Have You Really Fallen?

"It's the Anti-Membrane!"

Aizen's expression abruptly turned grave. He slowly lowered the Zanpakuto in his hand, his brown eyes reflecting the figure of Shunsui Kyoraku slowly rising into the air. His tone was impeccably solemn.

"Teacher Aizen, what is the Anti-Membrane?"

Kurosaki Ichigo could not help asking from beside him, no longer even bothering to hide how he addressed Aizen.

In this chaotic situation, it was already crystal clear who the bad guys were. Naturally, everyone left was a comrade on the same side, so it did not matter if he was exposed.

"That is a method used only when Great Hollows rescue their own kind."

Aizen patiently explained, his voice carrying across the battlefield:

"The inside and outside of the light are two completely isolated dimensions. Once a target is enclosed by this light, it is equivalent to being inside an independent alternate dimension. Before the Anti-Membrane disappears, there is no way for the outside world to touch the people within."

"So that means we can't do anything to him now? We can only watch him leave?"

Kurosaki Ichigo's face was filled with frustration and unwillingness.

This battle had been far too humiliating.

That Shunsui Kyoraku was as slippery as an eel. Every time they thought they had caught an opening, someone would end up collapsing in a pool of blood the next moment.

They had finally waited until his Spiritual Pressure was nearly exhausted and he had been driven into a corner, only for him to have support from Hueco Mundo.

"That is indeed the situation."

Aizen nodded lightly, the helpless expression on his face convincing enough to win an acting award.

He raised his head, watching the pink figure grow ever more distant and gradually shrink in the sky. Then he suddenly drew a deep breath and