Chapter 302: Vice Captain of the 5th Division
Chapter 302: Vice Captain of the Fifth Division
Just then the wind blew across the desert, and the gray dust under the gray moon swirled up, brushing against the corners of Lu Li's clothes and Bai Xu's skin.
The humanoid Shiro spoke without hesitation, his voice deep and magnetic, without any emotion, "Ulquiorra Cifer."
Lu Li had now completely confirmed the other party's identity, and at the same time he was impressed that this person actually had a name and surname.
When reading the original work, he once thought for a while that the name of the Espada was given by Aizen, but later he noticed a detail, that is, when Aizen created the Fire Extinguishing Prince Wonderwise, he asked his name when Wonderwise's Arrancar woke up.
This shows that these high-level virtual beings originally had names, and they themselves knew them clearly. It is hard to say whether they adopted the names from their human period or gave themselves names after the birth of self-consciousness.
However, in the comments of the space, some people analyzed that these names are related to their characteristic abilities, and they are known naturally.
For example, the way of death represented by Xiao Ulquiorra in front of us is "nothingness". His English name is Ulquiorra, which means "crying person" in Spanish. After he broke his face, there were indeed two green tear marks on his face.
As a comic, Lu Li felt that the author's design of the meaning of the name was clever, but in the real world, Lu Li felt that the combination of the name and the characteristics seemed to be dominated by some powerful force.
"My name is Lu Li."
Lu Li gave a brief self-introduction, "Later, when we take action, I will hunt down some Yachucas-level Hollows. You can take action or just wait and see. After I kill them, you can devour them."
He was not sure whether it would be any use if the Hollow he killed was swallowed by Ulquiorra, but he felt that resources should be utilized to the maximum extent. It would be a waste if the Hollow was swallowed by Ulquiorra or killed by him and then waited for the desertification to dissipate naturally.
"You want to hunt Yachucas, so why don't you kill me first?"
After hearing what Lu Li said, Ulquiorra had new doubts.
"...You have so many whys. Now that we are companions, I certainly won't treat you as a target."
Lu Li was a little speechless. He had already begun to regret taking Ulquiorra with him. This guy might give him high blood pressure. What he wanted was the cold-faced, high-IQ version of Ulquiorra that Sosuke had trained...
"Companions...Shinigami and Hollows, can we be companions?"
Ulquiorra muttered silently.
"What's wrong with that? I just want to do it."
Lu Li chatted with Ulquiorra while heading towards the central area of Hueco Mundo.
"Willingly... Is this also the judgment made by your heart..."
Ulquiorra thought, "It turns out that if we have hearts, we can become allies even if our natural positions are hostile."
"There are no natural enemies in this world. If your heart hates the other person, then he is your enemy. If your heart is willing to accept the other person, even if they are in the hostile camp, they can become close friends."
Lu Li said simply, looking at the grey moon in the sky and thinking about the way forward.
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When Lu Li and Ulquiorra started their adventure in Hueco Mundo, other explorers in the world of Death also began their own actions.
Most of those who descended upon the human world were explorers of the Heavenly Dimension, and they had already begun searching for Quincy families, hoping to learn Quincy techniques.
Most of the explorers who descended into Hueco Mundo were explorers of the Chaos Space. Due to the particularity of their space, their race was very different from that of ordinary people, so it would be awkward for them to descend into the Human World and the Soul Society. Therefore, the space arranged for them to enter the Hueco Mundo.
In Soul Society, a large number of End Explorers have poured in, disrupting the basic structure of the Soul Society's Gotei 13. Explorers who are lucky or have good evaluations in the past have obtained the status of lower-ranking officers at the beginning.
There are also a very small number of extremely powerful people who directly obtain the first or second seat, or even the position of deputy captain.
However, the normal state for Soul Society explorers is to start as vagrants. This saves a lot of tampering power for the space, and the subsequent identity acquisition depends on the explorers' own efforts.
Anyway, with the strength of a fourth-level explorer, it is easy to join the Soul Society, and you don't even need to go to the Shinō Academy for further studies. After showing strong strength and passing the test, you can directly be inserted into the Thirteenth Court Guard Squadron. But don't even think about becoming a chief officer. You have to accumulate merits slowly.
Soul Society is like a pool of water that has been quiet for years, but now ripples have been created by the entry of explorers.
