A dimensional journey starting from the Dragon Clan

Chapter 683 676. ‘Failure’

"Roar--"

A roar like a wild beast suddenly came from Kurosaki Ichigo's mouth.

Including Hiyori Sarukaki, who was facing Kurosaki Ichigo, everyone was caught off guard by the sudden Hollow.

boom--

Ichigo Kurosaki pounced on the dazed Hiyori Sarugaki like a wild beast, grabbed her head and pushed her to the ground with a powerful force that even crushed the mask on her forehead in an instant.

"!!"

At this moment, everyone in the Masked Legion finally reacted.

With several sonorous sounds of drawing swords, seven figures swarmed up in an instant, suppressing Ichigo Kurosaki to the ground. Seven Zanpakutō were staggered and placed near Ichigo Kurosaki's neck. It seemed that if this guy could not recover, they would He would cut his neck without mercy.

Click——

Fortunately, with a crisp cracking sound, Kurosaki Ichigo seemed to have regained control of his body, his mask shattered, and his whole body returned to its original state.

"call……"

Seeing this, Hirako Mako finally breathed a sigh of relief and stood up from Kurosaki Ichigo who was lying on the ground.

"That's it for now..."

As he said that, he looked at Hiyori Sarugaki, who had not yet recovered from what had just happened, "You don't have any doubts about this kid's potential now, do you? Hiyori."

"..."

Hiyori Sarugaki remained silent and did not speak.

Mako Hirako took it as her acquiescence. He lowered his head and looked down at Kurosaki Ichigo, who was lying on the ground and was a little afraid that he would completely turn into a Hollow: "You should have noticed it, right? Ichigo. I want to suppress the Hollow in your body, It is completely impossible to imagine the fire with your body and experience it with your head! So stop trying to be clever... But we recognize your potential, and you passed! Next, I will give you the method to suppress Xu. As for you It's up to you whether you want to join us or not... To tell you the truth, we don't have to tie you to our camp. Our purpose is just to fight against Arrancar and Aizen. Regardless of whether you join us or not, the effect is actually the same. the same."

"..."

Kurosaki Ichigo was silent for a moment, then lowered his head.

"Feel sorry."

"Don't come here, I'm not that stingy."

Hirako Mako looked at the knife in the scabbard and tapped his shoulder with an indifferent expression.

"But let me tell you my ugly words first. Although I promised to teach you the method, I can't guarantee whether it will be successful or not. If you die midway, don't blame me."

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The next day, noon.

There were heavy gasps from the abandoned factory.

It was Ichigo Kurosaki who was stepping on the treadmill specially made by Hiyori Sarugaki with a depressed look on his face.

I heard that this is called ‘special training’.

But he didn't quite understand the difference between this thing and the fitness equipment used by old men in the park.

He almost forgot how long he had been stepping on this thing, and he was very tired anyway. The people in the Masked Legion on the side were doing their own things leisurely as usual, which made him angry just looking at it.

"Ha~" Hirako Mako yawned, then returned to the position of lying on the ground with her chin propped up, looking at the magazine with a leisurely expression: "Why hasn't lunch arrived yet? Hiyori, go cook something first. Come and eat?”

"Huh? What nonsense are you talking about? Why me?" Hiyori Sarugaki looked contemptuous, "Even if I did it, I wouldn't give it to you to eat!"

"Luo Wu, do you want to listen to the new song of Prince of Darkness that was released before?" Hobashi Rojuro, who has long blond hair, seems to have completely integrated into the modern life, and is even very interested in pop music. He said as he spoke He took off his earphones and was about to hand them to Aikawa Luowu who was standing aside to share his joy.

"Haha!" Aikawa Luowu looked at the comic in his hand and laughed, "Roz (Hongqiaolou Juro), have you read this week's comic series?"

"Um, no, show me~"

"Okay! Hahahahaha! Let me listen to your new song too!"

As they talked, the two of them exchanged the Walkmans and comics in their hands, as if this was a normal daily routine.

Kurosaki Ichigo became even more depressed watching these guys chatting.

Why is it that I am the only one doing this unexplained 'special training' here, and all these guys are so relaxed?

By the way, weren't these guys once all gods of death? ? He no longer looks like a god of death!

