However, no matter how unwilling Grimmjow was, he did not dare to disobey Tosen's order and continue staying in the Living World to fight Ashido.
On one hand, Tosen was, after all, one of the top three figures in Las Noches, representing Aizen's will.
If he disobeyed Tosen's order, it would be equivalent to rebelling against Aizen.
On the other hand, Grimmjow also had some self-awareness.
His strength was considered good among the Espada, but compared to the Cuatro Espada, Ulquiorra Cifer, he fell far short.
In a past rank-changing battle, Grimmjow had challenged Ulquiorra, but he was easily defeated by Ulquiorra without even being able to force Ulquiorra to release his Resurrección.
Among the Espada, the top four Espada and those ranked fifth and below were simply not on the same level.
Both Ulquiorra and Yammy after releasing his Resurrección had been severely injured by that human named Kurosaki Ichigo. If they had not reacted quickly and immediately opened a Garganta to escape back to Hueco Mundo, they might have already died in the Living World.
If he were to release his Resurrección in the Living World and failed to kill Ashido within a short time, attracting Ichigo, Grimmjow had no confidence in surviving against Ichigo.
"Tch, consider yourself lucky."
"Next time, I will definitely kill you!"
Slowly dispersing the Reiatsu he was about to use for his Resurrección, Grimmjow snorted coldly, opened a Garganta, and stepped into it without looking back.
"It is over just like that?"
The members of the Visored, sensing the disappearance of the numerous Arrancar's Reiatsu, were all dumbfounded.
That group of attacking Arrancar, even if it were our Visored, would have found them very troublesome to deal with.
But they never expected that these Arrancar, who each seemed very powerful, would be so easily killed by those people.
"Hirako, what do we do now?"
Kensei looked at Shinji.
They had come out from their barrier originally wanting to observe Ichigo.
Yet they never expected that before they could even witness Ichigo's battle, the fight was already over.
"Uh..."
Even Shinji's face showed an uncharacteristic look of awkwardness.
"How about we go find Kurosaki Ichigo ourselves?"
At this point, Shinji and the others also knew that waiting for Ichigo to encounter a crisis and then seek out the Visored was nothing more than wishful thinking.
If the Soul Society had shown a strong side, making Ichigo feel that even without them, they could defeat Aizen, then given Ichigo's personality, he might very well give up on continuing to use overly powerful strength.
After all, Ichigo was just an ordinary person. He did not have grand ideals or ambitions… he just wanted to protect his family and friends.
As long as everyone was safe and sound, even if Ichigo no longer possessed power, he would not feel there was anything wrong with that.
"That is the only way."
Kensei nodded.
Teaching Ichigo to master the power of Hollowfication was something Kisuke had asked them to do.
After Ichigo reactivated his Shinigami powers, the external Hollow shell made Kisuke aware that Ichigo's body contained Hollow power, so he had already made plans.
Additionally, Shinji and the others had also learned about Aizen's Zanpakuto ability from Kisuke.
Once they were affected by it, then Ichigo, who had not witnessed Aizen's Zanpakuto release, might be their only chance for revenge.
Having made the decision, Shinji and the others headed towards Ichigo's home.
However, to Shinji and the others' surprise, when they arrived at Ichigo's home, they found that the Shinigami who had been fighting the Arrancar earlier were all gathered there.
"Uh, who are you guys?"
Seeing the uninvited Shinji and the others, Ichigo widened his eyes and asked in confusion.
"Yo, Kaname, long time no see."
In Hueco Mundo, as Tosen and Orihime emerged from the Garganta, a familiar voice sounded in his ears.
Instantly, Tosen was greatly alarmed and wanted to draw his Zanpakuto to face the enemy.
But to Tosen's shock, he could not draw his Zanpakuto.
Kyoya's hand was gripping the scabbard of Tosen's Zanpakuto. His immense strength directly deformed the scabbard, jamming Tosen's Zanpakuto firmly inside.
