Bleach: I Love Making Friends

'Soul Fragment: Your soul will become a special tonic that can promote the evolution of an item, a person's goals, or even their soul itself when a piece is split off.'

The ability of the Soul Fragment can help a person achieve their goals and evolve their soul.

It is precisely because of this ability that Haruki is confident in helping Szayelaporro achieve his so-called 'perfect being.'

Otherwise, simply explaining the characteristics of the ability 'Gabriel's Announcement' to Szayelaporro would be meaningless. Did Szayelaporro not already have expectations for this ability?

Of course he did. In fact, he had already made progress in this direction.

When it comes to scientific knowledge, even though Haruki has been catching up in this area, he still can't compare to the top scientists of this world.

Even if Szayelaporro is slightly inferior to Aizen, Urahara, and Mayuri, he is still an outstanding scientist.

Discussing scientific creation with him would be pointless.

Therefore, to help him achieve his perfect being, Haruki had to use a more metaphysical approach.

This is where the Soul Fragment comes into play.

His Soul Fragment isn't just about giving someone a simple boost in spiritual power. As the description says, it can help a person succeed in their endeavors.

For example, if Szayelaporro wants to become a perfect being, the Soul Fragment will assist him in this goal.

Although using the Soul Fragment once causes Haruki to lose a part of his soul for a year, affecting his training during that time, Haruki believes that the cost is worth it in exchange for gaining Loly and Szayelaporro's attention and goodwill.

For Haruki, every time he uses the Soul Fragment, it's because he believes he can gain significant benefits.

The difference is that there's only medium wins, big wins, and huge wins. Small wins don't exist.

Small wins don't count as wins.

Therefore, when he walked out of Szayelaporro's laboratory, he was in a fairly good mood.

However, as soon as he stepped out, he saw Starrk and Lilynette.

"What are you doing here?"

Haruki asked curiously, "Are you here to see Szayelaporro?"

"…"

"Starrk came to check on you," Lilynette said while Starrk remained silent. "He thought you might have been killed by Szayelaporro."

"Hah, am I that weak?"

Haruki couldn't help but laugh and said, "This is Loly, a subordinate I borrowed from Szayelaporro. She'll be staying with me from now on."

Starrk then looked at Loly. Although she seemed unremarkable, Starrk wasn't the type to judge people based on strength.

He nodded.

Meanwhile, Lilynette completely ignored Loly and said to Haruki, "Alright, Haruki, I'm tired of the last story. I want a new one!"

"I just happened to come up with a new story."

Haruki smiled and said, "A long, long time ago, there was a Vasto Lorde named 'Nine-Tails' who attacked the Soul Society. At that time, the Soul Society was divided into five factions, and the Nine-Tails targeted the strongest one, Konoha."

He began walking with Lilynette as he continued the story:

"Konoha was supported by one of the Soul Society's five great noble families, the Kuchiki Clan. Its leader at the time was Namikaze Minato, whose Zanpakutō ability was 'Flying Thunder God.' Faced with the Nine-Tails' attack, he sacrificed his life to activate a forbidden technique, ultimately sealing the Nine-Tails inside a Zanpakutō."

"That's the beginning of the story…"

Haruki believed that compared to the melancholic Starrk, Lilynette's favor was much easier to earn.

So he decided to focus on Lilynette first. Once her favor was high enough, it would naturally influence Starrk's favor as well.

This was the so-called "first brush drives the second brush, leading to mutual friendliness."

Therefore, he often told Lilynette stories. Having been in Hueco Mundo for so long and having only recently split from Starrk, Lilynette had never heard so many stories before. She quickly offered her favor.

Unfortunately, her soul ability wasn't the one Haruki wanted most.

Only after obtaining Starrk's 'Soul Division' could Lilynette's 'Soul Fusion' truly be useful.

"…"

Watching Lilynette, who was following Haruki and listening intently to his story, Starrk's eyes showed a hint of relief before he followed them.

As for Loly, she had no sense of self to begin with. Since Szayelaporro had transferred her to Haruki, Haruki was now her master.

She only needed to follow him.

At this moment, Haruki continued telling the story of the "Konoha Shinigami" while thinking about the impact of his recent actions.

The biggest impact was, of course, on Szayelaporro.

This time, Haruki didn't let him split into two or weaken himself, which meant he would still possess the immense power of a Vasto Lorde.

With this power, combined with his intelligence and the Soul Fragment Haruki gave him to become a perfect being, how strong would Szayelaporro become?

This time, he would undoubtedly be the rightful Cero Espada.

Aside from Szayelaporro, Starrk had also undergone some changes.

Originally, Starrk had even considered weakening himself to gain friends.

But what is the Hōgyoku's ability?

The Hōgyoku's ability is to extract the desires of those around it and fulfill them.

So, did Starrk really use the Hōgyoku to become stronger?

Starrk's Arrancar transformation was self-induced and unrelated to Aizen's Hōgyoku.

In fact, Haruki even suspected that Starrk not only didn't use the Hōgyoku to become stronger but might have even used it to weaken himself!

But this time, Haruki had become Starrk's friend and could even encourage others to befriend him.

So…

When Aizen brings the Hōgyoku in the future, would Starrk still want to weaken himself?

Especially since Haruki had brought him a powerful ally in Szayelaporro. This time, Starrk might even use the Hōgyoku to become stronger.

It's easy to imagine that if Aizen were to form the Espada again, the Espada's lineup would be terrifyingly strong.

When Haruki first learned about these events in his past life, he wondered: if Aizen had fully utilized the forces of Hueco Mundo and launched another battle in Karakura Town, would the Espada still have lost?

This time, perhaps Haruki could fulfill that fantasy.

Of course, it's not just the Hollows who are changing. The Shinigami side is also undergoing transformations.

The most notable examples are Rukia and Renji. Rukia had the original Hollow White implanted in her, while Renji entered Hueco Mundo. How would their fates unfold?

"And then?!"

Lilynette's voice interrupted Haruki's thoughts.

"Naruto stole the 'Scroll of Seals.' Will the Captain-Commander of Konoha kill him next?"

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