While everyone else was focused intently on the battle high in the sky, Gin narrowed his eyes slightly and quietly surveyed the solemn-faced people below, murmuring softly.
"Captain Aizen truly is worthy of his name. No matter where he is, he inevitably becomes the center of everyone's attention."
As though he had heard Gin's murmur, Nagato frowned slightly and glanced at him, asking in confusion.
"Gin, what did you say?"
Hearing him, the others also turned to look at Gin.
Gin merely shrugged, a foxlike smile appearing on his face as he said teasingly, "I was saying, you're all very fortunate..."
Hearing Gin's words, Nagato frowned, his gaze sharpening as he looked at him seriously.
"You're right. We are indeed fortunate to be cared for by Lord Aizen."
Konan, Yahiko, and the others beside him also nodded gently, clearly agreeing with that.
Yet Gin simply smiled and shook his head.
Seeing this, Yahiko failed to understand what he meant and could not help asking, "What does that shake of your head mean? Isn't that the case?"
At his words, a narrow slit opened in Gin's half-closed eyes, a sharp glint flickering within as he murmured softly, "The fortune I meant... was that you encountered Captain Aizen of this world..."
Nagato and the others had long known that Aizen was a visitor from another world, but hearing Gin's words now, they were still somewhat puzzled.
Under their questioning gazes, Gin sighed softly and smiled frivolously.
"What kind of person is Captain Aizen in your eyes?"
At his question, everyone was briefly stunned.
After a while, Nagato finally withdrew his gaze from Gin. His eyes lowered slightly as he said in a deep voice, "To me... Lord Aizen is like family who has already passed on... No... more than that... It was