Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

Soon it arrived at one o'clock the following afternoon.

"Araki-sensei, I'm here!"

As agreed with Araki, Aizen Sousuke arrived at Araki's captain's room on time.

"Sousuke! You've come..."

Araki smiled as he watched Aizen walk into the captain's room.

"Sousuke, what do you think is the factor that determines the outcome of our battles as Shinigami in this world?"

Araki looked at Aizen Sousuke and asked with a smile.

"Experience? Skill? Determination? And the power of the Zanpakuto?"

Upon hearing this, Aizen pondered for a moment before asking Araki a question.

“Excellent! Sousuke, you’re right…”

"But the most important thing, you haven't said yet! Do you know what it is?"

Upon hearing this, Araki first nodded, then continued to ask.

"Um……"

Upon hearing this, Aizen hesitated.

Although Aizen desperately wanted to use the word "reiatsu" (spiritual pressure), he didn't know if that was the answer Araki wanted to hear...

"Could it be..." After pondering for a long time, Aizen uttered two words with some uncertainty, "The mind?!"

"What good is a heart if you only have one?!"

Can the mind become a force to turn defeat into victory in crucial moments?

Araki frowned slightly after hearing Aizen's words.

This isn't Fairy Tail next door, and it's not like the place where the background music starts and everyone shouts "We are the mages of Fairy Tail guild" and then starts talking about idealism. You can't play those idealistic games in Soul Society.

"That is……"

At this moment, Aizen already had the answer in his heart, but he still pretended not to know, seemingly intending to give Araki a chance to show off! It has to be said that Aizen is truly a considerate and extremely qualified disciple.

"The answer is spiritual pressure!"

"The battle between Shinigami is a battle of spiritual pressure..."

"As long as your spiritual pressure is strong enough, you will have no rivals in front of you!"

Araki stopped being mysterious and spoke directly to Aizen.

"This……"

After hearing Araki's words, Aizen frowned instead.

He understood the logic, and it was indeed true, but why did these few sentences sound so familiar to him?

At the same time, Aizen felt an indescribable unease...

It was as if something that originally belonged to him had suddenly disappeared!

"Sousuke, do you understand what I'm saying?"

Just as Aizen was lost in thought, Araki continued to speak.

"Disciple, I understand!"

Only when Aizen heard Araki speak did he nod slightly, temporarily putting aside the random thoughts in his mind.

"Then what happens next..."

"Sousuke, you should really feel what spiritual pressure is all about!"

Araki's lips curled up slightly after hearing Aizen's words.

Immediately afterwards, Araki unleashed immense spiritual pressure right in front of Aizen...

Chapter 140 Aizen: Let's just destroy these 'Three Realms'!

Araki's gaze gradually became serious.

"boom!"

A spiritual pressure as powerful as a monstrous wave erupted from Araki's body, pressing down on the young Aizen before him...

"What immense spiritual pressure!!"

Aizen felt unsteady and as if he was about to kneel down after just one exchange of spiritual pressure from Araki.

"Is this the true value of the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society?!"

"Even a captain-level Grim Reaper would be as weak and powerless as an ant in front of him!"

"The spiritual pressure emanating from his body alone is enough to make me lose the desire to fight him..."

At this moment, Aizen gained a completely new understanding of Araki's strength. He realized that his previous assessment of Araki's combat power had been too conservative. Just as a captain-level Shinigami could render the ghosts of Yukitogashi or ordinary Shinigami members of the 'Thirteenth Division' incapable of fighting with a single glance, Araki could also render ordinary captains of the 'Thirteenth Division' incapable of fighting with a single look…

Although Araki is a captain of the Gotei 13 along with the other squad captains, the gap between Araki, as the Captain-Commander, and the other captains is far greater than the gap between those newly born souls from the Gotei 13, who are as weak as infants, and ordinary captain-level Shinigami.

"boom!!"

Just as Aizen's mind was racing, Araki increased the amount of spiritual pressure he was releasing.

"Oh no! Captain-Commander Araki's spiritual pressure has increased once again!"

"Could it be that the immense, boundless spiritual pressure just now wasn't the Captain-Commander's limit?!"

"Heh, Captain-Commander Araki is practically a monster in human form! No one in this world knows what his limits truly are!"

"If I only rely on the most basic Shinigami techniques, such as 'slashing fist and walking demon,' or Shinigami's training in Zanpakuto, can I really reach the same level as Captain-Commander Araki right now?!"

As Aizen sensed Araki's ever-increasing spiritual pressure, he couldn't help but question his own extraordinary talent.

"This is impossible, isn't it? This is beyond the reach of a mere Grim Reaper, isn't it?"

