After softly murmuring those words, Starrk slowly rose to his feet. He glanced at the impatient little girl beside him, and his expression softened slightly as he said quietly.
"It's done, Lilynette. Sorry to have kept you waiting."
Hearing Starrk suddenly speak like that, Lilynette's face flushed slightly. She nodded somewhat awkwardly, then raised her little chin and said softly.
"It's nothing, as long as Starrk got the information we needed."
"You know, no matter what, this time we have to figure out the intel on the enemies in this world called ninja. We absolutely can't end up like before, getting defeated by Death Gods..."
At the thought of the Death God who had defeated her and Starrk in Karakura Town, Lilynette puffed out her little cheeks slightly, looking angry.
Yet beneath that anger was an even deeper lingering fear.
If Lord Aizen had not stepped in again, then... Lilynette might never have seen Starrk again...
Thinking of this, Lilynette secretly glanced at Starrk. Only after seeing that he had not noticed her expression did she quietly breathe a sigh of relief.
Upon hearing her words, Starrk slowly turned around.
His weathered eyes narrowed slightly as he glanced at the tall tower standing in the middle of the forest below. In a calm voice, he said, "The enemies we'll be facing this time may be quite troublesome..."
Hearing Starrk's words, Lilynette's delicate eyes widened in surprise.
"How could that be? Didn't Lord Aizen already say that ninja aren't particularly strong?"
As she said this, her pretty brows furrowed slightly. Wrinkling her nose, she said with clear irritation, "Besides, we already saw it before. Even Lilynette can knock those ninja down with just one finger!"
Starrk did not refute her. Instead, his expression became somewhat complicated as he glanced at her