"Lisa, you're on duty today, right? You have to keep an eye on that god of death. That guy might become invisible again." Rukuka Kennishi didn't seem to forget the existence of Kurosaki Ichigo and looked to the side. Lisa Yakinmaru from Indescribable Publications reminded.

But it seems that this group of people really don't care about the identity of the 'former Shinigami'. Even calling Ichigo Kurosaki is just 'that Shinigami'.

"You don't need to remind me, I'm watching." Lisa Yakinmaru answered without raising her head.

"Nonsense, you are clearly staring at Book H!" Liu Che Quanxi was speechless. To be honest, he didn't quite understand why this guy was interested in same-sex publications even though he was a woman.

"Shut up, don't bother me!" Yakinamaru Lisa still had a perfunctory look on her face, "Isn't there Hiyori watching? After all, she was the one who invented that thing, right?"

As he spoke, the perspective returned to Kurosaki Ichigo who was desperately pedaling on the treadmill.

It wasn't that he wanted to step hard on the broken thing, but that he felt that he had been tricked, and he felt irritated and depressed and needed another place to vent.

The more he stepped on it, the more he felt that the thing under his feet looked really familiar. Maybe it was actually a piece of fitness equipment dismantled from a nearby park and remodeled.

"Hey, hey, hey! Didn't I tell you? I want you to count while stepping on it!" Hiyori Sarugaki stood in front of Kurosaki Ichigo and pointed fingers, "A number like 'one or two' needs to be Shall I teach you how to count!?”

####! ! !

When Ichigo Kurosaki heard this, veins popped out on his forehead.

With a 'bang' kick, the treadmill under his feet was kicked out and hit Hiyori Sarugaki.

"Number of farts!"

"Hey, hey! What are you doing, kid!?"

Hiyori Sarugaki caught the treadmill and placed it gently on the ground as if she treasured her own invention. Then she raised her head and looked at Kurosaki Ichigo in front of her with gritted teeth, "How can you pay for it if it's broken!? Give it to me." Training! If you dare to mess around again, I want you to look good!"

"That's what I'm going to say!"

Ichigo Kurosaki pointed at Hiyori Sarukaki angrily, "Are you kidding me? You said before that you would teach me how to control Hollows! But it's been a day! Why do you still let me step on this weird machine?" Homemade treadmill!? I’m so stupid to actually believe that this is training!”

"Yes, you are stupid! Not only are you stupid, you are also bald! If we don't call it training, will you follow it honestly!?" Hiyori Sarugaki also became angry and scolded without showing any weakness. After returning home, if Hirako Mako hadn't been pulling him behind, another battle would have been inevitable.

"Good guy, you are really kidding me, right? You won't act anymore, right!?"

Kurosaki Ichigo looked fierce, "Also! Who do you think is bald!? Didn't you see my yellow hair!?"

"Bald man! Bald man! Bald man! Just a little bit!!"

"hateful!"

"Um...what happened after I just left for a while?"

At the entrance of the factory, Akita Hakugen and Kunan Bai, who had returned from buying lunch, asked their companions inside with some doubts.

"Ah, the bento is back!" Hirako Mako no longer bothered Hiyori Sarukaki, but ran to the side and opened the pocket that Akita Hachigen had brought back.

After Sarukaki Hiyori broke free from the restraints, she pounced on Kurosaki Ichigo like a hound breaking free from the reins, and the two immediately struggled with each other again.

But this time they all seemed to have a tacit understanding that they didn't understand the knife, but were just messing around.

"Um - okay, stop making trouble." Hirako Mako asked the two people to stop while eating, "Let's explain to this guy why he was allowed to step on that tattered Hiyori treadmill'."

boom!

The slipper hit Mako Hirako on the head and almost fell into the lunch box, but luckily he caught it quickly with quick eyesight and hands.

"I said it's 'Super'!" Hiyori Sarugaki, who was rolling around on the ground in a ball with Kurosaki Ichigo, threw a shoe and explained angrily, "It's the 'Super Hiyori Treadmill' !”

"Ah yes yes..."

Hirako Mako threw away his slippers in disgust and continued perfunctorily, "Listen up, kid, this 'shabby Hiyori treadmill' is the basis for your next training. How many days you can keep on it will determine your future training." Level! I think you should continue to step on it honestly. If you want to learn how to suppress the void, you must be able to step on it for at least three days."

