Chapter 322: Chapter 415 Join & Plan
"I don’t believe that I can’t cut you in half with my Teresa," Nniotra, annoyed to the extreme, spoke threateningly, his teeth gritted, and jumped forward again, throwing caution to the wind.
Eero glanced at him and shook his head, replying, "I am tired of your bickering; I think you should stay in there and reflect for eternity."
After speaking, Eero raised his zanpakuto horizontally, reflecting the Nnoitra-jumping figure on its pristine, dark surface.
Nniotra’s eyes widened, fixing on his whole clear reflection on the blade’s surface, and then a chilling comprehension dawned on him; the next moment, his face changed, and he exclaimed fearfully, the sound a ragged gasp of terror,
"Noooo,"
With a frightening roar, his figure froze in place, mid-air, every muscle fiber locked. Then, with a sound like a high-pitched, delicate chime, his figure cracked as if it were glass, the surface of his Hierro shattering instantly.
Crackling!!!
Instantly his whole figure crackled and broke into countless glass shards scattered around on the ground, a chilling, definitive end that left behind only the scent of dust and weakness.
Instantly the other Espada and Aizen inside the tower were startled; they suddenly felt the rising spiritual pressure of Nnoitra disappear completely, a powerful light extinguished in an instant.
"Impressive," Aizen muttered with an intriguing expression on his face, a flicker of genuine surprise in his eyes, and then he glanced at the Gin beside him and then spoke,
"Gin, let’s go; we have to greet this new member of Espada personally; his strength is worthy of such treatment."
After speaking, he walked toward the outside direction of the throne room, his footsteps calm and measured.
"Yes, Aizen-sama," Gin replied and followed him with the usual hidden snake-like expression on his face; no one could read his heart through his face, but a spark of cold interest had ignited in his eyes.
On the other hand,
Nel, along with Pesche and Dondochakka, appeared beside Eero, looking at the glass shards scattered in front of them in disbelief and surprise.
"Big brother, you are very strong; you killed a high-ranking arrancar so soon."
Nel praised, her voice full of awe, and Pesche and Dondochakka nodded, acknowledgingly behind her, while both of them were staring at the glass shards in shock. They didn’t expect their lifelong enemy to die just like that and in front of their eyes, which refreshed their hearts like never before.
Eero nodded with a smile and sheathed his zanpakuto, the blade sliding into its scabbard with a final, quiet shing, and then patted her head. Nel closed her eyes, started to enjoy the feeling of being cared for, a warmth spreading through her soul.
"Impressive, you have defeated one of my Espada so soon." Instantly a voice sounded from behind, smooth and authoritative, and two figures walked outside and revealed themselves through the darkness.
Eero and others turned and glanced at the familiar figures of Gin and Aizen, while Aizen was looking at him with a smile on his face and an appreciative gaze that held no malice.
Eero raised his brow, looking at Gin’s perpetually closed eyes and strange smile, and then glanced at Aizen and spoke, "Although the strength of your espada wasn’t impressive, you seem stronger than him by a large margin. If I have a chance in the future, I want to try your strength."
Aizen was surprised hearing his words and then focused on Eero’s face and asked,
"Large margin? What do you mean by chance in the future? You can fight me right now if you want."
Gin beside him was surprised in his heart hearing Aizen showing interest in fighting someone, a rare sign of respect for strength, then he glanced in the direction of Eero in front of them with more attention.
’There must be something special in him; that’s why Aizen-sama is paying so much attention to him, or maybe I am thinking too much; it’s Aizen-sama’s habit to pay attention to everyone.’
Gin thought to himself and then started observing Eero with his sharp gaze.
Eero heard the Aizen words and shook his head, replying calmly, the infinite patience in his voice evident,
"I am not a fan of fighting; also, you didn’t show any hostility toward me, even though I killed one of your Espada. That’s why I won’t fight you now."
Aizen raised his brow intriguingly hearing his reply and then nodded, raised his hand, and invited him with a smile.
"Hmm, very well, I like your character. How about joining me as a partner and helping me attain something? I will show you something interesting and also explain my future plans."
Eero glanced at him, showing interest on his face, and nodded, "Sure, I want to see what kind of mystery a strong person like you wants to show me."
"Ha ha ha, very well, follow me. By the way, I am Aizen Sosuke, a former shinigami, and this is my right-hand man. Ichimaru Gin, also a former shinigami,"
Aizen laughed and started introducing himself, while walking toward the throne room in the palace calmly, the air around him shifting from cold to welcoming.
Eero, beside him, nodded and replied, introducing himself, "I am Ron," then he gestured in the direction of Nel, who was following behind him timidly, and introduced, "This is Nel, my little sister. I recognized her a while ago."
"Nice to meet you, Miss Nel," Aizen nodded in the direction of Nel, greeting her with a smile that reached his eyes.
Nel, who was following in a daze, hurriedly nodded in return while bowing and hiding behind Eero fearfully, the massive power of the two Shinigami making her small form tremble.
While Gin was looking at her thoughtfully,
’I now understand why Aizen-sama sent that guy in order to test him; it’s probably because of this girl; she is number three as expected of Aizen-sama; nothing can exceed his plans and precautions.’
Gin thought feeling admiration for the Aizen walking beside him.
Soon they reached the throne room; on the way, Aizen explained his goals about surpassing everything and reaching the sky by overthrowing the soul king, his voice persuasive and confident.
Eero already knew all his plans beforehand; he just acted with Aizen along the way.
"Your plans are interesting; I will help you, and I will also witness if you really can achieve your goals or not," Eero replied, looking at him. Aizen smiled after hearing his reply and nodded with satisfied expression.
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