"Then how does Captain-Commander Yamamoto compare to Hueco Mundo?", Kurosaki Ichigo asked again.
"You didn't know? Captain-Commander Yamamoto being seriously injured was caused by Hueco Mundo," Ishida Ryuken said in surprise.
"I know. I just wanted to confirm. So basically, Hueco Mundo isn't afraid of Captain-Commander Yamamoto at all, but Captain-Commander Yamamoto can deal with Aizen-sensei. That's what you mean, right."
"There's nothing wrong with understanding it that way," Ishida Ryuken neither confirmed nor denied.
Hearing the exact answer, Kurosaki Ichigo's expression turned frighteningly bad.
Setting aside the fact that Inoue Orihime and Rukia had both been taken away, this was already an open and blatant move targeting Aizen.
He knew very well about Aizen hiding his true strength. Aizen had even told him about it personally.
Because he had personally experienced what happened a hundred years ago, Aizen simply did not dare to reveal his power, afraid of being targeted by certain people.
But he never expected that even after being this low-key, Aizen would still be noticed by Hueco Mundo and placed under their watch.
As Kurosaki Ichigo thought about this, his heart felt like it was being tightly clenched, painfully so.
He suddenly thought of Rukia's final self-mocking words.
"Harbinger of disaster... heh! how are you a harbinger of disaster. The real harbinger of disaster is obviously me...", Kurosaki Ichigo muttered in a low voice.
"What?", On the other end of the phone, Ishida Ryuken had actually heard it, but showed no reaction at all, simply pretending that the sound was too low to hear clearly.
In this world, only the strongest can control fate.
Otherwise, anyone who is even slightly special will only be treated as a chess piece on the board.
No matter who it is, it is all just tragedy.
'If you, Kurosaki Ichigo, having your close friends captured makes you a harbinger of disaster, then what about me, Ishida Ryuken, whose father and wife died, and who, along with my son, could face death at any time. Am I not a harbinger of disaster as well?'
"No, no, Ishida-san. Then if I want to go to Soul Society, what should I do?", Kurosaki Ichigo asked in a low, steady voice.
"You want to go to Soul Society? By yourself?", Ishida Ryuken asked calmly, "I won't go with you to Soul Society. You should understand that."
"Haha! Ishida-san, just telling me this information is more than enough. How could I let you go to Soul Society with me?", Kurosaki Ichigo laughed and shook his head.
He had already dragged enough people into this. How could he possibly involve Ishida Ryuken as well?
"If you're going alone, then do as you please. I won't care about you the way your father and your teacher do. The method to get to Soul Society is very simple. Use Shinigami power to open a Senkaimon. Your teacher should have taught you how to use it," Ishida Ryuken replied.
"He did explain it to me, but I can't control reishi that precisely," Kurosaki Ichigo scratched his head.
Things like using Shinigami power to gather reishi, then using a Zanpakuto to cut open space.
Just hearing about something so mystical, he had no idea how to actually do it.
He had never really had much talent when it came to Kido.
On the other end of the phone, there seemed to be a long silence.
As if thinking it over for quite a while, Ishida Ryuken suddenly said in a deep voice, "I roughly understand what you're trying to do. There's another method. One that puts you in a desperate situation so you can find a way out. Do you want to try it?"
"What method?"
Kurosaki Ichigo's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked.
Aizen had taught him before that if you want to be a successful person, you have to know your strengths and your weaknesses.
You should fully utilize your strengths. As for your weaknesses, you don't necessarily need to make up for them yourself. You can also find other people to help cover them.
His intelligence wasn't bad, but when it came to scheming, plotting, and coming up with plans, he really wasn't good at it.
By comparison, in his eyes, Ishida Ryuken was a successful person. He owned a private hospital and was a captain-level Quincy. His abilities in all aspects were top-tier.
Most importantly, he was someone Aizen trusted. Kurosaki Ichigo could trust him unconditionally.
As for putting himself in a desperate situation or something like that, he had completely ignored it already.
Wasn't the idea of going to Soul Society itself already a brush with death? If it was even more dangerous, so what?
As long as he could save Rukia and Inoue Orihime, and help Aizen, even if he died, it would be worth it.
He no longer wanted to see people close to him suffer right in front of his eyes.
"The method is very simple. Go find Urahara Kisuke, ask him about Inoue Orihime's whereabouts, and then have him open the Senkaimon for you," Ishida Ryuken said calmly.
"Huh? You want me to go find someone from Hueco Mundo?", Kurosaki Ichigo asked in disbelief. This was something he had never even considered.
It was way too unbelievable.
He was going to Soul Society to sabotage Hueco Mundo's plans, and he was supposed to use Hueco Mundo's channels to get there?
"Have you ever considered that you yourself are also a part of Hueco Mundo's plan?", Ishida Ryuken asked.
"Huh? Why do you say that?", Kurosaki Ichigo said in confusion.
"Your friend Rukia was taken away, and your classmate Inoue Orihime was also taken by Soul Society. After you learn these two pieces of news, wouldn't a normal reaction be to go to Soul Society to save them?", Ishida Ryuken asked in return.
"Yes. I will definitely bring them back. So those people in Hueco Mundo who play with schemes will definitely think that I'll rush to Soul Society," Kurosaki Ichigo immediately reacted.
His friends had met with trouble one after another, and on top of that, the provocative words Rosse said before leaving. There was no way he could remain indifferent. He would definitely risk his life to go to Soul Society and demand justice.
This was inevitably also within Hueco Mundo's calculations.
"But Ishida-san, where exactly is Hueco Mundo scheming against me? Why do they want me to go to Soul Society?", Kurosaki Ichigo asked, puzzled.
"I'm not too clear on the specifics, but I can roughly infer some things. Since they want to treat Captain-Commander Yamamoto, it's certain that they'll make Aizen and Captain-Commander Yamamoto come into conflict. And if they want the two to clash directly, the best breakthrough point is you."
"Me?", Kurosaki Ichigo said, somewhat dazed.
No matter how he thought about it, he couldn't imagine that his going to Soul Society would be used as a breakthrough point against his own teacher.
"I don't really understand the rules of Soul Society, but I know a bit. Whether it's Inoue Orihime or Rukia, both of them could very well be sentenced to death," Ishida Ryuken continued, "Rukia's sentence would be decided by Central 46 and Captain-Commander Yamamoto. If Inoue Orihime is exposed, she would be a Ryoka of Soul Society. As a captain, Rosse would also have the authority to sentence her to death."
Ishida Ryuken didn't continue, but Kurosaki Ichigo already understood. With a terrible expression, he continued, "I absolutely won't allow it. I won't allow anything to happen to either of them, even if it means overturning the entire Soul Society. And once I take action, when I'm in danger, Aizen-sensei will definitely step in. And when the great battle is triggered, that will be when Aizen-sensei's true strength is exposed, and also when he's suppressed by that Captain-Commander Yamamoto."
The probability of this happening was extremely high.
So from the very beginning, he had been nothing more than a chess piece.
And the most crucial part was that even knowing he was a chess piece, he couldn't possibly stand by and watch Rukia or Inoue Orihime die in Soul Society.
This situation had no solution for him.
He had to save them.
He also had to go to Soul Society.
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