Arc 38Purges, Paths, and Loneliness

Tony Stark destroyed Hydra’s S.H.I.E.L.D. network while Chat Group members discussed travel, Gourmet Cells, and the stories of their worlds. Daigo resolved to guide humanity toward kindness, and the group considered the loneliness behind Aizen’s desire to remake the world.

  • Marquis Voban and Esdeath debated whether Aizen had concealed his strength, while Tony Stark prepared to destroy Hydra after Jarvis identified its infiltrators within S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • Tony Stark deployed hundreds of Iron Armors against S.H.I.E.L.D. and eliminated the marked Hydra agents, then vowed to hunt Hydra members worldwide despite Nick Fury’s objections.
  • Heathcliff, Saeko Busujima, Kasumigaoka Utaha, and Sherry chose to seek Loki’s Divine Blessing and explore the Dungeon World, while Su Yunqing described Gourmet World’s remarkable ingredients and Gourmet Cells.
  • The Chat Group unlocked Play Mode, allowing members to visit each other’s worlds without Travel Talismans, and Su Yunqing explained that Gourmet Cells demanded costly, energy-rich food and could consume their hosts if their hunger went unsatisfied.
  • Qin Tian spent a month fighting Beast Tides across The Grasslands, grew beyond the threat of Second Sequence Mutant Creatures, and returned to Hubei City after Liu Suifeng called him back.
  • Chat Group members compared their favorite stories and argued over Shendu’s history, while Daigo said Bai Xuan’s world was his favorite because he could sense darkness fading there.
  • Bai Xuan explained how [Entering the Dao] and controlled access to Cultivation Methods could reduce human darkness, and Daigo resolved to help his world become kinder without using mind control.
  • Aizen admitted that he had longed for friends and had been lonely, and the group debated whether Momo Hinamori could have been a true companion or was merely a useful tool to him.
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Ch. 933Marquis Voban and Esdeath's Battle, Aizen's Constant Concealment

Marquis Voban reflected on the powerful figures catching up to him and his desire to strengthen his Godslayer Status a third time. Esdeath judged Aizen far stronger than Voban, while Aizen reacted with helplessness at being singled out in the Chat Group.

  • Marquis Voban considered Esdeath, Madara Uchiha, Loki, and Tony Stark among the people whose growth pushed him to seek a third strengthening of his Godslayer Status.
  • Esdeath said she could see the gap between herself and Marquis Voban and would target Aizen after surpassing him.
  • Marquis Voban questioned whether Aizen was stronger than him and suspected Aizen had concealed his abilities during their earlier battle.
  • Esdeath insisted that Aizen had hidden even more strength than Marquis Voban had.
  • Aizen read Esdeath's remarks in the Chat Group and felt helpless that their comparison had drawn him into the discussion.

Ch. 934Changes in the Marvel World, Hydra Hidden Deeply

The group discussed Aizen’s habit of hiding his strength before Su Yunqing asked Tony Stark about changes in the Marvel World after Bai Xuan’s transformation. Tony explained that Hydra remained deeply embedded in S.H.I.E.L.D. and difficult to root out.

  • Tony Stark and Su Yunqing agreed that Aizen liked to hide his strength and show off.
  • Su Yunqing discovered her mute had been lifted and complained that the Chat Group had stopped her mid-sentence.
  • Su Yunqing asked Tony Stark whether Bai Xuan’s transformation had changed his world, and Tony said people remembered a god descending upon the Lighthouse while countries studied the mutated plants.
  • Tony worried that the changes might create new threats and allow Hydra to re-emerge.
  • Tony explained that Hydra still controlled much of S.H.I.E.L.D. and that Jarvis had helped him uncover its agents by monitoring the organization’s network.

Ch. 935Red Skull's Present, Hydra Captain America?

Tony discussed Red Skull’s likely fate after the Soul Stone merged with Bai Xuan and renewed his determination to destroy Hydra. Ying Zinian shared a list of Hydra figures, and Tony was shocked to find Steve’s name on it.

