Angra was quite satisfied with Kisuke Urahara's muscle performance, or rather, his brainpower performance.
Because this was beneficial to him!
Yoshio wasn't an unreasonable person; if you gave him benefits, he'd get things done for you—very reasonable!
Not to mention, he might even be able to piggyback on your Soul Ability.
He strongly supported it!
If a Shinigami used Tenshintai, it could last at most three days; that was the duration Kisuke Urahara himself had used.
Kisuke Urahara didn't know what would happen after this time—perhaps it would lead to soul collapse?
But now, the one using it wasn't a Shinigami, but an Arrancar—this was something new, so he really didn't know how long an Arrancar could withstand Tenshintai.
However, with him around, he could completely stop it before Angra Mainyu's soul reached its limit, so he decided to test the limits of Tenshintai.
As expected, an Arrancar's soul was different from a Shinigami's. After seven consecutive days of battle, Kisuke Urahara finally stopped the Tenshintai.
In these seven days of fighting, Angra still hadn't comprehended Segunda Etapa, but his understanding of Segunda Etapa had greatly improved.
As Kisuke Urahara said, due to the special nature of Arrancars, there were two paths to Segunda Etapa.
As a Hollow that had Shinigamified, after revealing its essence through Resurrection, one could choose to deepen the Shinigami side's enhancement, advancing toward a Shinigamified Segunda Etapa, or continue deepening the Hollow side's enhancement, advancing toward a Hollowfied Segunda Etapa.
In the original work, Ulquiorra and the current Starrk were both strengthening themselves by deepening Shinigami power, which meant pursuing their inner hearts.
But if one didn't want to continue searching for a lost heart and just wanted to get stronger, they would develop toward the Hollow's instincts.
But from Kisuke Urahara's perspective, these two types of Segunda Etapa didn't seem to conflict.
Could one both pursue the heart and strengthen instincts?!
At that point, those two Segunda Etapas would become a third-stage Resurrection.
If he could really achieve that, it would be truly remarkable.
But realizing this was extremely difficult; it was just a theoretical possibility, and what Kisuke Urahara wanted was to turn this theory into reality.
If third-stage Resurrection became possible, then Angra Mainyu would become the strongest Arrancar, perhaps even an existence surpassing Shinigami and Hollows, transcending past soul limits!
Yoshio was still looking forward to Kisuke Urahara's arranjewelents, but this definitely wasn't something that could be completed in a short time.
Angra Mainyu would stay with Kisuke Urahara for now, after all, there were still several decades.
At this time, Yoshio had already returned to Soul Society.
All the captains had returned, and they held a week-long meeting with Central 46, ultimately deciding to increase the punishment for Kisuke Urahara's group's criminal activities and permanently dispatch squad members to investigate their whereabouts.
Tokyo, especially Karakura Town, would be monitored; if Kisuke Urahara and others' whereabouts were discovered, they must be reported immediately, and the Gotei 13 would treat the Kisuke Urahara incident with a wartime attitude.
Even though some captains felt something was off, like why there were two groups of Visoreds.
But due to the existence of Tenshintai, Central 46 hastily claimed that Kisuke Urahara had used Tenshintai on evil Visoreds to expand his forces, then used the imaginary bodies born from Tenshintai as combat power against the Gotei 13.
As for why the imaginary bodies would help the Gotei 13, it was because Kisuke Urahara's initial experiments hadn't fully controlled them.
Anyway, just like Aizen thought, Central 46 wouldn't think too much about these things; for them, Kisuke Urahara's rebellion was already set in stone, nailed down!
Especially since the Tsunayashiro Clan had almost been wiped out, with only three surviving members who weren't at the family estate at the time, leaving a total of three Tsunayashiro clansmen.
Among these three, one was a girl, who naturally harbored hatred toward Kisuke Urahara.
Even though the Tsunayashiro Clan's influence had greatly diminished, their inherent status still existed; as the head of the founding noble Five Great Noble Families, the Tsunayashiro Clan naturally possessed noble bloodline with legitimate authority over Soul Society families.
Therefore, although the Tsunayashiro Clan might not be able to maintain their leadership position, they still counted as one of the Five Great Noble Families.
Compared to the Shiba Clan, the Tsunayashiro Clan's power was still greater; even so, they could preserve their great house status.
