Currently, the two liveliest planets in the universe are probably the Planet King of Fighters and the Planet Shinigami.
The former is because the last KOF tournament was broadcast live through the Universe Chat Room, gaining the attention of the entire universe.
Several major corporations on the Planet King of Fighters have also jointly expressed their desire to host the tournament again and broadcast it live across the universe.
Invitations have already been sent to teams that performed excellently in the last tournament, such as the Japan Team, the Fatal Fury Team, and the Psycho Soldier Team.
As for the Planet Shinigami, it's a three-way battle for supremacy.
Yhwach, who had been hiding in the shadows, couldn't afford to lay low like Aizen because his ability has a time limit.
He must, immediately, right now, march on the Soul King's Palace!
And this Yhwach guy seems to have extreme confidence in his Sternritter under his command.
If his goal was only to march on the Soul King's Palace, he actually only needed to attack the Seireitei.
But he chose to attack the Seireitei while simultaneously sending a portion of his forces to Hueco Mundo to fight Aizen.
Many people in the chat group, upon hearing this, thought this 'Yhwach' character must have something wrong with his brain.
But after Lott heard about it, he felt that Yhwach's actions weren't entirely without reason.
After all, what if he and the Gotei 13 fought to a stalemate, and Aizen suddenly showed up to stab them in the back?
Of course, Lott didn't deny that Yhwach had something wrong with his brain.
In the original work, the Sternritter had almost wiped out the Gotei 13, but then this guy suddenly performed an [Auswählen], eliminating over 80% of his own forces.
Lott was utterly dumbfounded when he saw that in his previous life.
He felt this guy must be the upgraded version of the Konoha Council.
Meek and submissive externally, but throwing heavy punches internally.
Planet Shinigami, Karakura Town, Urahara Shop.
"Urahara-san! Let me go too!"
After hearing about the dire situation the Soul Society was facing, Ichigo volunteered, asking Urahara Kisuke to send him to the Seireitei.
Kisuke slightly lowered his head, the brim of his hat hiding his eyes.
As one of the very few people who knew Ichigo's true origins, he was well aware of the immense power hidden within this young man under twenty.
But this power hadn't been awakened yet.
If possible, Kisuke would prefer to send Ichigo to the Soul King's Palace, where the Zero Division resides, for some training first.
"Hey! Kisuke! Ichigo!"
A black cat standing near Urahara's feet, the former captain of the 2nd Division, Shihoin Yoruichi, raised a paw to get their attention.
The two followed the direction the cat's paw was pointing and turned to look.
At the far end of the sky, a meteor streaked across the horizon, heading straight for them.
Boom-
The 'meteor' slammed hard into the courtyard of the Urahara Shop.
Debris flew, and the courtyard instantly gained a crater over fifty meters in diameter.
It even collapsed the asphalt road outside the shop.
The two men and the cat were badly startled.
Ichigo and Yoruichi in cat form swallowed hard and approached to peer into the bottom of the deep pit.
"What is that!?"
Kisuke, more of an inventor than a Shinigami, had his expression changed dramatically.
That spherical spaceship... he had seen it countless times in the group videos.
Urahara himself had tried multiple times to replicate it based on the video footage.
But it was no use, as their technological levels weren't on the same tier!
"As expected of the modified spaceship invented by Bulma-san. It's incredibly fast. This way, I won't have to trouble Sensei to send me here with Instant Transmission every time."
The hatch of the spherical spaceship slowly opened, and a young man with light yellow short hair stepped out.
"So, how far along is the [Thousand-Year Blood War] Sensei mentioned? And how do I get to the Soul Society?"
Genos muttered to himself as he looked up.
His eyes met those of the two men and the cat at the edge of the pit.
Under the stunned gazes of Ichigo and the others, Genos narrowed his eyes slightly. Although his expression didn't change much, his tone clearly held a hint of pleasure.
"It seems there's a way."
Yoruichi, in cat form, was stunned for a long time before barely managing to utter in her male voice:
"This is troublesome... this is really big trouble, Kisuke!"
The three-way battle in the Soul Society was chaotic enough already.
And now another one has arrived!
Even the experienced Yoruichi couldn't stay calm.
'Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit!'
'Did that man come too?'
However, although he couldn't compare to Bulma, as one of the pinnacles of intellect on the Planet Shinigami, Kisuke quickly calmed down and muttered to himself in a low voice:
"No... not necessarily, Yoruichi-san..."
"There's an old saying I've heard of... 'When the old man from the frontier lost his horse, who could have known it would be a blessing in disguise'."
"Perhaps it refers precisely to the situation we are facing now."
Yoruichi, in cat form, stared with her cat eyes, having an expression that said, 'What the hell are you barking about?'
She, a tomboy who hadn't read many books, clearly didn't understand what Kisuke meant.
"So it's Genos-sama, the top disciple of the universe's strongest, Lott-sama~ Welcome, welcome, a warm welcome~"
Under the bewildered stares of Yoruichi and Ichigo, Kisuke opened his fan and greeted Genos proactively:
"Are you heading to the Soul Society? What a coincidence, so are we~"
"Why not go together? As they say, 'At home, one relies on family, abroad, one relies on friends', right?"
Even Ichigo could see Kisuke's scheme.
He clearly wanted to win over Genos.
But Ichigo couldn't help but wonder inwardly, 'Would anyone actually fall for such obvious flattery?'
The next second, Genos surprisingly showed a smile, squinting his eyes at Kisuke.
"Oh~ I never expected someone on such a remote planet to know of Sensei's great name."
Ichigo was shocked.
'Holy crap!'
'It actually worked!?'
Ichigo was still too young and didn't understand Genos's personality.
If you flatter him, Genos would only feel disdain.
But if you flatter Lott, he would think you have promise.
"Genos-sama, you're here to participate in this war, right? Come, come, let me show you the way. There are plenty of top-tier fighters in Hueco Mundo and the Sternritter. You're sure to have a satisfying fight."
The black cat Yoruichi silently rolled her eyes.
'What a classic move of diverting trouble onto others.'
Unfortunately, Genos didn't take the bait.
"I'm not planning to side with any of you. I'll fight whoever is strong."
Genos said coldly.
Kisuke's heart skipped a beat, but he quickly regained his composure.
He felt that could work too.
After all, based on overall strength ranking, the current hierarchy of the three major factions should be: Sternritter >> Gotei 13 ≈ Espada.
According to Genos's statement, he would most likely focus his firepower on Yhwach.
For the Soul Society, that should still be more beneficial than harmful, right?