  • Tony and the group speculated that Red Skull had probably died when the Soul Stone was absorbed, though he might still be stranded on Vormir or drifting through space.
  • Tony declared that he would destroy Hydra and explained that his hatred for the organization surpassed his hatred for the Winter Soldier.
  • Su Yunqing offered to help, but Tony refused, saying Hydra was an Earth-based threat he could handle himself.
  • Ying Zinian uploaded information about Hydra’s key figures from Marvel films and comics.
  • Tony opened Ying Zinian’s list and discovered that Steve was listed as a Hydra figure.

Ch. 936Hydra's Captain America, Tony Stark Prepares to Act

Tony Stark learned about a parallel-universe Captain America who became a Hydra agent, then prepared to wipe out Hydra after Jarvis identified most of its infiltrators in S.H.I.E.L.D. He rejected Nick Fury’s warning and left Jarvis to begin the operation in thirty minutes.

  • Tony Stark questioned how Captain America could have joined Hydra, and Ninth Son of Great Qin explained that the Cosmic Cube had altered Steve’s memories in Secret Empire.
  • Su Yunqing asked why Tony had chosen this moment to attack Hydra, and Tony explained that Jarvis had finished analyzing S.H.I.E.L.D. personnel while he was away.
  • Tony compared Jarvis’s findings with Ying Zinian’s Hydra list and confirmed at least eighty percent of the infiltrators.
  • Tony told Jarvis to inform Nick Fury that he would move against Hydra in thirty minutes and ordered S.H.I.E.L.D. not to interfere.
  • Nick Fury warned Tony not to act impulsively, but Tony rejected his advice and stood by his decision.

Ch. 937Tony Stark's Fury: Taking on the Entire World Alone

Tony Stark launched a full-scale attack on S.H.I.E.L.D. to eradicate Hydra, using his Iron Armor to kill every marked Hydra member. Nick Fury confronted him afterward, warning that the public devastation left Tony facing serious trouble.

  • Tony Stark rejected waiting for legal action and ordered Jarvis to deploy every Iron Armor under the Anti-Hydra Combat Plan.
  • Jarvis sent hundreds of armors, including the Anti-Thanos Armor and suits designed for Chat Group members, toward S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • Tony Stark accepted the risk of being branded a traitor and believed his power would let him face the Lighthouse and the world.
  • In less than an hour, Tony Stark's armors eliminated every marked Hydra member at S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • Nick Fury called Tony Stark and condemned the attack, pointing out that nearly a thousand armors had stormed S.H.I.E.L.D. openly and killed most of its personnel.

Ch. 938When People Fail to Understand Each Other, Problems Can Easily Be Driven to the Edge of Madness

After Tony Stark killed Hydra infiltrators inside S.H.I.E.L.D., Nick Fury worried that his power and disregard for consequences could make him an unchecked judge of others. She feared what might happen if Tony or his allies ever turned against the Lighthouse.

  • Tony Stark told Nick Fury he did not need the others to believe him and ended their communication.
  • Nick Fury understood that Tony had let go of his hatred for the Winter Soldier but had redirected it toward Hydra.
  • Nick Fury recognized that Tony’s magic, armor, allies, and standing gave him the power to disregard S.H.I.E.L.D. and other authorities.
  • Nick Fury worried that Tony might someday punish people based on his own judgment and wondered whether anyone could stop him if he turned toward evil.

Ch. 939Hope We Can Always Trust You, Tony

Tony Stark rapidly eliminated the Hydra agents he had identified inside S.H.I.E.L.D., leaving Nick Fury to worry about how to explain the purge to his superiors. In the group chat, the members discussed Tony’s power and Erina Nakiri’s comments on oppression before Utaha Kasumigaoka asked how Soma Yukihira was doing.

