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"New player task is hereby issued. Please choose one of the following three tasks. There is no penalty for failure. Once completed, the system shop will be officially opened."
Chapter 6 Three-Sword Style 3/4
"The characters to be played are: Guan Yuechu, Pan Feng, and Mr. 2 Feng Kelei."
Aizen paused for a moment, then slightly tugged at the corner of his mouth and said, "Wait a minute, there's no rush with the beginner quests."
"Yes, there's no strict time limit here. But just a heads up, you can only accept one mission every ten years before the story begins," the system kindly reminded you.
The relationship between the two is not the mainstream "system servant system" or "host slave system", but a relatively balanced cooperative system. Therefore, their relationship is not like that of superiors and subordinates or family members, but more like that of allies.
Aizen's eyes flickered, and he gave a soft "hmm" to indicate that he understood.
He didn't immediately begin the mission. On one hand, the results from Kisuke Urahara's side hadn't come out yet, and it wasn't a good time for him to be distracted by other things. On the other hand, the three options were giving him a slight headache.
He could basically guess which three worlds they were from their names.
Mizuki Hajime from St. Rudolph in The Prince of Tennis.
Pan Feng, a general under Han Fu, the governor of Ji Province in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Mr. 2, the transvestite from Baroque Works in One Piece.
If ranked by combat power, One Piece would definitely be the highest, while Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Prince of Tennis are a bit harder to say. On one hand, Prince of Tennis is known as "murder tennis," and on the other hand, Romance of the Three Kingdoms also features some magic and Taoist immortals.
However, in Guan Yuechu's case, such a minor character in the early stages is still within the realm of normal human behavior. And although Pan Feng is a general who died early on, he was still a fierce warrior, and his individual combat strength was definitely higher than Guan Yuechu's.
Therefore, if we're talking about possession, considering strength, it would definitely be Mr. 2, Pan Feng, and lastly Guan Yuechu.
Aizen was very hesitant about this.
He was extremely averse to the idea of transvestites. Although he didn't have a particularly strong need for women, and even after awakening his past life memories, his personality was only slightly affected, he was still essentially a normal man!
Then, Pan Feng and Guan Yuechu's choice made him hesitate.
He doesn't completely trust the system yet, so he still needs to be cautious in the first world. If he were to be possessed in another world and die, that would be a huge loss.
Strictly speaking, Pan Feng's mission should be quite obvious. The only connection between Pan Feng and the Three Kingdoms is Hua Xiong at Sishui Pass. The line "I have General Pan Feng, who can slay Hua Xiong" remains clear in Aizen's mind to this day.
As a fierce general, Pan Feng, wielding a hundred-pound axe, was not weak either. The reason he couldn't defeat Hua Xiong was simply due to the difference in martial arts skills. With Aizen's more than a hundred years of experience and keen eyesight, even without ever using a large axe, he could still guarantee that he would kill Hua Xiong.
The worst-case scenario is that the mission objective is to faithfully recreate the original story without arousing suspicion, only to be killed by Hua Xiong.
Also, this might not be the world of the original Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The system only mentioned Pan Feng, without specifying the exact world. Unlike One Piece and Prince of Tennis, there are far too many versions of the Three Kingdoms world, ranging from martial arts to high-level martial arts, and even fantasy/xianxia.
In a Three Kingdoms world similar to Dynasty Warriors, the gap in raw strength between Pan Feng and Hua Xiong is too great. Experience and keen observation alone can only help to bridge the gap between them.
This reflects his hesitation regarding Pan Feng's option.
His hesitation towards Guan Yuechu stemmed from the time commitment involved.
The mission objectives and difficulty of "Pan Feng" do not affect the time required to complete the mission. At most, it is just a matter of one battle, and it will not take long even if you start counting from the day the alliance is formed. However, it is more troublesome for Guan Yue. If the goal is to win the national championship or become No.1 in the U17 stage and participate in the world expedition, not to mention the difficulty, the time consumption alone is too great.
"System, could you describe the specific world, or the objectives of the three missions?"
"I'm sorry, you don't have enough permissions. Although I'd love to tell you, I can't defy the rules I set when I became a system."
"Permissions?" Aizen raised an eyebrow.
"Yes, you have four levels of access: Actor, Drama Queen, Artist, and Best Actor. As your access level increases, the time it takes to accept tasks will be shorter, the difficulty and rewards of tasks will increase, and more features will be unlocked in the system shop."
