Drift Of The Multiverse: [Marvel] [Resident Evil] [DC] [Bleach] [DB] Chapter 869 - 870: Tall Soft Girl

Aizen had been gone for a while, but Ethan was still sitting on the corridor, lost in thought.

Is this... does he see as soone who shares his ideals?

Aizen had caused so much trouble, and his ultimate goal was to kill the Soul King. Soone with such an ambition would naturally have no respect for the Soul King.

As for Ethan, he had never truly taken the Soul King seriously, so there was naturally no hint of respect in his tone when speaking about him. It was precisely this attitude that made Aizen realize that Ethan might be soone he could recruit, just like Kana Tosen, who joined him because of his dissatisfaction with the Shinigami.

"This is interesting."

Ethan gave a wry smile. If Aizen ca to recruit him, would he refuse outright? Or refuse and mock him while doing so?

"What are you thinking about?"

Although not many people could approach Ethan silently, there were still a few in the Seireitei. However, in the entire Soul Society, there was only one person who would sneak up on him in the middle of the night just to scare him.

"When did you get here?"

There was no sudden fragrance to give her away. After all, she was the commander of the Onmitsukido. Her work involved stealth and assassination. If she carried a noticeable scent, there would be no point in being stealthy.

"I’ve been here for a while. You were completely lost in thought. Aren’t you usually quite vigilant?" Yoruichi glanced at the teacup beside Ethan and the one still in his hand. It seed he had just entertained soone. "Oh? Who put you in this state?"

"A very formidable man."

"A man? Not a woman? I thought you got rejected."

"..."

Ethan tilted his head and sighed. He did not know how to explain it. Even his favorite pasti of revealing plot points felt uninspired this ti.

"If it’s inconvenient to talk about, then don’t. Although you look quite amusing when you’re troubled, this style really doesn’t suit you."

"Oh? Then what style do you think suits ?"

"Carefree and indifferent to everything. Or rather, you believe those things are not worth your attention at all. You’re full of inexplicable confidence. Can you spare so?"

"Your confidence is no less than mine."

With Yoruichi’s interruption, Ethan felt the situation was not so troubleso after all.

As long as his strength was sufficient, these problems would no longer be problems.

Aizen wanted to recruit him? He had no interest in joining the other side. He had not co here just to beco Aizen’s subordinate.

As for a conflict with Aizen, although he could not defeat him now, it would not be easy for Aizen to kill him either. Even if he could not win, he could still escape. If he could not stay in Soul Society anymore, at worst he could hide in the Human World for a hundred years, train until he reached his peak, then return for revenge.

Yoruichi watched the changes in his expression, then suddenly slapped him heavily on the back several tis, producing loud smacking sounds.

"Hey! That hurts!"

"Of course it does. Otherwise why would I use so much force?"

"..."

Ethan was speechless. He sat there quietly, staring at the night sky. He had expected Yoruichi to keep talking or leave once she got bored.

Unexpectedly, she also sat silently beside him, staring into the distance with him, until a faint light appeared on the horizon. Ethan was the one who finally broke the silence.

"Life goes on as usual. Let’s go eat first."

He had expected Aizen to quickly approach him about recruitnt or issue so kind of ultimatum.

In reality, Aizen never sought him out privately again during that period. When they t, they only discussed official matters. As Vice-Captains, they frequently encountered each other due to work.

It was as if that day, Aizen had truly just given him a well-intentioned reminder.

"He must have realized that I can’t be recruited imdiately, so he wants to take it slow."

If that was the case, it was good news for Ethan. He would have more ti to prepare. Knowing his strength was insufficient, he certainly would not foolishly sit still and wait for trouble.

During this ti, besides handling his regular duties and training, Ethan had already begun various preparations. For example, the special Gigai that could conceal spiritual pressure, later developed by Kisuke, had already gone through several prototype stages under Urahara’s work. After adjustnts and improvents, they could be produced according to Ethan’s suggestions and stored for ergencies.

While Ethan trained diligently and made preparations, ti continued to pass.

During this fulfilling period, the Captain of the Third Division was replaced by Rojuro Otoribashi.

