A Confession to Kaguya

Aikawa, clad in armor, knelt on the ground. His face was somewhat anxious as he looked up at Aizen, who wore a faint smile, and said urgently.

"Lord Aizen, according to the latest news from the front, Vermilion Bird has already reached an agreement with This Country. Moreover, Lord Sensui of This Country and the Emperor of Ancestor Country have both agreed to join forces with him."

"If that happens, I fear none of us will be able to stand against their combined strength!"

"When the time comes, if you do not intervene, then against a force so far beyond our own, I fear we will have no means of resistance at all!"

Hearing him, the seated Aizen merely glanced at him, the faint smile still lingering on his lips, and said softly.

"Aikawa, I told you from the very beginning, did I not? I will not take part in your war."

At Aizen's words, Aikawa's face turned pale. His kneeling body hunched even lower as he hurriedly said.

"My lord..."

Aizen remained unmoved. Still smiling at him, he said softly.

"This war belongs to you. You bear the responsibility as the one who started it, so you should be the one thinking of a way to solve this problem."

Aikawa froze, then quickly raised his head to explain.

"But, my lord, I am merely a humble farmer. How could I possibly..."

Before he could finish, Aizen raised a hand to stop him. Smiling at him, Aizen's gaze deepened as he said.

"Aikawa... from the moment you picked up that sickle, you were no longer a farmer..."

At that point, his voice took on a magnetic, bewitching quality.

"Do not think so lowly of yourself anymore. You are now the leader of tens of thousands of insurgents in the Land