"I see."
After hearing the explanation, Aizen stopped asking questions.
This is not something he should be thinking about temporarily. He hasn't even experienced the beginner missions yet, so he's obviously not even an actor.
Since the system couldn't reveal detailed information, he could only temporarily set aside these two options and decided to wait until Kisuke Urahara was banished to the real world before making a choice.
After glancing at his ability panel again, Aizen pondered for a moment.
It's normal for the Mirror Flower Water Moon to be at a high level, but he did notice some clues about the levels of the other four abilities.
He mastered three of the four skills: Zhan Quan and Gui Zou, but his Bai Da was only at A level, which was slightly worse than Zhan Gui. His Shun Bu, which was above the three skills and had reached its peak, was also only at A level.
Thinking about it carefully, as a Shinigami's fighting technique, Hakuda is just a fighting technique. If Shun hadn't combined it with Kido, it would indeed be a little inferior to Kendo. As for Yamamoto's Hakuda, it must have been honed to its peak, and only when combined with his own power could it produce amazing effects.
However, Hakuda is still a combat system, just like Kendo and Kido, which are systematic techniques, while Shunpo is just a pure skill.
Without the footwork of the Shihouin family, most Shinigami only possess one technique in terms of footwork: Shunpo.
Aizen mastered all three combat systems, and naturally, he also mastered Shunpo to the highest level. Unfortunately, it was only Shunpo, so his Shunpo level was barely on par with Hakuda's.
"On the contrary, the Hogyoku, just this one I created is already of a higher grade than Kyoka Suigetsu. But the term 'half-finished product' is really ironic, considering it was already created." Muttering to himself, Aizen quietly lay down.
"Oh, right, I suddenly remembered something. You absorbed the energy I've used to deceive the entire Soul Society over the years, shouldn't you share something with me?"
"...New player gift packs are being distributed."
Aizen pursed his lips, clearly finding this behavior, which he had only just remembered, quite unbelievable.
However, it's always good to get something out of the system.
"The gift pack includes: 1000 points of Movie Star Value, access to the system sub-shop, and a B-rank Three-Sword Style swordsmanship, inspired by Zoro."
"Due to the host's mastery of swordsmanship, the Three-Sword Style has automatically advanced to the Sword Master level, and he has mastered all of Roronoa Zoro's One-Sword Style, Two-Sword Style, and Three-Sword Style techniques, as well as the ultimate secrets of the Three-Sword Style."
"Three-Sword Style upgraded to S-Rank."
Aizen paused for a moment, then finally uttered two words in a low voice.
“So stingy!”
Chapter 7 Data on Gin Ichimaru and Kaname Tosen (4/4), Bonus Chapter for Donations
The next day, a major event occurred in Soul Society.
Captain Kisuke Urahara of the 12th Division and Tessai Kishiryu, the Grand Master of the Kido Sect, were issued arrest warrants by the Central 46 for their "Hollowfication Experiments".
The fact that no reason was given at first meant that the two men did not resist at all. However, after they were taken to the Central 46th Room and the reason was explained, the two men were completely dumbfounded.
"Captain of the 12th Division, where were you between midnight and 12:30 last night?"
"I am in the Sixth Forest of the West Rukong District."
"It's for a virtualization experiment, isn't it!"
"Wait, what's going on?!"
"Last night you designed an experiment to make all eight captains and vice-captains, including the Fifth Division Captain, hollowize, right? Am I right?"
"...Who? Who said that?"
"You have no right to ask questions!"
"It must be Vice-Captain Aizen."
"Second warning! You have no right to ask questions! If there is a third offense, you will be charged with other crimes."
"Damn it, Aizen did all of this! It was all Aizen's doing! We only went there to save Hirako and the others!"
"How dare you utter such a ridiculous lie? The Fifth Division Lieutenant didn't even step out of the Soul Society last night."
"You, what did you say?"
As he listened to the words of these sages and judges, Urahara Kisuke's expression changed drastically, and he took two steps back, his sense of foreboding growing stronger.
"There were 124 witnesses and the captain of the Eighth Division last night, that's beyond doubt."
Upon hearing this, Urahara looked incredulous, and his heart sank to the bottom.
By this time, Kisuke Urahara was fully aware that he had fallen into an invisible trap and was now trapped in it, unable to extricate himself.
