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The battle between Shinigami is a battle of spiritual pressure.

This was said by Aizen himself...

Soi Fon's move, a level 2 special attack, can produce an 'instant kill' effect by attacking the same part twice at the same time.

However, this effect was 'MISS' when facing Aizen. According to Aizen, ... Soi Fon's spiritual pressure was simply not enough to kill him with that kind of technique.

Ryougi and Mi's techniques don't take lives, but rather memories, making them relatively simpler.

However... this wasn't the first time he'd used this ability on Aizen. Given Aizen's condition, he would definitely have noticed something was wrong, and this time he clearly did... perhaps he wasn't showing any signs of it yet.

But he might take measures or methods to address this issue later...

This move will probably only work on Aizen once or twice more at most.

However, this is not the most difficult thing so far. What is most troubling is something else... he may have really made a mistake.

Aizen did not leave Soul Society as he initially planned... at least not the Seireitei, or go into hiding and stop causing trouble as before.

After all, the activation condition for Kyoka Suigetsu is 'having seen the Shikai of his Zanpakuto'.

This is true for most of the Grim Reapers these days.

However, this is not the case for students who have just entered the Shinigami Academy, especially the next and the year after that.

Aizen has lost his chance to hypnotize them.

It's impossible to disguise oneself as someone else and walk openly in Soul Society unless one has a way to change one's appearance. Otherwise, it would be extremely dangerous, with a very high chance of being exposed, and it would essentially lose the value of doing so.

but...

Based on the previous events, Aizen will likely employ special methods to carry out his subsequent actions...

What he wants to destroy is 'trust between people'.

Just as Ryougi Kazuya couldn't recognize that Ichimaru Gin was Aizen Sousuke... he also couldn't recognize which of the people walking beside him, these Shinigami, was Aizen in disguise.

Anyone could be, and no one could be.

No one can prove they are not Aizen; in other words... everyone is subject to suspicion.

In that case, the Seireitei could be said to be on the verge of collapse.

Who issued the order?

Who is carrying out the mission?

Who is the loser?

Even...it might be used by someone with ulterior motives—'I didn't accomplish XX entirely because of Aizen...'

'As expected, it suits my voice.' Ryougi Kazumi didn't feel like laughing, or rather, she couldn't laugh at all... She had to find a solution to this!

Perhaps... he really made a mistake in his initial actions.

"Is the best way to do nothing...? Can I take this as a warning to me, Aizen...?"

......

"Captain Unohana, is Lieutenant Aizen still alive?"

"Huh?" Retsu Unohana looked at the Fourth Division Shinigami and paused for a moment, puzzled by his question: "Where...did you find out about this?"

"Didn't Captain Unohana order this matter to be communicated to the entire Seireitei? She also said that the Hollowfication was probably not the work of the 12th Division Captain, but rather that of the 5th Division Lieutenant Aizen. Is that true? How could Lieutenant Aizen do such a thing?"

Swah——

Just then, a Grim Reaper appeared instantly in front of Unohana Retsu, kneeling on one knee and saying, "Captain Unohana, the 46th Chamber summons you!"

Unohana Retsu's eyes darkened slightly...

"I understand, I'll go now." As she spoke, she slowly walked forward and said, "Also, regarding that matter before, I... I never gave such an order."

"Captain Unohana didn't give any orders, so..." The Shinigami paused, "The report says that Lieutenant Aizen has the ability to control his five senses... Is that true?"

Unohana Retsu didn't say anything, but quietly left, heading towards the location of Room 46.

Chaos has spread, just as the Commander-in-Chief said.

Given Aizen Sousuke's unknown whereabouts, it would be best to keep his abilities a secret.

Like now, if Aizen himself were to use him...

One thing we can be sure of is that Aizen Sousuke is still in the Seireitei, and he is disguised everywhere. He probably disguised himself as Unohana Retsu to give orders to the Fourth Division.

......

"It seems they've already started their stroll..." Aizen Sousuke said with a smile, looking at the Seireitei beneath his feet.

