"I still hope you can hold on!!!"
"Your life and death are in your own hands."
The gale created by the explosions continued to whip Uchiha Hiko's cloak, the repeated slap slap slap sounding like an omen of unrest in Soul Society.
A massive explosion erupted in the central meeting room, and the entire building collapsed into ruins.
Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto, Shunsui Kyoraku, and Kenpachi Zaraki stood at different points, forming a triangle that trapped Aizen Sosuke in the middle.
"Aizen Sosuke, you should surrender. You have committed a heinous crime. There is no room left for you to choose," Shunsui Kyoraku said to Aizen Sosuke amid the ruins, standing in the air with twin blades in hand.
Aizen Sosuke snorted disdainfully. "A heinous crime??? I merely did what every one of you wanted to do but lacked the courage to."
He adjusted his black-rimmed glasses and continued, "Isn't that right, Captain-Commander Yamamoto?"
Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto remained silent. His strong upper body was bare, his white Shinigami uniform long since blown away by the wind.
He had also shed part of his black Shinigami uniform, revealing sharply defined muscles. If not for the white beard tied into a ponytail across his chest, it would have been difficult to tell whether he was an old man.
"Captain-Commander Yamamoto, does your silence mean you admit it?" Aizen Sosuke smiled faintly. "You people have always been so hypocritical!"
"Your outward faces are always the opposite of what lies within. You clearly want something, yet you insist on pretending you do not care."
"Hahaha... I agree with that. Shunsui Kyoraku, haven't you coveted the Captain-Commander's position for a long time?" Kenpachi Zaraki had utterly failed to grasp the situation, blurting out whatever came to mind.
"Hmph!" Disdain flashed in Aizen Sosuke's eyes. "This is