Sōsuke Aizen?

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"Holy crap! Aizen?! Sōsuke Aizen???"

"That's freaking Aizen, isn't it?! Bro, your luck is insane—did you seriously get reincarnated as the big boss himself?!"

"A real powerhouse has arrived!"

"Quick, let me cling to this thigh!"

"Hohoho..."

Seeing that all-too-familiar man, Uchiha Renzo and the others went absolutely wild.

Finally! A true big shot had arrived!

"Oh?"

Hearing their reactions, Aizen raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Interesting… So instead of assuming I'm the real Aizen, you guys immediately think I'm a reincarnated traveler like yourselves?"

"That means… everyone here is a reincarnator? Is this some kind of Traveler Chat Group?"

Well, damn. If he had been reborn as Aizen, did that mean he also inherited his insane intellect?

Still, he lacked a bit of imagination.

"Hohoho... Nope! The truth is way crazier than that!"

"Forget the details—just give me a handshake, boss! Let me get some of that good luck!"

"Yeah, yeah, me too!"

The others immediately surrounded Aizen, reaching out eagerly.

Aizen didn't step back. Instead, he watched them with amusement.

The moment their hands made contact, a flood of memories and abilities surged into his mind.

He rapidly absorbed and processed the information.

And soon, he understood everything.

"So, that's how it is? Now, this is getting interesting!"

Aizen adjusted his glasses with a faint smile playing on his lips.

"Whoa!"

Pirate Renzo suddenly gasped. "Boss, you've already reached pre-Hōgyoku-fusion peak level! And damn, the timeline here is all messed up! You never even went through the whole Hollowfication incident, but you still managed to get the complete Hōgyoku?! That's some serious skill!"

"So… does that mean you're not planning on betraying Soul Society?"

It was clear that since this Aizen was a reincarnated Renzo, his choices were completely different from the original.

This Aizen actually got along well with Kisuke Urahara.

Can you believe that?!

"Of course!"

Aizen chuckled. "The original storyline is pointless. The villain route is pointless too. Not my style! And I don't have any of that 'stand above the heavens' chuunibyou nonsense."

"As long as I have the Hōgyoku, getting stronger is easy."

"I don't need to go through all that trouble like in the original story."

"In fact, once my strength reaches a certain level, everything will naturally fall into place."

"Though honestly… I'm not all that interested in that path."

He considered himself a more advanced Aizen.

If the original Aizen Sōsuke was a lonely seeker of power, then Aizen Renzo was someone who embraced the richness of life, indulging in whatever he pleased.

"Yeah, right!"

Eevee scoffed. "Let's be real, your biggest interest is women, isn't it? Knowing you as Renzo, I can't say I'm surprised!"

"Matsumoto Rangiku, Hinamori Momo, Yoruichi Shihōin, Retsu Unohana… Tsk, tsk, tsk! You might not have officially gotten them all, but damn, all your relationships are ambiguous as hell!"

"This is basically harem Aizen, huh?"

The vibe was completely off.

This man had fully embraced the warmhearted big bro persona.

Uchiha Renzo and the others all twitched at the corners of their eyes.

They all wanted to say: "Bring our idol Aizen back now, please!"

Hermione, on the other hand, just walked away in silent frustration.

Why not me?!

Jealousy was tearing her apart from the inside.

But there was nothing she could do about it.

"Maybe… I should start a reverse harem instead?"

A crazy idea suddenly popped into Hermione's head.

"Hah!"

Aizen laughed shamelessly, completely unfazed.

"Come on, we're all men here—we understand each other! As long as I don't slack off on training, what's wrong with having a few more women? The original Aizen had his priorities all wrong!"

"Standing alone at the top? What's the point of that? The guy clearly had no idea how to enjoy life!"

But he was different.

Look at him now—wasn't he living his best life?

His world was rich, colorful, and full of excitement.

"Huh!"

"The original Aizen had noble ambitions! He sought a higher plane of existence and had transcended petty romance! Unlike you!"

At some point, Swordsman Renzo had arrived. He pulled his hand back from Pirate Renzo's shoulder, looking utterly exasperated.

