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"I want it all!"
Aozaki Reiji leaned close to Urahara Kisuke, raising one hand into a claw shape and making a "kaka" sound, a perfect replica of Leopard Head from "Justice, My Foot!"
"Isn't that too much? The game was your idea, true, but I was responsible for making it," Urahara Kisuke pouted. "How about this: a four-six split, I get four, you get six."
Aozaki Reiji narrowed his eyes at him, shaking his head slightly without speaking.
Urahara Kisuke said with a bitter face, "Three-seven, that's the bottom line, I really can't give you more!"
"One-nine."
"Two-eight."
"Deal!" Aozaki Reiji said indifferently.
"You scoundrel, no wonder Kukaku said you were a scoundrel," Urahara Kisuke reacted, saying indignantly, "Is this how you do business in Rukongai?"
"Of course not. In Rukongai, it's mostly about fists," Aozaki Reiji spread his hands. "Sweet talk is useless in that kind of place; you'll just get beaten."
"You should be glad this isn't Rukongai, otherwise I'd be talking to you with my fists," Aozaki Reiji shook his head regretfully.
"So I should thank you for being willing to sweet-talk me?"
Urahara Kisuke's eyes widened; he had never seen such a shameless person!
If he couldn't beat the other party, he would at least have to teach him a lesson to vent his anger, otherwise, this matter wouldn't be over.
"After the game goes on sale, the annual accounts must be handed over to my Vice-Captain, Ichimaru Gin, for review. Don't even think about welching."
With a casual remark, Aozaki Reiji had created a huge problem for Ichimaru Gin.
"Why do I have to hand over the accounts?" Urahara Kisuke's forehead was sweating slightly.
"Of course, it's to prevent you from playing tricks. You're too smart, I don't trust you." Aozaki Reiji narrowed his eyes, looking at him sharply.
Urahara Kisuke looked a bit embarrassed.
"Honestly, I'm actually quite stupid. The Twelfth Division publicly acknowledges I'm crazy, and I even have a certificate!"
"Although the repair costs for the Squad Barracks were indeed inflated quite a bit this time, that was all Kurotsuchi Mayuri's doing, it has nothing to do with me. I don't understand anything about making false accounts, you have to believe me!"
"You dare to make false accounts?" Aozaki Reiji looked heartbroken. "How sad would Old Man be if he knew!"
"Everything can be discussed, Captain Shinji!" Urahara Kisuke quickly tried to appease him.
"Kisuke, you know I'm a flawless person, right?" Aozaki Reiji asked.
"Flawless, you?" Urahara Kisuke was stunned, then quickly reacted and said firmly, "Yes, you are."
"Then the game characters can't tarnish my image, can they?" Aozaki Reiji said with a smile, "Do you know what to do?"
Urahara Kisuke couldn't help but sigh inwardly, thinking Aozaki Reiji was shameless, even he had to admit defeat.
He patted his chest and said with a grin, "I understand, sir. Just wait for the good news!"
"Hmm…" Aozaki Reiji nodded in satisfaction.
Urahara Kisuke didn't know how to respond and just wanted to escape this place as quickly as possible, to get away from this shameless guy.
"How is my senior brother?" Aozaki Reiji suddenly asked.
"He's doing well. We examined him, and it's not untreatable, it just requires time," Urahara Kisuke said.
"That's good." Aozaki Reiji nodded.
Although Jūshirō Ukitake was a bit sly at times, he was generally a good-natured person and had always been kind to him.
One could only say that Old Man had good taste; none of his disciples, including himself, were bad. Aozaki Reiji thought with a touch of narcissism.
…
In the early hours of the morning, in the secret laboratory beneath the Eleventh Division Captain's barracks, there was a profound silence.
Aozaki Reiji sat quietly on the sofa, shirtless, holding a familiar bluish-black jewel in his hand.
He meticulously examined the mysterious gem, as if exploring the hidden secrets within it.
At the same time, he sensed the complete Hōgyoku in his chest, allowing it to gradually emerge from his chest cavity to the surface of his body.
Having already successfully fused it once, Aozaki Reiji's movements were smooth and practiced.
He placed the jewel in his hand on his chest, attempting to communicate with the Hōgyoku in his chest, to make them merge.
Although the volume of this semi-finished Hōgyoku could not compare to the Reio's fragments, it still possessed some of the Hōgyoku's special abilities, which was why Aozaki Reiji attempted this.
However, when he pressed the semi-finished Hōgyoku against his chest, he found that there was no resonance between the two.
"As expected, it's not that simple."
Aozaki Reiji couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, his hopeful gaze gradually dimming.
"You're not interested in this at all? Your standards are really high! Can only Reio's fragments fuse with you?"
Aozaki Reiji muttered softly, glancing at the unresponsive semi-finished Hōgyoku.
He helplessly set it aside, his gaze fixed on his chest, seemingly deep in thought.
Since this semi-finished product couldn't fuse, Aozaki Reiji's interest in it naturally waned considerably.
"What now? Should I return it?" Aozaki Reiji sighed softly.
"There doesn't seem to be a need for that. Aizen has run off somewhere, and this thing is safer with me for now."
Aozaki Reiji looked at the semi-finished Hōgyoku on the table and fell into thought.
He wasn't lacking in Reio's fragments right now; he had gained quite a few when he invaded the Tsunayashiro Family, but they were genuinely not enough for use.
Reio's fragments were truly something that diminished with each use, each piece was incredibly precious, a treasure that was hard to come by.
"If only Awura Dokenee were here," Aozaki Reiji sighed.
Michibane Aura, in the original work, this woman was a subordinate of Tsunayashiro Tokinada, and her soul contained the power of the Reio's Lock.
Her achievements included, but were not limited to—
After Ginjō Kūgo's death, she developed the Executive Department into a large organization with 700,000 followers in just a few years, created an artificial Reio with Yamada Seinosuke, and manufactured the Hōgyoku Espada using the traces of the Espada's existence.
Simply put, she was at least a super genius on the same level as Kurotsuchi Mayuri!
After all, Kurotsuchi Mayuri, let alone creating an artificial Reio, had put in countless efforts just to create artificial Shinigami.
However, what truly interested Aozaki Reiji was the Hōgyoku Espada she created!
She could create an artificial Reio, and Urahara Kisuke could do the same, and he even completed it independently.
But the one who created mass-produced Hōgyoku was only Michibane Aura!
Urahara Kisuke might not have had the desire to create such a thing, but it still showed Michibane Aura's exceptional talent.
Moreover, when it came to the Hōgyoku, Urahara Kisuke now didn't even want to touch it.
And dangerous guys like Kurotsuchi Mayuri, he couldn't even let them touch it.
This made Michibane Aura's talent appear particularly valuable.
Unfortunately, Aozaki Reiji had no way of knowing if she had even been born into this world yet.
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