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"Is there anything I can help you with? It's so late and you're still up."

"No..." Kyoraku Shunsui said somewhat embarrassedly, "I just have some trouble sleeping..."

As he spoke, he slightly tilted his head to look at Death, who was walking by with a file in his hand not far away.

The Shinigami turned around, revealing himself to be Aizen Sousuke, the vice-captain of the Fifth Division. He gave a slight bow to Kyoraku Shunsui and the other two Shinigami.

Kyoraku Shunsui returned the greeting and said softly, "Am I overthinking things...?"

"What?" The two Grim Reapers stared at each other, completely bewildered.

"It's nothing, it's just that Lieutenant Aizen doesn't seem to be able to sleep either..."

The two dead looked up and saw Aizen on the building next to them, and quickly ran over: "Good night, Vice-Captain Aizen!"

"You all need to rest as well." Kyoraku Shunsui had barely finished speaking when he sensed something was wrong. He looked up at Aizen Sousuke's location, slightly startled, and quickly shouted, "Watch out!"

"Hmm?" Aizen was slightly startled. He turned around and saw a person hidden in the darkness behind him revealing a blade in their hand.

"What—!?" The next moment, before he could say anything, the blade pierced through his throat.

"This is bad!" Kyoraku Shunsui exclaimed in surprise. Just as he was about to make a move, he saw that person throw Aizen down and at the same time raise his hand towards the sky: "Hado #88 - Flying Dragon Strike Thief Heaven-Shaking Thunder Cannon!!"

Then, a dazzling blue beam of light began to flicker in the dark Seireitei.

Chapter 1066 Aizen: MMP

"No...impossible—"

"Lieutenant Aizen...is dead?"

"What on earth happened?!"

"Enemy! Report to the Captain-Commander immediately! Enemies have invaded Soul Society!!"

The wreckage of Number 88 streaked across the sky, and Ryougi and Yami breathed a slight sigh of relief as they looked at Aizen's corpse lying on the ground...

The one who died was not the real Aizen, but a 'stand-in'!

Aizen should be conducting his experiments in Rukongai right now, and the substitute he left behind is to make others believe that 'Aizen' is still in Seireitei, but now this Aizen is dead.

He died in public.

This is something that can be done without requiring much strength.

As long as we can ambush and kill this fake extra who doesn't even have a name, we can use No. 73 even if we don't know No. 88's Hado. If we're really not strong enough, we can use No. 31's Red Fire Cannon, right?

This is a move that most students at the Shinigami Academy of Arts and Sciences know.

All they had to do was make a big fuss, and at that moment, a captain-level figure, Kyoraku Shunsui, witnessed this scene—

In other words...

If we kill this fake "Aizen" and awaken as many Shinigami as possible, then this plan will be half successful.

That's right... halfway there.

The most difficult part of this operation was escaping from Kyoraku Shunsui!

"This is really a headache. Who exactly are you?" Kyoraku Shunsui appeared behind Ryougi Kazuya, his Zanpakuto aimed at Ryougi's vitals. It was a complete sneak attack, showing no regard for his captain status.

"He killed Vice-Captain Aizen and was even able to use Hado 88..."

Kyoraku Shunsui suddenly paused as he spoke, as if he wanted to strike while Ryougi and Mi were listening to him.

At that very moment—an astonishing spiritual pressure emanated from afar.

"This...this has really alerted a troublesome fellow." Kyoraku Shunsui paused, looking in the direction of the Eleventh Division, and said, "Has that battle maniac arrived?"

......

"Eleventh Division, everyone stand by. I'm going to investigate the scene!"

Ryougi, mimicking Shiki's words, rushed out first, followed by Ryougi and Mi's bodies, maintaining a certain degree of mechanical movement. A closer look might reveal the unnaturalness of their actions.

but...

The members of the Eleventh Division surrounding them clearly didn't care about this; those who woke up all had an attitude of, "Oh, I see." "Alright, the captain's gone, go back to sleep." "It's nothing for us anymore, go to sleep."

That expression...

Others who objected didn't seem to care.

And so it went. Ryougi Ori and Ryougi Kazuya's bodies quickly arrived at the scene of Aizen's murder. On the way, Ryougi Kazuya's Shinigami body rushed over, stuffed the extra disguise into his own body, and then stuffed it underground. After that, he followed Ryougi Ori, making it look as if they had come from the Eleventh Division barracks together.

"Oh, right—" Kyoraku Shunsui came over and waved his hand, saying, "Did you encounter the murderer?"

"Huh? You seem to have been here the whole time? Didn't you manage to keep him here?" Ryougi asked knowingly.

"Haha... Oh well, that guy was unexpectedly strong... I wonder where he's off to now..." Kyoraku Shunsui frowned as he looked at Aizen's corpse. "Did he... have a grudge against Lieutenant Aizen? It seems like the others weren't attacked..."

"Isn't there a very dazzling pillar of light?"