However, for Yoshio, none of this mattered.
Because the Tsunayashiro Clan's power had greatly reduced, Yoshio no longer needed to be their subordinate. Originally, by convention, Yoshio would have to find a new superior in the Five Great Noble Families, but he didn't care much about noble status and just ignored it.
Anyway, he didn't plan to manage his own house; it was just him alone. If he had time and energy to manage the house, it was better to study Kisuke Urahara and Mayuri Kurotsuchi's academics.
However, no matter what the higher-ups did, Yoshio could finally return to his original life.
To be honest, he didn't really want to cause trouble; previously transforming into Yoruichi's appearance was just for fun, to put a little pressure on Kisuke Urahara and get them moving.
He didn't expect them to actually fight, and even the Wandenreich revealed their true face.
If a fight broke out, it would be hard for him to gain others' favor.
Peace is good.
Yoshio sighed, then followed Tōshirō Hitsugaya toward the Thirteenth Division.
That's right, today was also the day Tōshirō Hitsugaya officially transferred to the Thirteenth Division and became Lieutenant.
Obviously, Jūshirō Ukitake was already considering retirement.
He had originally planned to hand the Thirteenth Division to Kaien, but Kaien died, so he had to reluctantly continue.
Now with a genius like Tōshirō Hitsugaya, he could relax a bit.
As long as he observed a little more and confirmed Tōshirō Hitsugaya was suitable, he would resign as captain without hesitation.
"Perhaps, in the future, I'll have to call you Captain Hitsugaya, haha."
Yoshio said with a smile beside Toshiro.
Toshiro, who had been a bit tense, relaxed a little upon hearing Yoshio's words and said faintly, "Then I hope you really call me that."
"That's too heartless, isn't it? I was your former superior; do you really have to make me call you captain?"
Yoshio reached out to ruffle Toshiro's hair again, but this time he reacted quickly and dodged before Yoshio's demonic claws could touch him.
"Welcome, Toshiro."
At this point, they had entered the Thirteenth Division, and Jūshirō Ukitake seemed to be waiting for Hitsugaya.
There was no one else beside him.
"Yoshio, you're here too." Ukitake also saw Yoshio and greeted him.
"Captain Ukitake."
Both spoke respectfully; after all, he was a Captain-class figure, and surface etiquette still had to be observed.
"No need to be so formal." Ukitake smiled gently, "Welcome to the Thirteenth Division, Toshiro."
"Please continue to guide me in the future, Captain Ukitake." Hitsugaya also bowed his head in salute.
Yoshio joked from the side, "Alright, now you're part of the Thirteenth Division. I'm here to send you off. If you're unhappy in the Thirteenth Division, don't forget to come home and vent; Captain Aizen and I will help you."
"Why do you make it sound like I'm here to seize power?" Hitsugaya glared at Yoshio.
Ukitake smiled and said, "Speaking of which, Yoshio, I'm also very interested in your recent novel."
"Are you talking about 'Thousand-Year Blood War'? Because of the tasks from the previous period, I plan to pause publication this month."
"No, I'm thinking that as Lieutenant, your books should be mindful of their influence; don't portray Shinigami and the government too negatively."
Yoshio couldn't help but laugh and said, "Sigh, I don't want to either, but people are mostly rebellious and like reading that kind of stuff."
"They haven't been betrayed by friends, yet they say friendship is fake; they haven't been pressured by Shinigami, yet they insist on viewing us with contempt; they don't understand Shinigami justice, yet they say the Gotei 13 is hypocritical, and darkness is the eternal truth."
"I'm just choosing content that everyone wants to read. Writing novels, following the readers is the right way; after all, I write to make a living, not to create some philosophical masterpiece."
Jūshirō Ukitake shook his head and said, "I've read your book, and in terms of content, it's absolutely an excellent work. As long as you reduce some depictions related to Central 46, I believe this book will go more smoothly."
"Actually, I've thought about this issue too." Yoshio and Ukitake were both novel writers, and their conversation suddenly became endless for a while. Hitsugaya watched their discussion, somewhat stunned.
What the hell? Weren't these two supposed to be one sending me to my new post and the other receiving me? How did they just toss me aside and start chatting with each other?
Ukitake also noticed this and stopped the conversation, saying, "It's rare to discuss novel writing with Yoshio-kun; after retirement, I'll definitely come to you often for discussions."
