Chapter 234

Lunch break ended.

Before the bell rang for class, everyone returned to their seats, and the homeroom teacher led a strange male student in.

The male student had shoulder-length short hair and looked like a street wanderer; as soon as he walked onto the podium, he narrowed his eyes and sized up Ichigo.

Ichigo was very dazed, looking at the other party's unscrupulous appearance, thinking he had seen him somewhere.

"Students, this is a new transfer student."

"Write your name on the blackboard."

The unscrupulous transfer student heard this, turned around, and wrote a few large characters on the blackboard.

Hirako Shinji.

This was his name.

Ichigo repeated it several times, scratching his head for a long time, but still couldn't think of where he had seen the other party.

The homeroom teacher let Hirako Shinji find a seat, and the other party sat next to Ichigo without hesitation; that feeling was that he was aiming for Ichigo.

"Your name is Kurosaki Ichigo, right?"

"Let's get along well in the future!"

Hirako Shinji's mouth turned up, revealing an evil smile, which made people feel very uncomfortable.

Ichigo didn't pay attention to him and turned his head silently.

Soon the afternoon classes ended, and there was still no signal of Hollows today, so Ichigo had to call his companions to find Chu Yang.

Ishida Uryu did not accompany them.

A group of people left the school, and Hirako Shinji stood by the window watching them.

After a while.

Ichigo pressed the doorbell at the entrance; he used to open the door and go in directly, but today he was suddenly a bit unaccustomed to it.

However, Chu Yang didn't keep them waiting for long, and the door opened quickly; the moment they saw Chu Yang, Chad and Orihime were a bit excited.

Orihime greeted happily: "Long time no see."

Chu Yang nodded, "Long time no see, everyone come in first."

Everyone walked in.

"You guys should be more familiar with this place than I am, so I won't treat you as guests; the food is already prepared." Chu Yang pointed to the dining table on the other side.

"Don't worry, I didn't treat myself as a guest." Ichigo laughed, sat down skillfully, and was just about to eat when Rukia knocked the chopsticks out of his hand.

"Have some manners."

Rukia reminded him angrily.

"Yes, Yang went to the trouble of preparing it; shouldn't we want to thank him?"

Orihime reminded in a low voice.

Ichigo laughed embarrassedly: "Yang, thank you for your hospitality."

Chu Yang replied: "We are all companions who have fought in Soul Society, no need to be so polite; eat quickly, it won't taste good if it gets cold later."

Rukia and the others sat down to eat one after another, chatting about what happened at school while eating.

Ichigo remembered the weird transfer student, so he immediately told everyone his feeling.

"You said his name is Hirako Shinji, right?"

"That's right, that kid is weird; not only does he look weird, but he also talks weirdly."

"Your intuition is right; he is not human."

"Ah?!!!"

Everyone looked at Chu Yang in surprise.

"Hirako Shinji is actually a Shinigami, and he was a Shinigami captain a long time ago; it was the 5th Division I am currently serving in."

Chu Yang's light and breezy words sounded like thunder in other people's ears.

Ichigo stood up in shock, "He is actually a Shinigami captain? Then why would he appear at school?"

Rukia frowned: "Isn't the former captain of the 5th Division that traitor Aizen?"

Orihime covered her mouth, "We didn't meet this person when we went to Soul Society last time."

Chu Yang sighed and said: "I said a long time ago; to be precise, it was 110 years ago. At that time, he was the captain of the 5th Division, and Aizen was the lieutenant."

"At that time, in order to break through the boundaries of Shinigami and seek the perfect balance between Shinigami and Hollow powers, Aizen used Shinigami souls for experiments, and Hirako Shinji also became his experimental subject."

"A portion of Shinigami, including Hirako Shinji, had Hollow power injected into their souls and could perform Hollowfication."

"They were framed by Aizen, becoming Shinigami who coveted the power of Hollowfication, and were also framed for the crime of killing their companions, then were wanted by the Seireitei and had no choice but to flee to the real world."

"Urahara Kisuke was also implicated and also left Soul Society at that time."

"Currently, this is all I know."

Chu Yang explained the ins and outs of the matter to everyone.

"No wonder that uncle at the grocery store always has a depressed expression; it turns out his past experienced such things."

Ichigo showed a sympathetic expression on his face.

Rukia still felt something was wrong and asked: "We know his identity, but why did he go to school?"

Chu Yang replied: "Because of Ichigo; they are aiming for Ichigo."

"Ichigo?" Orihime, Rukia, and Chad looked at Ichigo at the same time.

