classifiedscript #163 - The Soul King's Foundation! The Power of the Law, Yhwach's Excitement!
#163 - The Soul King's Foundation! The Power of the Law, Yhwach's Excitement!
Luo Fu was momentarily stunned.
Neliel Tu Odelschwanck, although once one of the Arrancar who established Las Noches under Aizen, suffered a significant loss of power and even lost her memories due to a surprise attack.
For Aizen, a person who has lost their value is not worth paying attention to at all.
But looking at Coyote Stark's meaning, it seems like he came to find Neliel this time?
Looking at Coyote Stark in surprise, Luo Fu said, "What? Could it be that Neliel has already been attacked?"
Even without knowing where Luo Fu got this news, Coyote Stark quickly said after being surprised: "That's right, Neliel is an Arrancar, although... but I must bring her back."
Luo Fu naturally knew that Coyote Stark's vague words must be related to the process of Neliel being attacked.
Nodding slightly, Luo Fu knew that Coyote Stark would probably return empty-handed this time.
After all, not long after, Aizen defected from Soul Society and soon established Las Noches in Hueco Mundo, but his Espada had no trace of Neliel.
And later, Neliel coincidentally encountered Ichigo Kurosaki and others who went to Hueco Mundo to defeat Aizen.
From this, it is not difficult to judge that either Coyote Stark simply did not find Neliel, or he took pity on Neliel's experience and simply did not take Neliel back.
But no matter what, this did give Luo Fu the opportunity and possibility to recruit Neliel.
Although there are countless Hollows in Hueco Mundo, there are very few who have the qualifications to become Arrancar.
Not everyone is as indifferent to fame and fortune as Coyote Stark. After regaining their self-awareness, most of the Hollows are like Barragan, dominating one side.
And most of Aizen's Espada are such existences.
These Espada-level powerhouses were originally born in Hueco Mundo as if favored by luck. If Luo Fu wants to cultivate them from scratch on his own, his series of plans will have to be overturned.
Through the conversation with Coyote Stark in front of him, Luo Fu is now sure that among the Hollows he can recruit, Neliel is one of them, while Barragan is yet to be discussed.
This guy who claims to be the King of Hueco Mundo still has no loyalty to Aizen even after being defeated and subdued by Aizen.
He has even had the idea of replacing Aizen countless times.
For such an ambitious guy, Luo Fu neither intends to subdue him personally, nor does he intend to send him to Aizen's hands like this.
Barragan cannot be Aizen's opponent. Not to mention anything else, Aizen's Zanpakuto, Kyoka Suigetsu, can turn Barragan into an idiot.
It's just a pity that Kyoka Suigetsu is just a hypnotic Zanpakuto and cannot delve into the realm of consciousness, but for Luo Fu, this is a good thing.
For Luo Fu, who is just starting out, the more chaotic Hueco Mundo and Soul Society are, the better.
The more chaotic Hueco Mundo and Soul Society are, the more limited the power that can be used against Luo Fu will be. In this way, as long as Luo Fu is given some time to completely localize the abilities he has shared.
Then, Luo Fu can completely sweep through Hueco Mundo and Soul Society.
Of course, although he has this confidence, Luo Fu does not intend to take action so quickly.
After all, Luo Fu is still somewhat afraid of the Soul King of Soul Society.
Don't look at the Soul King being severed of his limbs and being protected or guarded by Squad Zero.
But it is undeniable that even Yhwach, who is suspected of being the Soul King's son, has all kinds of incredible abilities.
Luo Fu doesn't think that the Soul King, who is the core and even the cornerstone of the human world, Soul Society, and Hueco Mundo, is really a useless person with severed limbs.
Before he is fully confident that he can unify the three realms, Luo Fu will not rashly challenge the Soul King.
However, although he himself has no intention of challenging the Soul King, Luo Fu does not mind pushing Aizen and Yhwach to test the Soul King's foundation.
Guessing that Luo Fu might want to find Neliel to spy on Aizen's foundation from her.
Coyote Stark pondered for a moment and said, "Neliel is a very simple person. Although she is a Hollow, I think you, who can create Arrancar, should not have as much hostility towards Hollows as other Soul Reapers, right?"