"Captain Ukitake, are you really planning to retire?"
"Sigh, my physical condition is no longer sufficient to continue as captain. The future... belongs to the young people."
He looked at Hitsugaya, then at Yoshio, and said, "Would you like to come sit in the Thirteenth Division?"
"No, I'm just here to send Toshiro. I'll head back first. Let's chat next time we meet."
Yoshio waved his hand and left the Thirteenth Division.
If nothing unexpected happened, within ten years, Tōshirō Hitsugaya would become the captain of the Thirteenth Division.
This was another historical change he had single-handedly caused. If Shiba Isshin still went to the Human World later, who would become the captain of the Tenth Division? Would it really have to be him?
Yoshio shook his head, but he didn't return to the Fifth Division; instead, he headed to the Second Division.
After the Human World mission ended, Ōmaeda was preparing to find him for the next step in business cooperation.
Yoshio, as the image ambassador for the Ōmaeda family's jewelry industry, mainly wanted to obtain Ōmaeda's Soul Ability.
After all, his Soul Ability was too outrageous; it was the most special Soul Ability Yoshio had ever seen.
Upon arriving at the Second Division, he told the Shinigami squad members he was looking for Ōmaeda. Seeing his Lieutenant armband, they led him to Ōmaeda's office.
Ōmaeda saw Yoshio come in and was very excited; he greeted Yoshio: "Yoshio, you're finally here!"
For Ōmaeda, Yoshio was his money tree; how could he not love him?!
Yoshio checked Ōmaeda's favorability toward him; it had reached 57, just a little short of 60.
Although 60 favorability would only let Yoshio temporarily obtain a one-time use of the 'Special Combat Force' Soul Ability, this time he could see the specific use of this ability.
After all...
The description of the 'Special Combat Force' Soul Ability was still a bit abstract.
If he didn't try it specifically, he really wouldn't know what kind of effect it would have.
Yoshio sat opposite Ōmaeda and noticed the table was full of snacks. No wonder this Second Division Shinigami was a fatty; he obviously couldn't resist snacks.
After sitting down, Yoshio said, "Ōmaeda, what exactly did you mean earlier?"
"I'm thinking, Yoshio, could you specially create a work related to jewels? That way, our products will definitely sell better!" Ōmaeda excitedly proposed his idea to Yoshio:
"Yoshio, I really admire your talent! You can write such an excellent work as 'Thousand-Year Blood War'; it's unbelievable! I believe you can definitely write something more suitable for our jewelry."
"Jewels, huh..." Yoshio looked around thoughtfully and said, "This kind of thing can't be thought up in a day or two."
Actually, he did have some ideas. For example, didn't Kars use the Aja Stone to evolve into a perfect being?
That could be a good jewel promotion plan.
Of course, the content inside would definitely need to be changed.
Vampires and Ripple warriors could be changed to Hollows and appropriate Shinigami.
To win Ōmaeda's favorability, putting in a little effort was fine.
"Of course I know!" Ōmaeda laughed, "As long as you agree!"
"Ōmaeda!"
Suddenly, a cold female voice came from outside the door, and Suì-Fēng walked in with a face full of killing intent.
"What are you shouting about? I could hear it from next door; it's disgusting!"
"Captain Suì-Fēng!" Ōmaeda quickly stood up, nervously saying, "Captain, I didn't mean to!"
Yoshio also stood up.
"You are..."
Suì-Fēng looked at Yoshio, seeming to recognize him, then said, "Aizen's Lieutenant? What are you doing in the Second Division?"
The Gotei 13 generally didn't have much interaction; even visits were usually due to injuries and going to the Fourth Division.
A special forces squad like the Second Division, bound to the Onmitsukidō, was even less likely to have people from other squads visiting.
Therefore, when she saw the Fifth Division's Lieutenant in the Second Division, she thought Aizen had business.
"Yes," Yoshio said. "Lieutenant Ōmaeda invited me here to discuss business cooperation."
Suì-Fēng glared at Ōmaeda, as if saying, who allowed you to discuss private matters during work hours?
But what Yoshio didn't expect was that perhaps because he, an outsider, was present, Suì-Fēng actually saved Ōmaeda some face; although she glared at him fiercely, she said nothing.