Ichigo also pointed at his own nose and asked: "Because of me? Why?"

Chu Yang said: "You should know very well; I just said, Hirako Shinji possesses the ability of Hollowfication."

Ichigo's body suddenly became stiff, thinking of the other self hidden deep in the power of the Shinigami.

"Hollowfication?" Rukia looked at Ichigo, seemingly thinking of something, and said in shock: "The power you suddenly displayed last time was Hollowfication?"

Ichigo's lips were very dry, and his throat started to itch; Hollowfication didn't sound like a good word.

"Because of Ichigo's ability to Hollowfy, he was attracted here." Orihime said worriedly: "The purpose is not pure; what exactly does he want to do..."

Chu Yang said: "Shinigami Hollowfication is not an easy thing; in Hirako Shinji's view, Ichigo has very strong talent, so it's normal for him to want to absorb Ichigo into his organization."

Rukia screamed: "He even has an organization?!"

Chu Yang laughed: "There were quite a few Shinigami who experienced experiments with Hirako Shinji and fled to the real world; it's not strange to form an organization."

Perhaps because the amount of information was too large, everyone sat on the chairs in a daze, leaving a table of delicacies there without moving.

Chad sighed: "I always feel like something big is going to happen..."

At this time.

A gust of wind blew outside the window, and the curtains were blown in rows.

The sound of rustling rang out.

The man named Hirako Shinji swooped down and landed, appearing in front of everyone like a magic trick.

"Big guy, your premonition is right; something big is indeed happening."

Hirako Shinji's face was gloomy.

"You guy actually followed us!"

Ichigo stood up, staring at Hirako Shinji with unkind eyes, rolled up his sleeves, and prepared to take action.

However, Hirako Shinji, who clearly viewed him as a target, didn't look at him, but kept staring at Chu Yang.

"Young Shinigami, you know a lot of things." Hirako Shinji's eyes were full of curiosity, "I heard you haven't been a Shinigami for long; where exactly did you get the news?"

Chu Yang stood up, frowned slightly, and said dissatisfiedly: "Remember to knock before entering someone else's house."

Hirako Shinji grinned, "That would be very troublesome; I'm the type of person who doesn't like knocking."

As soon as he finished speaking, his head was smashed hard into the ground by a huge force.

"I like your temper, just that you scream a bit softly when you get beaten."

Hirako Shinji was stepped under Chu Yang's feet, motionless like a dead person.

His head smashed a big hole.

Blood soon soaked out and spread around, like a scarlet rose. Orihime suddenly saw the bloody scene and took a few steps back while covering her mouth.

Others looked at Chu Yang in shock; they hadn't even seen Chu Yang's movements clearly before he already had the person stepped under his feet.

With someone appearing to explain, Ichigo finally understood how he had passed out.

He subconsciously touched his face, feeling lucky that he hadn't been disfigured.

"I underestimated you; your strength really has no moisture." Hirako Shinji's voice came muffled from under his feet.

Chu Yang moved his foot away.

He braced himself on the floor and slowly stood up, blood flowing down his forehead, looking like a curtain.

Hirako Shinji calmly took out a handkerchief to wipe the blood stains and then put it away meticulously, "It probably wouldn't be very good for you to treat a senior like this, right?"

Chu Yang smiled: "If you walk through the door next time, maybe I'll treat you to a meal."

"Understood." Hirako Shinji nodded, as if accepting Chu Yang's suggestion, and then asked: "Shall we sit down and talk?"

Chu Yang made a "please" gesture, and then sat down slowly; Hirako Shinji naturally sat opposite him.

The scene looked very weird to Ichigo and the others; a second ago, this man was stepped under Chu Yang's feet, but now he was sitting around the dining table talking like a friend.

Isn't he angry? Ichigo looked at Hirako Shinji with complete incomprehension.

"Since you know so many unknown secrets, you should also be clear about what Aizen is doing." Hirako Shinji said straight to the point: "The sharp decrease in the number of Hollows has something to do with him."

"I have a premonition that Aizen will appear in the real world soon; there is something he needs here."

Chu Yang continued: "You want to take revenge on Aizen, so you need Ichigo's power."

Hirako Shinji didn't deny it and said in a tough tone: "He also needs us to teach him how to master Hollowfication; otherwise, he will be eroded by the power of Hollows. I don't think I need to say much about what the outcome will be."

Ichigo's expression was panicked, and his heart started beating violently; he had already experienced the feeling of Hollowfication going out of control, and after waking up, that lingering fear could not be wiped away from the bottom of his heart.

