Hitsugaya Tōshirō, feeling the spiritual pressure, rushed over to investigate and encountered Hinamori Momo coming towards him.
"Long time no see, Tōshirō."
"Momo…"
Hitsugaya Tōshirō found it hard to believe; he hadn't expected Hinamori Momo to appear in the Human World, and her spiritual pressure had changed so much.
"We'll meet again, right, Tōshirō?" Hinamori Momo drew her Zanpakuto, looking at Hitsugaya Tōshirō, whose eyes revealed complex emotions.
"Why are you here, and what is Aizen's conspiracy?" Hitsugaya Tōshirō practically roared the question.
"Hmph—I thought your first question would be why I betrayed the Soul Society. It seems you've grown, Tōshirō."
"Answer me, Hinamori Momo, what exactly is Aizen's goal?"
[Kumoko: "That Tōshirō guy, his emotions are a bit intense!"]
[Rimuru: "Indeed. It seems he's quite worried about you, @Hinamori Momo."]
[Hinamori Momo: "I know, but I can't go back. Tobiume also hopes I can do something."]
[Uchiha Sasuke: "Your Zanpakuto? Speaking of which, what do you plan to do next? I remember this Captain is your childhood friend. Are you planning to kill him to prove your path?"]
In the God of Destruction Realm,
Upon seeing what Uchiha Sasuke said, Beryl thought of Uchiha Itachi's clan massacre to "prove his path."
She just didn't know how Uchiha Sasuke planned to handle it.
That parallel world's Sasuke seemed to still be there.
[Hinamori Momo: "No, I won't kill Tōshirō, and there's no need to."]
Although Hinamori Momo was distracted by the Chat Group, her eyes remained fixed on Tōshirō.
"You ask about Aizen's goal? Actually, it doesn't matter if I tell you. Captain Aizen won't care anyway," Hinamori Momo said. "To create an Ōken, enter the Soul King Palace, and replace the Soul King."
"Replace the Soul King? Such a rebellious act… Do you think Aizen can succeed?" Hitsugaya Tōshirō wasn't too surprised. Ever since Aizen betrayed Soul Society, Hitsugaya Tōshirō had been pondering this: what was Aizen doing, and what did he want to achieve?
Judging from Aizen's various actions, it was likely related to the Soul King.
However, to this day, he still didn't understand what Aizen's so-called 'window of opportunity' referred to.
"Yes, Captain Aizen has no reason to fail," Hinamori Momo said seriously.
"The Gotei 13 will absolutely not allow Aizen to replace the Soul King. And what about your situation then? You're useful to Aizen now, and he still wants you, but once that time comes, you might be directly killed by Aizen."
"It's useless, Tōshirō. You don't understand what Captain Aizen has seen. He won't stop for Kurosaki Ichigo this time. He has a grander goal. That's just the kind of person Captain Aizen is."
"Kurosaki Ichigo?"
Hitsugaya Tōshirō didn't know why Hinamori Momo would mention that name.
"Let's fight, Tōshirō. Speaking of which, we haven't had a serious fight in a long time. No, or rather… ever since you learned Bankai, I haven't beaten you."
"Momo, why are you siding with Aizen?" Hitsugaya Tōshirō drew Hyōrinmaru, and the temperature of the surrounding air plummeted, but he didn't immediately make a move.
"The Soul Society doesn't necessarily represent justice. Do you remember Kusaka Sōjirō?"
Hearing that name, Hitsugaya Tōshirō fell silent.
"Do you mean Aizen represents justice?"
Indeed, Hitsugaya Tōshirō could never forget the incident with Kusaka Sōjirō.
"The Soul Society does not allow two identical Zanpakuto to exist."
Because of this, he had a life-or-death battle with his close friend, and he won in the end, while Kusaka Sōjirō was killed by the Onmitsukidō.
"Aizen is not justice, and the Soul Society is not justice," Hinamori Momo said calmly. "Do you know about Tōsen Kaname's situation?"
