Before this, Soya's intention had always been to destroy Hueco Mundo. But the current situation forced him to find another way.
"I can start from the Human World, influence the human heart, modify their brains, and remove unnecessary emotions like resentment and desire that cause Pluses to fall into Hollows."
"This would solve the problem of Hollows at its source. The Hollows in Hueco Mundo, without replenishment, would dwindle in their struggles until they vanish."
Soya's face was filled with fanaticism. The more he thought about this plan, the more feasible it seemed.
Urozakuro poured cold water on him, saying, "Are you crazy? Do you know how many people there are in the Human World? According to your plan, you'd probably die before you even finished it."
Soya smiled and said, "So, I need other methods, more efficient ways."
"Alright, even if you can find a suitable method, if you want to do this in the Human World, you can't avoid Shin, can you? Do you have the confidence to deal with him?" Urozakuro was a professional at dismantling Soya's plans.
Soya glanced at her and said indifferently, "I will start from other regions, and Karakura Town will be last."
After speaking, Soya impatiently forced Urozakuro to disappear.
Alone, he repeatedly pondered how to execute his new plan.
His Bankai ability was to merge his own Reishi with the Reishi of other objects or living beings, thereby achieving control.
Just like how he merged with the entire Seireitei.
So, could he not merge completely?
Just connecting with human brains and then making modifications. The only problem was that the efficiency of such a connection was not high enough.
This was what Soya needed to research next.
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In the following months, Soya began his experiments.
He referenced the principle of a spinning wheel in the Human World, compressing and stretching Reishi to form thread-like Reishi, and then using these threads to connect with various substances.
After the experiment succeeded, Soya did not rush to implement the plan. He first tried to connect with various objects in the Human World to test the effect of the Reishi threads.
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At the same time.
Shinigami Research and Development Institute.
Akon was reporting an anomaly discovered in the Human World to Mayuri. "Captain Kurotsuchi, an unusual Reiatsu reaction has been detected in the Human World."
Mayuri looked at the message on the large screen. "Oh? Concentrated in Naruki City?"
"Captain Kurotsuchi, could it be Azashiro?" Akon voiced his speculation.
"Very likely."
So, Mayuri reported the situation.
After a brief discussion, the Gotei 13 immediately contacted Shin and dispatched the 2nd Division to assist in the investigation.
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Nohara residence.
"Has this guy finally shown himself?"
Shin listened to Soi Fon's detailed report.
Soi Fon continued, "According to the SRDI's detection, Azashiro seems to be connecting with substances in the Human World, which is different from his previous merging method, which is why the SRDI discovered it."
Upon hearing this, Shin had a bad feeling. Could this lunatic be planning to perform a 'prefrontal lobotomy' on humans?
Just like what he was prepared to do in the original timeline.
"We must act immediately. He definitely has a big scheme."
"Mm."
So, Shin, Soi Fon, and Ikaros quickly headed towards Naruki City. The two of them were carried by Ikaros and arrived in Naruki City in an instant.
"Nohara... What's the deal with Ikaros?" Soi Fon finally couldn't help but ask.
"How is it? Isn't it fast?"
Then, Shin shook his head and said, "I don't know much about Ikaros's other circumstances. I know very little about her."
"I see."
As they spoke, the three had already arrived in front of a residential building.
"It should be here."
The three flew to the rooftop and saw Soya sitting cross-legged.
Countless thread-like Reishi spread out from him, like the roots of a tree, intertwined and complex, connecting to unknown places.
Soya opened his eyes, seemingly not at all flustered. "I didn't expect that even with all my caution, you still found me."
Soi Fon questioned, "Azashiro, what exactly are you planning to do?"
Soya calmly said, "What I am doing right now has no intention of disrupting the order of Soul Society. Whether you believe it or not is up to you. I merely wish to fulfill my duty as a Shinigami."
"You make it sound like you're so righteous." Soi Fon narrowed her eyes, her aura gradually rising.
Soya didn't care and said, "I will change the minds of humans in the Human World, for example, hatred and desire. These are the seeds that can turn them into Hollows. I want to eradicate them completely."
"If I succeed, Shinigami won't have to rush around dealing with Hollows anymore."
Soi Fon asked, "Eliminate desire? How do you plan to do that?"
"I will modify human brains and souls, eliminate their emotions, thereby removing the possibility of them becoming Hollows."
Soya's words infuriated Soi Fon. "Madman!"
With that, Soi Fon was about to attack him.
"Soi Fon, wait." Shin spoke, stopping Soi Fon.
He stared intently at Soya. "This isn't your main body, is it, Azashiro?"
Soya was acting too calmly, not caring at all about being tracked down, and unhurriedly explaining his plan, which was very unusual.
Soya laughed loudly. "Hahaha, Shin, you are very perceptive."
"Indeed, this is not my main body, so killing me is useless to you."
"The people in this building have already been modified. Goodbye, Captain Soi Fon, and Shin."
As soon as his voice fell, Soya's body disappeared as if melting into the air.
Soya's merging ability was abnormal, this alone was quite troublesome.
As long as his main body was hidden, he could hide in the shadows and annoy people.
"Oh no!"
Soi Fon quickly went downstairs to check on the residents and found that Soya had not exaggerated, all these humans had become idiotic.
"This bastard!"
"It will probably be very difficult for us to find his true body on our own."
Soi Fon immediately sent a message to Soul Society via Hell Butterfly, explaining the detailed situation, asking the SRDI to strengthen monitoring, and requesting support from other divisions.
Shin hadn't expected that Soya would carry out the modification work on humans himself, without the help of that Arrancar named Roka.
However, as far as he knew, Roka's ability seemed to be derived from Urozakuro's ability.
Given this, it wasn't too surprising.
It was just unclear how efficient Soya's current process was. The Human World was probably going to face a great disaster this time.