"My foolish little brother."
Fang Mo patted Ichimaru Gin's shoulder and said earnestly, "I am your biological brother, Ichimaru Kin."
"Sorry, I don't have a brother."
Ichimaru Gin didn't buy it and shook his head.
"Are you sure?"
Fang Mo tentatively asked.
"I'm very sure."
Ichimaru Gin said seriously.
"Alright, then I'll go to Central 46 and tell Aizen Sosuke that you're actually in love with Matsumoto Rangiku," Fang Mo said with a smile. "What do you think?"
"You…"
Ichimaru Gin's brows furrowed deeply.
"What, want to fight?"
Fang Mo cheerfully said, "You've tried your strongest Bankai, and it clearly can't defeat me. So do you have any other ways to deal with me? You can't be planning to cry and beg Aizen to handle me, can you?"
"What do you want?"
Ichimaru Gin finally couldn't help but ask, "What are you trying to do?"
"I just want to ask you one question, am I your brother now?" Fang Mo asked with a smile.
"…"
Ichimaru Gin took a deep breath, finally giving in, "Brother."
"Ah, see, isn't that better?"
Fang Mo became immediately happy, patting Ichimaru Gin's shoulder, "To be honest, I'm actually on your side. You don't need to hold so much hostility towards me."
"I haven't seen any evidence that you're on my side."
Ichimaru Gin said, "Up to now, no one in Seireitei, including Aizen, knows what your true intentions are."
"Actually, I really like big sisters like Matsumoto Rangiku who have great figures and personalities," Fang Mo said, spreading his hands, and then asked, "You see, you love your wife, and I love your wife; our interests are completely aligned, so aren't we on the same side?"
"You... you're not interested in Rangiku at all, are you?"
Ichimaru Gin was stunned for a moment, but quickly recovered and said directly, "If you have any intentions, just say it, no need to keep bringing her up."
"Then I'll get straight to the point."
Fang Mo slightly controlled his expression, then seriously said, "Actually... my goal is the Hōgyoku."
"Is that so?"
Upon hearing Fang Mo's words, Ichimaru Gin revealed a look of understanding.
Unlike other random and nonsensical reasons, if Fang Mo's goal is the Hōgyoku, Ichimaru Gin is somewhat more inclined to believe it. After all, even Aizen has been trying hard to get this treasure. Now another monster jumps out wanting to snatch it; it makes sense when you think about it.
This guy is absurdly powerful, after all.
Apart from the Hōgyoku, he probably wouldn't be interested in anything else, right?
"My demand is actually very simple."
And just as Ichimaru Gin was pondering these things, Fang Mo continued, "You don't really want to follow Aizen. You just want to retrieve something from Rangiku Matsumoto, am I right?"
"You... you know about this too?"
Ichimaru Gin looked at Fang Mo in surprise. If it's about him liking Rangiku Matsumoto, it could possibly be discovered by others. But the real reason for him following Aizen, he really hasn't told anyone, not even Rangiku Matsumoto herself knows.
So how did this guy find out?
Has he been secretly paying attention to Aizen since a hundred years ago?
"If I remember correctly, Rangiku Matsumoto's soul seems to have a part related to the Soul King," Fang Mo touched his chin; he heard this on the internet, said to be official information from a novel, but he couldn't remember the specifics, "Uhm... a part of the Soul King? The heel? The scalp? The tip of the nose? The tongue tip?"
"..."
Ichimaru Gin didn't speak, he just looked at Fang Mo somewhat numbly.
"In any case, I can help you."
Fang Mo smiled and said, "I can fully help you solve the problem with Rangiku. Of course, the price is the Hōgyoku, what do you think of this deal?"
"I..."
Ichimaru Gin frowned and pondered for a long time before finally asking, "How can I trust you?"
"Currently, Tōsen Kaname is already on my side," said Fang Mo, "If you also turn against him, there won't be a single normal person left around Aizen."
"What? Tōsen Kaname actually…"
Upon hearing this, Ichimaru Gin was also taken aback. In his eyes, Tosen Kaname was a very persistent person. He didn't expect that even this guy with thick eyebrows would betray Aizen. When did this happen?
"By the way, you must have thought about assassinating Aizen using your Bankai, right?"
Fang Mo suddenly said, "I advise you not to act recklessly. After Aizen has fused with the Hōgyoku, he will keep evolving to the next dimension. Your attack will not only fail to kill him but will also accelerate his evolution."
"..."
Ichimaru Gin looked at Fang Mo blankly, not even wanting to ask 'how do you even know this?'
Indeed, this guy was really too strange. Although he had never appeared, it seemed like he knew him like the back of his hand. This feeling of being completely seen through made him very uncomfortable, even giving him the chills.
It was as if all his actions in the Soul Society over the past century had been monitored.
If all this was true, then this person was even more terrifying than Aizen.
After all, no matter how strong Aizen is, he is still just a Shinigami. Even if he created the Hōgyoku and broke the boundaries between Shinigami and Hollows, his power system still ultimately relies on spiritual particles and spiritual pressure.
But the man in front of him had no sense of spiritual pressure at all.
It was as if the entity standing here was not a person, but an unknown being wrapped in human skin.
As Fang Mo was talking to Ichimaru Gin, the situation on the battlefield changed.
Hinamori Momo is only a lieutenant, whereas Tōshirō Hitsugaya is a prodigious captain-level powerhouse with Bankai. Even if he tried to avoid fighting as much as possible, it was hard not to hurt Hinamori Momo.
Hinamori Momo's current state was really like she was in a frenzy.
She didn't want to attack Tōshirō Hitsugaya, but her hands didn't stop. She was crying and asking Tōshirō Hitsugaya 'what should I do,' while hacking away even more joyously than anyone else. It really left people at a loss for words.
To be honest, Tōshirō Hitsugaya was almost numb by now, and could only keep persuading her.
However, he got a little careless, and as he turned, his wings of ice accidentally scraped Hinamori Momo. She flew out like a kite with a broken string and fell to the ground, motionless.
"Hinamori!"
Seeing this, Tōshirō Hitsugaya was also frightened and hurried over to check on her.
Fortunately, she was only knocked unconscious due to the impact and was not seriously injured. Tōshirō Hitsugaya breathed a sigh of relief, then looked up at Ichimaru Gin and Fang Mo.
At the moment, the two were quietly exchanging information about Aizen, and the atmosphere was peaceful.
Seeing this, Tōshirō Hitsugaya became furious. These two were indeed in cahoots. They were pretending to attack each other just now, but now they were standing together again. Upon careful thought, Aizen's letter must have been tampered with by them, framing him and making Hinamori Momo confront him with hostility.
Thinking of this, Tōshirō Hitsugaya immediately drew his sword.
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I love how Fang Mo trolling everyone 🤣