"Troubled times indeed..."
With a soft sigh, Shunsui Kyōraku felt his head beginning to ache.
Why did he always run into things like this?
In truth, after hearing Mayuri Kurotsuchi's test results, Ailin and his clone had already understood what this incident was about.
Naturally, both wore expressions of realization.
However, Ailin's clone had made everyone see him as Aizen Sosuke. Naturally, Shunsui Kyōraku had also been affected by Kyoka Suigetsu's ability and could only see what Ailin wanted him to see.
Ailin himself made no attempt at concealment, so Shunsui Kyōraku saw his expression clearly.
Ailin probably never would have imagined that after he had been completely open with Shunsui Kyōraku and told him everything he knew about Aizen, it would instead make Shunsui Kyōraku suspicious of him.
Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto swept his gaze over the captains before him.
An experiment like Hollowfication of Soul Reapers was not something just anyone could carry out.
First came strength.
Without sufficient strength, who could stop an experimental subject once it went berserk after Hollowfication?
Second came scientific talent.
Without scientific talent and a certain degree of practical experience, even if someone handed you Hollow reishi, you would not know how to make it react with a Soul Reaper's reishi and complete the Hollowfication process.
The pursuit of greater strength was human nature. After becoming Soul Reapers, that instinct was only magnified.
However, improving a Soul Reaper's strength was not so simple.
Every Soul Reaper had their own limits.
Some people stood in the heavens from the moment they were born.
Like Zaraki. Born with the strongest spiritual pressure, he had defeated Unohana Yachiru through instinct alone at a young age, before even learning Sword Arts. He was a natural-born strongest.
Others were likewise destined to stand in the heavens from birth.