Whitewash? Smear!

"Orihime, the Aizen you mentioned... who was he?"

Hearing even Orihime say that, Ichigo was not only shocked—amid that shock, a trace of confusion surfaced as well.

Could there be something wrong with him?

But that wasn't right. In his memories, Aizen...

The confusion on Ichigo's face deepened.

Huh? What was that man's full name again?

Aizen was only his surname, right? He had clearly heard the man's full name before, so why couldn't he remember the latter half?

Ichigo's not-particularly-brilliant brain raced at full speed, and he did manage to figure some things out.

Some kind of power seemed to have erased Aizen...