  • Nick Fury hoped they could always trust Tony, then wondered how he would explain the situation to his superiors.
  • Tony finished repairing his Iron Armors and used them to wipe out the Hydra agents he had marked inside S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • Tony told the group he would personally hunt down Hydra members scattered around the world and promised to erase Hydra in honor of his deceased parents.
  • Tony explained that Nick Fury knew the targets were Hydra infiltrators, but S.H.I.E.L.D.’s superiors might mistake the purge for a move against the organization.
  • Su Yunqing joked that the people above would likely shift the blame to Nick Fury, and Erina Nakiri and Utaha Kasumigaoka discussed strength and Erina’s supposed oppression.
  • Utaha Kasumigaoka asked Erina Nakiri how Soma Yukihira was doing and suggested they might have had a chance.

Ch. 940Becoming Loki's Familia Member, a Choice Born of Chat Group Rules

Erina explained that joining the Chat Group had shifted her ambitions away from romance and toward becoming the greatest Chef in the Myriad Worlds. Kayaba Akihiko prepared to join Loki’s familia, arguing that Divine Blessing and the rules of Loki’s world would help him grow without meaningful risk.

  • Erina said she no longer loved Soma Yukihira and thought he would be more suited to Megumi.
  • Tony Stark wondered whether romance could aid a Chef’s pursuit, while Heathcliff advised letting things take their natural course before committing.
  • Heathcliff told Loki he was ready to travel to her world and become her familia member.
  • Su Yunqing questioned why Heathcliff would join a familia when the Chat Group offered other ways to grow stronger.
  • Heathcliff explained that the Chat Group’s rule against members harming each other removed the danger, and that Divine Blessing could draw out his potential.

Ch. 941Divine Blessing, the Dungeon's Power System

The group discussed how Loki’s Divine Blessing could help members from ordinary worlds grow stronger through Dungeon battles, and several members decided to join her Familia. Erina Nakiri was asked whether she would go, but questioned what a chef would do with a knife outside the kitchen.

  • The group owner and Heathcliff explained that Divine Blessing could rapidly develop abilities through experience, making the Dungeon system well suited to Saeko Busujima and other members from Daily Life Worlds.
  • Loki offered to inscribe Divine Blessings, and Saeko Busujima decided to join her Familia and go to the Dungeon World.
  • Kasumigaoka Utaha chose to join so she could discover her potential and earn Points by hunting monsters.
  • Sherry asked to go because she wanted to gain power and gather Points to resurrect her sister.
  • The Richest Man in the Lighthouse asked Erina Nakiri whether she would go, and Erina replied that chefs only pointed knives at ingredients.

Ch. 942Incredible Gourmet World, Ingredients That Defy Existing Science

Su Yunqing described a Gourmet World where bizarre natural ingredients included a tree bearing over a hundred million kinds of snacks, cola springs, and living roasted pigs. The others struggled to comprehend its impossible ingredients, while Liu Maoxing wondered what cooking skills could make them delicious.

  • Erina Nakiri asked why Liu Maoxing had not been invited, and Su Yunqing explained that his world differed from a Gourmet World because nearly everything there could serve as an ingredient.
  • Liu Maoxing asked about the Gourmet World, and Su Yunqing introduced its unusual ingredients, beginning with a Snack Tree that bore countless kinds of snacks.
  • Su Yunqing explained that the Snack Tree produced over a hundred million varieties of pastries and snacks, astonishing Erina Nakiri and Tony Stark.
  • Su Yunqing described cola springs and a living BBQ Pig, then shared an image and warned that the pig should be killed quickly before it burned itself black.
  • Liu Maoxing wondered how chefs could cook a fruit whose single drop of juice could fill a swimming pool with rich, fragrant juice.

Ch. 943The Gap Between Toriko and Culinary Worlds

Su Yunqing and the chat group debated how the chefs and ingredients of Toriko’s Gourmet World compared with those of Little Master World and Erina’s world. The discussion left Erina feeling singled out after the others agreed her world seemed mediocre by comparison.

