"I don't know the exact details either."
"Captain Aizen probably died in battle without making any mistakes."
Zaraki Kenpachi grinned indifferently. "Yeah."
Then, with a flash, he vanished from before the three Shinigami.
"Captain Kenpachi is so strong!"
"Of course. He came from District 80."
"I heard he became the captain of Squad Eleven only after killing the previous captain."
"..."
Small fry would always be small fry, only able to gossip behind others' backs.
True big shots did not gossip. In their world, there was only discussion and participation.
"Uchiha Hikaru! Why do you care so much about Sosuke Aizen?"
"Did you come here this time because of this?"
Zaraki Kenpachi spoke as he ran.
"You guessed part of it right. I didn't come entirely because of him." Uchiha Hikaru's face grew solemn.
Sosuke Aizen's plan had begun.
Now, all he could do was see whether he could reach Shino Academy before Aizen finished.
Kuchiki Rukia had Kurosaki Ichigo and the Visored on her side. As for Sosuke Aizen, he could only handle him himself.
Sosuke Aizen's strength was unknown. Before obtaining the Hogyoku and after obtaining it were worlds apart.
If he sent the Visored, they would very likely be throwing meat buns at a dog—gone without return.
It would be best if he forced Sosuke Aizen to defect immediately.
As long as Aizen had not fully fused with it and reached the second stage, Hikaru could deal with him.
"You people are seriously boring." Zaraki Kenpachi's face was full of disdain. "All day long, you're always thinking about how to screw someone over."
"Why not just fight? Whoever loses dies."
"Then there'd be no need for you to scheme against me all day, and for me to scheme against you. Isn't that annoying?"
Before Uchiha Hikaru could