Chapter 158

Aizen's suspicion has been cleared, and Sosuke Aizen cannot be here either, so who else would follow Aizen?

"Perhaps it is some adjutant of Aizen's." Kuchiki Senya shook his head; he was unwilling to think too much about it now.

The two planned to find a place to rest their feet, then go around to inquire about news; although the name of the Desolate Region contains "Desolate," it is not desolate at all, but rather many people come here seeking treasures.

Just as the two arrived around a natural cave, Kuchiki Senya stopped Lavini's advance and casually picked up a stone to throw at it.

"Boom, boom!" The ground before them exploded directly, and the stone shattered into powder.

"What is this thing?" Lavini looked at Kuchiki Senya with lingering fear.

Kuchiki Senya narrowed his eyes; this was an explosive device, meaning this was someone else's territory.

"Go!" Just as he was about to call Lavini to leave, many Hollows descended from the sky, including a large Hollow over ten meters tall.

These Adjuchas could also take human faces; the only difference from normal humans was that they had some white armor on their faces or bodies; their strength was generally that of normal Adjuchas, still far inferior to Arrancars.

But what surprised Kuchiki Senya somewhat was that he found the Adjuchas at the very front was actually an Arrancar, and moreover an Arrancar whose strength looked quite good; at least, it could fight at level five in his estimation.

"What thing has intruded into our territory? Oh, it turns out to be a beautiful Young Lady?" That large Hollow was now chuckling and speaking.

His height of over ten meters made Kuchiki Senya find it truly somewhat difficult to look at.

What surprised Kuchiki Senya even more was that this thing could actually speak and think like a human?

"Friend, where are you two from?" The Arrancar at the very front now asked Kuchiki Senya and the other.

"Just looking around casually." Kuchiki Senya looked at them indifferently.

The Arrancar ahead looked at Kuchiki Senya and continued speaking: "When out and about, having more friends means more paths, right?"

Hearing this, Kuchiki Senya raised an eyebrow; this was the most human-like Hollow he had seen in so many days; if not for the fact that he could see the Hollow energy on this fellow's body, perhaps he would have believed this was a human.

"You still retain memories?" Kuchiki Senya glanced at the Arrancar before him.

"Hehe... Memories are something many people have; I have probably been dead for about a hundred years." The Arrancar looked at Kuchiki Senya and said.

Afterwards, he made the people behind him leave, and he took Kuchiki Senya with him into the cave they had built.

"Do not worry, I am not a bad person." He glanced at Kuchiki Senya and then introduced himself: "You can call me Skoda; a hundred years ago, I was a patrol detective, but because climbing the ranks killed too many people, I came to the Hueco Mundo."

"But killing them was only to better protect my city..." When Skoda spoke to this point, he also shook his head and finally said no more.

He took wine out of the box behind him and handed it to Kuchiki Senya.

"These were brought from the Human World by me before; although we will not get drunk anymore, we can still carefully taste the flavor." He said to Kuchiki Senya with a smile.

Kuchiki Senya reached out to take it and found that this thing had been converted using special Reishi; it was something Hollows could drink directly.

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"Why do you also have memories? I heard that many Hollows, after coming here, started anew, and memories and such all disappeared, but that is also good; they would not be trapped in place by missing past relatives too much, whereas I only left that place after my wife and son passed away one after another..."

Skoda continued speaking, and Kuchiki Senya listened on the side; he also knew about this matter.

Hollows possessing too strong a grudge are trapped in place.

"So after being liberated, you came to this place?" Kuchiki Senya asked.

"Yes, my chain guided me here; I heard them say there seems to be a place called Soul Society; those who go there can live freely, and later, when the opportunity arises, they can prepare for reincarnation."

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"But we Hollows can only stay here for a lifetime; perhaps after death comes the next stage, or perhaps reincarnation, but who knows? For us, this is another life; we can only hope to live a bit longer."

Skoda drank alone; he regarded Kuchiki Senya as someone like himself; he felt that only someone like Kuchiki Senya who possessed memories like his own could understand what he was saying.

Lavini listened quietly on the side, not knowing what she was thinking.

"Have you ever entered the Inner City? Do you know what is in the Inner City?" Kuchiki Senya then asked Skoda.

Skoda was stunned upon hearing this; how was Kuchiki Senya's leap in topic so great?

"I do know some methods of smuggling, but believe me, there is no benefit after entering; the world inside is the world of surfaces where people eat each other; it is better to obtain long-lasting happiness here than there." Skoda shook his head and said to Kuchiki Senya.

Kuchiki Senya rubbed his chin; he was heading for Las Noches, and the Inner City was merely the place near Las Noches; it was still far from his target!

"It doesn't matter; can you tell me how to operate? I have business inside." Kuchiki Senya asked.

"You really want to enter?" Skoda saw that Kuchiki Senya did not seem to be joking.

"That is correct." Kuchiki Senya nodded, with a very serious expression.

Seeing this, Skoda also sighed and could only tell him the way.

114. Prepare, set off on the smuggling journey!

"Wanting to enter is not difficult, but wanting to go undetected is difficult." Skoda began drawing a map for Kuchiki Senya on the ground.

"Look carefully; this place is the key point; if you want to enter, you must break through here, but this place is where the Reishi flow is relatively weak, and the Banshibu Society generally will not detect someone entering."

"But at this place, their guard army will have many people watching here, which will cause the Suishidou Society to observe you at any time; do you understand?" Skoda glanced at Kuchiki Senya and asked.

Kuchiki Senya nodded, then let him continue speaking.

