Moonlight, pale as death, reflected off the lenses.
Beneath the lenses lay a sorrowful gaze.
Under his brown hair, Aizen watched the departing youth, a faint, almost imperceptible smile appearing on his face as he murmured to himself:
"Regarding where the heart resides... I never expected you to have given it so much thought."
"You continue to surprise me more and more. But I want to know whether everything you said is merely foam between your lips, or action taken by your own hands and feet."
"Do not disappoint me, Asano Kiyoshi."
His words vanished with the wind, leaving behind only a night that seemed like a shattered mirror.
On Bawabawa's back, Asano Kiyoshi sat cross-legged. A glimmering jade-green light of Kaido shone over his body, and as waves of coolness washed through him, his burned arm steadily recovered.
The charred skin peeled away, while fresh pink flesh rapidly filled the gaps. Before long, most of his wounds had healed.
Thanks to Hueco Mundo's abundant Reishi Density, Asano Kiyoshi's spiritual pressure recovered quickly. By now, it had recovered seventy or eighty percent.
Nel sat beside Asano Kiyoshi, tilting her head as she quietly watched him, a silly grin occasionally appearing on her face.
Pesche and Dondochakka were discussing the matter of changing names some distance away. Ulquiorra sat silently to one side. Something now filled his eyes, which had previously been utterly empty.
However, just as Bawabawa was about to turn into the next cluster of enormous rocks, Ulquiorra suddenly stood up. Looking into the distance, he said blandly:
"Someone is coming... More than one."
Hearing Ulquiorra's words, Asano Kiyoshi immediately sat upright. He trusted Ulquiorra's sensory nerves.
As he rose, Asano Kiyoshi had already begun casting defensive Kido:
"Mountains formed from dream-jade fall from the highest heavens, bearing the