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I slept for two hours, so I'll update a bit first. I guess I'll have to go to sleep after another chapter or two. I'll update again after I wake up at noon.
Chapter 229 lanc, Nezha 24/30
Seeing that Kiyohime had finally gotten away with it, Aizen couldn't help but chuckle to himself, thinking it was fate.
If he hadn't had the sudden inspiration to think of Kiyohime, she might have lost face this time. It would be a small matter if Matsumoto Rangiku harbored resentment, but losing face himself would be a much bigger deal.
"Also, when the ashes revert to blades while inside an enemy's body, their destructive power against the enemy will be further enhanced."
Aizen added a suggestion, but in his heart he didn't think much of Rangiku's gray cat.
As expected, Matsumoto Rangiku's eyes lit up upon hearing Kiyohime's retelling, her beautiful eyes filled with excitement.
However, Aizen never actually considered these uses, or rather, he simply looked down on Grey Cat's abilities.
At first glance, Gray Cat seems to resemble Senbonzakura, but even Senbonzakura's Shikai attack power was considered weak in Aizen's eyes, let alone Gray Cat, who was even worse than Senbonzakura.
If Byakuya Kuchiki didn't have the final form, ultimate form, and secret technique after mastering the D-release, his overwhelming cherry blossom blades, while impressive in appearance, would actually be quite mediocre in terms of attack power among D-releases.
Moreover, Senbonzakura's petal blades are somewhat deceptive; even Gray Cat's clump of gray doesn't possess the same elegant allure, captivating the mind and spirit.
His advice seemed helpful, but he himself felt he was talking nonsense.
Ashes are indeed difficult to distinguish with the naked eye, but they are not ordinary ashes. Any Zanpakuto imbued with spiritual power would be aware that Rangiku is using underhanded tactics, unless the opponent is an idiot.
Therefore, if you want to get the gray cat inside the enemy, you can only use smoke as cover, but that would make the attack too obvious, and no normal person would stand there without dodging.
Therefore, the fundamental point of both suggestions is that only by having the gray cat directly confront the enemy can it possibly outmaneuver the opponent.
Well, for an initial release, this level is sufficient; at least it's better than the original, completely weakened version of Senbonzakura's usage.
"Thank you, teacher. I'll go practice now."
"Okay."
Watching the elated Rangiku leave, Kiyohime finally couldn't contain her joy and called out, "Lord Aizen, you finally contacted Kiyohime! Where have you been all this time?"
"I have something to take care of."
"What a vague explanation."
Kiyohime wrinkled her nose in dissatisfaction and said, "Never mind, we'll deal with it later."
You should tell Kiyohime before you disappear!
Fortunately, Aizen has a shared field of vision and can't see Kiyohime's expression, otherwise he would have been terrified by her making that face.
After thinking it over, Aizen agreed to Kiyohime's request.
Aside from system tasks, he wouldn't be completely out of contact in this world.
Next, Aizen inquired about Kiyohime's experiences over the past two months.
After learning that Kiyohime had become stronger, she went to pick at food from Unohana, leaving Aizen speechless and twitching at the same time.
Even though Kiyohime's full power is also
Ultimately, without using her Noble Phantasm, she's only a Tier 1, the same rating as Unohana.
Of course, her level is quite prestigious.
However, she fought with all her might in her one-on-one battle with Unohana. Unohana couldn't use her D-type attack, and Kiyohime, who was under the protection of Aizen's Gikai, naturally couldn't transform into a fire dragon.
Under these circumstances, both need to be discounted; in terms of individual basic abilities alone, Kiyohime still has the advantage.
After all, she has top-tier attributes.
However, Unohana's spiritual pressure, which is perhaps comparable to Kyoraku Shunsui's, is fully enhanced by her swordsmanship! Especially in recent years, Unohana's sword has entered a high-speed evolution mode. If the difference in basic abilities is not significant enough to compete in close combat, then...
Unohana Retsu is completely unfazed by anyone.
Although Kiyohime is now considered a master of both swordsmanship and martial arts, she still received a severe lesson from Unohana on what it means to be a "woman."
.
Aizen: Hmm, something feels off.
As a result, both of them were injured.
However, the truth is that in order to prevent Kiyohime from ruining Aizen's performance, Unohana Retsu deliberately did not inflict any external injuries on Kiyohime, only the kind of internal injuries that are not visible on the surface.
