One Against Two

Dormitory Number Seven, the dormitory where Tang San and Xiao Wu stayed.

It was the dormitory for Work-Study Students.

Aizen and Ulquiorra, who had paid tuition, would not normally be assigned to that dormitory.

The conditions and environment there were poor, and they had to work as well.

However, when Aizen and Ulquiorra said they wanted to stay there despite having paid tuition, the teacher at registration readily agreed.

There was no reason to turn down free money.

The moment the two arrived at the entrance to Dormitory Number Seven, they heard a noisy commotion coming from inside.

"Have they started fighting already?"

He shoved open the door, revealing an exceptionally spacious room.

There were many beds, though plenty of them were empty.

There was no need to worry about having nowhere to sleep.

Ulquiorra's eyes lit up in particular.

At Aizen's home, he had only been qualified to sleep in a chair. Now that he could sleep in a bed, he was truly delighted.

There were many children in the room, but Tang San was nowhere to be seen.

He was probably still chatting with Yu Xiaogang.

Aizen smiled indifferently.

When the children saw Aizen and Ulquiorra enter, they all turned to look. One child, who was likely Wang Sheng, walked up to Aizen and said,

"New Work-Study Students?"

Aizen smiled faintly. "No."

Wang Sheng frowned and continued, "If you're not Work-Study Students, what are you doing here?"

"Because I wanted to come."

Wang Sheng chuckled, raised his fist, and said, "Since you're here, you have to acknowledge me as boss!"

Seeing how childish the boy was, Aizen merely shook his head with a calm smile.

"What, you won't?" Wang Sheng looked down arrogantly at Aizen, who was a little shorter than him.

"Little U, leave him to you." Aizen ignored him, walked around Wang Sheng, and began choosing a bed.

"You..."

Dissatisfied with Aizen's attitude, Wang Sheng reached out to grab him. Ulquiorra caught Wang Sheng by the shoulder and casually hurled him at the wall, sending him sprawling flat on his back.

Furious, Wang Sheng realized he had encountered a tough opponent and immediately summoned his Martial Soul. The War Tiger appeared, startling the children around him.

He threw a punch, only for Ulquiorra to casually catch it before flinging him away again.

This throw left a mark in the wall.

Yet Wang Sheng refused to accept it and kept charging in, only to be beaten down every time.

Ulquiorra seemed to enjoy bullying the weak, and Aizen did not stop him.

He found a clean bed and lay down on it.

"That's..." One student started to say that it was his bed, but Ulquiorra's gaze scared him into silence.

Aizen smiled faintly, took a Gold Soul Coin from his pocket, and tossed it to the child.

"Don't worry, I won't take it for nothing. I'm fair. This Gold Coin covers Little U's bed too. Split it among yourselves later. There should be some left over."

The child had never seen so much money before. He bit the Gold Soul Coin and nodded happily.

At last, Wang Sheng stopped resisting and accepted his fate.

He came to Aizen's bed, lowered his head, and said, "Boss."

Aizen shook his head. "No, you're still the boss. But Little U and I rank above you."

Wang Sheng seemed completely unable to understand that answer, but he still nodded dully.

Not long after Aizen lay down, Tang San arrived.

Seeing Tang San's innocent-looking expression, Wang Sheng felt like he could do this again!

He stepped forward to provoke Tang San.

As expected, Tang San beat Wang Sheng down too.

Then Xiao Wu entered the dormitory, just as Wang Sheng and Tang San were discussing the matter of who should be boss.

Just as Wang Sheng was about to give the position to Tang San, an ill-timed voice rang out.

"Since Lord Aizen said you are the boss, then you can only be the boss. Before Lord Aizen gives permission, no one else can take that position!"

Tang San was surprised to see Ulquiorra in Dormitory Number Seven.

"Ulquiorra, why are you here?"

Ulquiorra did not answer. He merely looked at Tang San coldly.

Xiao Wu said innocently, "Being boss? That sounds fun. Count me in—I want to be boss too!"

Ulquiorra did not know Xiao Wu and only looked at her coldly.

No matter how cute Xiao Wu was, Ulquiorra could not appreciate it.

"You want to be boss? Impossible."

Seeing that the three were about to fight, Wang Sheng, caught in the middle, felt his scalp tingle.

Putting Xiao Wu aside, he could not afford to offend either Tang San or Ulquiorra!

Seizing the chance, he slipped away in a flash.

Seeing Wang Sheng run off so quickly, Tang San realized things had become troublesome.

