Su Xiao stepped into the residence and pulled the door shut behind him.
"Although we're not exactly good people, there's no need to leave the lights off, is there?"
Su Xiao had already identified the two people in the room by their auras.
"Byakuya, why are you always so accustomed to placing yourself on the side of evil?"
The figure in the darkness spoke. It was Aizen.
"Because I'm not a hypocrite."
"..."
Aizen smiled. He felt that Su Xiao was calling him a hypocrite. Since everyone present was one of their own, Aizen didn't bother pretending to be a good-natured man.
The oil lamp was lit, filling the room with a dim yellow glow. Besides Aizen, Gin Ichimaru had arrived as well, wearing his usual smiling expression.
"So the three of us are going to oppose the entire Soul Society? If that's the case, I choose to withdraw."
Su Xiao sat cross-legged beside the wooden table in the center of the room. Aizen and Gin Ichimaru sat on the other two sides. A plate of persimmon cakes sat before Gin Ichimaru, and he ate one from time to time. They were his favorite food.
Su Xiao naturally knew how powerful Aizen's forces were, but for now, he had to act as if he didn't.
"Of course not. However, we really only have four people at present."
Aizen wouldn't let Su Xiao withdraw. Or rather, this was a pirate ship: once aboard, there was no getting off.
"Four people. What an enormous force. The good news is that we actually have five."
"Five?"
Aizen's brows furrowed. He had been forced by circumstances to let Su Xiao join, but if Su Xiao privately recruited a Bleach member, Aizen would never allow it.
"That guy is called Ya. I can control whether