Seireitei in Upheaval

Shigeyoshi Tōyama's voice completely lost its usual composure. The impact of this news was simply too horrifying!

A Vasto Lorde—the pinnacle of Hueco Mundo, the natural enemy of Soul Reapers, a terrifying existence that would make any Soul Reaper brace for battle!

And now, the document said that this "uncle" was a Vasto Lorde, that he was to serve as Liu Chuan's bodyguard, and that he would be moving into the Kido Corps?!

He carefully scrutinized Starrk again, trying to find some trait unique to a "Vasto Lorde" in that somewhat downcast appearance and tranquil, almost indifferent demeanor—even the slightest trace of ferocity or savagery.

Yet he simply could not connect the figure before him with the legendary pinnacle of Hueco Mundo.

"Liu Chuan—you, you..." The muscles on Shigeyoshi Tōyama's face twitched as he looked at Liu Chuan's calm, unruffled expression, his voice filled with both admiration and profound helplessness. "As expected of you... You always manage to do things that... no one could ever imagine. But, but... having a Vasto Lorde-class Menos Grande... serve as your bodyguard? This, this is simply..."

He could not find words to describe how absurd this was. Even the Commander-in-Chief's bright red seal could not calm the storm raging in his heart.

They had not deliberately lowered their voices. The new and veteran members gathered nearby, already brimming with curiosity, had long since pricked up their ears.

When explosive words like "Vasto Lorde," "Menos Grande," and "bodyguard" clearly reached them, the crowd instantly erupted into an uproar!

"A Vasto Lorde?! That uncle?!"

"You're kidding, right? He looks... pretty ordinary?"

"The Commander-in-Chief's official document is already here. How could it be fake?"

"Senior Liu Chuan has a Vasto Lorde as his bodyguard?! My god!"

"He really is a Hollow? Why doesn't he look like one