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There were two other Shinigami who also supported entering Hueco Mundo for revenge, but their reasons were a little more "silly", simply for the sake of repaying a favor.
When they broke out of the encirclement of the group of voids, they were all seriously injured. If it weren't for the treatment by You Ren, they would have died long ago.
In order to repay Yuto for saving their lives, they stood with Yuto without hesitation and supported entering the Hueco Mundo to avenge Tomomi.
In the end, the seven people parted ways in front of the Black Chamber, five of them embarked on a dead end from which there was no turning back, and the two left behind a promise to help conceal their entry into the Hueco Mundo to prevent the Xing army from hunting them down, and entered the gate to return to Soul Society.
When they first entered Hueco Mundo, Asido and the others did not fall directly into the Great Hollow Forest, but appeared in the desert on the surface of Hueco Mundo. Finally, under the guidance of the tracking device, they realized that their enemies might be "underground". It took them a lot of time to finally find the way to reach the Great Hollow Forest.
Unexpectedly, since being surrounded last time, everyone's luck seemed to have improved a lot. Not long after entering the Great Void Forest, the tracking device sensed their target.
All five of them became excited, and in Youren's excitement, there was even a hint of joy that he couldn't hide.
As the provider of the tracking device, You Ren certainly knew that in addition to the virtual spiritual power that surrounded everyone, Lord Ye Ming had actually placed a wisp of other virtual spiritual power in the tracking device, and the owner of that wisp of spiritual power was the real target of his trip.
[As long as you catch that Hollow and bring it back to Soul Society, you can become Lord Yami-sama's husband! ]
[As long as I successfully marry into the Saito family, I will be able to become a high-ranking noble in one fell swoop. Both myself and my descendants will no longer have to be forced to "die for the master" from the moment they are born! ]
[Damn you, lower-class nobles! Damn you, lower-class nobles! What kind of nobles are you if you sacrifice your life for others! Now I can finally get rid of this shackle! ]
The mahjong players were extremely excited, feeling that their painstaking planning along the way had finally paid off, and the fruits of success were about to fall into their hands.
His eyes swept over his "companion" beside him obscurely, and the bird actor clenched the knife handle even tighter.
[The biggest obstacle now is these idiots. Lord Ye Ming's order is to capture them alive. We must not let them kill the Void, which is the key to my becoming a high-ranking noble.]
[Fortunately, after fighting side by side many times before, they have already believed that my fighting method is to stab my companions with my Zanpakutō, and then remove the wound and transfer it to the Hollow.]
[When the battle begins, let them help weaken the fighting power of the hollow. When the time is right, I will stab Ibuki's heart without removing his wound, and kill him in one fell swoop. His frontal fighting power is the strongest, so he needs to be dealt with first.]
[Then, I pretended that killing Ibuki was not my original intention, but that there was a Hollow hiding in secret that controlled my body. Even if Asido suspected me of betrayal, he would not be able to kill me immediately.]
[If there is still a chance to launch a sneak attack, I will kill Asido directly. If there is no chance, I will pretend to be controlled by the Hollow, put the knife on his neck, and use the life of my "companion" to force him to drop his Zanpakutō. ]
[Anyway, with my Zanpakutō's ability, I won't die even if my neck is cut. I can be bolder when threatening. As long as Asido shows a flaw for a moment, I can kill him with Kidō.]
[As for the remaining two idiots, I saved their lives. I just need to say that I was forced by the Saito family. With the Saito family's power, it shouldn't be difficult to force them to obey. Even if they refuse to betray, with their strength, it won't take much effort to deal with them.]
[It can be done! Just do it! ]
Yuto's eyes widened with excitement, as if he had seen the identity of a great noble beckoning to him, and in the distance, across a towering stone forest, the figure of the three-headed Killian also came into his sight.
[Here I come! The key to the throne of the great nobles! ]
"thorn"
A sharp piercing sound was heard, and the actress lowered her eyes in disbelief, only to see a sharp knife tip piercing out of her chest.
what happens……
The next moment, a dazzling sword light flashed, and Queyouren's hand holding the Zanpakutō flew high with fresh blood, just like his dream of flying out of the cage of the lower nobles.
