The True Falsehood

Just as Yaen froze Kuzan, baby-5 in the Marineford live broadcast control room seemed to hear some kind of order. She hurriedly spoke to Ivankov, who was operating the Den Den Mushi broadcasting the live feed.

"This is it! Hurry and give Lord Yaen a close-up! This is a scene that everyone must see clearly!"

"Yes!"

Ivankov quickly responded, controlling the Den Den Mushi so that the broadcast image perfectly locked onto Yaen.

"Bankai: Phantom Moon Blooming Flowers!"

For a moment, as the image synchronized through the projection Den Den Mushi, the Zanpakutō that had activated Bankai: Phantom Moon Blooming Flowers came under the gaze of countless civilians.

Perhaps those civilians did not understand what this represented, but a trace of joy still faintly surfaced in Yaen's eyes.

Unlike Illusion's Shikai, which could perfectly manipulate the five senses of anyone who witnessed its release and create an absolute illusion, Bankai: Phantom Moon Blooming Flowers possessed an ability completely opposite to that of Shikai.

If Illusion's ability could be simply summed up as "False Truth," then Illusory Moon Blooming Flowers was "True Falsehood"!

This so-called "True Falsehood" meant that anyone who witnessed the release of Bankai: Phantom Moon Blooming Flowers by any means would be able to create the corresponding reality once they believed the falsehood Yaen imagined to be real.

However, the abilities of Illusion's Shikai and Bankai conflicted with each other. They could not exist and be used simultaneously. Moreover, the reality created was not limitless; its specific extent depended on the number of people who believed in the "falsehood."

It could be said that in battle and under normal circumstances, this was practically a useless ability.

Even on a battlefield with a hundred thousand people, or even a million, if everyone believed in the "falsehood" Yaen deliberately presented,