Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

"Your Majesty! His Majesty Barragán!!"

Even as they were chewed up and swallowed by 'Kiba', those Adjuchas-level Hollows chanted the name of their 'Hollow King' loudly, but unfortunately, their ruler was 'in dire straits' and could not save them at all...

"Bailergan, watch closely! This is the correct way to use your subordinates!"

After devouring all of Barragan's subordinates, 'Jiba' grinned at Barragan, whose 'crown' was now askew, who was covered in sand and dust, and whose face was covered in dirt.

Clearly, the power symbolizing 'aging' within Barragan's body was no longer sufficient to fully defend him against the attacks from 'Jiba', and Barragan's power was weakening over time.

"Asshole..."

Barragan stared at the behemoth before him, wishing he could crush it, but he lacked the power to do so. Over the years, he had wasted too much time because he had encountered no opponents in Hueco Mundo. In other words, his condition was not much better than the weakened 'Kiba'.

"Eat it and you'll have energy!"

'Kiba' smacked his lips, savoring the taste of Barragan's subordinates. He had to admit that Barragan's men were of very high quality; they were all top-tier mid-level Hollows. The taste was absolutely wonderful for 'Kiba'. In that sense, Barragan could be considered a gourmet connoisseur.

"Take this, Barragan!" 'Kiba' stopped talking to Barragan. After consuming a group of Adjuchas, his strength was greatly restored, and the crimson and eerie Cero once again converged towards 'Kiba's' mouth. "Whoosh!!"

"Damn it!"

Barragan cursed angrily, but could only continue to raise the shield in front of him.

"boom!!"

Another magnificent mushroom cloud has appeared; Hueco Mundo is unusually 'peaceful' today.

"Let's end this battle between you and me, Kumbhira! Let's continue to coexist peacefully, using this 'Great Void Forest' as our boundary, just like before!"

When Barragán's figure reappeared in the sky, his appearance was utterly ravaged, a far cry from his former high spirits!

After Barragan realized he couldn't defeat 'Kiba', he considered giving up the fight. He decided to choose to coexist peacefully with 'Kiba' as before, and the two of them would continue to be the 'two heroes' of Hueco Mundo, jointly governing this damned Hueco Mundo.

You seem to be dreaming!

'Jiba' gave a cold laugh after hearing Bailergang's words.

Oh, how arrogant Barragan was when he came! He even threatened to scatter his ashes! Now that he's been defeated, Barragan realizes he can't take him down, so he's willing to sit down and talk about how to jointly govern Hueco Mundo?

How ridiculous! It's too late! He's no longer willing to co-rule Hueco Mundo with Barragan.

"Gongpilu, don't force me!"

Barragán clenched his fist and issued a warning to 'Jiba'.

"I really want to push you a bit today and see what you can do to me..."

Upon hearing this, 'Jiba' spoke to Bailergang in a provocative manner.

"you……"

Barragan pointed his finger at 'Jiba's' nose, his exposed, pale teeth almost grinding to powder. Unfortunately, just as 'Jiba' had said, he couldn't do anything to 'Jiba'.

"Fine! Then let's stand here and confront each other! Neither of us wants to be the 'Virtual King'!"

"From this moment on, I will guard you here! If any creature approaches you, whether it's a Hollow, a Shinigami, or even those Quincy who only know how to shoot arrows, as long as they dare to come near here, I will 'rot' that damned creature into white sand before you do!"

"I'd like to see what you can 'devour' as long as I'm here! Gongbilo, you might as well go eat dirt!!"

Barragán was truly enraged; he pointed at 'Jiba's' nose and roared angrily.

"You think you can play games like this? You can't take a game, can you? Fine! I'll go to your palace right now and devour all your loyal servants! If you're so capable, then kill all your own servants before I do!"

'Jiba' wasn't afraid of Barragan at all! He'd already formed a plan after Barragan spoke. Barragan wasn't just a sore loser, was he? Fine, then everyone's flipping the table! Let's all stop playing!

"you dare!"

As Barragan spoke, endless black flames erupted from his body.

"Just you wait and see if I dare!"

'Jiba' was not easily intimidated, and immediately glared angrily at Bailergang.

For a moment, the two Hollows, one black and one white, stood facing each other as if no one else was around.

"Oh, you two are chatting now?!"

However, at that moment, a slightly 'teasing' voice slowly rang out around the two Hollows, completely shattering the peace.

"You are?!"

When Barragan heard the sound, he looked up and saw a handsome young man dressed in a white haori who had appeared in the sky at some point, watching Barragan and 'Jiba' with a look of amusement.

"grim Reaper?!"

The moment Barragán saw the young man, his exposed white brow bone twitched.

"This Grim Reaper was able to approach me and that 'beast' 'silently' without being affected by our spiritual pressure at all? In fact, I didn't even notice his presence if he hadn't spoken! This Grim Reaper is definitely not simple. With that beast lurking beneath me, it's clearly unwise for me to confront this Grim Reaper alone..."

Barragan dared not be careless in the slightest. The 'Grim Reaper' who could silently cross the Great Hollow Forest and arrive in front of him was definitely not an ordinary person!

Especially now that his stamina is almost completely exhausted, and with 'Kiba' lurking on the other side, it would be unwise to clash with a powerful Shinigami alone under such circumstances...

"We must get that idiot down there to fight alongside me!"

Therefore, Barragan decided to team up with his rival, "Kiba," to deal with this mysterious Shinigami who had suddenly appeared. After the Shinigami was destroyed by the two Hollows, he would then continue to compete with "Kiba" for the "interests" and "rule" of Hueco Mundo.

