Everyone on the field looked at one another.
Yet they had no idea how to answer Aizen's question. Fortunately, Aizen seemed to have no intention of dwelling on it for long...
Very soon, he turned around, his deep gaze coolly sweeping over Barragan as he said softly.
"Be more careful in your actions from now on..."
"After all, our goal is to completely eradicate the humans on this planet. If word gets out, there's no telling whether anyone might go into hiding..."
"There is no need to condemn the dead... We came here only to send them to their graves..."
After saying that, Aizen stepped forward and continued on.
The others hurriedly followed, all of them secretly wondering what Lord Aizen's words had meant.
Smack!
Barragan slowly rose to his feet. Though he was already nothing more than a skeleton, a bead of cold sweat that should not have existed appeared on his brow. But just as he stood, a figure appeared before him.
The instant he saw the other person, Barragan's expression darkened. He snorted coldly.
"Could it be that even you wish to laugh at this old man's misfortune?"
Hearing him, Gin Ichimaru, standing before him with silver hair and a haori draped over his body, wore a foxlike smile. His narrow eyes glanced at Barragan as he chuckled.
"How could that be..."
"Emperor Barragan wiped out so many enemies in one stroke. You've relieved Lord Aizen of quite a bit of trouble..."
"As Lord Aizen's most loyal subordinate, how could I possibly laugh at Your Majesty?"
Hearing the mockery hidden in Gin Ichimaru's words, Barragan's face darkened, and he nearly attacked him.
Had Lord Aizen not just warned him, he would have already disregarded the occasion and fought the other man!
"Hmph!"
"They were nothing but a