At this point, Aizen slowly withdrew his gaze from the crowd and looked once more toward the tower below. A faint smile gradually curved his lips.
Seeing Aizen's gesture, everyone curiously followed his gaze toward the tower, unable to understand what had drawn Lord Aizen's attention.
When they saw Minato atop the tower, clad in a Shinigami Robe, their expressions froze. They exchanged glances, all wondering what Lord Aizen's earlier words meant.
Just as everyone was filled with confusion and puzzlement, Aizen ignored them and merely smiled at Gin beside him.
"Gin, what message do you think Minato Namikaze intended to convey with his actions just now?"
When Minato Namikaze had released the carrier pigeon earlier, the people of Las Noches had not yet arrived. Only Gin had witnessed everything below from beginning to end.
Hearing Aizen's question, Gin narrowed his eyes slightly. A somewhat profound smile rested on his face as he softly said, "It seems they've likely completed the sealing, but clearly, they're still waiting for something..."
As he spoke, his gaze lingered briefly on Minato's calm and steady face atop the tower below. After thinking for a moment, he slowly continued, "Although I only fought that fellow briefly, there's no doubt he left a very deep impression on me..."
"At the very least, someone like him would probably never put himself in a situation where he could die, no matter the circumstances..."
"Under the current circumstances, what he wants should be more than merely passive defense... He set up such a complicated barrier... wasn't the purpose to capture us...?"
Hearing Gin's words, Aizen smiled faintly without speaking, signaling for him to continue.
A sharp gleam flashed through Gin's eyes as he smiled softly.
"If that's the case... then to successfully use the sealing barrier to capture us,