Although something unusual happened during the operation, which is one of the things he will focus on investigating later, the panic about 'Aizen Sousuke' has not dissipated, and no one can be sure who is an ally and who is an enemy.

Mutual distrust could lead to mutual destruction.

Of course... that's the 'best' scenario.

The possibility of achieving this effect is not high. After all, the existence of the Captain-Commander of the Gotei 13, 'Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni', is equivalent to the history of Soul Society.

Over thousands of years, the Gotei 13 has been built up to its current state...

Furthermore, with the Zero Division still around, it's only a matter of time before this chaos is suppressed. But before that...

"Soul Society... Hueco Mundo... and the Wandenreich." Aizen focused his gaze on the Hogyoku in his hand.

This Hōgyoku is incomplete.

This is the limit of what he can currently achieve with his experiments.

You must obtain the other half of the Hogyoku... from Kisuke Urahara's Hogyoku.

Only in this way can he obtain the power he has always desired.

"It's almost over... everything is about to end."

......

"Kaien—what happened?" Jushiro Ukitake asked, looking at Shiba Kaien who was warily staring at him with his hand on his Zanpakuto.

At this moment, Shiba Kaien looked around warily, one hand on his chest and the other gripping his Zanpakuto.

"No...it's nothing." Shiba Kaien turned his head away. "Um...Captain Ukitake."

"what happened?"

"You...you really are Captain Ukitake, aren't you?" Shiba Kaien said.

"What happened?"

"It seems it's true..." Shiba Kaien released his hand from his chest, where blood was flowing. "Then...that's great..."

boom--

"Kaien! Kaien!" Jushiro Ukitake slowly crouched down, looking at Shiba Kaien lying on the ground, and drew his Zanpakuto, placing it against Kaien's neck: "Tell me, who am I again?"

"Damn it..." Shiba Kaien gritted his teeth and fainted as he looked at Aizen Sousuke in front of him.

Chapter 1073 I've Found You

Aizen slowly sheathed his Zanpakuto, not intending to kill Shiba Kaien, and had even called for reinforcements from the Fourth Division.

I guess they'll be here soon.

His initial goal was not to kill anyone, but to instill 'despair' and 'distrust' into the Shinigami of Soul Society.

A friend I was chatting with stabbed me in the back, and then I became like him.

Afterwards, he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his true friend approaching, only to discover... that this so-called 'true friend' was actually fake, also a disguise created by Aizen Sousuke using the Zanpakuto Kyoka Suigetsu!

What would despair feel like at this moment?

If you encounter the real person again, who isn't pretending, will you still trust them?

Could it be that... you're wondering, 'Who exactly is he?'

To make most people in Soul Society experience something like this, especially high-ranking officers and vice-captains...

"So, what's next..."

.......

"Captain."

"Um..."

Looking at Retsu Unohana, whom he had summoned back from the Central 46th Chamber, Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto nodded.

It wasn't Retsu Unohana who spread it in the first place. Although the 46th Chamber was furious, they couldn't ignore the orders of the Captain-Commander.

Or rather...

His orders, those of Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, are absolute within the Seireitei!

Normally, delegating most of the command authority to the 46 Chambers is only to maintain order in Soul Society, and also to provide a place where one can shirk responsibility.

Throughout the long history of Soul Society.

He has lived for thousands of years.

Whether it's the Forty-Six Chambers, the Seireitei, or the Gotei 13, they were all created by him.

Although the millennia of peace had gradually made him a little more 'amiable', it didn't mean that things would change.

"Give the order," Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni said. "The situation has become extremely serious. Have the head of the Technology Development Bureau, Mayuri Kurotsuchi, develop a corresponding solution as quickly as possible."

"Can the Technology Development Bureau really find a solution?" Retsu Unohana asked worriedly.

"I don't know," said Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni. "Of course, I wouldn't just let the Technology Development Bureau handle it..."

He... has already thought of another way.

However, before that, we need to determine the abilities of Aizen Sousuke's Zanpakuto.

......

Seven days have passed since Aizen's death, and the Soul Society has fallen into chaos.