"Maybe I should just kidnap Orihime Inoue."
Fang Mo touched his chin and said, "You could take her with you, so Aizen hurries up and deals with the Hogyoku..."
"That might not be possible."
Kaname Tosen said while munching on an essence berry and frowning, "Aizen doesn't like it when his subordinates act on their own, and I'm not the type to act without orders. If I were to do something like that suddenly... it would be very suspicious."
"Ugh, how annoying."
Hearing Kaname Tosen's reasoning, Fang Mo unconsciously furrowed his brows.
"Aizen will probably act soon."
Seeing Fang Mo a bit anxious, Kaname Tosen spoke up, "It's not just you who's in a hurry. Your appearance has also caused Aizen some headaches, so he'll likely speed up his plans soon."
"Ah, well."
Hearing this, Fang Mo sighed helplessly, "Anyway, I've only been here for a day, and it's already been almost half a month, so I guess I'll wait a little longer."
"I've just felt several very familiar spiritual pressures nearby, probably reinforcements from the Soul Society."
Kaname Tosen stuffed the last few essence berries into his mouth and then said directly, "I originally came here to take Grimmjow back for punishment, but it looks like that's no longer necessary. I'm going back now, Fang Mo, I look forward to the day you defeat Aizen."
"Why are you looking forward to that?"
Fang Mo was a bit puzzled.
"I've been thinking a lot recently in Las Noches, especially about the philosophies you've shared with me,"
Kaname Tosen said calmly, "If Kakyo were still alive, she indeed wouldn't want me to become like this. Originally being in the dark, I now harbor even greater darkness, following Aizen on this path, becoming the dark cloud that obscures the stars..."
"So, have you figured it out now?"
Fang Mo asked.
"It's still unclear, maybe I need more time to think."
Kaname Tosen said, "I used to think the Soul Society could never be forgiven, wanting to destroy it all. But now, my thoughts have changed. Even in the darkest night sky, there are stars, just like Kakyo, who was kind and gentle... So, it's not the Soul Society that's wrong, but those corrupt nobles and the order. They're like the dark clouds that obscure the stars in the night sky."
"I will use my power to completely disperse these dark clouds, revealing the stars in the night sky. That is my justice."
Kaname Tosen said earnestly.
"Mhm, well said." Fang Mo nodded after listening, "Haven't seen you for a few days, and your thoughts have elevated quite quickly, huh? Interested in joining me as an admiral in the pirate world later?"
"What is that?"
Kaname Tosen inquired with confusion, "I remember you mentioned before, is it another world?"
"Pretty much," Fang Mo nodded with a smile. "The admirals of that world pride themselves on justice, often referred to by a color + animal name, such as Yellow Monkey, Red Dog, Wisteria Tiger, and Blue Pheasant. I think you could also give it a try."
"What should I be called then?" Kaname Tosen asked. "I remember last time you called me Black Ghost. I... don't mind the name, but the word 'ghost' doesn't have much to do with animals, right?"
"It doesn't matter; you can be called Black Bear," Fang Mo said with a smile. "I once had a partner who lived in Dadonghai. There's a magical animal in the mountains there called Black Bear. The name suits you so well, it'd be a shame not to become an admiral."
"Your words are harder to swallow than Essence Berries," Kaname Tosen directly said.
"Good medicine tastes bitter, and honest advice is unpleasant to the ear," Fang Mo cheerfully waved his hand. "You'll understand once you get used to it; all of this is for your benefit."
"…I hope so." Kaname Tosen said noncommittally, then directly raised his hand to open a dark rift: "Alright, I need to go back first."
"See you next time," Fang Mo waved to him.
Kaname Tosen didn't continue speaking and just turned to walk into the darkness.
Not long after Kaname Tosen left, several shadows flashed through the sky. Fang Mo looked up and realized they were all old acquaintances, like Renji Abarai, the captain of Squad Ten Toshiro Hitsugaya, and his lieutenant Rangiku Matsumoto.
But besides them, Fang Mo also saw two somewhat unfamiliar faces. One man had feathers by his eyes and looked somewhat handsome, while the other man was bald, appearing very wild and unrestrained.
Fang Mo took a moment to recall, and remembered their identities. These two were officers of Squad Eleven, subordinates of Kenpachi Zaraki; the bald one was Ikkaku Madarame, and the other was Yumichika Ayasegawa, apparently also members supporting the real world this time.
"Is it you?" Hitsugaya Toshiro was the first to arrive at the scene, and upon seeing Fang Mo, he was taken aback.
"Look at that surprised face of yours."
Upon seeing this, Fang Mo directly said, "If not me, then who could it be, your uncle?"
"I don't have an uncle!"
Hitsugaya Toshiro shouted back, and then immediately drew his Zanpakuto, warily looking at Fang Mo: "You... why are you here?"
