"I know. You noticed something was off about me, just as I noticed something abnormal about you. People of the same kind are more likely to recognize each other, like a wolf among sheep. When we first met, there was one thing I found puzzling: how did you climb to the position of Fifth Division Captain? It was difficult. More than a hundred years of disguising yourself as both Vice Captain and Captain... You really have an incredible amount of patience."
Su Xiao still watched Aizen with a smile. Upon hearing his words, killing intent appeared in Aizen's eyes.
"Byakuya, your smile is too mild. Everyone has desires. Displaying some of them appropriately will make your disguise seem more convincing."
"Oh? Is that so?"
Su Xiao adjusted his expression accordingly.
"Much closer, but your blood aura remains a problem. I don't know how you suppressed it before you were attacked, but your blood aura is clearly denser now than it was before."
Aizen did not attack. Instead, he smiled and 'chatted idly' with Su Xiao. Or rather, Aizen could neither attack nor dare to attack right now. The moment he did, a century of preparations would go up in smoke.
Su Xiao was in a similar situation. Setting aside life and death, even if he could escape from Aizen, everything he had done before would be wiped away, and he would be unable to continue infiltrating the Seireitei.
Although neither side said it outright, both understood perfectly well that if they fell out now, the result would be mutual destruction.
"My objective..."
Aizen did not continue, because he did not think much of Su Xiao's strength. He was willing to negotiate with Su Xiao solely because Su Xiao was a 'kindred spirit.'
An Apollo slid from Su Xiao's sleeve. He