"Let's put an end to our struggle for now, Kumbhira! Don't give that damned Grim Reaper a chance to make a fool of himself!"

Barragán put aside his previous arrogance and tried his best to appear more approachable as he addressed 'Jiba' beneath him, clearly intending to join forces with 'Jiba' to deal with the mysterious young man of death.

Unfortunately, Barragán's ideals were lofty, but reality was far more harsh...

The moment Barragan finished winning over 'Jiba', the white behemoth suddenly knelt on one knee and respectfully addressed the mysterious Grim Reaper, saying, 'Holy King, you have arrived!'

"Huh?!" Upon hearing 'Jiba's' address to the white death god, Barragan felt a sudden panic and thought to himself, "Damn it, they actually know each other!"

"The situation is very bad right now. This new Grim Reaper is obviously on the same side as Miyabiro! And judging from the situation, this Grim Reaper is Miyabiro's master! The guy who can make this 'beast' submit from the bottom of his heart is definitely not someone to be trifled with."

But thinking about it, it makes sense. If no one had helped 'Kiba,' with his beast-like intelligence, he wouldn't have been able to run back from the Soul Society, the stronghold of the Shinigami, all by himself.

"Kumbira, you actually sided with a Grim Reaper! I am truly ashamed of you!"

Within the dark eye sockets of Barragan lay the cunning accumulated over millennia; he attempted to provoke 'Jiba' and free 'Jiba' from the control of this god of death.

"You don't know anything about 'self'!"

'Jiba' knelt on one knee, not even bothering to pay attention to Bailergang in the sky.

"Kujani and I shall join forces! With you and me together, we are invincible! Let us bury this Grim Reaper together, and then rule Hueco Mundo together!"

Seeing that 'Jiba' wasn't buying it, Barragan immediately switched to another tactic, first praising 'Jiba' to the point of exhaustion, and then painting a rosy picture for 'Jiba'.

"Humph~"

'Jiba' didn't even bother to lift his head; if he did, he would consider it a loss if he even glanced at Barragan.

"Damn..."

Barragan felt a slight panic as he looked at the unmoved 'Kiba'. Clearly, the Grim Reaper's control over 'Kiba' was far beyond his imagination.

“Interesting~”

The Grim Reaper appearing above Barragan's head was none other than Araki. At this moment, Araki ignored 'Kiba' and instead began to examine the 'Vastod' level Hollow with great interest...

Araki didn't even need to ask the other's name; just by looking at its appearance, he knew this 'Vahun' was indeed Barragan. After all, its 'Bone King' image was just too classic! Well, even more classic than 'Bone King' himself, after all, it was a senior figure…

"You must be Barragan!"

Araki looked at Barragan and asked, feigning ignorance.

"Grim Reaper, are you here to persuade me to surrender?"

"Are you planning to make me kneel before you like that beast?!"

Barragan looked at Araki calmly, trying his best to maintain the dignity of a king. As for how panicked he was inside, only he knew.

"Just as you said! I am Barragan Ruizen, the King of Hueco Mundo! As the King of the Menos Grande, I will never submit to a mere Shinigami like you! So if you've come to persuade me to surrender, you'd better give up on that idea."

Barragán's attitude was very firm; he would rather die than submit to or pledge allegiance to the mere Grim Reaper.

"Swear allegiance to me? Of course not..."

"Relax, don't be too hostile towards me. Actually, I'm here to help you."

Araki looked at Barragan and said with a smile, "How could someone as kind as him harm others?!"

"What do you mean by that?! Death, I advise you not to try anything funny!"

"No matter what you do, it's all in vain! We Great Hollows will never follow a Shinigami."

Barragán looked at Araki and spoke coldly.

"Heh..." Araki merely chuckled dismissively. If Aizen from a later era heard Barragan's words, he would surely nod with a smile: "Yes! Barragan, you're absolutely right! The great 'Hollows' truly don't pledge allegiance to me; they merely worship the even greater me as their god! That's all..."

"I'm here to persuade you to convert to Christianity."

Araki then slowly extended his hand in front of Barragán.

"Death! What are you doing?"

Barragan's pupils trembled as he looked at Araki's outstretched hand, and for some reason, he suddenly felt a sense of panic!

However, he dared not attack Araki, because he knew that if he did, the foolish beast below would attack him, and he would be attacked from both sides, and he would definitely suffer the loss.

"Shh~ Listen carefully! Can you hear the bells ringing?!" Araki's hand drew closer and closer to Barragan, his voice unusually magnetic, which inexplicably relaxed Barragan until Araki's voice almost disappeared, transforming into a series of bell tolls, "Dong! Dong! Dong..."

"Um?!"

By the time Barragán realized what was happening, everything before his eyes had already changed.

The world that was once filled with white sand has somehow transformed into a 'pure land of crystal'!

One temple and bell tower after another sprang up from the ground...

The sound of the bell naturally came slowly from the 'old' and 'rustic' bell tower.

"How is this going?!"

Barragan was stunned. He remembered that just a second ago he was in Hueco Mundo confronting that 'beast' and that mysterious Grim Reaper, and the next second he was in this strange world.

"Is that the release of a Shinigami's Zanpakuto?!"

Barragan, as expected of a Hollow who has survived since ancient times, quickly regained his composure and deduced what was happening around him.

"When exactly did that Shinigami unleash his Zanpakuto?!"

"No! That's not right! When did I start thinking that the Shinigami hadn't unleashed his Zanpakuto?!"