In other words, Kyoya had directly seized Tosen's Zanpakuto.
With Kyoya's current strength, it was simply not something Tosen could contend with.
"Gulp-"
A few drops of cold sweat dripped from Tosen's forehead. The fear in his heart made him swallow a mouthful of saliva.
"Captain Kyoya, why are you here?"
As one of Aizen's right-hand men, Tosen could be considered one of the people who understood Aizen the best.
The previous Aizen was arrogant, proud, and confident, having not the slightest doubt that he would become the new Soul King in the future.
But this time, after leaving the Seireitei, Aizen's words carried a bit more gravity.
Especially when Tosen reported information about Kyoya to Aizen, the trace of wariness in Aizen's tone made Tosen feel some fear towards this person, Kyoya, whom even Aizen deeply feared.
As a blind man, Tosen could not see anything.
But precisely because he was blind, Tosen was adept at discerning people's inner thoughts from their words.
Whether it was becoming friends with Komamura in the Seireitei or teaching his Lieutenant, Hisagi Shuhei, Tosen could perceive the deepest things in their hearts.
Whether it was Komamura's steadfast adherence to justice, or Hisagi's courage to still draw his sword to protect something even when feeling fear.
Therefore, while others might not sense the changes in Aizen's mood, Tosen could.
Now, Kyoya appearing beside him, preventing him from even drawing his Zanpakuto, further increased the fear in Tosen's heart.
Although Kyoya was the leader of the Revolutionary Army, as everyone was unsure what to call him, most people who had a past with Kyoya would still address him as 'Captain Kyoya'.
"Why can't I be here?"
Kyoya chuckled lightly. "What?"
"Are you afraid your Aizen-sama's plans will be disrupted because of my appearance?"
"It seems even you have not been told certain things by Aizen."
Tosen remained silent.
As Aizen's subordinate, Tosen could be considered the person who understood Aizen the most. But for Tosen, the obsession with avenging his friend had penetrated deep into his soul.
Even though he clearly knew he would eventually be killed by Aizen, Tosen did not care.
Or perhaps, Tosen and the Soul King were both seeking death, seeking release. It is just that the Soul King was a god, and even if he wanted to die, not just anyone could kill him.
Therefore, the Soul King, based on his own will, influenced the entire Bleach World. From the moment of his birth, after seeing the future, he began to scheme, making the entire Bleach World advance towards the future he had chosen, ultimately giving birth to a being like Ichigo.
Tosen was different. The bond between him and Kakyo was built upon their shared 'sense of justice'.
Until her death, Kakyo firmly believed in the existence of 'justice', making Tosen carry her will to practice 'justice'.
But whether it was betraying the Seireitei or going to kill Tsunayashiro Tokinada to avenge Kakyo, Tosen could be considered to have betrayed Kakyo's 'will'.
However, as long as he could avenge Kakyo, Tosen was willing to die carrying this guilt and regret.
Aizen trusted no one.
Even though Tosen was Aizen's right-hand man, in the future when he lost his usefulness, Aizen would still not show Tosen any mercy.
Therefore, in Tosen's view, it was perfectly normal for Aizen not to tell him certain things.
"Hey, who are you?"
"Hurry up and move aside, do not block the way!"
Just as Kyoya and Tosen were speaking, Grimmjow emerged from the Garganta and roared at Kyoya.
Having lost all his subordinates and being unable to avenge them, the rage in Grimmjow's heart had been suppressed to its limit.
But Grimmjow still had some reason left.
He did not dare to vent his anger on Tosen.
However, the Shinigami standing beside Tosen and the weak, helpless Orihime became Grimmjow's targets for venting.
Even if these two were the mission objectives this time, as long as he did not directly kill them, Grimmjow was not afraid Aizen would punish him for these two people.
"Oh? Young man from Hueco Mundo, you are quite brave."
Turning his gaze to Grimmjow, who was quickly approaching him, Kyoya raised an eyebrow, and a flash of red light appeared in his eyes.
