Several months had passed since Haruki acquired the "Child of the Kirin" ability from Hitsugaya. During this time, his progress had been faster than in the past several decades!
Naturally, he had already mastered the initial release (Shikai) of his Zanpakutō.
To achieve Shikai, one must achieve "synization" and "dialogue" with their Zanpakutō, while Bankai requires "maion" and "subjugation."
Synization means aligning one's spirit with the Zanpakutō, enabling unication with it.
Although still rudimentary, Haruki had indeed reached this level.
Thus, he could now unleash the power of his Zanpakutō!
"The Lonely Hell of the Three Existences."
This was the release and for his Zanpakutō, and its ability was simple.
It was—
Banishment!
To banish the enemy's sciousness into a realm of emptiness, trapping them in the "Lonely Hell"!
A pce where nothis except oneself, experieng endless loneliness.
Of course, "nothis except oneself" doesn't mean absolute emptiness.
What is loneliness?
Loneliness has no absolute definition; everyone experie differently.
Therefore, the Lonely Hell has no fixed location, and the suffering within is ever-ging.
Some are trapped between mountain rocks, some are imprisoned within boulders, some are frozen in ioed peaks, some sink into the depths of a dark sea, and others are engulfed in burning fmes.
In such pces, one experiences absolute loneliness for eternity.
This is the power of the Lonely Hell!
Thus, when Haruki plunged his Zanpakutō into Metastacia's brain, the power of loneliness instantly invaded his sciousness!
This had nothing to do with his physical body but instead dragged his entire spirit into the Lonely Hell!
Even if Metastacia had split into multiple bodies, the sciousness trolling them was still one. By destroying that single sciousness, all the bodies would cease to fun.
At this moment, Metastacia's will was pletely trapped in the Lonely Hell woven by Haruki's Zanpakutō. He would remain imprisoned in "loneliness" for the en, huhousand, or evehousand years!
After firming that his Zanpakutō's ability had taken effect, Haruki gently withdrew his bde.
The Bck Sun behind him gradually dissipated. When dealing with the "Captain of the Third Division," the power of the Bck Sun had already been exhausted.
Even after infusing it with spiritual pressure for so long, it was still only equivalent to a captain's powerful strike...
If Metastacia hadn't forcibly parasitized the captain's body, this Bck Sun would never have been able to kill a captain.
"You truly did it."
Aizen praised from the side. "You saved your 'friend.'"
He was being increasingly ied in Haruki's abilities.
First, in Rukongai, he used a unique Kidō—a highly peing aructive beam—to kill Metastacia.
Now, in front of him, he used another unique Kidō—a massive surge of spiritual pressure f a bck sun that burned and ed everything in its path.
This was not a power an ordinary Shinigami could possess. Even among captains, it would be difficult to create such a powerful Kidō.
"I... don't want to fight."
Haruki walked past the corpse of the Third Division captain and said, "Every time I draw my bde, I am snuffing out a living life."
"Every life has value."
"...I never expected you to be such a kind person. Kind people shouldn't be friends with Hollows."
"No." Haruki walked to Aizen's side, having already sheathed his Zanpakutō.
"It's just that every life I take means losing an object of observation."
"Observation?"
"Yes, everyone has different personalities and thoughts. Even if they will 'do this' , why do they do it? Aren't you curious, Captain Aizen?"
"I... have no i in ants. I only observe those who i me." Aizen smiled.
"Exactly." Haruki looked at Aizen aurhe smile.
"That's why I'm searg for people who i me. Everyone has that potential."
"But sadly, everyone is to. After them for a while, I realize that while they seem different, they are all the same."
"Humans are suplex yet simple creatures. Over time, they bee tiresome."
After saying this, Haruki was inwardly startled.
Because at this moment, Aizen's favorability toward him had increased slightly!
It had now reached thirty, simir to Nelliel's!
Favorability, before reag sixty, doesn't necessarily represent "friendship."
When you pay extra attention to someone and find their words meaningful, it naturally leads to a certain level of favorability.
Or, to put it another way, when you pay extra attention to someone, a kind of "favorability" is born!
Clearly, what Haruki had just said intrigued Aizen, or rather, it deepened his i in Haruki, raising his favorability to thirty.
However, getting Aizen to sider someone a friend was still extremely difficult.
If it weren't for the fact that Aizen's soul ability was so entig to Haruki, he wouldn't have said so mu front of him.
Of course, sometimes it wasn't that he wao speak, but that he had to.
From the moment Aizen noticed him, he had no choice but to act this way.
He had to maintain this facade, or he wouldn't have survived until now!
"Captain Aizen!"
Suddenly, the voiany Shinigami echoed from not far away, followed by the sound of hurried footsteps. People emerged from the forest and immediately saw Aizen and Haruki.
Seeing Tanimoto Tetsu and others among the crowd, Haruki breathed a sigh of relief.
They were still alive.
This wasn't because Aizen had shown mercy, but because Haruki had banished Metastacia's sciousness with the Lonely Hell, causing the parasitized Shinigami attag them to cease funing.
"Cap... Captain?!"
Someone in the crowd noticed the Third Division captain lying on the ground with a Zanpakutō plunged into his brain a out a cry of shock. Clearly, they were from the Third Division!
"Was... was this Captain Aizen's doing?"
"I'm afraid not. The Hollow had pletely fused with his soul. Even I couldn't separate them."
Aizen put on a regretful expression and said, "I severely wounded him, but he mao escape. When I arrived here, I found Haruki, who had already ehe battle."
