After breakfast, since Ichimaru Gin had gone to guard the Human World, Aozaki Reiji rarely returned to the Eleventh Division to oversee everything.
He sat at his desk, rubbing his temples, and was about to deal with some documents when there was a sudden, urgent knock on the door.
"Thump, thump, thump!!!"
Aozaki Reiji had just entered the office, and his butt hadn't even warmed the seat yet when he heard a knock on the door.
Opening the door, Izumo entered.
"Captain, the Rukongai has been invaded by a Grand Fisher!"
Looking at the respectfully saluting Izumo, Aozaki Reiji asked in confusion:
"Where is Vice Captain Zaraki?"
"Vice Captain Zaraki has gone to the First Division for further training."
Izumo nodded slightly.
"These brainless guys really know how to cause trouble for me. Maybe I should just build a ranch in Las Noches later and manage them centrally, to prevent them from constantly coming out and making trouble for me…"
Aozaki Reiji thought helplessly, then nodded slightly, "Grand Fisher? Call two squads and let's go."
He could naturally deal with a mere Grand Fisher with ease.
But he didn't become this Captain to be their babysitter.
...…
"There's no Menos Grande at all!"
A somewhat bored Yachiru Kusajishi mumbled softly while kicking stones on the ground.
Her voice, like a monologue, was not loud, but it was just clear enough for the other three to hear perfectly.
Aozaki heard Yachiru Kusajishi's complaint and couldn't help but smile.
He placed one hand on Yachiru Kusajishi's small head, gently stroking her hair, and comforted her, saying:
"Alright, Yachiru, we're almost there, just bear with it a little longer."
Then, Aozaki turned his gaze to Ikkaku Madarame and Yumichika Ayasegawa, who were standing behind Yachiru Kusajishi.
"This is your first time participating in an outdoor subjugation mission. Do your best!"
Ikkaku Madarame and Yumichika Ayasegawa stiffened upon hearing this, immediately straightened their backs, and replied earnestly:
"Yes, Reiji-sama! We will definitely give it our all!"
Aozaki nodded with satisfaction, then turned to look at Yachiru Kusajishi beside him.
Yachiru Kusajishi was showing a cute smile, tightly grabbing his clothes and shaking them.
Aozaki smiledijimiled helplessly and asked:
"What's wrong, Yachiru?"
Yachiru Kusajishi giggled and said coquettishly:
"Reiji-kun, I want konpeito~"
Aozaki Reiji frowned and said, feigning seriousness:
"Didn't I just give you a bag?"
Yachiru Kusajishi shook the bag in her hand and said pitifully:
"It's all gone…"
Aozaki couldn't help but pinch her little face, smiling as he said:
"Bear with it for now. When we get back, I'll treat you to all you can eat at my house!"
"And dessert."
"No problem."
"Mm, Reiji-kun is the best."
Just as Yachiru Kusajishi was thinking about how much konpeito and dessert she would eat when they returned.
A scream of terror suddenly came from afar, followed by a familiar Reiatsu that rushed towards them.
"It's a Hollow. Judging by the intensity of this Reiatsu, it should be a Grand Fisher, right?"
Ikkaku Madarame unhesitatingly drew the long sword from his waist, his eyes excited and sharp, "Let me meet it!"
"Wait!"
Yumichika Ayasegawa rushed behind Ikkaku Madarame, saying with a serious expression, "It seems someone has been attacked."
"Ikkaku Seventh Seat, Yumichika Tenth Seat, you two go deal with those Hollows. Yachiru Sixth Seat and I will be responsible for rescuing the attacked civilians."
Aozaki Reiji lightly grasped the excited Yachiru Kusajishi and quickly issued the command.
"But…"
Yumichika Ayasegawa looked troubled, seemingly still having some doubts.
But Ikkaku Madarame interrupted without hesitation:
"Don't worry, Boss! I'll take care of that big guy!"
With that, Ikkaku Madarame drew his Zanpakuto.
"Extend, Hozukimaru!"
He connected the hilt and sheath, transforming it into a sharp spear.