After seeing Luo Fu nod slightly, Coyote Stark continued, "I hope you can treat Neliel well. If you promise, I can give you some clues I have collected."
Looking at Coyote Stark in surprise, Luo Fu asked curiously, "Are you planning to betray Aizen?"
Shaking his head, Coyote Stark said, "No, it's just that Neliel is not suitable to stay in the Espada, and besides, this encounter has left her with no place in the Espada."
"Then you still came out to find her yourself!"
Coyote Stark's expression was slightly sad.
Luo Fu guessed Coyote Stark's thoughts.
As the Espada who symbolizes the loneliness of death, Coyote Stark actually holds a comrade-like attitude towards all the Espada.
It's just that Coyote Stark's idea is just wishful thinking.
He is not only powerless to stop the Espada, whom he regards as comrades, from killing each other, but also unable to watch Neliel, after being attacked, in an unknown state of life and death.
Even, Coyote Stark's coming out to find Neliel this time was just his own initiative.
Only in this way, he would have such an indifferent attitude at this moment.
The fact also proves that Luo Fu's guess is correct.
After learning the clues to Neliel's disappearance from Coyote Stark's mouth, Coyote Stark quickly bid farewell to Luo Fu and promised again that if he and Aizen were enemies, then the other Espada, Coyote Stark could not guarantee, but he himself would choose to help neither side.
Watching the direction Coyote Stark left, Luo Fu sighed quietly.
He knew very well that there was a reason why Coyote Stark was not valued by Aizen and was not cared about by the Espada at the same time.
Everything Coyote Stark does, although it comes from his heart, it is undeniable that his approach is just self-satisfaction.
This is a guy who is completely immersed in his own world.
While Luo Fu and Coyote Stark were talking.
Inoue Hao, who had been immersed in fighting with a large number of Hollows, finally completed his transformation from Gillian to Adjuchas.
Hollows themselves are a kind of existence that can only improve their strength by constantly killing and devouring others of their kind.
This special characteristic has not disappeared in Inoue Hao's body.
In the final analysis, Inoue Hao, this special Arrancar, his power is mostly derived from the Soul Reaper power given by Luo Fu.
In essence, Inoue Hao is more like a Hollow fused with Soul Reaper power, rather than a true Arrancar who has broken through the limits of Hollow and advanced.
This is also why Inoue Hao's advancement speed is so fast in the process of killing.
In the final analysis, other Hollows rely on their own power to kill and devour each other to advance, but only Inoue Hao is more like relying on Luo Fu.
Inoue Hao's advancement process can be said to have been accomplished overnight. Even before those Hollows surrounding him had time to attack Inoue Hao, Inoue Hao quickly completed his transformation from Gillian to Adjuchas.
Luo Fu didn't come to Hueco Mundo to be Inoue Hao's nanny this time.
After confirming that Inoue Hao himself was enough to withstand the siege of these Hollows, and even that fighting with these Hollows could allow him to constantly advance and truly improve his strength.
Luo Fu didn't even bother with Inoue Hao, but instead started to look for Neliel's traces according to the clues provided by Coyote Stark just now.
It's just a pity that, whether it was originally the case or not, Coyote Stark had found the wrong direction. After Luo Fu worked in vain for a while according to the clues he provided, he ended up with nothing.
Although he was unable to find this Arrancar who was extremely suitable to be recruited by Luo Fu, it was not that Luo Fu had no gains.
According to the clues provided by Coyote Stark, Luo Fu, who was unable to find Neliel, accidentally discovered Barragan's whereabouts.
You must know that the Las Noches established by Aizen was actually snatched from Barragan's hands.
Barragan was the true master of Hueco Mundo.
It's just that after he was defeated by Aizen, although it is unknown what caused him to escape by chance, Las Noches fell into Aizen's hands because of this.
And this time, Luo Fu accidentally discovered Barragan's traces.
As a being symbolizing one of the causes of human death, Baraggan's abilities are undoubtedly extremely powerful, so much so that even he himself cannot withstand his own power.
