After the war, Xuye Palace, which was full of ruins, had barely been repaired to a certain extent.
However, this kind of repair is only a superficial repair.
After all, Xuye Palace can be said to be completely made of the technology of Aizen and Saar Apollo. At this time, of the two people who can repair it, one is imprisoned and the other has died and gone to hell. Want to return to Hueco Mundo?
It is basically impossible to find someone who can repair Xuye Palace.
Putting Aizen aside for the moment, Hueco Mundo has existed for so many years, and Sal Apollo can be said to be the only alien in Hueco Mundo who likes to engage in scientific research.
"As expected, I like a brighter sky."
Tiruti put her hands on the broken wall of the collapsed conference room and looked at the full moon hanging above her head: "Can't we find a way to repair this place? Even a part of it will do."
There is actually no shortage of people in the Xuye Palace. If it is just physical labor, there are tens of thousands of Arrancars that they can use at will with the Ten Blades, and there are countless Hollows that can be called upon at any time.
but……
Neither Arrancar nor Hollow are suitable for repair work.
"Ahhhh~~"
A lazy yawn came out, and when he turned around, he saw Stark lying on a bed made up of several chairs: "It's my opinion that the sky is not skyy. It's better to sleep better in the dark, but if you can have a bed,
That’ll be fine.”
"Huh, boring."
In a corner of the conference room, Grimmjow stood in a dark corner and said in a disdainful tone: "Does the No. 1 of the Ten Blades lie here doing nothing every day?"
"I would rather go back to my room and lie down."
Stark looked outside the conference room along the gap: "But I don't know what happened. I just left the world for half a day. When I came back, not to mention the bed, even the house was gone."
"Hey, hey, hey, please stop it. I'm the strongest No. 1!!"
Following Stark's gaze, he saw a large group of young figures running around in the courtyard outside the conference room, chasing Lilinite.
"Little sister, let's play together."
"Let's play together! Let's play together!"
"Let's play hide and seek."
"..."
Beside the courtyard, Luojia and several little Picaro girls were playing various games they learned from the real world.
Stark looked at Lilinite who looked annoyed, and a smile couldn't help but appear on her decadent face.
"And the title no·1 has no meaning anymore."
Stark glanced at Grimmjow: "I may not be as strong as you now. If you want to be one, I'll give it to you."
Grimmjow showed a hint of annoyance when he heard this, but after gritting his teeth, he did not answer.
"That's why!"
Tiruti turned to look at everyone in the conference hall: "Don't you think it's time to find someone to manage the Arrancars scattered throughout Xuye Palace? There have been many incidents of fighting and eating each other recently.
If this continues, the inside of Xuye Palace and the outside of Xuye Palace will almost become the same."
"I agree."
Stark raised his hand: "It's best to repair the Xuye Palace. There are no other requirements, as long as there is a room and a bed."
Grimmjow said nothing, but since he was standing here, he had already made his attitude clear.
After all, the purpose of this Ten Blades meeting is to decide on the new leader of Hueco Mundo.
This is also the reason why he didn't answer Stark's conversation just now, because from the perspective of status, as the person with the highest ten-blade sequence, he is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.
As for myself...
Grimmjow knew very well that he did not have the ability in this area.
However, the three of them all looked at the center of the room, where one of the only figures sitting at the conference table was Hribel.
"I refuse."
Harribel replied without raising his head: "I have already said that I will not become the new king. No matter in terms of strength or status, I am not suitable."
"Is there anything inappropriate?"
Tiruti said: "You are the only one among us who is good at dealing with all kinds of things, and you are cautious and cautious. Although you are taciturn, you are very responsible. It can be said that you are the most suitable person to be the new king."
"That's right, that's right."
Stark nodded like a yes man.
Grimmjow did not speak, but hid in the shadows again, saying that he would not compete with Harribel for the so-called new king.
Harribel frowned and looked up in the conference room.
"Keep the change, please."
