Tearing Open the Negación: Get Down Here (continued)

Everyone present understood this point.

Soi Fon was speechless for a moment.

The presence of Sajin Komamura, the Vice-Captain Sasakibe, and Ichigo Kurosaki, all lying on the ground, indicated this.

Aizen is extremely powerful; she might not be able to defeat him.

Shunsui Kyōraku clapped his hands, making a loud "clapping" sound to attract everyone's attention, and began to speak:

"Alright, alright, to deal with Aizen, we first need to break the Complete Hypnosis of Kyōka Suigetsu."

This time, the enemy launched a rebellion, and we in Soul Society were completely unprepared.

But next time, as long as we are well-prepared, we will definitely be able to take it down.

His gaze then fell upon Gin Ichimaru, who was gently patting Rangiku Matsumoto's back, and he continued, "And we do have a prisoner this time."

He walked up to Tokoyo Misao and asked, "Captain Tokoyo, may I have Gin Ichimaru?"

Tokoyo Misao, however, addressed Captain-Commander Yamamoto: "Regardless, Gin Ichimaru is one of the current captains of the Gotei 13. According to the rules, any trial or interrogation of him should be conducted during a captains' meeting."

"Good." When it came to rules, Captain-Commander Yamamoto didn't hesitate at all. He announced loudly, "Summon all captains for a captains' meeting."

"Wait, old man, didn't we agree that if I helped, we'd talk about Rukongai?" Ichigo Kurosaki had no intention of returning to the World of the Living right now.

Who knows if things will fall through once we get back?

He couldn't possibly wait until he died to come to Soul Society and make changes.

Captain-Commander Yamamoto stopped, but didn't speak, seemingly weighing something.

At this moment, Shunsui Kyōraku suddenly said, "Why don't we have Ichigo Kurosaki, Orihime Inoue, and her two companions represent humanity at the meeting?"

After all, Ichigo Kurosaki hadn't been hypnotized, and their strength would be needed to deal with Aizen later.

They should also know the information obtained from interrogating Gin Ichimaru.

"Yes." Captain-Commander Yamamoto strode towards the First Division.

Meanwhile, Soi Fon, the Onmitsukidō Detention Unit, had already gathered her subordinates and surrounded Rangiku Matsumoto.

Gin Ichimaru raised his head and opened his arms. "You don't need to be so fierce, I won't resist."

"Hmph!" Soi Fon snorted coldly and personally stepped forward to handcuff Gin Ichimaru's hands.

As she led Gin Ichimaru past Tokoyo Misao, she glared at him fiercely.

Tokoyo Misao's eyes narrowed. "If you don't like me, find some time to go to Muken and have a fight."

"Fine, let's fight! Who's afraid of who? We'll go after the meeting!" Soi Fon, with her fiery temper, couldn't possibly hold back and immediately accepted the challenge.

Upon hearing this, Unohana nearby, first scanned Soi Fon from head to toe with her eyes.

Then he turned his head and stared at Tokoyo Misao, a meaningful smile appearing on his lips.

Tokoyo Misao felt a chill run from the soles of his feet down to his lower body.

Unohana didn't say much. She pulled the wounded soldiers along, returned to the Fourth Division, put them down, and then headed to the First Division's meeting room.

"Captain, is Gin alright?" Rangiku Matsumoto followed behind Tokoyo Misao, her mind in turmoil.

Although he remained in Soul Society, his fate was not likely to be good.

Tokoyo Misao responded softly, "Gin Ichimaru did have his reasons for following Aizen, but everything he did for Aizen was real."

Those he killed are indeed dead; this is the sin he bears, and he must pay for it.

Upon hearing this, Rangiku Matsumoto's expression darkened, and she asked softly, "Surely they won't have to be executed?"

Tokoyo Misao shook his head. "No. Besides, the Soul Society is currently lacking in fighting power. If Gin Ichimaru can atone for his crimes, he'll probably only be imprisoned for a hundred or two hundred years."

"Really?" Rangiku Matsumoto was pleasantly surprised; she had originally thought she would be imprisoned for at least several hundred years.

"This is just my guess, but I'll try my best to advocate for it at the meeting. Of course, it also depends on Gin Ichimaru's cooperation." Tokoyo Misao patted Rangiku Matsumoto's head. "Go wait in the vice-captain's lounge. Don't worry, I'm here."