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Chapter 64 Who is betraying?
"You have worked hard along the way. Sleep peacefully. In the world of dreams, there will be no more pain and injustice."
A gentle voice sounded in his ears, but the blade was stirring and rotating in his chest mercilessly. Youren looked back with difficulty, and the conspicuous hedgehog head was still in his field of vision, but the eyebrows and eyes that should have been tough and somewhat arrogant were now full of tenderness.
"Don't be depressed or feel lost. You haven't done anything wrong. You are already good enough. It's just that the class and camp were defined long before we were born. Whether you, me, or a noble like Lord Ye Ming, if you want to cross these, you must withstand the invincible counterattack of the entire camp."
Youren's vision was already blurred, but the voice beside his ear became increasingly gentle and solemn, as if a grand farewell ceremony was being held for him.
"Sleep peacefully. It was you who voluntarily abandoned this cruel world, not the world that abandoned you. There is no need to be sad or angry. You will never be alone. It won't be long before Lord Ye Ming will meet you in that world."
[Is it me who...abandoned...this cruel world? ]
[Oh, that's right, in such a world, what is there to be nostalgic about? ]
The world before Youren's eyes finally merged into complete darkness. His body, having lost its support, fell heavily to the ground, splashing up a thin layer of dust.
Ibuki retracted his Zanpakutō and rubbed his face vigorously. It seemed that in an instant he turned back into the bold and reckless man of the 11th Division.
"Huh, this set of nonsense is really useful at a time like this. It can easily dispel the target's will to resist and prevent a desperate counterattack at the moment of death. It can also secretly mobilize those guys who are not on the field. It's not completely useless after all."
As he said that, Ibuki took a few steps back, gave up his seat next to Youren, and made a "please" gesture to Ashido and the other three Shinigami.
"I won't do it, lest you suspect that I am taking the opportunity to frame him. You can search him yourselves. He should have some remaining bait on him to deal with our bodies. That thing is enough to prove that the siege we encountered was all his secret trick."
Asido looked at his old friend whom he had known for more than two hundred years with a complicated feeling, and felt that he had never really recognized this person.
On the first night that everyone entered Hueco Mundo, Ibuki was in charge of keeping watch. It was also on that night that Ibuki woke up him and the other two Shinigami, and then performed a wonderful reasoning drama in front of them, analyzing for them why Uto was fond of spicy food and why the Hollows surrounded the camp silently. He finally came to the conclusion that everything that everyone had encountered and the deaths of their colleagues were all due to Uto's conspiracy.
They certainly wouldn't easily believe Ibuki's one-sided statement. What's more, Ibuki seemed like a completely different person that night and was more suspicious than Yuto.
Until Ibuki pried open a small piece of metal at the end of the handle of his Zanpakutō, revealing the mark inside that represented the Secret Mobile, proving his identity as a servant of the Secret Mobile, and very frankly and directly reintroduced his identity to the three people.
"In the beginning, all the Shinigami were nobles. The 13th Division, the largest violent organization in Soul Society, was completely controlled by the nobles. But as the size of the 13th Division continued to expand, more and more civilian Shinigami emerged. Starting three hundred years ago, civilians even began to serve as captains.
"Faced with this situation, the nobles are of course worried about the rebellion of the 13th Division of the Gotei. Although the Central 46th Division has always been controlled by the nobles, without the support of the 13th Division, the decisions of the 46th Division are doomed to fail to be successfully implemented.
"So, starting three hundred years ago, the Secret Force began to recruit some civilian Shinigami under the instructions of the nobles, arranging them to join designated squads, secretly monitoring the situation of each squad, and reporting which Shinigami were dissatisfied with the upper echelons and which Shinigami could not be coerced by the "great justice", so that the Xing Army could accurately kill these dangerous elements and maintain the stability of each squad.
