Chapter 558

The Wandenreich, Yhwach's palace.

Jugram was reporting to Yhwach the information that Lille Barro had obtained from Hui.

After Jugram finished, silence fell over the grand hall.

After a long while, Yhwach finally muttered after dismissing Jugram.

"People...who disappeared from history???"

He was puzzled, confused, but equally grave.

Although Yhwach doubted the truth of these words, compared to doubt, he felt that the possibility of this being true was undoubtedly greater.

The reason was simple.

Mochizuki Hui.

He had lived through countless years, surviving for an unknown amount of time, and knew almost all the secrets of Soul Society, Hueco Mundo, and the Human World.

Yet, he knew absolutely nothing about Hui, had never even heard of such a person.

This shouldn't be the case, because everyone in this world carries weight.

The stronger a person is, the more weight they possess, and the more easily they are known by others.

For someone as powerful as Hui to have remained unknown all this time was simply too unreasonable.

Unless he was deliberately hiding.

Clearly, Yhwach had already concluded that Hui was someone who was deliberately concealing himself.

Moreover, Hui wasn't the only one hiding.

"So, are they humans from before the cycle was broken, or after?"

Yhwach frowned, speculating about the era in which Hui was born.

As the son of the Soul King, Yhwach knew the truth of the world.

He knew that countless years ago, this world was a place where neither life nor death existed, neither progress nor regression.

Even becoming a Hollow was a part of the soul cycle.

Until Hollows gradually began to devour humans, this cycle was completely disrupted.

If the Hollows were allowed to devour humans unchecked, all souls would eventually become one gigantic Hollow, and the world would fall into complete stagnation.

It was at that time that the Soul King was born, using Quincy powers to extinguish Hollows and restart the cycle of the world.

Yhwach was the son of the Soul King, so naturally, he only knew the history after the Soul King.

However, he didn't know if there were powerful figures before the Soul King.

"But it shouldn't be possible, surviving from that era is too absurd."

Yhwach shook his head and muttered to himself. 

After all, even the ancestors of the Five Noble Clans didn't survive to the present day. If Hui could live for such a long time, it would be truly terrifying.

"That is to say, they should also be like me, living in hiding, growing stronger in secret. Only they haven't appeared until now."

Muttering thoughtfully, Yhwach felt his speculation was getting closer to reality.

Just like him, a thousand years ago, if he hadn't led the Quincies to attack Soul Society, who in the three realms would have known that a figure like him was hiding?

Similarly, Hui and "they" were the same. They had been hiding until now, when they were finally exposed.

The only difference was that he exposed himself earlier, so Hui knew about him, while he knew nothing about Hui.

"It seems I need to personally test this man's abilities..." Yhwach muttered, thinking about his next plan.

His next intention was to conquer Soul Society and assault the Soul King Palace.

Yhwach had always been confident in this plan.

However, after Hui's appearance, and after learning that there were others who had vanished from history, Yhwach's confidence had been greatly weakened.

The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. 

He had seen this happen far too many times during his long life.

He didn't want to work hard to conquer the Soul King Palace, only to end up benefiting someone else.

"But before testing him, perhaps I can go to Hueco Mundo first and see what kind of strength the Shinigami, whom Hui considers a rival, possesses. However, I don't need to go personally; sending Jugram there is enough."

He needed a reference point to initially understand Hui's strength. 

Moreover, Yhwach was very interested in this man's evaluation.

He wanted to see how e Aizen, after fusing with the Hōgyoku, could possibly compare to him.

Having made up his mind, Yhwach summoned Jugram once more.

"Jugram Haschwalth, I have a task for you."

Yhwach sat on his throne, addressing Jugram below.

"I am at your service, Your Majesty."

Jugram bowed, speaking respectfully.

Even though Jugram possessed immense power, being bestowed with the power of the schrift "B" among the Sternritter, and serving as their Grandmaster,

Even though he could also use "The Almighty,"

To Jugram, Yhwach was his god, had always been, and always would be.

Because all of his power came from Yhwach's grace!

"From Hui's words, we've heard more than once that Aizen, after fully merging with the Hōgyoku, will become my rival, just like him.

"But this Aizen's fusion with the Hōgyoku isn't complete yet.

"Now, I need you to go to Hueco Mundo and see for me what kind of potential that Shinigami named Sōsuke Aizen, the current ruler of Hueco Mundo, truly possesses."

After Yhwach finished speaking, Jugram responded without hesitation: "Yes, Your Majesty."

"Go."

Upon hearing this, Jugram withdrew from the grand hall.

Without further delay, after briefly delegating the tasks of the Sternritter, he set off, leaving the Wandenreich and stealthily infiltrating Hueco Mundo.

…

In Seireitei, unaware that a Quincy had quietly departed from the Shinigami's headquarters, the Captains were currently holding an important meeting in the conference room.

The host of this meeting was the Captain of the First Division, and also the Captain-Commander of the Gotei 13, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto.

The reason for this meeting was that he had once again heard the name Yhwach from Retsu Unohana.

Genryūsai wouldn't forget the war from a thousand years ago.

It was he who sealed Yhwach, depriving him of his heartbeat, consciousness, and power, thinking that this would completely cripple Yhwach and prevent him from causing further trouble.

However, according to Retsu's description, in Hui's eyes, Yhwach would not only reappear but also become even more powerful.

This made Yamamoto uneasy.

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