Aizen vs. Ichimaru Gin!

"Kill Aizen?"

Seeing Matsuba approach, Yoruichi found it a little strange.

"Not exactly. Aizen has already gotten away, and the Hogyoku fusion wasn't successful. Even if Aizen is going to die, I won't be the one to grant him that wish." Matsuba spoke with disdain.

Some wondered why Matsuba had not taken the Hogyoku for his own research. The reason was simple: one, he found it troublesome; two, he had no interest in such things, so he did not do it.

Besides, if someone else could do it for him, why should he do it himself?

Aizen had indeed escaped, but his subordinates were not as fortunate. Almost all of them had been killed, and the Arrancar army had been utterly shattered.

"We still don't know what Aizen will do next, but I do hope they make some kind of move." Matsuba said after reading the information someone had handed him.

Elsewhere, Aizen stood with the battered Tosen Kaname.

"Kaname, what is your current condition?"

"I'm sorry, Lord Aizen. We had originally been pursuing Kyōraku Shunsui and the others, but then Hirako Shinji and his group suddenly appeared. Right after that, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni joined the battle as well, so we..."

Tosen Kaname stopped there. What had happened afterward was obvious: the Arrancar army had nearly been completely routed. Though Tosen Kaname had escaped, he had paid for it with an arm.

"The Arrancar army is finished now." Tosen Kaname looked utterly dejected.

"It's fine. They didn't die unjustly. If anyone is to blame, it is their own lack of strength." Aizen did not care in the slightest.

"Besides, there is no value in you remaining alive."

A blade was buried deep in Tosen Kaname's back. His mouth fell wide open as he looked down at the tip protruding from