"Why? Why are these guys so strong?"
"It's completely different from the intelligence we gathered. What happened to them?"
"This is impossible!!"
"..."
Disbelieving cries rang out without end, and terrifying spiritual pressure reverberated throughout Las Noches.
Whoosh—!
A young man staggered back several steps. After steadying himself, he looked at the chaotic scene around him and sighed faintly. "Tch, this battlefield is way too terrifying, isn't it? If I'd known Hueco Mundo was this frightening, I would've stayed in base camp."
"Huh? So he's a useless coward."
"Mother gorilla, you really have no awareness of your gorilla-like build. You're blocking my view, bastard."
"Apache, what did you just call me, you mother gorilla!?"
"Hehe, is Hueco Mundo a matriarchal society now?"
The young man watched the two women arguing endlessly behind him and flicked his bangs. "I've really encountered a lot of terrifyingly powerful women since coming here."
"What?"
A voice came from behind the arguing pair. Sun-Sun walked around them, covering her face with her sleeve. "Are you looking down on women? Still, the two mother gorillas beside me don't count as women. It's perfectly normal for you to look down on them."
"I wouldn't dare look down on women."
The young man glanced into the distance. "I barely managed to escape from over there. That 3rd Espada was beating down several of my companions just now. It scared me into running away immediately. I didn't expect to run into the three of you instead."
"Ah, this deadly situation almost makes me regret escaping. Compared to facing the three of you alone, I'd rather fight that deadly woman alongside my companions. At least I could use them as shields."
"Huh?"
Apache, who had been arguing with Liltotto, turned around and looked at the young man with disdain. "You