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

Even Aizen didn't know this secret.

However, Aizen knew that the end of this world was hell.

One day, hell will completely devour all the souls in the world, and this world will be completely transformed into hell.

This process is irreversible.

Aizen, who aspired to become a "god," never considered that he would die.

But now, Erin reminded him that he was basically powerless to resist Captain Erin.

If Captain Erin wanted to kill him, he would have died more than twenty years ago.

Even though he has now broken through his spiritual pressure and reached the limit of a Shinigami, Aizen doesn't think he can survive against Captain Erin.

To reach the same level as Captain Erin, he needs to become even stronger!

"Don't worry, Captain Erin."

"I don't want to die before I become a 'god'."

"Tsk..."

Erin clicked his tongue, said nothing more, and instantly opened a spatial passage in front of Aizen.

"Let's leave here, Captain Aizen."

I hope you can keep our promise.

"of course."

"Isn't that why you released me?"

……

At the Kuchiki residence, Erin got out of bed, gently stroked Haruko's hair, and then walked out of the room into the courtyard.

Looking up at the sky, Erin's gaze seemed to pierce through the seventy-two barriers between Seireitei and the Soul King's Palace.

Since awakening the essence of his "sword," Erin's strength has been increasing every day.

By now, Erin has no idea just how strong he has become.

The feeling of not being able to see one's own place made Erin very uncomfortable.

He desperately needs a formidable opponent to help him reposition himself.

But how many people can be his rivals now?

Aizen after fully merging with the Hogyoku, Ichibei Hyosube, the creator of the Zero Division, Yhwach before devouring the Soul King, and Ichigo Kurosaki with his dual-wielding Bankai...

After counting them, there are only these four people who can be considered Erin's opponents.

Currently, the other three haven't matured yet, and the only one who can fight alongside Erin is Hyosube Ichibei.

However, Erin did not intend to fight Hyosube Ichibei until he defeated Aizen.

The four people listed above were ranked by Erin according to their strength.

Aizen's strength after transforming into the Hogyoku was weaker than Ichibei Hyosube. Yhwach, who defeated Ichibei Hyosube before absorbing the Soul King, was weaker than Ichigo Kurosaki in his Bankai form.

Defeating such an opponent is like eliminating one less opponent.

Erin was afraid that after defeating Hyosube Ichibei, he would lose interest in Aizen of the Hogyoku, which would take away a lot of Erin's fun.

Now, Erin deeply understands why those villains who are so powerful that they are invincible are so keen on cultivating their opponents.

"Those who slay dragons will eventually become dragons themselves..."

"Now, I guess I can be considered a dragon, right?"

"Aizen, will you become the dragon slayer who kills me, or will you become the resources for my ascension to a higher level?"

……

A black cat emerged from the shattered space, surveyed its landing location, identified a direction, and quickly moved forward.

This black cat is very fast; most people probably wouldn't even be able to catch a glimpse of it.

A dozen minutes later, the black cat arrived at a ruin.

Everywhere here are traces of battle: burned houses, shattered shrines, and the blood of the Grim Reaper that has not yet dissipated into spirit particles...

"It's actually true!"

The deep male voice coming from the black cat's mouth would probably terrify a lot of people if they heard it.

Cats can talk?

Of course, they wouldn't be surprised if someone who knew the black cat was present.

Because this black cat is none other than the former captain of the Second Division, Yoruichi Shihouin!

In the present world, Yoruichi Shihouin learned through the Shihouin family's channels that some families in Seireitei had launched an attack on the Shiba family, involving Rukia, Erin's disciple.

Although she was in cat form, a hint of helplessness still flashed in Yoruichi Shihouin's eyes.

Yoruichi Shihouin, as the twenty-third head of the Shihouin family, was aware of the feud between the four noble families and the Shiba family.

Furthermore, Yoruichi Shihouin also managed to locate the main branch of the Shiba family through the Second Division's intelligence unit.

If Yoruichi Shihouin shared the same ideas as her ancestors, the Shiba family would have been wiped out long ago by Yoruichi's team.

After all, when Yoruichi Shihouin discovered the main branch of the Shiba family's headquarters, Shiba Kaien and Shiba Kukaku were still young, and their strength was only about the same as that of an ordinary Shinigami.

