Chapter 74
However, Li Yue didn't care. Although the illusion he created for himself was based on the ability released by spiritual power, even the captain couldn't see through it unless someone specifically looked for it. This was because it wasn't an ability to interfere with the people around him, but rather to interfere with the light around Li Yue himself. It didn't affect other people's Reishi, so unless someone had nothing better to do than to be vigilant and observe everywhere, they simply couldn't find Li Yue.
As he walked, he observed his surroundings while also sensing the Reiatsu constantly moving through the Seireitei. For example, there were two powerful Reiatsu erupting in the center. One was the familiar Ichigo Kurosaki, and the other was someone Li Yue had never seen before, but Li Yue could roughly guess who it was from that location.
Because he couldn't find Ichigo Kurosaki no matter how lost he got, Kenpachi Zaraki simply waited for Ichigo place he was sure to pass by.
After Ichigo entered Soul Society, he fought his way up by defeating monsters. First, he fought against Ikkaku Madarame, then Vice-Captain Renji Abarai, and then Captain Kenpachi Zaraki. After learning Bankai, he fought against Byakuya Kuchiki on the high ground, and finally faced the big boss Aizen.
Unfortunately, his power-up wasn't thorough enough, and he was instantly killed by Aizen with a single strike. Aizen was overconfident and didn't really go for the kill, which resulted in none of the Soul Society's captains dying during the entire rebellion, preserving most of their fighting strength.
Ignoring how Ichigo Kurosaki and Kenpachi Zaraki would fight, Li Yue continued on to his destination: the Fourth Division Barracks where Aizen's corpse was kept!
The Fourth Division is the medical division of the Gotei 13, primarily responsible for treating those injured in battle.
To be honest, in the world of Bleach, among the three major factions of Bleach, Hollows, and Quincy, Bleach have the most comprehensive ability development. Although each person's Zanpakuto has different abilities, in Kido, everyone can learn the attacking Hadō, the controlling Bakudō, and the healing Kaidō.
However, everyone has different talents in the Kido, especially in the Kaidō, which results in different healing effects. Some Bleach with talents in the Kaidō are assigned to the Fourth Division and become healers.
Because of the intrusion of the Intruders, the Fourth Division suddenly became very busy. Normally, it's one thing for the Eleventh Division to have injuries from their internal battles, but now, due to the intrusion of the Intruders, several patrol members from different divisions have been injured. In particular, the Fifth Division Captain has died, which has forced the Fourth Division Captain, Retsu Unohana, to be dispatched.
"This must be the Fourth Division."
Li Yue walked to the entrance of the Fourth Division Barracks, watched the Bleach constantly coming and going, and with a flash, slipped through the crowd into the barracks.
Along the way, Li Yue saw ordinary wards filled with many Bleach (death gods). The Bleach there were mostly not seriously injured, and there were no knife wounds on their bodies. Li Yue thought that they were probably internal injuries caused by the impact of Chad's punch. Then there were VIP wards, where Ikkaku Madarame was placed. Although Renji Abarai was defeated, he was locked up in a cell for violating the rules, but the necessary treatment was still being carried out.
Then there's the innermost part of the ward area.
Li Yue sensed that no one was inside, so she pushed open the door.
Upon opening the door, Li Yue immediately saw a knife lying flat on a bed. This knife was none other than Aizen's Kyōka Suigetsu.
Found it!
Li Yue reached out and picked up the Kyōka Suigetsu (a metaphor for something beautiful but ultimately meaningless) and nodded in satisfaction.
Aizen used his own Zanpakuto, Kyoka Kyōka Suigetsu, to disguise himself as a corpse.
Aizen's abilities are 80% Reiatsu, while the remaining 20% are Kyōka Suigetsu. His powerful Reiatsu allows Aizen to almost ignore the attacks of the Bleach captains and instantly kill Captain level, including but not limited to blocking Captain level's attacks with one hand, easily breaking their Zanpakuto, and instantly killing Captain level with a single, unincanted attack.
The Kyōka Suigetsu would make it easier for him to do all of the above.
Even without his Kyōka Suigetsu, Aizen could still kill indiscriminately with his bare hands and Kido, but he could do far less, since he could no longer easily deceive people.
"Godfather, I'm doing all this for you, for your future."
As Li Yue spoke, she wrapped the blade of the Kyōka Suigetsu with bandages that were readily available in the Fourth Division Barracks.
