Chapter 163: Fiander Appears, Aizen's Trio Escapes!
At this moment, the eyes of everyone in Fake Karakura Town were drawn to the suddenly opened Garganta.
Unlike the others' confusion, Yamamoto Genryūsai felt genuine shock. The Ennetsu Jigoku he had just unleashed was already his strongest attack in a non-Bankai state.
This slash containing explosive flame power not only possessed extremely strong penetrating force—those without sufficient Reiatsu would be vaporized by the heat before they could even approach it.
Now, having it blocked so silently made it impossible for Genryūsai not to be concerned.
At this time, the Garganta above Aizen's position had fully opened. A man with a stern face and short purple hair stepped out of the Garganta.
Behind him, a young boy with blond slightly curly hair, a pair of purple eyes, and a raven marking on his face walked out together.
"Ahhh!"
As soon as the boy stepped out of the Garganta, he looked at the surrounding environment curiously. But he couldn't speak, only able to utter incomprehensible sounds of "ahhh."
"Keep quiet, Wonderweiss. It's not polite to make too much noise."
Following them was a fleshy spherical monster resembling some grotesque creature, with a huge body and only a pair of purple eyes visible in the middle of its form.
Fiander, who walked out of the Garganta, rolled his icy blue eyes lightly. An invisible wave of consciousness swept over everyone present. "Oh my, this is quite a rare sight!"
"And... this familiar spiritual pressure. Are you Starrk, or... Lilinette?"
Fiander looked at Lilinette whose appearance had changed so drastically. But the Reiatsu released from her body was very similar to Starrk's, which puzzled him. He stretched out his hand and lightly tapped toward Lilinette. An ice flower instantly froze her in place. "Forget it. Although I don't know what happened, anyway... I'll just treat you as Starrk."
"But you keep leaking Reiatsu everywhere. It's painful to watch. You'd better rest."
After saying this, Fiander turned his head to look at Reinhard, who lay unconscious on the ground not far away, at Harribel who had been frozen by Hitsugaya, and at Sunsun and the other Arrancar. He sighed helplessly.
Snap!
Fiander snapped his fingers lightly. The solid ice attached to Harribel and the others instantly shattered, turning to water droplets and dissipating.
Harribel, freed from the ice, immediately assumed a defensive posture. After realizing the current battlefield situation and noticing Fiander's appearance, she breathed a sigh of relief and moved closer to where her Fracción were positioned.
After finishing all this, Fiander gave an order to the weird spherical monster behind him without looking back. "Extinguish this wall of fire for me."
As Fiander's voice fell, the meatball-like monster twisted its huge body, crawled out of the Garganta, took a deep breath, and blew directly toward the wall sealing Aizen and the others.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The violent hurricane extinguished the burning wall of fire in short order. As soon as the flames died, Ichimaru Gin's voice came first. "This unpleasant smell really hasn't changed at all."
"I feel the same!" Tōsen Kaname, who was usually serious, also complained for once.
"If you want to talk about the smell of death, this must be it!" Ichimaru Gin smiled, stretching out his hand and waving it, trying to dispel the stench around him.
"Isn't this perfect? The smell of death suits the current scene perfectly!" After the flames were completely extinguished, the figures of Aizen's main group reappeared in Fake Karakura Town.
"Aizen..."
"Aizen Sōsuke!"
At this moment, all the Shinigami present looked at the three who stepped out of the fire with fearful eyes.
"Sorry, Captain Aizen. It seems I'm late!" Just as the two sides were confronting each other, Fiander approached with Wonderweiss.
"No, your timing is perfect. Since you appeared here, it's enough to prove that the intruders in Las Noches have been dealt with by you, correct?" Seeing Fiander appear, Aizen said calmly.
"Well, you could say that. But because of Kurosaki Ichigo's existence, I temporarily spared their lives."
"I see? It doesn't matter. Kurosaki Ichigo's existence is insignificant. I already know everything I wanted to learn."
Hearing what Aizen said, Fiander spread his hands, then said to the thawed Harribel, "Tia, take your people along with Starrk and Reinhard and leave this place. You're no longer needed here."
Saying that, Fiander tossed the frozen Starrk—sealed by him to prevent spiritual power leakage—to Harribel, directly issuing orders despite Aizen's presence.
"..."
Tia Harribel looked at Fiander with extremely complicated eyes. Her green pupils contracted suddenly, then she said to Sunsun and the others beside her, "Take Reinhard. We're leaving!"
"But..."
Sunsun seemed somewhat afraid of Aizen. She subconsciously glanced at him, but seeing Harribel's determined eyes, she could only nod and choose to obey.
After Harribel and the others successfully evacuated from the Human World, Fiander said to Aizen with seeming apology, "I'm very sorry, Lord Aizen. I hope you don't mind that I let Tia and the others leave without your consent."
"It doesn't matter. Since you're here, whether the Espada exist or not makes no difference to me."
Aizen said to Fiander calmly, a smile on his face.
"Then... Captain Aizen, excuse me." Suddenly Ichimaru Gin raised his hand and interrupted the conversation between the two. "In Karakura Town, there seem to be quite a few familiar faces. Do we need to say hello?"
Aizen glanced at Ichimaru Gin and said with a smile, "They're just a bunch of lost dogs. As for you, Gin, is there anyone you need to contact?"
Listening to Aizen's pointed words, Ichimaru Gin paused and said, "Of course not!"
"Really? That would be excellent!"
After saying this, Aizen placed his hands in his pockets. Looking down at the members of Gotei 13 and the Visored from high in the sky, he said coldly, "It's been quite a while. Everyone from... Soul Society!"
"Aizen!!"
Hirako Shinji stared coldly at the culprit who had framed him and the others, forcing them to hide in the Human World for over a hundred years. His intense hatred was beyond words.
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