Inside the Soul Society, the 5th Division barracks.
The sunlight poured down, and the Japanese courtyard seemed to be covered with a layer of dazzling gold.
The courtyard is planted with plants in an orderly manner, adding a sense of privacy and tranquility. The ground of the courtyard is paved with carefully arranged stone slabs, winding forward. Between the gaps of the stone slabs, tender green moss grows quietly, revealing vitality.
At the end of the cobblestone road, at the edge of the wooden corridor, a man in a death suit was sitting there, holding a cup of hot tea, as if he was enjoying the leisurely afternoon.
The man had short brown hair and brown eyes. Under his black-framed glasses, he had a gentle look like the sun. He was looking at the document in his hand and said softly to the soldier standing behind him, "Well done. Leave the rest to me. I'll tell the captain."
The soldier was relieved after hearing this. "Thank you, Vice Captain. I will work harder in the future."
The man smiled and encouraged her in a gentle tone, "Then I look forward to your future performance."
Looking at the admiring look in the soldier's eyes when he expressed his gratitude, you can tell how high the prestige of the man sitting there is in the 5th Squad. Although he is only the vice-captain, he seems to be more popular than the captain.
After the soldiers left, the man put down his teacup, stood up and stretched his body, looking at the scorching sun in the sky, "When did so many masters appear in Rukongai? Interesting..."
The current vice-captain of the 5th Division is naturally Lu Li's former good roommate Aizen Sosuke. After graduation, he joined the 5th Division according to the established plan. After years of management, he has successfully climbed to the position of vice-captain.
In recent years, Mako Hirako, who was originally the chief officer, has also made rapid progress. In the past few years, he became the vice-captain of the 5th Division.
Unfortunately, a few years ago, the old captain of the 5th Division died accidentally during a secret rescue mission. According to the order of succession, after her strength was verified, Mako Hirako successfully took over and became the new captain of the 5th Division.
Aizen was promoted because of that incident.
To be honest, according to Aizen's personality, he didn't want to be the vice-captain of the 5th Division so early, because it would make him look like an outstanding genius, rising too fast. It's just that he has been weighing on his mind for these years, and if he wants to verify and explore, he still needs a certain basic position. The identity of vice-captain is enough for him to do a lot of things. At least his personal time will be more flexible, and he will no longer be assigned to various boring tasks like low-level soldiers.
With the status of vice-captain, Aizen can choose some tasks to perform by himself and do some private matters during the missions.
For example, a few years ago, during a mission, he took time out to visit Hueco Mundo.
"It's so confusing...but I don't believe you're dead."
Aizen looked at the scorching sun in the sky with emotion in his heart. He had been struggling in Soul Society with a mask on over the years. While running towards his ideal, he would always think of the years he spent training in the Shinō Spiritual Academy.
Or, rather, a few months of living with an amazing roommate.
When he first entered Soul Society, he did not have many complicated thoughts. He just thought it was very interesting to observe his roommate who was also a genius. Even if he did not show off his abilities too much, the loneliness of a genius would be reduced in the process of getting along with each other.
He once thought about the scenes of the two of them joining the Gotei 13 together, their daily lives together, and fighting side by side.
But all these fantasies about the future were shattered on that day. Shortly after joining the 5th Division, Lu Jun encountered the Great Hollow Killian during a mission. Eventually, in a fierce battle, he was taken into the Black Chamber by Killian who returned to the Hueco Mundo.
According to normal thinking, Lu Li would definitely be dead in that situation. In the list of soldiers of the Fifth Squad, Lu Li has been marked with an X, which means that this soldier has been killed.
But Aizen didn't believe it. Not only did he think Lu Li was a genius who could always create miracles, but also because of his personal intuition, he always felt that Lu Li would not die so easily.
Rather than the conclusion of the Fifth Division's death, he would rather believe that Lu Li was actually trapped in the Hueco Mundo and couldn't find his way back.
After all, it is still very difficult for the God of Death to travel back and forth in Hueco Mundo. After all, if the God of Death does not have special skills, he cannot actively open the black chamber. Even if it is a captain-level figure, it is impossible to enter Hueco Mundo without special methods.
