"Kuchiki-san really is amazing. Kurosaki-kun was looking so listless, but the moment Kuchiki-san came, she got him back on his feet again."
"I really am hateful. Normally, I should be happy that Ichigo was able to pull himself together, more than anything. But instead, my heart is filled with jealousy towards Kuchiki-san."
Orihime's tears streamed down her face uncontrollably, her voice choked with sobs: "Kuchiki-san is kind, amazing, very beautiful, and she got Ichigo back on his feet. I should really like her a lot."
"But I can't help but feel jealous of her. Back at school, I was alone with my wild thoughts, and when I got home, I couldn't control myself even more."
"I really am a despicable, bad woman, aren't I?"
Listening to the crying from outside the bathroom door, Toshiro felt a pang in his heart. He couldn't help but turn his head to look at Orihime, who was crouching by the bathroom door, and said, "Orihime, don't overthink it. Ichigo and Rukia aren't actually in that kind of relationship."
Click!
Just as Toshiro was about to comfort her a bit, the bathroom door suddenly slid open! Then, a completely naked Rangiku suddenly walked out! "Hey, hey, hey! You... you... how can you just come out like that, Rangiku!"
Toshiro quickly turned his head away.
"Hehe. How is it? My figure is much better than Momo's, right?" Rangiku teased Toshiro with a grin.
"Hmph! Who knows? I didn't see it clearly anyway," Toshiro said.
Toshiro wasn't exactly lying. Perhaps due to the malice of the cosmic will, when Rangiku came out, white steam was rising and swirling all over her wet body, so Toshiro couldn't see the 'key parts'.
"Alright, Captain. You men don't understand a girl's feelings, so I'll be the one to comfort Orihime," Rangiku said, her tone becoming somewhat serious, no longer playing around.
"I'll leave it to you then, Rangiku," Toshiro said solemnly.
Just as Rangiku said, these intimate matters between women were better handled by Rangiku, the close friend.
"Orihime, you really are a fool," Rangiku said with pity.
"Matsumoto..."
"Giggle giggle giggle…"
Just as Orihime was about to speak, Rangiku suddenly reached out and started tickling Orihime's body. "Wahahaha! Matsumoto-san, stop it! Wahahaha!"
After tickling her for a while, Rangiku suddenly pushed Orihime down and then looked down at Orihime beneath her with an ambiguous posture: "Little fool, what's there to be ashamed of about jealousy? Just endure your pain completely like this!"
"You know what? It's easier to avoid facing a rival, but you didn't do that. Instead, you faced your feelings head-on. You're already amazing, Orihime."
"Waaah waaah waaah..."
Under Rangiku's guidance, Orihime gradually let down her guard, crying loudly and venting the emotions inside her.
"There, there, just cry your heart out. You can lean on my chest."
Rangiku pressed Orihime's head onto her own magnificent 'bosom'.
Seeing that Orihime's condition had stabilized, Toshiro felt relieved and pushed open the door, stepping outside.
It was already uncomfortable for Toshiro to listen to the two women talking about feelings, let alone with Rangiku being naked. If he accidentally saw something, it would be awkward.
Although Rangiku, that experienced woman, didn't seem to care too much, Toshiro also had no intention of cuckolding Gin.
"The sky has completely darkened, hasn't it..." Toshiro stood on the roof of the Inoue house, muttering to himself as he looked at the sky.
Before he knew it, the sky had completely darkened, and even the moon had come out...
"Hmm?" Toshiro suddenly exclaimed in surprise, as if he had sensed something.
But when he tried to sense more carefully, he found nothing.
"Was it an illusion?"
…
In Karakura Town, at a certain abandoned factory.
A figure sat on the factory roof, his hair light blue, eyes sky blue, with a fang-like mask fragment on his right cheek, his entire demeanor exuding rebelliousness, as if waiting for something.
Suddenly, a pitch-black crack split open in the sky, and several figures walked out from within, approaching the man with light blue short hair.
"Are we all here?" the man with light blue short hair spoke.
"Yes, Grimmjow-sama," A figure answered.
