The only player in the world of Bleach.

"Looking for some truly skilled opponents to spar with?"

Aizen Sousuke, holding the menu, was slightly lost in thought. He stared at Matsushita Yusuke and repeated the other man's words.

"And it has to be someone who can unleash their Zanpakuto?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he seemed to realize something, looked at the waiter beside him, and whispered with a smile.

"Let's order these for now... We'll add more if needed. Thank you."

This is a rather simple izakaya with wooden booths both above and below, exuding a sense of old-fashioned charm.

As the waiter left while taking notes, Matsushita Yusuke averted his gaze and looked at Aizen Sousuke again.

He nodded and continued.

"Yes, I hope to find some Grim Reapers of decent skill to test my abilities."

Five days have passed since the day I fought Soi Fon.

The studies at the Shinigami Academy for this year have completely ended, and the next class will be held in a month and a half.

With plenty of free time, some students from Rukongai would also return to their hometowns to reunite with their families.

Then Yusuke Matsushita wouldn't have this problem.

His attention was entirely focused on improving his strength—now that the academy was no longer a place to take advantage of him, and he couldn't keep pestering Soi Fon to fight him all the time.

After weighing these factors, Matsushita Yusuke thought of Aizen Sousuke.

As the vice-captain, he certainly has resources at his disposal that can be utilized.

Of course, there's another point that's even more important.

Yusuke Matsushita plans to gradually reveal his "uniqueness" to the other party.

After all, the ultimate goal is to join his "Standing in the Sky Club." If someone is a mediocre person with limited talent, Aizen won't show any interest even if they take a liking to them.

tsk...

It's still quite difficult to win her over.

"Let me make this clear first, I'd like to know why Matsushita specifically chose these people as his opponents?"

Seemingly realizing that his question was too vague, Aizen Sousuke pondered for a moment, lowered his gaze, and thought for a while...

Added.

"Or rather, do you know how many people in Soul Society can reach this level right now?"

—Why are you suddenly starting to explain the worldview?

After silently complaining to himself, Matsushita Yusuke honestly shook his head.

He felt like the Monkey King entering the Cave of the Crescent Moon and Three Stars for the first time...

Bodhi Patriarch, Wukong doesn't know!

"Including the non-official members of the Gotei 13, the number of people who can receive a Zanpakuto and train it to the point of being able to release it... is definitely not that many."

This is true.

Among the various divisions, those who can unleash their Zanpakuto are generally of similar strength to the top-ranking officers.

Only the best among them can serve as vice-captain.

So, to put it another way, Matsushita Yusuke's statement is roughly equivalent to...

"Shall I find some people of similar skill level to fight you?"

Although it may sound a bit abstract, the core message, stripped of flattery and politeness, is indeed exactly like this.

Matsushita Yusuke chuckled twice and then scratched the back of his head.

"If it's too much trouble, then I'd better..."

"It's not troublesome at all."

Aizen Sousuke took a sip of the warm water that was served to him and said with a smile.

"I'm just curious why Matsushita-kun did this. After all, if we were really going to fight... wouldn't Tosen and I be a good match?"

Good heavens.

Should I fight Aizen Sousuke?

Just thinking about it made Yusuke Matsushita's scalp tingle.

He shook his head repeatedly in refusal, and the actual reason was quite simple and straightforward...

That is, Aizen and Tosen cannot exist as 'opponents'.

While this ridiculous task system has a well-designed promotion mechanism, it's like having a built-in pay-to-win system, effectively preventing normal players from "farming" points.

Once the affinity with a specific target reaches a certain level, the so-called combat mission will naturally become impossible...

Therefore, the idea that he would repeatedly provoke Soi Fon and hover on the sensitive line where her blood vessels were about to burst, in order to farm points, is simply unfounded.

Although it sounds a bit illogical, it seems to make sense from another perspective—a player spends time conquering Aizen, then spends all day playing against him, and just like that, he steps on Aizen's left foot and finishes Kido. How am I supposed to make money in this game?

After thinking for a while, Yusuke Matsushita confessed that he had fought Soi Fon.

"Through that encounter, I discovered that my understanding of Zanpakuto had deepened considerably... I believe this could very well be the key to my breakthrough."

Of course, words are not enough to prove anything.

Matsushita Yusuke, with his hands at his sides, took out the item from his waist and placed it directly on the table.

"After that day, I gained a slight understanding of some... the tricks of using a Zanpakuto?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the light in Matsushita Yusuke's palm flickered, and in a moment, his Zanpakuto had already transformed.

Although it can change the appearance.

However, it does not yet possess the capabilities it would have after liberation.

This is the result of 'customized appearance'!

Aizen Sousuke raised an eyebrow and looked at Matsushita Yusuke's sword.

After being 'liberated', the already slender blade seemed to have 'expanded' even further.

It became longer and thicker.

The original scabbard also disappeared, replaced by a special weapon without a guard, with a ring at the end.

It has a more ferocious look than the Asagi style, and Aizen Sousuke couldn't take his eyes off it at first glance.

The reason is simple.

This knife... exudes an extremely strong sense of 'power'.

He could intuitively perceive and feel the straightforward and powerful aura behind the shape of the knife! And this was precisely the kind of thing he longed for most.

"That's true..."

Aizen Sousuke couldn't help but say.

"It's a pretty design."

Do you think it looks good?

That's for sure.

After all, considering the style of the sword and its future development direction, Matsushita Yusuke referenced the style of the Tang sword.

In a sense, this is also the "prototype" of the samurai sword.

Hearing this from the sidelines, Tosen couldn't help but sigh.

"You haven't even released your Zanpakuto, yet you're already able to completely suppress an opponent in Shikai? Matsushita-kun, it seems you've improved a lot lately."

Brother Xia's praise was definitely not flattery.

It's worth noting that although he seems weak in the original work, in the Soul Society, this guy is a Bankai-level existence, ranking among the top ten 'peerless masters'.

It's just that every time he fights, it's someone even more powerful, so he seems not only unlucky but also very weak...