414 Chapter 411: Ichigo's Fear of Hollowfication

"So, the problem with the boundary is something you caused?"

Urahara Kisuke looked at Fang Mo with some surprise: "What... exactly did you do in there?"

"That guy named Yammy insisted on fighting me, so I got a bit serious, and unexpectedly, despite his large size, he was as fragile as a paper mache, breaking upon contact."

Fang Mo spread his hands and said, "What could I do? I was quite desperate too."

"...You were fighting an enemy inside the boundary?"

Yoruichi was shocked upon hearing this: "Are you insane? Do you know how unstable the space is there? It's sheer luck that you weren't thrown into another place by the spatial turbulence."

"Luck my ass, I got stuck in the ground twice."

Fang Mo immediately retorted, "And it's not like I wanted to fight; it was that Yammy guy who was asking for it. I'm actually a very cultured and easy-going person, but somehow enemies always provoke me..."

"Talking about other things is useless."

Yoruichi immediately said, "I'm just asking you, did you cause the collapse of the boundary?"

"It was me..."

Fang Mo lowered his head, "User of Finger Jutsu, the one that reached One Piece, and your favorite meme, ... I did all these."

"I don't quite understand, but it feels like you've done quite a few bad deeds."

Yoruichi also held her forehead upon hearing this: "See, now the retribution has come, we can't reach Hueco Mundo anymore."

"But this might not necessarily be a bad thing."

At this moment, Urahara Kisuke suddenly spoke up, "The passage between the real world and Hueco Mundo is relative. If we can't reach Hueco Mundo, then people from Hueco Mundo should also be unable to reach the real world, in other words... Aizen should be trapped in Hueco Mundo now, giving us more time to figure out how to deal with him."

"Is there any way to solve this?"

Fang Mo asked.

"Not at the moment."

Urahara Kisuke shook his head and said, "The boundary is continuously collapsing and reorganizing. We can only wait until that energy completely disappears and the boundary reorganizes before we can enter."

"You're known as the top scientist, aren't you? Use your brain and think of a solution."

Fang Mo said with a bit of a headache, "I don't want to stay here too long. If you don't help me, I'll start causing trouble for others."

"I'll try to think of a way."

After a moment of thought, Urahara Kisuke said, "For now... we could try creating a few more openings in the Garganta to release this energy into the outside world."

"Then remember to aim for the mid-air."

Hearing this, Fang Mo couldn't help but remind him.

"Hm?"

Urahara Kisuke was startled, subconsciously looking at Fang Mo, who had already shifted his gaze and started to play dumb.

"Alright, anyway, I'll try to think of a way."

Seeing this, Urahara Kisuke also sighed. To be honest, he hadn't anticipated the boundary collapsing. However, he and Yoruichi had personally witnessed Fang Mo rushing into the Garganta, only to emerge from the ground the next second. Thinking about it, it was indeed the collapse of the boundary that caused people to be thrown out at random times and places.

"Ah, so annoying."

Fang Mo also couldn't help but complain.

However, just at that moment, footsteps suddenly came from the basement stairs, and then Tessai Tsukabishi walked down: "Manager, Mr. Kurosaki has already woken up."

"Alright, we'll go over now."

Urahara Kisuke nodded, then turned to look at Fang Mo. Although he didn't speak, the meaning in his eyes was quite clear, roughly something like 'what do you plan to do now?'

"Forget it, I'll just stay with you guys for now."

Fang Mo rubbed his temples, then immediately added, "But I suggest you don't think this is a good thing. If I can't cause trouble for Aizen... then I'll have to start with you guys."

"Yahaha, then please be gentle, Mr. Fang Mo."

Urahara Kisuke covered his mouth with a fan, his tone becoming frivolous again; "After all, I am a researcher, far more fragile than the boundary."

With that said.

The group slowly walked out of the basement.

In the shop on the ground, Kurosaki Ichigo and Yasutora Sado had indeed woken up. Thanks to the combined treatments from Urahara Kisuke and Orihime Inoue, their external injuries had already fully healed.

But how should I put it?

The expression on Kurosaki Ichigo's face seemed a bit grim.

"Mr. Urahara, Mr. Fang Mo..."

Upon seeing Urahara Kisuke approaching, Kurosaki Ichigo started to speak but then stopped, opening his mouth only to fall silent again, looking down as if lost in thought.

Urahara Kisuke glanced at Kurosaki Ichigo, seemingly understanding what was going on - the fear of the Hollow within. Actually, this should have been something he guided him through, but when it comes to the hollowfication of Soul Reapers... there are people in the living world far more skilled than himself, namely the Visoreds. Judging by the time, they should be arriving soon, right?

With that thought, Urahara Kisuke decided to play dumb for now.

However, before he could speak, he saw Fang Mo walking straight towards Kurosaki Ichigo.

"What's wrong, afraid of the Hollow?"

Fang Mo cheerfully said to Kurosaki Ichigo: "You were so brave when you were rescuing people in the Soul Society. Why are you scared now?"

"I..."

Kurosaki Ichigo didn't know what to say after hearing that, hesitating for a while before lowering his head and saying, "That feeling of losing control... it's terrifying..."

"Oh, I see."

Fang Mo snapped his fingers and said, "You're afraid of becoming a Hollow, right?"

"..."

Kurosaki Ichigo didn't say anything, as if he had tacitly agreed.

"It's okay." But at that moment, Fang Mo suddenly spoke up, "I can help you."

"What!?"

Kurosaki Ichigo looked up at Fang Mo with a bit of surprise and said with some uncertain excitement, "Really? Mr. Fang Mo?"

"Yes, of course."

Fang Mo nodded, "However, it might hurt a little. Can you handle it?"

"No problem!"

Kurosaki Ichigo replied without hesitation.

"Hey, what exactly are you trying to do?" At this point, Yoruichi finally caught on and directly addressed Fang Mo, "You don't have any spiritual power, do you? This is a matter between Soul Reapers and Hollows. How can you help him?"

"So what if I don't have spiritual power?"

Fang Mo spread his hands, "Wasn't it me who killed Old Man Yamamoto?"

"He's not dead yet!"

Yoruichi immediately retorted.

"What? Then shall I go and kill him again?" Fang Mo countered.

"Just pretend he's dead..."

Yoruichi said with a headache, holding her forehead.

"That should have been clear from the start." Fang Mo turned his head back to Kurosaki Ichigo, "Alright, now let's deal with the Hollow inside you."

"How do we solve it?"

Kurosaki Ichigo asked anxiously.

"The best way to eliminate fear is to become the fear," Fang Mo said with a smile. "Come, become a Hollow."