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Chapter 215 Pikachu

"Ah ha ha……"

"Your soul is always with you."

In an abandoned hospital, a man wearing a hat with the letter 'P' on it, round-framed sunglasses, and sporting a black braid and a mustache shouted and jumped around with exaggerated expressions, saying, "The evil spirit has been exorcised by the Lord of Guanyin Temple, this place is now safe, so today's program is over!"

"See you next time!"

His name is Tang Guanyin Temple, and he is the host of the ghost-hunting show "Ghost Expedition Team". He has basic spiritual power and can see spirits.

With this skill and excellent performance ability, he is known as the 'Exorcism Master' and has accumulated a lot of fans. Just now, he finished recording another program, and just as he looked up to signal the cameraman to stop the broadcast, a little girl's voice suddenly came from the side.

Have you ever seen a spirit around 20 years old, with black hair and black eyes, carrying a knife?

Guanyin Temple paused for a moment, then turned around.

Before him appeared a little girl who looked about 10 years old. She was dressed in a slightly oversized white robe that flowed like a ghost's attire. She had brown hair and wore a bone-made earphone on her head.

This attire quickly brought a smile to Guanyin Temple's face. "Little fan? Want Uncle to help you find the spirit? Uh..." He then realized his mistake, quickly suppressing his smile, and asked, "Who is he to you? Your brother? Poor child, why...did he leave you?"

"Brother?" The little girl tilted her head, seemingly not understanding, and said innocently, "He didn't leave! I haven't seen him yet! We're just looking for him to play with! Let's have a race! Let's see who can catch that brother first!"

"...Huh?" Guanyin Temple was a little confused.

A gentle breeze stirred, ruffling the little girl's ghostly robes and revealing part of her belly, on which was written a jet-black number: 6.

"Come... play...~" the little girl drawled, skipping and hopping towards Guanyin Temple.

The strange tone startled the cameraman in charge of recording, who had intended to record an extra segment as a bonus for the program, so he turned off the camera.

The video recording ended abruptly there.

……

"This man named Tang Guanyin Temple was taken to China by this broken mask. Obviously, although her description was vague, with black hair and black eyes, and wearing a Zanpakuto, she must be looking for Guan Yi."

Once there's one, then two, then three. Due to some situations encountered in Soul Society, Kyoraku Shunsui once again came to Urahara Shop.

“I noticed her, or rather, them, about two weeks ago.” Kisuke Urahara said with a serious expression, “We have identified twenty-three so far, and there are probably more in the unseen corners, which has already caused quite a bit of chaos.”

Their individual spiritual pressure wasn't particularly strong, only at the level of an ordinary Gillian, but... we didn't act rashly because they seemed to be able to interact with each other's spiritual pressure; in other words, they weren't a group, but individuals.

"A single individual?" Kyoraku Shunsui said with a headache, "In other words, the Soul Society's judgment is not wrong either. All these child Arrancars are split off from an exceptionally powerful Arrancar."

“Split? No, no, no.” Kisuke Urahara shook his head. “It’s likely to be more troublesome than that, Captain Kyoraku. Have you ever heard of ‘superindividual’?”

Like an ant colony, they are a group, but connected by a pheromone network, sharing food and making decisions collectively. Among them are worker ants that act as the cells of movement, soldier ants that act as the immune cells, and queen ants that act as the reproductive system. I suspect these creatures are the ant colonies of Hueco Mundo.

"Superindividual... Even if we ambush and kill a few, it will be useless. Instead, it will enrage them and cause a riot?" Kyoraku sighed, "This is the first time I've seen its number here. This guy is only number 6?! We thought it was at least number 2 or even number 1 Arrancar!"

"So?" Kisuke Urahara asked, "How many were found on Kurotsuchi's side?"

Kyoraku Shunsui took a deep breath: "403."

Urahara Kisuke was stunned: "403?!"

"Ah, they appeared a month ago, after your shop assistant killed a second-level spirit-powered broken face. There are currently 403 marked, ranging from the lowest level of spirit power to the highest level of spirit power, and new individuals are still appearing."

There weren't any particularly powerful ones, but many Shinigami who went to Hueco Mundo on reconnaissance missions encountered danger due to the large number of them roaming around. Their original intelligence control over Hueco Mundo and their understanding of the Arrancar's movements were disrupted after they were deployed.

“There are so many…” Kisuke Urahara said with a headache, “The world here is also in chaos. We must think of a way to get rid of them as soon as possible.”

"Your employee..."

