Chapter 78
After saying that, Renji Abarai simply hoisted Rukia onto his shoulder with one hand and headed back upwards in the opposite direction.
The Reiatsu surge above has ceased, meaning the battle between Ichigo Kurosaki and Byakuya Kuchiki is over. Ichigo's Reiatsu remains intact, while Byakuya Kuchiki's has disappeared.
It doesn't mean that Byakuya Kuchiki died in battle, but rather that Byakuya Kuchiki left voluntarily. This can only mean one thing: Ichigo Kurosaki won!
With no way to escape downwards, Renji Abarai could only place his hopes on Ichigo. Since Ichigo was able to defeat Captain Kuchiki, he should be able to fight Captain Aizen too!
"Oh? You want to go up there? If so, I can help you."
Aizen suddenly appeared in front of Renji Abarai and Renji Abarai directly at him.
"At such a distance?"
Renji Abarai looked at Aizen his sword in confusion. How could he possibly hit him from that distance?
However, after that strike, the air in front of Renji Abarai suddenly cracked open.
"What?!"
Renji Abarai couldn't stop in time and charged straight in, carrying Rukia on his back.
When he stopped, he found himself standing on top of the Sōkyoku Hill.
"This is..."
"Isn't this exactly where you wanted to go? I've helped you get there much faster, isn't that great?"
Aizen followed behind Renji Abarai, slowly walking through the Portal with an expression that said, "I'm doing this for your own good."
"Renji Abarai? Rukia?"
Ichigo Kurosaki was lying on the ground, was very surprised to see Renji Abarai and Rukia suddenly appear.
"Why are you back?"
"Ichigo!"
Rukia saw Ichigo Kurosaki lying on the ground covered in wounds and couldn't help but shout.
However, Aizen didn't give them time to chat; he blocked Rukia's view with Kyōka Suigetsu.
"Well then, Renji Abarai- kun, you've arrived at where you wanted to be. Now, can you put Rukia down?"
"Wait, Renji Abarai, who is this person?"
Ichigo, who didn't know any locals, looked at Aizen, who had his back to him, and asked him in confusion.
"He is Aizen Sousuke, the Fifth Division Captain. I don't know what his purpose is, but he wants to take Rukia away."
"What?! An enemy?!"
As he spoke, Ichigo Kurosaki struggled to his feet from the ground.
"Ah, it's the enemy!"
"Since they are enemies..."
Ichigo Kurosaki, gripping Zangetsu, which had transformed into a large black cleaver, walked towards Aizen.
"Oh? Ichigo Kurosaki, huh?"
Aizen turned around to look at Ichigo Kurosaki, who had gotten up.
"In this situation, you actually took the initiative to approach me, instead of running away?"
"Of course, how can I stop you if I don't get close to you!"
"Is that so? You want to stop me?"
Aizen adjusted his glasses.
"But unfortunately, with your abilities, you simply cannot stop me."
"What if I try to stop you?"
The sudden sound from the side made everyone present turn their heads to look.
With a white haori, black-rimmed glasses, long brown hair, and a gentle smile, another Aizen Sousuke has appeared.
"Two... there are two Captain Aizen?"
Renji Abarai was completely dumbfounded when he saw the second Captain Aizen appear.
132. Aizen, it wasn't you who chose me, it was me who chose you!
"Captain Aizen, there are two?"
"What exactly is this?"
Renji Abarai was bewildered, Rukia was bewildered, and not only that, Ichigo Kurosaki was also bewildered.
"What's going on? Hey, Renji, what's going on here? Does your captain have twins?"
"No, I've never heard of Captain Aizen having a twin brother, but this..."
"I don't know what happened either."
In the neighboring Ninja World, this kind of thing might be commonplace—it's just transforming into the exact same person, right? That happens everywhere. But in the Bleach world, it's very deceptive. The same appearance, the same tone of voice, even the same Reiatsu —this really confused Renji Abarai and the others.
"Yare yare~~"
Aizen, carrying the Kyōka Suigetsu, pushed up his glasses with a helpless expression and let out a long sigh.
"I've only just begun, and you've already come over. This is putting me in a difficult position."
"I'm the one in a difficult position, Li Yue-kun. If you continue like this, I don't know what other strange and unknown experiences I'll have to endure."
Aizen, empty-handed, stared speechlessly at Aizen, then extended his right hand.
"Li Yue-kun, your days of causing trouble everywhere by using my appearance are over. Hand over the 'Kyōka Suigetsu'."
!
The DNA has moved! Li Yue's DNA has moved!
He turned around abruptly, his back to Aizen, and sat down. A white plastic food stall chair appeared out of thin air and caught his bottom.
Please say it again.
??
Aizen looked at [Aizen] who suddenly sat down with his back to him, and several question marks immediately appeared above his head, but he still cooperated by extending his right hand again.
"Li Yue-kun, your days of impersonating me and causing trouble are over. Hand over the Kyōka Suigetsu."
"If you want it, you'll have to come and get it yourself!"
Li Yue stood up from the plastic chair, carrying the Kyōka Suigetsu, and turned to face Aizen.
"But you know the rules."