Aizen didn't want to destroy Soul Society; he wanted to overthrow the Soul King and become the new Soul King, not a puppet with its hands and feet cut off and turned into a human pig, but a Soul King truly controlled the three realms. Since he wanted to become a true Soul King, he definitely needed some supporters.
When the adoptive father doesn't care about the voices of the weak, he still has to help Li Yue, the future crown prince, right?
Li Yue went to great lengths to ensure that her adoptive father could gain the support of the people of Soul Society.
"Alright, the first step has been accomplished."
After tucking the wrapped Kyōka Suigetsu into his waistband, Li Yue turned and left the Fourth Division's barracks. None of the Bleach he saw along the way noticed him. After leaving the Fourth Division Barracks, his entire body flashed with green light.
He was wearing a haori, a garment only captains wore, and the number five was clearly written on the back of the haori.
The Captain's Haori of the Fifth Division, with his black-rimmed glasses, gentle expression, and the Kyōka Suigetsu at his waist, is someone anyone in the Seireitei would recognize at a glance.
And the deceased Fifth Division Captain Aizen Sousuke!
Captain Aizen, whose identity as the killer was unknown to many Bleach, lowered his head, adjusted his glasses, and revealed his signature gentle smile.
"Now, let's begin the second step!"
Incidentally, he also sent a private message to Aizen in the Chat Group.
[Meme Lord: Godfather, leave everything else to me!]
[The Hair Gel Man in the Sky:?]
Aizen, who was waiting in Central 46 for developments in the outside world, asked a big question mark.
126. Aizen Sousuke said this.
With the death of Aizen, the Fifth Division Captain, everything in the Fifth Division fell on the shoulders of Momo Hinamori, the Vice-Captain of the Fifth Division.
Because of the immense shock, Momo Hinamori fainted after shouting. Her childhood friend, now the captain of the Tenth Division Tōshirō Hitsugaya, took her back to the Tenth Division barracks to rest. After waking up, she left the Tenth Division barracks to return to the Fifth Division to sort through Captain Aizen's belongings.
Seeing Momo Hinamori leave looking so dejected, Tōshirō and his Vice-Captain were very worried.
"Captain, is it really okay to let Vice-Captain Hinagiku go back alone like this?"
Rangiku Matsumoto, the Captain Rangiku mentioned by Li Yue, couldn't help but ask Tōshirō a question as she watched Momo Hinamori's departing figure.
"Idiot, how could there be no problem in this state?"
"Captain, shouldn't we do something?"
"We'll help out with the Fifth Division's matter when the time comes."
After saying that, Tōshirō concealed himself and silently followed behind Momo Hinamori.
Rangiku Matsumoto helplessly scratched her long hair, following Tōshirō and hanging far behind Momo Hinamori.
Momo Hinamori was completely unaware of the two people behind her and staggered towards the Fifth Division. However, when she returned to the Fifth Division, she found that the lights in Captain Aizen's room were on.
Someone broke into Captain Aizen's room!
Momo Hinamori was still feeling down, immediately stormed into the room in Wrath.
"Who goes there!"
He opened the door and shouted, then froze on the spot.
"Aizen... Captain?"
She had been looking at the figure with his back to her in the room for countless years, and she was absolutely certain that it was Captain Aizen, whom she accompanied every day!
"Ah, it's Hinagiku."
Aizen slowly turned around and, as always, gave Hinagiku a gentle smile.
"You're back? I'm not seeing things, am I? It's Captain Aizen, you're back!"
Momo Hinamori slowly took a step forward, her voice pleading, and slowly extended her right hand toward Aizen.
Tōshirō and Rangiku Matsumoto, who were hanging far behind, were both taken aback when they saw Momo Hinamori's actions from outside.
Tōshirō gestured to Rangiku, and the two of them did their best to suppress their Reiatsu, moved close to the wall, and then hid in the shadows, listening to the conversation between Momo Hinamori and the [Aizen] inside the room.
"I didn't expect you to come back at this time, Hinagiku. It seems I came back at the wrong time."
Aizen pushed up his glasses with a sigh.
"I'm sorry to see you again in this way."
"Captain Aizen, you're not dead, right? That was fake, wasn't it!"
"That's right, just as you thought, Hinagiku, I'm not dead."
Aizen's face still bore the gentle smile that Momo Hinamori remembered.
"Then Captain Aizen, the one before that was..."
"I'm sorry, that was a facade I had to create for my own purposes."
"An illusion?"
Momo Hinamori was stunned.
"Why? Captain Aizen, could it be that you...?"
"I'm sorry, Hinagiku, there are some things I can't explain to you right now."
