Five Special War Powers

However, just as Kyōka Suigetsu was about to slice open "Yhwach's" throat, a pure white sword blocked its path.

Clang!

A violent collision rang out, and "Yhwach" was even blasted away by the shockwave.

Yet the sword that had blocked Kyōka Suigetsu remained utterly motionless beneath Aizen Sōsuke's slightly surprised gaze.

Aizen Sōsuke shifted his gaze toward the blond man holding that pure white sword.

Long golden hair, blue eyes, refined features, and a cold, tranquil gaze—his entire bearing, from within to without, exuded the noble elegance of a Western aristocrat.

The blond man gracefully withdrew the sword that had blocked Kyōka Suigetsu and calmly said,

"My apologies for the spectacle, Lord Aizen. I am Jugram Haschwalth, captain of the Sternritter."

"Oh?"

A flicker of interest passed through Aizen Sōsuke's eyes as he studied Haschwalth.

Though Haschwalth had not deliberately unleashed his spiritual pressure, the invisible sense of oppression emanating from him was enough to prove that he existed on an entirely different level from the other Sternritter.

Then, with a trace of curiosity in his tone, Haschwalth asked, "As expected of Lord Aizen. How did you see through the fact that this was not the real Majesty?"

"Majesty? Yhwach?"

Aizen Sōsuke replied.

"There was no need to see through it. All it took was common sense. If the King of the Quincy from the rumors was only this capable, then killing him would be no great matter!"

At those words, filled with contempt and arrogance, Haschwalth's expression did not change in the slightest, while obvious anger appeared on the faces of nearly all the surrounding Sternritter.

"Yhwach" flew into a rage and rebuked him, "Aizen, watch your words. Do not disrespect His Majesty."

"Silence, Loid!"

Haschwalth rebuked him in a low voice, and a clear look of fear flashed