Ulquiorra had never made a move before, so Tang San did not know his strength.

He only felt that Ulquiorra was terrifying, enough to send chills down his spine.

To Ulquiorra, neither of them posed any threat at all. He had no desire to fight, but to protect Aizen's dignity and status, he had to step forward.

"Come on. Whether it's one-on-one or two-on-one, I don't care."

The moment he said that, Xiao Wu bristled. Even Tang San was angered.

One was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, while the other had been reincarnated. Neither had ever been looked down on like this.

"Just watch me knock you flat and make you beg to call me Sister Xiao Wu!" Xiao Wu shouted angrily.

Tang San also took up a stance toward Ulquiorra.

"Wait!" Aizen suddenly spoke, stopping the three of them.

Aizen looked at Tang San, then at Ulquiorra, and spoke calmly.

"Little U, Tang San is my friend after all. As long as you don't beat him to death, it's fine. As for that girl, just hit her a few times."

Tang San was angry and was just about to say, "I was wrong about you!"

"Little San, if you want to become strong, how can you avoid battle? Especially battles between people your own age. If you don't even dare to accept a fight against your peers, if you have no confidence in winning, how will you surpass your limits in the future?"

So I misunderstood Big Brother Aizen!

Tang San nodded firmly and said, "My path to becoming strong begins with victory today!"

Aizen nodded in satisfaction. He stopped paying attention to them and watched from the side.

The battle began!

Xiao Wu attacked first, snapping her leg toward Ulquiorra's chin. To children their age, she was extremely fast.

But beneath Ulquiorra's Pesquisa, her movements were easily seen through and blocked.

He caught Xiao Wu by the ankle with a backhand motion and threw her away amid her cry of surprise.

At the same time, Tang San rushed forward and caught Xiao Wu. Using Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon, he steadied her, spun around, and then hurled her at Ulquiorra.

This was Tang San and Xiao Wu's first unpracticed collaboration.

Tang San's hidden weapon techniques were quite good, and tossing Xiao Wu around took no effort at all.

Xiao Wu was frightened at first, then delighted. Borrowing Tang San's momentum, she kicked at Ulquiorra again.

Unhurried, Ulquiorra caught Xiao Wu by the thigh once more and used the force to send her backward.

"Ah!" Xiao Wu cried out in terror.

Aizen was slightly stunned, then instinctively caught Xiao Wu in his arms.

He blinked at Ulquiorra, as though asking what that was supposed to be.

Xiao Wu's face flushed red in his arms, and she said shyly, "Let me go!"

Aizen smiled faintly. Xiao Wu was soft and light in his arms. He gently set her down and said tenderly, "The battle isn't over yet. You still have a chance."

Xiao Wu nodded in panic and rushed into the battle again.

Tang San was in a miserable state by then.

None of Tang San's moves could escape Ulquiorra's Pesquisa. Ulquiorra's strength was especially precise, rendering some of Tang San's techniques completely useless.

Tang San could only rely on Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to circle around Ulquiorra!

Ulquiorra noticed Xiao Wu approaching, so he deliberately abandoned Tang San to attack Xiao Wu, revealing an obvious opening for Tang San to strike.

Unexpectedly, Tang San did not pursue.

With no other choice, Ulquiorra could only defeat Xiao Wu first.

At that moment, Xiao Wu merged with her Martial Soul and grew two ears.

She leaped into the air, intending to grab Ulquiorra by the neck.

But how could Ulquiorra let her have her way? He reached for Xiao Wu's thigh.

At that moment, Tang San attacked!

Caught between attacks from the front and back, Ulquiorra no longer hid his strength. He merged with Martial Soul Black Winged Demon and prepared to use his First Soul Skill, Cero!

The moment Xiao Wu saw that bright yellow soul ring, she hurriedly pulled back her foot and cried, "I surrender!"

Naturally, Ulquiorra calmly aimed the Cero at Tang San.

Before Tang San could even shout, he blasted him with a single shot.

"Ah!" Tang San took the Cero head-on and crashed down in a dizzy heap.

Xiao Wu looked bitterly at the bright yellow soul ring.

"What's the point of fighting this?"

Seeing that Tang San and Xiao Wu had lost all fighting spirit, Aizen hurriedly said,

"Don't be discouraged. Little U only obtained his soul ring before you did. Once you obtain soul rings too, you might be able to beat him."

Tang San and Xiao Wu both rekindled their fighting spirit.

Aizen smiled faintly.

Good. That was more like it.