In the future, Baraggan could be said to have died at the hands of his own aging.
His power has almost begun to transcend the ordinary level of spiritual particles, and is beginning to transform towards a higher level, akin to a law.
It's just that Baraggan himself is somewhat self-deprecating; otherwise, his ability to age could even contend with Aizen's Kyōka Suigetsu.
Luofu was ostentatiously searching for Nelliel's whereabouts.
When he discovered Baraggan, he was naturally also discovered by Baraggan.
Looking at Luofu from afar, Baraggan, in the form of a white bone skeleton with a golden crown on his head, snorted coldly and suddenly flew up, heading straight for Luofu.
"Aizen's lackey, this old man hid here, yet you still pursue me relentlessly."
Flying towards Luofu, Baraggan seemed accustomed to being hunted down.
Before even approaching Luofu, Baraggan directly released his Zanpakuto.
"Rot, Skull Emperor!"
The power of aging erupted from Baraggan's body in an instant.
Even Luofu didn't want to easily come into contact with Baraggan's power, which could even obliterate himself.
However, in the instant of dodging, Luofu was surprised to discover that Baraggan's current location was incredibly close to the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force's base.
Luofu initially joined the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force and was responsible for healing the injuries of the Soul Reapers in the expeditionary force.
But he had some understanding of the environment around the expeditionary force's base.
Baraggan hiding here was clearly to make Aizen wary.
Before truly tearing off his disguise, Aizen was still the Captain of the Fifth Division of the Gotei 13.
If his identity were exposed within the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force, news would inevitably leak to the Seireitei.
Perhaps Baraggan considered this point and deliberately placed his hiding place near the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force.
It must be admitted that this was indeed a suitable hiding place.
Firstly, the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force might make Aizen wary, and in another direction, there was the Forest of Menos, the target of the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force's attacks for thousands of years.
The Forest of Menos can be said to be the most dangerous place in Hueco Mundo, and countless Menos Grande are hidden within this vast, desolate jungle resembling leafless trees.
It can be said that the existence of the Forest of Menos is the true foundation of Hueco Mundo, and the reason why the Seireitei can never occupy Hueco Mundo.
Whether it was Baraggan before or Aizen later, these two rulers of Hueco Mundo could only rule the area outside the Forest of Menos at most.
As for the interior of the Forest of Menos, Baraggan could not conquer it, and Aizen was the same.
Upon realizing that Baraggan's location was extremely close to the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force's base, a bold decision suddenly emerged in Luofu's mind.
Now that Rukia Kuchiki had given the power of a Soul Reaper to Ichigo Kurosaki, it meant that the half-formed Hōgyoku created by Kisuke Urahara must already be hidden within Rukia Kuchiki's body.
This also meant that Aizen would soon take action.
In Luofu's previous series of plans, a crucial goal was to absolutely prevent Aizen from leaving the Soul Society so freely.
Unfortunately, Luofu himself was now a wanted criminal in the Soul Society, and entering the Soul Society was not a simple matter.
If it were just a matter of simply entering the Soul Society, that would be fine.
But the true core of the Soul Society, the Seireitei, was not so easy to infiltrate.
Even Ichigo Kurosaki and the others in the future used alternative means, relying on Kukaku Shiba's cannon to forcefully break through the Seireitei's barrier and enter it.
And now, an excellent plan emerged in Luofu's mind.
The Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force.
In terms of overall strength, the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force was no less inferior to the Seireitei.
If the Gotei 13 is akin to police officers maintaining order, then the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force is the true army of the Seireitei.
It's just that the world of Soul Reapers ultimately attributes power to oneself, and the strength of an individual is enough to disregard the power of a group.
If not, the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force would probably become the strongest military force of the Seireitei.
Almost all members of the Gotei 13 have had the experience of serving in the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force.
Due to the special healing abilities of his Zanpakuto, Luofu had served in the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force for a long time.
To infiltrate the Seireitei, relying on ordinary means would inevitably attract the attention of the Seireitei.
