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“That’s how it should have been done from the beginning,” Ryougi said with a laugh. “I… haven’t had a proper time to play in a long time!”

As she spoke, Ryougi Shiki's figure slowly faded and merged into Ryougi Shiki's body.

When Ryougi Shiki is a Shinigami (death god), Ryougi Ori is a Zanpakuto (soul-slaying sword).

Conversely, when Ryougi Shiki is a Shinigami (death god), Ryougi Shiki is a Zanpakuto (soul-slaying sword).

"Ah-"

"Oh, not bad." Aizen said, looking at the blood splattering from Ryougi Ori's shoulder. "But it seems that Ryougi Kazuya's abilities have disappeared."

"Tsk..." Ryougi Shiki paused for a moment and quickly used Shunpo backward; she had forgotten.

Ryougi and Mi are connected by Ryougi Shiki, not by her...

The sudden change of personnel, and Ryougi and Mi haven't arrived yet—

"no way..."

Although it cannot use Bankai, Ryougi Ori also has its own Shikai.

"Wake up—"

Chapter 1069 The Vacant Position

For the Yin-Yang Weaving

What she called death was herself...

The so-called darkness is the place one has always been in.

No matter where she is, she is only the other side of Ryougi Shiki, a side that has never been revealed.

Another personality, another existence.

However, it is relatively independent; the power is one's own, the abilities are one's own... only the body...

Even now, they still share a single body.

"Ah, you can use my body as you like, I don't care." Zhi said this... as if she didn't care about these things at all.

But...that's not the case. If she could, she would like to see those too.

Rainbows after the rain, the birth of life, the boundless sea... and so on.

She was also full of curiosity and...hope about everything.

and so--

"So that's your Zanpakuto ability?" Aizen said, looking at Ryougi Ori. "I don't see any changes."

"Ah, yes, perhaps." Ryougi Ori said, looking at the Zanpakuto in her hand, "It's rather lame that nothing has changed, isn't it? Well, I'm really sorry, but even a Zanpakuto like this can still bring something."

That is...

hope!

Her Zanpakuto is hope in desperate situations, light in darkness.

Though faint, it will not disappear; as long as you hold on, you can welcome tomorrow.

"Gin, we're retreating." Aizen sheathed his Zanpakuto, looked at Ori, and said, "Your tenacity... or rather, yours, was unexpected. This time it's your victory. Be happy."

"Shall we leave now?" Gin Ichimaru said, a deep, hidden disappointment in his voice.

The Zanpakuto in his hand was constantly 'shaking' slightly, its tip always pointing towards where Aizen was...

He was waiting for that opportunity... waiting for a chance to strike decisively.

In retrospect, he had such opportunities before, but he didn't seize them because he hesitated.

'Was that really Aizen?'

"Hmm, are you leaving?" Ryougi frowned and rushed over with a Shunpo: "How could I let you get away like this!"

Her Zanpakuto is hope.

The hope of turning adversity around, that is to say...

It's useless in a favorable situation.

A Zanpakuto that will not have any effect when the wind is favorable.

“That’s right, is it really okay for Captain Aizen to just leave like this?” Kisuke Urahara said, appearing behind Aizen at some point. “Being so careless could lead to your death.”

"Dongxian".

Aizen glanced at Urahara Kisuke and immediately said that he didn't know what Urahara Kisuke, who had just appeared, would do, but at least... now was not the time to be leisurely.

"I see."

Kaname Tosen unleashed his Zanpakuto: "Bankai - Kiyomushi Final Style: Enma Cricket!"

"and many more--!"

Darkness descends, and sight, hearing, taste... all of these disappear.

Those inside, except for the one who held Tosen's Zanpakuto, could not feel, see, or hear anything... even spiritual pressure; here, spiritual pressure was as if it did not exist.

However, even in such darkness, there is a single ray of light.

Hope in despair, light in darkness.

