"Hey, Luppi, you've got some nerve trying to steal my Espada spot!" Grimmjow roared, veins bulging on his forehead.
Though only the 6th Espada, his pride rivaled anyone's, often ignoring even Aizen's orders.
He'd been quietly watching, confident he'd appear in the rankings.
But to be upstaged by Luppi—a nobody in the Arrancar legion?
Unacceptable!
He'd kill her for this!
"W-Wait! I… I never said that!" Luppi stammered, eyes wide with terror under Grimmjow's murderous gaze.
Her frail body trembled, words failing her.
This was a misunderstanding!
She'd never claimed she wanted to be an Espada!
Though screaming internally, fear choked her voice.
Grimmjow's glare felt like death itself.
She knew his temper—provoking the battle-hungry Panther King meant being torn apart brutally.
"Tch, playing dumb?" Grimmjow sneered, raising his arm, palm aimed at her. "If you can't explain, die!"
Boom!
A red glow gathered in his palm, a violent aura erupting—a Cero!
Nearby, Szayelaporro watched with a sly smile. "Killing Luppi with a Cero? Grimmjow's as decisive as ever. Fitting for the Panther King who rose from corpses…"
Though chaotic, Szayelaporro wasn't surprised.
Hollows had no concept of camaraderie.
The Arrancar gathered only under Aizen's command, not as a unified force.
Before Aizen's rule, Hollows killed and devoured each other without hesitation.
Whoosh!
The red Cero illuminated the hall, casting light on Luppi's despairing face.
"No!" she screamed, collapsing in tears, begging, "Lord Grimmjow, it's a misunderstanding! I'd never challenge you! Please spare me!"
Her cries echoed pitifully, but Grimmjow didn't even glance at her.
"Die!"
The Cero fired, sealing her fate.
"No!!!" Luppi's face turned ashen, her eyes reflecting the expanding red light as it engulfed her.
When the destructive energy faded, Luppi was reduced to ash, erased from existence.
"Trash…" Grimmjow spat coldly, his anger slightly subsiding.
The other Arrancar, including the top four Espada, remained silent, letting it happen.
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5th Division, Underground Base
"Lord Aizen, I've confirmed it! These screens aren't just here—they're across the Soul Society and even Seireitei!"
Tōsen Kaname, blindfolded, handed a stack of reports to Aizen.
Per Aizen's orders, he'd investigated and returned with shocking news.
"Everywhere?" Aizen's calm facade hid a tremor of disbelief.
He'd initially suspected Urahara was behind the screens, taunting him.
After all, Urahara was the only one whose intellect surpassed his own, with unfathomable scientific prowess.
But Tōsen's report dispelled that theory.
The Soul Society was under constant surveillance by the Technical Development Bureau.
Any anomaly would trigger alarms.
Even the Bureau couldn't deploy screens across the entire Soul Society without causing panic, which Yamamoto's conservative nature would never allow.
"Tch, tch, tch…" Gin Ichimaru smirked slyly. "Captain Aizen, if the intel's correct, Hueco Mundo's likely in the same boat, right?"
"What do you think, Gin?" Aizen asked coolly.
"Well, as Hueco Mundo's overseer, I know the Arrancar pretty well," Gin said, eyes glinting mischievously. "With Grimmjow's temper, after seeing that scene, he's probably already killed Luppi!"
"An infighting, huh?"
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