Ōmaeda himself found it somewhat unbelievable; after Suì-Fēng left, he collapsed into his chair like he was exhausted.
"The captain is a bit strange today."
Yoshio glanced at Ōmaeda and couldn't help saying, "What's wrong? Captain Suì-Fēng isn't a demon; you shouldn't be so afraid."
"What do you know?" Ōmaeda retorted, "But, Captain Suì-Fēng not scolding me feels a bit unusual."
What a masochist.
Yoshio secretly complained.
But he also thought Suì-Fēng would scold Ōmaeda.
It was Suì-Fēng...
Had she matured?
Yoshio thought about it and felt that Suì-Fēng's mind was probably a bit chaotic right now.
After all, she had inexplicably been ambushed by an imaginary body, then replaced, and according to later intelligence, this imaginary body had met with Kisuke Urahara and Yoruichi Shihouin, even erupting in battle.
While her own real body got nothing.
Moreover, Yoruichi Shihouin and Kisuke Urahara had completely severed ties with Soul Society and were now in opposition. Her inner world must be somewhat chaotic now, at least too busy to care what Ōmaeda was doing.
In fact, the entire Gotei 13's atmosphere was quite strange now, especially those old soldiers who had been here since the Hollowfication incident.
Many of these people were old acquaintances of the former Visoreds, and seeing old friends completely turn into enemies still made them uncomfortable.
People like Yoshio and Ōmaeda, who were carefree, were quite rare.
Of course, they had their own words: They were the new generation; what did the old generation's affairs have to do with them?
After chatting with Ōmaeda a little more, Yoshio left the Second Division.
This time, he returned to the Fifth Division and didn't go out again.
…
Back in the office, Yoshio sighed.
Then, he paused.
Because at that moment, he discovered he had suddenly gained a new Soul Ability.
And this Soul Ability was quite powerful...
[Wish Fulfillment: Turn your ideas into reality. The more complex and difficult the matter, the more spiritual pressure and mental energy it requires.]
This wasn't a permanent ability, but a temporary one, usable only once.
Even if it could only be used once, this ability was too strong, right?
And from the nature and name of this ability, how could it be so similar...
Gremmy Thoumeaux's ability from the Wandenreich's Sternritter?!
Plus, he had suddenly obtained this Soul Ability; he wanted to know...
Could Gremmy Thoumeaux's favorability toward him have reached sixty?
What on earth happened?!
He inexplicably gained Gremmy's favorability?
Yoshio was stunned.
What happened?
And this Soul Ability was too amazing!
Oh my god, Wish Fulfillment!
To be honest, this Soul Ability wasn't inferior to Yhwach's Almighty, right?
This was absolutely a superpower on the same level as 'Apotheosis' and 'Universal Countermeasure'!
And unlike Aizen and Kisuke Urahara, this guy had so easily given him the chance to temporarily obtain the ability!
Was Gremmy that easy to get along with?!
Sixty favorability was already friend level.
He had worked so hard for so long, and Ōmaeda's favorability was only 57!
However, this ability also had a restriction: it required spiritual pressure.
'Apotheosis' and 'Universal Countermeasure' had broad ability descriptions, while 'Wish Fulfillment' explicitly mentioned requirements for spiritual pressure and mental power.
This meant that the upper limits of Apotheosis and Universal Countermeasure might be higher, or perhaps their effects wouldn't vary based on the strength of spiritual pressure.
But even if it required spiritual pressure, it was still an extremely powerful ability.
At least the Soul Ability 'Wish Fulfillment' should be stronger than Gremmy's own 'The Visionary'.
Yoshio's heart churned.
He had to go to the Quincy side again and increase Gremmy's favorability!
I'm already eager to wear the Sternritter uniform. As for Aizen and Kisuke Urahara, I wish them all the best in Soul Society and Hueco Mundo.
However, bringing his talents to the Wandenreich wasn't a simple matter; he still didn't know how to enter the Wandenreich.
He had just obtained one use of Wish Fulfillment; how should he use it?
Yoshio sat at his desk, deep in thought.
What does Wish Fulfillment mean? Whatever you think, it becomes reality!
If my spiritual pressure is sufficient, if I wish to be the Soul King, then I become the Soul King!
If I wish Yamamoto to become Aizen, then Yamamoto must become Aizen!
