Aizen's Conspiracy (Part 1)

The one who appeared before Sōsuke Aizen at this moment was none other than his vice-captain—Sōsuke Aizen!

Upon seeing Aizen, the surprise in Sōsuke Aizen's eyes was swiftly replaced by anger.

"Aizen, so it really was you causing trouble!"

"So you had already noticed? How impressive!"

As though he had not noticed the anger in Sōsuke Aizen's gaze and tone, Aizen remained as gentle and courteous as ever.

"Then may I ask when you discovered it?"

"Since you were still gestating in your mother's womb!"

Seeing Aizen's unruffled expression only made Sōsuke Aizen even angrier. If looks could kill, Aizen would have been separated from his head by now.

"Aizen, I always thought you were a dangerous, untrustworthy man. That's why I chose you as my vice-captain—to keep an eye on you!"

"I see!"

Upon hearing this, Aizen chuckled softly and nodded.

"Yes, I understand. But I am very grateful to you, Captain Aizen. Thanks to your complete distrust of me, you never realized that the person walking behind you this past month was not actually me!"

"Uh..."

Aizen's words made Sōsuke Aizen's eyes widen. Disbelief appeared on his face once again, and a bead of cold sweat ran down his cheek.

Clearly, he had thought of something, while Aizen's words continued to flow into his ears.

"My Zanpakuto, Suigetsu, allows me to manipulate people as I please and make enemies mistake every object and phenomenon in this world. This ability is known as complete hypnosis."

As he spoke, Aizen lightly raised his Zanpakuto to show Sōsuke Aizen, then slowly continued.

"Captain Aizen, you are a very perceptive man. If you had interacted with me the way other captains interact with their vice-captains, you might have had a chance to see through it. But you did not.

"Precisely because you