And just as he had expected, after Metastacia, no more Hollows came to attack him.
Such an approach, immediately launching a second round of attacks after one fails, does not align with Aizen's philosophy.
He would only sip his black tea, flash a mysterious smile indicating amusement, and then consider how to deal with you next.
So Gao Yu returned to Seireitei smoothly. Since he was patrolling in Rukongai, Gao Yu didn't even need to report back to his Squad.
He went straight home and saw Renji and the other two waiting for him at the doorstep.
Gao Yu's teaching yesterday was incredibly effective; just one night of instruction made them feel as if they had been enlightened, suddenly understanding many things they hadn't grasped before.
"Shinigami are truly amazing; even ordinary Shinigami are so much stronger than us."
This was what Renji couldn't help but say as he left, making Gao Yu sweat again.
Heh heh, looking down on me, are you?
What do you mean, 'even ordinary Shinigami are so much stronger than you guys'?
But these are minor matters; gaining their favorability is the real priority.
Especially Hinamori's ability; her Ultimate Defense is truly too useful.
If he didn't have this ability, he would have been bitten to death by Metastacia earlier!
But because of the Ultimate Defense ability, he was like a Hollow with Lanza or a Quincy with Still Blood Attire; when Metastacia bit him, his defense wasn't even broken!
"You guys are really diligent."
Seeing the three arrive, carrying some food, Gao Yu couldn't help but say, "You're only fifth-year students, after all."
"Senior Gao Yu's teaching is truly excellent!" Hinamori said gratefully, "As expected of a member of the Fifth Division! I will definitely go to the Fifth Division after I graduate!"
"The Fifth Division is indeed a very good place to go." Gao Yu also promoted it to the three, although he knew they would join the Fifth Division anyway.
Being in the same Squad naturally meant more time together, allowing him to gain favorability more effectively.
Gao Yu opened the door and led the three inside.
Facing their hopeful gazes, Gao Yu began a new session of instruction.
When facing them, what to say and how to teach them seemed to come naturally.
However, his Strict Teacher Produces Outstanding Students ability could only last for three days, meaning it would end the night after tomorrow, having started last night.
He couldn't teach them for a long time, otherwise, he would eventually expose himself.
So, while watching the three demonstrate their Zanjutsu movements, Gao Yu said, "In a few days, I might not have time to continue teaching you, and as students, you three are already excellent enough."
"So, you don't need to push yourselves too hard... and I also have a task to give you."
"? What task?" The three looked a bit disappointed, as their progress had been really fast while being taught by Gao Yu.
But after hearing the latter part, all three became curious.
"This has something to do with you, Hinamori." Gao Yu said to Hinamori Momo, "Today, when I was patrolling in Anlin An, I happened to run into Toushiro. Just as you said, he is a very talented child."
"I convinced him to join the Spiritual Arts Academy. Tomorrow, I will take him to report to the academy, and I'll need you all to take good care of him then."
"! Is Toushiro really coming to the Spiritual Arts Academy?!" Hinamori looked very happy. She had always hoped Toushiro could come to Seireitei with her.
But Toushiro had previously seemed uninterested in becoming a Shinigami, and she hadn't expected Gao Yu to convince him with just one visit.
Is this the difference between herself and a formal Shinigami?
"Hitsugaya? Oh, is that the younger brother Hinamori often talks about?" Kira realized, "Is he a genius?"
"A genius among geniuses," Gao Yu said with a playful smile.
He knew Kira was proud of being the top student in his year, but Kira's talent was indeed far inferior to Hitsugaya's.
Kira didn't particularly like hearing that. "We'll see how much of a genius he is then!"
"Kira, you can't bully Toushiro," Hinamori warned, looking at Kira.
Kira's face flushed slightly, and he quickly said, "I would never bully a junior!"
"Actually, if you want to bully him..." Gao Yu mused, "You should do it early, because I feel that with his talent, you won't be able to bully him in at most four or five years."
"Eh?! Is it that exaggerated?!"
"If not surpass you, then at least he can keep pace with you," Gao Yu said.
In reality, he would far surpass them!
Because in his impression, according to later Shinigami author settings, Tōshirō Hitsugaya had already learned Bankai before graduating from the Spiritual Arts Academy.
In other words, in at most four or five years, Hitsugaya would be able to reach Captain-class!
What kind of ridiculous talent is that?!
Others have to go through immense hardships to achieve Bankai; even Kurosaki ichigo only learned Bankai using special training methods like the Transference Device. Yet, you, kid, just casually learned Bankai in an environment like the Spiritual Arts Academy?
He hadn't thought about this before, but now that he remembered, he couldn't help but want to complain.
If he had that level of talent, painstakingly cultivating for decades, then even without other abilities, he would at least have some confidence to survive the Thousand-Year Blood War!
Looking at their surprised and somewhat disbelieving expressions, Gao Yu didn't strike them down further. People are ultimately different, so it's better not to care too much about others.
This time was no different from last night. Gao Yu led them through their training, then they ate something, and then the three left.
The higher the favorability, the harder it is to increase. Renji's favorability towards him only went from 75 to 76, while Hinamori Momo's and Kira's favorability reached 70.
Hurry up and reach 80! Once it reaches 80, I can permanently acquire their abilities!
Gao Yu felt a bit eager; he wanted to gain more abilities.
He had used Ultimate Defense and Destructive Death Ray when returning, and now he had no trump cards left.
No, if he encounters any enemies again tomorrow, wouldn't he be finished without his superpowers?
Gao Yu had originally intended to lie down and sleep, but now he wasn't sleepy at all. He decided to go out for a stroll while it wasn't too late.
Gao Yu walked out of his house and headed in the direction of the Ninth Squad, because he had a good relationship with Hisagi Shuuhei, and perhaps he could get an ability from Shuhei.
There were Shinigami patrolling the streets late at night, but very few possessed Souls Ability, and the few who did had very low favorability towards him.
This made Gao Yu quicken his pace.