"I hadn't even graduated when the Secret Operations team came to me. To be honest, in the past two hundred years, I have only met the Secret Operations team a few times, except for the occasional intelligence handover. I thought I would continue to stay undercover, but I didn't expect that this time the order would be given directly to me, asking me to closely monitor the Queyou people and find out his purpose and goals."
With the secret mobile identification and this explanation, the three had no choice but to believe Yuto's explanation that he was the mastermind behind a series of events, and they made an agreement with Ibuki not to interfere with his actions when he took action to deal with Yuto.
The other two Shinigami immediately went through Youren's clothes to look for the unused bait in Ibuki's mouth, but Asido did not move at all, just staring at his strange old friend without saying a word.
It was not until the two Death Gods really revealed the false bait and proved that what Ibuki said was true and that the deaths of his colleagues were really caused by their betrayal that Asido finally spoke.
"Ibuki, why did you... agree to the recruitment of the secret maneuver?"
Asido looked sad, but Ibuki still had his usual bright smile on his face.
"Haha, Asido, you finally asked. I was wondering how long you could endure. Well, there are two reasons. First, I knew the secret of the covert maneuver. If I didn't join, I would die. I was afraid of death, so of course I joined.
"Secondly, stability is still stability, no matter how bad it is. Maintaining the stability of the 13th Division is much better than having an ambitious person who tries to overthrow the nobles become the captain in the future, causing a bloody rebellion and countless casualties.
"By the way, these two reasons are one true and one false. Which one do you think is true, Ashido?"
Ibuki winked and had a wicked smile on his face.
When Ibuki first joined the 11th Division, he was beaten up by his seniors for being too arrogant. When Asido, who was also a newcomer, was applying medicine to him, he had a bruised and swollen pig face, and it was this funny look that successfully made Asido laugh, which started the initial friendship between the two.
Now, looking at that familiar funny smile, Asido can no longer laugh.
After waiting for a while with a smile, but not getting a reply from Asido, Ibuki shook his head regretfully, lamenting that his old friend had lost his sense of humor at such a young age.
"Forget it, Asido, you've been getting more and more boring since you left the 11th Division. I'm used to it. You wait for me here, I'll be back soon."
As he said that, Ibuki patted Ashido's shoulder, stepped on the instant step, flew to the top of a stone pillar in front of the three Killians, and waved vigorously with a hearty smile.
"Hey, good evening to these three imaginary friends whose names I don't know! Have you had dinner? Is there wine with dinner? Speaking of which, you are so tall, so you can drink a lot of wine? That would be too much fun, right!?"
Gu Shi, who had just witnessed a farce of betrayal, looked calmly at this seemingly completely harmless god of death, quietly waiting for him to continue speaking.
However, Jiro, upon hearing Ibuki mention wine, couldn't help but strike up a conversation with envy in his eyes.
"Death! Do you have any wine? If so, can you give me some?"
Every time a hero has a meal, he will drink and eat meat generously. Roujilang eats a lot of meat, but he can't find any wine in Hueco Mundo. He has been coveting wine, a must-have drink for heroes, for a long time.
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Chapter 65 Protection
Ibuki obviously hadn't expected that there would actually be a Hollow asking the God of Death for something. Wasn't he afraid that the alcohol might be poisonous? He was stunned for a moment before he quickly laughed it off.
"Haha, sorry, sorry, we were in a hurry on this mission and didn't bring any wine. I'll definitely bring you some good wine next time I have a chance to come again!"
Although Jilang was a little disappointed, he still nodded to show his understanding.
"Okay, don't forget what you promised. By the way, are you good at martial arts? If I am attacked by three people at the same time, one of them hits my left rib, one sweeps my right leg, and the other waits for me to show a flaw, how can I deal with it with only martial arts?"
Skipping the topic of wine, Erlang asked about the "martial arts" that he cared about most. How to deal with being besieged by multiple people was a topic he and Gu Shi had been studying recently. Unfortunately, there had been no good solution. Now he had a rare opportunity to meet a disciple of the "Jingling School", and Erlang couldn't help but start asking him questions.
