"What else could it be? Naturally, it was the matter of the Hōgyoku!" Ren looked at Mayuri Kurotsuchi's confusion and explained slowly!
Chapter 1008: Hōgyoku
"The Hōgyoku... so it was the matter of the Hōgyoku!"
Mayuri Kurotsuchi's eyes flickered with faint contemplation! Ever since he had begun cooperating with Ren, he had constantly been exploited! Even the benefits he received from Ren were a form of special exploitation! After all, the Soul Beast flesh, bones, and other assorted materials Ren gave him were primarily meant to be researched by Mayuri Kurotsuchi so Ren could learn their secrets! Ren was capable when it came to researching the human body, but he was a complete novice in soul research! Thus, many of his studies had to rely on Mayuri Kurotsuchi!
Mayuri Kurotsuchi was exploited, yet gained benefits through that exploitation! Aside from this so-called exploitation, he also had to complete many tasks Ren assigned him! Stealing the Sōkyoku, for example, was one such task! Investigating the Hōgyoku was another task Ren had assigned him, and one Ren particularly valued, so Mayuri Kurotsuchi naturally remembered it!
Now, Ren's golden Double Pupils gleamed. "Correct... the Hōgyoku! I'm very interested in it, and Urahara Kisuke once created a Hōgyoku! There should be some records within the Twelfth Division! Besides, you should be very interested in the Hōgyoku too, right?"
Mayuri Kurotsuchi nodded. "Correct... I'm also very interested in the Hōgyoku Urahara Kisuke researched!"
Though it seemed Ren was exploiting Mayuri Kurotsuchi, many times Mayuri Kurotsuchi was exploiting himself! After all, many of the tasks Ren assigned were things Mayuri Kurotsuchi himself found fascinating! Unfortunately, he had been too weak in the past. Even if he wanted to research them, he had no way to do so! Now, however, things were different. With Ren behind