"Then there will be people patrolling here; if you want to approach, you must choose the time, but generally, there is only that one or two minutes during the night shift change; the specifics depend on who is patrolling and how fast they patrol."

"After entering, the Reishi flow will trigger an alarm, but since it is unknown whether it is a detection error, generally a verification must be performed before sending someone over; otherwise, they also worry that some strange thing might have drifted in." Skoda continued explaining to Kuchiki Senya.

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Hearing his words, Kuchiki Senya finally understood completely.

To put it plainly, this place is one where they cannot ignore it nor can they pay full attention to it; specifically assigning people to watch this place is a bit wasteful, but not watching it causes worry that someone might smuggle in.

"Alright, where is it after entering this place?" Kuchiki Senya asked.

Skoda thought for a moment and said: "After entering, it should be the sleeping quarters of the Espada's Fracción; basically, the surroundings are their guards and the Fracción themselves."

"But the Fracción are generally with the Espada; that is, when there is generally nothing happening, they rest and cultivate in their respective sleeping quarters." Skoda explained.

Kuchiki Senya could not help but be somewhat surprised; this was truly a peaceful era, even Hollows lived so comfortably?

"Anyway, regarding the matter of entering, think about it again; entering is not that good; I know you want to enter to secure a job for yourself, but without proof of identity, you cannot survive." Skoda explained.

Kuchiki Senya raised an eyebrow; he was thinking quite a lot; he was not entering to do hard labor.

What he thought was that he wanted to deal with Yhwach's subordinate, Haschwalth, in the simplest way; that required him to infiltrate, not to fight his way in.

Besides, Kuchiki Senya still didn't know exactly what this guy was doing. He even wondered whether he should first investigate the whereabouts of the Hōgyoku, but he had indeed seen the Hōgyoku come to Hueco Mundo, otherwise he wouldn't have come here.

"Don't worry, I have my own reason for needing to go in." Kuchiki Senya said with a slight smile.

Hearing this, Skoda also sighed, and could only let Kuchiki Senya do as he wished — he had no way to stop him either.

"And this is?" Skoda suddenly remembered that Lavini had been waiting nearby the whole time.

"Oh, my friend — she's coming in with me too." Kuchiki Senya said.

"Is that so? Then you two had better be careful, especially her — her strength probably isn't any weaker than mine, I'd think. I didn't expect she hasn't obtained an identity either; if she's discovered, she might be taken and made a subordinate officer, so you both watch yourselves." Skoda went on.

Kuchiki Senya nodded. As long as Lavini put on her mask and wrapped herself up, who would dare say she wasn't one of the Espada?

"Then, good luck to you." Knowing he couldn't hold the two of them back, Skoda sent them both out.

Kuchiki Senya and his companion didn't linger either, simply heading toward the place Skoda had mentioned to him earlier.

"Do you think his words can be trusted?" Kuchiki Senya glanced at Lavini and asked.

Lavini shook her head, then said: "He should be one of the wanderers who loiters around here. Most of what they say can be trusted, because they're very familiar with the surroundings."

"But we can't rule out that some people, in order to obtain an identity in the inner city, specifically capture people and offer them to those inside." Lavini explained.

Kuchiki Senya's eyes narrowed slightly, and he then said: "Alright, then let's keep observing for now. That kid's attitude just now wasn't bad, but in a place like this, no one can be trusted lightly."

He felt Lavini's words made a lot of sense — if they got sold out, Kuchiki Senya would only have one way in left: fight his way in.

But the problem was that he still didn't know the strength of that Ulquiorra Cifer, let alone the other Espada. All those Espada combined would be enough to give him a real headache.

After all, together they could even shake Aizen; if not for the power of the Hōgyoku, Aizen wouldn't have been able to deal with them at all.

"Having no way to use my full strength here — that's what's really troubling." Kuchiki Senya sighed.

Although he could put on his mask now, the problem was that his mask consumed an enormous amount of energy. Right now, only fifty percent of his energy could recover at a normal rate.

The remaining fifty percent recovered at one-third the normal speed — once a fight broke out, he wouldn't even have a way to retreat.

As for Lavini, her abilities were very formidable right now, but compared to a true Espada, Kuchiki Senya felt she still fell a little short.

"What are you thinking about?" Lavini, seeing Kuchiki Senya hadn't spoken for a while, finally asked.

Kuchiki Senya's 507 eyes narrowed slightly, and he then said: "If the two of us are discovered later, but only one can escape, who do you think should go?"

"Of course it's you — I'm an Arrancar, they won't make things difficult for me." Lavini said directly.

But Kuchiki Senya simply shook his head, pointing at Lavini as he said: "It should be you who goes. I'm a Shinigami — they shouldn't make things difficult for me."

"But you're the one who helped the Shinigami — they'll definitely make things hard for you, understand? They don't need you alive; as long as I'm alive that's enough. They'll even use you to force me out." Kuchiki Senya said, looking at Lavini with a completely serious expression.

"So if anything happens, it must be you who leaves. It doesn't matter if I'm captured — they won't do anything to me, because they'll definitely be very curious about why I entered the inner city, and why I wanted to enter the inner city." Kuchiki Senya continued.

Although Lavini only half-understood what she was hearing, she could roughly grasp why Kuchiki Senya wanted to arrange things this way — he definitely wouldn't be wrong.

"I'll follow your orders!" Lavini immediately nodded and said.

After that, Kuchiki Senya called for Lavini to head with him toward the place Skoda had mentioned. The journey was long, but the two had long since made their preparations.

115. Encountering Shinigami Again in Hueco Mundo? Enemies or Friends?