"It seems Mr. Hawking is very confident in his own strength."
Kisuke Urahara's body stiffened, then he laughed heartily.
Hawking nodded indifferently.
"That's right. I feel like, in your world, I'm ridiculously powerful."
"If that is the case, would Mr. Hawking be willing to spar with me, so that I may witness your power for myself?"
Kisuke Urahara slowly rose to his feet.
He currently knew nothing about Hawking, so he had no way of judging whether what Hawking had said was true. He wanted to use this spar to confirm some things and gather relevant intelligence.
"Of course. I happen to have enough time."
The Nine Tomoe Rinne Sharingan between Hawking's brows activated, directly pulling Kisuke Urahara into Ancestor Space.
"This is my Ancestor Space. The battle won't affect the outside world, so you can fight me without holding back."
Although Kisuke Urahara looked like a scientist from the Soul Society, his true strength actually ranked among the top ten in the entire Bleach World.
He had been specifically designated by Yhwach as one of the Five Special War Powers. He possessed the ability to defeat enemies through all manner of methods and was the Bleach World's foremost mind and source of wisdom.
Even Aizen's defeat had appeared to be Ichigo Kurosaki's doing, but Kisuke Urahara had actually been the one who played the decisive role.
It was precisely because Kisuke Urahara had understood everything about Aizen, devised a countermeasure, and invented a new Kidō that Aizen had ultimately been sealed away.
Ichigo Kurosaki's main role had been to weaken Aizen. Aizen could not be killed, and only once he had been weakened to a certain extent could Kisuke Urahara seal him.
What Hawking needed now was to earn Kisuke Urahara's trust, then have the wisest man in the