Aizen Sosuke had not disappointed Hirako Shinji's expectations either. In just a few short years, he had completed the nurturing of his Zanpakuto and achieved its first-stage release, becoming the Vice-Captain of the Fifth Division.
Shunsui Kyōraku's gaze grew distant.
It seemed that only after Aizen Sosuke publicly announced that he had completed the first stage of Zanpakuto training had he gradually begun displaying Zanpakuto abilities to other Soul Reapers and students of the True Zero Spirit Arts Academy.
As for Ailin, the Captain of the Eleventh Division...
Shunsui Kyōraku could not see through him either.
For the first several decades, he had kept a low profile. Shunsui Kyōraku had not been able to tell from Ailin's conduct how he differed from the most ordinary, lowest-ranking Soul Reapers.
Like Aizen Sosuke, Ailin had risen abruptly.
However, Aizen Sosuke had been directly elevated to Vice-Captain by Hirako Shinji, while Ailin had personally defeated Marechiyo Ōmaeda before more than two hundred division members, including the captain, and become the Vice-Captain of the Second Division.
Afterward, Ailin had happened to meet the Young Lady of the Kuchiki Clan. One night, while escorting her home, he encountered Ginrei Kuchiki and Hibiki Hoshino...
In the end, after resolving Hibiki Hoshino's rebellion, Ailin successfully became the Kuchiki Clan's son-in-law, and a year later, he became the Captain of the Sixth Division...
Aizen Sosuke, Ailin...
Of these two, Ailin had told him that Aizen Sosuke was the hidden mastermind lurking within the Seireitei.
Although Aizen Sosuke had never said anything to him, judging from his several actions alone, he had openly and covertly targeted Captain Ailin.
Yet their clashes seemed to have drawn the entire Seireitei into them.
Although both Captain Aizen and Captain Ailin had gone quiet over the past few decades, Shunsui Kyōraku did not