Death: This Death is a bit unorthodox.

Feeling Aozaki Mayuki approaching him "step by step," the giant octopus couldn't help but panic a little.

Aroniro sensed the terrifying aura emanating from Aozaki Mayuki, an aura that filled it with fear and unease.

It knew that this uninvited guest was up to no good and might pose a threat to it.

Aaroniero possesses Adjuchas-level spiritual pressure, but this is all obtained by picking up corpses; he is essentially still just a Gillian.

Although they are intellectually inferior, like wild animals, even wild animals feel fear.

It doesn't have real eyes; it relies solely on its perception.

Aroniro could sense that this wisp of deathly spiritual pressure invading the soul world was completely different from the prey he had encountered before.

This prey... is dangerous!

But now he has already begun the spiritual fusion with Masaki Kurosaki, and is only one step away from devouring her soul and invading this powerful body.

Masaki Kurosaki is also considered an extremely talented individual among Quincy. Four years ago, during her high school years, she had already reached the second level of spiritual power.

Over the past four years, she has not only become a college student, but she has also continued to train her spiritual pressure.

She is undoubtedly a true powerhouse, and her counterpart in the Void is Vastod.

This piece of fatty meat, delivered right to his mouth, was something Aronino found hard to give up.

After a brief moment of contemplation with its extremely low intelligence, it decided to snatch food from the tiger's mouth and confront Aozaki Mazuki head-on.

Under Aozaki Mayuki's amused gaze, Aaroniero's body began to stir.

It brandished its thick tentacles, exerted its strength, and charged menacingly towards Aozaki Mayuki!

However, just as it was about to touch Aozaki Mayuki, a shocking scene unfolded—

Aozaki Mayuki casually slapped the tentacle, which was thicker than a person, and smashed it to pieces!

This sudden turn of events left Arronello stunned, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably.

If it had eyes, it would surely be looking terrified right now.

Unfortunately, it has no eyes, so Aozaki Mayuki is unable to see everything she wants to see.

"Don't be afraid, Masaki, it will all be over soon."

Aozaki Mayuki turned around and flashed what he thought was an incredibly cool smile, trying to reassure Kurosaki Masaki, before turning back and continuing to stride toward Aaroniero.

At that moment, Kurosaki Masaki was staring intently at Aozaki Mayuki.

But she didn't seem to notice his smile; instead, a strange blush rose on her face.

"Brother Zhenyue... isn't wearing any clothes."

In his soul form, Aozaki Mayuki was more candid than ever, revealing his strong and shapely physique.

Although Masaki Kurosaki was a little shy, she watched intently.

In the real world, Bambiette, Gatiss, and Ishida Ryuken would occasionally glance at Aozaki Mayuki and Kurosaki Masaki.

When they saw the bright smile on Aozaki Mayuki's face and the strange blush on Kurosaki Masaki's face, a subtle emotion welled up in the hearts of the three of them.

What exactly are they doing?

That's so weird, let me take another look.

Just then, Bambieta suddenly spoke up:

"Someone's coming."

Almost the instant he finished speaking, the others immediately noticed something was wrong.

Everyone's eyes turned to the door.

Immediately afterwards, a portal to another dimension appeared out of thin air without warning.

As the portal slowly opened, a figure stepped out.

The newcomer had short silver hair and wore a captain's haori; he was none other than Gin Ichimaru, the captain of the Ninth Division.

After confirming the identity of the visitor, Ishida Sogen and Ishida Ryugen secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

They were familiar with this young man; they had seen him many times before.

He was once Aozaki Mayuki's second-in-command, and is now the captain.

Everyone in the Quincy knows that he has a close relationship with Aozaki Mayuki, and sometimes he cares about him even more than Aozaki Mayuki himself.

"Bambiette, Gatis, what's wrong with Zhenyue?"

"Ah, Captain Ichimaru, we don't know much about Lord Aozaki's situation either."

Upon hearing Ishida Sogen's answer, Ichimaru Gin turned his gaze to the center, to Aozaki Mazuki, who was patting Kurosaki Masaki's head.

He frowned slightly:

"Is Masaki alright?"

As he spoke, he strode over.

Suddenly, Bambieta flashed in front of him, blocking his way.

"Stop! Who are you? Don't come near the master."

"Huh? What's wrong with you?"

Gin Ichimaru looked somewhat surprised.

“I’m Gin Ichimaru, haven’t you forgotten? We met just six months ago.”

"Stop lying."

Bambieta narrowed her eyes, staring sharply at Gin Ichimaru in front of her.

“If it were silver, it would have focused its attention on the master as soon as it came in, but you only glanced at the master twice just now.”

"Yes."

Although she didn't understand what was going on, Jadis nodded and echoed her sentiment.

Upon hearing their words, Ryūgen Ishida and Sōgen Ishida were taken aback.

What does it mean?

Why is it said that the Captain Ichimaru who looks exactly like Captain Ichimaru is not Captain Ichimaru?

"Bambieta, Gatis, what are you talking about?"

Gin Ichimaru looked over curiously, but continued walking towards them.

Just as the three were only a few steps apart, Aozaki Mayuki suddenly opened her eyes and looked over.

"They're right, let's just stop there and not go any further."

"True Moon?"

Upon hearing Aozaki Mayuki's words, Ichimaru Gin immediately stopped in his tracks.

"Lord Aozaki!"

Ishida Sogen and Ishida Ryugen also looked over in surprise, and then when they saw the girl with a rosy face who was muttering "Matsuki-nii-nii" (older brother of the moon), their faces lit up with joy.

The girl was still asleep, but judging from her "comfortable" expression, she should be alright.

Under their gazes, Aozaki Mayuki ignored them, instead looking at the silver-haired figure with a displeased expression:

"Don't call me by those affectionate terms, it's disgusting. We're not even acquainted."

The moment he finished speaking, he suddenly vanished from the spot.

Lightning fast!!

A tall figure appeared instantly beside Gin Ichimaru, raising his hand high in a chop!

As Aozaki Mayuki disappeared, Ichimaru Gin seemed to sense the danger and retreated, only to run right into a hand chop.

An arm flew high into the air, and blood splattered out.

"Matsuki!?"

Gin Ichimaru's eyes widened immediately.

"I told you, don't call me that!"

Aozaki Mayuki sighed.

"Although even the spiritual pressure is very similar, he doesn't have the gift I gave him, and your soul is too strange."

"Don't you feel uncomfortable being inside that little thing?"

"It really is Mayuki, still so gentle..."

Gin Ichimaru sighed, drew his Zanpakuto with his only remaining right hand, and revealed a venomous smile, saying to someone unidentified:

"What an enviable guy."

Chapter 442 Let's Welcome the Thunder!

"Lord Aozaki, what's wrong?"

The Ishida father and son looked bewildered; they clearly hadn't yet realized what had happened.

The two looked at Aozaki Mayuki with a puzzled expression, only to see that his face was gloomy and he seemed to be in a bad mood.

So they turned their attention to Gin Ichimaru, who had suddenly appeared.

However, they discovered that Gin Ichimaru had already swiftly drawn his Zanpakuto and completed his Shikai.

Without a doubt, that Zanpakuto was Shinsho.

If the person in front of me is not the real Captain Gin Ichimaru, then why does he have the exact same Shikai?

Gin Ichimaru gripped his wakizashi short sword tightly, a cold smile on his face:

"As I expected, this little trick won't fool you."

"But I never expected that you could see through the soul."

"It seems that our intelligence is not comprehensive."