[One Month Later]
"Only two nearby worlds? Their total area is smaller than ours, even combined they're still less than our world, yet their world origin isn't much different."
"What's more, the strongest beings in those two worlds are even above ours."
"One is a world created by an SSS-level powerhouse, and the other is a world where an SSS-level powerhouse once appeared... So in the end, it's just that my world is low-level, huh," Inside the quiet room among the flowers, Rosse opened his eyes. There was something strange in them.
The will of the world had no self-awareness, but at his level, he could still communicate with it using Conqueror's Haki and Observation Haki.
To traverse between worlds, the help of one's own world was indispensable.
At least with his current strength, he could only travel between worlds with the assistance of his world's origin.
He wasn't afraid of not being able to return.
Although his strength came from the system, in reality, it was achieved through plundering the origin of worlds.
If he ran off and didn't come back, then that portion of the world's origin would be lost forever.
And once he devoured other worlds, it would also benefit the growth of his own.
Even if he personally absorbed most of it, just by "drinking the soup," Rosse's world would still grow stronger.
As long as he devoured one world, multiple S-rank powerhouses could emerge in Rosse's world. The world itself would become richer, and the talents of newborn beings would increase.
"Let's start with the one created by an SSS-level powerhouse. A self-sealed powerhouse is always easier to deal with than a bunch of free old monsters."
After a long moment of thought, Rosse finally made his decision.
According to the feedback from his world's origin, one of the worlds was created by a powerful being who later sealed himself, becoming the world's core.
Strictly speaking, that powerhouse was the core of the world.
But because he was sealed, that world would be much easier to handle than the other.
Still, until the plan was set in motion, he would reveal as little as possible.
Even if he couldn't win, he could run, but his goal wasn't to fight. It was to obtain the world core.
After organizing his thoughts, Rosse began to communicate with the world origin.
No one knew how long had passed before Rosse's body and soul separated.
Eventually, his soul disappeared from sight, leaving only his physical body imbued with a faint trace of consciousness.
The destination was a world where the soul was the main form of existence. Although his soul wasn't particularly strong, because his body was at the SS+ level, his soul naturally had S+ strength.
And since he would be in soul form, escaping would be very easy.
Moreover, since his main body remained in his own world, he could ensure that nothing would go wrong there.
Even if something happened, he would instantly know, and immediately return.
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This was a world without day.
An eternal midnight enveloped the land. A round moon, paler than bone, hung in the sky, the only source of light in this world.
Under the moonlight stretched a boundless white desert, every grain of sand as cold as the lingering warmth of the dead.
The wind did not howl here, it only gave a low, mournful wail, as if countless lost souls were wandering aimlessly through the dunes, searching in vain for a place to rest.
In the distance, dead quartz trees stood like stone, their twisted branches casting grotesque, lonely shadows under the dim moonlight, as if the world itself had frozen mid-sigh.
Silence. Emptiness. Eternity.
This was the Hueco Mundo, a place where even time could lose its way.
And within this seemingly eternal landscape, a faint disturbance appeared.
On that deathly pale sand, space rippled like water disturbed by a falling stone.
At the center of the ripple, a figure emerged from void to reality, his outline gradually taking shape amidst flickering spirit particles.
Rosse's form fully materialized.
He stood there, the black hem of his robe untouched by wind or dust, the only vivid color in this world of white.
"This place... Hueco Mundo? The world of the Hollows?"
A few minutes later, Rosse looked down at the strange creature beneath his feet and finally came to a conclusion.
A desolate land filled with monsters wearing white masks. And beneath those masks, human faces.
No doubt about it. This was Hueco Mundo, the Hollow world from Bleach.
The Shinigami world was divided into three realms: Soul Society, Hueco Mundo, and the Human World.
In this world, all things were made of reishi (spirit particles) and reiryoku (spiritual power). Combat involved manipulating one's own reishi along with the reishi in the surrounding space.
Among the Shinigami, the Zero Division and the Captain Commanders were the strongest, followed by Captains and Vice-Captains, below them were the seated officers, the small fry.
By Rosse's estimation, Vice-Captains were around B–A level, Captains ranged from A to S level, and only the Captain Commanders and the Zero Division could reach SS level.
Hueco Mundo's top fighters couldn't compare to those in Soul Society, but overall, it was slightly stronger.
Hollows were divided into Normal Hollows, Menos Grande, Gillian, Adjuchas, and Vasto Lorde. [T/N: Maybe during the time author wrote this there were no mentions of Jigoku no Gaki.]
Among them, Gillians were roughly B-level, Adjuchas were A-level, and Vasto Lordes were S-level. Anything beyond that didn't exist.
Even a self-aware, evolved Vasto Lorde, a Arrancar, would rarely surpass S-level.
Rosse recalled this world's information in his mind, along with corresponding images.
Fortunately, with his strengthened power, his memory had improved as well.
Otherwise, after so many years, he'd have forgotten most of it.
"First, I need to confirm the current timeline. According to the feedback from the world origin, the time flow here is 1:1. Meaning, one year in One Piece world equals one year here, no difference."
Rosse silently calculated, spreading out his Observation Haki.
Observation Haki was a power of the mind, unaffected by the body. Otherwise, Princess Otohime wouldn't have been able to use it.
Conqueror's Haki was the same, both could be used in this world. The only one he couldn't use was Armament Haki, which didn't affect him much anyway.
As for his Devil Fruit powers, since Devil Fruits acted upon the soul, he could still draw on part of their power here, though it would naturally be weaker than his main body's.
However, the more of his world's powers he used, the greater the risk of being discovered.
Once he found a team to blend in with, he didn't plan to use them anymore.
"Found them... 20 kilometers away... Hm? Interesting, just arrived and already there's a black and white shark fight? And the one hiding nearby... is that freaking Aizen?", Sensing the feedback through his Observation Haki, Rosse's lips curved slightly.
To not only find someone interesting right away, but also a path directly to Soul Society, now that was a lucky start.
Rosse began walking in that direction.
At first, his steps only carried him a few meters forward.
But as he grew more accustomed to manipulating reishi, his speed increased, and his strides lengthened.
In just moments, one step could take him hundreds of meters.
Twenty kilometers vanished in the blink of an eye.
Before him, a black humanoid shark-like Arrancar was bullying a golden-haired, well-built white humanoid shark Hollow.
"Tia Harribel, huh?"
Rosse looked at the shapely blonde female Hollow and softly spoke her name.
At the same time, the system displayed her details.
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[Tia Harribel]
[Overall Strength: S–]
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Though Harribel was a female Hollow, she was a Vasto Lorde, the highest class of them all, possessing power beyond an ordinary Shinigami Captain.
An S– rating was perfectly reasonable.
What wasn't reasonable was... that someone of her strength was being bullied by a mere A+ small fry.
Even if it was an Arrancar, it was still just an A+ small fry... But Rosse noticed, at least three times, Harribel's attacks had inexplicably missed their target.
'So, someone far away must have been interfering with her through their ability.'
'The question is, when exactly did she begin her resurreccion?'
Rosse watched the battle with great interest, paying no attention to how his appearance might stir up waves.
He planned to keep a low profile, but after showing his power. He had no intention of climbing up from the ranks of nobodies.
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