“Guan Yi-san?” Kisuke Urahara looked even more troubled. “If I could have found him, I would have gone to find him much sooner.”

……

Hueco Mundo.

Another ordinary Hollow fell to Guan Yi's blade, but when the Six Treasures Immortal Thief broke it down into pure soul energy and offered it to Grimmjow for consumption, a sense of rejection arose; that energy could only be digested by Guan Yi's own body. "Has it reached its absolute limit?"

Guan Yi said, "Next, perhaps we should find a Hollow strong enough for you to devour, to help you overcome Vasto Lorde's obstacle, or perhaps let you participate in a sufficiently stressful battle? Grimmjow, among the Espada, which one do you hate the most?"

“All of them.” Grimmjow scoffed. “Ha, if we’re talking about the most annoying guy, it has to be that old bastard Barragan. He’s number two, the Vasto Lorde Arrancar who’s ruled Hueco Mundo for countless millennia. What, you dare to mess with him?”

"You want to swallow him?"

"...So what if you want to?! Go ahead and do it if you dare! Either we'll both devour him, or I'll let you die at his hands, you bastard!" Grimmjow roared. "What exactly do you want? Help me evolve into a Vasto Lorde?! Don't think I'll be grateful and cooperate with you using my power!"

"Look at you, you're in a hurry."

Guan Yi smiled and said, "I have also benefited a lot during the time I helped you evolve. Perhaps when you truly evolve, I will be able to develop a new ability. We can be considered to have benefited each other."

"Oh, if you still want to die then, then I'll grant your wish and send you to your death."

"..."

Grimmjow remained silent, only thinking that he must kill Guan Yi if he had the chance.

Guan Yi stopped teasing him, because he suddenly felt a strange spiritual pressure rapidly approaching. It wasn't strong, but it gave him a strange sense of threat.

"Ok?"

Swah——

A black-haired girl with black glasses and a gentle appearance suddenly appeared, her hands clasped shyly in front of her chest as she asked, "Big brother, have you ever seen a spirit who is about 20 years old, with black hair and black eyes, and carrying a knife?"

Her appearance had almost no illusory features; the illusory mask had shattered to the size of a hair, hidden in her black hair!
If it weren't for the sense of chaos and disorder emanating from her, and the environment she was in, Guan Yi wouldn't be able to tell whether she was an Arrancar or a human.

Guan Yi looked down at himself. 20 years old, black hair and black eyes, carrying a Zanpakuto? He looked up and shook his head without changing his expression, saying, "Never seen it before."

The girl looked disappointed for a moment, but quickly added expectantly, "Big brother, let's play together! Let's play a game of finding him, okay?"

Come on~ let's play~~~

A sense of threat washed over Guan Yi, who secretly performed divination and discovered that if he refused, there seemed to be some unpleasant consequences—not that his life would be threatened, but that the trouble would be elsewhere.

What is this Arrancar girl? What's her number? I've never seen her in the anime!
"Tsk, it's this guy... Aizen released him, huh?" Grimmjow's somewhat displeased voice rang in Guan Yi's mind.

"know?"

Grimmjow paused for a moment, seemingly considering whether to tell Guan Yi, before finally humming, "Pikachu, one of the original Arrancar."

When I first became an Arrancar, Barragan was number 1, and this guy was number 2.

She is not a single individual, but a group all called Pikachu. These guys all have the mental age of about 10 years old and completely disordered personalities, and can share spiritual pressure and information.

Because they repeatedly damaged the environment of Las Noches, Aizen deemed them incapable of communication, which is why they were excluded from the Espada and designated as Number 102. I remember they were imprisoned by Aizen underground in the Forest of Menreiki, guarded by specially assigned Arrancar. Now that they've escaped, Aizen must have released them!

"The former No. 2 Arrancar? She's Vasto Lorde?"

"Ah, don't underestimate her. A single one certainly doesn't pose much of a threat, but once you kill this one, hundreds will come running! A hundred of these things together are already at the level of a Tenth Blade, and hundreds... Hmph, I don't want to be devoured by these things!"

"I see, thank you for the information."

"Thanks for what? I told you I just didn't want to be devoured by this thing!" Grimmjow roared.

"Come play, big brother~"

At this moment, Picalo on the other side extended his hand again, extending an invitation to Guan Yi.

Guan Yi laughed and said, "Okay, let's play! But it's not fun with just two people. Do you have any friends? Let's invite them over to play together. The more the better!"

Pikalo paused for a moment: "Hmm, okay!"

Grimmjow exclaimed in shock: "Hey, you bastard, are you even listening to me?!"

(End of this chapter)