After the fight, Unohana Retsu cruelly refused to heal Kiyohime, leaving the heartbroken Kiyohime to rely on her own healing abilities to lie there for quite some time.
Kiyohime's actual injuries were more severe, and Unohana Retsu's actions deliberately increased the difficulty for herself. Even if Kiyohime sometimes loses her temper, she wouldn't lie about such an obvious outcome.
"What's this? He brought it on himself."
Aizen fell silent.
"Ugh! Lord Aizen isn't even trying to comfort me!"
Hearing Kiyohime use her own voice to act coquettishly, Aizen felt goosebumps all over his body.
Unable to bear it any longer, Aizen decisively changed the subject: "So, how's my fake younger brother doing lately?"
"Oh, I haven't seen him much lately."
immediately.
Having her attention diverted, Kiyohime thought for a moment and then explained the recent situation in detail.
During this period, the time-traveling brother only met with Kiyohime a few times, mainly to spar with her, or rather, to spar with himself.
As a result, Kiyohime, who remembered Aizen's orders, certainly didn't agree to the other party's request. Instead, she directly summoned the Shinigami from the Fifth Division to spar with that kid at the training ground.
Despite their inner frustration, the transmigrators who couldn't reveal the system had no choice but to accept the outcome.
Each time he comes to the Fifth Division, his strength increases, seemingly preparing to defeat the entire Fifth Division before sparring with Aizen. In that case, ordinary Shinigami wouldn't be able to accurately gauge his strength, and Aizen would have to take matters into his own hands.
The newbie's challenge progress has just reached 19 seats and he hasn't won yet. After all, all the seated officers can use Shikai, and their Shikai is not as immature as that of ordinary team members. They rely solely on their skillful swordsmanship.
That will allow you to defeat them.
"Well done."
After offering a verbal compliment, Aizen became puzzled: "Couldn't that transmigrator's system tell that Kiyohime isn't me?"
"I can't tell."
The system lazily popped up.
"It was you who made the move."
"no."
The system said with a rather disdainful tone, "That guy's system has almost reached its limit in order to tamper with the memories of almost everyone related to you before that point in time, or the True Central Spiritual Arts Academy. Even with the energy I've recovered now, I can't deceive the whole world if I really wanted to."
Ultimately, that kid is still an illegal immigrant without local residency. Only by gradually gaining recognition and acceptance from others through your brother's identity can he eventually acquire an identity in this world, but even then, it will still be a false identity.
With such limited abilities, as long as Kiyohime doesn't reveal the unique power of a Heroic Spirit, your similar aura is enough to deceive them.
"How pitiful."
With a completely undisguised sigh, Aizen exchanged a few more words with Kiyohime before cutting off contact, leaving her to attend to other matters.
You can contact yourself anytime.
Next, Aizen went out and found a secluded place with few people to set up a barrier.
"It's been dragged on until now, it's time to show up."
A significant amount of Best Actor points vanished in the blink of an eye.
Accompanied by a beam of light, a slightly stiff, cold voice rang out mechanically.
"Nezha, that's all. So that's how it is. You're no longer a Servant."
I overestimated myself. I've been going back and forth between home and the hospital for the past few days and haven't been getting much sleep, so I'm not going to the hospital for the next couple of days.
I planned to stay up all night yesterday, but I fell asleep at 3 AM. I woke up around 5 AM to update a chapter, thinking I could continue writing, but then I fell asleep again.
I woke up groggily around noon, and officially woke up around 5:00 PM. I ate a meal, took a shower, and then fell asleep again around 7:00 PM, just as I was about to start writing. I didn't wake up until around 10:00 PM.
By that calculation, I slept on and off for about 15 hours today before finally feeling refreshed.
But this means I definitely won't be able to sleep tonight and will probably stay up all night.
Chapter 230 This person is not bad 25/30
Time flies, and soon it was the last day of the year 190 AD.
According to the lunar calendar, this day was the tenth day of the eleventh month. Until this day, no special beings had appeared, and Aizen finally decided not to stay in China for long. Returning on the last day of the year could be considered a proper ending.
However, even with Aizen's intervention, the invasion of the Eight-Nation Alliance was still not completely resisted.
The clashes between these extraordinary individuals also put those self-important "magicians" to their test.
"wizard"
People from all over the world came to realize the extraordinary nature of China.