Tiruti chuckled: "Nilu threw Peixue and Dongde Chaka out of Xuye Palace in the morning, and then before the meeting, she told me that they were missing... Now she has left Xuye Palace to look for them,
You're probably playing hide-and-seek somewhere in Hueco Mundo right now, right?"
"..." Harribel.
Then she looked up at another person sitting at the conference table like herself.
Ulquiorra did not speak, he just met Harribel's gaze without saying a word.
Harribel looked at him for a while and then looked away.
She suddenly discovered that in this huge conference room, among the several Ten Blades standing at the top of Hueco Mundo, none of them was suitable to be the new king.
There is no doubt that the strongest people present are Tiruti and Stark.
Although Stark claims to be inferior to Grimmjow, in fact, even if he does not have the ability to return to the sword in the second stage like Tiruti and others, his strength is still not weaker than Tiruti.
It's just that Stark, let alone managing others, even his own daily life is taken care of by Lilynite.
As for Tiruti...
If Stark is unable to take care of himself, then Tiruti can be described as "fishing". Apart from having some motivation when taking care of Pikaro, she spends the rest of her time looking at the various costumes brought back from this world.
, cosmetics magazines, or reading comics.
Now she even handed over the task of taking care of Pikaro to Luojia.
Putting aside the two of them, the strongest person present and the highest-ranking being among the Ten Blades...
Harribel looked through the gap at Pikaro, who was carrying Lilinite around in the courtyard, and immediately withdrew his gaze.
Let Pikaro manage Xuye Palace, and all the Arrancars will become their playthings.
Harribel's eyes swept across the conference room, directly looking past Grimmjow.
"..." Grimmjow.
Although he has now lost interest in becoming a 'king', Harribel's gaze still makes him feel extremely unhappy.
He once wanted to become the strongest king and kill all those who looked down on him, but after the battle with Kurosaki Ichigo, his obsession was replaced by another fight with Kurosaki Ichigo.
And he knew very well that whether it was their former king or...
The strange god of death who saved him and gave him greater strength was far beyond his ability. Without the strength to compete with them, even becoming a king would be just a joke.
Harribel sighed heavily. She ignored Grimmjow, not because he lacked strength, but because Grimmjow was too impulsive and often ignored the interests of the group for his own desires...
The god of death who is respected by Tiruti and the others is the biggest example.
In fact, in Harribel's view, the person most suitable to become the new king of Hueco Mundo is the God of Death.
After all, the strongest people in Hueco Mundo today, except for Stark, were all created by him and were extremely loyal to him. In addition, he was the one who defeated the old king.
But Tiruti made it very clear that the Shinigami named Duanmu was different from Aizen, and he would never come to Hueco Mundo and become the new King of Hueco Mundo.
But Helibel didn't think so.
Although he was very grateful to the other party for saving him and others, in Harribel's heart, Duan Mu was actually not much different from Aizen.
This can be seen from Tiruti and others.
He hid it from everyone and created the ability to allow the Arrancar to return to the second stage, and successively transformed Tirruti, Pikaro, Nero and Grimmjow. If he is not interested in commanding Hueco Mundo, what else can he do?
Why go to such trouble to help Hollow, the enemy of the God of Death?
The big reason why Harribel didn't want to become the new king was because of Duan Mu.
Of course, if he wants to become the new king, Harribel will not feel any resistance. Anyway, it is not the first time that the God of Death has become the Void King.
"Why are you grinding and chirping?"
Grimmjow looked at Harribel with a dissatisfied look on his face: "Why don't we just have a fight and whoever loses will take it!"
As soon as these words came out, not to mention Harribel, even Ulquiorra couldn't help but glance at Grimmjow. He really couldn't figure out what kind of brain circuit could say such a thing.
…
Unlike others, regarding the current chaos in Xuye Palace.
Ulquiorra actually didn't care, or he didn't care about anything, not even himself.
Does he not know what the meaning of birth is?
What is the goal of survival?
He doesn't even know what he is.
nothingness!
It can be said that he is the most desireless among the Ten Blades. He has neither positive nor negative desires.
