"Hmm... this guy... he looks somewhat familiar...?"
As a gentle, magnetic voice, like a spring breeze, suddenly rang out across the scene, everyone present was stunned.
In an instant, it seemed as though space itself had fallen into absolute stillness!
Everyone's expressions froze as they stared blankly at the figure who had suddenly appeared.
After all, the voice had come far too suddenly!
At this moment, Fugaku, who heard that voice beside him, wore an expression of utter shock. His pupils contracted to needlepoints as he trembled slightly.
His eyes stared in disbelief at the tall figure standing only a single step away from him.
Tokino was equally shocked. His cold face turned somewhat pale as he hurriedly turned to look behind him.
The moment he saw that figure, his pupils shrank, and he thought in shock.
Aizen!
"Tap!" "Tap!" "Tap!"...
At that moment, crisp footsteps slowly began to echo from within the palace ahead of them.
Under everyone's gaze, silver-haired Gin slowly walked out. He wore a sly, foxlike smile, the corners of his lips curling upward as he looked at everyone with narrowed, smiling eyes and teased lightly.
"Oh... are you all here to welcome me out of prison!?"
Everyone's faces darkened. Uninterested in Gin's joke, they turned their eyes back to Aizen on the field.
Seeing this, Gin could not help but smile faintly. A sharp glint flashed through his narrowed eyes as his gaze swept lightly between Tokino and Fugaku, and he said softly with a smile.
"My, my, my... Captain Aizen, it seems... Las Noches has gained some particularly unfamiliar faces!"
At Gin's words, Sakuya's expression darkened. Tokino gave him an expressionless glance but said nothing.
At this moment, however, Fugaku was staring at Aizen from close range with a tense expression.
"Thump..." "Thump..." "Thump..."