Because they were wary of the extraordinary experts from China, the Eight-Nation Alliance toned down their actions considerably and tried to minimize clashes between the extraordinary individuals.
What should have been a concern for the Chinese superhumans has now become a concern for foreign superhumans. Under these circumstances, unless the allied soldiers go too far and attack civilians, the Chinese superhumans tacitly refrain from taking action against each other or between armies.
Thus, although the dignity of China was preserved, the Qing government's surrender and defeat were still inevitable.
Empress Dowager Cixi issued a series of compromising decrees that enraged countless Han Chinese, one of which was to sacrifice the Boxers and the main masterminds behind the Boxer Rebellion.
The day Aizen saw Wang Wu, the great swordsman, in front of the Old Summer Palace, he still couldn't escape his fate of death.
It's absurd that Wang Wu, a top-tier expert and one of the most powerful superhumans, would die by gunshot.
But that's exactly what happened.
According to Cao Yanbing's intelligence, the death of Da Dao Wang Wu was inextricably linked to the Qing Dynasty's machinations; he was likely betrayed by his own people, which led to that tragedy.
Aizen had no intention of interfering in this matter.
He had already said that he had done what he could and should do, and that the task now was for the entire Han Chinese people to strive for in order to rebuild this great ancient nation at the top of the world.
It's just that what Empress Dowager Cixi did was a bit too disgusting.
The Boxer Rebellion was a folk organization initially established to overthrow the Qing dynasty and restore the Ming dynasty, and it was similar in nature to organizations like the Heaven and Earth Society.
As the foreign powers grew increasingly hostile, and their true intentions became obvious to everyone, the Boxers chose to set aside their historical feuds and unite against foreign enemies. However, choosing to support the Qing dynasty and destroy the foreigners was by no means a simple decision.
The deep-seated hatred of these past feuds may have been forgotten by few in the era before Aizen's time travel, but for the people of this era, it was a hatred even more profound than the Japanese invasion of China later on.
The Yangzhou Massacre: Ten days without rest, and 800,000 compatriots perished! The Three Massacres of Jiading: At least 100,000 people died in total! Arson, slaughter, looting, rape—they did all the things that the island nation would later do.
In less than forty years, of the 51 compatriots, only 190 million remained; a staggering 320 million were killed! In the future War of Resistance, how many people died in the gun battles? More than three million were killed in combat and went missing, and nearly one million were killed in non-combat, totaling more than four million.
Nine million civilians died in the war, and eight million died in the famine, for a total of more than 210 million people.
The number of people who died in gun warfare was only two-thirds that of those who died in the era dominated by cold weapons! Even though there is a nearly three-fold difference in time, cold weapons and firearms are ultimately different.
It can be said that the Japanese did the same things the Qing Dynasty did, and they were no less inhumane in their acts.
Under these circumstances, the Boxers were able to abandon their hatred and commit to the "Support the Qing, Destroy the Foreigners" campaign.
The decision must have been incredibly painful, requiring immense mental anguish and struggle. And the result? Empress Dowager Cixi sold it off without hesitation.
Although Aizen didn't personally intervene, he believed Cao Yanbing wouldn't stand idly by.
No one, including Cao's descendant, could stand idly by, including during the Boxer Protocol next year.
As for whether Cao Yanbing can stop it, well...
He was even left to raise Mewtwo. If he could still manage to kill himself under those circumstances, then this Cao Yanbing with the heart of a tyrant is a fake.
However, Cao Yanbing did not see Nezha, who was summoned by Aizen.
After Aizen's probing, it's likely that Cao Yanbing's world doesn't have a series, or perhaps Cao Yanbing simply hasn't seen it.
Their family mostly owns comic books, and with his... poor net worth, he probably wouldn't touch mobile games that cost over 500 yuan per transaction. So, it's possible that Cao Yanbing simply hasn't been exposed to Type-Moon games.
In short, since Cao Yanbing was unaware of Type-Moon, Aizen simply decided not to reveal the identities of Nezha, Kiyohime, and other Heroic Spirits who belonged to him.
"Let's explore this capital city of China one last time on our last day."
Who knows how many years it will be before I come back again.
"Um."
Nezha, standing beside Aizen, responded with a cool and aloof expression.
At this moment, Aizen no longer used Sting's appearance, as Sting's image was simply too conspicuous in the capital.
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