The Devil Is in the World of the Living-That's Right, It's Me, Yamabuki Chidori / When Necessary, I Can Stop Being Human ...

"A-Aizen Sōsuke! How could it be you? My blade clearly pierced your back. You should already be dead! I killed you with my own hands!" The man staggered backward in terror, but he had no strength left in his body.

It was not just Aizen who had entered. The other Shinigami were also completely unharmed.

"That is thanks to my Kyōka Suigetsu. My Kyōka Suigetsu can create illusions. The people you killed were merely illusions I created. In truth, not a single person on our side died!" Aizen smiled. "Also, you are under arrest now. Is there anything else you would like to say?"

"Kyōka Suigetsu? That water-type Zanpakuto? How could it create something so realistic?" The man stared at his own hand in shock. When his blade had pierced Aizen's back, the sensation of blood spraying out had been so real. There was no way that could have been an illusion made of water.

"When did you release Kyōka Suigetsu?" the man asked unwillingly.

"When did you come to believe that I had not released Kyōka Suigetsu?" Aizen wore a faint smile. "Also, shouldn't the friend hiding nearby come out? You have been standing there watching the show this whole time."

Everyone's attention was drawn to Aizen's words.

Kuchiki Kyōka especially had never expected someone else to be hiding nearby.

A man dressed in black stepped out from the shadows.

His movements were somewhat stiff, and his eyes glared viciously at Aizen.

"The assassin who broke into the Chief Strategist's residence yesterday while trying to seize Kyōten'en was seriously injured. Captain Unohana slashed his chest, yet this man has no injuries at all. So I suspected there was more than one leader." Aizen smiled. "Your movements are so sluggish, and you still smell of blood. It seems you were