"Bloom, Tobiume!"
Momo Hinamori swung her Zanpakuto fiercely. Roaring flames formed into a fireball over a meter wide and shot toward Alice atop the wall.
"Sit Upon the Frosted Heavens, Hyōrinmaru!"
Just as Alice was about to release her Zanpakuto and turn the Sword of Golden Osmanthus into an osmanthus barrier to block the attack, a cool voice rang out. Boundless cold seemed ready to freeze the entire world.
Under that chilling aura, the enormous fireball Momo Hinamori had launched burst with a bang, shattering like a bubble.
"Momo, what are you doing?"
The next moment, Toshiro Hitsugaya, captain of the Tenth Division, appeared before Momo Hinamori and glared at her furiously.
Fortunately, the area he had been patrolling tonight was not far from where Teacher Ailin lived. The moment he sensed Momo Hinamori's actions, he rushed over to stop her.
If Momo Hinamori's actions disturbed Haruko, Toshiro Hitsugaya had no idea what Teacher Ailin might do.
"Shiro-chan, get out of my way!"
Unfortunately, Momo Hinamori did not appreciate Toshiro Hitsugaya's protection.
She pointed her Zanpakuto at Toshiro Hitsugaya. "Shiro-chan, Captain Aizen left me a message. He said..."
"Captain Aizen said that more than a hundred years ago, he had sensed a hidden hand in the Seireitei secretly controlling everything..."
"After years of investigation, Captain Aizen finally determined that the hidden hand lurking within the Seireitei was Captain Ailin of the Eleventh Division!"
"In his letter, Captain Aizen told me that the current Seireitei could not withstand too much turmoil. So, he was willing to seek out Captain Ailin and have an open, honest talk with him, hoping Captain Ailin would consider the Seireitei's future and not cause great upheaval within it..."
"He said that if everything went smoothly, the Quincy attack two years later would amount to nothing."
"If