Inuzuri District, Rukongai—
"Sōsuke, I got a new sword!" a gray-haired boy said, showing off his newly acquired blade to his companion.
"Where did this sword come from? It looks quite unusual," the brown-haired boy with a ponytail said, examining his friend's blade.
It seemed different from the swords he had seen on Shinigami, and he could faintly sense that it was no ordinary weapon.
"Of course it is! The great lord who gave it to me took a liking to me," the gray-haired boy said excitedly. "He said I was a rare genius, a perfect match for this divine sword, so he bestowed it upon me!"
"With this sword, I'll definitely be able to become a Shinigami!"
"You don't know the identity of this 'lord,' Katō-kun? There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world," the brown-haired boy said, frowning slightly in a well-intentioned warning.
For some reason, he had a bad feeling about this sword.
"Of course. I'm still too weak now, not qualified to know his identity. But when I become a Shinigami, I will repay him!" the gray-haired boy said, unconcerned.
He felt that a person like him had nothing left to lose. As long as he could become a Shinigami, he was willing to pay any price.
"When the academy opens for enrollment next, let's go take the entrance exam together," the gray-haired boy continued.
"I won't be going. My spiritual aptitude doesn't seem to be very good," the brown-haired boy said with a helpless smile.
Just now, he had already made a decision: he was leaving Inuzuri District.
The weak cannot resist an unseen future. For now, he was still weak.
All he could do was accept the small role he played and avoid danger as much as possible.
Under the shroud of night, the low roofs of the shanty town seemed even lower.
A faint, almost inaudible creak nearly broke the silence of the night. The brown-haired boy with a pack on his back carefully peeked out from a doorway.
After confirming the streets were empty, he gently closed the door and left quickly.
Aizen Sōsuke was a cautious person. The moment his companion had produced a "divine sword" of unknown origin, he had decided to leave.
What's more, his friend had later demonstrated how the so-called "divine sword" grew—it needed to be fed with its wielder's own blood.
No matter how you looked at it, it was an ominous blade. He immediately decided to leave Inuzuri that very night.
He had already carefully considered his next destination. This time, he wanted to go to an area with relatively better public safety.
He had stayed in Inuzuri to train his combat sense. It was a district with poor security, so fighting often went unnoticed.
It was the perfect place to prepare for the academy's entrance exam. He didn't know the standards for the exam, so he could only do his best to increase his chances of success.
But he had to leave now. That "divine sword" was drinking Katō's blood today, but who knew if it would drink someone else's blood in the future.
After leaving the residential area, Aizen took a mountain path. It was a little-known shortcut.
He had to leave Inuzuri before dawn. By his calculations, the person who had given Katō the sword was focused on him and shouldn't notice his departure so quickly.
As he was about to leave the forest, he took out a small knife from his bag and cut off his ponytail.
He then trimmed his bangs and put on a pair of square-framed glasses. He had found them somewhere; they were an old style, with thick frames that covered a large part of his face.
After putting them on, his entire demeanor changed. He now looked like a harmless, gentle youth.
He destroyed the cut hair and prepared to leave the forest.
Just then, Aizen's body suddenly stiffened. In that instant, it felt as if countless ants were crawling on his scalp and back.
On a treetop ahead of him stood a dark figure!
By the moonlight, he could see the figure's attire: a haori worn over the black uniform of a Shinigami. A Shinigami!
Aizen couldn't even be sure when the person had arrived! His mind raced, analyzing the situation.
He considered the worst-case scenario—that this Shinigami was the one who had given Katō the "divine sword." That he had been discovered the moment he left his house and had been followed all this way.
Everything he had just done had been exposed to this Shinigami's eyes.
Sora stood on the treetop, his expression strange. He had not expected to run into Aizen here tonight.
He had come to this area searching for traces of the Kasumiōji family. Through his "monitoring points," he had overheard some of their secrets.
It seemed they were researching and manufacturing a secret weapon that required many souls with spiritual aptitude.
Based on his past life's memories, Sora quickly deduced that they were likely researching "Bakutō."
Like Zanpakutō, each Bakutō had an extraordinary ability, but their philosophy was completely different. While granting great power, they also continuously absorbed their wielder's spiritual energy and even their life.
The Bakutō itself possessed life, and the wielder was merely nutrients for the blade. The more times the wielder was changed, the stronger the Bakutō's power became.
Creating such an evil sword was a great crime, and if exposed, the Kasumiōji family would surely be sanctioned by Central 46.
Sora had immediately begun to investigate. However, tracking them was not easy, as they moved about in cloaks that concealed their presence.
But his search had led him to someone unexpected.
Aizen Sōsuke
Talent: SS
Spiritual Pressure: LV 40
Affinity Level: Stranger
Status: Alarmed
At such a young age, his Spiritual Pressure was already on par with his disciples.
As expected of you, Aizen Sōsuke, Sora thought.
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