"I was about to ask the same."
Fang Mo spread his hands in response: "I clearly put the dimensional gate in the basement, yet when I opened the door, I ended up on the street. If I find out who did this, I'll definitely break their legs..."
"Huh?"
Hearing Fang Mo's explanation, Hitsugaya Toshiro also felt puzzled: "This battlefield wasn't your doing?"
"If I really had taken action, all of the Gotei 13 would have been hung up and beaten by me, and Karakura Town would have been gone a long time ago," Fang Mo said. "It's one thing for you not to grow taller, but why doesn't your brain grow either..."
"What did you say!?"
Hitsugaya Toshiro immediately roared after hearing that.
However, at this moment, suddenly another voice sounded not far away.
"Ichigo!"
Orihime Inoue, having run over at some point, exclaimed upon seeing Ichigo injured, and then activated her powers to start healing him: "Santen Kesshun, I reject!"
A pale yellow light shield directly enveloped Ichigo Kurosaki.
His wounds began to heal rapidly.
However, Ichigo Kurosaki did not choose to accept the treatment, struggling to sit up: "Inoue, don't worry about me for now, over there... Rukia is severely injured, save her first!"
Indeed, Rukia Kuchiki was severely injured. Before Fang Mo appeared, Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki had encountered Grimmjow, who had stabbed her in the stomach with a casual blow, and now she was lying on the ground, her life and death uncertain, which naturally made Ichigo Kurosaki anxious.
"Eh? Okay... okay..."
Orihime Inoue was also a bit panicked, reminded by Ichigo Kurosaki, she then noticed Rukia Kuchiki, who had been flung into the bushes by Grimmjow. Without the reminder, she indeed would have been hard to find: "Santen Kesshun, I reje..."
But before Orihime Inoue could finish her sentence, Fang Mo suddenly spoke up.
"Alright, girl, don't reject it for now."
Upon raising his hand, the decayed Rukia flew towards him out of thin air. Immediately after, a flash of white light appeared, and the large hole in Rukia's stomach began to heal rapidly.
"The healing speed is so fast..."
Orihime Inoue seemed somewhat surprised by this.
"What kind of ability is this?" Suddenly, a voice sounded beside Fang Mo. Turning his head, Fang Mo saw it was Yoruichi, who came closer out of curiosity: "This must be different from the principle of the hot spring water, right? A new ability?"
"This is a power that can encroach upon the domain of the gods."
Fang Mo nonsensically replied, "You may call it... the Power of Permission."
"Eh?"
Not far away, Orihime Inoue also froze upon hearing this: "It feels somewhat similar to my Shun Shun Rikka..."
"Principally, they are somewhat similar."
Fang Mo smiled and bluffed to Orihime Inoue: "Except yours is the Power of Rejection, rejecting various adverse conditions within the shield, mine is the Power of Permission, allowing wounds to heal as swiftly as a ghost."
"Uh..."
Orihime Inoue didn't know how to respond after hearing this.
Fortunately, at this moment, Rukia suddenly sat up from the ground, touching her stomach with a bit of fear. Everyone involuntarily shifted their gaze to her.
Especially Ichigo Kurosaki, who always tends to keep a stern face. Seeing his companion injured, he felt even more remorseful. Of course, Renji Abarai felt equally remorseful, gripping his Zanpakuto without saying a word, instantly dampening the atmosphere.
"Indeed, your strength is still insufficient."
At this moment, Yoruichi also suddenly spoke: "Just defeating some of Aizen's Arrancars has caused everyone to sustain such serious injuries."
"Yes, and it was I who finished off Grimmjow."
Upon hearing this, Fang Mo also nodded: "Otherwise, he alone could easily defeat this bunch of trash."
"Who are you calling trash!"
At this, Ikkaku Madarame became unhappy upon hearing this and spoke up directly.
"Sorry, I'm not targeting you specifically; I'm saying that everyone present is trash," Fang Mo explained with a spread of his hands. "Even your boss couldn't withstand three moves from me, what reason do you have not to be considered trash?"
"You..."
Ikkaku Madarame gritted his teeth, but what the other party said was indeed true. His own boss had been sealed into that giant stone sphere and almost lost his life, so he couldn't refute the other party.
"Miss Yoruichi, where is Mr. Urahara?"
On the other hand, Kurosaki Ichigo didn't pay attention to the dispute between the two but suddenly asked a question.
"Oh, right, if Ichigo hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten." Reminded by Kurosaki Ichigo, Fang Mo also realized and turned his head to ask Yoruichi directly: "Where has that old thief Urahara gone? Why was my dimensional gate thrown onto the street by him?"
"You still have the face to ask about this."
Upon hearing this, Yoruichi immediately became furious.