"Ah, that one, it's the 88th Hado... but it was released into the air and didn't hit anyone... what was its purpose... that's strange."

Ryougi Ori, along with Ryougi Kazuya and Kyoraku Shunsui, arrived at the place where 'Aizen' was killed.

The captains of the 2nd, 4th, and 6th divisions have arrived.

Retsu Unohana stood up, shook her head, and said, "It's no use. Lieutenant Aizen is already dead."

"Then who is the murderer?" Ryougi asked.

“That’s true. For Captain Ryougi, the life or death of Vice-Captain Aizen is irrelevant; he’s probably more interested in the strength of that intruder,” Byakuya Kuchiki said, frowning.

"That's right, what does his life or death have to do with me... Tsk, I went all the way to the Eleventh Division only to find nothing? I'm going back." Ryougi waved her hand and turned to leave.

"Where are you going, Captain Ryougi?"

"Go to sleep!" Ryougi said without turning her head. "What time is it? If it weren't for the spiritual pressure here, who would want to come over!"

"Well then, we'll be going now." Ryougi Kazuya turned around and smiled, saying, "I deeply regret the death of Lieutenant Aizen, well... but there's nothing we can do about it. After all... becoming a Shinigami naturally means taking on this kind of danger, right..."

"By the way, Fifth Division, didn't anyone notify the Fifth Division?!"

"Yes, I'll send someone to inform them right away."

"Captain Hirako has already gone on a mission... and now the vice-captain has run into this trouble... Summon the third seat of their squad!"

"I remember the third seat of the Fifth Division should be Gin Ichimaru, right?"

Ryougi Kazuya chuckled slightly as he listened to the commotion behind him: "It seems... this matter has affected Ichimaru Gin... What a pity."

"So what's next?" Ryougi asked, walking ahead. "It seems like Shiki is having some trouble."

"Ah... Go to the Eleventh Division right away, I'll be there right away too..." Ryougi Kazumi said with a slightly serious face... This operation would have been perfect if Ryougi Shiki hadn't insisted on going out to fight Aizen.

But that won't work...

This world is inherently boring. There are so many things we can do, yet time slips by idly year after year.

In situations like this, Ryougi and Mi really couldn't bring themselves to say to Shiki, "Don't do anything, just wait." Moreover, Shiki had his own ideas and things he wanted to do, and he didn't want to erase what Shiki wanted to do just because of his own convenience.

Instead, we should do the opposite, basing our actions on the capriciousness of our own "style".

Of course... she's not that hard to talk to. If Ryougi and Mi had expressed their feelings, she might have stayed in the Eleventh Division barracks. But... oh well, the most important thing is to be happy.

Now that Aizen's substitute is dead, Aizen is a dead man in the Seireitei.

So—what are you going to do next?

Aizen Sousuke, how are you going to change this situation now?!

You are already a dead person, a dead person who can no longer rightfully appear in the Seireitei.

Chapter 1067 Battle

"Little Sword—over here, over here!"

"I understand." Kenpachi Zaraki started running in the direction Yachiru Kusajishi pointed.

How long have you been lost?

Who knows?

In short, he got lost. It was all those two people's fault for insisting on walking behind instead of leading the way. As a result, he himself didn't know where he was!

Kenpachi Zaraki, who was running wildly, suddenly stopped and looked in the completely opposite direction from where he was going. He laughed: "Haha—! I don't know what happened in Seireitei, but let's hold off for now! Over there... I can feel a good spiritual pressure. Let's go, Yachiru!"

"Yes~"

......

"Tosen...why did you do this to Kensei? Did you betray your captain?" Hirako Shinji lay on the ground, looking at the Shinigami who had removed his mask, and said in disbelief.

"This doesn't really count as betrayal." Shinji Hirako looked in the direction of the voice.

“He is very loyal. He is just faithfully following my orders. Could you please not blame him too much, Captain Hirako?”

Shinji Hirako gritted his teeth and said, "Aizen... so it really was you who did this."

Da da da da—

Just then, accompanied by the sound of footsteps, a blade suddenly slashed towards Aizen!

"Who are you?" Hirako Shinji was taken aback by the person who had suddenly appeared there.

"Sigh, did you block it?" Ryougi Shiki pressed down hard on the blade in Aizen's hand and said, "Is it impressive?"

“I should be the one saying that,” Aizen said, holding his blade in front of him to block Ryougi Shiki’s sword. “Impressive, Captain Ryougi. This sword is heavier than I expected.”

"Tch, you figured it out, huh?" Ryougi Shiki clicked her tongue, immediately removing her Gikai. Gripping her hands tightly, she turned to deliver another blow: "I don't care how you figured it out, just die—"

however--

At that moment, an attack came from behind.

Tosen's sword slashed towards Ryougi Shiki—

"Who are you?" Ryougi Shiki said, slightly turning her body to the side, "Get out of my way!"