"Thank you, Captain!"

With a creak, Tokoyo Misao pushed open the heavy door to the conference room.

The meeting room was now lined with two rows of people. The Sajin Komamura and Kenpachi Zaraki, who were both covered in bandages.

On the right are the representatives of the World of the Living: Isshin Kurosaki, Ichigo Kurosaki, Orihime Inoue, Yasutora Sado Uryū Ishida, and Kisuke Urahara.

Directly opposite Kisuke Urahara, Mayuri Kurotsuchi was grinning, his eyes practically bulging out of their sockets and glued to Kisuke Urahara's body.

There was little surprise that Kisuke Urahara chose to side with the World of the Living world.

However, this guy's intentions are probably not simple.

Is his heart truly set on the World of the Living, or the Soul Society? It's hard to say.

Apart from Mayuri Kurotsuchi, everyone's eyes were on Tokoyo Misao was the last to enter.

They all wanted to see whether Tokoyo Misao would stand on the left or the right.

Tokoyo Misao did not hesitate at all and walked to the left to stand in the captain's position.

There is no question of choice here.

He is the head of the Tokoyo Clan, one of the great noble families in Soul Society, and also the captain of the Tenth Division.

Indeed, he is now using a human body, but that's no big deal.

Because whether it's the World of the Living, the Soul Society, or Hueco Mundo, they are collectively referred to as the Three Worlds.

Therefore, he makes no choice.

At this moment, Isshin Kurosaki had changed into another, more appropriate set of clothes.

He stood tall and proud, with a serious expression, exuding an aura that rivaled even the opposing captain. This earned him a second glance from Ichigo Kurosaki, who repeatedly scanned him with his eyes.

For a moment, he was a little unsure if this guy was really his unreliable father.

"Ichigo, don't I look handsome now?" Isshin Kurosaki asked, then continued without waiting for a reply, "Don't talk. We represent World of the Living now, so hold your heads high, understand?"

Ichigo Kurosaki, who had almost been brought to his senses by the previous sentence, immediately composed himself and stood up straight.

Among the World of the Living squad, only Orihime Inoue appeared relaxed, constantly observing the other captains.

He even chuckled when he saw Mayuri Kurotsuchi.

Finally, it landed on his own master, who waved and greeted him happily.

"Bring the criminal Gin Ichimaru up."

Two guards escorted Gin Ichimaru to the center of the group, put him down, and left, closing the meeting hall door behind them.

Captain-Commander Yamamoto spoke in a deep voice, "Speak, what exactly is Aizen's plan?"

Gin Ichimaru knelt on the ground, raised his head, and his face had returned to its usual squinty eyes and half-smile, as if he felt no pressure at all.

"Aizen's plan is simple: he seeks to surpass the Soul Reaper, achieve his own breakthrough, and stand above the heavens. All his actions are geared towards this goal."

"I see, so the target is the Soul King?" Shunsui Kyōraku frowned. "The Soul King Palace is hidden in the heavens above Soul Society; he shouldn't be able to get in."

Gin Ichimaru turned his head and said with a smile, "There are many ways to enter the Soul King Palace, such as the Shiba Clan."

As he said this, he turned to look at Isshin Kurosaki.

"However, Aizen did not choose this method because it would be too easy for him to be attacked and destroyed in the process."

Moreover, his goal was not to sneak into the Soul King Palace, but to smash down the gate in the sky.

Therefore, he chose to create the Ōken.

"To actually choose to create the Ōken to open the gates of the Soul King Palace, Aizen really deserves to die!" Jūshirō Ukitake couldn't help but exclaim.

The souls that Ōken needs are more than enough to shake the balance of the Three Worlds, and could even create a huge soul gap, potentially leading to the collapse of the Three Worlds.

If Aizen were to succeed in creating it, many Rukongai would definitely disappear, and Rukongai Hueco Mundo have to be established to eliminate a large number of Hollows until a new balance is achieved.

"I have some leads on this matter." Kisuke Urahara raised his hand, gesturing towards Captain-Commander Yamamoto.

