So he was sending me away again.
Gaoyu figured Aizen must have something in mind, but it didn't require his involvement.
If he wasn't needed, then so be it. Going to Las Noches to play a castle-defense or farming game sounded pretty good, too.
Since Aizen had given him full authority over Las Noches, he might as well put together an entirely new Espada.
That brought to mind some game ads from his previous life—
Come build your own ultimate army!
It might not be the ultimate army, but it shouldn't be a problem to make them stronger than the original Espada.
At the very least, they'd be far stronger than the original Espada when it came to dealing with a Vasto Lorde like Szayelaporro.
Gaoyu didn't return to Las Noches right away. Instead, he stayed in the Seireitei for a day to see whom the Thirteenth Division would choose to send to Hueco Mundo.
When he got back to his division, he saw Toshiro Hitsugaya training.
Gaoyu walked over and greeted him. "How's your training going?"
Toshiro looked a little surprised to see Gaoyu approaching. He put away his Zanpakuto but didn't answer the question. Instead, he asked, "Did something happen earlier?"
"You heard about it?" Gaoyu raised an eyebrow, then admitted, "Yeah. The Seireitei should be making a big move tomorrow."
"But it has nothing to do with you. You'd better stay in the division and keep being its prodigy."
"You..."
Toshiro Hitsugaya looked at Gaoyu as though he wanted to say something.
"What is it?" Seeing him hesitate, Gaoyu couldn't help asking, "Got something to say?"
"...No, nothing." Toshiro shook his head.
"You're not cute at all, you little brat." Gaoyu ruffled Toshiro's hair. When the boy pulled away, Gaoyu left.
Once he had passed Toshiro, his