Aizen reluctantly withdrew his right hand and adjusted his glasses.
"I knew you would say that."
In Aizen's view, if he wanted to keep Li Yue in line, he had to satisfy his desire for amusement. In other words, he had to play along with him and finish the charade. Considering that Li Yue called him his godfather and helped him travel to so many strange worlds, Aizen decided to play along.
At least, his presence there meant he could maintain some control over the situation compared to letting Li Yue have a wild time on her own.
With this in mind, Aizen opened a private chat.
[The Hair Gel Man in the Sky: Tell me, Li Yue-kun, how do you want to play this game?]
Li Yue raised an eyebrow as she looked at the message from Aizen. Well, Aizen's DNA still doesn't have that much of it, but it's still pretty nice. Aizen is a good adoptive father. He's really willing to play along with you. He's much better than that old bastard Zhongli who's courting death!
[Meme Lord: Godfather, you just need to cooperate with me later.]
[The Hair Gel Man in the Sky:...]
As for how to cooperate, Li Yue didn't go into details, but he felt that with Aizen's comprehension ability, he should be able to understand it instantly.
Seeing that the two Aizen on the field had suddenly fallen silent, Renji Abarai and the others who were watching were somewhat bewildered.
"What's going on? Why are they not talking? And why are there two Captain Aizen?"
"Idiot, haven't you realized yet? The Captain Aizen who brought us here is a fake. His name is Li Yue."
Rukia glared at Renji Abarai, who looked utterly foolish, and immediately reprimanded him.
"Huh? Who is Li Yue?"
"I know, he came in with us, and he said he was Aizen's son."
Aizen's son?
Rukia stared in shock at Ichigo Kurosaki.
"Is he that unlucky kid?"
Although she was locked in a cell, Rukia could easily find out what was happening outside. She just had to ask the guards, who were usually willing to tell her. After all, Rukia's name was preceded by the name Kuchiki, the number one noble Kuchiki Clan in Soul Society. Even as a prisoner, she was not an ordinary mortal, so it was perfectly reasonable for her to befriend them.
"Unlucky kid? What does that mean?"
Ichigo Kurosaki couldn't help but ask out of curiosity. These past few days he had been either fighting or healing, and hadn't had a single good day, so he really didn't know anything about the situation inside the Seireitei.
"Simply put, he was actually an experimental subject that Aizen accidentally created in order to revive his beloved woman. After Aizen raised him for a period of time, he was ruthlessly abandoned. This is what I heard from the person who was guarding me."
Rukia explained to Ichigo Kurosaki in what she thought was a very soft voice.
"Oh? Is it really that unlucky?"
"Abandoned test subjects, is that what you think?"
Aizen smiled as he looked at them, then his body flashed with green light, transforming into his true appearance.
"It really is Li Yue!"
Ichigo Kurosaki looked at Li Yue in surprise as she returned to her original form.
"Yes, we meet again, Kazuki-kun."
Li Yue greeted Ichigo with a smile.
"So, Li Yue-kun, although I regret abandoning you, can you now return my Kyōka Suigetsu to me?"
Aizen, knowing full well, asked for weapons again.
Didn't you want me to cooperate with you? Well then, I'll cooperate with you. Your current persona is that of a pitiful child I abandoned. How does that feel?
"Is that so? Is that what you think? That I am a soul that you accidentally created in order to resurrect the woman you love? Is that what you want to say?"
"..."
Aizen sensed something was wrong, and Li Yue immediately made him realize that his feeling was correct.
"Aizen Sousuke, from the very beginning, you have been under my watchful eye, because you are the most talented soul I have ever seen in the past thousand years. You were born with a powerful Reiatsu."
Li Yue picked up the Kyōka Suigetsu, which was wrapped in bandages around her waist, and held it horizontally in front of her chest.
"Not only that, you are also very intelligent. From a young age, you have been good at observing everything around you, with meticulous attention to detail. You can remember every detail you observe. With such intelligence and your naturally strong Reiatsu, you are simply the Miracle genius!"
"With your innately powerful Reiatsu and superb intelligence, becoming Bleach is almost your destiny. With your powerful Reiatsu, you will definitely be exceptionally strong after becoming Bleach. If I could use this powerful force, it would be quite wonderful."
Aizen looked at Li Yue speechlessly, but in order to make Li Yue happy, he still cooperated and his expression became serious.
"Li Yue-kun, what do you mean by that?"
"Are you trying to say that I've been under your control from the very beginning?"
"That's right, I only mean one thing."
Li Yue used the Kyōka Suigetsu Aizen.
"Aizen Sousuke, from the very beginning, it wasn't you who chose me, but me who chose you!"
Seeing Li Yue's proud expression, Aizen adjusted his glasses.
Okay, okay, let me think. What other lines did you not say? Say them all at once later.
133. Aizen, your days of recklessly using the Hōgyoku are over. Hand it over!
"You probably can't understand what I'm saying."
"You don't know what I mean, do you?"
"It's alright, because I will explain it to you one sentence at a time."
Li Yue, with Kyōka Suigetsu in his left hand and Enma's Blade in his right, Yuyuko walked towards Rukia, each holding a sword.