Cough.
He struggled to roll over, looking at the Seireitei's still-dark sky and the Hueco Mundo sand still pouring down from above, showing a self-deprecating smile.
"Whatever. For a Hollow, dying in battle against a Shinigami could be considered my fate, right?"
"What a pity..."
Grimmjow remembered his Fracción.
His five Fracción, except for one who was a brother split from Szayelaporro, the others were Adjuchas who had followed him since his Adjuchas days.
It's just that they grew weary of the life where, without consuming their kind, they would degenerate and had to hunt constantly. They also began to doubt their own potential for evolution.
So in the end, they requested Grimmjow to devour their flesh, carrying their will to continue evolving forward.
Back then, after having a piece of flesh devoured, Grimmjow's four Fracción degenerated from four Adjuchas into mindless Gillian.
Had it not been for Aizen beginning the Arrancarization, these four subordinates might not have regained their consciousness.
It's a pity… they long lost all memory of what happened during their time as Adjuchas.
Only Grimmjow remembered the pact, so he was the lonely leopard.
But now it seemed that even a leopard king who could survive alone in Hueco Mundo for hundreds of years, evolving from a small-fry Hollow to Adjuchas, couldn't survive long once sucked into conflict.
"This is truly... shameful!"
Grimmjow silently awaited death.
However, standing silently before his feet for a moment to stabilize his body, Zaraki did not come over to execute his defeated opponent. Instead, he gave him an irritated glance.
Zaraki clicked his tongue. "Tch, no ability to continue fighting anymore?"
"Forget it, today's battle was quite satisfying after all!"
"Yachiru, let's go!" Zaraki called out.
"Okay, Ken-chan!" Yachiru, who had watched the entire battle, came running out with light steps.
Passing by Grimmjow, she even waved cutely at him:
"Grimmjow-chan, bye-bye! Next time you come to the Soul Society, remember to look for Ken-chan again!"
Dumbfoundedly watching Yachiru's bouncing figure wave and move forward, Grimmjow was stunned for a moment, then suddenly furious. Propping himself up with great effort, he raised his body:
"Damn it, that woman! What the hell is 'Grimmjow-chan'?!"
For some reason, Grimmjow felt deep malice from this nickname!
And seeing such a Grimmjow, the audience watching Zaraki and Grimmjow's fight here couldn't stop laughing.
"Pfft hahaha, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez? Grimmjow-chan!"
"Don't you understand little Yachiru yet? The nicknames she gives are permanent! It's Grimmjow-chan, just Grimmjow-chan!"
"Yosh, I'll quickly start drawing a feminized version of Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, Grimmjow-chan."
"Previous commenter, cough, I have a friend, you know."
"No, you don't understand. I am that friend!"
"Me too!"
"Me too!"
Everyone ridiculed Grimmjow's new nickname.
On screen, Grimmjow clearly couldn't accept it.
However, immediately after, something even more unacceptable than 'Grimmjow-chan' arrived.
Seeing Yachiru approach, Zaraki Kenpachi nodded at her. After putting her on his shoulder, he directly turned and left without hesitation!
Seeing this, Grimmjow had two question marks in his head!
Looking at Zaraki's back, Grimmjow questioned.
"Zaraki Kenpachi, aren't you going to kill me?"
"Why should I kill you?"
Hearing Grimmjow's words, Zaraki stopped, his head twisting back at a bizarre 45-degree angle, looking very surprised.
Instantly, Grimmjow became furious. He demanded, "Damn it, are you pitying and humiliating me?"
"Shinigami and Hollows are natural enemies. Defeating me but not killing me… what kind of Shinigami are you?"
Hearing Grimmjow's words, Zaraki boredly extended his pinky and dug his ear.
Then, flicking off whatever was on his finger, Zaraki looked back at Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez:
"Shinigami, Hollows, who cares about that stuff? I just need battles!"
"Besides, you didn't kill those 11th Division's Shinigami either, right?"
"Let me ask you, why didn't you kill them back then?"
Hearing Zaraki's question, Grimmjow was stunned for a moment, recalling his own answer:
"I have no interest in killing powerless weaklings!"
"That's right. This guy is the same type as me, maybe even crazier than me!"
Grimmjow suddenly understood, realizing Zaraki's decision.
"So that's it. In your eyes, I'm already a powerless weakling, huh!"
Grimmjow clenched his fist unwillingly.
However, unexpectedly, after making it clear, he instead calmly accepted it.
After all, he was the aloof Leopard King, not a mad male mantis.
Regarding being inferior to others, accepting it and then catching up next time was fine. Grimmjow was confident that in terms of talent, he was second to none!
Thus, deeply gazing at Zaraki, Grimmjow made a pact with him: "Bastard, I'll come find you next time!"
"Whether you come to Hueco Mundo or I come to the Soul Society, we will definitely have another fight!"
Hearing Grimmjow's words, Zaraki grinned: "Good, I'll be waiting, Arrancar!"
After speaking, Zaraki turned and walked towards other battlefields.
"I'm not called Arrancar, I am Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez!"
Sending one final sentence to Zaraki, Grimmjow also struggled to stand up.
This was no place to linger. This Arrancar Invasion Plan had failed, so he had to leave quickly!
Immediately, Grimmjow also vanished from the spot.
Vastly different from the original work, because Ichigo's strength increased significantly, bonds that should have formed with him didn't.
And some bonds that couldn't form with him did instead. This can only be described as gains and losses.
No one expected that after one battle, Zaraki and Grimmjow would become friends.
However, for Grimmjow, Zaraki… a Special-Class combatant specifically noted by Yhwach, was absolutely unbeatable, even with enhancements.
But on the other side, it was different..