"Damn it! You said it was 'super'! Mako, you bastard!" Hiyori Sarugaki kicked away Kurosaki Ichigo and pounced on Hirako Mako like a hungry tiger pouncing on food, but was pushed away by the other party.

The serious Hirako Mako seemed not as easy to deal with as usual.

"Are you kidding me?" Ichigo Kurosaki explained unconvincedly, "It won't be a problem for me to step on this kind of thing for a week! I will know after stepping on it for a day, that machine will consume a lot of spiritual power just by touching it. ! Are you just trying to find out my maximum spiritual power by seeing how many days I can last? With my current spiritual power, I can last at least fifteen days! It’s better to skip this level of testing! It’s a waste! Time! Tell me how to suppress Xu! My time is running out! I don’t have time to play with you guys!"

"..."

Hirako Mako listened silently, and the look on his face became more and more gloomy.

"Playing?" He stood up and looked down at Kurosaki Ichigo. If he hadn't been holding a lunch box in his hand, he would have looked very imposing.

"Haste makes waste, kid. You are the one who obviously doesn't know anything. What do you mean by no time? Isn't your purpose here just to become stronger and be able to deal with those Arrancars? We don't know much about those guys. You guys are much deeper! What you said about 'no time' is just because you don't even know the time when 'Beng Yu' awakens. How dare you yell here!? Hurry up and listen to my arrangements for step-by-step training. Ah idiot!"

"etc……"

Kurosaki Ichigo was suddenly stunned after hearing this. He paid attention to the key point of the words, "How do you know about Bengyu? What is the awakening time of 'Hengyu'? Is it related to the Arrancar invasion? ?”

"Of course there is." Hirako Mako explained angrily, "I'm really impressed by you, you idiot. You don't know anything and you dare to be so arrogant? Don't you even know the relationship between Bengyu and Xuhua?"

"Of course I know! But that's Aizen..." Kurosaki Ichigo's voice became weaker and weaker, as if he lacked confidence.

"Can't you explain? Of course, after all, you only know it through hearsay... and I, we have known about Bengyoku, Arrancar and... Aizen Soyousuke, these things have been known many years ago. It’s crystal clear.”

Hirako Mako replied expressionlessly.

Kurosaki Ichigo opened his mouth but was speechless.

This was the first time he saw this playful guy with such a terrifying expression.

Vaguely he seemed to understand something.

These guys used to be Shinigami from Soul Society, which means they all knew Aizen a long time ago...

The reason why Aizen wanted to get the Honyu was to break through the boundaries between Shinigami and Hollows, and things like the Arrancar were probably the product of his experiments.

But did Aizen start researching it after he obtained Hongyoku?

Obviously not...

That guy should have started trying to break through that boundary a long time ago...

Looking at Mako Hirako in front of him, a terrible thought arose in Kurosaki Ichigo's heart.

These guys... were probably Aizen's test subjects at the time, and... based on the disgust these guys showed towards Aizen and Arrancar, they might be the type that failed.

Kurosaki Ichigo knew very well what it was like to be consumed by the fear of a Hollow.

And these guys may have experienced the same fear as themselves, which was the despair of their souls being gradually eroded and falling into darkness.

Moreover, as a test subject, everything he suffered would probably be countless times more uncomfortable than what he is experiencing now.

But they got through it.

But what if you survive?

A god of death with hollow power?

According to the methods of those old-fashioned guys in Soul Society, they would never be allowed to live.

Ichigo Kurosaki didn't need to think too much to know that this group of people had probably endured a lot of hardships because of Aizen.

That's why they came to the world in this way, waiting for the opportunity to take revenge...

The atmosphere became silent for a moment.

In the end, it was Hirako Mako who regained her smile and broke the silence.

He jumped down from a high place and reached out to Kurosaki Ichigo, reaching out to grab his face.

"What's wrong? This scary expression?"

Saying that, Hirako Mako wrapped Kurosaki Ichigo's head with spiritual power.

"Hey, forget it. Since you feel that step by step is too slow, then I will satisfy you... Thinking about it carefully, you may not need to take your time like that. After all, whether you were a god of death before, Whether it's the Shijie or the Swastika, you can quickly master it at a speed that is difficult for ordinary people to understand..."

"You even know this?"

Cold sweat broke out on Kurosaki Ichigo's forehead. He wanted to resist, but found that he couldn't move at all now.