  • Umaru Doma asked whether eating a Rainbow Fruit directly would be dangerously sweet, and Su Yunqing explained that Gourmet World ingredients were extraordinarily delicious and could demand specialized cooking techniques.
  • Erina Nakiri and Liu Maoxing welcomed the prospect of a world with greater culinary challenges, while Ying Zinian argued that Little Master World’s chefs could match Toriko’s if their physical abilities were equal.
  • Ying Zinian said the main difference was Toriko chefs’ Gourmet Cell-enhanced senses, while noting they might struggle to make ordinary ingredients as delicious as Little Master World chefs could.
  • Erina Nakiri asked whether everyone considered her world inferior to the Gourmet World, and Su Yunqing and Ying Zinian agreed that it seemed comparatively mediocre.

Ch. 944Chat Group's New Feature Unlocked: Play Mode

Su Yunqing explained why Erina Nakiri’s God Tongue was less exceptional than similar abilities in other worlds, then refused to upload the Gourmet World Memory Copy until someone from that world joined the Chat Group. Just after she joked that no newcomer would appear, the Chat Group unlocked Play Mode, which let members visit one another’s worlds without spending Points on Travel Talismans.

  • Su Yunqing compared the God Tongue with Super Taste in Little Master's world and the culinary abilities of Toriko's world, prompting Erina Nakiri to accept the gap between her world and theirs.
  • Erina Nakiri asked Su Yunqing to upload the Gourmet World Memory Copy, but Su Yunqing refused until someone from Toriko's world joined the Chat Group.
  • Utaha Kasumigaoka suggested waiting for a Gourmet World member to join, but Su Yunqing said Sun Goku's recent arrival had been a coincidence.
  • After Su Yunqing joked that she was not a crow, the Chat Group announced that Play Mode had unlocked, letting members visit other members' worlds without buying Travel Talismans.
  • Su Yunqing celebrated the free travel option, while Utaha Kasumigaoka pointed out that Su Yunqing could afford the cost; Su Yunqing insisted that saving Points still brought joy.

Ch. 945Advantages and Flaws of the Gourmet Cell System

Su Yunqing explained how Gourmet Cells in the Toriko world let people evolve by eating delicious, energy-rich ingredients, while warning that the system caused immense hunger and could devour its host. The group discussed the system’s potential and risks, leaving its members considering what would happen if someone joined from the Gourmet World.

  • Su Yunqing and the others regretted missing a chance to visit Lala's world before travel became easier, while Erina Nakiri said she still hoped someone from the Gourmet World would join.
  • Su Yunqing described Gourmet Cells as a way to grow stronger through eating and said their potential was vast, though Gourmet Demons were a flaw.
  • Su Yunqing explained that Phantom Jellyfish led the Gourmet God to discover how life could evolve, and that Gourmet Cells activated human cells through delicious food.
  • Su Yunqing clarified that ingredients needed both rich energy and good taste to trigger evolution, and that higher capture levels generally meant more energy.
  • Su Yunqing warned that Gourmet Cells made hosts increasingly hungry and could devour them if they failed to satisfy that hunger.

Ch. 946The Importance of Points to a Power System, and Son Goku Still Not Full

The group discussed how Gourmet Cells required increasingly costly food and Points as they advanced, discouraging Gabriel and Kasumigaoka Utaha from choosing the system. Son Goku remained hungry despite eating, and Whitebeard sent him a Sea King as food while Su Yunqing learned that Goku had met Bulma and was traveling with her.