If you say...
If there is anything he wants to pursue, it is probably only the sense of existence, or the soul.
When Aizen was around, he faithfully carried out all of Aizen-sama's orders, which in his opinion was the meaning of existence.
After being abandoned by Aizen, this meaning naturally ceased to exist.
However, he was not angry like Harribel because he was betrayed by his target, nor was he sad when his companions left like Stark, nor did he have complex psychological activities like Grimmjow...
It's still nothingness.
After the meaning of existence disappeared, he thought about leaving Xuye Palace and burying himself in nothingness again just like he did in the beginning.
But the changes in Xuye Palace finally made him choose to stay.
He didn't know what this change was and what it meant. But staying here, watching Pikaro running around, watching the tit-for-tat confrontation that was different from the past, and seeing the Ten Blades getting along harmoniously despite the quarrels.
He felt a sense of comfort that he had never felt before.
So no matter who becomes the new King of Hollows, he will be as loyal to the new king as loyal Aizen until he understands what this change is.
Tiruti looked at the silent conference room and couldn't help but sigh.
She originally thought this was an easy decision. After all, when Aizen-sama was still here, most of these Ten Blades gave people a majestic and ambitious look, but after actual contact, she found...
These Ten Blades are either lazy, introverted, empty, or warlike...
There is no normal person.
Except for Grimmjow, there is basically no one who is ambitious enough to be the Void King, and Grimmjow only wants to have another fight with the acting God of Death.
As for candidates other than the Ten Blades, Tiruti has not considered them at all.
The reason is simple...
None of the people present, including Tiruti, would agree that a person who did not have the corresponding strength would become their king.
In addition to the people in the conference room, she actually invited Dorudoni and Guntenbein, two former Ten Blades, before organizing the meeting. However, they made it clear that they no longer had the qualifications to sit with the Ten Blades.
together with the qualifications, refused to attend the meeting.
Also refusing was Ludburn, who was buried in the army. He admired the Ten Blades very much and directly stated that if a new king appeared, he would definitely obey the new king and defend the new king with his life.
"I said...huh?"
Tiruti paused in speaking, a joyful look flashed across her face, and she turned her head to look into the distance.
Others in the conference room also noticed something and had different reactions.
Harribel and Ulquiorra, who were sitting at the conference table, stood up from their chairs and waited silently.
Stark, who was lying in the corner, yawned, rubbed his eyes vigorously, and sat up straight.
Grimmjow frowned slightly, but still stepped out of the shadows.
"It's brother Duan Mu~"
"Brother Duan Mu, come play with me!"
"You promised to play with us."
"..."
The excited voices of the Picaros came from outside, and the Picaros scattered throughout the courtyard were all heading towards the outside of the courtyard to greet them.
On the rope bridge outside the courtyard, several figures were walking towards this side.
The leader was none other than Nilu and her two subordinate officers, and following the three was the figure they had been waiting for for a long time, who they believed was the most suitable person to become the new Void King.
On the rope bridge, Duan Mu didn't know what those people in the conference room were thinking at this time, but looked at the dilapidated Xuye Palace around him with a strange expression.
This is called repair work?
Along the way, Duan Mu found that Xuye Palace was basically the same as when he left last time. The only difference was that the wall outside the sky dome of Xuye Palace was erected.
Duan Mu feels...
If it hadn't been to stop Nirvana's research madman, the wall might not even have been repaired.
"Sure enough, it's right to come here."
And while he was looking around, Peishi and Dongdechaka in front of him were also secretly observing Duan Mu.
"Hey, Peishi, should we go back and kowtow to him?"
"ah?"
"You're stupid. If he defeats Aizen, he will naturally become the new master of Xuye Palace. From now on, we will all work under him. It's better to become familiar with each other now, okay?"
"But isn't he a good friend of Ichigo and the others? He should be a very good person; and we are also good friends of Ichigo, so isn't he also a good friend of ours? We are all friends, why should I?
Kowtow to him."
