.
"Why can you Segunda Etapa?"
"This"
Ulquiorra fell into thought, and then gave a hint.
"Before you kidnap Orihime Inoue, can you Segunda Etapa?"
Pure provided a reference, Ulquiorra, lost in thought, once again went into a daze. Pure chuckled and said again...
You've had these feelings for someone for a long time, you just didn't realize it.
"This... this can't be... I..." Ulquiorra's voice trailed off; his brain was truly blanking out.
"What were you pursuing again? What was the first question you wanted to figure out, the most pressing question?"
"This heart, I want to know what the heart is?"
"One word, beloved; heart and love have always been intertwined. Liking is a prerequisite for love; you are mending your Hollow Hole, you are searching for where your heart lies, so..."
"I've achieved Segunda Etapa?"
Meeting Ulquiorra's gaze, Jun smiled. "I sent you to the World of the Living for this very reason. It's just a pity that you seem to have misunderstood something, and you've gotten into trouble because of your studies. It's my fault."
"No!" Ulquiorra suddenly remembered what Reigen Shinchō had told him earlier. Pure logic might lead him astray. Ulquiorra seemed to have an epiphany. "I think I understand, Father! I..."
Go, do what you want to do, follow your Heartspirit.