"Go ahead and speak." After receiving permission, Kisuke Urahara continued, "The World of the Living Karakura Town is Jūreichi, and it is also a very prosperous city."

If sacrificing this city would be enough to create the Ōken, Aizen would be highly likely to choose this place.

Mayuri Kurotsuchi retorted, "If you can find out all of this, why didn't Aizen sacrifice a few more cities in the World of the Living for safety, instead of choosing the Jūreichi?"

Even an idiot knows that the Soul Society will be heavily defended.

Kisuke Urahara spread his hands and shrugged. "Aizen won't choose any other city."

Those arrogant people, even knowing that Karakura Town would be a heavily defended area by Soul Society, would still say, "Then let's crush them all," and lead their armies to attack.

It must be said that Kisuke Urahara's analysis of Aizen's personality was not wrong.

Even Gin Ichimaru turned to look at him with some surprise. "That's right, Aizen set this plan from the beginning, and he won't change it."

Having received Gin Ichimaru's approval, Kisuke Urahara pulled a fan from his sleeve, unfolded it with a whoosh, covered his mouth, and looked at Mayuri Kurotsuchi opposite him, who was furious and clenched his fists.

Gin Ichimaru then proceeded to recount all that he knew about Aizen's plans, one by one.

This includes establishing Las Noches in Hueco Mundo, collecting Adjuchas and Vasto Lorde, creating the Arrancar army, and so on.

After a long while, he stopped.

He has revealed everything about Aizen's plan, without omitting anything.

The Vice-Captain Sasakibe, with bandages wrapped around his neck, was diligently taking notes next to Captain-Commander Yamamoto.

For a moment, the only sound in the conference room was the swishing of calligraphy brushes.

A moment later, Shunsui Kyōraku questioned, "Gin Ichimaru, why did you confess so easily? Haven't you been following Aizen since childhood?"

Gin Ichimaru did not respond; he simply kept his head down.

"If you won't tell me, then I will," Tokoyo Misao suddenly said.

Upon hearing his words, Gin Ichimaru looked up, his face full of helplessness.

"Captain Tokoyo, do you know that when I first met Aizen when I was a child, I thought he was terrifying?"

In his presence, I was like a rabbit, always at risk of being caught, skinned, and roasted over a fire to be eaten.

But facing Captain Tokoyo, I felt like a naked man, with nothing to hide.

Gin Ichimaru sighed and continued resignedly, "When I was a child, I met Rangiku Matsumoto, who was all alone in Rukongai."

Thinking that we were both starving, and that it would be nice to have someone to keep me company on the journey, we became friends.

But one day, when I returned to my lodging after going out to find food, Aizen appeared.

He took something from Rangiku's body.

At the time, I was too young to know that it was actually Soul King Fragment.

"From that moment on, I left Rangiku and decided to take back what belonged to Rangiku from Aizen."

Tokoyo Misao had said she wouldn't interfere with me, but now she's pulled me out of the Negación. I can no longer help Rangiku reclaim what belongs to her."

Gin Ichimaru spoke concisely and in a light tone.

His face showed no resentment, but rather a sense of relief.

"I've been lying low for over a hundred years, all to find Aizen's weakness."

Unfortunately, the weakness of the Kyōka Suigetsu, which I spent over a hundred years finding, was already known to Captain Tokoyo long ago.

How ironic.

"The reason I'm being so frank now is because Captain Tokoyo is far more terrifying than the terrifying Aizen."

Gin Ichimaru spoke, he opened his eyes, his blue pupils looking at Tokoyo Misao, then suddenly changed the subject. "Thank you, Captain Tokoyo."

After saying this, he lowered his head again and remained silent.

"Waaah," Orihime Inoue, tears streaming down her face, "That captain named Gin Ichimaru is so pitiful!"

He infiltrated the inner circle of the villain Aizen for over a hundred years for Rangiku's sake; it's truly touching.

Gin Ichimaru's confession left the people on the captain's side completely silent.

They knew that Gin Ichimaru had no reason to lie at this point.

Tokoyo Misao looked at his disciple and said, "Orihime, you've missed the point."

Gin Ichimaru and Rangiku Matsumoto were starving in Rukongai, on the verge of freezing to death, and were being wantonly toyed with by Aizen, all without anyone noticing.