  • Su Yunqing explained that advanced Gourmet Cells needed powerful, energy-rich food and that buying it required substantial Points.
  • Gabriel rejected Gourmet Cells because she preferred spending her Points on games, and Kasumigaoka Utaha decided the system was too expensive for her.
  • Son Goku told the group that he had eaten but was still hungry, so Whitebeard sent him a Sea King.
  • Tony Stark noted that Goku would have to cook the enormous Sea King himself, and Goku cheerfully thanked Whitebeard and accepted it.
  • Su Yunqing asked whether Bulma had reached Goku, and Goku explained that she was traveling with him after trying to take his grandfather's keepsake.
  • Goku complained that Bulma gave him too little food, while Su Yunqing realized that Goku's Saiyan appetite far exceeded an ordinary child's.

Ch. 947A Definite Answer, Even a Disappointing One, Was Better Than the Unease of Waiting

After the Beast Tide, Huo Yu brought Luo Wen to the Imperial Capital Spirit Energy Bureau, while Qin Tian continued clearing Beast Tides across The Grasslands to temper himself. Qin Tian had grown strong enough that Second Sequence Mutant Creatures no longer challenged him, and he began wanting a stronger opponent.

  • Qin Tian reflected on Luo Wen's longing for affection and the uncertainty surrounding whether the Rinnegan could resurrect the dead.
  • Huo Yu took Luo Wen to the Imperial Capital Spirit Energy Bureau, where officials planned to assign him to a suitable city after securing his loyalty with a contract.
  • Qin Tian spent the following month destroying Beast Tides across The Grasslands and using battles to improve his combat experience and control his transformed body.
  • Qin Tian fought Mutated Beasts with physical strength alone, relying on his Superpower's passive healing and recovery to endure his injuries.
  • After a full day of slaughter, Qin Tian realized that Second Sequence Mutant Creatures no longer threatened him and that his body craved stronger opponents.

Ch. 948Powerful Espers and Their Potential for the Future—They Represent Hope

Qin Tian spent a month protecting Hubei City and nearby settlements from Beast Tides, using Thunder to destroy attacking mutated beasts until many migrated deeper into The Grasslands. After Liu Suifeng told him he could return, the chapter reflected on how powerful Espers’ relationships and descendants could affect the nation’s future.

  • Qin Tian used Thunderfall to wipe out a charging group of mutated beasts on The Grasslands.
  • Qin Tian’s repeated destruction of Beast Tides made attacks on Hubei City and nearby cities far less frequent and drove many mutated beast hordes deeper into The Grasslands.
  • After Qin Tian had spent a month there, Liu Suifeng informed him that he could return, though no First Sequence-level mutated beast had appeared.
  • Hubei City hoped Qin Tian would stay, but he had no time for romance while pursuing his goals and striving to grow stronger.
  • The chapter explained that families considered the abilities and backgrounds of powerful Espers’ partners because their children could influence the future strength of the nation.

Ch. 949The Story Set in a Certain World I Like Most, and the Core of Gintama

Bored by the lack of tasks and discoveries, Su Yunqing chatted with the group about anime and why she liked Dragon Ball and Gintama. She refused to upload Gintama’s Memory Copy before someone from that world joined, then asked the members which world’s story they liked most.

  • Su Yunqing complained that the Chat Group had been quiet for two months and that her trips into the Wild Zone had turned up no worthwhile treasures.
  • Umaru Doma listed several recent group members and said she was still watching the Dragon Ball Memory Copy.
  • Tony Stark explained that Dragon Ball’s Memory Copy was more complete than the group owner’s copies of Bleach, Naruto, and Pirate.
  • Su Yunqing said she liked Dragon Ball’s Sun Goku and favored Gintama, whose story had moved her more than she had expected.
  • Tony Stark asked Su Yunqing to upload Gintama’s Memory Copy, but she refused until someone from that world joined the group.
  • Su Yunqing asked the group which world’s story they liked best, including whether they preferred their own world.

Ch. 950Aincrad Arc and Re:Zero's Story, the Ordinary Life of Ordinary People

The group members discussed which Memory Copy stories they loved, from Sword Art Online and Re:Zero to Umaru’s ordinary world. Su Yunqing argued that money eased the burdens of ordinary life, explaining that her own work experience had taught her how exhausting a job could be.

