Chapter 550 - 550 Kindness

"Shame? Ahaha..."

Hearing Toshiro's accusation, Dordoni, ignoring his severe injuries, laughed again.

"How could I have no shame! My shame is not being able to fight you with all my strength!!" Dordoni shouted, his expression sorrowful. "Perhaps in the eyes of a great, powerful person like you, I am just an insignificant ant. But... I really wanted to have a true, man-to-man battle with you, to prove the dignity of us three-digits. However..."

"...But my strength is ultimately too weak, too weak to even force you to draw your sword. The so-called battle was just you mocking me from start to finish. So..."

"...So I had to attack that child to anger you, to make you draw your sword and fight me seriously. If I could achieve that, what was the shame of attacking a child... cough, cough..."

In his excitement, Dordoni's already severely injured body couldn't help but cough up a large mouthful of blood.

"I see..." Hearing Dordoni's explanation, Toshiro sighed. Even his anger at Dordoni for repeatedly attacking Nel dissipated considerably.

In the end, it was Toshiro's fault. As his strength and status grew, his mindset had changed. He unconsciously adopted a superior attitude, looking down on others.

This didn't show when facing comrades, friends, or family. But when facing insignificant 'small fries' like Dordoni, Toshiro unconsciously revealed a superior posture, looking down on them, instead of trying to understand their feelings.

For example, Toshiro's initial plan was to completely destroy Dordoni's pride and shake his will through taunting, without ever considering understanding Dordoni, who was treated that way.

Of course, although he realized this aloof mindset was somewhat wrong, Toshiro didn't intend to change it.

It's very normal for a person who becomes very powerful and holds a high position to become somewhat proud. As for understanding others' feelings? Sorry, Toshiro wasn't that saintly. Aside from his companions and family, he didn't have the energy to understand the feelings of outsiders like Dordoni.

"Hey, Dordoni, do you know where the captured Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force's Shinigami and Nel's companions are imprisoned?"

Toshiro walked to Dordoni's side and asked.

The reason Toshiro hadn't killed Dordoni in one blow was that he still held a sliver of hope, thinking he might learn the whereabouts of the Expeditionary Force Shinigami and Nel's companions from Dordoni.

Although Dordoni's status wasn't very high, and the hope was slim, there was still a chance. That's why Toshiro hadn't killed him outright.

"...The Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force's Shinigami... and that child's companions? Sorry, although I vaguely saw them being brought back once... I don't know where they are imprisoned..."

Dordoni said weakly, intermittently.

Although Toshiro hadn't killed him with that slash, he had indeed severely wounded him. Given his injuries, if left unattended, he would die from his wounds before long.

Not to mention that Dordoni had emotionally laughed loudly, further tearing his wounds and causing bleeding.

So, now, severely injured and having lost too much blood, Dordoni was beginning to lose consciousness and couldn't hold on much longer.

"You don't know..." Although he had suspected the probability was low, Toshiro was still somewhat disappointed upon confirmation.

After answering Toshiro's question, Dordoni closed his eyes, seemingly unconscious.

"Nel, Rangiku, let's go." Seeing Dordoni unconscious, Toshiro didn't specifically finish him off. He said to Nel in his arms and Rangiku, who had walked over, preparing to leave and continue forward.

"Toshiro..."

Nel suddenly tugged at Toshiro's clothes.

"What's wrong, Nel?"

Toshiro asked, puzzled.

"That uncle is pitiful. Should we save him..."

Nel pointed at Dordoni lying on the ground.

"Hey, Nel, do you realize that Arrancar is our enemy? And he tried to attack you several times."

Toshiro looked helplessly at Nel in his arms.

Given his personality, not finishing off Dordoni was already generous. Going out of his way to save him was out of the question.

"But... but if this continues, he'll die, right?" Nel blinked at Toshiro, stubbornly holding her ground.

Although Nel was just a child now, she was gentle on the outside but firm within. When she decided on something, she wouldn't compromise.

"Sigh... I really can't do anything with you..."

In the end, Toshiro could only sigh helplessly, ostensibly agreeing to Nel's proposal to save Dordoni.

Toshiro had always known Nel was very kind, but he didn't expect her to be kind to this degree. Dordoni had tried to attack her several times, yet Nel seemed to have forgotten in an instant and wanted to save someone who had tried to hurt her.

But thinking carefully, it wasn't strange for Nel to do this. In the original work, Nnoitra had hurt Nel's companions and even ambushed her, breaking her mask and causing her to lose her memory and become a child. Yet, even so, Nel never thought of killing Nnoitra for revenge.

Nel didn't even hate Nnoitra, who had a 'life-and-death grudge' with her, let alone a Dordoni whose 'attempted harm' had failed.

"But, Nel, although I agreed to save this Arrancar uncle, we didn't bring any medicine. There are no 4th Division's members here. How are we going to save him?"

Toshiro said, looking somewhat troubled.

In reality, although they hadn't brought medicine and had no 4th Division's members with them, Toshiro did know a little of Kaido.

He said this hoping Nel would give up. In his view, wasting time and effort saving an enemy was less important than hurrying to find the Expeditionary Force's Shinigami and Nel's companions.

But Nel, hearing Toshiro's 'trouble', didn't mind at all. Instead, she patted her little chest. "Don't worry, Toshiro! Leave the healing to Nel. Nel may not be good at fighting, but my saliva can heal injuries!"

Hearing Nel's words, Toshiro held his forehead in frustration. He had forgotten that, according to the original work's setting, Nel's saliva could indeed heal injuries.

"Then... just heal him a little..."

Toshiro said, as if resigned to his fate.