"Back then, Captain Gin Ichimaru was still very weak. Even if he knew Captain Ailin's secret, someone as powerful as Captain Ailin would surely have killed Captain Gin Ichimaru without anyone noticing if he discovered that Gin knew his secret."
"Fortunately, I had gained a modest reputation in the Seireitei at the time. Gin Ichimaru came to me and asked me to help him transfer divisions."
"Afterward, Gin Ichimaru came into contact with Captain Hirako Shinji of the Fifth Division. Not long after, Captain Hirako and three other captains met with disaster..."
"After decades of training, Captain Gin Ichimaru felt that his strength had improved somewhat. He secretly contacted me and told me everything about Captain Ailin that he had previously told Captain Hirako."
"I shall now record here all the information I know regarding Captain Ailin."
"Captain Ailin entered the True Zero Spirit Arts Academy from the Rukon District one hundred and forty-six years ago. He performed well during his time at the academy..."
Ailin was slightly surprised when he read this.
He had not expected Aizen's investigation into him to have begun so early, reaching all the way back to when he had enrolled.
However, seeing the letter claim that he had performed well, Ailin could not help but sneer.
It seemed that some teacher at the True Zero Spirit Arts Academy had altered his records.
Otherwise, when Aizen had investigated, the academy's teachers must have been afraid of offending him and deliberately exaggerated his performance.
After all, even though Ailin had once been ambitious beyond measure at the True Zero Spirit Arts Academy, talent was not determined by one's aspirations.
Calling the Ailin of that time dead last would have been a slight exaggeration, but even saying he had been "mediocre" would have counted as praise.
Fortunately,