Reborn in Konoha; I Think I’m Cultivating Immortality

Baraggan was utterly stunned. The moment he heard that Hui had just defeated Aizen in Hueco Mundo, he felt as if he'd been completely duped.

Duped by Gin Ichimaru, Ulquiorra, and Kaname Tōsen.

Of course, if Ulquiorra and Kaname Tōsen had known what Baraggan was thinking at this moment, they would've felt terribly wronged.

Ulquiorra, maybe less so, though he was the one who least wanted anything to happen to Baraggan. Still, the fact that he knew Hui had defeated Aizen and chose not to say anything... was one of the key reasons Baraggan ended up in this situation.

As for Kaname? He'd feel completely wronged. He only knew that Hui had once bested Aizen in Illusion. He had no idea that Hui completely outclassed Aizen in every other way as well!

"Hehehe... So what if that's true? All he did was beat those three petty tricksters. That's nothing."

Baraggan forced the words out, still trying to keep up a hard front. His tone remained sharp and arrogant, but to anyone watching, it was obvious his aura had completely collapsed.

Gone was the domineering, godlike presence that once looked down upon the world from on high.

"Oh? Judging by how you speak of Aizen, your power must far exceed his. I don't know why he was able to take your throne, but out of respect alone, I'll go all out."

Hui said this with an intentionally serious expression, causing bitterness to rise in Baraggan's hollow heart.

His skeletal face remained expressionless, but standing there, he just felt uneasy all over, like his bones were itching and his body didn't belong to him.

"Yes... when facing the King of Hueco Mundo, going all out is the right choice,"

Baraggan insisted stubbornly, though he had no idea why he was saying any of this.

"Very well then. Please Enlighten me!"

Hui spoke with exaggerated sincerity, but inside, he was already enjoying himself far too much. He undid the seal on his Celestial Eye.

That single moment made Baraggan's soul feel like it had frozen over.

"All this time, everyone I've fought has been far too weak to understand the full power of my unsealed eyes. But now... finally, these eyes of mine can fully shine in the battlefield."

Hui spoke calmly as he looked directly at Baraggan, causing the latter's scalp to prickle. His body stiffened, completely unable to move.

From Hui's eyes, Baraggan saw... his own death.

It was terrifying. Those eyes were so beautiful, far more exquisite than any Hollow traits he'd ever seen, yet to him, they were the most horrifying thing he had ever laid eyes on.

And it wasn't just Baraggan. In that very moment, Ichigo and Yoruichi, who were also present, were both overwhelmed the instant Hui released his Celestial Eye.

Ichigo's mind went completely blank, he forgot how to think.

Yoruichi, meanwhile, felt as if a current had surged through her entire body, sending tingling waves through her nerves. Her hair stood on end, and even breathing became difficult.

If she didn't already know that Hui wasn't targeting her, she might've already turned to flee.

Feeling fortunate, Yoruichi glanced at the frozen Baraggan, her eyes filled with gleeful schadenfreude.

This unlucky bastard... he really ran into the worst possible monster.

"But even unsealing these eyes isn't enough. You're the King of Hueco Mundo, a sovereign in your own right, with undeniable strength. So I'll need to go all out as well, only then will I have the confidence to fight you."

Hui spoke again, and what he said this time made even the already-paralyzed Baraggan nearly want to leap up in protest. 

He wanted to shout Enough, enough already!, but at this point, forget speaking, he couldn't even twitch a finger. Every word he wanted to say was stuck in his throat, competely choked off.

"Silver Lightning Natural Energy Mode One. I also call it: Silver Thunder Mode One."

As Hui spoke, silver lightning crackled and danced around his body, letting out sharp buzzing sounds and dazzling sparks of light.

With the end of his words, the lightning suddenly pulled inward and condensed into a magnificent robe that draped itself over Mochizuki Hui's body.

At that moment, Celestial Eye unsealed, robe of thunder donned, Hui didn't even need to move. 

Just standing there was enough to exert a crushing pressure on the three others present: one human, one Soul Reaper, and one Hollow. It felt as though a mountain blocking out the sun had appeared before them, casting an inescapable shadow.

At this very moment, no matter how arrogant Baraggan had once been, no matter how invincible he believed himself to be, everything vanished. All that remained in his heart was fear.

Yes, fear.

This former king of Hueco Mundo, who had felt more defiant than afraid even when facing Sōsuke Aizen, was now truly afraid.

He instinctively wanted to run. But to his horror, he realized, he couldn't even move.

"Although I still have other powers, they come with a cost to use. So… I hope you'll force me to use them, yet I also hope you won't."

Hui smiled as he spoke, his words a twisted paradox of sincerity and mockery. "Anyway, from here on, let's go all out. A battle between an ordinary human and the King of Hueco Mundo. Even if it's unfair... I will never back down!"

As he finished speaking, Hui's Conqueror's Haki exploded outward.

His control over Conqueror's Haki had already reached perfection. When it surged forth, it didn't affect anyone except the one it was aimed at.

So, Yoruichi and Ichigo only felt a strange gust of wind brush past them. But as for Baraggan, beneath the massive cape of his Hollow form, cracks spread across his skeletal frame under that terrifying pressure.

Crack!

The sound of bones breaking echoed, dull, muffled. Perhaps only Baraggan himself heard it.

At that moment, Baraggan regretted everything.

He never should've come to this godforsaken place. Never should've come looking for this cursed human.

This human's level of abnormality shattered everything Baraggan thought he knew.

Talk about "an ordinary human fighting the King of Hueco Mundo"? Talk about "never backing down even if it's unfair"?...

A guy whose mere presence could crack his bones, this was an ordinary human!?

This bastard was unforgivable!!!

Baraggan was screaming in his heart, but his mouth made no sound.

At this point, his entire body felt pinned in place, as though nailed down. He couldn't move at all.

Still, considering the overwhelming aura and pressure of Hui's Conqueror's Haki, the fact that Baraggan hadn't directly passed out already proved just how powerful he truly was.

A sword appeared in Hui's hand out of thin air. His expression was serious as he entered a stance to charge an attack.

No, this time, he wasn't just putting on a show. He was genuinely charging up.

And so, Baraggan immediately felt it, the cold, suffocating presence of death looming over him.

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