Bleach: The Two Gods of One Family

[You, Kidō, are very happy that you pretended to be cool and didn't forget to bring him along, so he specially presents you with the latest Kidō masterpiece, the combination of Hadō: "Hadō Forbidden Technique · Amaterasu" and "Hadō Forbidden Technique · Flame Control."]

As Kurotsuchi Mayuri lowered his proud head and admitted that all the knowledge he had mastered and all the science he believed in were merely things that could be wiped out with a flick of Aiyan's fingers, Kidō, who was well versed in human nature, immediately presented a gift.

When Aiyan recruited a scientist like Kurotsuchi Mayuri, he also harvested a set of Kidō combinations along with him.

Hadō Forbidden Technique · Amaterasu.

Hadō Forbidden Technique · Flame Control.

Without exception, they were all forbidden techniques.

Aiyan was not surprised at all.

All of his Kidō were indeed high-quality masterpieces, but they were also so advanced that every Kidō he created either violated Soul Society's taboos or was extremely dangerous.

Only he could use them.

For anyone else, let alone using them in battle, even attempting to practice them would lead to death before even fully learning them.

"How are you going to accommodate me?"

"Captain Aiyan."

"If I remember correctly, you are the captain of the fifth division, not the twelfth division. You aren't going to let me handle rescue work, are you?"

Kurotsuchi Mayuri seemed to adapt quickly to the change in mentality and identity.

While he had been arrogantly spouting off in the Maggot's Nest just moments ago, he had already changed his address now, and his tone was so natural that it didn't feel forced at all.

"Although I am the captain of the fifth division, if I want, I can make you the captain of the twelfth division."

As soon as Aiyan spoke, Kurotsuchi Mayuri was shocked.

"As for now, although the fifth division is a rescue squad, as a rescue squad, researching technological products to help other squads in rescue is perfectly reasonable."

"What do you think?"

"Lieutenant Kurotsuchi Mayuri."

He looked at Kurotsuchi Mayuri, the corners of his lips curling slightly.

Yes.

At this stage, the person most suitable to serve as his Lieutenant was none other than Kurotsuchi Mayuri.

As for Matsumoto Rangiku and Ichimaru Gin, who carried parts of the Soul King, they still needed to be nurtured for a year and a half in the Shin'ō Academy.

Unlike Kurotsuchi Mayuri in front of him, who was like immediate cash, ready to be withdrawn.

"This doesn't seem like something a Shinigami hero would say~°?"

"Captain Aiyan."

Kurotsuchi Mayuri suppressed his inner shock and stared deeply at Aiyan.

At this moment, he realized that this man in front of him was not what he appeared to be, nor was he what every Shinigami in Seireitei thought he was.

"I think I've never said that I am a Shinigami hero."

Aiyan thought for a moment before speaking calmly.

"What a dangerous man!"

Kurotsuchi Mayuri shook his head and sighed.

Although he was not as sharp as Urahara Kisuke, from Aiyan's unabashed performance, he still understood the terrifying nature of the man before him.

"Only a dangerous man like me will understand your value and make use of you, instead of locking you in the Maggot's Nest forever."

"Isn't that right?"

"My Lieutenant."

Aiyan spoke slowly, word by word.

"I want to take back what I said before."

"Captain Aiyan does not have science in his mind, but he understands that science has value because of my existence."

Kurotsuchi Mayuri grinned, his face showing a long-suppressed madness.

He had too many experiments he wanted to conduct; too many things he wanted to research; too many inventions he wanted to create.

Under Aiyan's command.

Not only could he get what he wanted, but he could also touch areas he never dared or could not touch before, all without restraint.

Yes.

Aiyan was not a Shinigami hero, but a dangerous man.

This was what Kurotsuchi Mayuri said, but so what?

Could it be that staying locked up in the Maggot's Nest made him a law-abiding, good citizen of Soul Society?

He felt no resistance or disgust at all about working under Aiyan — only excitement and anticipation.

That night.

Aizen walked out of the first division, his steps slow and leisurely.

Every Shinigami he encountered along the way seemed invisible to him.

It was like a lonely soul wandering through Seireitei, drifting among various divisions, until he passed Central 46. There, he stopped and stepped in.

The Shinigami hidden around for constant surveillance seemed to have collectively gone blind. No one saw him, allowing him to enter and leave Central 46 freely.

When Aizen arrived at the central underground chamber, someone was already sitting there, seemingly waiting for him.

"It's full and can no longer grow."

"Power has reached a bottleneck."

"Just like Menos Grande who lacks the potential to evolve into a Vasto Lorde, after reaching the bottleneck, it is meaningless to devour more Hollows."

Aiyan turned in his chair, looked at Aizen approaching, and slowly spread out his right hand.

Whoosh.

In the dim room, a bead shimmering with a dreamy luster flew toward Aizen.

"This is to be expected."

"It is nothing but a defective product and a consumable."

"The amount of spiritual power it can hold is very limited. As for the horn of Menos Grande, it is just material for pseudo-Shinigami. Adjuchas is already at its peak."

Aizen received the bead with one hand. When he sensed with his Reiatsu that this small bead contained Muguruma Kensei's Reiatsu, there was no surprise or disappointment on his face.

"In the end, I created the horned Menos Grande and placed it in District 80 to hunt souls and test the Hollowfication of Shinigami. This bead is merely a container for storing Reiatsu, used to hold the spiritual power gained by the horned Menos Grande devouring souls."

"Even if the horned Menos Grande is unfortunately killed by a Shinigami and lost, it doesn't matter."

"Muguruma Kensei's Reiatsu is, at best, just a lunch for Hōgyoku. With a Hollow like that and a container like this, I can always make more."

As he spoke, he took out a gem shimmering with blue-black light from his pocket, then placed the bead handed over by Aiyan on Hōgyoku.

Tsk tsk.

The bead immediately floated above Hōgyoku. Streams of light surged out crazily and poured into Hōgyoku.

No.

It should be said that all the Reiatsu inside the bead was absorbed by Hōgyoku.

"His greatest value is not in collecting Muguruma Kensei's Reiatsu."

Aiyan wasn't surprised at this scene.

Clearly.

Whether it was Menos Grande, the horned creature he met in District 80, or the matter of Hōgyoku, he knew everything.

"Indeed."

"A lucky one carrying Soul King fragments, a child who naturally has the potential to become a Gotei captain."

"I went to the Shin'ō Academy to see them today. Yes, after a year and a half, they should be fully qualified to take on the role of Lieutenant."

Aizen chuckled softly, his words chilling.

"When I created the horned Menos Grande, in order to hunt more efficiently and find useful Hollow materials, I specifically enhanced its sensory nerves and gave it an extraordinary perception of souls with powerful Shinigami Reiatsu and Soul King fragments."

"Judging from today's results, the effect was far better than I expected."

"In terms of talent, the two children you brought back will definitely surpass Tōsen Kaname in the future. Especially Ichimaru Gin. I just don't know whether these two children are willing to become Seireitei's Lieutenants or our brother's Lieutenant."

As he spoke, his right hand brushed across the handle of Kyōka Suigetsu's sword. It seemed like an unintentional movement.

But Aiyan knew this was not accidental — it was the outward expression of a king's will when he desired to eliminate a certain Shinigami.

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