I'm in Bleach, starting with Unlimited Blade Works.

Perhaps this is one of the reasons why the Spirit King sought annihilation.

The future he envisioned, countless years in the future, was no different from the present.

Therefore, he wanted to seek his own liberation at this time when the "future" was most likely to be born, and also to make the world have more possibilities.

Erin also believed that if it weren't for Seireitei, given what those nobles had done, if they were in the mortal world or Hueco Mundo, they could have directly summoned the Gates of Hell and sent some of the nobles of Seireitei to hell.

……

As dawn broke, the students who had spent the night here were not in good spirits.

Inside the inverted mountain crystal, Miyano Matsuri had completed the initial treatment of the wounded, and none of them died due to the severity of their injuries.

Now, thanks to Miyano Matsuri's treatment, they have all woken up and were helped away from the barrier of the Mountain-Turning Crystal by acquaintances.

With a thought, the more than ten-meter-high inverted crystal mountain transformed into spiritual particles and dissipated.

Walking up to everyone, Erin said, "Fellow students, I am very sorry for your situation."

"However, there's no need to be so discouraged."

"Captain Aizen, we've already become losers, how can we not be frustrated?"

Hearing Aizen's words of comfort, one of the students couldn't help but cry, "That's Hueco Mundo! We're either fighting Hollows or on our way to fight them..."

"Our lives are destined to be buried in Hueco Mundo!"

These words only deepened everyone's despair.

"Indeed, this student's description of the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force is very vivid and descriptive."

"Indeed, everyone in the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force is either fighting Hollows or on their way to fight Hollows."

Erin first affirmed the student's words, and then, after everyone turned to look at him, Erin smiled and said, "But has anyone ever wondered why the Seireitei sends everyone to Hueco Mundo every year?"

Seeing everyone's mental state, Erin knew that if they went to Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force in their current condition, at least 90% of the trainees would die on the battlefield during their first battle with Hollows.

In order to give these trainees a better chance of survival, Erin decided to tell a huge lie here.

These students now need "hope".

"As everyone knows, there are countless Hollows in Hueco Mundo that evolve by devouring human souls."

"The Shinigami of the Gotei 13 are responsible for protecting everyone in the human world and the Soul Society, preventing their souls from being devoured by Hollows."

"However, as everyone knows, both the human world and the Soul Society are very large. If a large number of Hollows enter the Soul Society or the human world at the same time, it is impossible for the Gotei 13 Shinigami to protect both the human world and the Soul Society."

"Therefore, in order to prevent a large number of Hollows from Hueco Mundo from entering the Human World and Soul Society at once, the Seireitei decided to form the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force."

"And everyone has already felt the results of forming the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force."

Amidst the students' bewilderment, Erin bent down towards them.

"It is precisely because of the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force that most of the Hollows in Hueco Mundo are fighting against the Expeditionary Force. As a result, the number of Hollows entering the Human World and Soul Society from Hueco Mundo has decreased by several tens of times."

"This greatly improved the efficiency of the Gotei 13 in protecting the souls of the people."

"Everyone, perhaps entering Hueco Mundo is a disaster for you, but for the humans of the present world and everyone in the Soul Society's Rukongai, it is precisely because of your battles in Hueco Mundo that casualties have been greatly reduced."

"Here, on behalf of all humans in this world and all the people living in Rukongai, I would like to say thank you."

"You are all heroes who are secretly protecting this world."

Are we heroes?

"Yes, you are all heroes!"

Erin nodded in response to everyone's expectant questions.

"Moreover, there is no need for everyone to be so frustrated."

"Even after joining the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force, we weren't fighting Hollows every day."

"I hope everyone will not give up on cultivation. After all, no matter where you are, strong strength is the greatest and most effective guarantee for your safety."

"Moreover, within the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force, they are similar to the Gotei 13."

"If one day you can become the commander of one of the three Hueco Mundo expeditionary forces, your status and position will not be lower than those of the captains of the Gotei 13."

"Furthermore, if there are vacancies for captains in the Gotei 13, you will be transferred back to Seireitei to serve as captains..."

"Wow, Captain Aizen, are you serious?"

Upon hearing that there was a possibility of returning to Seireitei after joining the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force, everyone's expressions immediately changed.

Although becoming the commander of an expeditionary force is no less difficult than becoming the captain of the Gotei 13, it is still a hope, isn't it?

