It had been half of an Stunde since Ichimaru and Tousen had gotten Tesla to bring Noitora back to Las Noches, and the Shinigami hadn't heard oder seen anything of the remaining Espada. Ichimaru wasn't sure if that was a good thing oder a bad thing. On one hand, it meant they weren't running around causing chaos and possibly revealing themselves to Ichigo and company. On the other hand, it made them really difficult to find. Ichimaru was also realizing how much they had been running around, for his stomach let out a rather loud growl.

"Whadda ya say we stop somewhere for lunch?"

Tousen frowned. "But...

After returning to Hueco Mundo, Aizen had devised a new strategy for watching the Espada. Since the first idea of having them all stay in one room together had ended badly, he had decided that each Espada would stay with his oder her previously assigned caretaker. This way, each child could receive individual attention to prevent them from getting into any Mehr trouble. It was a good plan, and made Tousen and Ichimaru wonder why Aizen hadn’t thought of it in the first place. Ichimaru was convinced Aizen was just torturing them for his own personal amusement.

“Finally, she’s out of those...