This ant Kisuke was close to being promoted to Captain of the Twelfth Division. After that would co the establishnt of the Departnt of Research and Developnt. Nine years after Kisuke took office, Aizen’s Hollowfication experints would implicate several Captains and Vice-Captains. He would conveniently fra Kisuke, leading to Urahara and Yoruichi fleeing to the Human World.

Every ti he thought about it, Ethan struggled over what he should do.

"Vice-Captain Ethan?"

Hearing soone call him, Ethan slightly raised his head and saw Isane, who still carried a trace of youthful innocence.

"Isane. What’s wrong?"

"Vice-Captain Ethan, is sothing on your mind? Your breakfast has gotten cold."

Only then did Ethan notice that the food in front of him had indeed gone cold. He must have been distracted for quite a while.

"I’ll get you a fresh one."

They were in the Fourth Division’s ss hall. mbers of the Fourth Division and injured or ill patients staying at the treatnt center could eat here. Severely injured patients would have als delivered.

"No need. It will fill up just the sa." Ethan glanced at the tray in Isane’s hands. There was only one bowl on it. "By the way, is that really enough for you?"

Isane looked down at her breakfast and showed an embarrassed expression.

"It’s fine. I don’t eat much."

"You don’t look like it."

Her face turned even redder, embarrassnt mixing with shyness.

She often chose plain, low-nutrition porridge because she believed eating bland food would stop her from growing taller. She already thought she was too tall and did not want to grow any more.

Knowing this, Ethan really wanted to tell her to stop struggling. Becoming the tallest female Shinigami in Soul Society was her fate, she might as well accept it.

But thinking about it, if she always relied on low-nutrition porridge as her main al, what height would she reach if she ate properly?

Also, was a Shinigami’s physical developnt truly related to food? No matter how one looked at it, it seed more connected to Reishi.

According to that theory, if Isane wanted her height to be more normal, she should focus less on diet and more on learning to control the Reishi that ford her body.

Changing one’s form did not seem impossible. Yoruichi could turn into a cat. When using Shunko, Raiju Senkei, she would transform into a half-human, half-beast state with cat ears and a tail. That ant a body made of Reishi could be altered as long as the correct thod was found.

Thinking of this, an idea he had suppressed for years resurfaced.

Major things could not be done, but minor things should be fine.

With that in mind, he directly brought up the issue Isane cared about most.

"Instead of controlling your diet, why not learn an ability that can change your form?"

"Huh?" Isane, who had just sat down and was drinking her bland porridge, froze. "Is there such an ability?"

She did not doubt that he was teasing her. She was just an ordinary mber of the Fourth Division. There was no reason for the Vice-Captain to deceive her.

"There should be."

"Should?"

She looked at him, disappointnt flickering across her face. She had thought he knew of such a miraculous ability.

"I’ll need to ask around for the specifics."

"Ah, won’t that be too much trouble?" Although she had a tall and valiant appearance, she was actually very introverted and gentle. She was not used to troubling others. Even when Ethan had told her she could co to him for help, she rarely did. "And even if such an ability exists, it’s probably very difficult to learn."

She felt her talent was average. After so many years, she was still just an ordinary mber and had not even mastered Shikai. Even if such an ability existed, she doubted she could learn it.

"Just practice slowly. Don’t you have plenty of ti?" Ethan did not mind. Her talent was not top-tier, but she would beco a Vice-Captain and even a Captain in the future. Her potential was not low. "Even if you fail, there’s no loss."

"Mm." She nodded seriously. "Then I’ll leave it to you, Vice-Captain."

Watching her happily finish a bowl of plain porridge, Ethan felt she would work very hard to learn that ability if he truly found it, if only so she could eat properly.

Having nothing else to do, Ethan finished breakfast and casually headed to the Second Division. He wanted to ask Yoruichi how her Shunko developnt was progressing. Could she turn into a cat now?

Arriving at the Second Division barracks, he soon saw Yoruichi giving instructions to several seated officers. Among them were three, including Kisuke, listening solemnly to their Captain.

"Did sothing happen?"

"Nothing." Yoruichi waved casually when she saw him. "The Captain Commander asked if there are any suitable candidates to take over the Twelfth Division. I’m planning to recomnd these three."

As she spoke, Yoruichi suddenly looked at Ethan in surprise.

"Huh? Why do you have ti to co here? Didn’t Captain Unohana look for you?"

(To be continued.)