Chu Yang said indifferently: "He is a Shinigami."

Hirako Shinji laughed: "I was also a Shinigami before."

Chu Yang said: "He will only be a Shinigami."

Hirako Shinji's smile disappeared.

"Then there's nothing to talk about."

"Can't the senior be more generous and teach him without expecting anything in return?"

"Do I look very kind?"

"At least much kinder than I look."

"..."

Looking at the watertight Shinigami in front of him, Hirako Shinji felt like he was punching cotton.

If he used force, he wasn't very sure; that move just now really scared him. There weren't many Shinigami whose movements were so fast that he couldn't react at all.

"I'll make a deal with the senior; next time we meet Aizen, I'll let you stab him twice."

Hirako Shinji was stunned after hearing this; why did this sound weird?

"Two stabs aren't enough? I want to kill that bastard!"

Hirako Shinji sneered.

"That won't do; Aizen must die by my hand. Even if Captain-Commander Yamamoto comes, I won't give it up."

Chu Yang refused, shaking his head; he was determined to get the Hogyoku in Aizen's hand and wouldn't let anyone else have it.

Hirako Shinji raised his eyebrows, his expression strange: "Are you overestimating yourself, or underestimating Aizen? Having confidence is a good thing, but being overconfident will kill you."

Chu Yang laughed lightly: "Then don't bother the senior; just tell me if this deal is established or not?"

Hirako Shinji wasn't a child, so how could he be easily fooled? He smacked his lips, "I have to verify the goods first."

Verify the goods?

Chu Yang suddenly laughed, laughing very happily.

"As you wish."

The two found an empty suburb to "verify the goods."

Ichigo and the others watched the battle from the side.

"A battle between the former 5th Division captain and the current 5th Division captain is not common even in Soul Society..."

Rukia looked serious, but when she turned her head, she saw Ichigo staring at the two excitedly.

"I'm asking why you have such an expression?" Rukia said speechlessly: "This is not an interesting thing."

"I know." Ichigo explained: "I just want to see how Yang beats people; after all, I passed out last time and didn't have much feeling."

"And I'm also very curious about what that guy said about controlling Hollowfication."

Orihime laughed: "The latter should be more important, right?"

Ichigo took a deep breath; he could feel the influence of Hollowfication on himself more and more recently. As long as he used the power of a Shinigami, the shadow of that Hollow would always appear in the depths of his consciousness.

Every word that came out of its mouth could deeply poke into the bottom of Ichigo's heart.

Although he didn't say it, Ichigo urgently needed a way to control Hollowfication; otherwise, one day, he wouldn't be able to control this power.

People around him would also be hurt because of this.

This was something Ichigo would never allow to happen.

"It's starting."

Chad's thick voice reminded everyone; he keenly felt the murderous intent.

It was emitted from Chu Yang.

"It's really scary." Hirako Shinji slowly drew his Zanpakuto and said meaningfully: "You are one of the people with the strongest murderous intent I have ever seen."

"In the entire Soul Society, except for the Captain-Commander and that guy from the 4th Division, I guess not many people have stronger murderous intent than you."

Ichigo, who heard this from afar, wondered: "Isn't the 4th Division a medical team? If we're talking about murderous intent, shouldn't it be Zaraki Kenpachi..."

Rukia was also a bit confused.

However, at this time, Chu Yang spoke.

"You are wrong; I am not one of the people with the strongest murderous intent."

【Fengdu】 appeared quietly in Chu Yang's hand, and the aura that had been restrained all along erupted suddenly; the sword light filling the sky turned into fireflies, blooming in the deep night, rippling in the void.

"I am the strongest one!"

Chu Yang slashed out with one sword, and time and space seemed to stagnate.

The sword intent of the Heaven-Destroying Sword 23 poured out.

This sense of stagnation even affected the soul! Hirako Shinji's face changed wildly, and the blood vessels on his temples bulged in anger.

He couldn't move! The next second, 【Fengdu】 was already pressed against Hirako Shinji's forehead, pushing forward gently.

The aura of death descended, and Hirako Shinji's spiritual pressure erupted suddenly, regaining control of his body.

The whole process was only a few seconds.

However...

Chu Yang's Zanpakuto had already passed through his soul.

Hirako Shinji's eyes went black, as if falling into a wonderful space.

When he woke up, he found himself standing on a corridor bridge.

A creepy whispering sound came from the darkness.

The sound came from far to near, hollow enough to make people feel cold in their hearts.

"Who am I?"

"Where is this..."

(End of chapter)