Although Ichigo Kurosaki and the others broke through the Seireitei's spiritual particle barrier with a cannon to save Rukia Kuchiki, they were immediately targeted by the entire Gotei 13 and even had their own exclusive title, Ryoka (trespassers).
The existence of Ryoka is not common in the Seireitei, and even Luofu's predecessor, from entering the Soul Reaper Academy to defecting from the Seireitei, had not seen any Ryoka other than Ichigo Kurosaki and the others.
This is enough to prove how unbreakable the Seireitei's defensive barrier is.
Don't forget that Ichigo Kurosaki's father, Isshin Kurosaki, was also a member of the Shiba Clan.
Regardless of the perspective, if Kukaku Shiba truly had a way to not alarm the Seireitei, there was no reason to send Ichigo Kurosaki and the others in using such a treacherous method.
Even Kukaku Shiba, a noble of the Seireitei, has not been able to find a flaw in the Seireitei's defensive barrier for many years, let alone Luofu.
He quickly planned a way to enter the Seireitei by borrowing the power of the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force.
Next, it depended on whether Baraggan could meet the minimum requirements of Luofu's plan.
He imagined that it should be fine.
After all, Baraggan was once the King of Hueco Mundo, and the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force itself was like a process of sifting through the sands of the Seireitei.
Dodging Baraggan's attack, Luofu revealed his identity as a Soul Reaper in the next moment.
But his appearance was completely different from before, completely transforming into an unfamiliar Soul Reaper that even Captain Retsu Unohana of the Fourth Division would not recognize if she were standing here.
Transformation Technique.
This ability, which was almost commonplace in the Ninja World, displayed an effect in the world of Soul Reapers that even Baraggan was somewhat surprised by.
Mistaking that it was his attack that caused Luofu to reveal his true colors, Baraggan coldly smiled and said, "Finally revealing your true face?"
Holding a large axe in his hand, Baraggan relentlessly chased after Luofu.
In his eyes, Luofu was a Soul Reaper, a subordinate of Aizen. He was an existence that he had to kill.
Being robbed of the position of King of Hueco Mundo had already made Baraggan hate Aizen to the core.
Even if he couldn't defeat Aizen, Baraggan wanted to let Aizen know that he, the former King of Hueco Mundo, was not just a figurehead.
Seeing that Baraggan was indeed chasing after him as he had expected, Luofu smiled inwardly, but a look of fear appeared on his face, and he stepped on Shunpo, quickly heading towards the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force.
Baraggan's strength was indeed very strong, and the power of decay and rot controlled by Skull Breath was something that even Baraggan himself could not resist.
But unfortunately, if he couldn't hit anyone, then everything would be in vain.
In the midst of chasing and fleeing, Luofu and Baraggan gradually approached the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force's base.
Just as they were about to approach the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force's base, Luofu suddenly noticed that Baraggan had stopped chasing him.
Clearly, Baraggan was not stupid. He hid near the Forest of Menos not to vent his anger on the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force.
Luofu fled too quickly, and in Baraggan's view, continuing to chase might completely plunge himself into being besieged by the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force.
Just as Baraggan was unwilling to give up, an invisible spatial vortex appeared out of thin air, like ripples in space, engulfing Baraggan in an instant.
The scenery before his eyes suddenly changed.
Baraggan was shocked to discover that he was already standing outside the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force's base.
Although he had only approached the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force's base.
But Baraggan's existence, which was almost the King of Hueco Mundo, had caused the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force to be alert the moment he appeared due to his vast spiritual pressure belonging to a Hollow.
As an expeditionary force located in Hueco Mundo, its base was covered with arrangements to detect the spiritual pressure belonging to Hollows.
Seeing this, Luofu, the instigator, crashed headfirst into the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force's spiritual particle defense barrier.
Along with the vibration of the barrier, in a very short period of time.
A large number of Soul Reapers stationed in the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force rushed out.
Seeing that Luofu was fighting a Hollow that looked like a skeleton.
These Soul Reapers attacked Baraggan without thinking.
But, priding himself as the King of Hueco Mundo, his very identity as a Hollow destined that there was nothing to discuss with Soul Reapers; explanations were utterly meaningless.