After learning about the Shiba family's history, Yoruichi Shihouin greatly admired this family.

Therefore, Yoruichi Shihouin barged directly into the Shiba family home, wanting to become friends with Kukaku Shiba.

Thanks to Yoruichi Shihouin's shamelessness, the relationship between the two, while not very close, could at least be considered "friendship".

Now, the fact that her own family is attacking her friend is giving Yoruichi Shihouin a headache.

Of course, what troubled Yoruichi Shihouin even more was that the clan's actions had actually dragged that guy's disciple into it.

Yoruichi Shihouin and Kisuke Urahara did a lot of analysis on Erin.

Based on their more than 100-year friendship with Erin, the two felt that Erin was a controllable yet extremely uncontrollable being.

The reason why Erin is considered controllable is because Erin has people she cares about.

As long as these people are safe, Erin won't do anything unexpected.

The reason why Erin is said to be uncontrollable is because Erin has people she cares about.

Just like when Haruko's soul had problems, Erin felt that Kisuke Urahara could help, so she went directly to Kisuke Urahara and even threatened him to save Haruko.

Now that the Shihouin family's assassins have joined the attack on Erin's disciples, one can imagine how angry Erin must be.

However, Yoruichi Shihouin decided to deal with that problem later.

Now, let's go see our "good friend" first.

Whoosh...

Sensing spiritual pressure, Yoruichi Shihouin ran wildly, leaping and bounding through dilapidated houses, and finally found Kukaku Shiba in a shrine.

"Yo, it's been a long time, Kukaku."

Yoruichi Shihōin jumped off the roof beam and squatted down in front of Kūkaku Shiba.

"Drink!"

Upon seeing the black cat in front of him, Shiba Kukaku's expression turned cold, and he threw a punch at the black cat that Shihouin Yoruichi had transformed into.

Chapter 244 Trouble

Yoruichi Shihouin, who had transformed into a black cat, suddenly had all her fur stand on end, arched her back, and leaped away.

"boom!"

Looking at the floorboards that Shiba Kukaku had smashed into, Yoruichi Shihouin spoke in a deep, middle-aged voice.

"Kukaku, what are you doing? Are you trying to kill me?"

"Ah, you're wrong, Yoruichi."

"I don't want to kill you, I want to kill you!"

Shiba Kukaku pointed his right palm at Shihouin Yoruichi, and azure flames instantly erupted from his palm.

"Hado #33 - Azure Flame Fall!"

"boom!"

"Hado #31 - Red Fire Cannon!"

"Hado #54 - Wasted Flame!"

"boom!"

"Boom boom boom!"

One after another, Kido spells were unleashed from Shiba Kukaku's hands, chasing after Yoruichi Shihouin's figure and causing secondary damage to the Shiba family compound, which had only been destroyed not long ago.

A dozen minutes later, Shiba Kukaku, panting heavily, leaned against the door, glaring fiercely at Shihouin Yoruichi.

Although Yoruichi Shihouin did not transform into human form, her mastery of Shunpo (Flash Step) was more than enough to evade Kukaku Shiba's attacks.

"Have you vented your anger enough, Kukaku?"

Yoruichi Shihouin walked up to Kukaku Shiba. Although she was just a black cat, she still exuded a noble aura.

"Ha, if I hadn't known all along that you were expelled from Soul Society decades ago, you'd think I'd never be able to vent my anger!"

"Shiba Kukaku said fiercely."

For decades, Yoruichi Shihouin was the same-sex friend that Kukaku Shiba had the most contact with. It would be a lie to say that Kukaku Shiba and Yoruichi Shihouin had no relationship.

However, the night before last, when the Shiba family was attacked, Shiba Kukaku clearly heard the captain of the Second Division say that among the attackers were members of the Shihōin family's assassins!

However, Shiba Kukaku also knew that in matters concerning nobles, many things were not simply a matter of what the head of the household said.

Everything must be done with the family's interests first.

Not to mention, although Yoruichi Shihouin is the twenty-third head of the Shihouin family, her father, Chihiro Shihouin, is still alive.