Sure enough, Love Aikawa was there too. Ever since he had joined forces with the Espada against him in the Bleach World, Uchiha Hiko had held no favorable opinion of him.
Although afterward, when he saw how deeply the Visored Army longed to return to the Soul Society, he had come to somewhat understand Love Aikawa's actions.
But when he encountered him again in this other world, Uchiha Hiko had vaguely felt that something was off.
Sure enough, something had happened now.
"So, a full day and night have passed since Shizuku went missing?" Uchiha Hiko asked calmly.
Shinji Hirako's face was full of shame. Shizuku had only just been entrusted to him when something like this happened.
Seeing his expression, Uchiha Hiko could not even be bothered to ask what Kisuke Urahara was doing.
There was no need to guess. He was definitely conducting his own research right now.
Uchiha Hiko somewhat regretted lending him the Dragon Balls and sighed inwardly.
"Captain Kuchiki, do you have something to say? Shouldn't you give me an explanation?"
Uchiha Hiko's meaning was obvious: he was protecting his own.
Byakuya Kuchiki still wore a cold expression as he said flatly, "There's nothing to explain to him!"
His hand remained on his Zanpakuto, and he said nothing else, remaining constantly on guard against Uchiha Hiko.
The pressure Uchiha Hiko gave him was absolutely unprecedented. Since achieving Bankai, no one except Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto had ever made him feel such terrifying pressure.
A thin layer of sweat gradually appeared in his palm.
Uchiha Hiko frowned, picked up the Zanpakuto by Burning Man's feet, and swung it at Byakuya Kuchiki.
A blue-white slash shot from the blade's tip. Byakuya Kuchiki lightly gritted his teeth.
With a flash step, he vanished from where he stood.
When he