One Piece: Burning the Prison Clothes in the Setting Sun, Mihawk is dumbfounded.

However, even with just this information, Dunn's trip wasn't entirely in vain.

Looking at the sealed Spirit King before him, Dunn raised his left hand, and a ball of flame appeared in his palm.

"Stop. Do you want to completely destroy this world?"

The previously vanished sound reappeared, and there was an urgency in it.

"Even so, it's just that the world can't enter another cycle, and that's what a real world should be like."

Upon hearing the voice reappear, Dunn smiled and said.

"So it will inevitably face destruction, and you can just turn a blind eye to so many lives?"

This person hoped to use this to make Dunn stop.

"You can step forward and stop me."

Dunn didn't care about what this person was saying. From the current situation, this world was a bit like a local simulator.

The goal of the simulation is either to master the power of the Soul King or to break through the limits of the Grim Reaper.

Aizen's appearance may have been orchestrated behind the scenes.

However, judging from the results, even those who were behind everything could not fully control the progress of the plan.

Just when Dunn thought that the hidden guy wouldn't make a move even after being provoked like this, a large amount of spiritual energy fluctuated.

Then, black spiritual energy fluctuations appeared in the space and pressed towards him.

"Not this time?"

I've seen this move before when I fought Aizen; it's a Shinigami's Kido.

However, Dunn didn't know how to do that. Even if he used other methods to activate the Soul-Slaying Blade, this power wouldn't provide him with any substantial enhancement.

It is for this reason that Dunn focused his attention on figuring out the essence of this world and finding a stable spatial passage.

The black coffin sealed Dunn, but the next moment cracks appeared on its smooth black surface, and then it suddenly burst open.

A large amount of spiritual energy surged out in all directions.

Even the seal that was sealing the Spirit King showed signs of fluctuation.

Meanwhile, the Zero Division and the Captain-Commander outside the Spirit King Palace both sensed this strong fluctuation of spiritual energy.

"It's not him, he's not good at this."

The captain spoke first.

He had already realized when he fought Dunn that the power Dunn displayed was not based on spiritual energy.

This is also why he believed Dunn's so-called traveler's words.

The appearance of such a large fluctuation of spiritual energy now clearly indicates that it was someone other than Dunn who made the move, and the target is likely Dunn.

"Should we make a move?"

The members of Squad Zero were getting restless, and their gazes turned toward the interior of the Spirit King's Palace.

"unnecessary."

Dunn's voice rang out, and before he could finish speaking, he was already in front of the Zero Division members.

In his hand, he was holding a head.

Upon seeing this head, Hyosube Ichibei's pupils suddenly contracted.

Then he suddenly drew his sword.

"This is not the Spirit King."

Seeing the obese Hyosugi Ichibei draw his sword, Dunn raised his hand and held up his head.

"I don't need to explain why someone would hide away trying to obtain the Spirit King's power, do I?"

Hyobu Ichibei paused in his preparation for liberation.

"As expected, these guys..."

Hyobu Ichibei's eyes widened upon hearing this, staring intently at the head in Dunn's hand.

"I've solved a problem for you, though of course not completely. But since I've helped, I should be rewarded. So, will this trip to the mortal world be enjoyable for me?"

Dunn raised his hand and threw the head in front of the captain, smiling as he asked.

"I will do my best."

Faced with Dunn's seemingly calm but actually provocative words, the captain responded in a deep voice.

If possible, the best outcome would be to avoid this conflict altogether.

But the current situation is that this conflict is unavoidable.

Or rather, even if they didn't respond, Dunn wouldn't stop, and the Captain-Commander could clearly sense this, so he stopped looking for other possibilities.

"Okay, see you later."

As soon as Dunn finished speaking, he raised his hand and opened a door.

Just as he stepped through the green door, Dunn suddenly turned around.

"By the way, Aizen is going to the human world to capture a young girl. You guys better hurry, or she'll be taken away. Then you'll not only have to face me, but also Aizen whose power has broken through the limits of a Shinigami."

"Yes, this must be quite a troublesome matter for you."

As soon as he finished speaking, the green portal closed, and Dunn disappeared.

"This guy..."

Shutara Senjumaru spoke in a low voice, then his eyes swept over the others.

"The number of Shinigami in the human world has reached its limit, but the plan has already begun. However, if Aizen really wants to go to the human world..."

The captain scanned the group.

"Do you want to join the war?"

As guards of the Spirit King's Palace, the Zero Division, tasked with protecting the Spirit King, has the mission of safeguarding this place.

But the current situation is that their responsibilities are the same whether they are fulfilling them or not.

Hyobu Ichibei looked down at the head on the ground.

"We will not participate in the war."

As the captain of Squad Zero, he gave his answer, and the Captain-Commander didn't say anything more, turning around and leaving directly.

Since Aizen is going to show himself in the human world, then he should go there too.

As for what Dunn is actually going to do, he is actually a little confused right now.

But no matter what, he had to accept whatever move the other party made.

After the Captain-Commander left, the members of the Zero Division all looked at Hyosube Ichibei.

"I've had my suspicions for a long time."

Noticing the gazes of several people, Hyōsuke Ichibei picked up the head from the ground and walked towards the interior of the Spirit King Palace, with the others immediately following.

Then they saw the headless torso of the Spirit King.

However, the aura emanating from the Spirit King did not change much.

This means that the Spirit King's head was already missing before, and what they had seen before was a disguised head.

"It could be someone from one of the five major families, or all of them."

He placed the head in his hand in front of the Spirit King's seal and turned around to speak.

Even so, we have no way to change these things.

As the five original families that established Soul Society, they have a strong control over Soul Society, with their tentacles reaching every corner like a spider web.

"Now is an opportunity."

As Hyosube Ichibei spoke, he turned and glanced at the Spirit King within the seal.

"This state is worse than death."

The other members of Squad Zero were taken aback upon hearing this, and then fell silent.

……

The present world.

The Grim Reaper's plan is underway, with a large amount of resources being allocated to the mortal world in preparation for creating a second Karakura Town.

Even if the outcome is as predicted, and the created Karakura Town is unable to withstand that level of combat, we should still give it a try.

"So that's how it works, such a crude method."

Mayuri Kurotsuchi, the current director of the Technology Development Bureau, gave a very low evaluation of the methods used by his predecessor, Kisuke Urahara.