Soul Reapers and Hollows were inherently mortal enemies.
In this situation, Barragan's only option was to fight his way out.
"Rot, Skull Bed."
The double-bladed battle-axe was held upright in front of him.
A terrifying surge of spiritual energy erupted from Barragan, and under the release of his Zanpakuto, Soul Reapers unfamiliar with Barragan's abilities aged as if they had lived a lifetime in an instant.
From their prime, they withered away in a flash, ultimately decaying into dust.
Such a terrifying ability, however, did not frighten the Soul Reapers of the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force.
Since close combat with Barragan was disadvantageous, the Soul Reapers directly switched tactics.
Kido spells and various released Zanpakuto began to bombard Barragan relentlessly.
Truly befitting his title as the former King of Hueco Mundo, even when facing the joint siege of countless Soul Reapers from the Expeditionary Force, Barragan managed to defend by attacking, nullifying all attacks against him with his power to control aging.
Many ants can kill an elephant!
Barragan was well aware that the Soul Reapers of the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force might not be able to defeat him, but if they forced out the stronger Soul Reapers, even he would find it difficult to escape.
He glanced resentfully at Luo Fu, who had been accepted by the Expeditionary Force.
After a brief skirmish, Barragan, who had inflicted heavy casualties on the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force, quickly opened a gap and broke through the encirclement.
Barragan's formidable power also deterred the Soul Reapers of the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force from launching a relentless pursuit.
After successfully infiltrating the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force, Luo Fu benefited from his past service within the force, coupled with the fact that before his defection, he was a genuine Soul Reaper.
Even now, he possessed only the purest form of Soul Reaper spiritual pressure, devoid of any other mixed energies.
Under these circumstances, almost no one would suspect Luo Fu's identity.
After all, Barragan's pursuit of Luo Fu had occurred in full view of everyone; who would have imagined that it was all orchestrated by Luo Fu from beginning to end?
During past offensives against the Forest of Menos, Soul Reapers had gone missing.
Luo Fu, under the pretense of having important information to report to the Captain-Commander, was able to infiltrate the Seireitei through the channels of the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force without raising suspicion.
The Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force not only completely believed Luo Fu's words, but also specially dispatched two Soul Reapers as his guards, escorting him all the way into the Soul Society for his safety.
However, Luo Fu's purpose in infiltrating the Seireitei was to completely overturn the table, exposing the existence of the Wandenreich and Aizen's series of plots.
In this situation, he naturally had to conceal his identity and could not actively expose himself.
Immediately upon entering the Seireitei, Luo Fu directly killed the two Expeditionary Force Soul Reapers responsible for guarding him.
To cover his tracks, Luo Fu thoughtfully placed the bodies of the two Expeditionary Force Soul Reapers into his Kamui dimension.
It can be said that at this moment, neither the Seireitei nor the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force would have imagined that a Soul Reaper would infiltrate the Seireitei in such a way.
After entering the Seireitei, relying on his familiarity with the place, Luo Fu first left his Kamui dimension imprint within the Seireitei before beginning to search for traces of the Wandenreich.
Being able to hide in the shadows of the Seireitei for thousands of years after their defeat back then, the Wandenreich's concealment was beyond doubt.
After all, the Wandenreich was right under the Seireitei's nose.
Fortunately, Luo Fu possessed the special spatial ability of Kamui; otherwise, even if he knew that the Wandenreich was hidden in the shadows of the Seireitei, he would not have been able to discover such a concealed existence.
After sensing the special space within the shadows.
Luo Fu's figure silently entered the Wandenreich.
Harboring the intention to expose the Wandenreich, Luo Fu forcibly tore open the spatial passage between the Wandenreich and the Seireitei the moment he entered.
Accompanied by a massive spatial tremor, Luo Fu quietly disappeared from the spot after completing everything.
Within the Seireitei.
Due to Luo Fu's previous betrayal, especially his escape under the watchful eyes of almost all the Captains of the Thirteen Court Guard Squads.
During this period, the Seireitei launched a large-scale internal self-investigation.
