Chapter 5: Going Together

We should try looking in a different palace.

The only ones we haven't gone to are...

Gaaaahhhhh!!!

Ahhhh?!

Shut up!

What was that?! It was a scream!

He's probably dissecting one of his guys again.

Which means he should be in his research lab.

At least we know where to go. Let's see if he knows anything about Shawlong.

Ugh, but he's so creepy. I don't even wanna go in there.

Don't come with us if you're so scared. You'll just make things worse anyway.

Hey! I'm not scared or anything! I just meant that I didn't like the guy!

Quit playing around. Let's go.

I'm not playing around!

Welcome to my research facility. This is an interesting group of visitors.

Master Szayelaporro! Ahhhhh!!! Ahhhh...

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Hmm. Results are good. Okay.

Good? But he's dead.

That's why it's good. That's the experiment.

Oh... Uh, are these masks and bits of flesh all over the floor like...pieces of Arrancar?

Ruthless and disgusting.

Haha, I'll take that as a compliment.

I don't care how you treat your own Fracciónes.

But don't tell me you take Fracciónes from other Espadas and do the same with them.

Hmm. Well, I wonder about that.

You see, it's hard for me to tell the difference between a Fracción and any other Arrancar.

You bastard.

Even if I accidentally used someone else's Fracciónes as an experimental subject, I can't say for sure I'd notice.

Heh, heh...

Sounds like I need to kill you and make sure you stay dead!

Grimmjow, what are you doing here?

Huh? You guys!

Oh, look. They're all there. We were looking for you all!

Us?

Where were you guys?

We were just out in the back country doing some training.

We must strive to become stronger in order to remain proud Fracciónes of our master king.

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Consume us.

What did you say?

Our evolution ends here.

There are those who can become Vasto Lordes and those who cannot. Some are not destined to rise beyond the Adjuchas state. Perhaps it goes even deeper than that.

We are aware of that now.

From the moment we became Hollows, we were destined to be Adjuchas. But you were meant for something far greater.

Eat us, Grimmjow.

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Hah. That's stupid.

If you felt lonely for being left out, just say so.

Shut up, you brat!

Oww! You didn't have to hit me for that!

Really, now?

You come barging into my lab and make false accusations. Think of the trouble I've had to deal with because of you.

I apologize for that. I am truly sorry.

But if you continue with those disturbing experiments, you will end up paying the price one day.

Thanks for the warning.

But if I really worried about things like that, I wouldn't be able to do my job as a scientist.

Hey, we're done playing detective here.

Mystery solved. It's over. It's time for you to take the kid and get out of here.

Yeah, yeah.

Grimmjow.

I'm sorry. It took longer than we expected to return.

Tch. You cowards.

I don't care if you're weak. I'm still going to keep moving forward.

Don't disappear like that on your own whim.

Of course.

Come with us. Let us walk together.

You will become our king, Grimmjow.