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"Central 46 Chambers..."

Hearing Tōshirō state outright that he wanted to force his way into Central 46 Chambers, the captains fell silent once more.

If this had been a few years ago, before Ross appeared, such words would have been utterly treasonous.

If Captain-General Yamamoto had heard them, they would have been branded rebels.

If they had truly acted on it, even if all of them went together, the inevitable outcome would have been their deaths in the blazing flames of Captain-General Yamamoto's Ryūjin Jakka.

But at this moment, those words carried a different meaning.

"Captain Tōshirō, may I ask a question?"

Byakuya Kuchiki's voice became somewhat solemn. "In your opinion, who is stronger: Captain-General Yamamoto or Captain Ross?"

Unohana had previously intercepted Captain-General Yamamoto and had even activated her Bankai.

However, the battle had taken place within the Bankai Space. They could only judge from the aftermath that Captain-General Yamamoto had gained no advantage.

No one could be sure whether that had been Captain-General Yamamoto's full strength.

After all, even after the battle ended, Captain-General Yamamoto's Spiritual Pressure still burned as fiercely as the sun.

It was even likely that Unohana's Bankai Space had been forcibly broken by Captain-General Yamamoto through sheer strength.

That was why Byakuya Kuchiki needed to determine their odds if a direct clash truly occurred.

Of course, regardless of whether they had any chance of winning, he had already agreed with Tōshirō's idea in his heart.

Going to Central 46 Chambers had also been his intention before he came to the Fifth Division.

Whether Tōshirō proposed it or not, he would have gone.

Even if Captain-General Yamamoto stood in his way, he would not hesitate in the slightest.

But if it involved internal conflict across the entire Soul Society, he still had to be more