Yamada Unko's appearance instantly ignited the atmosphere that had already built to a certain point.
Everyone's emotions reached their peak. The people raised their hands high and shouted Asano Kiyoshi's name at the figure in the Reishi Image.
The wave formed by their voices surged straight into the sky, even overturning and scattering several clouds at the horizon!
Aizen looked through his slightly curved brown hair at the slowly dispersing clouds in the distance. The smile on his face remained, but this time, it seemed to contain something more than before.
He looked toward Asano Kiyoshi and the Captain-Commander, his eyes revealing an extremely complicated emotion. Then he looked at the endlessly shouting crowd, and the hatred in his heart actually faded somewhat.
Although Tosen could not see anything at this moment, he could sense the emotions gathered by the people more clearly than anyone else. That emotion made Tosen feel that the justice in his heart might truly be achievable.
He instinctively turned toward the direction of Asano Kiyoshi's spiritual pressure. Looking at that spiritual pressure burning like flames, he could not help but murmur:
"If... if only you had appeared earlier. If... if Utamasa's matter had encountered you..."
Gin Ichimaru stood beside Kaname Tōsen. He seemed to have heard Kaname Tōsen's murmur, but said nothing. He merely took a dried persimmon from his pocket and said to Kaname Tōsen:
"Here. Dried persimmon. It's sweet, really tasty."
Kaname Tōsen accepted the dried persimmon, took a bite, and said to Gin Ichimaru:
"Thank you. It's very delicious."
After hearing Kaname Tōsen's praise, Gin Ichimaru smiled, but said nothing more.
Seeing that the timing was right, the Captain-Commander released a small amount of spiritual pressure, calming the surroundings somewhat before beginning his address.
As the Captain-Commander's deep and imposing voice rang