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"Don't you believe , Soi Fon? Since you don't believe Shin went to the Fourth Division, I'll take you there myself to see."
Yoruichi suddenly grabbed Soi Fon and left the Second Division barracks.
Soi Fon was probably completely baffled at this mont. She had never said she didn't believe Yoruichi, nor had she shown any sign of disbelief. In fact, from the mont Yoruichi had said it, Soi Fon had believed her completely.
The truth was, Yoruichi just wanted an excuse to go to the Fourth Division and was using Soi Fon as a shield.
The poor, clueless Soi Fon had no idea she was being used as a convenient excuse.
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"You haven't been to the Fourth Division in a long ti," Retsu Unohana said to Shin.
"I couldn't help it. I was in Hueco Mundo. To be honest, I really wanted to co here and enjoy your tea."
Shin said with a pleasant smile as he sipped his tea.
It was the sa kind of tea, but the person who brewed it made all the difference. The taste was, of course, entirely different.
"If I'm not mistaken, Yoruichi will probably be here soon," Unohana said with a small smile.
She had noticed a pattern: not long after Shin arrived, Yoruichi would inevitably follow.
Shin shrugged. He knew Yoruichi might co. He also wasn't surprised she could guess where he was. Besides the Fourth Division, there was nowhere else he'd go.
Sure enough, just ten minutes later, Yoruichi and Soi Fon arrived at the Fourth Division, swinging the office door open with practiced ease. Her gaze landed on Shin, who was chatting with Unohana.
"Soi Fon has sothing to discuss with you," Yoruichi said to Shin.
Soi Fon, who was standing behind Yoruichi, was completely lost. What business did she have with him? She had none.
But just as she was about to speak, Yoruichi gave her a little nudge from behind. Soi Fon understood and simply nodded at Shin.
"You know, if you wanted to co find , you could have just co. Why bother with all these excuses and drag Soi Fon into it?"
Shin said with a helpless shrug.
Yoruichi shot him a glare, then sat down expressionlessly and poured herself a cup of tea. 'You just had to expose like that, didn't you? How embarrassing.'
Soi Fon stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to do.
"Please, sit down, Soi Fon." Unohana gestured to a seat. She was also quite familiar with Soi Fon.
"Thank you, Captain Unohana," Soi Fon said politely, then sat down quietly. She was a far cry from the hot-tempered Soi Fon of the original story.
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While Shin and the others were enjoying their tea in the Fourth Division, a major incident was unfolding in the Rukongai.
"Damn you, Aizen..."
Shinji Hirako's face twisted in a snarl. A series of soul disappearances in the Rukongai had led Kensei Muguruma and Mashiro Kuna to investigate, only to be ambushed by Kana Tosen, acting on Aizen's orders.
Shinji, Love Aikawa, Rojuro Otoribashi, Lisa Yadomaru, Hachigen Ushoda, and Hiyori Sarugaki had been sent as backup.
But they too had fallen into Aizen's trap and were now slowly undergoing Hollowfication.
"Are we going to turn into Hollows?" Love Aikawa clenched his fists. For now, he could still maintain his sanity.
But it wouldn't be long before his mind was completely gone.
"I'm too late."
By the ti Kisuke Urahara and Tessai Tsukabishi arrived, it was already over. They had already begun to hollowfy.
"What do we do now?" Tessai asked Urahara.
"Don't panic. It's not as bad as it looks. I can slow down your Hollowfication, but what cos next... that's going to be a real problem."
Urahara, who was usually all jokes and lighthearted humor, couldn't bring himself to smile.
For whatever reason, they were now tainted with Hollow powers, and the Soul Society would not tolerate their existence. Forget the Central 46—even the stubborn Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto would never let them go.
And then there was Aizen, lurking deep in the shadows. Though they knew he was behind it, they had no proof. With Aizen's pristine image, it would be impossible to move against him without solid evidence.
Urahara led them away and helped them temporarily suppress the Hollowfication. In a way, what Shinji and the others were undergoing could be considered an evolution.
They possessed the powers of a Soul Reaper and had also gained the powers of a Hollow, breaking the barrier between the two.
"You have to leave the Soul Society now. If you stay here, you'll be executed."
Urahara said to Shinji and the others.
"We haven't dealt with that bastard Aizen yet, and you want to leave the Soul Society?" Hiyori Sarugaki shrieked.
"This is all your fault, you bald idiot!" Hiyori Sarugaki shrieked, landing a flurry of kicks on Shinji Hirako. "You couldn't even keep an eye on your own lieutenant, and now look at us!"
"You can't beat Aizen now. Don't be reckless. Even if you could all team up and take him on, Aizen isn't the only one you'd have to worry about here."
Urahara said to them.
They were now infused with Hollow powers. Even their friends might not be willing to help them.
"Your only option is to go to the human world. I can send you there. You can get your revenge on Aizen later."
Urahara said to them. It was the only way. Though so wanted to stay, the majority ruled.
Just as Urahara was sending them to the human world, Aizen, through the Central 46, exposed their "cris" and branded them as traitors.
This ti, Yoruichi wasn't involved. She didn't even know what was happening—she was still in the Fourth Division, trading barbs with Shin.
"Captains, the Head Captain has called a eting. There's sothing important."
Just as Shin and the others were about to eat, a Soul Reaper ran in to report.
"What a buzzkill, interrupting us at a ti like this," Shin said irritably.
He, Unohana, and Yoruichi then headed to the First Division barracks. Soi Fon stayed behind. Captain etings were only for captains and lieutenants.
After arriving at the First Division barracks and seeing so many captains missing, Shin knew what had happened.
"Looks like I missed a good show."
Shin realized he had missed out. They weren't here, so they must have been frad by Aizen and forced to flee.
He glanced at Aizen. Sensing Shin's gaze, Aizen gave him a gentle, refined smile.
There was no trace of hostility in his eyes. Aizen's acting was truly superb—no one could tell he wasn't a good person.
If Shin weren't a transmigrator who knew exactly what kind of person Aizen was, he might have been fooled too.
Shin had to wonder what kind of acting chops it took for soone so inherently cold and heartless to project such a warm and popular persona. He almost wanted to take acting lessons from the guy.
But Shin probably couldn't pull it off. Even if he copied Aizen's acting skills, he could never be like him. Their personalities were too different.
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