Bleach: No cheat codes, he joined Aizen's side.

Chapter 83, Section 82: What Makes an Excellent Boss? Let's Learn.

Does hell have daytime?

It seems there isn't one.

The deep, inky black is the eternal color of hell.

Higashino Shuichi unleashed a punch, and the ancient Hollow in front of him froze instantly, then cracked and shattered.

Choke the flow.

This is one of the results of his training with Kenpachi Kuruyashiki during this period.

Compared to the immature fighting techniques that Higashino Shuichi had figured out on his own in the past, Kuruyashiki Kenpachi's punching technique is more domineering and practical.

Without making contact with the other party, one can control the other party's spiritual particles simply by using one's own skills in controlling spiritual pressure and spiritual particles, and then unleash power to shatter these controlled spiritual particles.

For Shinigami and Hollows, having their spiritual particles controlled is tantamount to having their throats choked.

Therefore, Kenpachi Kuruyashiki named it "Chokryū".

The success rate and range of influence of the choke technique depend on Higashino Shuichi's control over spiritual particles and the difference in spiritual pressure between Higashino Shuichi and his enemy.

For Kenpachi Kuruyashiki, he could now freely exert his suffocating power on any sin in this hellish place.

But Higashino Shuichi is different; he can only deal with sins whose spiritual pressure is not much different from his own, and his success rate is only about 50%.

"That concludes today's training. You performed very well, Shuichi!"

The sound of Kenpachi Kuruyashiki clapping came from behind.

Ever since the day that Kenpachi Kuruyashiki racked his brains to "trick" Shuichi Higashino into becoming his last disciple and spiritual successor, he began to carry out a series of devilish training programs on Higashino Shuichi, keeping him by his side.

For no other reason than hoping that when Higashino Shuichi goes back, he can ask Azashiro Sōya for help, to find out why Azashiro Sōya was imprisoned in the Avici Hell by those nobles.

And he hoped that Higashino Shuichi would go to Hueco Mundo to help him find his old friend, Ashido, the former captain of the Soul Society Expedition.

Just as he believed in Souya Azashiro, Kenpachi Kuruyashiki also had unwavering faith in his old friend, believing that he would not die easily in Hueco Mundo, even though more than two hundred years had passed since Asido disappeared from Hueco Mundo.

"Got it, Captain!"

Upon hearing Kenpachi Kuruyashiki's praise, Shuichi Higashino immediately turned around and rushed towards Kenpachi Kuruyashiki, who was not far away.

Time in hell is both tedious and fulfilling.

Without the alternation of day and night, Higashino Shuichi's daily life here consisted of resting well, practicing his sword-slaying, and lying down to rest when he got tired.

It repeats endlessly.

If he couldn't feel his strength increasing at a visible rate, Higashino Shuichi would probably have become numb long ago.

Compared to his past training under Aizen and Retsu Unohana, Kenpachi Kuruyashiki has two advantages here that are unmatched anywhere else.

The first advantage is that there is no shortage of suitable opponents to practice against.

With Higashino Shuichi's current strength, although he probably wouldn't even make it into the top 20 in the current ranking of total combat power in Soul Society and Hueco Mundo, that's because the Captain-level has a depth that far surpasses any other tier.

Looking across all the power levels, there are very few Shinigami or Hollows who can stand on par with or close to Shuichi Higashino.

Therefore, it is extremely difficult for Shuichi Higashino to find an equally matched opponent in Soul Society or Hueco Mundo and use that opponent to develop his combat potential.

Not to mention that his equally matched opponents don't necessarily have much time to practice with Higashino Shuichi.

But this problem simply doesn't exist in hell.

Because the sinners who can be imprisoned here are all at least captain level in strength, and every day they do nothing but kill or be killed. Only a small group of Grim Reapers like Kenpachi Kuruyashiki, who have reached the very top of the pyramid, can act entirely according to their own will.

Secondly, the second advantage of Hell is that Higashino Shuichi can unleash his full power without restraint, unlike in Soul Society where he had to worry about whether he needed to report to the Central 46 Chambers to avoid being held accountable later, or whether he might accidentally kill his sparring partner.

One moment he's worried that if he runs out of cards and his stamina is depleted, and nobody cares about him, he might get robbed by some nobody who doesn't even deserve a name.

Whenever he thinks about this, Higashino Shuichi feels he needs to publicly criticize his two current superiors.

One is Aizen Sousuke, and the other is Unohana Retsu.

One of them just wanted to watch the show and wished that Higashino Shuichi would squeeze every last drop of value out of him.

Aside from helping Higashino Shuichi out of his initial lack of ability in the first few decades, he almost never intervened afterward.

The other one is incredibly cunning. She is wary of Higashino Shuichi, yet she diligently teaches him kendo. During training, she acts like a madwoman, wishing she could execute Higashino Shuichi on the spot every time.

Compared to the perfect boss like Kenpachi Kuruyashiki, who helps Shuichi Higashino up when he falls, feeds him when he's hungry, teaches him what he doesn't understand, helps him when he needs something, and even encourages him when he's not doing well, this is like heaven and earth.

At one point, Higashino Hideaki was completely overwhelmed. Having been used to being exploited, he had never experienced such humanistic care before.

"Before I knew it, you've been training with me for quite some time now."

Kenpachi Kuruyashiki looked at Shuichi Higashino and said with some melancholy.

Upon hearing Kenpachi Kuruyashiki's tone, Shuichi Higashino immediately understood.

All good things must come to an end, and his hellish journey is probably coming to a temporary halt.

Given Kenpachi Kuruyashiki's personality, he obviously wouldn't be foolish enough to wait here for Shuichi Higashino to return at some unknown time.

The relationship between the two did not escalate to that level due to their brief master-disciple friendship.

Furthermore, Higashino Shuichi estimated that even if it were Akita, Kenpachi Kuruyashiki's dearest friend whom he had missed for so many years, he probably wouldn't receive this kind of treatment.

In other words, if Higashino Hideaki comes to Hell again, he might not run into Kenpachi Kuruyashiki.

Hell is vast; even after living there for so long, Kenpachi Kuruyashiki has never glimpsed its boundaries.

At the same time, hell is very small, so small that it overflows before it can hold much sin.

"Thank you so much, Captain, for taking such good care of me all this time!"

Higashino Shuichi sincerely bowed deeply to Kushiyashiki Kenpachi.

The latter is worth it for him to do so.

Kenpachi Kuruyashiki laughed.

Sure enough, he's still that clever kid.

"I've found the sinner you asked me to find before who can use the power of demons. He was once a notorious villain in the 78th district of North Rukongai. He killed so many people in his area that no one dared to enter. Even the captain of the 10th Division at the time couldn't do anything about him."

Unfortunately, he was eventually killed by a boy who appeared out of nowhere, using only a dagger that was not yet unleashed.

I just don't know if this is the one you're looking to get revenge on.

But judging from his strength, he's more than capable of being a worthy opponent to test the results of your training with me.

"Then I'll have to trouble you to take me there, Captain. I promise I won't let you down!"

Higashino Shuichi answered respectfully.

He had been waiting for this day for a long time.

(End of this chapter)