"Do you know why he betrayed the Soul Society?"
"Because the Soul Society couldn't give him justice."
Hitsugaya Tōshirō fell silent. After Aizen's defection, due to Hinamori Momo, Tōshirō used his Captain's authority to investigate information about the four individuals.
This included Tōsen Kaname's situation. Tōsen Kaname's betrayal seemed related to the incident involving Tsunayashiro Tokinada, a noble from one of the Four Great Noble Families.
"I don't care about these things, Momo. Come back. I'll plead with the Captain-Commander, perhaps…"
"It's useless, Tōshirō. You know that yourself," Hinamori Momo interrupted Tōshirō. "Use your full power, otherwise, you'll die here."
"I won't hold back."
With a Shunpo, she appeared behind Hitsugaya Tōshirō.
Her blade swung down, slashing fiercely towards Hitsugaya Tōshirō's head.
Clang—
In the nick of time, Tōshirō blocked the attack with Hyōrinmaru.
"So heavy!"
He changed from holding Hyōrinmaru with one hand to gripping it tightly with both hands.
"Bakudo Sixty-One."
"Six-Rod Light Restraint."
Golden light fragments flew towards Hitsugaya Tōshirō from all directions.
"Bankai: Daiguren Hyōrinmaru."
After using Bankai, his spiritual pressure instantly increased severalfold, and a powerful aura of ice shattered the spiritual pressure of the Six-Rod Light Restraint.
Hinamori Momo also took this opportunity to put distance between herself and Tōshirō.
"That's more like it."
"Momo, do we have to fight? Can't we just sit down and talk?" Hitsugaya Tōshirō still had feelings for Hinamori Momo, like a sibling friendship. To be honest, he was unwilling to lay a hand on Hinamori Momo.
"You for your justice, I for my justice. We are both ordinary people who persist for our own justice. Those whose paths differ cannot plan together. This is what Captain Aizen taught me."
She directly threw the blame on Aizen, as no one would bother to verify it anyway.
"Damn Aizen, what strange things has he been filling your head with?!" Hitsugaya Tōshirō's anger instantly surged.
Aizen, Aizen, Aizen, Aizen,
One day, I, Hitsugaya Tōshirō, will chop you into pieces.
"Be careful, Tōshirō."
Hinamori Momo once again disappeared from her spot.
She instantly reappeared in front of Hitsugaya Tōshirō, and her Tobiume once again swung down.
And Tōshirō still struggled to block.
Clang-clang—
Clang-clang-clang—
Hitsugaya Tōshirō blocked left and right, each defense making his heart pound.
Hinamori Momo's current strength was definitely Captain-level.
She was even on par with him.
[Kumoko: "@Hinamori Momo, your childhood friend, has he gotten so much stronger? He can actually block your attacks."]
She remembered that only a few months ago, Hitsugaya Tōshirō, also a Captain, was instantly defeated by Aizen, wasn't he?
And the Tobiume in Hinamori Momo's hand was still holding its own against Aizen and Ichimaru Gin in a two-on-one fight.
This person and sword working together, now they're struggling to even fight a Captain who was instantly defeated by Aizen?
[Hinamori Momo: "Tōshirō is very strong. I'm only a little stronger than him, and I also need to keep an eye on battles in other areas. I don't want the Espada I brought to accidentally be killed here."]
The Human World wasn't just a few big and small cats. Besides Urahara Kisuke and Yoruichi, there was also Kurosaki Isshin, and a group of Visored.
If they all came at once, the Espada she brought might all be killed here.
Especially Urahara Kisuke, the former Captain of the 12th Division and founder of the Department of Research and Development—it wouldn't be strange to give him too much importance.
Suddenly, an Arrancar appeared beside Hinamori Momo.
With a gentle swing of her Zanpakuto, she forced Hitsugaya Tōshirō back.
"Things are done on Ulquiorra's side. We can leave."