"Interesting."
Aizen lightly stroked his chin with his fingers.
His eyes gleamed with the inquisitive interest unique to a researcher.
"They can freely control their bodily tissues, achieving cellular-level reconstruction and Disintegration."
"They can also directly digest organic lifeforms through contact to obtain energy."
"They even possess extraordinary learning ability, which suggests their brains are quite well developed."
"To some extent, they can indeed be considered highly evolved lifeforms."
He looked at Joseph with keen interest in his tone.
"You said their weaknesses are sunlight and an energy called 'Ripple'?"
"That's right!"
"However, the two are very similar in essence."
Joseph raised his right index finger and took a deep breath.
[Crackle, crackle, crackle----]
In an instant, golden energy and sparks danced at his fingertip, emitting a dense buzzing sound like an electric current.
"This is Ripple!"
"A technique that uses a special breathing method to regulate blood circulation and generate energy similar to sunlight within the body."
"Though I awakened it naturally, so I never went through the process of learning it."
As he said this, a smug smile appeared on Joseph's face.
Then, under the gazes of Aizen, Natsuki Subaru, and Perona, he continued explaining.
"Ripple has quite a few uses. For example, while it's active, it can enhance physical abilities and slow aging."
"There may be other effects, but I haven't really studied them."
"But during my battle with Santana, I discovered that this thing could inflict extremely considerable damage on it."
"It could also prevent damaged areas from regenerating for a short period of time."
"But it can't petrify it completely like real sunlight can."
Joseph spread his hands and said helplessly,
"Of course, maybe that has something to do with the fact that I never seriously trained."
"Solar energy."
Aizen thoughtfully analyzed in a calm