Even Aizen was negatively affected by Luo Fu's sudden defection; at the very least, with increased vigilance, even Aizen, who possessed the special Zanpakuto ability of Kyoka Suigetsu that could manipulate the five senses of others, had to slow down his series of plots.
Ultimately, Aizen's ability only manipulated the five senses, not the hearts of people.
The main reason why all the plots had been proceeding smoothly until now was due to Aizen's meticulous arrangements.
If it were someone else without Aizen's mind, even if they possessed the same ability, they probably wouldn't be able to achieve such an incredible feat.
The sudden exposure of the Wandenreich caused quite a stir throughout the entire Seireitei.
In the minds of many newer generation Soul Reapers, they had almost forgotten about the Quincy, a special existence that could contend with the Seireitei back then.
After all, after defeating the Quincy back then, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni launched a ruthless extermination campaign against the Quincy.
For thousands of years, the Quincy had almost reached the point of extinction.
Apart from the Ishida family, the only other Quincy bloodline outside the Wandenreich was probably the last descendant of the Quincy, Kurosaki Masaki.
Kurosaki Masaki was able to survive thanks to the protection of Ishida Uryu's father, Ishida Ryuken.
He had even almost married Kurosaki Ichigo's mother, Kurosaki Masaki, in order to continue the Quincy bloodline.
From the fact that there were only two Quincy bloodlines left in the human world, Ishida Ryuken and Kurosaki Masaki, and the rest were only mixed-bloods whose bloodlines were so diluted that they couldn't even awaken their abilities, it was not difficult to judge how rare the Quincy had become today.
But who would have thought that the Quincy, who had originally thrived and expanded in the human world, even reaching the point of being able to contend with the Seireitei, would be hiding in the shadows of the Seireitei, developing and growing?
The sudden exposure of the Wandenreich caught both the Seireitei and the Wandenreich somewhat off guard.
Yhwach, who had just revived, had countless future scenes flashing through his eyes.
After a moment, the corners of his mouth suddenly turned up, and he said: "So, there are such ambitious existences among the Soul Reapers as well? However, if you want to use me, you must be prepared to be used by me."
Now that he had been exposed, Yhwach didn't mind launching his revenge against the Seireitei now.
However, Yhwach would certainly not let Luo Fu, who was using him, have an easy time.
With the power of Omniscience and Omnipotence, Yhwach had completely awakened by absorbing the abilities of all mixed-blood Quincy through Auswählen when Kurosaki Ichigo was nine years old.
Luo Fu's actions might deceive the Seireitei and fool Hueco Mundo, but for Yhwach, a BUG-like existence, as long as Yhwach wanted, then all his actions would be seen by Yhwach.
His gaze seemed to pierce through time and space, looking towards Luo Fu, who had just left the Seireitei and entered Hueco Mundo.
Yhwach directly began to instruct his Quincy underlings to prepare to welcome the arrival of the Thirteen Court Guard Squads.
With the ability of Omniscience and Omnipotence, Yhwach not only saw Luo Fu's existence, but Aizen was also exposed in Yhwach's eyes.
For Aizen and Luo Fu, two existences who were out of step with the Seireitei and had strong ambitions of their own.
Yhwach was quite appreciative in his heart.
He even specifically instructed Sternritter Grandmaster Jugram Haschwalth to recruit Aizen and Luo Fu.
Although, in the future he had seen, Luo Fu and Aizen were not the kind of existences who would be subservient to others, Yhwach still claimed to have given the two a chance to rely on him.
Seireitei, First Division.
The Captains of the Thirteen Court Guard Squads were all present at this moment.
Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni exuded an unprecedentedly stern killing intent.
The moment the Wandenreich was exposed, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni felt the spiritual pressure of his old enemy from back then.
That familiar spiritual pressure almost made Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni think he was dreaming.
But precisely because of this, he felt the spiritual pressure belonging to Yhwach in the shadow space of the Seireitei.
His sharp gaze swept over the Captains of the Thirteen Court Guard Squads present.
Soon, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's gaze stopped on Retsu Unohana.
"Captain Unohana, you felt it too, didn't you?"