Aizen didn't care about White's injuries. At worst, he could just make another one.
But Gaoyu couldn't let that happen. Until he got his hands on the Cocooning ability, White absolutely couldn't die!
So he said a quick word to Aizen, then stepped in.
He used Mirror Reflection.
He hadn't permanently acquired the Mirror Reflection ability yet, which meant he could only use it once for now. But he still used it in that moment.
He was mainly worried that Strongest Defense might not be enough to withstand both of their Ceros. He could handle a Cero from just one of them, but with White and Stark attacking from opposite sides at once, it was better to be cautious.
When Gaoyu suddenly appeared, both White above and Stark below were surprised.
Gaoyu sighed. "All right, White, stop making trouble. Today's outside activities are over."
White roared, seeming displeased.
Gaoyu shrugged. "Don't start. You're no match for him."
Gaoyu had spent a long time with White. Even though White couldn't speak, Gaoyu could still understand what he meant.
"You're... a Shinigami?"
On the other side, Stark frowned and stepped in front of Lilinette, seemingly shielding her.
Hollows were naturally wary of Shinigami.
Even though Stark was powerful, the sudden events one after another had put him on guard.
"Yeah, but I don't mean you any harm."
"White is more or less a friend of mine," Gaoyu said. "I don't know why he suddenly came looking for you."
Gaoyu had made a point of saying the word "friend," because he knew that what Stark longed for most was a friend.
Sure enough, Stark froze.
"A Shinigami... and a Hollow are friends?"
That...
It was strange no matter how you looked at it, wasn't it?
Shinigami weren't sworn enemies of Hollows the way