The Conspiracy Comes to Light (3,400—Second Update)
Central 46.
Aizen recounted every detail of his schemes to Unohana Retsu. It was probably a habit common among highly intelligent criminals: they loved seeing the anger and regret on the faces of those they had outmaneuvered.
Everything Aizen had planned—the centuries spent lying low, the day after day of wearing the mask of a good-natured man, as though he had a split personality—hadn't it all been for this moment, when the truth came to light and he could savor this exquisite sense of accomplishment?
Especially since he was the one revealing the truth. Even a brooding man like Aizen couldn't quite hide the smug look in his eyes!
"Let's go, Gin."
At Aizen's words, Ichimaru Gin took a roll of bandages from his robes and whipped it out, wrapping it around himself and Aizen.
"Still, I'll give you one last bit of praise!" Aizen's tone was almost charitable. The corners of his mouth lifted, confident and arrogant. "You spent the longest time examining my 'corpse,' and even though you were under Complete Hypnosis the entire time, you still noticed a few things that seemed off about it. That's truly impressive, Captain Unohana!"
The moment he finished speaking, before his words had even fully faded, Aizen and Ichimaru Gin vanished from where they stood!
Meanwhile.
On the streets of Seireitei, Renji Abarai was running for his life with Rukia in his arms. He was heading for West Rukongai. Only by escaping Seireitei and reaching West Rukongai—
Then using the passage through which Ichigo and the others had arrived to send Rukia to the Human World—would there be any chance of helping her evade capture.
It was the only way Rukia might survive!
But there was no way this plan could succeed. Rukia