Silent Infiltration

The brief vacation came to an end.

Aizen had settled everyone into place. Under Urahara Kisuke's plan, each of them had joined the necessary factions.

If they were going to overturn the entire Douluo Continent, they had to start from the roots!

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Chen Xin looked at the spiky-haired child before him, overjoyed.

"Ha ha, ha ha! My swordsmanship legacy finally has a successor!"

Seven- or eight-year-old Ning Rongrong was delighted to see Chen Xin so happy.

"Grandpa Sword, does this mean our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect can rise to an even greater height?"

Chen Xin rubbed Ning Rongrong's head and said with satisfaction, "Of course. I can foresee that, as long as he does not fall, he will surely become a Limit Douluo in the future!"

That child was none other than Kenpachi Zaraki!

Kenpachi Zaraki stared at Chen Xin, brimming with fighting spirit. Even the blade in his hand trembled involuntarily.

"Come, let's fight to the death!"

The junior Soul Master branch under Skywater Academy had made an exception this year and admitted a boy.

The boy had silver hair, emerald-green eyes, and an adorable appearance.

However, being adorable was not enough to make Skywater Academy break its rules.

The reason Skywater Academy made an exception was that this boy possessed a powerful ice-attribute martial soul. Moreover, he had Innate Full Soul Power. After breaking through Rank Ten, he had directly risen to the terrifying Rank Sixteen!

For this reason, Skywater Academy's headmaster, elders, and teachers unanimously agreed, for the first time ever, to admit the boy.

All so they could keep such a genius child firmly in their grasp!

He was Hitsugaya Toshiro.

At this moment, Hitsugaya Toshiro had entered an academy filled entirely with girls. Passionate gazes were everywhere, as though they wanted to devour him whole.

Under those stares, Hitsugaya Toshiro's face turned bright red. He could only lower his head and remain silent.

Just now, he had merely answered with a single "Okay."

That alone had drawn screams from countless girls.

It frightened Hitsugaya Toshiro so badly that he no longer dared say another word, only answering with nods and shakes of his head.

Yet he still drew screams from the girls.

Kensei Muguruma and the others entered Godwind Academy.

Chōjirō Sasakibe and the others entered Thunder Academy.

The Kuchiki family, the Shihoin family, Shiba Isshin, Shiba Kaien, Kyōraku Shunsui, and the others entered Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

The First Espada, Starrk; the Second Espada, Barragan; the Third Espada, Halibel; and the other Espada entered Spirit Hall Academy.

When they entered Spirit Hall, it was Aizen who had recommended them.

The purpose was to create the impression within Spirit Hall that since he was willing to introduce talented children he knew to them, he held favorable feelings toward Spirit Hall and would certainly choose them when it came time to join a faction in the future.

People had been planted in more or less every other academy and faction as well.

Especially Canghui Academy. Aizen intended to directly seize this obscure academy and rename it Central Spirit Arts Academy.

Those who remained by Aizen's side and entered Notting Junior Soul Master Academy were Aizen Sousuke, Urahara Kisuke, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, Kurosaki Ichigo, Ichimaru Gin, Matsumoto Rangiku, and Inoue Orihime.

After enrolling, all of them received funding with Spirit Hall's assistance, as thanks to Aizen for introducing so many outstanding children to them.

Dormitory Number Seven was especially lively this year.

Seven newcomers had arrived.

Inside the dormitory, even Tang San and Xiao Wu were greatly shocked.

Among these seven people, five had Innate Full Soul Power.

Furthermore, six of them formed three pairs, and each pair seemed exceptionally close.

The first pair was—

A boy with orange hair and brown eyes, and a girl with orange-red hair, gray-blue eyes, and bangs.

"Classmate Kurosaki, we'll be dormmates from now on. Please take care of me!"

"Isn't that obvious? Why make it sound so formal?"

"Hehe~"

They were Kurosaki Ichigo and Inoue Orihime.