Boom-
In that instant, Grimmjow only felt that the Kyoya ahead had become incomparably huge. In front of him, he was as insignificant as an ant.
Then, Grimmjow seemed to see a red lightning bolt erupt from that enormous pupil, and he was blasted away by a powerful force.
"Pfft-"
After spitting a mouthful of blood, Grimmjow's body tumbled on the ground several times before finally lying motionless on the ground.
Hiss-
Tosen sucked in a cold breath.
'What was that just now?'
'Intimidation?'
'But could intimidation, apart from causing some pressure on enemies when mixed with powerful Reiatsu, have offensive power?'
He knew that if a being's Reiatsu reached a certain level, even doing nothing, their mere existence could exert soul-crushing pressure on surrounding beings, weakening their souls until death.
The Primera Espada, Coyote Starrk, was such a being.
But even Starrk did not have the ability to use his own intimidation for direct attacks.
Under that fleeting intimidation, Grimmjow was directly knocked unconscious, his Reiatsu dropping significantly.
Tosen felt that even he, if facing such intimidation head-on, probably would not fare much better than Grimmjow.
"Let's go, Kaname."
Kyoya patted Tosen's shoulder and said to him with a smile, "I will be staying in Hueco Mundo for a while."
"I heard you three have been doing well in Hueco Mundo, so please prepare a room for me to stay in."
"Yes, Captain Kyoya."
Tosen quickly bowed and agreed.
Kyoya had clearly exceeded his ability to handle.
Only Aizen could personally deal with matters related to Kyoya.
Tosen could feel that if he dared to refuse Kyoya, Kyoya would definitely kill him right here.
Tosen was not afraid of death.
But he was afraid that even on the day of his death, he would not see that man receive the punishment he deserved.
So, matters regarding Kyoya would be left to Aizen.
"Inoue, long time no see."
Only after dealing with Grimmjow and Tosen did Kyoya smile and speak to Orihime.
"Kyoya-sama, hello."
Orihime bowed respectfully to Kyoya.
Whether from Kukaku and the others or from Ichigo, the Kyoya that Orihime learned about was an extremely, extremely powerful existence.
Now that Kyoya was here, Orihime also breathed a sigh of relief.
At the very least, with Kyoya here, her life was not in danger.
"Inoue, perhaps you do not know, but this time I came to Hueco Mundo for you."
"Ah?"
Hearing Kyoya's words, Orihime covered her mouth in surprise.
"Kyoya-sama, I am just a human..."
"Indeed, you are just a human."
"But, Inoue, your ability is a rule-based ability that trespasses into the domain of gods, and that is also the reason Aizen targeted you."
"Your ability is the [Rejection of Phenomena]. That is to say, you can use your own will, by consuming Reiatsu, to reject the occurrence of any phenomenon."
"Aizen currently possesses two Hogyoku."
"What he wants to do is fuse the two Hogyoku into a single, more powerful Hogyoku and merge it with himself."
"You are a high school student, so you should know that in experiments, failure is common, and success is accidental."
"But there are only two Hogyoku. Once it fails, Aizen will have nothing left."
"In this world, I am afraid only your [Rejection of Phenomena] ability can ensure the successful fusion of the two Hogyoku in one attempt."
"..."
Orihime was stunned.
Even she did not know her ability was this important.
As for Tosen, who was leading the way ahead, his hands, now covered in sweat, tightly gripped his Zanpakuto.
These things, he did not know.
But Tosen knew the importance of the Hogyoku to Aizen.
Just as Kyoya said, once Aizen's Hogyoku fusion failed, Aizen would lose everything.
'What would Captain Kyoya do?'
'Would he take Inoue Orihime away, or kill Inoue Orihime?'
"Captain Kyoya, rest assured, I will not help Aizen!"
Orihime said seriously.
She knew that Aizen was Ichigo's enemy.
If she helped Aizen complete the fusion of the Hogyoku, making Aizen stronger, then Ichigo would be in danger.