The Plan to Rig the Scales

Shinji Hirako frowned at the sight.

This guy...

Such superb Hakuda skills...

And his tactics are downright masterful...

In just a moment, Shinji Hirako's Zanpakutō had been pinned down by Aizen, nearly wrested away barehanded.

Shinji Hirako now had only two choices: endure Aizen's attack head-on, or abandon his Zanpakutō and evade Aizen's attack.

But Shinji Hirako looked at where Aizen was attacking, felt a faint pain between his legs, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

This hadn't really left him any choice at all...

"Boom!"

A violent gust suddenly howled up, forcing the air aside. The almost tangible pressure immediately distorted Aizen's movements, even making him instinctively retreat.

Looking again at Shinji Hirako, he had already donned his Hollowfication mask.

Unlike Hiyori Sarugaki, who had underestimated her opponent, Shinji Hirako acted decisively and directly brought out his full strength.

With an eruption of powerful Spiritual Pressure, he forced Aizen back and broke Aizen's barehanded blade catch.

"Cero!"

A red wave of energy flashed past, triggering a violent explosion in the distant park.

Aizen steadied himself in midair and evaded it with a single Shunpo.

But Shinji Hirako had no intention of letting Aizen off.

The eyes behind his Hollowfication mask remained fixed on Aizen's white figure as red Ceros fired without pause.

They exploded throughout the surroundings in succession, creating an effect like an aerial bombardment.

"Boom boom boom boom!"

But the relatively slow-firing Ceros could not possibly outrun Aizen's sensory nerves.

With consecutive Shunpo, Aizen easily slipped through the gaps between the Ceros.

Naturally, Shinji Hirako knew that the Cero's weakness was its long windup. He had only fired them to restrain Aizen.

Immediately afterward, Shinji Hirako's figure vanished as well.

His Zanpakutō cut through the air as it struck toward Aizen's back.

Without even looking, Aizen