"So, I suspected that Captain Ailin was the one who seized the King's Seal back then."
"Judging by the casualties among the Ninth Division's Soul Reapers at the time, if Mugen Jigoku contained something Captain Ailin needed, then the sacrifices of those Eleventh Division Soul Reapers were likely intentional."
Boom!
Overwhelming spiritual pressure erupted from Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto.
This was the first time he had heard of these matters from Shunsui Kyōraku.
"Kyōraku, why did you conceal something like this from me?"
Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto roared at Shunsui Kyōraku.
If he had known back then that Ailin had been responsible for stealing the King's Seal, he would have captured Ailin long ago and imprisoned him in Mugen Jigoku. If that had happened, how could so many complications have arisen?
Looking at the major events of the past century, nearly every single one had some connection to Ailin.
"Old man, that was only a suspicion. I do not have even a shred of evidence proving that Captain Ailin was the criminal who stole the King's Seal."
Shunsui Kyōraku said helplessly, "Besides, judging from the course and outcome of this incident, Captain Ailin and Captain Kensei Muguruma ultimately recovered the King's Seal and protected it well."
"If we moved against Captain Ailin based on nothing but a suspicion, what would the other captains think?"
"Hmph!"
Yamamoto snorted coldly and withdrew his spiritual pressure.
Indeed, as Shunsui Kyōraku had said, without evidence, he could not capture Ailin based solely on Kyōraku's suspicions.
That snort was Old Man Yamamoto's final act of stubbornness.
"And the second one?"
"The second one..."
Shunsui Kyōraku slowly said, "The second person I suspect is the captain of the Fifth Division, Aizen Sosuke."
"During the captaincy examination, Captain Aizen said that his Zanpakuto, Kyoka Suigetsu, was a Water-type Zanpakuto.