He wanted to explain, to protest, but he knew that any words spoken at this moment would be futile.
Since the Central 46 had all said these things, there was no doubt that Hirako and Shinji in his room had also been discovered. Aizen had witnesses to clear his name, and he himself had physical evidence that he couldn't possibly lose. Aizen, who had arranged everything perfectly, was practically flawless; he had absolutely no ability to retaliate.
To make matters worse, Death soon arrived with news that traces of etherealization experiments had been found in his laboratory.
"The evidence is irrefutable, the verdict is as follows!"
"The Great Ghost Taoist Priest, Wo Ling Tie Zhai, has been imprisoned in the third-level underground prison for the crime of using forbidden techniques!"
"Captain Kisuke Urahara of the 12th Division will be stripped of all his spiritual power and permanently exiled to the mortal world for conducting forbidden experiments and concealing the atrocities committed against his colleagues!"
"Furthermore, the eight captains and vice-captains who unfortunately became victims, let them be executed as virtual beings in the real world."
Hearing this merciless verdict, Kisuke Urahara trembled all over, and even though he knew it was futile, he couldn't help but roar angrily, "No! How could this be!"
Wow.
Just as the Grand Judge was about to reprimand Urahara, a ray of light suddenly appeared in the pitch-black Central Room 46.
The tightly closed door was opened by someone.
A figure with a face mask covering its mouth appeared in front of Urahara and Tessai in a flash.
"Be bold!"
"Who are these thieves!"
"Who gave you permission to barge into the trial chamber?"
"Get out of here right now!"
The last sentence came from the sage of the Shihōin family. He recognized his own family head at a glance and secretly groaned. He could only sternly rebuke Shihōin Yoruichi and try to get her to leave as soon as possible.
That's right, the person who came to cause trouble is none other than Yoruichi Shihōin, the captain of the 2nd Division, the commander of the Onmitsukido Command, and the head of the Shihōin family, one of the four great noble families!
With a swift movement, she broke the handcuffs on Urahara and the other man.
"Quick, catch her!"
We can't let them get away!
Under hurried orders, one by one, the guards, like death itself, rushed in.
These were merely elite members of the ordinary Grim Reapers and were no match for the breakout of three captains. Before long, Central 46 was littered with corpses, and a whole bunch of unconscious Grim Reapers lay on the ground.
Soon, their traces vanished from the Spirit Court, including the eight unconscious "victims."
"Oh, did you escape?"
Listening to Tosen's report, Aizen muttered to himself with a playful expression.
Not understanding Aizen's meaning, Tosen hurriedly asked, "Should I investigate and eliminate them?"
"No, it's not necessary. I never intended for them to die so easily."
"what?"
Dongxian was starting to doubt if he had misheard.
"So Captain Aizen can be this kind of merciful after all," Gin Ichimaru said with a surprised smile.
His attitude immediately displeased Tosen, but Aizen himself didn't care. He just gave Gin Ichimaru a deep look and laughed, "It doesn't matter. I still need to get something from Urahara. If he dies now, I'll have a bit of a headache."
"Is that right?"
Gin Ichimaru smiled like a fox, but there was some hesitation in his eyes.
"Alright, you don't need to stay here with me any longer. You need to work on winning people over and try to become the captain of the Ninth Division in a few days. As for Gin, you need to finish the Hollowfication experiment traces in the Twelfth Division's laboratory later. Otherwise, if it goes on for too long, even with hypnosis, Mayuri Kurotsuchi will notice something is wrong."
"Huh? This is really unfair treatment," Gin Ichimaru muttered under his breath.
"There's nothing I can do, your strength and experience are still lacking. There are many captain positions available this time. You can try to take the position of captain of the third division in a few years. For the next few years, you can be my deputy."
As Aizen said this, he used the system to check the information of the two of them.
Ichimaru Gin
Strength: B
Talent: S
Talent: S
Abilities: Zanpakuto Shinsou A+, Kido Intermediate B, Kendo Advanced A, Shunpo Proficient C, Hakuda Intermediate C
This unusual rating made Aizen thoughtful.
Shunpo was indeed different from the other three.
The other three should have a total of six levels: beginner, elementary, intermediate, advanced, proficient, and top-level.
Kendo and Kido correspond to D, C, B, A, A+, and S, respectively.