(The previous chapter has been revised. During their last meeting, Aizen did not tell Tachibana his name, so Tachibana did not know Aizen's name. This bug has been fixed.)
King Hassan made his grand entrance!
His appearance came as a surprise.
However, given this Grand Assassin's attitude toward the Fujimaru siblings, it was not all that surprising for him to suddenly come to Fujimaru Tachibana's rescue when she found herself in the dire situation of having her soul sent to the Underworld.
On the Light Screen, Fujimaru Tachibana saw the elderly King Hassan. Having recognized him, she immediately used the form of address she had only used in the previous Singularity.
"Grandpa!"
The old man turned his head slightly and nodded before continuing forward to face Aizen directly.
Within those cold gray eyes lay the will of death incarnate.
Aizen regarded King Hassan with an intrigued expression. "A Counter Guardian chosen by the world—a Grand Servant?"
"Well, it is a pleasure to meet you for the first time, Your Excellency the Old Man of the Mountain, Angel Who Proclaims Death, agent of death."
"Indeed, compared to you, who possess the Authority of Death and stand as the symbol of death itself, that Ninja World Savior—who can only exercise his Savior status within the Ninja World—has far too many limitations."
"Though he possesses tremendous destructive power, he can only wield it within the Ninja World."
He was clearly referring to Naruto, the Savior of the Ninja World—a Counter Guardian who could only assume the Savior class within the Ninja World.
In response to Aizen's seemingly complimentary words, King Hassan merely said coldly, "Betrayer of Destiny, fallen blasphemer. Thy destiny does not lie here, and the death knell has not yet come time to toll."
"Yet thy malice is known throughout all