*Pfft*

"No..." Ryougi Ori gritted her teeth, looking at the person pierced by her blade, and said, "This guy... isn't Aizen..."

"Hirako Mako?"

Ryougi was slightly stunned as the scenery before her changed instantly. Her confusion made her unable to react for a moment. By the time she realized something was wrong, she could no longer stop the blade that was rushing forward, and it still pierced through Hirako Shinji's chest.

"Really..."

boom----!

Suddenly, walls appeared all around—it was a barrier.

Outside the golden barrier, the Great Demon Taoist Master, holding Ling Tiezhai's hand, formed a hand seal: "No matter who it is, I will absolutely not let him escape!"

boom--!

However, his persistence lasted only a few seconds before the loud roar left a hole in a wall.

"You're a bit late," Ryougi said, looking at Urahara Kisuke and the other person. "And is this all the barrier you painstakingly set up?"

“No…” Kisuke Urahara frowned, looking in the direction Aizen had left, and said, “I…I set up a lot of Kido…why didn’t any of them activate?”

"Who knows? Your moves are completely useless. Shiki, I'll teach you next." Shiki said with dissatisfaction, handing her body over to Ryougi Shiki.

“You don’t need to worry about what happens next.” Ryougi Shiki sighed and said, “Aizen is dead, at least... he can no longer return to the Seireitei.”

"Varied--!?"

"Anyway, things are over here. What are your plans now?"

"Wait a moment--"

Just then, Mashu ran over, panting, and said, "There's another person here. I hope you can help me."

......

Boom-!

"This time, the dignity of the Seireitei has been completely destroyed!"

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni slammed his cane heavily on the floor and looked at the people in the room, saying, "The captain of the 12th Division actually did such a thing... Seven captains have met this end because of the Hollowfication experiment, and... the vice-captain of the 5th Division, Aizen Sōyū, died in an assassination attempt last night, and the whereabouts of the three seats are unknown."

"Yoruichi—"

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni looked at Shihouin Yoruichi and said, "Don't you have anything to say?"

"...I don't think that's something Kisuke would do."

"Hmph! Even now you're still speaking up for that sinner?" Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni glared at Shihouin Yoruichi, but it didn't change his attitude in the slightest.

"Never mind..." Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni withdrew his gaze: "Everyone, leave. Let the Central 46 decide the verdict in this matter!"

"Disband!"

"Ah... I never expected something so serious to happen last night..." Kyoraku Shunsui seemed as languid as ever, but only those who knew him well, such as Ukitake Jushiro, could sense the murderous intent hidden in his tone...

His adjutant was also affected by this incident!

"However, I didn't expect Vice-Captain Aizen to die like this... Really, how are we going to fill the captain's vacancy now... Oh right." Kyoraku Shunsui seemed to have thought of something and looked at Ryougi Shiki, saying, "Your squad's vice-captain and third seat are both capable of this position, right?"

Chapter 1070 Suspicion

"Captain Aizen, what should we do next?"

Kaname Tosen asked nervously, "You're already 'dead' in the eyes of the people in Soul Society."

"It's okay, I'll take it."

"but--"

"I already said it's okay."

"!!!" Tosen felt a chill and quickly lowered his head, kneeling down.

“However, this incident certainly had many unexpected aspects, didn’t it? Especially the death of Captain Aizen.” Gin Ichimaru said with a smile, “What should we do? Captain…”

"Ah...you can go back after this."

"what?"

"Return to the Seireitei," Aizen said with a smile. "And then strive to become a captain. As for me... now that 'Aizen' is dead, I will do what I want to do, what I need to do..."

"Um... but Captain Aizen, is it really okay for us to go back like this?"

“Ah, it’s alright…” Aizen nodded. “Or rather… it’s better this way. Although things have developed unexpectedly, they haven’t gone out of control. In other words… this is just the ‘worst-case scenario’ that I anticipated. Since that’s the case, we just need to adopt the best strategy to deal with this ‘worst-case scenario’.”