Las Noches.
A tall figure crossed the rope bridge and entered a tower. There were no windows inside, almost completely shutting out the sunlight from the artificial dome outside.
Click~~
After confirming that no sunlight could reach him, the tall figure removed the mask from his face.
As the long, strip-like mask came off, a rather handsome face was revealed. The figure was none other than Aaroniero, who had once fought Duan Mu.
"I really don't understand Lord Aizen's thinking. After finally arriving in Hueco Mundo, where only darkness exists, he actually imitated the Human World and made a sun. Did he never consider that someone like me can only display his abilities in darkness?"
Clang~~
Aaroniero casually tossed the mask covering his head aside and took out the latest report from the monitoring department.
These reports all concerned information about Hollows. Since becoming NO. 9, he had devoured thirty thousand Hollows. In the beginning, he had basically devoured whatever Hollow he encountered.
But after reaching his current level of strength, he no longer devoured every Hollow he came across. No matter how many weak Hollows he consumed, they had almost no effect. Rather than waste time on those worthless creatures, it was better to have the monitoring department select Hollows with special abilities or powerful reiatsu for him to devour.
Outer Ring~
Looking at the report in his hand, Aaroniero frowned and subconsciously touched his chest.
He pulled open the zipper of the white robe covering his entire body. On his exposed chest, an extremely hideous scar was clearly visible.
Although two years had passed since he was injured, even today, he still felt a dull ache from the scar on his chest. The black-haired young man would also involuntarily surface in his mind.
"Madman~~!"
Aaroniero cursed in a