Gu Shi originally wanted to remain silent so that the other party could not figure out his background. Maybe he would reveal some useful information when he spoke. But if he remained silent now, he was afraid that Jilang would really start chatting with the other party. He just patted Jilang's head lightly, then looked at Ibuki seriously.
"Well, my friend the Grim Reaper, you went to the trouble of killing another Grim Reaper to appear before me. It shouldn't be just to chat with me, right? If you have anything to say, just say it."
Ibuki was actually a little troubled by Jiro's unconventional behavior. When he heard what Gu Shi said, he quickly coughed a few times and put on a serious attitude to prevent Jiro from continuing to talk to him.
"Ahem, please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Tendo Ibuki, and I am affiliated with the Secret Mobile, serving the nobles of Soul Society. This time, I came here to convey the evil intentions of Soul Society to you in accordance with the instructions of the nobles."
Gu Shi raised his eyebrows unconsciously. Although he knew that it was impossible for the Grim Reaper to convey any goodwill to Xu, the phrase "conveying malice" still made him feel strange. If there was really malice, shouldn't they just start fighting?
Is there any other way to express malice more directly than killing the other party? What's the point of saying this specifically?
Gu Shi was still thinking. When Tianpeng heard that this guy dared to have ill intentions towards Zhenjun, he opened his mouth without hesitation. A bloody flash of light was brewing quickly, and in the next moment he could spray this damn guy into ashes.
At the same time, Jilang's huge figure immediately crouched down and rushed towards Ibuki swiftly, his blood-red eyes filled with murderous intent, without any trace of his usual stupidity.
When Ibuki opened his mouth, he was already prepared to be attacked, so the moment Jiro and Tenpon made a move, he responded immediately, dodging quickly and drawing his Zanpakutō at the same time.
At the same time, Asido, who had been watching this side silently, immediately appeared beside Ibuki. A trace of worry and relief flashed in Ibuki's eyes, and he quickly raised his voice and shouted.
"Can your partner please stop? I'm just a pawn in charge of delivering messages. I have no ill will towards you, and I have no intention of fighting you!"
Jilang and Tianpeng's attack did not hesitate at all because of Ibuki's cry. Tianpeng's flash was ready to go, and Jilang silently blocked Ibuki's dodge route, forcing him to take the flash of the hollow.
Ibuki's heart sank, he glanced at his old friend beside him, gritted his teeth and released his Zanpakutō.
When Ibuki saw that Gu Shi was a great hollow, he had already prepared himself to sacrifice himself. He did not expect that the hollow, who was known for his brutality and bloodlust, would let him go with just a few words. But in the end, he involved his friend, and he felt a little guilty about it.
At this moment, Gu Shi spoke.
"Erlang, Tianpeng, please stop for a moment. I want to talk to this god of death for a few more words."
Tianpeng hesitated for a moment, and the red ball in his mouth that was ready to be fired at any time gradually shrank and turned into spiritual power and was retracted into his body. Erlang immediately flashed behind Ibuki and Asido to prevent them from escaping while talking to Gu Shi.
"My friend the Grim Reaper, could you please explain what 'conveying ill will' means?"
Ibuki breathed a sigh of relief temporarily, then hesitated for a moment. Considering that he and Asido would never be able to defeat the three-headed Killian who had self-awareness and knew how to cooperate, even if they risked their lives, he put his Zanpakutō back into the sheath, hoping that by doing so, he could reduce the hostility of these hollows towards him.
Ibuki cleared his throat and put a harmless smile back on his face.
“Okay, okay, I’ll explain. Actually, I received two tasks from my superiors. The first is to collect evidence of Queyouren, the traitor I killed and colluded with Hueco Mundo.
"The second is to make virtual contact with the person who is trying to contact the Jouyou. If the opponent is weak, find a way to protect him for a while. If the opponent is strong, remind him that the Soul Society has ill intentions towards him and let him be vigilant."
As he spoke, Ibuki pulled the corners of his mouth miserably, revealing a pitiful expression that was not sure whether it was real or not.