His figure flickered, and with a Shunpo, he instantly disappeared from his spot.
Yumichika Ayasegawa shook his head helplessly, sighed softly, and then rushed forward as well.
As expected, just as Ikkaku Madarame had predicted, what appeared before them was a colossal Grand Fisher.
It stood there like an unshakable mountain, exuding a powerful aura that instilled fear.
It seemed to be summoning something, and its terrifying Reiatsu distorted the surrounding air.
Beside it, several Hollows were baring their fangs and claws, attacking the people who were fleeing in all directions.
These hollow masks revealed hideous expressions, their eyes gleaming with greed and brutality.
Their appearance made the entire scene even more chaotic.
People ran in terror, trying to escape this death zone.
"Bloom, Fuji Kujaku!"
Just then, Yumichika Ayasegawa shouted loudly.
His sword instantly transformed into a peacock-fan-like bifurcated blade, with four scythe-shaped segments.
Even in the midst of battle, he couldn't help but admire Aozaki Reiji and Yachiru Kusajishi's efficiency.
In just a few minutes, they had successfully evacuated the nearby crowd, turning the area into an empty battlefield.
"Watch me finish you off!"
Ikkaku Madarame roared, his figure flashing like a cannonball as he charged towards the giant monster.
His speed was incredibly fast; in the blink of an eye, he leaped dozens of meters and arrived in front of the monster.
He held his spear and thrust it fiercely towards the monster's head, intending to pierce its skull in one blow.
"Is this the end?"
Ikkaku Madarame, in mid-air, also thought with a hint of boredom.
He had originally expected this battle to be intense, but he didn't expect it to end so quickly.
The next moment, Clang!!!
A crisp sound entered their ears.
Yumichika Ayasegawa looked up, instinctively looking at Ikkaku Madarame.
In that instant, a golden-yellow light shimmered on the Grand Fisher's pitch-black body.
The light was like a pillar of light falling from the sky, protecting the Grand Fisher within.
"Is that… a Cero?"
Yumichika Ayasegawa only felt his vision blur, and his hot-blooded good brother had already rolled to the ground in the distance.
Ikkaku Madarame quickly got up from the ground, blood still trickling from his forehead.
Seeing that his life was not in danger, Yumichika Ayasegawa immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
But looking up, seeing the huge black hole in the sky, he couldn't help but gasp.
There were nine identical small clown masks in the Garganta, each white mask incredibly huge.
Their pitch-black bodies were squeezed together, like a gigantic, hideous monster.
"It's normal that you can't break through the Cero released simultaneously by nine Grand Fishers. Don't be disheartened."
An ordinary pure white Sword Pressure swept across.
The Cero was as fragile as thin paper, instantly shattering like glass shards.
This was not all; the broken Cero's Sword Pressure continued to fly.
The protected Grand Fisher, along with the nine in the sky, were all torn in half by this terrifying power.
"Boss…"
"Reiji-sama!"
"Reiji-kun amazing!!"
The three exclaimed simultaneously.
Ikkaku Madarame and Yumichika Ayasegawa turned their heads in surprise.
Aozaki Reiji quietly behind the two, his expression as calm as ever, sheathing his sword.
It was then that they noticed Aozaki Reiji holding someone in his arms.
It was a petite figure, curled up in Aozaki Reijis broad embrace.
"A girl?"
Yumichika Ayasegawa couldn't help but whisper a question.
He carefully examined the face; it indeed had the soft contours of a woman.
However, when he looked further down, he found that the figure…
The vast flatness made him feel confused.
Could it be that this person was not a real girl, but his own kind, a beautiful boy like himself?
Aozaki Reiji was unaware of Yumichika Ayasegawa's thoughts, and he nodded slightly upon hearing his question.
Meanwhile, the girl in his arms, with blood at the corner of her mouth, frowned slightly.
She seemed to have noticed the strange gaze and felt a strange malice.
But her consciousness was already blurry, unable to think much.
Finally, the girl's mind was overwhelmed by exhaustion, her head tilted, and she fell into a deep sleep.