Aizen is still alive!
Tōshirō and Rangiku Matsumoto exchanged a glance, both seeing shock in each other's eyes, but remained silent. They wanted to know what Aizen was trying to do and why he had faked his death.
"No need to apologize, Captain Aizen, I understand!"
These familiar words were spoken by Captain Aizen not long ago. It was indeed Captain Aizen. Momo Hinamori was certain that she was not dreaming and that what she was seeing was real. Captain Aizen really was not dead!
Aizen nodded in satisfaction.
"Then Hinagiku, can you please trust me as always?"
"Certainly!"
How could Momo Hinamori possibly refuse Captain Aizen's request? She was someone who couldn't live without Aizen!
"Thank you, Hinagiku. In my opinion, you are the person I trust the most, and you truly deserve my trust."
"Of course it's worth it!!"
Upon hearing the word "trust, "Momo Hinamori immediately shouted excitedly.
"I am the person Captain Aizen can trust the most!"
Aizen spent decades becoming Momo Hinamori's emotional anchor. For Momo Hinamori, nothing was more important than Aizen; she was even willing to turn against her childhood friend Tōshirō Hitsugaya, for Aizen's sake.
After losing Aizen, Momo Hinamori felt like her heart had died, and now that Aizen has returned, her condition has become even more serious.
"So, Hinagiku, you'll definitely keep this secret for me, right?"
"Certainly!"
Momo Hinamori nodded quickly. Captain Aizen's secret was known only to her! It was a secret between her and Captain Aizen!
Momo Hinamori's heart was pounding. She was so excited that she wanted to shout, but she had to suppress the urge to do so in order to protect Captain Aizen's secret.
This feeling is like getting a full set of constellations in a ten-pull, but not being able to join an Original God Chat Group. You've applied to join several groups, but none of them have approved your application, making it frustrating to not be able to show off your cards to anyone.
Despite the discomfort, she slowly walked to Aizen's side.
"Captain Aizen, I'm willing to keep all your secrets. Can you tell me what's going on?"
"What exactly happened? If it's Hinagiku, I can tell you, but once you know, you'll have to stay by my side Hinagiku. Even so, are you willing?"
Aizen asked gently.
"I do!"
Hinagiku didn't hesitate for a moment.
"In that case, please listen to my story."
The two people outside the door immediately pricked up their ears and did their best to suppress their Reiatsu.
Suddenly, the background music "Will of the Heart" started playing in Aizen's room, but the excited Momo Hinamori didn't see anything wrong with it. With the support of the background music, Aizen began to tell his story.
"I am actually a very selfish person."
"I used to be just an ordinary soul in Rukongai, suffering oppression, being bullied, ostracized, and living a life without dignity."
"Until one day, a smiling face entered my life."
"She always had a smile on her face and treated everyone, even me, who was like a stray dog, with the same gentleness. That day, she gave me a persimmon when I was starving and saved my life."
Rangiku outside the door was stunned. This scene was so familiar!
"From then on, I became someone who followed in her footsteps, and that period was the happiest time of my life."
Momo Hinamori, on the other hand, was filled with envy. Although the "she "Aizen was referring to was not herself, she felt no Envy, only envy.
"But such days did not last long, because soon after, Bleach broke into our home and killed her right in front of me."
"What!"
Momo Hinamori's eyes widened in surprise.
"And what's ridiculous is that I was the one who guided that Bleach there."
Aizen's face was full of mockery.
"Back then, we were still living a bad life in Rukongai. A group of villains were constantly oppressing us, so I secretly stirred up conflict between the villains and the Bleach so that the Bleach would kill those villains."
"However, that was just my own cleverness. That Bleach was in cahoots with those villains. In fact, those villains were protected by that Bleach. The Bleach broke into our dwelling and killed her in front of me. I was also slashed by the Bleach and seriously injured, falling into a coma. When I woke up again, all I saw was her corpse and the burning flames."
"I walked out of the flames carrying her body. Looking at her corpse, my heart was filled with sorrow. I closed my eyes, hoping that it was all an illusion, that everything before my eyes was just a nightmare. But when I opened my eyes, I saw the reality of everything, and with this reality, I awakened my spiritual power."
Aizen drew the Kyōka Suigetsu from his waist and held it in his hands.
"I have my own Zanpakuto, which means I can become Bleach. Naively, I thought that after becoming Bleach, I could bring her back to life, because shouldn't Bleach be a god who controls death?"
"However, the Zanpakuto I awakened is but Kyōka Suigetsu."