The man with light blue short hair was none other than Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, the Sexta Espada under Aizen's command.
The others were the subordinate officers under Grimmjow.
"We weren't discovered by anyone else, were we?" Grimmjow asked.
"Of course not. We've been very careful to avoid the eyes of others in Las Noches," Shawlong Koufang, the leader among Grimmjow's subordinate officers, answered.
The 'others' Grimmjow mentioned were not Toshiro and the others in the Living World, nor other factions, but the other Espada in Las Noches and the forces under Aizen's command.
The reason Grimmjow was coming to the Living World so 'sneakily' was mainly because this trip to the Living World was not on Aizen's orders.
It was Grimmjow acting on his own initiative, coming to the Living World without permission.
Grimmjow had always been irritable, cruel, and rebellious, never submitting to anyone. Earlier, when Ulquiorra and Yammy failed to complete Aizen's mission, he couldn't help but sneer and mock them, even arguing with Ulquiorra on the spot, showing that he looked down on Ulquiorra.
He even believed that Ulquiorra wasn't fit to be an Espada, let alone rank higher than himself.
Although, looking at the rankings, Ulquiorra was two spots higher than Grimmjow, Grimmjow felt he was definitely no worse than that 'coward' Ulquiorra.
But because Aizen had forbidden the Espada from fighting freely in Las Noches, to prove that he was stronger than the 'coward' Ulquiorra, Grimmjow decided to come secretly to the Living World and kill Ichigo with lightning speed, completing the mission that Ulquiorra had failed.
"Grimmjow-sama, there seem to be many powerful Reiatsu in the Living World. Looks like there are quite a few skilled opponents," Shawlong Koufang said with a frown.
"Hmph! This just proves that Ulquiorra's reports are all wrong," Grimmjow snorted coldly.
Then Grimmjow stood up and fully activated his perception ability to investigate the distribution of Reiatsu in the Living World.
"Just as I thought, the Reiatsu in the Living World has increased quite a bit. It seems the reinforcements from the Soul Society have already arrived... Damn! It's all Ulquiorra's fault for talking too much. If he had just killed Kurosaki Ichigo from the start, there wouldn't be so much trouble now," Grimmjow said hatefully.
"Shawlong, Edrad, Nakeem, Yylfordt, Di Roy! Let's go! Don't hold back! Don't let anyone with even a little Reiatsu get away, kill them all!!" Grimmjow said with murderous intent.
But Shawlong Koufang hesitated for a moment, then spoke: "Grimmjow-sama, I think we should avoid this muddy water. The Vice-Captain-Commander of the 13th Division, Hitsugaya Toshiro, should also be in the Living World. If he were to intervene..."
"Shawlong! What did you say, you useless piece of trash!!" Grimmjow roared angrily.
However, Shawlong Koufang did not back down. He looked calmly at Grimmjow. He wasn't afraid to die... the reason he risked angering Grimmjow to offer this advice was also for Grimmjow's own good.
Because they were not on the same level as Toshiro. Dying at the hands of Toshiro would be completely meaningless.
Looking at Shawlong's determined eyes, Grimmjow finally gave in a little: "Fine, Shawlong, you keep an eye on Hitsugaya Toshiro's side. We came to the Living World hiding our Reiatsu, so Hitsugaya Toshiro probably hasn't noticed us yet. Everyone, take this opportunity to strike with lightning speed and wipe out Kurosaki Ichigo and the others in one fell swoop."
"And Shawlong, you'll be in charge of monitoring Hitsugaya Toshiro's side during this time. If he makes a move, notify everyone to retreat immediately. Also, if anyone else encounters Hitsugaya Toshiro, they can abandon this operation and return to Hueco Mundo immediately."
Grimmjow was rebellious and didn't even respect Aizen much. The only reason he submitted to Aizen was because he was overpowered by Aizen's immense strength... there was no real loyalty.
But precisely because of this, he knew better than anyone how unfathomably powerful Aizen was. And since even Aizen was wary of Toshiro, it was clear that he was not someone Grimmjow could handle.
So, no matter how rebellious he was, he had to change his plan a bit.