If I wish Aizen to be loyal to the country, then Aizen must become Soul Society's most loyal subject!
Unfortunately, he didn't have that much spiritual pressure right now.
He could imagine his spiritual pressure and mental power increasing by double out of thin air; that was achievable.
The mechanism of this skill was a bit strange; activation required spiritual pressure, but activating the skill could increase spiritual pressure.
Wasn't this a bug?!
If he permanently obtained this ability, wouldn't he be invincible?
Imagine his spiritual pressure doubling, then use the doubled spiritual pressure to imagine it doubling again, and so on...
Then he would be invincible.
Now, he absolutely had to bring his talents to the Wandenreich!
After a brief excitement, Yoshio gradually calmed down.
He had only read the description so far and couldn't fully understand the ability's limitations.
What if the consumed spiritual pressure and mental power were permanently lost?
If he imagined gaining spiritual pressure and mental power, but then permanently lost an equal amount, wouldn't his ability be wasted?
The chance for Wish Fulfillment was only once; he had to be cautious...
Be careful!
I'm already eager to obtain the permanent Wish Fulfillment ability!
Yoshio tried triggering the ability once and found that if he converted his identity to Quincy, the required spiritual pressure and mental power were too great. Although he already possessed some Quincy abilities, fundamentally changing his identity consumed far more spiritual pressure than he currently had.
Then...
What about making a blank identity person become a Quincy?
Yoshio decided to try it; rather than using this brief one-time opportunity to enhance himself, why not try to obtain over twenty Soul Abilities from the Wandenreich, and even have a chance to permanently obtain Gremmy's Soul Ability!
If he just simply made himself stronger, even imagining directly mastering Bankai would just be a Bankai-level enhancement.
But infiltrating the Wandenreich would give him a chance to obtain over twenty Sternritter Soul Abilities.
Yeah, I'm going!
I'll try it after work!
Yoshio suppressed his inner excitement and quickly checked the files on his desk.
Although the Fifth Division had fully withdrawn, Hinamori Momo was still stationed in the Human World, and Tōshirō Hitsugaya had gone to the Thirteenth Division; there was no one left to help him with work.
Although most of the work was still done by Aizen, he didn't want to do the remaining part.
Even if he didn't want to, he had no choice. Now there was no one to share his burden.
Yoshio sighed and lamented, "Momo, come back soon~"
"I can't handle it alone~"
"Come back soon Life is wonderful because of you"
"Come back soon Bring back my thoughts"
"Ah!"
As he was singing, he heard Hinamori Momo's voice from outside the door. Hinamori Momo pushed the door open with a flushed face, glaring at Yoshio: "Lieutenant Yoshio! What song are you singing!!"
"Hinamori!" Yoshio's eyes lit up, exclaiming, "You really came back?! Did I activate Wish Fulfillment?!"
"You're daydreaming! Where would you find Wish Fulfillment?" Hinamori Momo said irritably, "Captain Aizen said the Human World is dangerous now, so he transferred me back. As a Lieutenant, how could you not know about this?!"
"Also, Lieutenant Yoshio, please don't sing such misleading songs! What if other squad members hear?!"
Hinamori Momo's face was still red, which made Yoshio smile and say, "Now you really look like Momo."
"Lieutenant! Do your own work!" Hinamori Momo stomped her foot and ran off again.
"Sigh! Such a good girl, how could she fall for Aizen? Her fate is already set." Yoshio shook his head, looking at the open door, and couldn't help saying, "Momo, close the door for me!"
But Hinamori had probably already gone to Aizen's office next door to report, so he had to close it himself. As he walked to the door, he noticed a familiar face in the hallway.
"Renji?"
Seeing Renji walking toward him, Yoshio said somewhat surprised, "Why are you here?"
Renji saw Yoshio suddenly appear at the door and was also a bit surprised, but he quickly ran over and suddenly bowed: "Lieutenant Yoshio!"
"What's up?" Yoshio brought Renji into the office and asked, "You went to the Eleventh Division, yet you're acting like a stranger now?"
Renji hurriedly said, "It's not like that, it's just..."
Yoshio sat back in his seat and poured himself a cup of hot water.
Others liked tea, but he preferred plain boiled water.
"I just want to ask Lieutenant Yoshio for a favor!"
Renji felt his earlier bow wasn't enough and suddenly knelt down!
