Kagaya Ubuyashiki knelt before the low tea table with a gentle expression. Though most of his face was disfigured, there was nothing ugly about him. His vacant, lightless eyes faced Sōsuke Aizen.
Kagaya Ubuyashiki spoke softly. "Mr. Aizen, may I call you that?"
Sōsuke Aizen wore his usual gentle, good-natured smile. "Of course, head of the Demon Slayer Corps."
"I've already heard from the children. Mr. Aizen, you come from another world, don't you?"
Sōsuke Aizen answered modestly, "That's right. The organization I belong to-Chaldea-is a transcendent power capable of traveling between worlds. I'm merely an insignificant pawn among its ranks."
I, Sōsuke Aizen, the great villain of the Soul Society World, who toyed with countless Soul Reapers like children and nearly finished off the protagonist, am an insignificant pawn of Chaldea. That's right.
Kagaya Ubuyashiki sighed, his tone difficult to read. "That sounds truly frightening. If a single 'insignificant pawn' can throw this world into turmoil, I can scarcely imagine how powerful and terrifying the Chaldea behind you must be."
"I understand your goal. You intend to unify this world and bring it under Chaldea's rule. But I cannot understand why you would spread the powers of Hollows and Soul Reapers everywhere, causing countless innocent lives to be lost in the turmoil you unleashed."
"Are you familiar with the natural food chain? Wolves eat rabbits, rabbits eat grass, and grass draws nutrients from the soil. When animals die, their decomposing bodies nourish the earth, forming cycle after cycle from top to bottom."
Sōsuke Aizen explained his beliefs without a trace of concern. "Humans weren't born at the top of the food chain. From ancient apes, they climbed step by step over the bones of other creatures, rising from the bottom until they stood above countless other species. So let