Watching Lille Barro's retreating figure, Jugram's face remained expressionless.
Investigation, reconnaissance.
For a mission like this, Lille Barro's abilities might not be the most suitable, but they were the most reliable.
Completing the task shouldn't be difficult for him, even if the target was a human powerful enough to potentially surpass Yamamoto.
…
Three days later, in the human world, Karakura Town.
Lille Barro had arrived in this city and found what he considered a perfect location. Using his weapon, he observed Mochizuki Hui from afar.
Yhwach was observing Hui from a distant location. He had been watching for two days. During these two days, Lille Barro not only used his weapon for observation but also utilized his Shadow Realm.
Speaking of Shadow, it was an undeniably a useful ability.
Quincy possessing this ability could inject Reishi into the shadows of two people or objects. By jumping into their own shadow, one person or object could instantly appear in the shadow of the other.
This was essentially teleportation, involving spatial manipulation.
Although one couldn't remain in the other's space for extended periods after the transfer – being forcibly pulled back to their original space by their own shadow when time ran out – they could stay within their own shadow for prolonged durations, allowing them to monitor, eavesdrop, and use various abilities to influence the target's space.
Lille Barro had used this ability to approach Hui, attempting to eavesdrop and gather information.
However, during his surveillance, he gained nothing.
The reason was simple: during this period, Hui did nothing but read.
He didn't speak a single word. Even the occasional sounds he made were merely expressions of admiration for the book's content.
Faced with this situation, Lille Barro had no choice but to opt for a different approach.
His mission this time was straightforward: to ascertain Hui's abilities.
But this task was also challenging because the target he was investigating was incredibly powerful.
Nevertheless, Lille Barro was confident in himself.
His personality was calm and resolute, restrained and decisive. He possessed keen observation skills and a strong sense of vigilance.
He was a man of action, pursuing efficiency, fixated on his goals, and never giving his enemies a chance to breathe, striking them with devastating blows at the first opportunity.
This was one of the reasons why Jugram had chosen him for this mission – it was Lille Barro's strength.
However, Lille Barro also had a fatal flaw.
Whenever he used the first-person pronoun "I," his tone became slightly frivolous and childish. His attitude was arrogant and narcissistic, believing there were no opponents who could match him, leading him to deliberately conceal his true strength.
And those who acted rashly due to underestimation, without thorough preparation, often found themselves defeated in battle by the very people they had scorned.
Lille was precisely this type of person; therefore, he was defeated by those he underestimated.
And when Lille was repeatedly injured by those he looked down upon, he would become enraged, his personality growing increasingly arrogant with each change in demeanor.
Not only would he become arrogant, but he would also become more frivolous and careless, his speech becoming incessant.
Transforming into a verbose villain.
This seemed somewhat contradictory to his strengths, but who could blame Lille Barro for constantly proclaiming himself to be Yhwach's greatest masterpiece and the man closest to godhood?
"Truly, a human with no discernible signs of possessing any power. If not for the prior information, it would be hard to imagine that this… Mochizuki Hui could single-handedly challenge the entire Gotei 13," Lille Barro muttered to himself.
After finishing his sentence, he retracted his weapon and, once again using his Shadow, entered Hui's villa, intending to continue his surveillance.
All of this, in Lille's opinion, was flawless and seamless. There was no way Hui could know he was being watched.
However, the truth was that the moment Lille stepped into Karakura Town, Hui was already aware of his arrival and knew everything about Lille Barro's actions.
The reason Lille could get so close was simply because Hui wanted to know what Lille was thinking.
Hui knew of the Wandenreich and the Sternritter, but his knowledge was only derived from fragmented memories of his past life.
He could only recall these two names. As for the members, aside from a few exceptions, he knew nothing about them.
And Lille, a member of the Sternritter and captain of Yhwach's personal guard, was the perfect source to "tell" Hui about the Wandenreich.
In just two days, Hui had already gathered a considerable amount of information.
"Another beautiful day."
Hui put down his book and looked out the window at the weather, seemingly talking to himself, but actually addressing Lille Barro.
It's just that Lille Barro was unaware of it.
"But days like these are so boring. Still such a long wait. Sigh."
Hui deliberately spoke, and his words startled Lille Barro.
After two days, Hui finally uttered something that could be considered a "sentence."
And it revealed a piece of information.
'A long wait.'
Lille Barro speculated but couldn't deduce anything concrete.
And Hui didn't continue.
This left Lille Barro somewhat disappointed.
However, he didn't know that soon, Hui would "tell" him more.
So, in the following days, Lille Barro kept hearing phrases like "boring," "waiting," and "Aizen Sōsuke."
These phrases were fragmented, containing limited information.
However, Lille Barro wasn't left with nothing.
At the very least, he learned that the current king of Hueco Mundo, Aizen Sōsuke, was merging with something called the Hōgyoku.
Moreover, after completing this fusion, Aizen's power would reach a level that would require Hui to exert his full strength.
This made Lille take notice of Aizen and decide to report back to Yhwach.
Lille had obtained useful information, but in comparison, Hui gained even more.
And on this day, Hui took his probing a step further.
He stood before the window, looking out at the world, sensing Lille Barro's surveillance. With a smile in his heart, he began to speak to himself.
"Aizen Sōsuke will be a good opponent in the future, but his growth seems to still require a considerable amount of time... Should I go find Yhwach?"
At this point, Hui clearly sensed a change in Lille's emotions within the shadow. He had become tense.
"But Yhwach is hiding too well. I still can't confirm his exact location. I only know he's in the Soul Society."
"But I've searched the entire Soul Society and haven't found Yhwach's base. What kind of special hiding method does he have?" Hui said with a troubled tone.
His words made Lille breathe a slight sigh of relief, thinking to himself, "Fortunately, we built a Reishi space within the shadows of the Seireiti, creating the Wandenreich. Otherwise, this man might have already found us."
Hearing this, the corners of Hui's mouth curled upwards.
'Yep, Thanks for the info.'
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