When it came to betraying the Spirit King, each family had its own ideas.
For example, the Tsunayashiro Clan wanted to steal the Spirit King's power and take his place.
The Shiba Clan wanted to reveal everything to the public and let the world judge them, the traitors.
The Kuchiki Clan wanted to preserve the existing order and safeguard the world the Spirit King had hoped for.
The Shihoin Family controlled the "Heavenly Armament" and possessed the strongest private armed force among the Five Noble Clans.
Yoruichi had no comment on how the previous heads of the family had positioned the Shihoin Family.
But ever since she had inherited the position of Shihoin Family head, her philosophy had been to prepare for every change in the outside world.
And Byakuya Kuchiki's strength...
It was not that she looked down on Byakuya, but given his talent and his Zanpakuto's abilities, Yoruichi felt that he would need at least another three or four hundred years of training before he could repay this favor.
"Cat demon, you..."
"Enough, Byakuya. Sit down."
Ailin pressed Byakuya down into a seat beside him and smiled. "Your uncle-in-law is still here. How could I let a junior like you repay the debt?"
"Lord Yoruichi, there are not many things I care about, nor are there many things I pursue."
"But I cherish every single thing I care about and possess. I do not want to lose them."
"It could be said that as long as the people I care about are well, I do not particularly care what becomes of the world. On the other hand, if changes in this world threaten the people I care about, I will stop them at any cost."
Byakuya and Soifon were utterly confused by those words, but Yoruichi, who knew