That being said, Sosuke Aizen still had no idea why Ichigo Kurosaki had gone so far off course.
He could only chalk it up to a deviation.
"Terrifying, isn't it? In such a short time, he's already grown strong enough to defeat two Captains."
Gin Ichimaru remarked with a click of his tongue.
"And Rukia Kuchiki has escaped from prison, Captain Aizen."
Sosuke Aizen was somewhat surprised by Gin Ichimaru's report.
Based on his analysis of Rukia Kuchiki, she should not have chosen to escape. To preserve the honor of the Kuchiki Clan, she should have obediently waited to die and accepted the judgment of the Central 46 Chambers.
Even Byakuya Kuchiki had not defied this.
Had something happened?
Or had she discovered something?
Sosuke Aizen knew very well that a person's character and way of thinking could not undergo drastic changes in a short period of time unless some variable or unexpected factor had intervened.
For example, if someone had always arrived at school on time but was suddenly late one day, any normal person would assume some accident had caused it.
Though such reasoning was simple, not many people possessed that kind of insight.
Sosuke Aizen happened to be one of them.
"Did Ichigo Kurosaki say something to her?"
Sosuke Aizen mused.
Interesting. In such a short time, he had already developed to the point where he could use words to shake and alter another person's thoughts and actions.
For Sosuke Aizen, this was enough to make him overturn all his research on Ichigo Kurosaki and start over.
But he had no time for that now, so he could only keep it in mind.
"Don't send any easily swayed targets to Ichigo Kurosaki."
He revised his plan.
"Rukia Kuchiki, put down your Zanpakuto. With a blade in