The Final Pursuit

"You're such an idiot!"

Rangiku Matsumoto sniped irritably, "Since the Captain said he'd establish three positions, that meant he'd been certain from the very beginning that only three Captains would ultimately be willing to follow him!"

"Huh? There's more than that, isn't there?" Toshiro Hitsugaya quickly calculated in his head. "There's me, Aizen, Captain Unohana, that lunatic Kenpachi Zaraki, and that freak Mayuri Kurotsuchi... No matter how I count, that's more than three!"

"Heh, have you considered that Aizen isn't even on the same level as you? Captain Unohana has long since become one of the Espada, and as for Mayuri, his head is filled with nothing but scientific experiments. He'd never go to hell to become some vice-captain." Rangiku Matsumoto smiled as she dispelled his final doubts.

"Huh? I can accept that Captain Unohana is an Espada, and I'd thank the heavens if that monster Mayuri doesn't come, but why is Aizen any different from us?" Toshiro Hitsugaya muttered unhappily.

"Of course it's because Aizen's ambitions are far greater than yours."

Rangiku Matsumoto shot him a sidelong glance, her tone carrying a hint of teasing.

"Look at you. You let us buy you off so easily. How much potential could you possibly have?"

Toshiro Hitsugaya flushed bright red from being choked speechless.

Of course, he knew that besides his grandmother, the pure-hearted Momo Hinamori also held a place in his heart.

But at this moment, both the three immortality slots Ross had promised and the revelation that Aizen had long been one of them gave Toshiro Hitsugaya an unprecedented sense of relief.

Since everyone around him belonged to Ross's side, it did not matter how innocent or stubborn Momo Hinamori was.

Even if she found the process hard to accept, with the tide of events moving this way and