Aizen still had some hope that Lu Li would be alive, so he had never given up on researching ways to enter the Hueco Mundo in the past few years. Since he had his own personal goals, it was not convenient for him to set up a research institute with great fanfare, so he could only rely on his own strength to conduct research secretly.
Just a few years ago, he finally developed a way to travel back and forth to Hueco Mundo, and he couldn't wait to find an opportunity to go to Hueco Mundo.
But the result disappointed him greatly. He had visited most of the important areas in Hueco Mundo and even confronted powerful enemies, but he still couldn't find Lu Li.
Not to mention Lu Li's figure, there wasn't even any information about him, which made Aizen sigh helplessly. He could only think that Lu Li was too weak compared to the great hollows in the Hueco Mundo at that time. He was swallowed up by the hollow without even being able to stir up any waves.
Fortunately, Aizen Sosuke is not a sentimental person. He will just let this matter go and will not regret wasting his time.
Anyway, according to his plan, Hueco Mundo was originally intended to be conquered, so it would be a good idea for him to go there ahead of time to scout the way.
At the moment, Soul Society was preparing for a major operation, and he felt that he could gain some benefits from it. It would be best if he could capture a Quincy as research material so that he could gain new inspiration for evolution.
Although he was very talented and his spiritual pressure grew rapidly, Aizen had long realized that pure Shinigami had their limits, and that he would never be able to achieve his goals if he relied solely on the power of a Shinigami.
Therefore, he hopes to evolve further and end the vacancy period of the Throne of Heaven.
"Vice Captain Aizen, please take a look at this document."
While Aizen was considering his next course of action, someone rushed into the courtyard, looking extremely anxious.
"Don't be so impatient. Be careful with the steps."
Aizen took the document and took a look at it. He was a little surprised about the information sent to the 5th Division.
Because the report pointed out that the 5th Division received a normal rescue mission early this morning. Since the 5th Division is a support force, the Gotei 13 will often temporarily ask for help from the 5th Division when they encounter a strong enemy and need support.
This was nothing, even ordinary tasks were not within the scope of Aizen and Hirako Mako's inquiry and approval. The task in this report was also like this, but the report pointed out that there was a problem with the result of this task.
The report stated that a team from the Sixth Division had encountered a Hollow in the human world, and during the fierce battle, they sent a distress signal to the Fifth Division. Because it was just an ordinary Hollow, two officers from the Fifth Division were dispatched to provide support.
But the subsequent developments were very strange. First, the members of the Sixth Division were "captured" by the Hollow like they had lost their souls, and then they were taken into the Black Chamber. Later, the Seventh and Eighth Seats of the Fifth Division who went to support them also disappeared, and it was suspected that they were trapped in the Hueco Mundo, and their lives or deaths were unknown.
This 'familiar' plot, yet also revealed a bit of weirdness, immediately made Aizen realize that something was wrong.
"What did Captain Hirako say?"
Aizen pondered.
The soldier replied anxiously, "The captain went to support the Seventh Division and hasn't come back yet!"
Aizen folded up the report and said, "I understand. It is not our Fifth Division's turn to handle this matter at the moment. I will report it to the captain-general."
Personally, he really wanted to go to Hueco Mundo again to see what was going on, not only out of curiosity, but also because of some special intuition in his heart.
But from a procedural point of view, the chief officer of the 5th Division disappeared inexplicably, and this incident was not something that a vice-captain like him could handle easily. If Captain Hirako was there, he could leave directly, but if Hirako was not there, he could not deal with the matter rashly.
According to the rules and procedures of the Gotei 13, if a situation like this occurs, it must be reported to the captain-general and a meeting must be held to discuss before a plan can be decided.
In fact, according to Aizen's experience, most of the time this kind of thing is just a formality, and no one will be sent to the Hueco Mundo for rescue. After all, in the eyes of the Gotei 13 as a whole, the team members and even ordinary officers are just consumables.
To put it cruelly, let alone the missing officer, even if he, the vice-captain, was trapped in Hueco Mundo, no one would save him except Hirako, his direct captain.
Right now he is busy arranging Soul Society's subsequent annihilation war against the Quincies, and he has no time to investigate Hueco Mundo personally, but he still has other ways to figure this out.
After the soldiers left, he contacted the current head officer of the 9th Division, Tosen Kaname, in a secret way, "Tosen, I would like to trouble you to go to Hueco Mundo."
(End of this chapter)