"Looks like their hatred toward you isn't that strong after all," After Urahara Kisuke and the others left, from the shadows beside him, Rosse let out a soft laugh.
Standing quietly at his side was Aizen.
"Just the usual human habit of judging others. They think they're clever, but in my eyes, they're not even as troublesome as Zaraki."
Aizen gave a light laugh, not putting Urahara and the others in his eyes at all.
Urahara Kisuke knew he was observing him, but he probably didn't know that he actually knew Urahara Kisuke knew he was observing him.
If he hadn't purposely revealed a small flaw, how could Urahara possibly see through Kyoka Suigetsu?
"Tsk! With this many people thinking about you, you're probably the only one who can stay this relaxed," Rosse laughed.
"Lord Rosse is no worse. Someone is already thinking about your Las Noches," Aizen said with meaning.
He had recently investigated many things about the Quincy and looked deeply into the strongest Quincy family in the human world, the Ishida family.
Ishida Ryuken was the strongest of his generation, but he didn't choose to continue down that path. He chose instead to become a doctor and even opened his own private hospital.
Not a small clinic like Kurosaki Isshin's, but a proper, massive hospital.
Although the Quincy's precise control of reishi could indeed achieve great results in medicine, being able to open a private hospital without using special methods was enough to show Ishida Ryuken's excellence.
Especially since even while distracted by his other work, he still had strength not inferior to a captain.
"If he wants to go to Las Noches to find me, then let him go. Who knows, maybe my Las Noches will gain another general."
Rosse smiled. He hadn't really considered Ishida Ryuken before.
But since the man was coming to him on his own, he wouldn't turn him away.
Besides, he wasn't the one who killed the man's wife. They had a common enemy.
If Ishida was smart, he would definitely make the right choice.
"Let's go. They're about to pass through the Dangai. We need to catch up."
Rosse summoned the gate once again and this time actually stepped through it.
Seeing this, Aizen smiled faintly and silently followed.
Following Rosse, he always saw a very different kind of scenery.
This feeling of being led forward was very unfamiliar to him, but also quite pleasant.
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[One Hour Later]
Rosse and Aizen, along with their respective vice captains, appeared inside the First Division's meeting room.
Because of the battle with Harribel in the human world, Rosse was scolded a little by Head Captain Yamamoto. It didn't hurt at all.
Rosse didn't take it to heart. He just assumed the old man liked doing formalities at his age.
In truth, what he did back then was already the best choice for the Soul Society.
Since it was impossible to fight seriously in the human world, demonstrating the strength of a Gotei captain with a light strike was already enough.
As for those unhappy with the result, Rosse could only say that if they had the guts, they were welcome to go to Hueco Mundo for a visit.
Then they would know what cruelty actually meant.
"Head Captain, I propose that Captain Sui Feng and Captain Komamura take the lead and go to Hueco Mundo to search for Las Noches' trail."
Rosse glanced at the ones who had just spoken.
There weren't many captains who liked to jump out like this. Only Sui Feng and Komamura.
Even Mayuri, after being lectured by Kyoraku last time, had learned his lesson and didn't speak this time.
If the Head Captain scolded him, he could temporarily hold his tongue.
But what were they? They dared to chatter in front of him?
"So I'll go!"
Sui Feng stepped forward and shot Rosse a glare.
"Head Captain, I propose that we rebuild the Hueco Mundo expedition force and search for information about Las Noches."
This time, Las Noches had only sent out three fighters, but the disturbance they caused truly frightened the Soul Society.
Not to mention the unknown event around Tsuneyashiro Tokikawa, according to information Sui Feng received from the Shihoin family: Hirako Shinji and the other former captains had all faced a single enemy, and they were completely defeated.
Sui Feng was confident, but she didn't believe she could take on at least four captains and four vice captains by herself.
Not to mention that the one who fought Rosse had spiritual pressure so overwhelming it was terrifying.
And that wasn't even her full strength.
If she did use full strength, no one knew how strong that woman fighting Rosse actually was.
"Head Captain, I also request permission to go to Hueco Mundo!", Komamura stepped forward and offered a salute.
He truly couldn't stand Rosse's way of doing things.
He knew that continuing the fight would lead to heavy casualties. But that was still not a reason to let the Hollows leave so easily.
Letting them go wouldn't magically prevent more casualties later.
Hearing the two captains' statements, Head Captain Yamamoto considered for a long moment before saying one word, "Approved."
After that, his gaze swept over the gathered captains and he spoke calmly, "This Hueco Mundo expedition will be led by Eighth Division Captain Kyoraku Shunsui. Fourth Division Captain Unohana Retsu will serve as deputy commander. Second Division Captain Sui Feng, Seventh Division Captain Komamura Sajin, and Ninth Division Captain Kaname Tosen will join the expedition."
In one breath, the Head Captain named five captains.
Hearing the order, Rosse laughed inwardly.
Excluding him and Aizen, four of the five captains were the Head Captain's close followers. This lineup didn't look like a simple extermination force.
It felt like he wanted to prove something.
He wondered whether Aizen would understand the meaning behind this.
But with Aizen's brain, he had probably figured it out before the Head Captain even spoke.
From beginning to end, Rosse never worried about Las Noches.
What a joke. If Las Noches could be taken down by just five captains, then it didn't deserve to exist.
Just Vasto Lorde class Arrancar alone, Las Noches had four. Not to mention countless Adjuchas class Arrancar.
And on top of that, among the five captains, one belonged to him, and one belonged to Aizen.
Under those circumstances, he truly didn't know how they could lose.
At full power, Kyoraku Shunsui could at best stall one person.
And that was assuming they even started fighting. Rosse suspected they wouldn't fight at all.
With Kyoraku's cleverness, he wouldn't do something as foolish as throwing eggs at a rock. They would mainly probe the situation.
"Well well, they won't even let me rest for a few days," Kyoraku sighed. Though he looked troubled, he still accepted the mission.
The other captains had no objections and began preparing quickly.
Whenever the Soul Society sent an expedition to Hueco Mundo, the death rate for captains was almost zero. It was usually the squad members who died in large numbers.
But in this situation, to search for Las Noches, a few captains alone were nowhere near enough.
As for the expendables, they had chosen to become Shinigami. Rosse would arrange their final resting place properly.
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