The second pair was—

A man with short light-purple hair, narrowed eyes, and a sharp chin like a venomous snake. He always watched the girl beside him with a smile. She had long wavy orange hair and a beauty mark by her lips.

"Gin, don't look at me like that. It's kind of scary."

"What's so scary about it? Look at Urahara Kisuke. Isn't he staring at Aizen Sousuke too? His gaze is much scarier than mine."

At that moment, Urahara Kisuke had been following Aizen Sousuke from beginning to end, staring at him constantly, never leaving his side.

They looked like enemies, yet not the slightest killing intent could be sensed from them.

Aizen Sousuke responded to Urahara Kisuke with a smile as well, a healing, warm smile.

Only one boy stood with his head high and chest out, his gaze cold and stern, indifferent to everything around him. It was as if nothing could possibly affect him. He was Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni.

At this time, he had not yet taken the name Genryusai for himself.

Everyone currently called him Yamamoto Shigekuni.

The appearance of seven people instantly made the entire dormitory lively.

"Since when has Dormitory Number Seven become so popular? So many people actually came here."

"I heard Spirit Hall arranged for them to come here. They were originally supposed to stay in the best Dormitory Number One, but they voluntarily applied to stay in Dormitory Number Seven."

"Why? They passed up the perfectly good Dormitory Number One to stay in this large shared room? Dormitory Number One has a room for every person. I want to go there so badly!"

"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask? Besides, their ranks are all very high. The headmaster even made an exception and let them skip grades!"

Even Tang San and Xiao Wu were discussing where these people had come from.

"Third Brother, why do I feel like I've seen them somewhere before?" Xiao Wu asked with a frown.

"Mm, I remember them too. When I saw them before, Big Brother Aizen was there as well. Maybe Big Brother Aizen knows them," Tang San guessed, recalling the first time he had seen them on a certain day in Holy Soul Village.

Just then, Aizen walked out and greeted them warmly with a smile.

"You've finally arrived. I've been waiting for you for a long time. Come on, find yourselves beds and settle in. We'll be classmates from now on, so don't feel restrained."

"Big Brother Aizen is as welcoming as ever. Then we'll gladly accept."

Ichimaru Gin nodded and pulled Matsumoto Rangiku over to choose two beds beside each other.

Seeing how they had chosen their beds, Inoue Orihime's face reddened slightly. She looked at Kurosaki Ichigo and said,

"Um, Classmate Kurosaki, can I..."

However, Kurosaki Ichigo did not answer Inoue Orihime. He simply picked a bed at random.

Embarrassed, Inoue Orihime did not dare choose a bed directly beside Kurosaki Ichigo like Ichimaru Gin and Matsumoto Rangiku had. She could only choose one neither too close nor too far from his, then quietly watched him.

Urahara Kisuke and Aizen Sousuke slept in beds opposite each other. They only needed to look up to see what the other was doing.

Yamamoto Shigekuni chose the most conspicuous bed in the dormitory.

Seeing that all his compatriots had settled in and that everything was proceeding according to plan.

Next, he only needed to properly train Tang San, properly cherish Xiao Wu, and keep everything firmly in his grasp.

After the day's classes ended, Aizen took Xiao Wu out in the name of training.

At the same time, he had Ulquiorra properly train Tang San in preparation for the future plan.

Just as Ulquiorra was about to call Tang San over, Aizen Sousuke approached and softly said to Ulquiorra,

"Let me speak to Tang San about something first."

Since Lord Aizen had previously said that Urahara Kisuke and Aizen Sousuke were crucial to the plan, Ulquiorra naturally agreed. He watched as Aizen Sousuke silently and slowly approached the completely unsuspecting Tang San.

The instant Tang San turned around, Aizen Sousuke smiled, drew his Zanpakuto, activated Kyoka Suigetsu, walked to Tang San's side, and said,

"Are you satisfied with who you are now? Have you never thought that this world ought to look different? Do you want to ascend to an even higher realm? Let me lend you a hand. Submit to me and do as I say, and I will grant you greater power and a brand-new world."