  • Umaru Doma said she loved Sword Art Online’s Aincrad arc but disliked Asuna’s imprisonment in Fairy Dance.
  • Utaha Kasumigaoka chose Re:Zero, praising Natsuki Subaru’s struggle to save the people he loved and noting Rem’s devotion to him.
  • Rem said she preferred Umaru’s peaceful world because she longed for a life surrounded by loving family and friends.
  • Tony Stark argued that ordinary people still faced troubles and that wealth made it easier to choose how to live.
  • Su Yunqing described the financial and work-related pressures of ordinary life, then explained that she had experienced them after taking a job despite her family having enough money.

Ch. 951The Greatest Trouble for Ordinary People, Something Tony Had Never Experienced

Su Yunqing recalled how exhausting and poorly paid her month working at a milk tea shop had been, prompting the group to discuss ordinary people's lives. Tony Stark then complained that his world's rules prevented him from recycling the Infinity Stones, leaving him envious of Loki's gains.

  • Su Yunqing remembered the long hours, heavy workload, and low pay at the milk tea shop, and explained that she had quit after a month.
  • Tony Stark said his wealth and upgraded Jarvis spared him from the troubles of ordinary working life.
  • Rimuru explained that the lives shown by Daily Life World group members were unusually comfortable compared with his and Momonga's former lives.
  • Su Yunqing asked Tony Stark which world's story he liked best, and he said he disliked his own world's story most.
  • Tony Stark complained that his world's World Consciousness would not let him recycle the Infinity Stones, unlike Loki's world.

Ch. 952Shendu's Good Habit, Madara Uchiha Being Mocked

Tony Stark realized he could not recycle the Infinity Stones’ Points and lamented watching others benefit from them. Su Yunqing asked several chat members which world’s story they preferred, and their discussion ended with Shendu and Madara Uchiha being mocked over their past defeats.

  • Tony Stark wondered whether Bai Xuan merging a Status into his own was effectively the same as recycling it, then complained that he alone could not recycle the Infinity Stones.
  • Su Yunqing asked Uchiha Dance King, Oldest Godslayer, Boil Daigo Into Soup, Captain of the 5th Division, and Universe Overlord which world’s story they preferred.
  • Oldest Godslayer and Universe Overlord chose Dragon Ball World for its powerful fighters, while Uchiha Dance King said his own story was exciting enough.
  • Shendu recounted how Hashirama Senju had surpassed Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu had betrayed him, prompting Madara Uchiha to be mocked for his dramatic life.
  • Oldest Godslayer retorted by listing Shendu’s defeats and his failure to keep Jade Chan from using his Talismans to undo his rule.
  • Su Yunqing laughed at Shendu for being mocked over his habit of sleeping, then pointed out that he had kept a regular sleep schedule even after being sealed for over nine hundred years.

Ch. 953Who Could Sleep While Sealed?! Shendu's Cry

The chat group teased Shendu about sleeping after being sealed, and he insisted he had spent the whole time trying to escape. Su Yunqing then asked Daigo and Aizen which world’s story they admired most, and Daigo named Bai Xuan’s world because of his growing connection to Tiga and his ability to sense Light and Dark.

  • The Richest Man in the Lighthouse asked how Shendu could sleep after nearly a thousand years of being sealed, and Shendu said he had been trying to find a way out.
  • Su Yunqing and the group laughed at Shendu’s claim that failing to find an escape would only make him less inclined to sleep.
  • Su Yunqing asked Daigo and Aizen which world’s story they admired most, prompting Madara Uchiha to defend his interest in his own story.
  • Daigo said he liked every story but named Bai Xuan’s world as his favorite.
  • Daigo explained that his connection with Tiga was deepening and that he could sense Light and Dark in people and across entire worlds.