In just a moment, Aizen had the answer in his heart.

Aizen concluded that Araki's power was definitely not something that could be achieved simply by reaching the limit of a Shinigami...

Aizen concluded that Araki's power had surpassed the Soul Society's definition of the concept of "Shinigami"!

Aizen concluded that Araki had now reached a completely new 'realm' that no one in the 'Seireitei' had ever touched before!

"interesting!"

Aizen smiled at this. He had thought that there were limits to being a 'Shinigami,' but he hadn't expected that there were new paths to follow beyond that. He realized that his decision to become Araki's apprentice was indeed the right one...

For a thousand years since the Gotei 13 was established, Araki, the "strongest" Shinigami castle, has been like a huge treasure! He constantly gives Aizen emotions of surprise and joy.

"not good."

After a brief moment of joy, Aizen forcibly suppressed the slight upturn of his lips.

He was so close to breaking character; the persona he'd created for himself was about to go out of character! Now wasn't the time for joy; he had to hide all his emotions...

"Now, I should give Captain Araki some response."

Aizen thought to himself, no longer resisting the spiritual pressure released by Araki, letting Araki use the spiritual pressure to push him to the ground.

"Araki-sensei, I... I can't take it anymore..."

At the same time, after Aizen crawled to the ground, he did not forget to give Araki a bitter smile and beg for mercy.

Aizen, who is dedicated to acting, is constantly immersed in the script and character he has written for himself...

Centuries later, Araki passed the position of Captain-Commander to Aizen, who obtained the Hogyoku and evolved beyond the limits of a Shinigami. Aizen then revealed to Aizen that he possessed the ability of telepathy...

At the same time, Araki told Aizen with a smile that he had read through all of Aizen's thoughts from the first day Aizen became his apprentice, and said that Aizen's acting back then was really 'cute'~

That day, Aizen, who had stopped acting and whose personality had returned to normal, suddenly smiled after hearing what his teacher had said, and said to Araki, "I really want to stab myself in the back! Araki-sensei, do you think there really isn't a time machine in this world?!"

Yes, Aizen's dead memories are starting to resurface and relentlessly attack him, making his life a living hell...

"Ha ha……"

Araki simply smiled at this and spread the news throughout the entire Seireitei, while also incorporating it into the teaching materials of the Spirit Arts Academy.

So...

A fan of Aizen said, "Captain-Commander Aizen created a golden age where everyone could be like a dragon! He balanced the entire Three Realms! Since then, Hueco Mundo, the Human World, and Soul Society have been permanently stable! Since Hell's devouring of the world has never appeared again, his achievements can be said to surpass those of the Soul King!"

Aizen's haters say, "But Captain-Commander Aizen was tricked by Captain-Commander Araki..."

Aizen's fans say, "Captain-Commander Aizen single-handedly outmaneuvered Yhwach! His intelligence is unparalleled in the three realms!"

Aizen's haters also said, "But Captain-Commander Aizen was still tricked by Captain-Commander Araki..."

Aizen's fans said, "No, isn't this the only flaw of Captain-Commander Aizen? Is this never going to end?"

So, Aizen's haters said, "Captain-Commander Aizen was not only tricked by Captain-Commander Araki, but this self-proclaimed genius, who claims to be the smartest person in the 'Three Realms,' has always been arrogant and doesn't know..."

Aizen's fans responded with: "..."

From then on, Aizen Sousuke, hailed as the most perfect captain-commander in the history of the 'Gotei 13', was forever accompanied by his dark history and a host of haters!

Of course, Aizen had considered completely erasing this dark history, such as using Mirror Water Moon to create an era of "Eternal" Mirror Water Moon across the entire "Three Realms." However, those haters said, "The peak produces false supporters, and twilight witnesses devout believers! In fact, we are your true fans! Unlike your fake fans who only see your strengths and only love your strengths, worshipping you as a 'god', we haters love even your flaws!"

In response, Aizen said, "Heh, let's just destroy these 'Three Realms'! Yhwach's words make sense!"

cough cough...

The captain's room of the 'First Division'.

"Sousuke, are you alright?"

Araki looked at Aizen, who had 'surrendered,' and withdrew his own spiritual pressure.

"call……"

In an instant, Aizen, who was slammed to the ground and seemed to be about to faint, suddenly felt his body lighten.

As for Araki, he was perfectly aware of what Aizen, who was lying on the ground, was thinking. However, as his teacher, he was simply willing to play along with his 'foolish' and unworthy student's performance.

To paraphrase a line from Xue Zhiqian's lyrics: "I should have played along with your performance, but I turned a blind eye!"

"As expected of the Captain-Commander, I am far inferior to him..."