Yoshio raised an eyebrow and said, "Stand up; a man's knees are gold, kneeling at every turn—what kind of behavior is this!"
However, obviously, Soul Society didn't have the saying "A man has tears but doesn't shed them lightly."
Although Renji was puzzled, he didn't think much and continued kneeling on the ground, saying, "Lieutenant Yoshio, please teach me Bankai!"
Teach you Bankai?!
I don't even know it myself!
Yoshio thought, wasn't Renji's Bankai taught by Ikkaku?
Why did he come to me after going to the Eleventh Division?
Oh, I taught them before.
But I never said I know Bankai!
Thinking of this, Yoshio couldn't help teasing, "Renji, what do you think my current position is?"
Renji looked up puzzled and said, "Fifth Division... Lieutenant?"
"Right, I'm just a Lieutenant! How would I know Bankai!" Yoshio sighed, "If I knew Bankai, would I still be a Lieutenant?"
"No!" Renji said excitedly, "Senior Yoshio, you must know Bankai! Please, you have to teach me!"
"I really..."
Yoshio originally wanted to refuse, mainly because he had no time, but just as he was about to refuse, he noticed a fluctuation in Renji's Soul Ability!
In Yoshio's eyes, a line of text floated above everyone's head, which was their Soul Ability and a description, like NPCs in a game.
Because everyone had text above their heads, it gave Yoshio the illusion of playing a virtual online game.
But now, Yoshio saw something he had never seen before.
The text above Renji's head suddenly moved!
Yoshio couldn't help squinting, carefully looking at the words "Star Chaser" above Renji's head.
What, is this a rebellion?
He had never seen this phenomenon; a person's Soul Ability fluctuating? What did this mean?
A person's Soul Ability was their ability, derived from their past, present, future, even breaking the fourth wall with audience evaluations and impressions of them.
Overall, this Soul Ability was absolutely fixed!
Because your past, present, future, even the higher-dimensional perspective had already determined what kind of person you are; all your actions were already encompassed in your Soul Ability, so what could change?!
But now, something had indeed changed; although Star Chaser was still Star Chaser, Yoshio couldn't ignore that fluctuation, and he couldn't think it was his hallucination!
He suddenly thought of something.
In this work, the protagonists indeed all have Soul Abilities, and under normal circumstances, this Soul Ability indeed wouldn't change.
But now...
Is it normal?
In the originally destined timeline, his existence had been added!
Yoshio was an anomaly, an anomaly that brought change. When he changed a person's present and future, then the Soul Ability...
Would it change too?
Although he hadn't figured out the pattern of this change yet, he felt his guess should be correct.
In other words, every protagonist in this world should have two abilities.
One is the Soul Ability they had in the original world line, and the other is the Soul Ability generated after his interference.
Of course, he couldn't just casually interfere to update the other's Soul Ability; this interference had to be major!
For example, under his interference, Renji went to Hueco Mundo, which was a relatively big change.
Also, under his interference, Toshiro directly went to the Thirteenth Division, which was also a relatively big change.
However, Toshiro's Soul Ability hadn't changed yet; could it be refined further, defining this interference as interfering with the core of the other's original Soul Ability?
Using Renji as an example again, Renji's Soul Ability fluctuated because Yoshio's interference involved Rukia!
After all, he went to Hueco Mundo for Rukia, and in Hueco Mundo, he was saved by Dark Rukia; this kind of event that tugged at the essence of the other's original Soul Ability, wasn't it shaking the foundation of the Soul Ability?
Yoshio's mind was a bit chaotic now, unsure if his thoughts were correct.
And Renji, seeing Yoshio staring blankly at him, was puzzled, touched his face, thinking there was something dirty on it.
Finding nothing, he sincerely said again, "Lieutenant Yoshio, you have to help me!"
"Renji." Yoshio finally came back to his senses; he frowned at Renji and sighed helplessly, "Alright, since you've said that, I have no choice but to help you. Just like old times, come to my house every Sunday night."
"I'll do my best to teach you."
Although he himself hadn't achieved Bankai yet, it didn't matter; he knew what kind of training was needed to achieve Bankai.
After all, he had read so much material; even if he couldn't do it himself, he could become a theoretical expert.