"Oh, please!"

Aizen shot him a knowing glance.

"Didn't you just marry that new beauty? Thanks to your sheer dominance, your wife is even letting you have a threesome!"

"Bro, you're in a Chinese world. LOL. You're the last person who should be judging me!"

At the end of the day, they were all different versions of the same person.

Who didn't know each other's true nature?

Hell, even Hermione was scheming about starting her own reverse harem!

A bunch of degenerates—none of them had any moral high ground.

Swordsman Renzo: "....."

Alright, fine. He couldn't win an argument against Aizen.

"Yeah, makes sense! As long as your strength is absolute, Aizen, you'll always be our big boss!"

Pirate Renzo laughed without a hint of shame.

In his mind, he was calculating—if Aizen had arrived a few months earlier, would he have been able to stop his fight against Garp?

After all, even now, he still had no clue where Garp's true limits lay.

That was something he really wasn't sure about.

On top of that, he hadn't encountered enough strong people in the One Piece world to properly gauge power levels.

Just knowing bits of the original story wasn't enough to make blind comparisons.

"Exactly! I completely agree! Private matters are just that—private! None of us have the right to judge each other!" Uchiha Renzo nodded in agreement.

Aizen had arrived at just the right time.

Not just because of Hermione's Animagus issue earlier—now that Aizen and his immense spiritual power were in the mix, Uchiha Renzo could feel his Eternal Mangekyō evolving further.

And more importantly…He had a strong feeling that his Yin Release was finally about to awaken completely!

And not just any awakening…

The future was looking bright!

Oh, and by the way—his Senju Physique Potion (Uzumaki Version) was nearly complete.

In fact, he had already developed a few weaker versions over a month ago, but none of them met his expectations.

That's why it had taken so long.

"With the Uzumaki-version Senju Physique, a boosted Eternal Mangekyō, and Yin Release… do I not have the chance to awaken the Rinnegan?"

Uchiha Renzo was hopeful.

If even this didn't work, then it wasn't a problem with the Senju Physique—he might just be missing the necessary Indra and Asura chakra as a catalyst.

Either way, he was finally seeing a real path toward unlocking the Rinnegan.

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"Agreed!"

"+1!"

"Boss Aizen is right!"

Everyone chimed in, showing their full support for Aizen.

"Heh, well then—thank you all for your support!"

Aizen gave them a gentle smile—one so eerily calm that it sent chills down their spines.

"Aizen, man… can you not smile like that? It's creepy as hell!" Pirate Renzo rubbed his arms as goosebumps spread across his skin.

Aizen: "...."

What the hell?

That was a genuine warm smile, straight from the heart!

"Anyway, let's get back on topic. You were discussing soul-related matters earlier, right? Well, that happens to be my area of expertise! I'm very interested in this magic-based Animagus transformation!"

Aizen swiftly changed the subject.

And he really was interested.

After all, he was still just a Soul Reaper—he didn't actually have a physical body.

Right now, his form was nothing more than a highly condensed spiritual body made of reishi, the Spirit Particles.

That meant he couldn't use many of the abilities the other Renzos had.

Looks like he needed to create a powerful body for himself.

Which meant it was time to fully digest all the cutting-edge genetic technology from the various worlds.

At first, he thought his limit was the peak of what the original Aizen had achieved.

But now?

Now he saw the truth—he could take things far beyond that.

His potential was limitless.

As long as he could get himself a real physical body.

"Alright!"

Hermione's eyes lit up at the topic shift. She quickly turned to Aizen.

"I just went through part of your memories about soul-related knowledge. With your help, we can definitely avoid a lot of unnecessary trial and error!"

And with that, Hermione, Aizen, Uchiha Renzo, and the others dove into a lively discussion.

"Uh… guys?"

After being left out of the conversation for a while, Eevee finally spoke up in a slightly sulky tone.

"Uh..."

"So… do I still need to work on the magical Eevee project, or…?"

It was starting to feel really useless now.

And to think, it had been so excited about finally having a true expert in soul-related matters to work with.

"I regret not praying to reach the level of Arceus or something. Why praying for a soul guy?"

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