"Well……"
The two of them whispered, so naturally they couldn't hide it from Duan Mu.
Duan Mu had no objection to what the two said, but he very much hoped that they could change Kurosaki Ichigo to Nilu. Duan Mu would rather be Nilu's good friend than Kurosaki Ichigo's good friend.
If possible, it would be no problem for him to call them eldest brother.
Anyway, judging from their age, calling them eldest brother is an advantage for me...
Nilu, on the other hand, glanced at Duan Mu and found that Duan Mu still had a smiling face. When she looked at him, he was smiling gently at her, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
Although nominally, Dongdechaka and Peishi were her subordinate officers, in fact Nilu completely regarded them as her elder brothers. She was really afraid that their words would offend Duan Mu.
From this point of view, he is a very gentle and kind person just like Tiruti and Ichigo said.
[Nilu's favorability is 1, gained 3800 experience points, current favorability: 33]
The reminder in his mind made the smile on Duan Mu's face become gentler, and he secretly decided to visit Hueco Mundo more in the future.
After finally getting rid of the entanglement of the Picaros, Duan Mu followed Nilu into the conference room. He looked at everyone in the conference room and smiled slightly: "I didn't disturb you, did I?"
When everyone heard this, there was no reply.
Only Tiruti glanced at Duan Mu angrily and said in a rather sinister tone: "Where is your captain of the Broken Bee? When are you planning to get married, or are you here to inform us of the wedding date?"
"..." Duan Mu.
"..." Everyone.
Tiruti's words shocked everyone present.
Harribel and others were worried that Tiruti's words would offend Duan Mu; while Duan Mu was worried that... Harribel and Nelu were like the female soldiers in the Seireitei because of Tiruti's words, so they were unwilling to
Talk to yourself too much.
Although the misunderstanding has been clarified...
Zombie even dispatched a secret mobile to take the person who spread the message to the secret mobile for a walk, letting the entire Gotei 13th Division know that this was just a misunderstanding, and stopped the spread of rumors in the shortest possible time.
But I don’t know why…
Duan Mu always felt that the female team members were hiding further from him.
"That was just a misunderstanding. What do you mean by my Captain Broken Bee? Don't say such nonsense. The admiration I said was just to express my respect for Captain Broken Bee."
Duan Mu paused and emphasized: "This matter has been explained clearly, and now the Soul Society knows that it was a misunderstanding."
"real?"
"certainly."
"Then why do you, a busy man, come to Hueco Mundo?"
"..."
Seeing the quarrel between the two, Harribel was slightly startled.
Originally, she had always thought that the relationship between Tiruti and Duanmu should be a superior-subordinate relationship like the relationship between Jublade and Aizen.
But looking at it now, the feeling between the two of them is not that of superiors and subordinates, but more of an equal relationship between their ten blades.
"Ah, right."
Duan Mu took out a stack of cards and a command machine from the pocket of his black overalls: "Let me introduce myself, I am Nishi... No, I am Duan Mu from Soul Society, Nishi Rukongai District 38, and Master House.
, this is my business card. I also have a branch in the commercial street outside Seireitei. My main business is everything. If you are in need, whether it is house repair, housekeeping, searching for people, finding things..."
"..."
Everyone looked at the business card in their hands and felt confused and confused.
"Of course, considering the special situation of Hueco Mundo, I have discussed with the Technology Development Bureau that the remuneration for your entrustment can be offset by some materials unique to Hueco Mundo, which will be purchased by the Technology Development Bureau. Of course, there will be discounts as well.
On par with death."
"..."
"Hey hey hey!"
Tiruti's pretty face darkened: "You came all the way to Hueco Mundo just to sell your little shop to us, right?"
"That's not true."
Duan Mu chuckled: "I just heard that you are repairing Xuye Palace, so I wanted to come and see if I can help."
"Although I don't know the technology of artificial sky, I have contacted the person who can repair it in advance, and he will accompany me to repair Xuye Palace."
"However, as for the staff, I still need you to help me raise funds."
