At this moment, Seireitei's remaining fighting force had mobilized in full!
It was not merely because the truth revealed by Hyōsube Ichibē was too shocking, stirring countless Soul Reapers into instinctive rebellion.
More importantly, there was the prestige Unohana Retsu and Chiba Makoto had accumulated, as well as Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, one of the Thirteen Divisions' founders, personally leading the charge.
Chiba Makoto saw not only the Thirteen Divisions' fighting force. Even the reclusive strength of noble houses such as the Kuchiki Clan and the Shihōin Clan had appeared among the ranks.
Perhaps the other Soul Reapers had acted out of their own beliefs, the justice they followed, or Chiba Makoto's prestige.
But in the eyes of those nobles, this was undoubtedly a crucial moment of choice—and... there were no other options.
Even if they remained neutral, they would inevitably decline into obscurity in the end.
And now, the appearance of the Kuchiki Clan and Yoruichi Shihoin alongside Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni had undoubtedly made their answer clear.
"Shihōin, Kuchiki, are you standing against me this time? Are you placing your bets on Chiba Makoto?"
As Hyōsube Ichibē spoke, his gaze clearly wavered.
After all, when they had betrayed the Soul King in the past, the Shihōin, Kuchiki, and Tsunayashiro Clans could be considered Hyōsube Ichibē's accomplices.
And now, these clans were actually going to stand against me?
The corner of Hyōsube Ichibē's eye twitched with irrepressible fury!
In response, Shihoin Yushiro and Kuchiki Byakuya, the current heads of the Shihōin and Kuchiki Clans, did not answer. Instead, they turned their gazes toward Chiba Makoto.
"They fight for justice!"
Chiba Makoto uttered those grandiose words.
They were hypocritical, certainly; but war had always needed the embellishment of justice and morality to establish its own righteousness.
That was not only to deceive