Moreover, Gengorō Ōunabara's favorability was almost at eighty; once he permanently obtained the "Strict Teacher Produces Outstanding Students" ability, teaching Renji would be a piece of cake, right?
It was precisely because the 'Strict Teacher Produces Outstanding Students' ability was so useful, allowing Renji to grow rapidly during that time, that he thought of him this time, right?
Hearing Yoshio's answer, Renji's eyes lit up, and he immediately kowtowed again, "Thank you, Lieutenant Yoshio! In the future, whatever you ask me to do, I definitely won't refuse!"
Yoshio sighed, "How could I abandon you?"
"Senior Yoshio, can I treat you to dinner tonight?"
"Forget it, kid; how much is your salary now? Save it up, don't become henpecked later due to financial issues."
Renji's face instantly turned red, almost steaming; he couldn't help saying, "I... I..."
"Alright, alright, who doesn't know what you're thinking?" Yoshio laughed, "Not tonight; I have something to do. Next time."
"Yes!"
Renji finally breathed a sigh of relief; Yoshio was too good to him, he really didn't know how to repay him.
Even just treating him to a meal would be good.
"Then I won't disturb you!" Renji then stood up from the ground and said respectfully, "I'll go now."
"Mm." Yoshio nodded.
Renji left like that. Of course, he remembered to close the door.
After he left, Yoshio curiously tapped his fingers on the desk.
After a while, Hinamori knocked curiously on the door.
"Is Lieutenant Yoshio here?"
"Come in."
Hinamori came in and said strangely, "Lieutenant Yoshio, earlier... did Abarai come?"
"Yeah." Yoshio sighed helplessly, "That kid..."
"What?!" Hinamori seemed a bit indignant, "He came all the way to the Fifth Division and didn't even say hello to me!"
"Oh, right, Lieutenant, why did Abarai come here?"
Yoshio thought for a moment and said, "He wants to learn Bankai."
Bankai!
Hinamori's small mouth opened in surprise; she covered it with her right hand and exclaimed, "Abarai actually wants to learn Bankai? That's way too early?!"
Compared to most Shinigami, learning Bankai at this time was indeed too early.
You know, everyone who learns Bankai can leave their name in Soul Society's million-year history!
"I say, Hinamori... I'm going to teach Renji Bankai, and you don't seem surprised at all?"
Yoshio was a bit puzzled. Why aren't you surprised that I know Bankai?
"We all know Lieutenant Yoshio is so amazing; you must know Bankai, right?" Hinamori said naturally, "Toshiro said so!"
"What?" Yoshio said dejectedly, "How does he know I know Bankai?"
I don't even know that I know Bankai!
That kid Toshiro, how does he know?!
"Toshiro is 3rd Seat, and 3rd Seats know Bankai; how could you, a Lieutenant, not know?" Hinamori said righteously.
"What kind of absurd logic is this?" Yoshio knocked on the desk, "That kid..."
At this moment, Hinamori said again, "Right, Lieutenant Yoshio, can I join Abarai?"
"Hm?" Yoshio raised an eyebrow, puzzled, "You don't want to learn Bankai too, do you?"
"I also want to help Captain Aizen!" Hinamori perked up and said, "If I learn Bankai, Captain Aizen will definitely value me more!"
She's hopeless!
But wait!
If you, Hinamori Momo, really learn Bankai, then your utility value in Aizen's eyes would indeed be higher, and with your loyalty, Aizen might really take you as a subordinate, right?
Wait...
Isn't this changing a person's life trajectory?!
If that's the case, would Hinamori's Soul Ability change?!
Yoshio's gaze became strange; he scrutinized Hinamori, making her feel uncomfortable.
"Lieutenant Yoshio?" Hinamori looked at Yoshio puzzled.
Yoshio suddenly slapped his thigh and said, "Good! Just like that!"
Yoshio planned to use Hinamori as an experiment to see if twisting the fate trajectory of a Soul Ability would change her destiny!
Test subjects could only be chosen from those whose abilities he had permanently obtained, because even if their Soul Ability changed, he had already gained their ability, and he could try to obtain their new one!
He wanted to know how he would obtain it if "Star Chaser" really changed?
If the other party already had 80 favorability, would he directly permanently obtain it?
Or would the conditions become stricter, requiring favorability to keep increasing?
To ninety?
Impossible...
One hundred, right?!