No matter how Ichigo Kurosaki attacked during the battle, Renji Abarai blocked every strike flawlessly. After several dozen exchanges...
"Haaah~~~~" Ichigo Kurosaki put all his strength into a slash at Renji Abarai.
Renji Abarai sidestepped the strike.
"Too slow. Not enough technique!"
With that, he drove the hilt of his sword hard into Ichigo Kurosaki's abdomen.
The heavy blow sent Ichigo Kurosaki directly to his knees, coughing nonstop.
"There's no challenge at all in an opponent like this!"
Renji Abarai turned around and led Rukia into the passage to Soul Society.
After Renji Abarai entered the passage to Soul Society, Sosuke Aizen stepped in front of Ichigo Kurosaki.
He crouched down and looked at the curled-up Ichigo Kurosaki. "Rukia will probably die this time. The Central 46 Chambers aren't exactly understanding people."
Despair appeared in Ichigo Kurosaki's eyes when he heard those words.
"But she might not die," Sosuke Aizen said again.
As if he had grasped a lifeline, Ichigo Kurosaki tightly seized Sosuke Aizen's sleeve and asked, "What should I do?"
Sosuke Aizen's gentle voice, like a spell, told Ichigo Kurosaki how to open a passage to Soul Society.
After saying that, he stood up. "There are many restrictions in this world that we must obey, but there are also many restrictions that we must break."
"I don't know what you should do to save Rukia, but I've given you hope."
"Two months from now, whether Rukia lives or dies will depend on what you do."
With that, Sosuke Aizen stepped into the passage and vanished from the world of the living. The passage to Soul Society slowly closed until it disappeared entirely.
Why did Sosuke Aizen favor Ichigo Kurosaki so much that he even told him the incantation for opening a passage to Soul Society?
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