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Aozaki Reiji's lips curled into a smile, and his body leaned slightly forward.
In the very next second, his figure, like a ghost, abruptly vanished from the spot.
Starrk's eyes widened.
His pupils were fixed on the spot where Aozaki Reiji had been, but he couldn't see anything clearly.
Whoosh!!!
Suddenly, a sharp whooshing sound rang out.
Aozaki Reiji seemed to instantly traverse a thousand meters, appearing before Starrk without any warning!
At the same time, a trace of spiritual pressure suddenly erupted from Aozaki Reiji's body.
Buzz!!
This spiritual pressure, like surging waves, rapidly swept through the entire space, causing the surrounding air to tremble violently.
"What..."
Starrk's face showed an expression of extreme astonishment.
He had never expected that the opponent not only possessed such terrifying physical prowess, but even his spiritual pressure could overwhelm him?
Before this, Starrk had never encountered an opponent with stronger spiritual pressure than himself.
Facing Aozaki Reiji's unexpected suppression, Starrk was clearly caught off guard, and a hint of panic involuntarily rose in his heart.
"Idiot Starrk! What are you spacing out for!? You're the one who needs to be serious, aren't you?"
Suddenly, Lilynette's annoyed voice came from within the twin pistols.
Without Starrk needing to do anything, Lilynette actively controlled his hand, raising it and aiming it at Aozaki Reiji.
However, before Lilynette could even fire, a fist shot out like lightning.
Bang!!!
A seemingly ordinary punch, yet it contained astonishing power.
It instantly struck Starrk's abdomen, sending him flying backward.
In mid-air, Starrk felt his vision go blank, as if the whole world was spinning.
His internal organs felt squeezed together, causing him extreme discomfort, and he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.
In Starrk's astonished gaze, Aozaki Reiji's figure had, at some unknown point, quietly appeared directly above him, looking at him closely.
Lilynette couldn't help but exclaim.
Aozaki Reiji's lips curved slightly upward, revealing a faint smile, as he simultaneously raised his fist.
Blood splattered everywhere as the spiritual pressure surged.
Although his vision was blurry, he could infer from the bone-chchilling pain that his head had suffered an extremely heavy blow.
Starrk felt his vision go black, his body swayed violently, and he plummeted rapidly like a small meteor.
"Starrk! Starrk!! Wake up, Starrk!!!"
Lilynette, transformed into a gun, instantly let out an anxious cry.
At this moment, they were in their combined state.
So Lilynette could sense with extreme clarity that Starrk's body was already severely injured!
Before this, they had never encountered such a powerful and terrifying opponent!!
If he were to fall straight down like this, even if the ground below was soft sand, the immense impact would likely cause immeasurable damage.
If she were to transform back into her human form to catch him...
Regardless of whether she could catch him, the mere impact force would probably be enough to inflict even more severe injuries on both her and him.
What should she do? What should she do now!?
Just as Lilynette was burning with anxiety, a hand suddenly reached out, gently landing on Starrk's back.
Could it be... that he was trying to finish him off?
Lilynette turned her head in astonishment, only to find that Aozaki Reiji had, at some unknown point, already arrived behind Starrk.
Should he use Soul Division? But would that even work on him?
She instinctively thought so.
However, gradually, she was surprised to find that Starrk's descent speed began to slow down.
This man's control over power was so precise, perfectly neutralizing the powerful impact force from earlier.
This terrifying disparity in strength made her involuntarily tremble.
Although she often liked to court death in the past, Starrk was always there to back her up, so she had never experienced such profound fear.
In a blink of an eye, the three of them swiftly descended to the ground, without even stirring up a single grain of sand.
Starrk lay on the ground at ease, as if everything was within Aozaki Reiji's control.
Aozaki Reiji gazed at the twin pistols in his hand, a hint of a smile in his eyes, then reached out to touch them.
Just then, a light flashed.
Lilynette split from Starrk's body and once again drew the large curved blade from his broken horn, looking at Aozaki Reiji warily.
"You, what exactly do you want to do!? Why did you save us!?"
Lilynette asked with a slight hint of panic.
"Miss, do you have amnesia?" Aozaki Reiji retorted.
"No, I don't!" Lilynette retorted.
"Then you're an idiot?"
Aozaki Reiji tilted his head, a hint of confusion in his eyes.
He looked at the person before him, and a sense of helplessness welled up in his heart.
"You, don't be so arrogant!"
Lilynette was clearly getting angry, but Aozaki Reiji merely smiled faintly.
"Didn't I say from the beginning? I don't want to kill you two."
Aozaki Reiji spread his hands, saying calmly, "So choose, Miss, your and Starrk's fates are in your hands."
"Life... or death?"
After a long silence, the girl looked at the man lying on the ground, and finally spoke, her voice trembling slightly:
"...Life."
...
Night fell.
Las Noches.
"Congratulations, Mr. Starrk, congratulations on successfully joining Las Noches Limited Liability Company."
Aozaki Reiji looked at the man lying on the hospital bed, a sincere smile on his face, and extended his hand.
Starrk instinctively reached out and grasped it, but then he froze.
"What Limited Liability Company?"
Starrk frowned, feeling very confused by this unfamiliar term.
"Oh... because the shares of Las Noches are jointly owned by me and Aizen, and we don't accept financing, so we are a Limited Liability Company."
Aozaki Reiji explained with a smile.
"I see."
Starrk nodded, he pondered for a moment, then asked:
"Then, what is a company?"
Just then, Lilynette suddenly jumped out from the side, interrupting their conversation.
She looked at Starrk and Aozaki Reiji with a disgruntled expression, asking in confusion:
"Hey, hey, hey, what strange topics are you two talking about?"
Then, she seemed to complain with some dissatisfaction:
"Why is the first thing you do after waking up asking these inexplicable questions?"
"Shouldn't you first care about why you're here? Or ask about my situation?"
"You heartless guy!"
Facing Lilynette's questioning, Starrk scratched his head awkwardly and explained:
"Uh... because I'm fine, so I knew you must be safe too!"
Hearing Starrk's insincere answer, Lilynette was absolutely furious.
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