"Was it because if our Kuchiki Clan had Ailin, our future path would no longer align with the 'future' you hoped for?"
"What exactly do you want the Kuchiki Clan to do...?"
"Lord Spirit King..."
Ginrei Kuchiki stood with his hands behind his back, gazing up at the sky.
Unfortunately, the sky was dim and lightless. The "Spirit King" did not answer Ginrei Kuchiki's doubts.
Three days later, Ginrei Kuchiki passed away. Byakuya Kuchiki became the twenty-eighth head of the Kuchiki Clan.
At the same time, before the gathered captains, Byakuya Kuchiki, having completed his Bankai, also inherited the position of captain of the Sixth Division.
The captains all had differing thoughts about this.
Three days ago, the murderous roar of Ailin, the former captain of the Sixth Division, had nearly spread across half of the Seireitei.
Everyone knew that thirteen years ago, Hibiki Hoshino had failed to marry into the Kuchiki Clan. Central 46 had punished him for violating the ban, and in defiance, he immediately launched a rebellion, intending to overthrow the rule of the Gotei 13 and make himself the "king" of the entire Seireitei.
That year, Ailin first stepped onto the stage of the Seireitei. With his formidable strength, he directly killed Hibiki Hoshino in a short time, sparing the Seireitei from even greater destruction.
Afterward, as the Kuchiki Clan lacked successors, Ginrei Kuchiki promised Ailin both the position of head of the Kuchiki Clan and captain of the Sixth Division, asking him to marry into the family. The following year, Ailin successfully became the Vice-Captain of the Sixth Division.
Five years later, so that his third-generation grandson Byakuya Kuchiki could grow, Ginrei Kuchiki had Captain Ailin violate the Captain-Commander's ban within the Kuchiki Clan and train Byakuya Kuchiki in Bankai, ultimately resulting in Captain-Commander Yamamoto