Ch. 954A World of Human Fantasy, Where Everyone Was Each Other's Sun

Daigo sensed that the darkness in people’s hearts was fading in Bai Xuan’s world, and Su Yunqing explained that people who had Entered the Dao upheld a chosen path for life. The chapter left her imagining a society where humanity’s virtues returned as more people followed their paths.

  • Daigo sensed that good and evil existed in both the real world and the Life Game, but found that light was overwhelming darkness in Bai Xuan’s country.
  • Daigo observed that people’s inner darkness was truly disappearing rather than merely hiding, and that some force was helping it fade.
  • Su Yunqing recalled that Entering the Dao let people compensate for ordinary Superpowers by choosing a path to cultivate.
  • Su Yunqing explained that people who Entered the Dao upheld the principles of their chosen path throughout their lives, leaving darkness in their hearts without room to survive.
  • Su Yunqing imagined Bai Xuan’s world becoming a society filled with kindness, courage, friendship, love, and other human virtues.

Ch. 955A World of Pure Goodness Must Exist, but the Race That Created It Is Definitely Not Human!

Bai Xuan explained why cultivation could encourage people toward goodness but could not make humanity purely good, and why Huaxia’s control of cultivation methods would guide people toward safer paths. Daigo admitted he wished for a nation where humanity’s goodness prevailed, and the group reminded him that he could help shape humanity’s choices.

  • Bai Xuan argued that cultivation depended on talent, resources, and methods, and that [Entering the Dao] could reduce human darkness but never eliminate it.
  • Bai Xuan explained that Huaxia’s Spirit Energy Bureau controlled access to advanced Cultivation Methods, encouraging people to choose good paths rather than risk scrutiny for evil ones.
  • Bai Xuan told Boil Daigo Into Soup that a world of pure goodness might exist, but its inhabitants would not be human.
  • Oldest Godslayer questioned whether Daigo worried about humanity’s morality as a human or as an Ultraman, and Daigo said he hoped humanity’s good side would prevail.
  • Ordinary Group Owner told Daigo that, as both The Light and human, he could help shape humanity’s fate.

Ch. 956Daigo Wants to Change the World, but His Moral Bottom Line Is Too High

Daigo realized that defeating Kaiju had not changed humanity and decided to try to improve society without resorting to mind control. Aizen told the group he was moved by human bonds and the stars, leaving his past loneliness as the reason he had yearned for connection.

  • Daigo reflected that his power had made Kaiju easier to defeat but had not changed humanity, and he resolved to transform his world into one filled with kindness.
  • Umaru Doma and Utaha Kasumigaoka warned Daigo that changing society would be difficult, and Utaha suggested using Infinite Tsukuyomi to control people’s thoughts.
  • Daigo rejected the suggestion for now because he did not want to impose his ideal world through mind control.
  • Su Yunqing asked Aizen which world he admired most, and he said he was moved by human bonds and the starry sky beyond Earth.
  • Aizen explained that he had once yearned for friends and that loneliness described his past better.

Ch. 957Gods Are Merely Humans Skilled at Disguise

The chapter examined Aizen’s loneliness, his ambition to change the world, and the disguises he used to hide his fear. In the Chat Group, Bai Xuan named Momo Hinamori as someone who might have been Aizen’s companion, prompting others to question whether he had truly cared for her.

  • The narration explained that Aizen sought to become a god and remake the world because he could find no equal companion, while Urahara Kisuke rejected his plan.
  • Aizen’s calmness and composure were described as carefully constructed disguises that concealed his fear and loneliness.
  • Bai Xuan named Momo Hinamori as a possible companion for Aizen, surprising the Chat Group.
  • Marquis Voban and Tony Stark argued that Momo Hinamori’s trust and admiration kept her from understanding Aizen, making her seem more like a useful tool than an equal friend.
  • Su Yunqing said she had never found convincing evidence that Aizen felt anything for Momo Hinamori beyond treating her as a tool, but wondered whether she had missed some detail.
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