Chapter 572: Chapter 572
As Hui gathered power, it wasn't just Baraggan who felt the pressure, even Yoruichi and Ichigo Kurosaki beside him felt like they were about to be cut down in a single strike.
This left Yoruichi once again stunned, to the point of numbness.
Because she had also sensed Hui's Conqueror's Haki.
It was yet another completely new kind of power, something that had never existed in this world. It made Yoruichi begin to truly suspect that Hui was from another world entirely.
Otherwise, how could he possibly possess so many mysterious powers?
"This sword strike… is called New Moon!"
At last, when it seemed his momentum had reached its peak, Hui spoke. A divine light flashed in his eyes.
As his words fell, the Zhi Yi in his hand descended.
And in contrast to that downward slash, a new moon rose into the air.
It wasn't particularly large, nor especially bright, yet once that crescent appeared, whether it was Baraggan, Yoruichi, or Ichigo, their eyes held only that moon.
"No wonder… he was able to defeat Aizen…"
Baraggan finally managed to speak, though it was the last sound he would ever make.
His tone carried a sense of awe, but also… liberation.
As his voice faded, Baraggan's body split cleanly in two, bisected completely.
Just like that, it was over.
The former King of Hueco Mundo, now one of the Espada, was dead.
Slain by Hui's Zhi yi. One strike. No mercy.
From start to finish, Baraggan hadn't even been able to move. He could only watch, wide-eyed, as Hui struck him down, cleaving his body into two.
"Sigh… I fucking knew it… I'll only be able to go all out once Aizen has truly matured."
Hui looked down at Baraggan's corpse and sighed.
He had only been playing around just now. But when it ended, there was no joy, only endless emptiness.
It's lonely at the top.
At his current level, he no longer craved domination, what he truly longed for was a battle where he could go all out.
Unfortunately, there were far too few people in this world who could grant him that.
Sōsuke Aizen, once he had fully fused with the Hōgyoku, was one.
Yhwach, the All-Knowing and All-Powerful, was another.
Besides those two, not even Yamamoto or the Zero Division members could force him to fight at full strength. At best, they could make him take things seriously.
At his words, Yoruichi and Ichigo fell silent.
It was obviously the kind of thing someone would say just to show off, but when it came from Hui's mouth, it didn't feel like arrogance at all.
Because… he was simply telling the truth.
He was too strong.
Even Baraggan, a fearsome Espada who made Ichigo tremble and forced Yoruichi to take him seriously, had no chance against him.
One sword strike, and it was over.
And it wasn't just Baraggan, Yoruichi knew full well that with the power Hui had revealed so far, and with the strength he had displayed in his battle against Sōsuke Aizen, killing her might also take no more than a single sword strike.
"Alright, let's call it a day."
Hui shrugged, and with a wave of his hand, Baraggan's corpse vanished completely, absorbed into the space.
"What a shame about my door, though."
He looked toward the now utterly destroyed entrance and spoke with a helpless tone.
"Senpai, let me handle the door," Ichigo offered awkwardly.
"It's my fault for luring that guy here and getting your door wrecked. I'll fix it for you!"
With Baraggan's corpse gone, Ichigo, who had a bit of a slow reaction, finally relaxed.
"Then I'll leave it to you."
Hui didn't turn down the offer. Free labor? Who'd say no?
With that, he leisurely returned to the window upstairs, laid back on his recliner, one hand holding a book, the other a teacup.
Sipping tea and reading, he began to enjoy his tranquil, peaceful afternoon.
Meanwhile, not everyone in the Human World was enjoying such comfort.
Szayelaporro Granz was downright frustrated.
The information provided by Gin Ichimaru and Ulquiorra was far too vague. All they had was a name, Yhwach.
With only that, how were they supposed to track him down?
Szayelaporro had wandered through several cities in the Human World, but came up completely empty-handed.
"I really don't understand how someone like Gin Ichimaru managed to gain Lord Aizen's favor. That guy is completely useless."
He grumbled while scanning the Reiryoku of the human world, but the weak fluctuations only deepened his disdain.
"Such a pathetic world… such tiny, insignificant humans… they're only good for use as alchemical test subjects."
Szayelaporro spoke with contempt, having long since forgotten that he had once been human himself.
Now, he viewed himself as a superior lifeform.
But that wasn't entirely surprising.
Back when Szayelaporro had been a human alchemist, he often used war prisoners for experiments, gifted to him by his older brother, who was a military general.
That was when he first began conducting gruesome live experiments.
Later, both Szayelaporro and his brother died under mysterious circumstances and became Hollows. Szayelaporro even went so far as to devour his brother's soul along with those of other test subjects, enslaving them within him.
Through extended feeding and evolution, Szayelaporro eventually gained the strength to defeat Vasto Lordes.
However, due to his need for living specimens in his research, he had developed a habit of restraining his own strength during battle so as not to damage his materials.
Later on, Baraggan summoned him and appointed him researcher of Hueco Mundo.
And once Baraggan was overthrown and Sōsuke Aizen took control of Las Noches, Aizen recognized Szayelaporro's extraordinary abilities and appointed him as one of the original Espada.
"Since I can't find that so-called 'Yhwach,' then I'll just go look for this human named Mochizuki Hui instead.
"Compared to the other, this Hui should be easier to locate."
Szayelaporro muttered to himself, his mind already plotting around Hui.
What he didn't know, though, was that Baraggan had already sought out Hui ahead of him, and had died beneath his sword.
If Szayelaporro knew that…
He probably wouldn't be rushing to find Hui so recklessly, he'd know he was walking straight to his death.
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