"it is true."

Nodding to the questioner, Erin smiled and said, "At that time, you will return to Seireitei as 'heroes,' receiving everyone's admiration and recognition..."

"After all, most of the Shinigami in Seireitei know that the reason this world is so peaceful is because of your continuous struggle in Hueco Mundo."

Being a hero is great, but being able to return to Seireitei would be even better!

"Everyone, I hope that one day in the future, I can stand in Seireitei and be proud to be one of those who welcome you."

So, keep striving!

After a pep talk by Erin, the forty-odd trainees finally regained some of their fighting spirit.

After Erin opened the portal, the students bowed to Erin before entering it to show their respect for Captain Aizen.

No one is stupid.

Everyone knows that the Shinigami who enter the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force face a near-certain death and have no future.

However, Aizen, the captain of the Fifth Division, still earnestly admonished them, saying that everyone in the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force was a hero, and encouraged them to train hard and become commanders of the expeditionary force.

Then, like a hero, he was welcomed back by Seireitei.

The sight of the students bowing to Erin left even the Shinigami of the Fifth Division speechless.

When did those eliminated trainees become so respectful to the examiners?

Only our Captain Aizen can do that.

This situation made the Shinigami of the Fifth Division feel proud.

This is our Captain Aizen, whose personal charm is unmatched!

After all the trainees who were eliminated today entered the portal, Erin closed the portal and asked a Shinigami standing beside him, "Fujimaru, how many trainees are left?"

The boy whom Erin calls "Fujimaru" is Miyano Matsuri's twin brother, and he currently serves as the fifth seat of the fifth division.

Upon hearing Erin's words, Miyano Fujimaru immediately replied, "Lord Aizen, after a day of elimination, there are still sixty-eight trainees left."

"Sixty-eight..."

"Fifty-three trainees were just eliminated."

"There were a total of 134 trainees participating in this assessment, after deducting the remaining ones and those who were eliminated..."

Chapter 215 increases in difficulty.

"So, that means thirteen trainees died today because of delayed rescue efforts?"

"I'm sorry, Captain Aizen..."

Miyano Fujimaru lowered his head: "The difficulty of this assessment has exceeded our expectations."

"Because the trainees were too scattered, the number of distress signals we received at the same time exceeded the number of our personnel..."

"Therefore, we have no choice but to prioritize rescuing the trainees closest to us based on the 'proximity' principle, and then go to rescue the trainees further away..."

"Although we have carried out the rescue as quickly as possible, but..."

At this point, Miyano Fujimaru shook his head: "In the end, we were unable to save thirteen students."

"Captain Aizen, this is my dereliction of duty."

"No, Fujimaru, this is not your fault."

Patting Miyano Fujimaru on the shoulder, Erin comforted him, "Don't even mention you, even I didn't expect this year's assessment to be this difficult."

"Be confident, Fujimaru."

"Given your handling of the situation, I would give you full marks."

"After all, we are all quite confident that we can save the students who are closer to us."

"And in the distance, we are not sure if they will be able to hold out until rescue arrives."

"If we had chosen to rescue those further away, the casualties among the trainees might have increased several times over."

"However, the number of trainees has been greatly reduced now, and I hope that today's situation will not happen again in the future."

"Can you do it, Fujimaru?"

"Don't worry, Captain Aizen."

Miyano Fujimaru straightened his chest. Although he was young and not very tall, his ability to become the fifth seat of the fifth division was worthy of recognition.

"If another student dies after tomorrow, I will bring you my head!"

"Snapped!"

Upon hearing what Miyano Fujimaru said, Erin slapped him on the head and laughed, "Get lost! You dare bring your head to me..."

"Undeniably, I don't want to see any of these trainees injured or killed, but I value you all more than them."

"If I were to take your head just because of the injuries or deaths of these trainees, what would I be?"

"hey-hey……"

Miyano Fujimaru scratched his head and grinned foolishly.

"Go and arrange for people to patrol the night. It's a rare opportunity to come to the mortal world, so I'm leaving everything here to you."

"I'm going to wander around..."

"Yes, Captain Aizen."

……

In the days that followed, although the number of voids descending upon the mortal world each day was no less than that of the first day, and the number of students was reduced by half, everyone performed much better than on the first day.