Chapter 642 - 642 Evolution Failed?

Step, step, step...

Aizen walked calmly towards where Rangiku and Gin were, not taking the just now suddenly erupting powerful Reiatsu of Toshiro, who seemed about to be reborn and return, seriously.

Step—!

Aizen stopped three steps behind Rangiku and Gin.

"Matsumoto Rangiku, is it? It seems you love Gin very much. So... to express my gratitude for Gin helping me evolve successfully, I will take the trouble to kill you and send you to the other world to reunite with Gin," Aizen said arrogantly.

"Sob, sob, sob..."

Rangiku Matsumoto continued to cry bitterly over Gin's corpse, ignoring Aizen behind her.

"Well then... since you don't speak, I'll take that as your agreement," Aizen said expressionlessly.

Having said that, Aizen slowly raised his Zanpakuto.

Whoosh!

Just as Aizen's blade was about to fall, a figure suddenly appeared, grabbed Rangiku and Gin, and instantly disappeared, then reappeared on the rooftop of a nearby building.

"Sorry, I'm late... Rangiku," Toshiro said apologetically.

"Ca... Captain?" Hearing that familiar voice, Rangiku instinctively looked up and saw that the newcomer was her own Captain.

"Captain! Waaah..."

Seeing Toshiro, Rangiku, like a wronged child, threw herself into his arms and cried heartbreakingly.

"Ca... Captain... Gin... Gin is dead..." Rangiku, as if finding a backbone, cried loudly in Toshiro's arms, unrestrainedly venting the sadness in her heart.

"I'm sorry... Rangiku... It's all my fault for coming too late... I'm sorry... I'm sorry..." Facing the heartbroken Rangiku, Toshiro could only pat her shoulder and say sorry over and over.

"...I know... It's not Captain's fault..." Rangiku looked up, her eyes blurred with tears.

"Ah, that's right. It's not my fault, and it's not your fault, Rangiku. If we're talking fault... all of this is Aizen's doing. So... I promise you, Rangiku, I will definitely defeat Aizen and avenge you and Gin..."

Toshiro calmed Rangiku down, then looked solemnly at Gin's corpse: "Sorry, Gin. In the end, I still couldn't save you. If I had known this would happen, even if I had to use force, I would have brought you back to Soul Society from Aizen's side. But... it's too late to say that now. However, don't worry. From now on, I will take good care of Rangiku for you and keep her from crying..."

"And... next, I will defeat Aizen, take back what Rangiku lost, and fulfill your long-cherished wish," Toshiro said with unprecedented seriousness, as if swearing to Gin.

Having said that, Toshiro no longer hesitated. His figure flashed, instantly disappeared, and then appeared before Aizen.

"Have you finished your last words, Toshiro-kun? If not, you can continue talking with your subordinate. I don't mind waiting a while longer. After all, you are about to die by my hand," Aizen said with a smile.

"Last words? Are you talking about yourself? Hmph! You dare to make my adorable subordinate cry... Are you prepared to die?" Toshiro snorted coldly.

"What bold words. You've already lost to me once, yet you still dare to say such things. It seems you have grown considerably after this resurgence. Well then... attack me with all your strength. Let me see if you've improved... Hmm?"

At that point, Aizen's expression suddenly froze, as if remembering something.

'What... I can't feel anything...'

Then Aizen frowned, his expression puzzled: "Hitsugaya Toshiro... Are you really Hitsugaya Toshiro?"

"What are you talking about, Aizen?" Toshiro frowned.

"If you really are Hitsugaya Toshiro... then you have greatly disappointed me. Earlier, you erupted with power that even I admired. But now, I can't feel a trace of Reiatsu from you..."

"Even if you are suppressing with all your might your Reiatsu, with us this close, it's impossible for me not to sense the slightest fluctuation. If you really are Hitsugaya Toshiro, then it can only mean... your evolution failed!"

"How disappointing. I thought of you as a major threat. Even after successfully evolving, I hesitated over whether to set aside my plan and kill you first to eliminate future trouble. But I never expected you to fail in your evolution and completely lose your Reiatsu. Really... you completely wasted the last chance I gave you!" Aizen said with an expression of anger and disappointment, quite looking like he was bemoaning someone's misfortune and angry at their lack of ambition.

"Sigh, how troublesome. Could you stop being so self-righteous over there..."

Toshiro helplessly complained, then said coldly, his expression indifferent: "The reason you can't sense my Reiatsu is simply because... we are no longer in the same dimension! It's just... that simple."

"Yes, we are indeed no longer in the same dimension," Aizen nodded in agreement. But although it was the same sentence, their meanings were clearly worlds apart.

Then Aizen sighed: "What a pity. I had hoped you would bring me a little more amusement, but the result is so disappointing. However... well, for the sake of our past acquaintance, I will let you witness... my power as a god after my successful evolution..."

"Hey, Aizen, let's fight somewhere else. I don't want to affect others," Toshiro interrupted Aizen's words with some impatience.

Having his words interrupted, Aizen, who considered himself a 'god', was clearly somewhat annoyed. So Aizen flatly refused: "This proposal of yours is completely meaningless! Only someone who can fight me has the right to make such a request..."

"If it were the former you, you would indeed have the right to say such things. But unfortunately... you, who have failed in your evolution and lost your Reiatsu, no longer have the right to be my opponent!"

"However, don't worry, Toshiro-kun. Under the power of a god, before your companions are affected, you will be killed by me..."

Whoosh!

Before Aizen could finish, Toshiro's figure suddenly appeared before Aizen. Then he pressed his right hand onto Aizen's face and shot into the distance.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Toshiro pushed Aizen, crashing through countless buildings, until they reached a valley on the eastern edge of the replica of Karakura Town.

Everything in the replica of Karakura Town was a one-to-one copy of Karakura Town, even copying the mountains on its edge. Toshiro chose to fight here mainly because the solid mountain body could maximally reduce the aftermath of their battle.

"Alright, this is fine. Let's completely settle our grievances here, Aizen," Toshiro released Aizen and said calmly.