I Will Stand Above the Heavens

Rukia had been taken back to the Soul Society and was awaiting execution, while Ichigo and his friends had gone there to rescue her.

This brought a lot of questions to light.

What was the conspiracy behind Rukia's execution? Why had the Thirteen Court Guard Squads been urgently assembled?

Who was behind the murder of Captain Aizen?

Why did several captains defect at the last moment?

What was hidden behind the death of all the members of Central 46?

Was all this due to the distortion of human nature or the collapse of morality?

Was it the eruption of ambition or the helplessness of hunger?

Stay tuned to tonight's Picca Comics issue "Aizen's Path of No Return" as we delve into the inner world of the mastermind.

Yes, the Soul Society arc largely covered these topics.

One by one, these mysteries puzzled everyone.

But the battles between the protagonists and the captains were thrilling, keeping Daniel and other readers on the edge of their seats.

"Wow, this Aizen guy is incredible! This is a true villain!"

Having read countless action comics, Daniel had seen many villainous bosses.

But most of those villains were rather stupid, unlike Aizen.

He had everyone dancing in the palm of his hand.

To be honest, Daniel hadn't initially considered Aizen as the mastermind.

After all, Aizen had suggested from the start that there was a conspiracy behind Rukia's execution. Until Aizen's death, Daniel thought he had been silenced for discovering the real culprit.

It's no wonder Daniel was so excited. The Soul Society arc could be viewed in two parts: Ichigo's rescue mission, which was the most exciting part of a classic action manga, with intense battles, especially between Ichigo, Kenpachi, and Byakuya.

Then came Aizen's betrayal, which completely transformed the series. This plot twist was a stroke of genius, elevating the readers' interest far beyond the monotonous battles typical in a shounen manga.

"In the beginning, no one stood above the heavens!"

"Neither you..."

"Nor I..."

"Nor even the gods..."

"But the unbearable vacancy of the throne in heaven will end now."

As Aizen said this, he removed the glasses from his face and casually ran his hand through his hair, transforming from a scholarly figure into a dashing villain. He then declared to the protagonists:

"From now on..."

"I will stand above the heavens!"

This line, spoken by Aizen before heading to Hueco Mundo, sparked a flurry of discussion on forums!

"Wow, wow!! What a cool character!!"

"So stylish! This is the coolest villain I've ever seen!!! And the scene where he fixed his hair was amazing. Way better than using hair gel!"

"'From now on... I will stand above the heavens!' This line hit me right in the heart!!"

"Not only are his lines cool, but his abilities are also overpowered. He toyed with all those captains single-handedly, thanks to his Kyoka Suigetsu..."

Indeed, many readers in the past were captivated by Aizen's line, and the readers here felt the same way!

It must be said that the decline of "Bleach" in its later stages was partly due to how well Aizen was portrayed as a villain early on.

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End of June

"Daddy, wake up~~"

In the darkness, a little girl's clear voice rang out.

At the same time, Ren felt a somewhat heavy weight on his stomach.

"Hmm... huh? Is it morning already?" Ren propped himself up and saw his little girl sitting on his stomach.

"Hey, have you gained weight recently?" Ren asked, reaching out to pinch his daughter's cheeks.

"Hmph! No way! I'm very slim and light!"

The little girl puffed out her cheeks, slapped away her dad's salty pig hands, and lifted her shirt to show her smooth, white belly. Her face, as round as a pufferfish, protested loudly: "See, no fat at all!"

"Oh? Really?" Ren's wicked hands reached for the little girl's belly, and then...

"Hee hee hee!! Hahaha! Daddy, stop!!"

The little girl flailed her limbs and rolled off the bed, finally escaping her dad's ticklish grasp.

Freed from the "ghost pressing on his chest," Ren rubbed his sleepy eyes, glanced at the still dark sky outside, and checked the time on his phone.

Six o'clock. He noticed his wife wasn't there.

"Where's your mom? Why isn't she here at six in the morning? And you, little girl, you never wake up when I call you. Why are you up so early today?"

Ren yawned and looked at his daughter.

"Daddy, did you forget about the party today? Mommy went out to buy things." The little girl gave Ren a sad look.

Ren remembered that today was the day he promised to hold a party for his daughter, and it was also Claire's graduation celebration.

They chose today to celebrate alone because when the college entrance exam results came out, Claire's parents would surely throw her a big party.

"Oh, right. I almost forgot." Ren scratched his head and frowned.

For some reason, he felt something was off today.

"Daddy, get up!?"

Yes, this was the problem!

When his daughter called him, Ren immediately realized and asked in surprise:

"Normally, you call us 'Mommy and Daddy.' Why are you saying 'Mom and Dad' today?"

Ren had always wanted to change his daughter's habit of calling them "Mommy and Daddy."

After all, she was five years old, and calling them that was a bit childish. But she never changed, so why did she change today?

"Um..." The little girl blinked: "The teacher said I'm going to elementary school soon, and it's childish to call you 'Mommy and Daddy'!" (Maybe the change seems abrupt, but I saw some people say that calling them 'Mommy and Daddy' is problematic, so I took this chance to change it. After all, an elementary school child probably wouldn't call them that.)

"Really? Well, don't change back then. Your teacher is right." Ren ruffled his daughter's hair, satisfied, and got out of bed.

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